Jiang Xiaobai was alone at first; she did not expect Han Muzi to strike up a conversation and even say things to comfort her.
It seems like she’s doing so out of kindness; I do seem quite pitiful because I am alone, she thought to herself.
Feeling Han Muzi’s kindness, Jiang Xiaobai forced a faint smile and softened her voice slightly as she replied, “Yeah, I know that. Thank you.”
Little Bean blinked his eyes as he stared at Jiang Xiaobai. Even though Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t in a good mood right now, she couldn’t stop herself from being amazed by Little Bean’s face, for he looked rather exquisite and good-looking.
What kind of genes do his parents possess to have such a beautiful child? Jiang Xiaobai thought to herself.
As she glanced up at Han Muzi, she realized that the latter’s clear-cut and delicate facial features looked nothing like her son’s. Still, the two of them possessed similar charms—they were mother and son after all.
As expected, a child inherits their looks from his or her parents, Jiang Xiaobai said to herself before turning her attention back to the present situation.
Time was ticking away, yet no one was coming out from the emergency room yet. Instead, Ye Moxuan had rushed over from the hotel to look for his wife as soon as he finished dealing with the matters.
Jiang Xiaobai took another glance at Little Bean when she saw Ye Moxuan.
Well, the boy looks like the cuter version of the adult, so the latter must be the boy’s biological father. Nonetheless, what impressive genes this guy has! How did he manage to have a son that looks so much like him? Will I have a baby that resembles his or her parents so closely if I ever get pregnant in the future? It will certainly be interesting if I have such a baby.Ah, stop! I have to stop thinking about this. I’m supposed to be angry today! Xiao Su, you *sshole! I must give you a good dressing-down when you wake up later!
Out of the three people rushed for emergency treatment, Yan had the slightest wounds, whereas Xiao Su suffered the gravest injuries. Furthermore, he was the last person to be rushed into the emergency room, so everyone thought that he would be the last to leave.
Much to their surprise, Yan had yet to regain her consciousness even after Han Qing and Xiao Su had woken up.
The two men were up and about as soon as they were awake. Ignoring their doctors and disregarding the nurses’ advice, Han Qing and Xiao Su stayed outside the emergency room and fell silent when they heard that Yan was still being rescued.
Han Qing did not know that Xiao Su had also plunged into the fire until he saw the latter. In any event, it was rare for a person to possess such great courage, so Han Qing compressed his lips before he finally said to Xiao Su, “Thank you.”
Xiao Su paused briefly upon hearing Han Qing’s words. Then, he replied impassively, “It’s alright—I didn’t do so for your sake anyway.”
He sounded like he was laying his claim on Yan, so Han Qing shot back emotionlessly, “I know that, but I’m saying it on behalf of her because she’s my wife.”
His words instantly rendered Xiao Su speechless as the latter could find no words to answer him.
Just then, they heard a sneer from behind; Jiang Xiaobai reached out to tug at Xiao Su’s ear as she asked, “What are you doing? Are you courting death by being up and about right after receiving treatment?”
Before Xiao Su and Jiang Xiaobai dated each other, Jiang Xiaobai had wanted to tug at Xiao Su’s ears every time they reddened. However, since Xiao Su was unwilling to let her do so at the time, she could only look on without doing anything.
After they began dating, she often pinched his ear on the pretext that he had to agree to her terms unconditionally since he was her boyfriend.
Nevertheless, she only did so when they were alone at that time. He wasn’t used to it in the beginning, but now, he allowed her to tug at his ear as she pleased.
There were a lot of people here right now, yet she did it in front of everyone…
Just as expected, everyone’s gazes were drawn to them after Jiang Xiaobai spoke.
Xiao Su was a bit annoyed, but he did not lash out at Jiang Xiaobai. He could only say to her in a low voice, “Let go of me first.”
“Why should I let go of you? Go back and lie down since you’re so badly wounded. I’ll let go of you after you get back into bed.”
Jiang Xiaobai knew that he probably felt embarrassed when she saw his burning ears, but she did not want to spare his feelings anymore. After all, the fact that her boyfriend plunged into a fire in her presence just to save another woman had made her lose enough face.
It was magnanimous enough of her to not boil over with rage then and there.
Xiao Su felt a little helpless, but he could judge from the way Jiang Xiaobai looked that she wasn’t going to let go of him. Thus, he could only grab her wrist and drag her to a corner.
“What is it? What do you want to say? Are you afraid that somebody else will hear you?” Jiang Xiaobai’s lips curled up into a mocking smirk. “Why didn’t you think of what I would feel when you plunged into the fire in my presence to save another woman just now?”
Xiao Su knew he was in the wrong—he had made her lose face by doing so. However, he did not think too much when he saw the fire, for his first instinct was to never let anything happen to Yan. Even though he had immediately passed out afterward, he quickly regained consciousness after receiving treatment; he was up and about with no regard for his wounds soon after.
That was precisely what bothered Jiang Xiaobai so much.
Xiao Su almost dared not meet her gaze as he said in a low voice, “I apologize for putting you in such a tight spot regarding this matter. I’ll make it up to you after I go back.”
“Make it up to me?” Amused, Jiang Xiaobai twitched her lips and took a deep breath. As she leaned against the wall, she said in a lackadaisical voice, “Xiao Su, how are you going to make it up to me? As a boyfriend, how can you make it up to your girlfriend when you actually love someone else?”
Xiao Su could not find the words to answer her question.
“It was you who suggested that we began dating back then, wasn’t it? You said you wanted to take the responsibility because you cared, so you asked me to give you a chance. Well, I can give you a chance right now.”
Xiao Su looked up and stared at her without uttering a sound.
“Go back to your ward and lie down,” said Jiang Xiaobai in an indisputable manner. The mocking smirk on her lips had vanished right now as she stared at Xiao Su intently. “Are you going back to your ward or not?”
Xiao Su did not refuse to do so, but he did not comply either. Jiang Xiaobai watched as he stood there for a long time while looking at her with his black eyes and compressed lips. He had new wounds on his face, making his old scar look much more ferocious at that moment.
No—his old scar looks shocking as it is much more conspicuous now.
The two of them faced each other for a long time before Jiang Xiaobai suddenly realized something. She curled her lips into a smile and said, “It looks like I’m the one imposing myself on you, right?”
“Xiaobai, I…”
“That’s enough.” Jiang Xiaobai waved a hand and said with an unconcerned expression on her face, “I couldn’t stop you when you plunged into that fire; unlike you, I won’t risk my neck plunging into the fire to look for you. You didn’t care about what I thought at the time when the situation was so dangerous, let alone right now.”
As she finished her sentence, she straightened herself up and casually smoothened out her clothes with an indifferent expression.
“You may go there if you want; I won’t force you to go back to your ward. However, I want to save face, so I’m not staying to keep you company.” She waved goodbye to Xiao Su and smiled. “I’ll be going home first, and I wish you a speedy recovery. Good luck.”
