Chapter 427 - Chapter 427: One Willing to Fight, One Willing to Suffer
Chapter 427: One Willing to Fight, One Willing to Suffer
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In one sentence, their relationship was defined as between a superior and a subordinate, and it was her responsibility to take care of him.
Sang Minglang looked at her somewhat helplessly, “You’re really…”
‘You’re really thick-skinned.’
He seemed to have given up on communicating with Zhang Xue. He lay there quietly for a while and reached out to press the call bell.
After coming out of the Emergency Room, Sang Minglang had an IV attached to him with several IV bags.
He seemed to be in a hurry. However, he was wrapped up like a dumpling right now. He tried his best to lift his arms, but he couldn’t. Only then did he remember that his arms were fractured and he could not move at all.
He wanted to endure it, but he really couldn’t. He could only say in a tense voice, “Then I’ll have to trouble my secretary to call the nurse for me.”
“Do you want to go to the toilet?”
Zhang Xue looked at the IV drip and took out the potty from under the bed. “I can help you.”
Sang Minglang’s expression changed unpredictably. “I told you to call the nurse-”
“I called the nurse, and it will be just the same. You can’t move now, so you won’t be able to go to the toilet at all.”
She said gently, “When my dad was hospitalized, I took care of him for almost three months. I know a lot of things better than the nurses. Besides, how could a nurse be as attentive as I am when most of these patients aren’t their own people?”
Sang Ming Lang’s face darkened, “Who are you saying is owned by you? Don’t you have any shame?”
“I misspoke. I’m sorry.”
Zhang Xue didn’t mind his attitude and only apologized in a low voice, “1 didn’t mean it that way. I just wanted to say that a nurse has to take care of a lot of people, so she definitely can’t be too meticulous-”
As she spoke, she had already gently lifted the thin blanket covering Sang Minglang’s body.
His ribs were fractured. He was not wearing any clothes on his upper body. He was only wrapped in bandages and was wearing a pair of loose pants provided for patients.
Zhang Xue still hesitated for two seconds before lowering her head to help him take off his pants, placing the potty between his legs.
Sang Minglang gritted his teeth. How could this girl not know shame at all?
“I won’t look.”
She said softly, one hand holding the potty, but half of her body turned to the side.
Sang Minglang had never been in such a sorry state in his life. He really didn’t want to be like this in front of her, but he couldn’t resist the instinctive impulse of his body.
The pitter-patter of water continued for a while before it stopped. Zhang Xue then turned her head and carefully wiped him clean with a tissue. She helped him put on his pants again and did not forget to pull up the blanket again.
She picked up the chamber pot and still kept her head down, not looking at him, “I’ll go wash up, I’ll be back soon.”
Outside the door, Sang Qianqian had already hurriedly retreated a little further away when Zhang Xue had removed her brother’s blanket.
She stood in a hidden corner of the corridor and watched as Zhang Xue came out with the potty and went to the bathroom. Her emotions were complicated.
To be honest, she had a good impression of Zhang Xue.
The first time she met this girl, she seemed to be in the hospital.
At that time, her brother had stood up for Zhang Xue in the bar on impulse and was injured. Later, Zhang Xue came to visit him with a lunchbox that she had made herself.
She was still a student then. She stood at the door of the ward and was a little timid. However, when she looked up and saw her brother, her eyes sparkled.
Sang Qianqian was an experienced person, so she naturally knew that this girl liked her brother.
However, her brother was rude and did not have any compassion for others he didn’t care about, so he directly chased her away.
Later on, when Zhang Xue found out that the Sang family’s company was hiring a secretary, she applied for it herself and entered the company with her own ability.
Needless to say, this girl should be extremely diligent in the company, and she could even withstand Sang Minglang’s “torture”.
Otherwise, with his personality of not wanting to rub sand in his eyes, he wouldn’t have kept her in the company at all, let alone let her continue to be his secretary.
She didn’t know what her brother was thinking, asking this girl to be his girlfriend. She also didn’t know what kind of demon had infiltrated this girl, making her fall for her brother.
With her brother’s temper, he would definitely make Zhang Xue suffer.
However, it seemed like she couldn’t say anything about this kind of thing. One was willing to fight, while the other was willing to suffer…
In the distance, Zhang Xue had already entered the washroom. Sang Qianqian was about to head into the ward.
Just as she lifted her foot, a figure came into view. It was Ruan Xiaoshuang.
Sang Qianqian had no choice but to stop in her tracks again.
Ruan Xiaoshuang stood at the door for a while before gently pushing the door open and walking in.
Sang Minglang was holding back his anger as he lay on the bed with his eyes closed. When he heard footsteps, he thought that Zhang Xue had returned.
“You’re not planning to sleep in the ward tonight, are you?” he asked angrily. “I’m not used to sharing a room with others.”
Ruan Xiaoshuang was slightly stunned. She replied softly, “The doctor said that 1 have to stay in the hospital for another day for observation. I can only be discharged tomorrow…”
Sang Minglang suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing the familiar voice. “Why aren’t you lying down? Why are you here?”
“I came to see how you are.”
She slowly walked to his side. Seeing that he was wrapped in bandages, her eyes dimmed. “Thank you for tonight. Your injuries…”
“I won’t die, it’s just a fracture,” He said lightly. “What happened to that man?”
Ruan Xiaoshuang knew that he was asking about Song Guanhua. “He has been taken away by the police. They just asked me about the situation.”
Song Guanhua was guilty of intentional homicide this time. He would probably be sentenced to at least ten years in prison.
“Is Song Yu really dead?” Sang Minglang still didn’t believe it.
“Apparently.”
Although Ruan Xiaoshuang didn’t like Song Yu, she never wanted him to die either. She whispered, “The police said that it was either a suicide or homicide.”
Sang Minglang furrowed his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, “This person didn’t cause trouble with anyone, right? At least not to the point where they would want his life?”
Ruan Xiaoshuang shook her head gently. “I don’t know.”
The two of them were silent for a moment.
“You’re still…”
“Tonight, you…”
The two of them opened their mouths almost at the same time, then paused at the same time. They looked at each other and couldn’t help but smile.
“You go first,” Ruan Xiaoshuang said softly.
“I told you to go back and rest first.”
Sang Minglang looked at her. “Don’t cause problems again.”
His tone was still faint, but anyone could hear the concern in his words.
Ruan Xiaoshuang’s heart was moved. “I know. I wanted to come see how you were doing and then go back. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to rest well.”
Although Sang Minglang’s expression was calm, a faint light flashed in his eyes. It was as if an invisible ripple had appeared at the bottom of a dark lake.
“Just now, what did you want to ask me?”
“I wanted to ask,”
Ruan Xiaoshuang softly said “Tonight, why were you… At the hospital?”
It was such a coincidence that he saw her fall from the building.
Her question was exactly the same as Zhang Xue’s.
However, to Zhang Xue, Sang Minglang could just casually say ‘I was here to visit a friend’.
Even if Zhang Xue had more questions, she wouldn’t ask too much.
However, Ruan Xiaoshuang obviously couldn’t.
She knew all too well what friends Sang Minglang had in the capital, and those friends might not be worth it for him to come visit so late at night.
“I heard from my sister that you were hospitalized after your eye surgery, so I came to visit.”
Sang Minglang didn’t intend to hide his smile as he spoke, “I haven’t even gone up yet, but you were already coming down.”
Ruan Xiaoshuang burst into laughter. Just as she was about to reply, a ‘Clang!’ sound came from behind her. They both turned their heads to look at the same time.
For some reason, Zhang Xue bumped into the nurse’s trolley. Her face was pale and she looked flustered as she apologized profusely..