Novel Full Chapter 524 - Visiting (2)
Chapter 524: Visiting (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Nie Yunfan sat on the snow-white bed, holding his phone, which he had just hung up on. He stared blankly at the young lady, whose face was as white as sheets. His eyes were tinged with an unusual emotion that he was unaware of.
The sudden sound of a groan jolted Nie Yunfan awake. He jerked up, only to see An Qi had opened her eyes in her bed.
“Butch, you are awake! Do you find any place uncomfortable? Do you require the services of a doctor?”
A familiar voice with a hint of joy rang out in An Qi’s ears. She blinked open her blurry eyes and took in her surroundings. It took her some time before she noticed Nie Yunfan. She creased her eyebrows and said hoarsely, “You’re very noisy… Where … am I now?”
Her hoarse voice carried a trace of tiredness and scratchiness. The person who heard her was stunned.
Nie Yunfan turned around and poured a glass of water for An Qi as he answered her, “This is a hospital. Have you forgotten what happened? You were stabbed and fainted as a result of blood loss. I sent you to a nearby hospital.”
“Hospital?” An Qi supported herself and drank the glass of water from Nie Yunfan with difficulty.
The moment the cold water was poured into her throat, it soothed and moistened her throat, clearing An Qi’s confused mind.
The moment An Qi regained her rationality, she recalled what had happened before she passed out. She grabbed Nie Yunfan’s hand nervously and asked, “Where’s Yue Yue? Where is she? Is she alright?”
Nie Yunfan was taken aback when his hand was abruptly grabbed by An Qi. The next moment, his expression unwittingly turned dark. He forcefully yanked An Qi’s hand away from him while trying his best to ignore her disappointment as he did so. He said coolly, “Yue Yue is fine. You are the one who is not. Why are you still thinking about other people right now? Do you realize you were on the verge of bleeding out? How could you take the stab at all costs? Do you really believe that you are made of steel?”
Upon hearing that An Yue was fine, An Qi’s tense nerves were relieved. She leaned back and lay on the bed. She said with a smile, “I’m okay as long as Yue Yue is fine.”
“You!” Nie Yunfan was irritated by An Qi’s attitude. He raised his hand and was about to strike her. On second thought, he remembered An Qi was hurt. He drew back his outstretched hand, which was dangling in mid-air. He gritted his teeth as he said, “I wonder why An Yue would acknowledge you as her older sister!”
What Nie Yunfan actually meant was that An Yue was gentle and obedient. Her older sister, on the other hand, was stubborn and hot-tempered.
Unfortunately, when An Qi heard his words and saw him quietly draw back his hand, she recalled that Nie Yunfan had just pulled her hand away as well as Xie Yuqing’s words which she had said in front of him. As such, she completely misinterpreted Nie Yunfan’s words. She smirked and mocked herself, “You’re right. An Yue should not consider me to be her older sister. In fact, An Yue and I are not blood-related. Mr. Nie, don’t worry. It’s just me being the daughter of a murderer, and it has nothing to do with An Yue.”
“I don’t…” Nie Yunfan’s pupils shrank. He opened his mouth and was about to explain himself. However, An Qi had already turned her back on him. It was clear that she no longer wanted to dwell on this topic.
Nie Yunfan swallowed the words that were at the tip of his tongue. He subconsciously clenched his fists that were dangling by his sides.
From the window, a cold breeze blew into the ward. The white curtains that hung at the window were blown open, and their hearts raced.
Unbeknownst to anyone, some unavoidable changes were taking place within the silent ward.
As Zhao Youlin had expected, the incident surrounding the attack on the two sisters could not remain hidden from Duan Yarong and Zhao Shunrong. Not long after Zhao Youlin and Mu Tingfeng joined An Yue’s side, Su Ruixin sent Joy back to the Zhao family. After she had finished discussing the wedding issue with Duan Yarong, Duan Yarong naturally asked about Zhao Youlin’s whereabouts.
Su Ruixin would not, of course, hide from her. She told Duan Yarong the truth. She said that something had happened to An Yue and her older sister, thus Mu Tingfeng had accompanied Zhao Youlin to assist them.
Unlike Su Ruixin, the moment Duan Yarong learned that her future daughter-in-law had been in an accident, she got worked up and anxiously had someone to get the news about what had happened to An Yue.
It would have been better had she not received the news. The moment she learned that her future daughter-in-law and her older sister were stabbed under broad daylight and that her older sister had been admitted to the hospital for the sake of protecting her younger sister, Duan Yarong became restless.
Therefore, she called An Yue and Han Yichen to inquire about Zhao Youlin and Mu Tingfeng’s whereabouts before she and Zhao Shunrong rushed to the hospital.
At that time, Han Yichen and the rest of his group had already left the police station with An Yue. They were on their way to see An Qi in the hospital.
An Qi had never thought that this would alert Duan Yarong and Zhao Shunrong. When she saw the two elders, she quickly rose to greet them. However, Duan Yarong moved faster than she did and pressed her to the bed.
“Take care of yourself. We’ve come to pay you a visit, not to bother you. You don’t have to be concerned about our presence.”
Duan Yarong had hoped to meet An Yue’s older sister, about whom she had been hearing so much from An Yue. Unfortunately, Nie Yunfan’s failure to bring An Qi to Duan Yarong’s banquet had cost her the chance to meet her.
That night, An Qi was furious, and she felt increasingly sorry for Duan Yarong. The next day, An Qi and An Yue took the initiative to pay a visit and explain to them what had happened that night. She had also offered her sincere apologies to the elders.
An Qi was courteous and attractive. An Yue was always flattering her in front of Duan Yarong and the rest of her group. She told them that An Qi looked after her well. Furthermore, Zhao Youlin occasionally complimented An Qi. As a result, Duan Yarong had a growing admiration for An Qi.
An Qi was only a few years older than An Yue, but she had learned to be self-sufficient since she was a child. This was similar to Duan Yarong’s trait.
The two women had a similar temperament and shared the same topics. Therefore, this had quickly drawn them closer to each other. During this period of time, they had spent time together as each party’s parents discussing An Yue and Han Yichen’s wedding.
In just a week’s time, they were as close as siblings as if they had known each other for years.
This was particularly true today. Even though Duan Yarong was aware that An Qi had been injured in order to protect An Yue because she was her younger sister, Duan Yarong, who had already accepted An Yue as a member of her family, was extremely grateful for An Qi. As a result, Duan Yarong felt even closer to An Qi at that moment.
Duan Yarong creased her eyebrows as she examined An Qi’s thickly-bandaged hand, the wound on which she could not see clearly.. She asked worriedly, “How did you get injured? What did the doctor have to say? How severe is it?”