Sweet Wife in My Arms

It was as though she was trying to remember something, and had successfully saved it in her head.

Just like her father, Xunxun was smart and had a good memory. If she had remembered a certain thing, she would definitely keep it in her mind for a very long time.

Xunxun had already fallen asleep when Lu Yi arrived at the hospital. Blood was seen seeping out of the gauze that was bandaged around the little girl's head. She's so tiny and so young. How much blood does she have to lose?

Holding her granddaughter's tiny hand, Ye Shuyun wept. Lu Jin gently patted her on her shoulder. "We should head home. There are two children waiting for us at home. If they can't find any adults around, they will be terrified."

Ye Shuyun wanted to stay and wait for Xunxun to wake up. Xunxun was her precious grandchild, almost as precious as her own life. Ye Shuyun had single-handedly raised Xunxun up. She spent countless restless nights taking care of this little girl. This baby girl had finally grown up. She could now speak and understand the adults. She had also grown to be very smart and was able to call her grandmother.

Now, this girl was lying helplessly at the hospital like a sick cat. Ye Shuyun almost passed out when she received the news about Xunxun's admission to the hospital.

However, Lu Jin was right. There were two more kids at home. She should not focus only on Xunxun, neglecting Xiao Qi and Xiao Guang.

Nothing would happen to Xunxun as all the adults were around. Lu Jin helped Ye Shuyun up. In fact, he worried about Xunxun as well, and he too wished to stay by Xunxun's side until she gained her consciousness. However, their presence was rather redundant. The ward was not big enough to comfortably fit four adults. Meanwhile, Xunxun needed rest too. It was better for her parents, instead of her grandparents, to stay with her.

"I understand." Ye Shuyun was still reluctant to leave. She continued to turn and look at Xunxun as she was being dragged away by Lu Jin.

Lu Yi squatted down and carefully placed his daughter's tiny hand, which was exposed, underneath the blanket. It had been a long time since the girl was this ill. They had always taken meticulous care of the girl, afraid that she might fall sick. For the past two years, regardless of the weather, raining or snowing, he would immediately send Xunxun to the hospital once Xunxun started to cough or get warm. For a very long time, Xunxun was the hospital's frequent patron. Her adorable look had certainly earned the favors of the doctors and nurses. However, after the girl had grown older and healthier, she stopped visiting the hospital so often. 

Yan Huan gently stroked her daughter's cheek. Xunxun has grown up so much. She now knows how to protect her mother. Yan Huan had never expected a kid, who was barely two-year-old, to know how to protect her mother. A girl, who could barely toddle, actually tried to keep her mother safe.

Although her mom had left her behind for a long time, she still cared about her mother dearly. 

Lu Yi grabbed Yan Huan by her shoulder. 

"She will be fine."

"I know." Yan Huan knew that Xunxun would be fine. Otherwise, she would not be standing here so calmly.

The door was pushed open before He Yibin entered the room. 

"She's not awake yet?" he asked softly. He carefully checked Xunxun's wound. She was still so young. This wound was too huge for a kid to bear.

"Not yet." Yan Huan shook her head and wiped away her tears. She is such an obedient girl. She did not cry at all. She's such a strong kid. 

"Let me have a look." He Yibin took Xunxun's temperature.

"Hmm... No fever. The kid is alright." Slowly, he parted Xunxun's fringe to check her wound. This kid is just like Yan Huan. Scars don't easily stay on their skin. This will hardly leave a scar on her forehead after the wound heals. He had this on his mind when he was suturing her wound, causing him to opt for an aesthetic suture which did not require to be removed later.

The little girl would remain pretty. Bearing a great resemblance to her mother, the girl was born cute, and would definitely grow up to be a beauty as well.

"Was she hurt elsewhere?" Yan Huan asked. "She was kicked. Are her organs and bones okay?"

When Lu Yi learned that Xunxun was kicked, a hint of savageness immediately flashed across his dark eyes. 

Who would attack a kid this young? How could he be so merciless to kick her?

"Yes, she's fine. I have run a thorough check." He Yibin felt a chill down his spine. "I got the shock of my life too. I worried if Xunxun's internal organs or bones were injured. Xunxun was only two years old. Any surgery, major or minor, will certainly take a toll on her. Thank God, she has only got a little scratches, and it isn't something major."

"However…" He Yibin's unfinished words caused Yan Huan to put up her guard. Is there anything else?

"Don't worry." He Yibin put down his stethoscope. "She's still very young, and she might throw a fit because of the pain when she wakes up later. Everything will be fine as long as she doesn't touch the wound, also…" He gently pinched Xunxun's cheeks. He had been watching her as she grew, and had always treated her like his own daughter. It was heart-rending to see her in pain.

"She still needs to be put under observation for a while. If everything is fine, she can be discharged. Home is always a better place for her to recuperate. When she is back to the place where she's comfortable staying, she will feel better. This will also speed up her healing progress."

"Thanks." Yan Huan rested her head on Lu Yi's shoulder. She dared not touch Xunxun now. She was afraid that Xunxun might be hurt even by one mere touch.

"What happened?" Lu Yi grasped Yan Huan's hand and asked. Her palm was drenched with sweat, and her fingers were cold as ice. 

The corner of Yan Huan's mouth twitched. She felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Your grandfather questioned me for not saving Sun Yuhan. If I had turned myself into Sun Yuhan's cushion when she fell, I would be the dead one now."

"Tell me…" She lifted her gaze to look at Lu Yi. "Why should I save Sun Yuhan? Do I look like a saint? Do I look like a selfless person? Do I look like a fool? Do I look like someone who would be ridiculous enough to sacrifice my family, or someone who would abandon my three young children to save a woman who is completely unrelated to me?"

"Yan Huan, don't you dare!" Lu Yi narrowed his eyes menacingly and clasped onto Yan Huan's shoulders. "Stay away from danger as far as you can."

"I know." Yan Huan wanted to laugh. She attempted to laugh, but tears rolled down her cheeks. "But, your grandfather doesn't know. Just because I'm an orphan and have no grandfather, I have to protect her with my life? Did my mom give birth to me to save another woman's life?"

This was what the Su family and the Ye family expected from her.

What was Yan Huan to them? Her mother sacrificed everything, even her own life, to deliver Yan Huan. It was not Yan Huan's duty to serve the Ye family and the Su family. Yan Huan's existence was not to provide bone marrow to Su Muran, or become Sun Yuhan's cushion.