A little over an hour after the surgery, Jiang Nanfang slowly opened her eyes.
Zhan Beijue sat beside her, holding her hand, staring at her intently.
Seeing her finally open her eyes, he quickly leaned in.
“Darling, you’re awake?”
She didn’t feel any pain, just a lack of strength.
Seeing his exhausted face guarding her, Jiang Nanfang felt guilty and also very heartbroken.
“A Jue, the child…”
Zhan Beijue kissed her hand. “It’s all my fault about the child, it’s my mistake.”
“I shouldn’t have taken you there, I shouldn’t have left your side, it was my failure to protect you. You can scold me if you want.”
Jiang Nanfang didn’t want to argue with him about the child.
Many things had happened, and they had happened. She wouldn’t waste time or dwell on negative emotions.
She wanted to scold Zhan Beijue because this matter was handled very poorly, and she had a lot of complaints about him.
Although, now was not the time for an argument.
“A Jue, have you considered it? If that child had been harmed today, how severe would the public outcry have been?”
“Our child is gone, consider it the price for your impulsive actions this time.”
“After this incident, can you change? Can you soften your approach to things a bit?”
Alright, Zhan Beijue admitted that he hadn’t handled this matter well.
He hadn’t expected Ke Jingyu to be so despicable and so good at inciting people.
But the situation had escalated to this point. If he let go now and gave everything to the Ke Corporation,
Wouldn’t all his efforts be in vain, making him a laughingstock?
He didn’t want to argue with Jiang Nanfang about these things at this time.
He also hoped that Jiang Nanfang would stay away from these matters in the future.
Couples naturally had disagreements in their daily lives. If they were also involved in each other’s careers, he feared it would affect their relationship.
“I understand. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? I’ll call the doctor to check on you.”
“No.”
Jiang Nanfang could clearly see that Zhan Beijue was very headstrong in his work and hadn’t taken her advice to heart.
She didn’t want to nag, but she was truly worried.
She looked into his eyes firmly.
“Promise me you won’t continue to clash with Ke Jingyu.”
“You’ve caused such a big incident, you can’t escape responsibility, and he, as the mastermind, certainly won’t get away with it. Moreover, his reputation will only be worse than yours.”
“You can use this to negotiate with the Urban Construction Bureau, do a land swap, and give up the small fishing village.”
“Nancheng is so big, there must be other good places. Promise me, don’t fight with him anymore.”
Jiang Nanfang’s suggestion was good.
Land swap.
It seemed she had put in a lot of private effort for his affairs.
“Alright, alright, I know. I promise you, I won’t fight with him anymore.”
“Good girl, don’t think about these things anymore. You should focus on recovering, okay?”
After coaxing Jiang Nanfang to sleep, Zhan Beijue had no sleepiness and no appetite.
He went to the stairwell and lit a cigarette, feeling frustrated. He wanted to call Lu Mingzhe to talk.
Unexpectedly, Lu Mingzhe’s phone was unreachable.
Indeed, Lu Mingzhe was also frantic.
He had originally planned to message Xiang Wan as soon as he landed to explain his sudden departure.
But his mother had brought a lot of things.
He had to help carry the luggage and take his mother on the shuttle bus…
Once they finally got into the city, his mother asked him to rent a car.
Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to go to his uncle’s village later.
After renting the car, they drove for over an hour on the highway to the county town, and then another hour on mountain roads to the village.
He had intended to take his uncle to the hospital that night, but his uncle adamantly refused.
There was an unwritten saying here.
If parents died somewhere other than their home, whether on the road, in someone else’s house, or in a hospital, it would affect the future prospects of their descendants.
His uncle feared he wouldn’t make it through the night, so he refused to go to the hospital no matter what.
His aunt and mother sided with him, so Lu Mingzhe had no choice but to stay that night.
After a quick meal, he went out with his phone to call Xiang Wan, only to discover there was no signal at all.
He had no choice but to wait until the next day to go to the county town.
Who knew that his uncle still wouldn’t leave the next day.
Hearing that he was close to death, all the aunts and grandaunts in the village came to see him.
Some knew his mother, and after not seeing her for years, they gathered around, crying and chattering, and another day was wasted.
Having been unable to contact Xiang Wan for a day and a night, Lu Mingzhe was going crazy with anxiety.
Moreover, his phone was running out of battery, and he hadn’t brought a power bank.
He had to go to the county town.
His mother wouldn’t let him go.
“You’re leaving at such a crucial moment? What’s the point of you coming here?”
“You’re the only young person in the family. What if something happens to your uncle…”
Lu Mingzhe hit the wall in anxiety.
“We left in a hurry, and you didn’t tell me you’d be staying this long. You don’t even have a charger, and the phone is about to die. There’s a lot of work to be done!”
His mother comforted him, “Just endure tonight, and tomorrow I’ll make sure he goes to the hospital.”
“The mountain road is so difficult to navigate, and it’s getting dark soon. What if something happens to you?”
No. Ten hours in one night was too unbearable for Lu Mingzhe.
No matter what, he had to go out.
Seeing that she couldn’t keep him, his mother called others to help and find some odd jobs for him.
Soon, the village chief came to discuss with him.
A grandmother in the village who was left behind had a leaky roof, and water dripped into her house every time it rained.
Since you’re the only young person, please help and fix the house with Uncle Li and the others.
Also, there’s a big pothole on the road you entered the village on. Find some mud and sand to fill it to prevent danger to children passing by.
To pass the time, and to calm himself down so he wouldn’t think about Xiang Wan so frantically, Lu Mingzhe poured all his energy into the work.
His back ached from exhaustion, and he finally slept well that night.
On the third day, seeing that he wasn’t going to die anytime soon, his uncle finally agreed to go to the hospital.
Lu Mingzhe ran around to handle the procedures, arrange examinations, and admit him to the hospital.
Then he bought a charger and finally made the call to Xiang Wan.
At this time, Xiang Wan was visiting raw material production factories.
Since her video went viral and the clothing became popular in the livestream, many competitors had started to copy it.
And they priced their products lower than hers, so their sales were also good.
Currently, everyone was scrambling for raw materials.
To meet delivery deadlines, some had even pre-paid for the next batch.
Yesterday, she and Tang Haichao had visited factories all day, but not a single one could make a commitment. They had gained nothing.
Lu Mingzhe called Xiang Wan several times, but she didn’t hear him. He had to call Xiang Yang.
“What’s wrong with your sister’s phone? Why isn’t anyone answering? Has she been very busy these past two days?”
Xiang Yang said dejectedly that she had indeed been very busy.
“Don’t you know? Something happened to my sister.”
He explained to Lu Mingzhe that someone had absconded with the funds, and the orders were now in limbo.
Lu Mingzhe’s hair stood on end as he listened.
Such a big incident had occurred. Xiang Wan had gone out in the middle of the night looking for him but couldn’t find him. She must have been heartbroken.
Could she have thought he didn’t care about her and was deliberately evading responsibility?