Jiang Beihuai was in a daze, his hands impatiently buried in his hair. He stared blankly at the ground. The black ceramic tiles seemed like an endless abyss, eroding his willpower.
"Brother-in-law, cheer up!" Su Yuning couldn't bear to see him so dejected. She frowned and patted his shoulder. "You've got to hold yourself together. Now you're my sister's amulet. Without you, she'll surely be bullied in the Bai family."
Suddenly, the red light went out. The two of them immediately surrounded the bed. Bai Wenxi was quietly lying on the hospital bed, getting an IV drip.
Seeing the family members so nervous, the doctor comforted them, "Don't worry. She was sent here in time. The patient is fine. She'll recover after a few days of good rest at home."
After getting such a definite answer from the doctor, the two of them looked at each other and finally relieved the burden in their hearts.
Su Yuning gritted her teeth in hatred. "Damn it! When I get home, I'll print out Yao Qingjia's photo and make a voodoo doll to stab him to death."
"Observe her tonight. If her condition stabilizes, she can be discharged tomorrow." Since the patient was out of danger, the doctor was also happy. "Fortunately, it's just some skin injuries. Her internal organs weren't hurt. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for her to be discharged."
Bai Wenxi's index finger twitched slightly. Su Yuning, with sharp eyes, noticed that her sister was showing signs of waking up.
She quickly rushed to the bedside and called out repeatedly, "Sister Wen, Sister Wen, can you hear me?"
Bai Wenxi's curly eyelashes fluttered slowly. Her clear eyes opened and fixed on Jiang Beihuai.
"Beihuai, thank you." She was a bit shy, and a faint blush rose on her pale face.
"You, you should have a good rest. I'll take you home tomorrow." Jiang Beihuai didn't even dare to breathe loudly. His mind was in a complete mess. A multitude of emotions were intertwined and lingering in his mind, refusing to disperse.
The nurse wheeled Bai Wenxi to a single - occupancy ward. Su Yuning had originally decided on her own to stay and accompany her sister. But Jiang Beihuai blocked the door gruffly and asked her to leave.
She was so startled by this inconsiderate brother - in - law that her heart was pounding. She quickly made an excuse and scurried out of the hospital.
"Beihuai, Yuning is still a child. She just wanted to stay here because she was so worried about me." Although Bai Wenxi was still very weak, the safe environment made her feel a lot more relaxed.
"If you hadn't come today, I don't know..." Bai Wenxi still felt terrified when she thought of what had happened in the garden. "It's my fault. I was too careless."
Jiang Beihuai remained silent. The moonlight shone through the window on half of his face. His high nose bridge divided the shadow and the light into two halves.
Bai Wenxi saw that half of his body was hidden in the shadow. The black pupils under his sword - shaped eyebrows were still. She couldn't read whether there was sadness or blame in them.
This silent stillness made Bai Wenxi so anxious that she was about to cry. She nervously twisted her fingers and even timidly lowered her head, not daring to look at her husband anymore.
She knew very well the strict rules of the Jiang family. Any young master from a wealthy family would find it hard to bear if his newly - wed wife was pinned to the ground and someone tried to take advantage of her.
Bai Wenxi bit her lower lip tightly. Streaks of blood oozed out, which was the most real portrayal of her helplessness and guilt at the moment.
Jiang Beihuai took only a few long steps and reached her. His warm hand lifted her chin, and his thumb gently rubbed against her chapped lips.
"This is not your fault. It's all the man's evil deeds. Why should you bear the fear?" Jiang Beihuai's gentle words were like a spring breeze plucking the strings of a cello.
"If you're scared because of the so - called female chastity and the face of the wealthy family, there's no need. I can tell right from wrong. The victim should be protected by justice."
Bai Wenxi looked up at him in surprise. Her wet almond eyes stared at Jiang Beihuai affectionately. "Beihuai, I haven't let you down. I..."
Jiang Beihuai placed his hand over her eyes. His wife's panicked eyes fluttered, and the fine eyelashes tickled his palm in an ambiguous way.
"You look so much alike!" he murmured to himself. He was so fascinated that he kneaded the small mole under his wife's eye with his finger.
His tall body bent down, and he hugged his delicate and petite wife tightly in his arms. Jiang Beihuai's face was pressed against Bai Wenxi's thin back, and he smelled the strong fragrance of cedar again.
"You're so beautiful, especially this beauty mole under your eye." The man's sigh vibrated against Bai Wenxi's skin, making her breathe heavily immediately.
Wenxi's body became more and more out of her control. She went limp in Jiang Beihuai's arms like water.
Her slender waist, which was always envied by her female companions, was as soft and smooth as fine clay in her husband's hands, waiting to be molded into a delicate porcelain by a craftsman.
"Actually, this small mole is very sexy!"
Bai Wenxi's body trembled violently. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. "What, what did you say?"
"Axi, so it's this 'Xi'. The woman in the hotel that night was you." Jiang Beihuai's hand still made her heart flutter.
Bai Wenxi keenly caught the information in his words. Her memory was instantly pulled back to that night full of misunderstandings.
"Is it you? The man that night was you?" She couldn't believe it. She lay on his arm and sobbed painfully.
"Why? Why did you come to my room?" Bai Wenxi was as unrestrained as a child. Her tears flowed like a broken - dammed river.
"I'm sorry." Jiang Beihuai dared only say this one sentence. How could he explain it? All the malicious remarks he had made about his wife had brought her unnecessary troubles.
It turned out that the girl he met on the beach wasn't her. The girl who chased after him and wanted to be his girlfriend wasn't her either. Even the heart - breaking breakup that had made him toss and turn at night and suffer humiliation wasn't because of her!
He had been so stupid, thinking that a rich young lady would fall in love with a poor boy, and that the dreamy plot of love at first sight could happen to a poor kid like him.
A fierce wave rose in Jiang Beihuai's heart. Everything was fake! The face was fake, the name was fake, and even the so - called abandonment for money was fake...
The only thing real about that woman was her nickname, "Axi". Why did she approach him? A poor kid who had to work as a lifeguard on the beach to raise money. Was it because of his appearance? Or did she have other motives?
He guiltily stroked Bai Wenxi, who was crying bitterly. "I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose that time. Someone also sent me the hotel room number on my phone."
"What?" Bai Wenxi wiped away her tears and asked insistently. "Who sent you the room number?"
Jiang Beihuai refused to say anything. He pursed his lips tightly, like a silent statue.
"Fine! You're protecting that person, aren't you?" Bai Wenxi hated being schemed against the most in her life. After only a moment of thought, she had already identified the target.
"It's Axi!" She grabbed her husband's cheeks domineeringly. "You two conspired to harm me!"
"No! I didn't even know you at that time." Jiang Beihuai didn't want to protect that calculating woman. He just didn't want Bai Wenxi to bear his anger.
"You just rest at ease. I'll handle the other things." He hugged his wife in his arms and comforted her softly. "Forget about the past. Let's start over from now on, okay?"
Bai Wenxi bit her husband's arm hard. She didn't let go until she saw a drop of blood. "In your dreams!"