Qin Zhao: ?
“Everyone turn around now!”
Under Si Yueting’s command, the crowd formed a circle around them with their backs turned.
The shock in Qin Zhao’s heart was greater than the waves in the ocean.
Mrs. Si’s mouth was full of sand and mud, with a strong smell of seaweed. Could it be that President Si intended to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation himself?
But how could President Si, who had always been known for his cleanliness, tolerate this?
Seeing Yan Zheng’s clothes clinging tightly to her body, Si Yueting didn’t have time to undo each button one by one. He tore them open directly, then removed the final white ‘Shackle’ from her body.
After ensuring her airway was clear, he pinched her chin and raised her head…
This was his first time kissing a woman. Her lips were soft, yet cold as ice.
After performing several rounds of artificial respiration and chest compressions, Yan Zheng showed no response whatsoever.
It was as if she had already departed, and all his efforts were in vain.
Si Yueting increased the frequency of his compressions. Usually calm and collected, he found his hands trembling inexplicably.
Only when her heartbeat resumed, her airway opened, and her chest showed faint rises and falls did Si Yueting’s anxiously suspended heart gradually settle.
He removed his suit jacket to wrap around her body as the ambulance finally arrived, delayed.
Before leaving, Si Yueting glanced at Shen Mengyu and the secretary, coldly instructing the bodyguards:
“Tie those two up and throw them into the sea! Bring them up every five minutes. If they faint, find a way to wake them up before throwing them back in!”
After Yan Zheng was admitted to the Si family hospital, the doctor came to examine her:
“Although Mrs. Si is no longer in critical condition, the prolonged drowning makes her highly susceptible to fever and pneumonia. We need to closely monitor her condition tonight.
But President Si needn’t worry. The VIP room is staffed with four caregivers. Should Mrs. Si show any changes, they will immediately notify the doctor on duty.”
Si Yueting’s shirt was soaked through, reeking of sea brine. Just as he planned to return home to shower and change clothes, a faint inner voice suddenly reached him:
[Don’t go.]
Seeing Yan Zheng on the hospital bed, her brow furrowed uneasily, appearing fragile and helpless as if afraid of being left alone.
Si Yueting hadn’t expected that even while unconscious, she needed him so much, fearing his departure.
Thus, he asked Qin Zhao to return first and bring him a change of clothes.
Qin Zhao silently marveled: Is President Si planning to stay and keep watch over Mrs. Si?
When Miss Li had fainted due to cervical spine issues before, President Si had only delivered a fruit basket before leaving.
Disliking crowds, Si Yueting dismissed all the caregivers.
Although there was a small bedroom in the suite, fearing he might not hear if she needed him, Si Yueting remained by her bedside, keeping watch.
Taking the red jade from his pocket, he re-fastened ‘Manyue’ around her neck when, unexpectedly, he saw her lips part slightly, emitting a sound—
Yan Zheng was dreaming.
She dreamed of when she was twelve years old. Cuihua, the village chief’s daughter, had tricked her into a small abandoned hut, claiming a miraculous herb grew on the wood inside.
No sooner had she entered than Cuihua locked the door and started throwing firecrackers through the window!
Hearing Yan Zheng’s terrified cries inside, Cuihua warned her, the mute girl, to stay away from A Zhou from then on.
A Zhou had come to the countryside with his mother for her recuperation. All the girls in the village adored him.
He was the only child in the village who wouldn’t laugh at her for being mute or bully her.
The firecrackers ignited the straw in the house, and the wind blowing through the windows made the fire burn even more fiercely.
Just when she thought she was about to be burned to death, A Zhou braved the choking thick smoke, broke the lock, and rushed in.
He found her hiding under the table, but as he held her hand and ran outside, a wooden beam fell from the ceiling and knocked him to the ground.
At the last moment, A Zhou pushed her out with all his strength, while he himself was swallowed by the billowing smoke and flames along with the entire house…
“A Zhou.”
Yan Zheng frowned, her soft voice sounding completely different from her usual inner thoughts.
When Si Yueting realized she could actually speak, his stiffly handsome face suddenly darkened.
She could finally speak, but the first name she called out was another man’s?
Had she always wanted to divorce him for this man?
Si Yueting had always believed Yan Zheng was hopelessly in love with him, completely devoted to him.
It wasn’t until today that he discovered there was actually another man hidden in her heart!
So, was she just using him as a substitute?
Who was this A Zhou?
Si Yueting suddenly remembered that Lu Xizhou’s name also contained the character “Zhou”!
Could it be that she was deliberately pretending not to know Lu Xizhou at the auction before?
Had she always been in love with Lu Xizhou?!
Qin Zhao knocked on the door and gently placed the new clothes by the entrance. Just as he was about to withdraw with an “I won’t disturb President Si and Mrs. Si” expression, he saw Si Yueting approaching in his wheelchair with a gloomy face.
“Call all the nurses back. I need to rest. I have to return to the company for the morning meeting later!”
Qin Zhao: ?
Wouldn’t I know if there was a morning meeting at the company today?
Evening.
When Yan Zheng woke up groggily, she heard Old Mrs. Si exclaim joyfully,
“You’re awake, you’re awake! You’ve been sleeping for a full day and night, Zheng girl, finally awake! Heaven truly blesses us!”
Yan Zheng only remembered being kicked into the sea by Shen Mengyu and choking until she lost consciousness.
From Old Mrs. Si’s words, she learned that Si Yueting hadn’t personally gone to rescue Si Hanche. Instead, after discovering she had been kidnapped, he went to save her?
Old Mrs. Si poured a glass of warm water for Yan Zheng.
“Right after you fell into the water yesterday, the eldest rushed over immediately. He unfastened your underwear to massage your heart, gave you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and stayed with you at the hospital all night!”
Yan Zheng spat out her water, choking and coughing violently.
“Ma-massage?”
Compared to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the image and impact of him unfastening her underwear to massage her were far more overwhelming!
Old Mrs. Si was momentarily stunned before exclaiming with delight,
“Zheng girl, you can actually speak now? Truly, survival through great calamity brings later blessings! The eldest will be so happy when he finds out!”
Only then did Yan Zheng realize what had happened. She tentatively spoke again,
“Grandma?”
“Yes!”
Old Mrs. Si responded loudly with joy.
[I knew this potent medicine would work! Only when the body reaches its limits can it break through psychological barriers and surpass itself! This Risky Maneuver really paid off!]
Yan Zheng thought excitedly, while Old Mrs. Si beside her looked completely confused.
What potent medicine? What breaking through barriers?
Could Zheng girl be hinting that I should brew another potent tonic for the eldest, so they can give me a lovely great-grandson sooner?
Just then, a wave of shattering sounds suddenly came from next door. Old Mrs. Si stood up nervously,
“Has something happened in Third Child’s ward?”