Jiang Wan borrowed a phone and called Junlin Mansion.
The call was answered by a servant at home.
“Hello, who is this?”
Jiang Wan’s voice was icy as she said, “This is Jiang Wan.”
“Madam!! Where have you been? Mrs. Meilan has been looking for you.”
Mrs. Meilan was Sheng Lianjue’s mother and also her mother-in-law.
Jiang Wan, weary in heart, didn’t say much. She asked the servant to bring her phone from her room; otherwise, she had no money to pay the medical bills.
An hour later, Zhou Guihua arrived carrying a small bag.
Not only did she come, but Qiu Meilan was with her.
Qiu Meilan was dressed in a custom-made cheongsam, carrying the latest designer bag, her eyes filled with disgust as she looked at the person lying on the hospital bed. “Playing the disappearing act and ending up in the hospital. Quite capable, aren’t you? Getting yourself into such a state—do you think Lian Jue will spare you a second glance because of this?”
“Jiang Wan, let me tell you, stop deluding yourself. Jiang Lan and Lian Jue are on a business trip and won’t be back for over half a month. No one will pay attention to your tricks anymore.”
“If you know what’s good for you, hurry up and divorce my son. You’re simply not worthy of the Sheng family.”
“And stop lying there pretending. Get up right now and come with me to the Sheng family’s old residence. Grandma wants to see you.” Qiu Meilan looked at Jiang Wan’s condition, thinking she was faking it.
Jiang Wan didn’t blame Qiu Meilan.
She truly was not worthy of Sheng Lianjue, nor did she deserve to be “Mrs. Sheng.”
In the entire Sheng family, even the servants had never regarded her with any respect.
Now that the child was gone, Jiang Wan had finally woken up.
Jiang Wan’s voice was cold as she said, “The doctor said I can’t get out of bed yet, and I can’t see Grandma either.”
She had never expected anyone from the Sheng family to care for her.
For a moment, Qiu Meilan found it unbelievable.
Jiang Wan actually dared to speak to her like this!
Before, Jiang Wan had been like a dog, trying to please her.
If she told her to go east, she would never dare go west, never daring to show her any disrespect.
“Think you’ve grown wings, huh? Still putting on an act? I told you to get up, so get up! If you can’t get up… I’ll drag you out even if I have to!”
“Zhou Ma, pull her out of bed!”
Zhou Guihua was Qiu Meilan’s person, and she was very strong. She easily dragged Jiang Wan off the bed.
Jiang Wan, who fell to the floor, let out a heart-wrenching cry, “Ah!”
It felt as if the ribs that had just begun to heal were broken again.
Only when the two heard Jiang Wan’s cry of pain did they notice the burn on her arm.
It was a gruesome, bloody wound, mangled and horrifying.
It had been burned by the flames when the ambulance caught fire.
Jiang Wan curled up on the floor in agony.
Zhou Guihua panicked: “Madam… this…”
Qiu Meilan hadn’t expected Jiang Wan to actually be injured this time. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do.
If Grandma found out that Jiang Wan was hospitalized and no one in the Sheng family knew or cared, she would surely be furious.
Just then, a figure hurried in from outside.
“Wanwan.”
“Brother.” When Jiang Wan saw that the person who had arrived was Zong Wangchuan, the feeling of grievance in her heart grew even stronger. Tears began to flow uncontrollably.
Zong Wangchuan picked Jiang Wan up from the floor and carefully placed her back on the bed.
“Brother is here! It’s okay!”
Jiang Wan looked at him, crying nonstop.
Zong Wangchuan pressed the nurse call button, and the doctor rushed over.The examination revealed a cracked rib, requiring corrective surgery again, otherwise it could be life-threatening.
Qiu Meilan saw Jiang Wan being wheeled back into the operating room. She directly shifted the responsibility to Zhou Guihua, showing no concern for Jiang Wan’s condition. “Take good care of the mistress in the hospital,” she said.
After dropping that line, she left as if trying to avoid trouble.
Jiang Wan felt as if she had passed through the gates of hell once more.
Fortunately, she was tough and survived again.
She heard Zong Wangchuan losing his temper at the door, and before long, he had scolded Zhou Guihua away.
Zong Wangchuan’s resolute features were filled with fury as he entered the ward. Jiang Wan, weak and feeble, asked, “Brother, weren’t you and Sister-in-Law back in the hometown? How did you come to the capital?”
Zong Wangchuan pulled a chair and sat down by her hospital bed. “The news about the pile-up on the ring city expressway was on TV. I saw someone in the footage whose back looked a lot like yours. I was worried, so I called you, but you didn’t answer several times. I was afraid it really was you, so I rushed over to check.”
Zong Wangchuan had inquired everywhere.
He searched hospital by hospital before finally finding Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan noticed that Zong Wangchuan was wearing blue work pants and Liberation shoes, which were covered in mud. It seemed he had truly come in a hurry.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan felt a pang in her nose.
The clothes Zong Wangchuan wore were old, tattered ones from the countryside. Perhaps feeling out of place in the clean hospital environment, he uncomfortably tucked his feet in.
“Brother…” Jiang Wan’s heart was deeply moved, and her tears flowed even more fiercely. “Brother… I miss Mom. Can you take me home?”
“Yes, once you’re better, Brother will take you home.”
Zong Wangchuan tucked her in properly. Jiang Wan closed her eyes, her long eyelashes still damp with tears.
He gently wiped them away for her.
He knew that even after Jiang Wan returned to the Jiang family, her life hadn’t been easy, let alone during the three years she had been married into the Sheng family.