After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me -
Chapter 148 - 131: Her Unease, After Five Months Apart - Part 2
Chapter 148: Chapter 131: Her Unease, After Five Months Apart - Part 2
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Xu Ze drove along the road.
Fu Tingzhou had been dealing with business matters all day, feeling a bit tired. Pinching the bridge of his nose wearily, he said to Xu Ze, "Go to the hospital."
Qin Jianlan’s hospital room.
The man pushed open the door and entered.
Qin Jianlan had still not awakened.
Just as she had been three years ago, sound asleep.
Her breathing sustained by those costly machines beside her.
Fu Tingzhou pulled over a chair and sat beside the hospital bed.
Aunt Rong poured a cup of water and came over, "Young master, you’re back."
Fu Tingzhou’s gaze fell on a box of pastries on the bedside table, he squinted his eyes slightly, "Has Tang Xi been here?"
Aunt Rong hesitated, then hurriedly dodged the question, "No... no..."
Miss Tang Xi had instructed her to keep her visits to see Qin Jianlan from Fu Tingzhou. Aunt Rong also knew about the conflict between Fu Tingzhou and Tang Xi, so she quickly denied it.
Fu Tingzhou’s brows furrowed, "I remember I made it clear that I didn’t allow her to visit my mother. Have you forgotten why my mother is lying here?"
Aunt Rong, bowing her head, said somewhat fearfully, "Miss Tang... she really hasn’t been here..."
"You’ve been with my mother for years, I don’t like liars. I’m asking you one last time, has Tang Xi been here."
Left with no choice, Aunt Rong nodded, "Yes, Miss Tang Xi came by in the afternoon..."
After speaking, Aunt Rong cautiously watched Fu Tingzhou’s face, but he wasn’t as angry as she had expected. She thought that upon hearing Tang Xi had been here, Fu Tingzhou would fly into a rage, but... he didn’t.
Fu Tingzhou closed his eyes to rest, his voice hoarse with a hint of fatigue, "When does she usually come?"
Aunt Rong, "Usually once or twice a week."
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Tang Xi had a dream last night and dreamt she was falling endlessly from a cliff.
A perpetual freefall.
When she was desperately seeking help, a warm hand grabbed hers and saved her.
And the man, he had a face she was extremely familiar with yet deeply feared.
Tang Xi woke up from the dream, gasping for breath.
After drinking two sips of water, she calmed down.
The light in the bedroom was on.
She was frightened.
Ever since she was poisoned to mute five months ago, she hadn’t dared to turn off the lights when sleeping at night.
A dry pain came from her throat, and Tang Xi drank a few more sips of water to ease it substantially.
It was now three in the morning, and Tang Xi had lost all desire to sleep. She opened the drawer, took out a jewelry box, opened it, and inside was a jade pendant.
The shattered White Jade Pendant had been glued back together.
It no longer had the warm touch it once did; now there were only spotty, shattered traces.
This incident, she ultimately never spoke of.
Remembering his disdainful and cold look towards her.
The injured area at her throat felt as if it had been instantly slashed by a blade.
Over these five months, Tang Xi, unable to speak, had formed the habit of keeping a diary.
She leaned against the bed and opened her diary.
Tang Xi also slowly got used to the slow pace of life at the community clinic.
Ou Ruohua called out, "Tang Xi, prepare the medicine!"
Tang Xi nodded and went to the pharmacy to prepare the medicine, quickly handing it over to Ou Ruohua.
Watching Ou Ruohua skillfully administer an IV to a one-year-old toddler, doing so in one smooth motion.
Tang Xi took out a pen and paper and wrote, "Teacher Ou, I need to take the night off tonight."
Ou Ruohua, 39 this year, belongs to that type of woman with a strong aura, with only elegance and the charm of a mature woman left on her face by the years. She had been running this clinic for 10 years, and at this moment, she looked at Tang Xi, "Even if you hadn’t asked for leave, I wanted to discuss it with you. You are seven months pregnant now; you shouldn’t be coming here at night."
Initially, Ou Ruohua was reluctant to hire Tang Xi to work here.
A mute pregnant woman, also one who was fired from a big hospital.
But she was gradually moved by Tang Xi’s resilience.
She didn’t care about the gossip circulating online; she trusted her own eyes and the people she saw with them.
Tang Xi shook her head, a smile appearing in her eyes, "Thank you, Teacher Ou."
Tonight is Little Mi’s birthday, and Tang Xi wants to go back to the orphanage to celebrate with Little Mi.
Around 8 p.m., there weren’t many people in the clinic currently, and Ou Ruohua started to organize the medicines as she found some free time, busy by herself next to the medicine cabinet. Every now and then, a patient would call her to change their dressing.
On the clinic chairs, four or five patients were receiving IVs.
At that moment, the clinic door suddenly opened.
Someone came in.
Ou Ruohua, busy with the medicines, asked without turning her head, "What’s making you uncomfortable?"
Fu Tingzhou furrowed his brow slightly, scanning the area, "Where is Tang Xi?"
Ou Ruohua turned around, startled at the young man in front of her. Though she had seen many people, this young man gave off a very different vibe. Aside from his outstanding appearance, his entire demeanor gave off an elusive depth. Ou Ruohua approached, "You’re looking for Little Tang? What’s your relationship with her, and what do you need?"
This young man seemed to have an out-of-the-ordinary identity, his attire, even though understated, emitted a sense of elegance.
A World completely different from Tang Xi’s.
Ou Ruohua also did not recklessly reveal Tang Xi’s whereabouts.
There was a degree of wariness.
Fu Tingzhou spoke coldly, "You just need to tell me where she is."
Ou Ruohua coughed and said, "I... I don’t know, she just works here, what she does privately is not my concern. If you’re not here for treatment, please leave; I’m quite busy."
Fu Tingzhou left without finding the person, and Ou Ruohua hastily called Tang Xi.
"Little Tang, just now a strange man came to the clinic looking for you, very handsome, very... cold and he looks rich and not easy to deal with... did you offend someone?"
On the other end, Tang Xi was celebrating Little Mi’s birthday and was momentarily stunned.
She stood up and walked out to the corridor, converting her voice into text message through a voice-to-text app, "Teacher Ou, is he... still there?"
"He’s gone... he seemed very intimidating, and so cold that I didn’t dare to speak with him."
Tang Xi hadn’t expected that Fu Tingzhou would find the clinic.
Since the engagement ceremony five months ago, she hadn’t seen this man again.
At this moment, she felt somewhat uneasy, lifting her hand to touch her abdomen, "Teacher Ou, I might need to take some leave... I fear I won’t be able to come to work in the coming days."
She didn’t know what Fu Tingzhou suddenly wanted with her, but Tang Xi felt uneasy.
Very scared.
Ou Ruohua listened on the other end, the phone’s software converting to a cold, mechanical voice, yet she could feel that Tang Xi did not want to see that man. It seemed like she was avoiding him.
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