After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 213 - 164: Awakening

Chapter 213: Chapter 164: Awakening

Tang Xi picked up the fruit knife on the table.

The blade reflected a faint, cold light.

Holding the knife against her wrist, her voice was cold and decisive, leaving no room for refusal, "I want to see Xu Yiran."

Nie Xiaoyun had no choice but to tell Xu Ze the truth.

Xu Ze nodded.

"Okay, but Nie Xiaoyun, you must stay with her at all times, and contact me immediately if anything happens."

Xu Ze did not tell Fu Tingzhou. Fu Tingzhou needed to rest in bed now, and if he learned that Tang Xi was threatening her own safety to see Xu Yiran, Fu Tingzhou might get up from the sickbed right now and worsen his condition.

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Outside the intensive care unit.

Xu Yunjie stood at the door. Seeing Tang Xi’s arrival, he immediately had his bodyguards drive her away.

Tang Xi refused to leave; without seeing Xu Yiran, she couldn’t be at peace.

The bodyguards brought by Xu Yunjie were no match for Nie Xiaoyun’s assistant. The two men were easily dealt with by Nie Xiaoyun, and Xu Yunjie stood up angrily, stepping in front of Tang Xi, "What are you trying to do? This woman, you’ve caused my son so much suffering!!"

Tang Xi lowered her head.

"I’m sorry... I’m sorry...."

"I really don’t know what my son saw in you? What makes you worth so much of his devotion? I have introduced him to countless distinguished ladies, and he rejected them all.... Tang Xi, I’m begging you, please let go of my son, I can’t provoke the Fu Family, and I can’t afford to offend you, right? Please spare my son’s life!"

"I just want to see him."

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her, Tang Xi didn’t know what to say other than sorry. The man before her was a prominent figure in the medical field, but at this moment, he was also a father.

Just then, suddenly sounds came from the intensive care unit. Then, doctors and nurses hurried over, Xu Yiran’s condition deteriorated, and the medical staff were urgently involved in the resuscitation.

Xu Yunjie staggered back two steps, "Yiran!! My son!!"

Tang Xi’s eyes widened and she hurriedly walked over, "How is Xu Yiran, what’s happened to him!!"

The medical staff rushed Xu Yiran into the operating room. Tang Xi quickly followed, but at the door of the operating room, she was stopped outside. Looking at the closed door and the red light that lit up above, Tang Xi’s heart was hanging on a thread.

Xu Yunjie’s tears flowed freely, "Tang Xi, if anything happens to my son, you and Fu Tingzhou, even if it costs my life, I will make you pay!!"

A lump formed in Tang Xi’s throat.

She opened her mouth.

All sorts of emotions flooded her mind.

Xu Yiran’s current situation was not directly caused by her, but it was certainly related to her.

She didn’t know how she felt about Xu Yiran, but Tang Xi knew it wasn’t love. Xu Yiran was very good to her, offered all kinds of help, and she always felt guilty and grateful. He was a good man, from a prominent family, handsome, the darling of heavens, a genius in the medical field.

When she was with him, she was also very happy.

Relaxed.

Completely without the tense and oppressive feeling when she was with Fu Tingzhou.

But Tang Xi clearly knew in her heart that what she felt for Xu Yiran was not love; she did not love him.

Love cannot be forced.

She regarded him as a big brother, the best colleague, or... a close person, someone she could trust.

Tang Xi didn’t want to delay him.

His goodness towards her made Tang Xi feel guilty.

Seeing Xu Yiran lying between life and death, Tang Xi felt especially distressed. Slowly, she stiffly leaned against the wall. If Xu Yiran could wake up, she was willing to give anything.

If it meant exchanging life for life.

Perhaps then, she would also be liberated.

Xu Yiran was in the operating room fighting for his life for two hours before finally being pushed out. The doctor sighed and said, "The situation has stabilized for now, but... you all need to be prepared at any time."

Tang Xi clutched the doctor’s sleeve, "He... he...."

Her voice trembled and she couldn’t speak.

The doctor thought she was Xu Yiran’s girlfriend and said, "The most critical injury is to his head, we performed a craniotomy immediately. However, now there’s a risk of infection, and the intracranial pressure is continuously rising. He was suddenly resuscitated from shock today, but that doesn’t mean every time will be a success."

Tang Xi certainly knew the risks Xu Yiran was facing.

"If he can wake up this week, it would be a miracle."

Tang Xi watched as Xu Yiran was pushed back into the ICU, saw him being reconnected to various tubes. Watching nurses bustling in and out, she saw Xu Yunjie collapsing onto the rest chair.

With heavy steps, Tang Xi approached Xu Yunjie, "Mr. Xu, may I go in and see him for a moment?"

Xu Yunjie burst into fury. Xu Yiran’s car accident was caused by Fu Tingzhou’s bodyguard—it was clearly the Fu Family’s doing. And the cause was because of this woman. Because of a woman, his son ended up like this. Xu Yunjie hated the Fu Family to the core, despised the woman in front of him, but what could he do against the Fu Family... At this moment, all his anger was vented on the woman before him, "Get out, just get out!!—"

Nie Xiaoyun stood in front of Tang Xi, "What are you doing?"

Two of Xu Yunjie’s men also came over, standing in front of him.

Nie Xiaoyun let out a mocking laugh, "Losers."

The bodyguards felt humiliated, having been beaten by a woman, and they looked at each other with awkward expressions, lowering their heads.

Nie Xiaoyun looked at Xu Yunjie, "I say, sir, you might not want to see Tang Xi, but your son does."

Xu Yunjie was stunned for a moment upon hearing that.

He looked at Tang Xi, hesitated for a moment, but then nodded his head.

Even if he hated this woman so much, Xu Yunjie still agreed.

Yes, perhaps Yiran really wanted to see her...

At this point, Xu Yunjie didn’t want his son to carry regrets at the end of his life.

Tang Xi entered the ICU.

The first sight of Xu Yiran made her tears fall involuntarily.

In front of her, Xu Yiran looked nothing like the man she remembered—the one with the gentle smile, handsome appearance, vivacious spirit, and a bit of a sharp tongue.

The man in front of her had gaunt cheeks and his frame was skeletal.

His eyes were closed, his face was bloodless, as if he was in an eternal sleep.

"Xu Yiran, today... the weather outside is very nice."

Tang Xi had a lot to say to him, but when she opened her mouth, she ended up talking about today’s weather with a smile.

After that, Tang Xi came here almost every day.

Nie Xiaoyun was always with her.

Patients in the ICU are very fragile, and family members are not allowed to visit for too long.

Every time Tang Xi would chat with him for half an hour in the ward before leaving.

On this weekend day, Tang Xi went to the hospital as usual.

She arrived at the ICU and talked with Xu Yiran.

Today she brought a book with her, a collection of essays.

Tang Xi planned to read it aloud to him.

Just as she began to read the first few sentences, suddenly, the man’s hand moved slightly.

Tang Xi thought she was seeing things.

But as she read a few more sentences, Xu Yiran’s eyes slowly opened. The woman stood up excitedly, unable to believe her eyes, and tears of joy and thrill appeared as she then pressed the emergency bell to call for the doctor.

Xu Yunjie rushed over upon hearing the news, "Yiran."

This was truly a miracle; Xu Yiran had awoken.

The doctors immediately performed an examination and informed the family members that Xu Yiran’s condition had stabilized. Tang Xi finally relaxed completely, she slowly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her other hand tightly holding the book she had brought.

At that moment, Xu Yiran glanced at Tang Xi, "Who are you?"

Tang Xi froze for a second, eyes wide.

"You... you don’t remember me?"