Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 279: Are You Going to Die?

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Are You Going to Die?

Memories, like floodwaters unleashed, surged violently through Fu Han’s mind, threatening to blow it apart, a chaotic maelstrom of recollections.

Xia Ning stood with hands on her hips beside the pool, gazing down at Fu Han with superiority, "Fu Han, didn’t you want to remember the past? Have you remembered now? It was also in this swimming pool, He Xing’s eyes had only me. I told you He Xing liked me, but you wouldn’t believe it; do you remember now?"

Every word she uttered pierced Fu Han’s heart like needles, the final image seared in her mind being that of He Xing wrongfully accusing her of pushing Xia Ning into the water, after which, heartbroken and in despair, she left behind the engagement ring and parted ways.

Xia Ning keenly observed the changes in Fu Han’s expression, seeing her face pale, she knew her words had hit their mark.

With renewed energy, she pushed forward, "Fu Han, don’t you think you’re despicable? Your parents saved Grandfather He, and you used that as a reason to marry He Xing; my mother died trying to save He Xing. Do you think, by that reasoning, I should be the one marrying him instead?"

Under the sun, Fu Han thrashed desperately in the water, struggling to stay upright, feeling like she should say something. But they fell into the deep end, and with her mind in utter turmoil, she could only flail aimlessly, achieving nothing, ultimately succumbing to the depths with reluctance, sinking deeper and deeper.

Water invaded her mouth, nose, and ears from all directions, her limbs growing icy, and her heart colder still.

She knew Xia Ning would never save her, nor did she want to call for help. The rooftop was seldom visited, especially today. Was this the end?

Fu Han pondered this question seriously. As her strength waned, she closed her eyes, accepting this supposed fate with resignation.

In the last second before losing consciousness, she thought she heard someone running toward her, screaming her name with a voice laden with agony. She wanted to open her eyes, to see if someone did care that much, but her eyelids were too heavy to lift, no matter how hard she tried.

...

The world was a sea of white: white walls, white bed sheets, a world devoid of color.

It had been quiet, devoid of any sound, yet the trees outside the window were filled with the relentless noise of cicadas and birds, interrupting the otherwise pristine silence with a taste of human life.

After a moment, the door opened from outside. A group of doctors and nurses in white coats entered, conducting their routine checks before jotting down notes on the chart and turning to leave.

The man who had sat motionless by the bed, still as a statue, suddenly stood, "It’s been three days already. You said she had no problems, so why hasn’t she woken up?"

"Mr. He..." The lead doctor turned to face He Xing, his calm expression tinged with sympathy and helplessness, "I understand how you feel, but we’ve done many checks on Ms. Fu, and she truly doesn’t have any issues. As to why she won’t wake up, it might be that she’s just too exhausted, in a forced slumber."

"Too exhausted?" He Xing echoed, his heart sinking as if it were plummeting to the bottom of a lake, weighed down by a massive stone, endlessly falling.

When only he and Fu Han were left in the ward, he sat back down. Over the past three days, except for brief moments to use the washroom or to shower, He Xing hadn’t left the chair; even when urgent work required his attention, he simply turned the chair around, using the small bedside table as a desk to work from.

He sighed and once again took Fu Han’s hand.

The scene from three days ago replayed in his mind, filled with immense regret. Why, when Fu Han said she needed to be alone, hadn’t he arranged for a servant to watch over her at the door?

If he had been more attentive, even if Fu Han insisted on swimming alone, he could have known right away and he was sure he would have supported Fu Han.

But as it happened, it was Bai Wei who received Fu Han’s text and found it odd. She decided to check the rooftop and, along with Luo Qinghe, inadvertently saved Fu Han from drowning.

As for He Xing, he only found out through Xia Cheng’s call to summon an ambulance, aware of the incident at the rooftop pool only while he was drinking.

Nobody could clarify exactly what had happened at the time.

Bai Wei said she heard Fu Han’s cries for help while in the elevator. By the time she arrived, both Xia Ning and Fu Han were in the water, with Xia Cheng attempting to pull Xia Ning out, while Fu Han lay motionless.

Fortunately, Bai Wei had played the role of a synchronized swimmer and had learned professional drowning resuscitation techniques. She and Luo Qinghe managed to pull Fu Han out, then began first aid.

On the ambulance, several doctors remarked that without Bai Wei’s first aid, Fu Han might have already "drunk the Spicy Soup" by the time they arrived.

He Xing couldn’t remember his reaction upon hearing this news. He only recalled the trip from the He Family villa to the hospital, where the medics in the ambulance didn’t dare to look at him.

What exactly had happened that day? Was it a reenactment of the incident from three years ago? Xia Cheng and Xia Ning conspiring against Fu Han?

Upon confirming Fu Han was not in critical danger, He Xing checked the surveillance footage from the rooftop immediately.

In the beginning, it showed Xia Ning swimming alone in the pool. Soon after, Xia Cheng joined her, and they sat and chatted by the poolside. About ten minutes later, Fu Han arrived.

The surveillance couldn’t capture sound, but the images were clear. Xia Ning and Fu Han seemed to be discussing something unpleasant, their exchange growing heated as they tug each other’s wrists a few times.

Somehow, they ended up at the edge of the pool, Fu Han forcefully shaking off Xia Ning’s hand, and as a result, sliding into the water.

Although Xia Ning also drowned, it wasn’t serious, and she was discharged after spending a night in the hospital.

He Xing asked Xia Ning what exactly happened, and she admitted she still liked He Xing and didn’t want to give up on him. This led to her becoming agitated upon seeing Fu Han and saying that Fu Han was exploiting the life-saving debt to marry He Xing, which was entirely dishonorable.

Honestly, throughout the growth of He Xing, Fu Han, and Xia Ning, the latter had said far harsher things in front of Fu Han. Not to mention after Fu Han turned eighteen and they got engaged; Xia Ning couldn’t even finish counting the nasty things she said over several nights.

He Xing of the past always overlooked such matters, automatically ignoring any less hurtful comments Xia Ning made to corner Fu Han. And for those particularly nasty remarks he did hear, he would reprimand Xia Ning, but it was limited to asking Xia Ning to watch her words, never being especially strict.