Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 214: It’s Been Quite Some Years

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: It’s Been Quite Some Years

"Ah?" Su Lu was somewhat surprised, "He didn’t leave?"

"He wouldn’t be at ease." Although Bo Jingshen always seemed to dislike Jiang Li, after all, they had been friends for so long, and both encountered each other at their lowest and most difficult times; he knew Jiang Li well.

Kind-hearted and charitable, he couldn’t do such cruel things, like leaving without saying goodbye when Ying Xi was severely injured. If he couldn’t do that to ordinary friends, let alone someone like Ying Xi who obviously held special significance.

He must have just made it seem like he left without saying goodbye.

"He must still be in the hospital, probably secretly watching from somewhere." Bo Jingshen frowned, enduring the pain in his back.

"Does he think..." Su Lu speculated about Jiang Li’s thoughts, "he thinks that Ying Xi got injured because he tried to save him, so he blames himself?"

"...Sigh." Bo Jingshen let out a long breath, "He wanted to protect Ying Heng’s brother, but ended up being protected instead. Ying Heng’s only family is this brother, and now with things turning out this way, he must be feeling terrible."

"Then I’ll look for him, since he’s still in the hospital..." Su Lu felt it wasn’t right to let Jiang Li stay alone in an unfamiliar place, perhaps already overthinking things; it might be even worse if he dwelled on it further. Better to find him and offer some guidance.

It would prevent him from being alone, where his thoughts might spiral into a dead end.

"No need..." Bo Jingshen reached for his cellphone on the nightstand. Su Lu grabbed his hand to stop him, "Don’t move around, it will hurt more if you strain your wound, let me do it."

She took the cellphone and handed it back to him, but he didn’t take it. Instead, he continued holding her hand and didn’t let go for a while, as if Jiang Li and the phone call weren’t urgent anymore.

Su Lu, whose hand was held for a while, felt uneasy and coughed lightly, "Don’t need the phone?"

Bo Jingshen then took the phone. Su Lu thought he was going to make arrangements or call somebody to search for Jiang Li.

Unexpectedly, Bo Jingshen made no such arrangements; instead, he directly dialed a number, and put it on speaker. Su Lu looked closely, and it was indeed Jiang Li’s number?

"They said Jiang Li’s phone couldn’t be reached..." Su Lu hadn’t finished speaking when she heard the call connecting, a beeping tone awaiting response.

It seems Jiang Li’s phone wasn’t unreachable; not just anyone could reach him.

"Uh-huh." Finally, the call was answered, a low nasal sound came from the other end.

"Come to my ward, don’t wander outside," Bo Jingshen said.

"Uh-huh," Jiang Li responded, his laughter tinged with sadness, "I was just worried about disturbing your rest, and you can’t smoke in the ward anyway..."

"Cut the crap," Bo Jingshen said.

"I’m on my way." Jiang Li hung up the phone.

Within minutes, there was a knock on the door of Bo Jingshen’s ward.

The nurse opened the door and let Jiang Li in, and Su Lu saw a distraught man walk into the room.

He no longer had his usual brightness and seemed quite depressed.

A usually cheerful person is always radiant, but once they’re sad, the gloom becomes especially noticeable.

"Feeling any better?" Jiang Li asked.

Bo Jingshen: "What do you think?"

Jiang Li took a deep breath and exhaled long, "Probably about the same as Xiao Xi, I guess."

"Good to know," Bo Jingshen kept adjusting his breathing to combat the pain, so his speaking pace was very slow and carried an overly evident breathy tone, "It hurts like hell."

"Painkiller?" Jiang Li asked.

Bo Jingshen shook his head gently, "Reached the dosage limit."

Jiang Li seemed unaware of Ying Xi’s reduced painkiller dosage. Bo Jingshen glanced at him sideways, "Aren’t you going to check on that kid?"

Jiang Li was silent for a while before gently shaking his head, "Maybe not..."

"He has reduced his painkillers. He must be suffering more than I am," said Bo Jingshen in a faint voice.

"What?!" Jiang Li’s voice suddenly rose, "Why?"

"Who knows, maybe it’s the concerns of an active player. After all, they aren’t as reckless as those of us who don’t compete," Bo Jingshen said before closing his eyes wearily. Resisting pain consumed more energy, rendering a person tired.

Jiang Li didn’t say anything, but his lips were tightly pursed, and his fingers clutched at the fabric of his clothes as if he was about to tear them.

Su Lu whispered, "Ying Xi has been looking for you, but he couldn’t reach you. Just now, Lie Ying’s teammates couldn’t reach you either, so they came to ask me."

Jiang Li remained silent.

After a moment, Bo Jingshen, who had his eyelids closed as if he had fallen asleep, suddenly spoke up, "Li."

"Mm," Jiang Li responded softly.

With a gentle sigh, Bo Jingshen’s voice remained soft, its usual harshness softened, "Ying Heng has been gone for many years now. Don’t let yourself be stuck in the past."

After saying that, he opened his eyes to look at Su Xiaolu, "Su Xiaolu, I’m going to sleep for a while, don’t worry."

Then, Bo Jingshen closed his eyes, sinking into sleep.

Jiang Li sat there quietly for a long while, and Su Lu didn’t know what to say, so she remained silent.

Then, Jiang Li sat there, his gaze somewhat dazed. After a while, he slowly raised his hand to cover his eyes.

Ying Heng had been gone for many years, yet he couldn’t even protect Ying Heng’s only brother...

A tissue was quietly handed to him.

Jiang Li took it, thanking her, "Thank you."

"You’re welcome," Su Lu said. She hesitated for a moment before softly suggesting, "Maybe I could go with you to see him? I just visited Ying Xi’s ward for a little bit and didn’t stay long. Since Ah Shen is asleep, I could go with you."

Jiang Li took a deep breath, his eyes still a bit red, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

"If you’re not mentally prepared," Su Lu bit her lip.

Looking at Bo Jingshen’s back, Su Lu suggested, "Maybe you should look at Ah Shen’s back first, feel it?"

Jiang Li: "..."

He seemed helpless, "Aren’t you sad?"

"Of course I am," Su Lu said, "But I’m just grateful he’s still alive. The doctor said he was in shock; it was quite serious."

Pausing, Su Lu added, "Xiao Xi is also still alive, luckily among the unfortunate. He’s waiting for you to come back, aren’t you going to see him? Reducing his painkillers must be really tough."

Jiang Li stood up, "Then, please come with me."

Su Lu and Jiang Li went to Ying Xi’s ward together.

A few teammates were stunned to see Jiang Li, "We thought you wouldn’t come."

"Yeah, you should have come earlier. Ying Xi just fell asleep not long ago..."

Before a teammate could finish speaking, the person on the hospital bed abruptly opened his eyes.