Chapter 784: Chapter 527: Reconciliation
Second Watch.
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Zhongkang’s dormitory was specially allocated to him by the school. The students were on holiday, and most teachers had gone home. He ran all the way down, shouting for help. By the time he reached the bottom of the building, a woman in her thirties finally came out. She glanced at the blood dripping down and fainted...
Zhongkang hurriedly shouted inside, "Teacher Jiang, please come out, Teacher Xu has fainted."
The husband of the female teacher came out wearing thermal pants and saw the blood dripping from Mei Xiaofeng’s wrist. He immediately understood, "Xiao Zhou, quickly send Xiao Mei to the hospital. Xu Qing just faints at the sight of blood, it’s okay."
Upon hearing this, Zhongkang didn’t say much and sprinted away. Right now, he wasn’t counting on anyone for help; he had only one thought in his mind—to race against time and save his wife’s life.
Fortunately, as soon as he got out the entrance, he saw a human-powered tricycle pedaling by, "Comrade, stop, comrade, stop..." He shouted while chasing after it. As the driver grudgingly stopped, he caught up with the tricycle.
Carefully placing his unconscious wife onto the seat, he urgently shouted to the tricycle driver, "Take us to the nearest hospital, quickly!"
The tricycle driver, seeing the urgency of the situation, didn’t bother saying anything and pedaled off swiftly.
The nearest place to the school was the City People’s Hospital. Five minutes later, the vehicle stopped at the hospital entrance. Zhongkang carried his wife inside at a run. "You haven’t paid the fare..." the tricycle driver muttered. Seeing that the other didn’t look back, he shook his head and slowly pedaled away.
"Doctor, help, my wife has lost a lot of blood and passed out, please save her! ..."
Hearing Zhongkang’s shouts, a nurse on duty quickly pushed a stretcher over, "Put the patient on, quickly."
Another nurse immediately called to notify the doctor on duty.
The duty doctor tonight was Yuan Hui, Elder Yuan’s granddaughter. She had already handled her transfer paperwork, but it hadn’t been approved yet, so she temporarily remained working at the People’s Hospital.
"Doctor, my wife has lost too much blood..."
Yuan Hui interrupted Zhongkang, "I see, stop talking." She then ordered the nurse, "Operating Room One."
"Yes." The nurse pushed the stretcher at a quick pace, while Yuan Hui also ran quickly, leaving Zhongkang stunned for a moment before hastily following.
The cut on the wrist was too deep. After debridement, it was stitched with over a dozen stitches. Once she was on an IV and transferred to a ward, Yuan Hui looked at Zhongkang with a disapproving face, "For her to be this determined, she must have really wanted to die. A man should know how to be more considerate of a woman. She didn’t marry you to seek death."
If this had been before, Zhongkang would have retorted against Yuan Hui a few times, but now, looking at his wife’s pale face and the thick gauze wrapped around her wrist, he truly regretted. Although being reprimanded made him uncomfortable, he pursed his lips without retorting.
"She has mild anemia. If not careful, it will greatly affect future childbirth." Yuan Hui looked at him indifferently, "Make her more nutritious food to nourish her. Since you’ve married her, be responsible to her. Don’t always wear a gloomy face; I’m saying this for your own good."
"Yes." Zhongkang reluctantly replied.
"I’m in the doctor’s duty room. If there’s anything, have the nurse call me. I’ll check back every hour." With that, Yuan Hui turned and left without looking back. She despised men like Zhongkang. At first glance, he seemed to have a narrow mind, prone to stubbornness. Otherwise, how could he push his wife to this state?
Early the next morning, Mei Xiaofeng slowly woke up. Seeing Zhongkang, sitting by the bed with bloodshot eyes, her lips curved into a smile, "You care about me."
Tears involuntarily welled up, and Zhongkang quickly wiped them away, giving her a kiss on the forehead, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I made you suffer. I promise I won’t upset you again."
"Hmm." Mei Xiaofeng just smiled, "If you can figure things out after this incident, I think it’s worth it. Zhongkang, I still say, I’m with you because I like you. If I have to die to awaken you, I’d do it without hesitation."
"How can you die? You have to stay with me, to bear our children. In the future, we will have grandchildren. When we’re old, we’ll walk hand in hand in the campus, surrounded by our grandkids. You can tell them about my foolishness so they understand that it was because of Grandma’s sacrifice that brought family happiness and thus their existence."
Mei Xiaofeng nodded with a smile, "Okay, I’ll tell them. But by then, you better not blame me for not leaving you any face."
"I’ll listen to you from now on, Xiaofeng..." After a pause, Zhongkang’s eyes showed pain, "Do you know how I felt last night when I held you?
I felt like the sky was falling. If anything happened to you, I guess my life would be ruined. Actually, I always minded not getting love from my parents since I was little.
I stayed away from the Zhou family, not because I really hated the Zhou family members. I wanted to attract their attention in this way, hoping they would treat me better than or at least as well as Third Brother.
Actually, you have always been the closest person to me. It’s just that I’m not good at expressing myself and somewhat narrow-minded. I always felt that since you love me, you should consider everything for me.
So, when you blamed me, I felt disappointed and said things I didn’t mean. Xiao Feng, I was wrong. I won’t be so petty in the future, and you shouldn’t hurt yourself like this anymore, okay?"
"Okay," Mei Xiaofeng nodded. "When I heard you say you wanted a divorce, I felt extremely angry and thought I might as well die. After all, you didn’t care about me."
"We are truly a pair of fools," Zhou Zhongkang whispered, pressing his face against his wife’s.
Yuan Hui entered just in time to see this scene and couldn’t help but curl her lips.
Hearing footsteps, Zhou Zhongkang turned back, just in time to see Yuan Hui’s expression clearly. Remembering the reprimand the night before, he said awkwardly, "Doctor Yuan, my wife’s spirit is quite good, thank you."
Yuan Hui ignored him, directly checked the data on the bedside instrument, and then observed Mei Xiaofeng’s complexion, saying, "Not bad, but during this period, you must keep your mood pleasant, eat more nutritious food, and avoid excessive fatigue. This fatigue is not only physical but also mental."
"Okay, thank you, Doctor Yuan." Mei Xiaofeng smiled at her, "Thank you for saving me."
Yuan Hui looked at her expressionlessly, "Your life is your own. If you don’t care about it, who else will? Don’t do such foolish things again. Otherwise, I won’t save you next time."
"I won’t. The misunderstanding between my husband and me has been resolved. I was too impulsive. In fact, it was nothing serious, just a small disagreement. My mind heated up, and I did something stupid." Mei Xiaofeng smiled embarrassedly, "Thank you, Doctor Yuan, for your trouble." Saying this, she gently pinched Zhou Zhongkang.
Zhou Zhongkang had no choice but to say, "Doctor Yuan, thank you."
"You’ve already thanked me several times. Instead of telling me these, you should treat your wife well in the future." Yuan Hui said, listing a menu for him, "These are very beneficial for her body. After being discharged, it’s best to still follow this dietary plan for boosting."
Zhou Zhongkang nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I will."
After Yuan Hui left, Zhou Zhongkang frowned. He had no idea how to cook anything on this menu.
"Ask Mother-in-law for help." Mei Xiaofeng smiled at him, "The scar on my hand can’t be hidden. Instead of hiding it, it’s better to tell them. But, don’t tell my parents. I don’t want our relationship to cause more trouble."
"Okay." Zhou Zhongkang nodded in agreement. He also understood that if his in-laws found out now, he and Mei Xiaofeng might really come to an end.
Receiving Zhou Zhongkang’s call made Liang Xiaohong’s legs go weak.
Chuxia and Zhou Mikang happened to be coming downstairs, and seeing Liang Xiaohong’s pale face sitting on the sofa, Chuxia quickly went up to support her. "Auntie, what’s wrong?" Zhou Mikang also looked at her with concern.
When the words were about to come out, Liang Xiaohong changed her tune, "Zhongkang asked me to make breakfast. I...I got too excited."
"Congratulations, Auntie." Not doubting anything, Chuxia said this and turned to the kitchen. Zhao Yulan was pinching dumplings, and when she saw her daughter, her face immediately lit up with a smile, "Awake?"
"Hmm." Chuxia hugged Zhao Yulan’s shoulders, "Mom, am I too lazy? You’ve already made so many dumplings, and I’m just getting up. I’ll get up earlier tomorrow to help you."
"Mom is old, and I sleep lightly." Zhao Yulan glanced outside, then whispered a few words into Chuxia’s ear.
"Really?" Chuxia looked at her in disbelief, "Mom, did you hear correctly?"
"Why would I speak carelessly about this?" Zhao Yulan glared at her daughter in dissatisfaction, "Your mom isn’t a gossip. If it weren’t for seeing your Auntie so hopeful for a reunion these days, I wouldn’t say anything. You should talk to Xiaomi, let him think of a way to check, matters of health can’t be taken lightly."
"Auntie just doesn’t want Zhou Zhongkang to lose face in front of Zhou Mikang, so she’s not saying anything. If he secretly investigates, how embarrassed would Auntie be?" After thinking about it, Chuxia said, "Mom, let’s pretend we don’t know, and later you make some millet and red date porridge for Auntie to deliver. Going forward, when you’re cooking, make something suitable for someone recovering, that way, no face is lost, and it can take care of Fourth Sister-in-law, everyone benefits."
"Alright, you’re still the considerate one." Zhao Yulan nudged her daughter with her elbow, "Go exercise with Xiaomi. Mom doesn’t need your help here. And bring your dad back; he went out early this morning to pick firewood. Don’t let him get lost."
Chuxia chuckled, "Mom, you’re exaggerating. We’ve lived here for so many days, how could Dad get lost?"
"You give your dad too much credit. The day before yesterday, he went out for a stroll in the afternoon and got lost, couldn’t find his way back. He was too proud to let me tell you." Zhao Yulan said laughingly, "Eventually, he ran into Uncle Ye, pretended he just finished strolling, and followed him all the way back." (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes on Qidian (). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)