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"Nong Nong. This is between her and me; you shouldn't get involved, and you shouldn't be dragged into it. If you get involved with her, you won't have good things happen to you."
Yi Nansheng's voice was low, and the background noise was a bit chaotic, as if he were in a bar.
Jian Yunong knew that Yi Nansheng was right. Even though they had grown up together as childhood friends, she had no right to interfere with his choices.
"I'm sorry." Jian Yunong held the phone, listening to Yi Nansheng's breathing, feeling an indescribable emotion rising within her. "It seems like I've always been causing you trouble."
"Causing trouble? What trouble? I don't think so. If it weren't for Le Yi, you might not have to marry Huo Jincheng. If you've suffered any grievances, remember, you're not alone; you can come to me anytime. I will always wait for you."
Jian Yunong slowed her breathing, feeling a bit at a loss.
The words Le Yi had just said echoed in her ears once again.
Jian Yunong, oh Jian Yunong, what right do you have...
"Don't think like that. You have the ability to pursue your happiness. Don't waste your time on meaningless things."
Yi Nansheng laughed on the phone, "You're not me; how do you know this is meaningless?"
Jian Yunong was at a loss for words, "..."
"Goodbye, Nong Nong."
"Mm, goodbye."
Jian Yunong sighed, leaning against the phone booth and looking at the moonlight.
A car drove up and stopped in front of Jian Yunong.
"Mrs. Huo."
The driver of Huo Jincheng opened the back door of the car. "Mr. Huo asked me to take you home first."
Jian Yunong had actually anticipated this. Le Yi was clearly not in a good mood and seemed to be in poor spirits. There was no way Huo Jincheng could truly not care about Le Yi.
"Thank you, I'm sorry to trouble you so late."
Jian Yunong kept apologizing.
The driver's gaze fell on Jian Yunong's cheek; under the moonlight, the palm print was very obvious.
Jian Yunong slightly lowered her head, letting her hair fall over her cheeks, and bent down to get into the car.
She wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, she felt it would be unnecessary.
She was very tired.
She didn't want to explain, didn't want to explain anything to anyone.
She couldn't turn to her aunt; she could only try to digest everything by herself.
Marrying Huo Jincheng was indeed quite happy, but sometimes she seemed to forget that there were many complicated matters in Huo Jincheng's family.
A domineering mother-in-law and a scheming sister-in-law who was obsessively in love with her ex-boyfriend.
What was all this? Everything seemed to converge into one.
Her chest felt heavy; she let out a long sigh, which sounded like a lament.
When Jian Yunong returned home, she saw the messy state of the bathroom. Usually, Huo Jincheng would tidy these things up. Today, since she happened to have some free time, she squatted down and picked up all the damp towels, throwing them into the laundry basket.
But there was still a lot of water on the floor.
She found a clean towel again, dried off the water, and laid down a new floor towel and a non-slip mat.
The bathtub was still dirty.
Jian Yunong took a brush and knelt on the floor, scrubbing it little by little. She had briefly interned in the hotel housekeeping department before; cleaning a bathtub wasn't difficult, but it required special attention to detail.
She wanted to find something to do to pass the time. She wanted to wait for Huo Jincheng to come back so she could have a good chat with him.
But after being busy until her back ached and her waist hurt, the entire room was cleaned and refreshed, yet he still hadn't returned.
Jian Yunong felt extremely drowsy. She leaned back in the lounge chair and ended up falling asleep just like that.
The next morning, her head felt heavy and her legs felt weak. It felt like there was a fire burning in her throat.
Drowsily going downstairs, she found that there was no hot water in the house.
Dragging her leaden legs, she boiled some water, but suddenly everything around her started to spin.
"Ah..."
A burning pain spread across her foot; she hadn't held the kettle steady and scalded her leg with boiling water, as if it were on fire.
Tears instantly filled Jian Yunong's eyes from the pain. Biting her lower lip, she immediately walked toward the faucet, pulling on the tap to pour water over her leg.
But the burning sensation persisted, and it hurt terribly.
Jian Yunong didn't know what to do. There was a clinic nearby; she should go there for a check-up.
Jian Yunong put on her coat, slipped on some slippers, and dizzily stepped outside.
The route that usually felt short seemed so long today.
Jian Yunong's back was already wet, and her breath was pulling at her chest like a bellows. She muttered to herself for encouragement, "Come on... you can do it... just don't faint by the roadside, that would be too embarrassing."
Suddenly, someone walked in front of her. A tall figure cast a shadow over her, and for a moment, Jian Yunong felt a flicker of joy, thinking it was Huo Jincheng returning.
"Huo..."
Her voice was a mix of grievance and happiness, but when she saw it was Yi Nansheng, all that remained was surprise. "What are you doing here?"
Yi Nansheng noticed her pale complexion. "What happened to you?"
"I... burned my foot. I was about to go to the clinic across the street." Jian Yunong forced a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes, feeling dizzy. She asked again, "What are you doing here?"
Instead of answering, Yi Nansheng crouched down to look at her foot. Just lifting one foot made him furrow his brows tightly.
"I'll take you to see a professional burn doctor."
Yi Nansheng directly picked Jian Yunong up in his arms. She was so light-headed that she didn't even react, feeling as if she were a feather floating into the air. By the time she realized what was happening, they were already in the car.
Yi Nansheng sat in the driver's seat and gently asked her, "Does it hurt? We'll be there soon. How could you be so careless?"
Jian Yunong felt like there was a thorn stabbing at her temple. She sighed, "What if someone takes pictures of us?"
Who would be so bored?
She wasn't a celebrity, and neither was Yi Nansheng.
In her muddled state, Jian Yunong seemed to grasp something; the person behind this must be targeting Huo Jincheng. Perhaps they wanted to drive her away from him?
Could it be her mother-in-law?
That seemed to be the most likely possibility.
Jian Yunong rubbed her temples and said, "I don't know what's going on. My hands feel a bit weak, and I felt a little dizzy at the time."
Seeing her endure the pain, Yi Nansheng didn't say anything further.
When applying the medicine, she rolled up her pant leg, revealing two large blisters that had formed. No wonder Jian Yunong felt so much pain; when the doctor punctured the blister to apply the medicine, Jian Yunong trembled all over.
Yi Nansheng tried several times to hold Jian Yunong's hand, like they used to when they were kids, but when he thought of her helpless expression when she mentioned being pushed aside, he ultimately did nothing.
He was already divorced and could ignore how others viewed him, but Jian Yunong couldn't.
All Yi Nansheng could do was remind the doctor to be gentle; Jian Yunong couldn't tolerate pain well.
After the medicine was applied, Jian Yunong felt that burning pain finally ease up quite a bit.
"Thank you," Jian Yunong said, still feeling a bit dazed. "I'll treat you to a meal another day. I should just go home in this state."
"I'll take you back."
"Maybe it's better not to. Huo Jincheng might think too much."
"He's in the hospital right now," Yi Nansheng said casually, as if he knew Huo Jincheng's whereabouts well. "He probably doesn't have time to take care of you."
Yi Nansheng opened the car door. "Get in. Are you really going to cut ties with me?"
Jian Yunong lowered her head and got in.
"Huo Jincheng is in the hospital with his ex. Did you two argue about this? Did he hit you?"
"No," Jian Yunong looked at him. "Where did you hear that? It's not what you think at all."
"He has hit you before! Last time at my place, he even tried to strangle you." Yi Nansheng sneered. "Nong Nong, he slapped you for Bai Ru, and you're still going to stay with him?"
Jian Yunong suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness. "No, it's not like you think. How... how did you know? Yi Nansheng... you didn't send someone to follow us, did you?"
"I didn't need to send anyone to follow you. I just bribed Huo Jincheng's driver."
"What did you bribe the driver for? How is that different from stalking?"
"Because I wanted to confirm whether you were really doing well!"
At the traffic light, Yi Nansheng stopped the car and looked at Jian Yunong. "I'm worried about you! Nong Nong, Huo Jincheng actually laid hands on you! A man like that will hit you once, and there will be a second time!"
Yi Nansheng seemed to have already concluded that Huo Jincheng was a terrible man.
But Huo Jincheng was Jian Yunong's husband; of course, she had to defend her husband. Moreover, she felt it was necessary to let Yi Nansheng know the truth about last night.
So she casually recounted the events.
From start to finish, Huo Jincheng had nothing to do with it.
If it weren't for Huo Jincheng showing up in time, she might have had a pair of handprints on her face, perfectly symmetrical.
"His temper can be bad sometimes, but I understand; he was just anxious. Don't worry. I'm not foolish enough to spend my life with a man who has a penchant for domestic violence."
Spend a lifetime?
Those four words caused a fleeting pain in Yi Nansheng's heart.
"Yi Nansheng, about you and Le Yi, she's acting a bit strange right now. After all, she's pregnant; it's a special time..."
"We're already divorced during this special time. We should have divorced long ago. I've already settled everything I could give her."
Yi Nansheng tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Are you so sure you want to continue living like this with Huo Jincheng? Do you know that his relationship with his secretary is ambiguous?"
"I am his secretary," Jian Yunong said, scratching her head. "He is not that kind of person, so you don't need to worry about me."
Yi Nansheng had some words on the tip of his tongue but chose to hold back.
Without seeing it with her own eyes, Jian Yunong certainly wouldn't wake up.
"And also... please don't send anyone to watch us anymore. It really feels strange; otherwise, I will have to find an excuse to fire Huo Jincheng's driver."
Jian Yunong took a deep breath. "Yi Nansheng, let go of the past and start a new life. We can't go back to how things were."
The car stopped in front of her house, and Jian Yunong prepared to get out, only to find that the central lock was engaged.
"I'm home," Jian Yunong reminded Yi Nansheng.
But Yi Nansheng was looking at Huo Jincheng, who had just come out of the house. He saw them.
"Do you think... he will not believe you like last time?"
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