Chapter 140 Don't Come
I put my hands down and gently brushed aside the long hair of the person beside the bed, but in fact, I had already guessed who she was in the dim light. Even in the dark, the unforgettable scent of her body was enough for me to know.
My movements woke up Xu Shu who was sleeping. She raised her head and said drowsily, "Tang Qian, are you awake?"
I groaned, and used my hands to support myself on the bed and struggled to sit up. Xu Shu hurriedly stood up to help me, and said in surprise: "Can you move your hands...?"
I smiled and said, "What time is it? Why haven't you left yet?"
Xu Shu helped me sit up and ran to turn on the light. He looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "It's past four o'clock. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
I did feel a little hungry, so I said, "Yes, a little. Let me see what you bought and eat something."
Xu Shu hurried over, grabbed two snack bags on the table and put them on the bed, then took them out one by one to show me. I saw that they were all small things like chocolates, biscuits, potato chips, etc., and there was almost nothing I liked.
But I don't like to eat it because I rarely eat snacks. Most things are dispensable to me. I grabbed a pack of sandwich biscuits and prepared to tear open the package to eat a few pieces. When Xu Shu saw it, he quickly grabbed it and said, "Let me do it!"
I said, "No, my hands can move."
Xu Shu refused and said, "But you are a patient! You should be taken care of!" She tore open the package, took out a piece and said, "Open your mouth!"
Xu Shu's insistence left me helpless, so I had to put my hand down, open my mouth and bite the biscuit.
After she finished one piece, I asked her again: "Have my sisters left? Then what are you still doing here? Are you really going to supervise me to quit smoking?"
Xu Shu took another biscuit and stuffed it into my mouth, saying with a smile, "Yeah! I know what a man looks like when he quits smoking! My dad had a bad heart before, and you didn't see how miserable he was when the doctor advised him to quit smoking! My mom and I took turns supervising him, but we couldn't control him. He would actually hide in the toilet and take a few puffs, what could we do? In the end, all our efforts were wasted! But you are different, now you are lying on the hospital bed and can't go anywhere, as long as I don't leave you, see what you can do!"
I smiled bitterly and said, "Quitting smoking requires self-awareness. You can control me for a while, but can you control me for the rest of my life?"
Xu Shu took out another biscuit, but stood there without giving it to me. After a while, he said, "At least, I can take care of you while you are recovering from your injury. If you want me to take care of you after you get married to Jingjing, I won't let you do that!"
I ate a few cookies in silence and suddenly asked her, "Jingjing...any news? How is she now?"
Xu Shu put down his hand, sighed, and said, "I was just about to tell you. During the day, I called her brother and learned that she was still being held by Hua Qiming. I didn't dare tell him that you were severely injured by his father. But even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. No matter how vicious Hua Qiming is, I don't think he will harm Jingjing. Don't worry about that. When this storm is over, can Hua Qiming still keep his daughter locked up for life?"
I said, "Xu Shu... I want to see her! Can you think of a way to bring her out?"
Xu Shu shook his head and said, "It might have been possible before, but now Hua Qiming knows that you are here with me, how can she let her daughter come out with me?"
I clenched my fists and said, "I've heard a lot of parents who oppose their children's love, but I've never seen anyone as cruel and unreasonable as Jingjing's father. He even dared to take human life! He really doesn't care about the law. How can such a person be qualified to be a father?"
Xu Shu stood up, poured me a cup of water, and said, "Yeah! You are really !"
I took the cup of water and didn't let her feed me. Xu Shu sat down on my bed again, stretched out his hand to comb my messy hair, and said, "Have you ever thought carefully about whether it is possible for you to be with Jingjing when you have such a deep hatred with Hua Qiming? After all, he is Jingjing's biological father. I think Jingjing doesn't want to see you and his father hate each other. It will be very difficult for her to do it!"
I have also thought about this problem. But I don't know what to do. It is impossible for me to bow to Hua Qiming! Even if I do, will the old villain Hua Qiming marry his daughter to me? It is impossible to be with Jingjing happily. What I want to know most now is what Jingjing thinks. If she can decide to separate from that wealthy family and resolutely choose to be with me, that would be the best. But if she can't give up her blood relationship, wealth and glory, then... I have nothing to say.
Xu Shu seemed to know what I was thinking. She sighed and said, "In fact, I reminded you a long time ago that Jingjing's father would never agree to you two being together. But at that time you told me that you didn't love Jingjing, and I had nothing to say. But... things in the world are really unpredictable! I didn't expect such a tragedy to happen. You... have such a hard life!"
I held the cup in my hand, thinking about my worries. Whenever I feel upset, I always want to smoke, so I subconsciously touched my body and found that I didn't have any cigarettes.
Xu Shu was very sensitive. She asked, "Are you craving for cigarettes again?"
I nodded with a wry smile, and she immediately opened a piece of chocolate and fed it to me, saying, "Here, have a piece of chocolate. Chocolate is delicious."
I reluctantly put it in my mouth, but it tasted like wax. No matter how delicious chocolate was, how could it compare to cigarettes? But since I had promised Xu Shu to quit smoking, no matter how uncomfortable it was, a man had to keep his word!
Xu Shu knew I was in pain, so she kept feeding me and talking to me, trying to distract me. I knew she was doing this for my own good, so I just endured the pain.
Soon, I ate so many snacks that my stomach was full. When Xu Shu wanted to feed me again, I shook my head to show that I couldn't eat anymore. Looking at the attentive Xu Shu, I said, "Xu Shu, I will never regret what I promised. I don't want you to waste your time here every day, so you don't have to come here in the future. After all, career is also very important. And you are too good to me, I will not get used to it. I think you know it in your heart that I loved you deeply before. But now I have Jingjing in my heart, and I don't want to be indecisive about her anymore. So... do you understand?"
Xu Shu suddenly stopped busy. Her face turned pale quickly. She remained in the same position for a long time like a clay sculpture or a wooden sculpture. After a long time, she smiled miserably and said, "You... hate me?"
I shook my head and said, "No! I'm afraid that if I stay with you for too long, I won't be able to control myself. Don't you understand how destructive you are? How many men can resist a woman like you? I can never let Jingjing down in this life, so it's really dangerous to be with you. I don't have the confidence to treat you normally, so I can only stay away from you. If you really think that Jingjing and I are friends, then... don't come!"
Xu Shu lowered his head and said after a long while: "I understand! I... will leave now!"
She stood up, packed up, and quickly walked to the door. I called her, "Xu Shu!"
Xu Shu stopped immediately. She turned around, with a look of hope and resentment in her eyes. I nodded and said, "I wish you success in your career and become an international superstar soon!"
Xu Shu was disappointed. She forced a smile and said, "Thank you!" Then she immediately opened the door and disappeared from my sight.
In the following days, my injuries got better day by day, and the pain in my body was not so severe. Xu Xin came to accompany me every day, but on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, she had no choice but to go back to T City.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, I called several employees from the company's R&D department and Mr. Fan to come to the ward. I took out a detailed report on the acquisition of Yejianxiang tea leaves that I had handwritten on the bed in the past few days, and made specific requirements for the acquisition at the meeting.
After the meeting, I talked with Ms. Fan for a long time. She was not an expert in tea, so I taught her some knowledge. From the expression on her face, it seemed that she had gotten rid of her troubles.
After a while, I took off the plaster on my foot and found that my muscles had almost lost a lot of weight. But I still have a long way to go before I can fully recover.
I don't know when, the bodyguard Xu Shu stopped coming to the door. I have nothing to do every day, just thinking about my Jingjing, but I don't know how she is now? I decided that as long as I can walk, I must go find her!
My family spent money to buy me a wheelchair, so I could finally go outside and breathe some fresh air. By the time of the Grain Rains, I was able to walk slowly with the help of others, and I also replaced the wheelchair with crutches.
Another week passed, and Fan Yunting called me from Yunwu Mountain to tell me the good news that this year's wild tea leaves had a bumper harvest, and they had purchased a lot, and would soon return to City B. I was also very excited, because the time for me to show my skills was coming soon.
I asked Zhao Yanjin and Cheng Jia over the phone and learned that Hua Jingjing had never worked at Green Lady Company since the New Year. I called her cell phone but it was always turned off. I was very anxious and didn't know what had happened to her.
Finally one night, I left the hospital quietly on crutches. Hua Qiming was well-known in City B, and it was easy to find out where he lived.
I took a taxi to the Hua family's mansion on the bank of the Jade Belt River, leaning on my cane to look at this vast European-style building. I'm not stupid, I know that if I just barge in, I won't be able to see Jingjing, but I'm more likely to be beaten up and thrown out.
I just came to observe. I would be satisfied if I could be closer to my Jingjing. I also hoped that if I was lucky, I could see her figure in a window. That would be so happy!
I was looking at her in a daze when I heard two car horns behind me. I turned around and saw Jingjing's red Ferrari parked behind me. I was so ! Is that you?"
The Ferrari window rolled down, and a strange girl in her early twenties leaned out. She looked at me with amusement and said, "Hey! You crippled man, what are you doing blocking our door?"
