Chapter 195 Tolerance
Hua Jingjing seemed excited by her idea. She seemed to have found the best solution. She shook me excitedly and said, "Don't worry about this. I will discuss it with Xiaoshu. I believe Xiaoshu will agree. I...I will go find her now. She should...wake up, right?"
Jingjing said, stood up and walked towards Xu Shu's ward. I said anxiously: "Jingjing! Xu Shu is seriously injured, let's not disturb her now!"
Jingjing didn't listen to me at all, and walked into the inpatient building in a few steps. I had no choice but to chase her, trying to stop her crazy behavior.
Jingjing ignored me. She was only thinking about not letting me give up on her so easily. She was willing to make concessions and sacrifices.
Most of the reporters outside the ward had already left, but there were still many who were still lingering outside. Several bodyguards stopped them in the corridor with expressionless faces and strictly prohibited anyone from entering.
Jingjing walked up to a bodyguard and asked, "Is Xiaoshu awake? I want to see her!"
The bodyguard knew Jingjing, and he knew me behind him even better. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go ask for instructions first."
The bodyguard turned around and walked to the ward and gently opened the door. I saw him make a gesture and Wang Bingzhang appeared at the door. The bodyguard whispered something to him and Wang Bingzhang immediately looked towards me .
Then Wang Bingzhang closed the door again, probably to ask for instructions. Sure enough, the back door opened again a moment later, and Wang Bingzhang nodded to the bodyguard and whispered something.
The bodyguard came back and said to me, "Mr. Tang, the young lady just woke up and is still very weak. She can only stay for a while. Please go in!"
I said happily, "Awake? That's great!"
Jingjing heard it and hurried over. I followed her. I pushed open the door and saw Xu Shu lying face down on the white bed. Her mother sat beside her, stroking her long hair lovingly.
I saw traces of the blood I vomited on her black hair.
Jingjing walked to the bed first, squatted in front of Xu Shu, and called out with tears in her eyes, "Xiao Shu!"
Xu Shu's face was still very pale, with no blood on his lips. But when he saw Jingjing, two red clouds flew up on his pale face.
Xu Shu's father and Xu Jian were staying in a corner of the ward. When they saw us coming in, Xu Jian whispered something to Xu Dahai. Xu Dahai snorted, didn't even look at me, and left the ward.
Xu Shu's mother sighed, reached out and stroked Jingjing's head, shook her head, stood up and went out. Xu Jian walked up to me and said softly, "Don't take too long, and be careful not to make her tired. OK, you two can talk!" He also went out and closed the door with his backhand.
I immediately came to the bedside, looked at the weak Xu Shu affectionately, and said with excitement and relief: "Xu Shu, how do you feel? Jingjing and I were almost worried to death just now!"
Xu Shu blushed, looked at me, then looked at Jingjing, and said shyly: "Tang Qian, find a piece of cloth to cover my head, I... I am too embarrassed to see Jingjing!"
Jingjing sneered, wiped away her tears, and then put her arms around Xu Shu, chuckling in her ear: "Xiaoshu, you are so bad! I asked you to take care of Tang Qian's safety, but I didn't ask you to take care of his life as well! This is a joke, how are we going to end this?"
Xu Shu was so embarrassed and anxious that she had to close her eyes and yell, "Tang Qian, go find some cloth! Otherwise... cover my head with the quilt!"
I sat down beside the bed, stroked her hair lovingly, and sighed, "Xu Shu, the final rule is coming, let's face reality! We have both done things , and this day will come sooner or later!"
Xu Shu had no choice but to close his eyes. I continued to sigh and said, "Xu Shu, how could you be so stupid? You knew you would lose your life, so why did you stand in front of me? Don't you know I would be so upset that I would die? It would be better for Shi Huaizhong to kill me with a knife than to die of worry for you!"
Xu Shu closed his eyes and didn't answer. Jingjing rolled her eyes at me, then leaned over and said to Xu Shu, "Okay! I was just kidding! You sacrificed your life to save my husband, so even if you've wronged me, I'll forgive you! Come on, open your eyes and look at me!"
Xu Shu opened one eye upon hearing this, glanced at Jingjing and whispered weakly: "Jingjing... I'm so sorry for you. We are such good friends, and I still... You can scold me! All these years, my heart has been filled with a sense of guilt. I know I lied to you and betrayed you. If you hate me, I will let you beat me and scold me without any complaints. But... Tang Qian is innocent, he was seduced by me, don't blame him, in fact, he still loves you in his heart!"
My hands froze for a moment, and I was so moved. Xu Shu didn't forget to protect me even at this moment. Her love for me... was so deep that it was unimaginable!
I was about to speak, but Jingjing shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Xiao Shu! You still want to lie to me at this time? You seduced him? What right did he have? Tang Qian himself admitted that he had fallen in love with you before me. Isn't the person he loves that I have always wanted to know you?"
Xu Shu said anxiously, "But... I was the one who seduced Tang Qian! After you got together with him, Tang Qian was so embarrassed that he drove me away and stopped meeting me in order not to betray you. It was me who... couldn't forget him, so I tried every means to pester him and seduce him. Tang Qian... was really innocent!"
Jingjing smiled and turned to look at me, squinting her eyes and asked, "Really?"
How could I let Xu Shu take all the responsibility? I said, "No, Xu Shu actually rejected me countless times for you. You also know that there was a time when I was very sad. I told you that I fell in love with a woman but she didn't love me? It was because Xu Shu avoided me at that time in order not to make you sad. I couldn't forget her and bothered her. Xu Shu... is the most innocent person. Don't blame her. You can only blame me. I am sorry for you!"
Jingjing rolled her eyes, and said angrily and jealously: "Who of you two is lying? Now that it's come to this, please stop protecting each other, okay? I don't want to do anything to you, but... you have to let me know the truth, right? Xiaoshu, tell me honestly, I don't trust Tang Qian!"
I can only smile bitterly in silence!
Xu Shu rolled her eyes twice, then looked at me. I sighed, caressed her long hair, and said, "Jingjing, Xiao Shu is injured, so I'll be the one to tell you the truth. This time, I won't hide anything from you!"
Xu Shu's face flushed, and he turned his head away without saying anything.
Jingjing snorted, stood up, moved a chair and sat down, saying, "Okay! I'm all ears. I'm really curious, how could such an excellent girl like Xiaoshu fall into your hands?"
Xu Shu stretched out a hand with difficulty, held Jingjing's arm, and said softly: "Jingjing... don't hate me, I... already know I was wrong."
Jingjing turned her hand over and shook hers, saying, "Well, we are good friends and sisters. We were both deceived by this stinky man. When you recover from your injury, we will unite to take revenge on him. We must let him know what the consequences of two-timing are!"
Xu Shu was a little overjoyed, and said in a trembling voice: "Jingjing...you really...don't hate me? You...still consider me a good friend?"
Jingjing went over and hugged her again, laughing softly, "Of course, we are both victims, and the real culprit is Tang Qian. Why would I bear a grudge against you? We have been good friends for so many years, don't I know how you treat me?"
Xu Shu was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She choked up and said, "Jingjing, you... are so nice! I really... feel guilty towards you!" Jingjing quickly put her face against her cheek and comforted her softly, "Look at you, why are you crying? It's all Tang Qian's fault! You like him, and I like him too. It's all his fault! We are both miserable women!"
I touched my nose, looking at the two most important women in my life leaning on each other, with endless sadness in my heart. I know why Jingjing is so generous, and I am really grateful for her deep affection and tolerance towards me. In my mind, Jingjing has always been a petty woman. I didn't expect that in order not to lose me, although she felt great pain and grievance in her heart, she was willing to tolerate my betrayal and the love taken away by her friends. What a great love and generous heart! I have always misjudged her. Now that she behaves like this, how can I have the heart to give up on her? If I do this, I will have a guilty conscience for the rest of my life, and I may even regret it until death! No matter how shameless I am, I can never abandon her!
At this time, I seriously considered the whimsical and ridiculous idea that Jingjing had just mentioned. Could it be that... could I really... have two women at the same time?
When I thought about it, I felt it was too incredible and too difficult! Under the current laws in China, how could one marry two wives at the same time? If one was a wife and the other a lover, that would be even more unthinkable. Who would be the wife? Who would be the lover? Who would be willing to be away from the sun for the rest of their lives? Even if they were willing, I couldn't do it. I couldn't ask any woman to make such a big sacrifice. I had experienced this kind of life myself, and I would never let any woman suffer injustice again!
Also, even if the two women are willing, what about their relatives? How could their relatives agree? They would tear me apart! Oh! What a headache! I can't bear to give up either of the two women, but if I really want to have them both, I... how can I have the face to do it!
I was thinking about this for a while, then I looked down and saw Jingjing whispering something in Xu Shu's ear. Xu Shu blushed instantly and was embarrassed. She quickly reached out and grabbed the pillow and covered her head with it.
Jingjing smiled and sat back on the chair, saying to me, "Okay! Now you start to confess! Don't miss a single detail, including how you two were intimate. You have to describe it to me in detail!"
