So, the girl she saved back then was Xin Ying?
Lin Leyao sat on a chair in the hall, staring blankly into the void.
She had many questions for Xin Ying. When she saved Xin Ying from her desire to live, what did Xin Ying think of her at that time?
Did she recognize him when they were married?
After an unknown amount of time, someone noticed a woman in a hospital gown sitting on a chair in the lobby with her eyes closed and motionless, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep. Soon, a nurse rushed over anxiously.
Lin Leyao suddenly woke up from a nightmare. She looked around and realized that she was not in her hospital room.
She was about to get out of bed when suddenly all her movements stopped abruptly.
Not far from this room was another hospital bed, and lying on it was a person, someone Lin Leyao knew all too well.
Lin Leyao stood there stunned. She blinked and stared for a long time before suddenly feeling a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lin Leyao limped over, supporting herself on the edge of the bed. She sat down by the bed and stared intently at Xin Ying, who was lying on the bed, as if afraid that Xin Ying would disappear from her sight. Her gaze was fixed on Xin Ying's face.
Last night, a nurse found Lin Leyao unconscious outside the ICU ward, an unexpected incident that threw the Xin and Ji families into chaos once again.
Neither the Xin nor Ji families got any rest last night. First, they anxiously awaited Lin Leyao's test results, and then they waited for Xin Ying's health report. It wasn't until Xin Ying was transferred to a regular ward in the early hours of the morning that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Last night, the two families made a decision to put Xin Ying and Lin Leyao in the same hospital room.
Last night, the Ji and Xin families, along with others, stayed in the ward until the early hours of the morning when Xin Ying was transferred to a regular ward and showed no abnormalities. Only then did everyone gradually leave to go home and rest.
The only sound in the room was the ticking of the instruments. Lin Leyao sat on the edge of the bed, staring intently at Xin Ying.
After an unknown amount of time, Mr. Xin Guangjin returned to the hospital and walked in the corridor outside the ward, followed by Xin Boliang, who had just returned from Hong Kong.
Xin Bolang only rushed back from Hong Kong after Xin Ying had been hospitalized for so many days. This was the first time he had visited his sister, so he was very anxious to see how Xin Ying was doing.
As soon as he reached the door, Xin Guangjin stopped in his tracks when he saw Lin Leyao standing guard by Xin Ying's bedside through the glass door.
Xin Boliang had already reached the door, and just as he reached out to push it open, he was shoved aside by Old Master Xin.
Xin Boliang looked shocked. He was fifty years old and he wanted to see his sister, but his own father disliked her like this.
Xin Guangjin turned his back to the door and said calmly, "We're not full yet, let's go out and eat again."
Xin Boliang opened his mouth in astonishment, but before he could utter a word of refusal, the old man pulled him away.
Lin Leyao, who was in the ward, noticed a commotion at the door. She looked up and saw a figure flash by and walk away.
Lin Leyao withdrew her gaze and focused her attention on Xin Ying in front of her.
She lowered her gaze, her eyes moving from Xin Ying's face to her right arm and leg in a cast, and then to her left hand with medicine hanging on it.
After Lin Leyao was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, all her belongings were placed in the drawer of the cabinet next to her hospital bed.
After regaining her senses, Lin Leyao found the ring Xin Ying had used to propose on that rainy night in the drawer, but there was another ring of the same style next to her own.
Lin Leyao was stunned for a long time before Ji Rong explained that when the rescuers found her, there was a ring on the ground. Because it was the same style as the ring on Lin Leyao's hand, the rescuers put the ring on her hand and took her to the hospital. Later, it was put in a drawer next to her.
In an instant, Lin Leyao understood that there were two rings in the box Xin Ying had taken out that day. One was hers, and the other was Xin Ying's.
But she didn't last long enough for Lin Leyao to put the ring on her finger before she fainted.
Lin Leyao stared at Xin Ying for a long time without blinking. Outside, the sky grew darker and the moon rose higher and higher. No one came to disturb them in the double room.
At this time, Ji Hongchen arrived at the hospital to visit his granddaughter, but he stopped in his tracks as soon as he reached the door.
Through the glass window in the door, he could clearly see that Xin Ying inside had woken up and was looking at Lin Leyao, who was sleeping next to him.
Xin Ying finally woke up, and Ji Hongchen couldn't help but feel excited.
At this moment, Xin Guangjin and Xin Boliang, who had been strolling outside, returned. From a distance, they saw Ji Hongchen appear at the door of the ward and reached out to greet him. However, before they could utter a word, the seventy-year-old Ji Hongchen, remarkably robust, strode over to them, grabbed one of them by the hand, and pulled them away from the hospital. In the end, the three of them went to a breakfast shop outside.
Having gone through life and death together, the two must have had a lot to say to each other. The two elders, who had lived for decades, tacitly agreed to leave the two children some space to be alone together.
Ten minutes ago, Xin Ying opened her eyes and stared blankly for a long time before all her senses gradually returned.
Her memory was stuck on the day before she fell off the cliff, and all the memories of that day flashed through her mind the moment she regained consciousness.
She finally blurted out all the words she had kept inside for so many years. At the time, she felt relieved, but now, looking back, Xin Ying feels a little regretful.
Over the years, she had become accustomed to enduring these things, and she could have kept them to herself forever. But she suddenly blurted them out, and she couldn't imagine how Lin Leyao must have felt when she heard her say those words.
She couldn't help but let her mind wander, but all the thoughts in her mind vanished in the next second because she saw Lin Leyao sleeping next to her.
Lin Leyao lay on the edge of the bed, only her profile visible. Her face had become noticeably thinner in just a few days, and Xin Ying stared at her intently.
Xin Ying suddenly moved. She tried to sit up, but the IV needle in her hand restricted her movement.
The various threads and bottles collided and made a sound as Xin Ying moved. Lin Leyao, who was lying on the headboard, stirred slightly, as if she was about to be woken up.
Xin Ying immediately stopped all movement. Lin Leyao moved slightly and then fell silent. Xin Ying removed the IV drip from her hand and gently stroked Lin Leyao's hair.
She suddenly stopped moving and saw a ring on the ring finger of her left hand.
Xin Ying stared blankly for a long time. She knew the process of how the ring was created very clearly, but she didn't know why she felt so complicated when she saw the ring on her hand now.
This is her second pair of wedding rings with Lin Leyao. Each ring represents a different stage in their relationship. This ring could have appeared at a grand and beautiful proposal ceremony, where she and Lin Leyao would have put it on each other's fingers, but everything was missed due to an accident.
In her daze, Lin Leyao felt something gently stroking the top of her head. After a couple of seconds, she suddenly realized something and looked up sharply. Xin Ying's gaze met her eyes.
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Chapter 116
After staring at Xin Ying in front of her for a long time, Lin Leyao finally called out in a daze, "Sister!"
Xin Ying's face was still very pale as she regained consciousness. She smiled at Lin Leyao and reached out to touch Lin Leyao's head. "I'm sorry for making you worry."
This time, she touched Lin Leyao's head with force, finally no longer having to be so careful as before for fear of waking the sleeping Lin Leyao. This time, she fully felt the real sensation of her palm touching Lin Leyao's hair.
Looking at Xin Ying, who was alive and well in front of her, Lin Leyao blinked many times before she could believe that this was not an illusion.
She stared at Xin Ying for a long time, finally unable to hold back her sobs as she said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
"Ouch!" Xin Ying's expression suddenly changed.
Before Lin Leyao could finish speaking, she was startled by Xin Ying's sudden action. Her expression changed instantly, and she asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Does it hurt anywhere on your body?"
Xin Ying was most afraid of hearing Lin Leyao blame herself in front of her. Now, Lin Leyao had long since lost the intention to say bad things about herself. Her attention was all on Xin Ying, and she anxiously checked her body.
Xin Ying couldn't help but laugh when she saw Lin Leyao's anxious face with her brows furrowed.
Hearing Xin Ying's laughter, Lin Leyao finally realized something was wrong, "You actually lied to me!"
Xin Ying laughed even louder, but after only a couple of laughs, her internal organs suddenly started to throb with pain. Xin Ying's face changed, and she hissed in pain, gasping for breath.
Lin Leyao, who was still angry, saw Xin Ying's expression change and her displeasure disappeared instantly, and she returned to her anxious expression.
Lin Leyao quickly noticed the IV drip that Xin Ying had removed and stood up abruptly in anger. "Why did you remove the IV drip? What if your injury worsens?"
Lin Leyao stood at the head of the bed, speaking angrily. However, she forgot that her leg injury had not yet healed, and just a few seconds after she finished speaking, she slumped to the side.
Xin Ying had half of her body in a cast. When she saw Lin Leyao about to fall, she tried to help her up, but the cast prevented her from doing so in time. She almost watched Lin Leyao fall right in front of her. Fortunately, Lin Leyao managed to steady herself and sat back down in the chair.
This action startled Xin Ying, and she quickly comforted her, "Is your leg injured? Don't be angry, I'll be more careful in the future. Can you call a nurse in now to help me re-stick the medicine?"
Lin Leyao's eyes were red, and she pouted without saying a word.
Xin Ying clutched her chest and groaned, "My heart hurts so much, is it because I didn't get this medicine?"
Lin Leyao said angrily, "You're wrong. You should have checked your lungs. Your lungs were pierced by your ribs. You almost lost your life. And you dared to pull out the medicine after you woke up!"
As she spoke, Lin Leyao pressed the mobile next to her bed.
The nurse arrived quickly, and during the time between changing the IV fluids and the nurse leaving the room, neither of the two people in the room spoke.
After the nurse left and closed the ward door, Xin Ying, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help but ask, "Yao Yao, are you really angry?"
Lin Leyao lowered her eyes and whispered, "I didn't."
Lin Leyao said, "Aying, you don't need to coax me like this. You shouldn't have gotten hurt if it weren't for me."
Lying on the hospital bed, Xin Ying composed herself. Her face was pale from the injury, and her cold, jade-like expression made her serious expression even more solemn. "There's no such thing as necessary or not necessary. You are my wife and the person I love. Besides comforting you, cherishing you and loving you are all necessary things."
Hearing Xin Ying, who had just recovered from serious injuries, say these words to her, Lin Leyao suddenly felt a lump in her throat, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
Lin Leyao turned to the side and secretly shed tears. Xin Ying noticed that she was crying and sat up.
Her movement immediately made Lin Leyao turn her head.
Lin Leyao's nose was red, and her small face was covered with tears.
Looking at her pitiful little face, Xin Ying sighed and said, "Give me a hug."
Lin Leyao immediately snuggled up to her.
Xin Ying was still injured, so Lin Leyao didn't dare to press down on her. She leaned against the side of the bed and gently pressed her head against Xin Ying's waist.
Lin Leyao pressed her head against Xin Ying's waist and buried her face in the bed. Xin Ying stroked her head and asked softly, "Are you very scared?"
After a while, a muffled "hmm" sound came from the air.
Xin Ying gently patted her head and said softly, "Don't be afraid."
After a long while, Lin Leyao calmed down and raised her head.
Seeing Lin Leyao's red nose after crying, Xin Ying couldn't help but kiss the tip of her nose. "I shouldn't have said those things to you that night. It scared you."
Lin Leyao shook her head, and Xin Ying continued, "Back then, I had so much to say, but I didn't know where to start, so I chose to start with the things from the far back. What I said was indeed my thought, but those were all thoughts from the past. I am very happy now, and I am very happy to have you by my side."
Lin Leyao blinked at her, and Xin Ying couldn't help but kiss her eyelashes again.
Xin Ying slowly said, "I met you when I was sixteen, back when you were a child. Every day you would chatter on and on by my bedside. I never paid you any attention, but you didn't mind and kept talking until the last day. Then you suddenly asked if I was tired, and if so, I could rest. I moved slightly while lying in bed, and you noticed and were very happy, saying that I wasn't tired, but rather out of energy. I didn't understand why you, with your whimsical ideas at the time, would describe it that way. You happily said you could recharge me, make me fully charged. I didn't understand your thoughts and didn't want to talk to you. You didn't care that you didn't get a response from me, until before you left, you ran to my bedside and whispered in my ear, 'Sister, how much energy have I given you after talking to you for so many days? Will the energy I've given you last until we meet again?'"
Lin Leyao listened to Xin Ying's words and stared at her blankly for a long time.
Xin Ying touched her face and said, "I didn't respond to you back then, but now I want to tell you in person that the energy you gave me back then has sustained us until we meet again. Your continuous power has kept me going until now, and I believe I will continue to do so into the future, until the last day of our lives."
“Lin Leyao,” Xin Ying looked at her earnestly, “let’s go public.”