CHAPTER 135: CHAPTER 135: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH AN OLD FLAME

After Mu Beiting turned off his phone, the car finally became quiet! The driver quickly drove to the best private hospital in Jin City, the same hospital where Mu Beiting was previously admitted.

Mu Beiting got out of the car first, then carried Ye Anxin out and ran straight to the emergency room.

The nurse in the emergency room saw that Ye Anxin’s ankle was swollen bigger than a bun and hurriedly took Mu Beiting to the emergency diagnosis room.

After settling Ye Anxin on the bed in the emergency diagnosis room, the nurse went out to call the doctor.

The nurse had just left, and a figure walked past the doorway of the unclosed room! The owner of the figure inadvertently glimpsed Ye Anxin sitting on the hospital bed, hesitated slightly, then pushed the door open.

The visitor stood at the door, surprised, and asked, "Miss Ye, is that really you? I thought I was mistaken! It’s so late, why are you here?"

Ye Anxin looked up and smiled when she saw who was at the door, "Miss Ruan, what brings you here?"

Yes, the visitor was none other than Ruan Zhitong, who had met Ye Anxin once in the mall.

Ruan Zhitong walked into the room, glanced at Ye Anxin’s swollen ankle, and asked with concern, "I felt a bit of stomach pain, so I came to check up and buy some medicine! What’s happened to you? Why is your foot so swollen?"

Ye Anxin touched her head, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Bitten by a snake?"

"A snake? How could there be snakes in the city?" Saying this, she suddenly seemed to remember something and realized, "Oh! I remember now, you live in a villa halfway up the mountain, not in the city!"

"...!" Ye Anxin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but finally suppressed it.

Some things can’t be explained in a few words. Some things are even harder to tell others! So, since she misunderstood, let her misunderstand completely!

Ruan Zhitong turned her gaze to Mu Beiting and naturally called him, "Beiting!"

Hearing this address, Ye Anxin’s eyebrows unconsciously furrowed, and she felt uneasy in her heart.

It’s not that she’s petty, but no matter which woman it is, seeing another woman address her husband so intimately would upset her a little!

Mu Beiting’s gaze was fixed solely on Ye Anxin from beginning to end. Even if Ruan Zhitong greeted him proactively, he seemed not to hear her at all.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward!

Ye Anxin felt uneasy, Ruan Zhitong’s eyes were all for Mu Beiting, while Mu Beiting’s eyes were only for Ye Anxin!

At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open again! The nurse who left earlier hurried in with the doctor.

The doctor came to the bedside, squatted down, carefully examined her condition, and asked while examining, "Miss, what bit you?"

Ye Anxin answered honestly, "I was just bitten by a snake!"

The doctor didn’t stop his actions and continued to ask, "A snake? What kind of snake? How could there be snakes in the city?"

Ye Anxin pursed her lips, thought for a while, and then said, "It was a snake with a completely green body, the same color as grass!"

"There are many green snakes! Miss, I can’t be sure how venomous the snake that bit you is, but I’m sure the snake must be poisonous. So... please bear with me while I check your wound to see if there’s any venom left. If there is, I must extract the poison!" After speaking, the doctor instructed the nurse beside him, "Go prepare the serum!"

"Yes!" The nurse nodded and turned to leave.

Hearing about poison extraction, Ye Anxin couldn’t help but shiver, fearfully grabbing Mu Beiting’s hand and cautiously asked, "Extract the poison? How?"

Watching the two hands tightly clasped together, a trace of hurt flashed in Ruan Zhitong’s eyes.

"We’ll have to use a scalpel to cut open the bitten area and then let it bleed!" the doctor said while starting to put on gloves.

Upon hearing this, Ye Anxin tightened her grip on Mu Beiting’s hand and instinctively leaned towards him, "Cut open the flesh? Won’t that be painful?"

The doctor didn’t answer, just used his gloved hand to press down hard on Ye Anxin’s swollen ankle two times, "Does it hurt?"

Ye Anxin looked at the doctor, confused, and shook her head.

The doctor nodded and explained, "The snake venom has already numbed your nerves, so the extraction won’t be very painful!"

Hearing the doctor’s words, Ye Anxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The doctor stared at Ye Anxin’s swollen ankle for a long time, puzzled, and asked, "But it’s strange, looking at your ankle’s state, the snake that bit you should be poisonous. Even if we can’t determine the venom’s intensity, your condition shouldn’t be as good as it is now?"

Ye Anxin slowly explained, "When the snake first bit me, I felt a bit dizzy, my whole body was weak, and it felt like I was going to faint! But after the uncle sucked out the venom, my symptoms disappeared!"

As Ye Anxin finished her words, Ruan Zhitong looked at Mu Beiting in disbelief, with shock and pain in her eyes!

Every time she saw Mu Beiting being so good to Ye Anxin, she felt like the wound in her heart opened again. The pain was invisible to those around, but she could clearly feel the piercing agony.

The doctor, realizing the situation, nodded, "That explains it! Although such a method isn’t scientific and is not recommended since the person sucking the venom might also get poisoned. Fortunately, he extracted the poison in time; otherwise... you might not have made it to the hospital in time! I must say, this gentleman’s emergency measures were excellent! The handkerchief tied was also good, preventing the venom from spreading!"

Listening to the doctor’s words, Ye Anxin felt a warmth in her heart, her nose couldn’t help but get a little sour, and she involuntarily raised her head to look at Mu Beiting.

Mu Beiting looked down at her clear and watery eyes, his thin lips pressed into a line, his expression as cold as always, but with an unhidden depth of heartache and concern in his eyes.

Although he hadn’t said a word from start to finish, she was deeply touched, truly touched! Her uncle would always be the best!

This scene, falling into Ruan Zhitong’s eyes, completely resembled a picture of deep conjugal love!

Her heart—aching unbearably, her petite body wobbled in panic, and she staggered back two steps.

"Miss, I have to extract the poison now, please bear with it!" Although aware that Ye Anxin’s ankle was already numb, the doctor still made sure she was mentally prepared before operating.

Ye Anxin tightly clung to Mu Beiting’s arm, biting her lip hard, shutting her eyes in fear, and nodded vigorously.

Mu Beiting sat down by Ye Anxin’s bedside, embracing her small body, then pressed her head against his chest, preventing her from having the chance to open her eyes and look.

Ruan Zhitong, eyes red, tears swirling in her eyes, found the sight piercingly painful, yet she was unwilling to look away.

If six years ago she hadn’t left, the woman lying in his embrace would be her! And this warm embrace would belong to her alone!