CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 136: REGRETFUL REMORSE

But———

Six years ago, he loved her so much that he would give up his life! But now———

It was her fault, all her fault, she didn’t cherish this man enough!

Thinking of this, tears of regret spilled uncontrollably from her eyes!

Ruan Zhitong covered her mouth, stopping herself from crying out loud.

There were a total of five people in the hospital room, and none of them could feel her presence! Nor could they feel her sorrow!

Ruan Zhitong bit her lip hard, silently turned around, and left the room without making a sound.

Her departure didn’t cause any stir inside the hospital room, as if she had never been there at all.

The doctor took out a scalpel, found the snake bite mark on Ye Anxin’s ankle, and made a small incision connecting to the marks.

Although Ye Anxin’s ankle was already numb, and she couldn’t feel pain when the scalpel cut through her skin, when the doctor pressed down hard on the wound, squeezing the venomous blood out, Ye Anxin still broke into a cold sweat from the pain, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Noticing her change, Mu Beiting tightened his hold on her arm, his firm chin resting against her forehead, and his hand holding her head gently stroked her small face.

Ye Anxin really wanted to be strong, especially when she felt Mu Beiting’s silent support! But the pain in her ankle was too intense, the numbness from earlier gradually fading, and the pain growing more noticeable! It felt as if the doctor wasn’t draining blood but scraping her bone with a blade.

"Ah...!" Finally, after enduring for a while, Ye Anxin couldn’t hold back and shouted, sobbing and wailing in Mu Beiting’s arms.

"Don’t be scared, don’t be scared!" Mu Beiting’s usually cold eyes were filled with undiscguised heartbreak. He wasn’t good at comforting others, and besides repeatedly saying those two words, couldn’t find anything else to say.

"Sob...sob...!" Unfortunately, no matter how many times Mu Beiting told her not to be scared, Ye Anxin couldn’t stop crying.

Seeing Ye Anxin heartbrokenly crying, Mu Beiting finally couldn’t bear it any longer and shouted at the doctor, "Can’t you see she’s in pain? Be gentle!"

The doctor, oddly enough, wasn’t angered by Mu Beiting’s outburst but instead patiently explained, "Sir, if I don’t press hard, the venomous blood won’t drain completely! Just bear with it for a little longer, it will be over soon!"

Mu Beiting’s thin lips pressed tightly into a line, his deep, dark eyes flashing with complexity, and he tightened his grip around Ye Anxin.

Finally, unable to endure the excruciating pain any longer, Ye Anxin passed out directly in Mu Beiting’s arms.

In the moment she fainted, she seemed to hear him calling her name—Anxin—

It was the first time he had called her name so affectionately!

Such a pleasant sound—

Truly pleasant—

Even though her mind was foggy, she clearly felt the tension, anger, anxiety, unease, and—fear in his voice—

She actually heard fear in his voice!

Ye Anxin’s mind couldn’t process anymore as she fell into endless darkness.

She didn’t know how long had passed when Ye Anxin slowly opened her eyes, and it was already daylight.

Ye Anxin stared with wide eyes at the ceiling for a long time.

This—this wasn’t the ceiling at home?

Then where was she?

Thinking of this, Ye Anxin’s head suddenly cleared, and she sat up in bed.

As soon as she moved, a piercing pain came from her right ankle.

"Ouch...!" The pain made Ye Anxin involuntarily take a sharp breath.

"Don’t move!" Ye Anxin hadn’t had time to understand the situation when a pleasant, familiar, deep voice spoke near her ear.

Ye Anxin turned her head, following the voice.

She saw Mu Beiting and the butler standing at the door, the butler holding a thermal lunch box.

Ye Anxin blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Uncle, Butler? Where am I?"

The butler smiled and explained, "Madam, don’t you remember? Last night, you fainted when they were removing the snake venom. Sir arranged for your hospital admission! You’re in the hospital ward now!"

"I’m in a hospital?" Ye Anxin blinked again, still somewhat unable to process, as if her mind had a blank spot.

"Yes! This is chicken soup Sir specifically instructed me to prepare for Madam, for you to drink while it’s hot!" The butler showed the thermal lunch box to Ye Anxin, and prepared to walk to the bedside with it, but Mu Beiting snatched it away!

"You can go now!" Mu Beiting gave an order without turning around, casually moved to the bedside table, and opened the thermal lunch box, pouring the soup into a bowl.

The butler stared at his empty hand in a daze, then quickly understood, smiling knowingly as he left.

Mu Beiting poured out the chicken soup and held it out to Ye Anxin, stiffly saying, "Drink it quickly!"

Ye Anxin took the chicken soup obediently, draining the bowl in one go.

Mu Beiting took the bowl back, silently refilled it.

Ye Anxin pushed the bowl Mu Beiting handed to her back toward him, "Uncle, I’m full, I can’t drink anymore! You drink it!"

Mu Beiting frowned slightly, "Drink more! Your body is too weak!"

"Wasn’t it just a snake bite? How can I be weak from that! Besides, I’m really full, if I drink more I’ll vomit! Can you bear to watch me vomit?" Saying that, Ye Anxin blinked her shiny big eyes, deliberately making a pitiful face to gain Mu Beiting’s sympathy.

"...!" Mu Beiting pursed his thin lips, saying nothing.

"Uncle, you drink it! I’m really full!" Knowing Mu Beiting was wavering, Ye Anxin pouted and acted spoiled.

Mu Beiting’s gaze shifted, then he sat on the bedside and drank all the chicken soup in one go.

After Mu Beiting put the bowl back on the bedside table, Ye Anxin wrapped her arms around his, asking, "Uncle, how am I doing? My foot should be alright, right?"

Mu Beiting glanced at Ye Anxin’s ankle, which had swollen significantly less, "After the antiserum shot, the venom is completely gone. Other than leaving a scar, there’s no other problem!"

Ye Anxin nuzzled her little face against Mu Beiting’s arm, "Then when can I be discharged?"

Mu Beiting replied in an undeniable tone, "When you’re fully recovered!"

Ye Anxin pouted, smiling, "It’s just a small wound, no need to make a big deal out of staying in the hospital! Why waste a hospital room? I can just recuperate at home! Besides, I have classes in the next few days!"

Mu Beiting rejected straight away, without even thinking, "No!"

Ye Anxin pleadingly addressed the doctor again, "Uncle...!"

"No! That’s an order!" Mu Beiting’s attitude was unyieldingly firm.