CHAPTER 303: CHAPTER 304: SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

Chu Zhan’s surgery was very successful, and he has now been transferred to a regular ward after waking up.

Nianyang went to see him with Li Tingyan, and as soon as she entered the ward, she thanked Chu Zhan repeatedly.

Chu Zhan was leaning against the headboard, looking quite recovered, "No need to thank me, Nini. You’re practically my brother’s wife, and you even call me Brother Chu. If I let you get hurt in front of me, could I still call myself a man?"

Nianyang had lived two lifetimes, and aside from Li Tingyan, who would risk everything for her, Chu Zhan was the second person who would selflessly protect her without any expectation of return. She couldn’t help but feel touched.

With deep emotion, Nianyang said,

"Brother Chu, I don’t have any siblings, and since you saved me, you might as well be my brother from now on.

If you ever need anything, feel free to ask me. If I can do it, I will definitely help you."

"Alright then, I’ll treat you like my own sister. We share the same blood type, maybe we really were siblings five hundred years ago."

Chu Zhan laughed, winking at Li Tingyan,

"Tingyan, did you hear that? From now on, Nini is my little sister, so when you two get married, you’ll have to call me brother-in-law!"

Hahaha, this feels great!

Li Tingyan’s face turned dark,

"Forget it, Nini’s not really your sister. If you want someone to call you brother-in-law, find your real sister!"

It turned out that Chu Zhan regarded his wife as a sister, with no other intentions. That made Li Tingyan feel relieved.

"My real sister, Chu Huan, does want to marry you, doesn’t she?"

The moment those words slipped out, Chu Zhan realized he said something wrong. He quickly shut his mouth in frustration. Nini was still there, why did he bring up Chu Huan!

Damn this mouth!

Li Tingyan felt a bit flustered too, especially since earlier in the morning, just a few looks from Ning Xia made Nianyang unhappy. Now that Chu Zhan mentioned another woman’s name, would Nianyang overthink it?

He instinctively glanced at Nianyang, seeing her expression was normal, he glared at Chu Zhan angrily,

"Take care and recover well. Nini and I are leaving now."

Having put his foot in his mouth, Chu Zhan chuckled awkwardly, "Alright, off you go. My mom and Chu Huan are about to arrive. If you don’t leave now, you might not be able to leave when they get here."

Li Tingyan led Nianyang into the car. Before he had time to step on the gas, Nianyang asked in a tone demanding an explanation,

"Brother Li, are you not going to explain the matter with Chu Huan to me?"

She hadn’t reacted in the hospital to spare Li Tingyan some face, but now that they were alone, she wasn’t going to let it slide.

Li Tingyan’s hand trembled slightly, "You know about Chu Huan?"

Earlier, Chu Zhan just mentioned Little Huan, how did his wife know about it?

Nianyang replied coolly, "Of course I know, she’s your childhood sweetheart."

"What childhood sweetheart? There’s no such thing."

Li Tingyan’s frown tightened enough to catch a fly. Although he didn’t know how his wife knew, he explained seriously,

"Darling, don’t misunderstand. Chu Huan is Chu Zhan’s younger sister. Although we grew up in the Big Courtyard together, Chu Zhan and I went to a boarding school when we were young and only went home every few years. We were merely acquaintances with Chu Huan, and I don’t even remember what she looks like."

Hearing this, Nianyang was satisfied, but she still put on a fiercely angry face,

"But I heard from Cousin that your families are quite close and plan to set you up. What if your parents don’t agree to our marriage?"

"What setup? I’ve never heard of that." Li Tingyan was completely bewildered,

"It’s probably something the adults just casually mentioned without meaning it. I make my own decisions about my marriage; I only want to marry you.

Moreover, my parents are quite open-minded, and if I explain things to them when I bring you home for New Year, they’ll understand.

Besides, even if they disagree, it doesn’t matter. Once you’re of age, we’ll get married. After all, once we’re married, you’ll be living with me, and my parents are just figureheads. Just ignore them."