After she had left the bar, she had been wandering around, as she seemed to be unable to find her way back to Lan family's house.
If she had not heard his voice, she would have most probably been dragged away by the other evil spirits.
Lan Ya laughed quietly to herself.
This should be the best possible outcome.
Lan Ya knew very well that the shop owner must have told Chen Zhendong about her car accident to persuade him to help her.
Chen Zhendong was smart enough to think of the cause when he saw the place of the accident.
She did not want him to feel that she was in a car accident because of him.
Now that he had helped the shop owner to retrieve her soul, it should slightly alleviate his worries, thus making it easier for him to be with Xiao Ziqiu.
She actually did not want to let him know that she had an accident.
However, since he had discovered the truth, there was nothing she could do about it.
She wanted him to know that she would not pester him anymore.
Nevertheless, he did not seem to believe it.
Lan Ya shook her head with a bitter smile.
However, she knew him too well. Through this incident, she could tell that he still had some feelings for her.
She thought that he had nothing but contempt for her.
However, it turned out that it was not true.
Otherwise, she really could not stand it if the person she had loved for her entire life, would hate her forever.
Even if she was to die, she did not want it to be this way.
After all, it would be too miserable and disappointing.
She had given so much love to one person.
However, she never expected to receive anything in return. Nevertheless, she hoped that he would at least not despise her. Unlike his assumption, she was not someone that would use every despicable method to get him.
She always hoped that their relationship could be more simple.
However, she had used the wrong way to start the relationship.
Now, she could finally detect some panic on his face.
Perhaps, he would still worry about her.
Lan Ya glanced at Chen Zhendong for the last time. After the Soul Returning Lights were extinguished, her soul also disappeared into the wispy white mist.
The scenes of the empty streets started to revolve again.
Chen Zhendong slowly opened his eyes as he woke from the pain. He could move now, but he strangely could not see anyone around him.
He leaned against the cold metal beside him, thinking that he would be able to see her safe and sound when he woke up.
However, all he could only see was a girl in kasaya and a silent boy.
He stood up with a rush, but his stomach ached terribly. He mustered up the courage and asked the dreaded question, "Did it fail? Why am I all right?"
"It did not fail." Helian Wei Wei's voice was very calm as she said, "What the Soul Returning Light originally needed is not the date and time of your birth, but Lan Ya's. I was merely lying to you just now, you don't actually have to sacrifice your lifespan for her. It's just that opening the Path of Yin and Yang will attract a lot of evil spirits, and they will usually drag humans down with them. Of course, you are safe with me here."
Chen Zhendong no longer cared about her lies and hurriedly asked, "How about Lan Ya? Where is she?"
"Since the Soul Returning Lights have been extinguished, this means that she has returned to her body. Your obsession is still necessary to retain the soul. She should be in the hospital, but I'm not sure if she is awake now." Helian Wei Wei saw her prayer beads shone again, which meant that she had completed another merit. Thus, she was not worried about Lan Ya's problems.
Helian Wei Wei looked at his back and opened her mouth again, "Although I lied to you about taking your lifespan, everything else is true. Lan Ya will never treat you the same as she did before. Mr. Chen, it would be better for you to prepare yourself mentally."
Chen Zhendong was stunned momentarily. After stopping for a few seconds, he hastily headed to the hospital that he would not usually step into.
He wanted Lan Ya to be the first person she saw when she woke up.
However, he was too naive.
Lan Ya's brother, Lan Shi, gave him the cold shoulder when he saw him. He turned away and immediately instructed the bodyguard hired by the Lan Family to stand guard in one of the corridors of the hospital.
That shop owner was right.
The Lan family has started to try and separate me from Lan Ya.
I must not let it go on like this.
They should at least let me sit and wait at a place where I can see her.
However, it was clear as day that Lan Shi deeply despised him. Otherwise, he would not completely treat him so antagonistically and merely sneered, "What are you doing here?"
"I would like to see her," he said honestly.
However, Lan Shi refused to believe him and growled, "Did Uncle Chen ask you to come here? Actually, this is not necessary. My sister has been strong-willed since she was young. She may be fooled once, but she would not fall for the same trick the second time. Just leave and go on with your own life. In the future, don't ever come here and pretend to care for her. There's no need to force her to keep quiet about certain things, to ensure the relationship between the Chen family and Lan family is cordial anymore. Our Lan family never cares about these anyway. Similarly, if a trashy man like you ever comes near her again, I will drive them far away."
Chen Zhendong could not refute Lan Shi's words, as he really did force her to do all those things.
Nevertheless, this time, he really did not harbor any evil intentions at all.
I just really want to see her.
Just a glance, please.
However, Lan Shi merely stared at him indifferently without any emotions on his expression. "Chen Zhendong, do you have any idea when she was sent here? It was May 23, five days have passed since then. Even those who are not close to her have come to visit her. However, you're the last one to arrive. I'm her brother, and she's the only daughter of the Lan Family. She might not be that gentle, but she would never trouble anyone."
"Perhaps, I should have stopped her when she came back three years ago. At that time, her body was shaking in joy when she told me that both of you are in a relationship. Do you know what is at the end of this corridor? It's a sterile ward. In the past few days, I've seen her being revived twice. Each time, it seemed that she was really going to die. All of this happened because no one was there on time when she met the car accident."
He continued angrily, "Chen Zhendong, you were in the hospital that day, and you clearly know how close you were to the accident site. But, what were you doing at that time? Chit-chatting with a female doctor? You were doing a disservice to her right when she was losing her life! I will not tell my dad or Uncle Chen, however, Chen Zhendong, don't you ever think of seeing Lan Ya again!"
Chapter 1057 - The Meeting After She Regained Consciousness
Chen Zhendong knew that Young Master Lan, who was very influential in the business circle, definitely had that ability to make sure he could not see Lan Ya anymore.
Similarly, he also knew that the two families would not feud with each other simply because of this incident.
If Lan Shi refused to let him see Lan Ya, he would ask his father to help him.
After all, the two families had been very tight-knit for generations. If his father opened his mouth, Uncle Lan would surely agree to it no matter what.
His father seemed to be startled when he looked at him. Then, he became silent for some time before saying, "Your mother and I always thought that you've never loved Xiao Ya. Thus, we kept waiting for you to bring Xiao Ziqiu home. We've been watching Xiao Ya grow up, so your mother always hoped that both of you would be together. However, when you grew older, your mother noticed that you really didn't have any love for Xiao Ya. Thus, she finally ga
ve up on the idea."
"Especially in the past three years, both of you rarely spoke to each other in public. I've thought about sending you overseas for a while, to avoid Xiao Ya from falling further for you. As your parents, we can tell that there's something amiss. However, your Uncle Lan also told me not to meddle in this matter. Son, have you ever thought about it? No father would be willing to see his own daughter become like this, so you've long lost all your credibility in your Uncle Lan's heart. He will never agree to let you be with her anymore, so why are you doing this?"
"I want to see her." Chen Zhendong sat with his face lowered, as he slowly clenched his hands on his t.h.i.g.h. "I just want to see her."
Mother Chen had never seen her son like this before.
Except when Father Chen was arrested in the past, he had never behaved this way.
All these years, her son had never made them worry about him.
Although he did not delve into politics, his accomplishments and achievements in the medical field had made them feel very honored and proud.
Their son had always been strong, and they had rarely seen him so fragile like this. Seeing him begging them like this was even more impossible.
Children from wealthy families like them mostly depended on their parents, either in their careers or in their studies. .
Nevertheless, he had now changed into someone completely different.
As a mother, she knew her son the best, so Mother Chen could comprehend the entire situation. After hearing Chen Zhendong's words, she put down the tea that she brewed for the father and son, and looked at Chen Zhendong. "Little Dong, it's okay if you want your father and I to speak for you. However, you have to bear in mind that, this time it's you who have done something bad to Xiao Ya, and it's our family that owes the Lan family…"
The Chen couple went to the hospital and stayed for over an hour.
After all, they were old family friends.
The relationship between the previous generation was too close-knit.
Thus, the Lan family relented and allowed Chen Zhendong to visit Lan Ya.
When Lan Shi saw him again, he smirked at him with mockery that only both of them could understand, as if saying that he needed his parents to solve his problem because he failed to do so.
However, Chen Zhendong did not care how Lan Shi looked at him.
At this moment, he merely hoped to see that person. Even if she was still lying on the bed, he desperately wanted to see her again.
When he opened the door, he accidentally made eye contact with the person on the bed.
Chen Zhendong did not expect that she had already woken up.
Nobody told him about that.
Lan Shi even kicked him out when he first came here.
Chen Zhendong was shocked, so he just stared blankly at her under the faint light.
She seemed to be slightly thinner, with pale skin. She was sitting on the hospital bed and wearing a set of large patient clothes. Her slender wrists were exposed from the sleeves, the back of her hand seemed to have many marks of injections. The trace of the car accident was still very obvious, as the scar on her arm and gauze on her head were still there. Fortunately, there were no obvious wounds on her face. Her physical condition was not great, but she appeared very relaxed. Two of her friends were sitting beside her. Chen Zhendong knew one of them, who was also her best male friend, and he was holding a spoon to feed her for soup.
It was supposed to be his place, but he was too late.
Once he was late for that spot, it would never belong to him anymore.
Lan Ya was looking at him with a hint of surprise on her face, as if she did not expect him to appear here.
What have I done…
To make her start becoming wary of me?
Chen Zhendong did not know what she thought of him.
He watched Lan Shi walking over and smiling at her, with some mockery in his voice. "I can't stop him, this guy asked for help from Uncle Chen and Auntie Chen."
He sounded as if he had been exiled from their circle.
So, is she the one who did not want to see me?
Chen Zhendong's fingers stiffened, and his stomach began to ache again.
He had no idea where this uncanny feeling of insecurity came from.
However, he could clearly sense that something was no longer the same as before.
Even the facial expression that she had when facing him was different too.
He could not find any trace of the past on her now.
He had imagined many scenes when he saw her again, but none of them would turn out like this. She merely sat there and gazed at him indifferently…
It was as if he was just a stranger to her. Of course, she was still curious and asked him a question.
"Why are you here?"
He always knew that she was someone who would not make people feel uncomfortable.
Yet, he also knew that she would only smile gently when she dealt with people and matters in a professional setting.
It was as if she was asking him a question, but there was something else hidden in her eyes. It seemed that they were filled with suspicion and doubt.
"Is it because my parents exaggerated my illness?" She laughed again brightly and replied, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry about it. You don't have to feel guilty too, I should be discharged in a few days."
The more he could feel the distance in her words.
This was because she immediately looked away and faced her friends again, after saying these words. That man was undoubtedly good to her and seemed to be minding her as he muttered, "Talk less, don't tire yourself."
With that, she obediently shut her mouth and continued to drink the soup.
He was left standing there, looking utterly lost.
However, he thought that it would be good to accompany her like this.
Even if the person that she trusted the most was no longer him.
He could guess what Lan Shi had told her when she woke up.
The place where she had the car accident was just across the street from his workplace. If he was concerned about her, he would have been able to sense it. However, he was too busy drinking coffee with another woman at that time.
To her, Chen Zhendong was still the jerk who did not even love or care about her. He even kicked her out of his apartment in the middle of the night.
Chapter 1058 - 1054
He thought that she would be infuriated because of this and on top of that, he also thought that she would treat him indifferently.
However, none of his expectations were like what was happening now.
She seemed to have accepted everything calmly without any complaints.
His apology was of no use at all.
His explanation was redundant as he did not even get the chance to speak up.
It was all due to the fact that she was smiling as if nothing had happened.
The abrupt feeling of being obstructed from her heart was far more agonizing than her being indifferent toward him.
She probably had noticed his presence on the side. After all, those people were chatting and giggling while he stood there like a stickman, appearing rather eye-catching.
She glanced in his direction and thought for a while before saying, "Don't you need to accompany Ms. Xiao? You can actually bring her along when you pay me a visit next time."
At that moment, he thought that he had misheard it.
However, her voice was so clear.
It was so clear to the extent that his ears hurt a bit.
Does she ask me to bring along another woman?
In other words, does it mean that she won't care who I will be with anymore?
Perhaps his expression was beyond her expectation, thus she continued to explain, "You don't have to worry about it. I won't break the relationship between you two. What I meant is, you don't have to force yourself to come here alone, you can bring her along too. I might have behaved a little bit mean before,
but believe me, I will not impede you two anymore."
He believed her and due to his trust for her, he was instantly numb toward the surroundings by her words.
In fact, Lan Ya had predicted that he would come here.
After all, it was him, who helped her during the evocation.
She thought that was good enough.
She also heard from her brother that her father intended to keep a distance from the Chen family.
She then understood the reason why he was here.
Firstly, it was because he was still slightly concerned about her.
Secondly, he was here because of guilt.
However, he kept silent since he arrived as though he was being forced by someone to come here. Hence, she did not know how to deal with it.
At this moment, she could not tell to what extent he would believe in her.
However, it was reassuring to know that so far he did not assume that everything was planned ahead by her.
In order to make him believe in her, she tilted her head to look at someone who was still feeding her soup. She pulled him over and uttered, "I'll probably mingle with this guy more often in the future so I will not have time to annoy you anymore. You can get along well with Ms. Xiao, and probably we can have a meal together in the future when the opportunity comes. So now you don't have to worry that I might embarrass her again when I see her. Both Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen are aging, you should take her home, uh, seems like I've talked too much."
"Now you know?" Someone rolled his eyes and put the soup bowl aside.
She knew she should not involve someone in this, but she did not know how to make him trust her if she did not do so.
To be honest, she could not avoid meeting him in the future.
He always said nothing, and this had caused her to subconsciously think of their past.
That was too tiring.
In fact, she knew very clearly how he behaved when he really cared for someone.
Especially when he was facing Xiao Qingqiu, he was extremely gentle.
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