1256 I Want to Make You Stay 134 (1/2)
”Hello. Where's the nurse? Why isn't she around?”
”She has gone out to buy something. Please have a seat, Ms. An.”
An Xiaoning sat down and asked, ”How are your injuries now?”
”I can get out of bed to move around now. However, I still struggle to walk.”
”Your injuries are going to take some time to heal. Do cooperate with the doctors and receive proper treatment. Try to avoid leaving any repercussions or ailments untreated. Has Shixin been visiting you every day?”
Mu Wansheng answered with a nod, ”Yes, Chief Fan would come by every day and I'm very, very grateful for his help. If it weren't for him, I would probably have died then and there. Or perhaps I might have been rescued too late and ended up becoming a cripple. Chief Fan is really a good man.”
An Xiaoning smiled gently and said, ”That's true. He's a capable, brave, and charming man. On top of that, he's also kindhearted and upright. Whoever gets to marry him should count her blessings.”
”Chief Fan is dating my cousin now…”
”I know, she signed up for a blind date with him too, didn't she?”
Mu Wansheng nodded and answered, ”Yes.”
”Could you tell me about what your cousin is like?”
”I… can't quite tell you what she's like. It won't be appropriate for me to praise or criticize her,” Mu Wansheng answered truthfully.
”It's alright, just tell me about her truthfully. I haven't met that girl before. I shall be frank with you. We've rarely interfered with Shixin's private matters and we leave him to make his own decisions. However, I'm still rather concerned about his relationship. After all, girls these days are so full of tricks. I only want to hear the truth. I suppose you won't lie on account that he had saved you.”
Hanging her head low, Mu Wansheng answered, ”Ms. An, I'm really in no place to comment about her. It all depends on how they feel about each other. If Chief Fan fancies her, that's his choice.”
”Be honest with me, are you on good terms with that cousin of yours?”
Shaking her head, she answered, ”No.”
”Smart people like you are rare to come by. You respect your own feelings and you refrain from making any comments about her. I'm sure Shixin will find out for himself what your cousin's true colors are.”
Mu Wansheng looked up and said, ”Sometimes, one might not be willing to accept the opinions and advice that outsiders give them. Take me for an example. My family strongly objects against my relationship with my boyfriend, but I stubbornly refuse to heed their advice. I don't mind that he's poor and I think that he's good enough so long as he treats me well. I trust my taste and so I won't care about others' opinions of him. I feel like I won't regret my decision even if things go awry someday.”
An Xiaoning smiled at her in agreement.
”Young Madam, what brings you here?” Fan Shixin asked in surprise.
She smiled and stood up. ”Why can't I be here? Mingxi has given birth to a son. I came here to visit her so I decided to visit Ms. Mu too. Good that you're here, it's time for me to leave too.”
”Ms. An, aren't you going to stay a little longer?”
”Nah. Rest well and recuperate. It does get boring in here. Get Shixin to take you out for a stroll.”
Mu Wansheng nodded and watched her leave.
”Would you like to go out to take a walk?” asked Fan Shixin, who had nothing else to do anyway.
”Yes. Can you take me out, though? Don't you want to keep the fact that you had rescued me a secret? If you bring me out, wouldn't that be harmful for you?”
”I don't think anyone would recognize me. We're not going out often anyway.”
”I'll be very slow, however,” said Mu Wansheng. She indeed wanted to go out to take a breather, for she was bored out of her wits.
”We can't let you walk. I'll wheel you around in a wheelchair. Give me a moment, I'll go get one.”
”Okay.”