Chapter 171 - Xian Zihao’s Care (2/2)

Jiang Ruolan looked at his face.

The evening light shone through the bright glass windows of the VIP ward, and the faint rustle of the early winter wind could be heard as it blew through the trees.

But at the same time, Xian Zihao's gaze stopped at the white table beside her bed.

His gaze was so peculiar that it was like a whirlpool in the deep sea. His eyes were deep as if there was no end to the night. He said softly, ”Is it Zhou Shufen?”

Sure enough, the so-called Pendant of Peace must be something related to Zhou Shufen and Xian Zihao.

When Xian Zihao could tell that Zhou Shufen had come, Jiang Ruolan tried her best to control her emotions and truthfully said, ”Yes, Miss Zhou came just now. She said that she knew I was injured and gave me that necklace as a gift.”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xian Zihao's face and saw that there were no longer any ripples in his eyes. He only glanced at the necklace, then picked it up with his hands, playing with it.

”This is not a Pendant of Peace, and it is not suitable for you. Return it to her when you have time, or throw it away.” He said indifferently and then put the necklace back onto the table.

For a split-second, Jiang Ruolan thought she saw a sliver of frost in Xian Zihao's eyes, but it was only a split-second before that coldness faded away completely.

Jiang Ruolan vaguely felt that the relationship between Xian Zihao and Zhou Shufen, one was a cold avoidance, the other a cautious pursuit. Zhou Shufen was a clever and shrewd woman, and Qin Gengxin had also said that she was actually a playful and disrespectful young lady who didn't care about anything.

If Zhou Shufen and Xian Zihao were really like this, why would they test her step by step like this?

But from Jiang Ruolan's observations, it seemed to have the opposite effect in the end.

The cold glint that flashed across Xian Zihao's eyes caused Jiang Ruolan to be a little confused.

A short while later, a nurse and a doctor came to check on her condition. After confirming that there was no danger anymore, they repeatedly warned her not to move much and helped her change the bandage.

Xian Zihao's phone rang again. He looked at the number and frowned. Jiang Ruolan was lying quietly on the bed, letting the doctor change the bandage for her.

Xian Zihao then walked out of the ward to answer the call.

The doctor who helped her change the bandage did it lightly as if he knew her identity as Mrs. Xian and did not dare to hurt her.

Jiang Ruolan was particularly ticklish, and as the doctor's hand lightly touched the back of her neck, she could not help but lie there laughing, ”Don't! So itchy.”

The doctor was a woman in her forties. If it weren't for Jiang Ruolan's special identity, she would have asked the nurse to change it. The female doctor glanced at the trembling shoulder and held it without saying a word. ”Miss Jiang, you are changing the bandage now. Don't move recklessly.”

”But it's so itchy …” Jiang Ruolan laid on her pillow and couldn't help chuckling.

The female doctor sighed and continued to change the bandage. ”I don't know how you can still smile after being injured like this.”

Jiang Ruolan was really afraid that someone would touch her neck. Even the back of her neck was the same. It was so itchy that she could barely stand it. She laughed so hard that she almost burst into tears. ”I can't control my laughter.”

”It's alright then. Miss Jiang, if you survive this calamity, you will have a lot of good fortune in the future.” The female doctor smiled and started flattering, ”Miss Jiang, when you were sent to the hospital the other day, President Xian's shirt was almost completely stained red by your blood.”

”Really?”

Jiang Ruolan had her arms wrapped around the pillow. Due to the doctor's words, she no longer focused on the itch on the back of her neck, nor did she keep smiling.

She suddenly remembered that day when Xian Zihao pulled her up and held her in his arms. The instant he saw the back of her head bleeding and before she lost consciousness, she saw Xian Zihao's face was terrifyingly pale.

After the doctor had done changing her bandage, Jiang Ruolan lay on the bed and tried to sleep.

She could feel Xian Zihao's care for her. In an instant, she felt as if all the dark clouds in the sky had vanished like smoke in thin air.

Regardless of whether Zhou Shufen's existence still affected him or not, regardless of what Zhou Shufen would do or what she wanted to do, Jiang Ruolan would try her best to protect her marriage.

No one would pity their defeated opponents and how could she, Jiang Ruolan, be willing to be the defeated party?

As for Xian Zihao, he was naturally on her side. No matter how powerful the Zhou Family was, no matter what kind of past Zhou Shufen and Xian Zihao had, whether her (Jiang Ruolan) marriage because of personal reason, she, Jiang Ruolan, would always be Xian Zihao's legal wife.

Perhaps, it would be a battle of attrition between two evenly matched opponents in the first place.

Most importantly, Xian Zihao insisted on their marriage and didn't do anything to let her down. What reason did she have to let Zhou Shufen lead her away?

Jiang Ruolan didn't want to be on the passive side all the time, and she definitely wouldn't just resign herself to fate.

Life was always like this.