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Chapter 61: Protects You Like His Ego

In the E.R, Xu Mey was waiting patiently for Ye Jie oblivious to Ye Jie's feelings which were in a turmoil.

"Ms. Xu Mey?" She heard a familiar but unassertive voice. She looked at the middle-aged man heading towards her bed. The only thing giving away his age was the grey hair on his head. Other then that. he had a lanky frame and radiant face.

A crease appeared between her brows. "Dr. Zhu? What are you doing here?" It was the doctor whom she met earlier this week for consultation. When Dr. Zhu gave her a knowing look, she realized how absurd her question sounded. She smiled sheepishly. "It's the hospital. Obviously, you'd be here." She answered her own question.

"Do you love hospitals that much?" He asked her while beckoning the nurse to bring Xu Mey's chart to him.

"I don't. I actually hate hospitals." Xu Mey replied honestly. Dr. Zhu skimmed through her chart with a frown.

"Were you aware of your allergies?" He asked turning to her. Xu Mey nodded. "Then you must have been impatient to walk through the doors of death." Xu Mey could feel the sarcasm in his voice but didn't mind.

"Maybe I am impatient." Xu Mey's voice was extremely low. She was contemplating with her mind whether she was really impatient or not. Death gave the impression of being a lot easy at times like it did all those years ago.

"A little impatience will spoil great plans." Dr. Zhu quoted a proverb. "This time you almost knocked at the door of death." He informed her with a bit of anger in his tone.

"Doc, you have a great memory. Do you still remember me? I thought doctors can't possibly remember all their patients." Xu Mey diverted the course of conversation in the other direction.

"I don't remember all. But you... You're unforgettable." His voice was deep, strong and pleasant to hear. His charming brown eyes which struck to be familiar to Xu Mey for an unknown reason held tenderness in them. A fatherly affection that she always saw in her best friends' parents but never on her own father.

Xu Mey smiled broadly. "Even if that was sarcasm, I'll take it as a compliment." She replied happily.

He shook his head. "You're here alone at this time of the night?" Dr. Zhu asked with concern as he noticed the time. It was almost midnight.

"No... My husband is here. He just went out to take a call. I told him to go home but he insisted on staying like a stubborn person. It was him being headstrong that I came to the hospital. I wasn't planning on coming." Even though she was scowling unhappily but her voice didn't contain even the hint of anger.

"He seems like a loving husband." Dr. Zhu commented affirmatively.

Xu Mey looked into his familiar brown eyes asking, "Doc, what is a loving husband?" Dr. Zhu was taken aback by her question but he composed himself instantly.

"A loving husband is the one who knows you better than he knows himself. Love you more than he loves himself. Cares for you more than his money. And protects you like he protects his ego. Most of all, who trusts you more than he trusts his eyes." Dr. Zhu appeared to be in deep thought as if living a distant memory all over again.

"Doc?" Xu Mey's voice broke his reverie and he looked at her with a polite smile. "You talk exactly like my sensei." She never expected to meet a person who shared her sensei's views in life. He gave her a surreal feeling.

Dr. Zhu chuckled softly like a sophisticated person exuding novelty. "Your sensei is a smart person."

"You're right." Xu Mey nodded in agreement. "Huh? Did you praised my sensei or your own self?"

Dr. Zhu touched the space between her brows with his fingertip lightly. "What do you think?" Xu Mey pouted at his reply making him feel even more amused. "Take better care of yourself. If not for yourself, do it for the people who love you." Dr. Zhu turned to leave but stopped after a few steps saying, "Like your husband." Then he walked away without looking back at all.

Meeting Xu Mey felt like a serendipitous encounter to Dr. Zhu. She reminded him of a proverb; 'A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.' In just two meetings, he was able to figure out that she was not fond of life or love. Ostensibly, both were like that branded product that an ascetic person like her didn't want to pay attention to.

For Xu Mey, Dr. Zhu's existence was dubious. He gave her a homey feeling. A self-assurance that allowed her to open up with him. She became aware of the fact that she wasn't a reserved person whenever she talked to him. Despite the fact that he was generally assumed to be a stranger to her. But his deep voice filled with tenderness allowed her to open herself a bit. His voice had the same effect on her as Ye Jie's; both made her feel relaxed.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

It's raining outside and I'm quite loving it. Rain might be a representation of sadness but the rain leaves behind a bright day filled with the beauty of nature and that awesome and calming scent of earth that I love so much.

SO, isn't it a reminder that sadness will leave only happiness behind?

You guys enjoy the chapter and I should enjoy my hot coffee. ?

Chapter 62: I Can't Explain

Ye Jie splashed his face with cold water for a long time. He was tired but at this moment, he looked completely beaten up. The wisps of his hair fell over his eyes. His eyes were getting bloodshot. Through deep breaths, he calmed down himself and walked inside the E.R.

The doctor was relating some precautions to Xu Mey who gave the impression of being concentrated on his words. Her swelling had visibly gone down but there were still some red spots on her body and face. When he came near her bed, he heard the doctor's voice. "Take care of your diet and sleep. Both are necessary for speedy recovery."

"Thank you, doctor." Ye Jie thanked him sincerely. The doctor nodded before walking away. "We can go home now. Let's go!" Ye Jie's voice was stern and he didn't look at Xu Mey while speaking. But Xu Mey wasn't in her observing mode. She was rather in her sleepy mode at that time. All she wanted to do was escape from the hospital.

The tranquility in the car was exuberant to the point that Ye Jie felt stifled. But Xu Mey was feeling congenial. Enjoying silence was her forte and at this time, when she just escaped a hell she called the hospital, she was even more content.

She was leaning back at her seat with her eyes closed. "Are you feeling okay?" Ye Jie started the conversation.

"En." She replied with closed eyes.

Ye Jie didn't want to be direct with his confrontation. But he needed the answers. He felt like he'd go mad if he didn't speak. "My company is starting a new resort. They called me this late for some important details related to the location." Ye Jie lied keeping his eyes on the road ahead.

"Ahan..."

"Some directors suggested we should choose Kun Village." The moment he said 'Kun Village', Xu Mey's sleep was thrown out the window. She abruptly opened her eyes, sat straight and looked at him in horror. Under the dim road lights, he saw the way her face went pale in a second. She was breathing heavily. "Have you been there?"

'Get a grip of yourself, Xu Mey! He doesn't know anything about your time there. Calm down! Don't make him suspicious.' Xu Mey calmed her mind and replied, "No... I haven't."

"Oh..." Ye Jie's eyes were brimming with the accusation but Xu Mey couldn't see it. "Well, I heard it's a beautiful place with mountainous forests and shallow lakes." Ye Jie was marveling about the beauty of Kun Village without paying attention that his every word was making Xu Mey uncomfortable. "Would you like to visit? We haven't even gone on our honeymoon yet. So, we can spend a weekend there for relaxation. It'll be like a mini-holiday."

For normal people, that suggestion was very ordinary. But Xu Mey's heart was being pricked slowly. The pain was getting unbearable with each passing second. Her chest felt stuffed up making it harder to breathe. Her head was pounding loudly blocking every other sound around her. "Stop the car." She said slowly.

"Huh?" Ye Jie didn't understand her intention.

"I said, stop the car!" She yelled all of a sudden taking Ye Jie by surprise. He parked the car on the roadside and Xu got off immediately. The cold night breeze stung her face but she enjoyed it. Ye Jie got off after her and ran towards her. Before he could ask for a reason, he saw her bent down and puke her guts out.

Ye Jie was alarmed. He didn't expect this to be the reason. His earlier frenzied mind now only focused on one thing; she was looking paler and sickly. Ye Jie rubbed her back slowly and held her hair in place for her. He passed his handkerchief to her which she accepted with gratitude.

"We should go back to the hospital." Ye Jie decided all by himself feeling the worry seeping in his heart.

Xu Mey held his hand and shook her head. "It's alright." Her voice was feeble.

"How is this alright?" He was agitated by her stubbornness.

"This is nothing to worry about." She said.

"You said that about that allergy as well." He retorted.

"That was different. This is different."

"How? Enlighten me?" Ye Jie had a displeased written all over his face.

"I can't explain." She tried to argue weakly.

"Can you explain anything to me?" Ye Jie was fuming at his point as he crossed his arms over his chest and pointed his chin at her.

Both kept their eyes at one another without a word. The cold night breeze was freezing but both were standing without any concern. There were occasional sounds of vehicles passing on the road. His eyes were asking a million questions, her eyes were hiding a million emotions. But both were equally stubborn.

After a long while, when Ye Jie was about to give up he heard her low voice, "When my mind is overly stressed, I can't digest anything. It leads to vomiting. It's very common. Nothing out of the ordinary for me." She was looking down at her hands which held his beautiful silk handkerchief.

'Stress? Vomiting? Common? Nothing out of the ordinary?' Ye Jie's mind was running around for answers while his heart felt like being pricked by a needle. 'How much are you burying inside that it's unbearable? And why did you get stressed so suddenly today? Was it because of Xu Liqing and Fu Lan or did I do something to trigger it?' Apparently, these questions were worth asking but Ye Jie had no courage left to ask any further.

He supported her in walking and brought her to the car. The rest of the ride was spent in complete silence. But this time, the silence was earth-shattering for Xu Mey. She felt like caged between a double-edged sword. There didn't seem a way to escape at all.

If the secret is simple, it wouldn't be worthy of being a secret anymore. Some secrets might only break a relationship. But some secrets break a person.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

Dear Readers, if I narrated the content of the video then wouldn't my cliffhanger will just become a hanger?

But don't worry, you'll get hints here and there about the content as for what it is in it? Well, that's a mystery for another time.

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Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

XoXo!!!

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