Chapter 056: Silly girl, he has already fallen in love with you!

Shi Runrun felt that she had truly gone too far.

He had come to find her despite his illness, and she had treated him so coldly, tormenting him until he ended up in the hospital…

The operating room…

He needed surgery!

It had reached such a dire point!

Shi Runrun dared not imagine the scene—Xiao Xuezheng, who had always lived a pampered life, now faced surgery. What a terrifying prospect!

At midnight, they finally arrived at the central hospital of City B.

The hospital building at this hour was shrouded in the chilling silence of the night.

Once the car stopped, Ji Yunan led Shi Runrun out. As soon as she stepped out, whether from panic or exhaustion from crying in the car, she stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ji Yunan caught her wrist in time!

“Little sister-in-law, be careful!”

Ji Yunan held her wrist and guided her into the hospital.

They passed through quiet corridors to the operating room, where Shi Runrun saw the glaring red light above the door—it was so bright she felt blinded.

At that moment, a doctor emerged from the operating room.

They thought the surgery was over and rushed forward to ask about the situation.

But the doctor explained that the surgery was only halfway through.

He addressed Ji Yunan, “Young Master Ji, the operation is still ongoing. President Xiao has a severe lung infection, accompanied by rupture and bleeding. His condition is not optimistic. The high fever is due to the infection, and his body is very weak, which only increases the difficulty of the surgery.”

After the doctor spoke, Ji Yunan’s expression became grave.

Standing beside him, Shi Runrun listened to the doctor's words, her face pale as death, unable to keep herself from crying out.

A lung infection, ruptured and bleeding…

When he had just found her, she had even run out of the clothing store, making him chase after her…

He had crashed into that hard, cold wall while saving her from almost being hit by a car…

The more Shi Runrun thought about it, the more she felt that she was truly in the wrong, that she deserved all of this!

How could she treat Xiao Xuezheng like this?

Unable to restrain herself, hot tears kept falling from her eyes, and a fierce sense of guilt surged within her.

Ji Yunan and the doctor exchanged a few serious words; Ji Yunan instructed him to do everything possible to save Xiao Xuezheng. The doctor assured him, then re-entered the operating room.

When Ji Yunan turned around, he saw that Shi Runrun had slumped against the wall, sitting on the ground and crying uncontrollably.

“Sobs… Yunan, I’m sorry… It’s all my fault! I’m the one who caused Xiao Xuezheng to end up like this! I didn’t know he was this sick! I really didn’t know… I’m sorry…”

“If I’d known he was sick and still came to find me, I would have gone home with him right away… I really…”

As she spoke, she sobbed, her lips trembling, and soon she could barely speak.

Ji Yunan listened and felt a pang of sympathy. He came over, gently rubbed her head, and comforted her softly, “Little sister-in-law, it’s not all your fault. Xuezheng has his own flaws too. Don’t be too sad. The doctor said he would do his best to save him, didn’t he?”

In love, there is never absolute right or wrong.

If every issue must be pursued to the end, then there is no point in continuing the relationship.

Shi Runrun listened, her heart trembling uncontrollably.

Ji Yunan continued, “Because of flight restrictions, he insisted on driving himself to find you. He drove alone for three days and nights, which led to his weakness. It’s not entirely your fault, little sister-in-law, you don’t have to blame yourself so much.”

But Ji Yunan’s words did not comfort her; instead, Shi Runrun felt even more guilty.

So, after she disappeared, he had not lived as comfortably as she imagined.

She had nearly died in City B, and he had been suffering just the same.

Three days and nights of driving… from the capital to City B…

Shi Runrun dared not imagine how he managed to keep himself going, how he held onto the steering wheel, what kind of determination drove him to find her!

She really couldn’t bear to think about it…

Shi Runrun truly felt she had made a terrible mistake…

She was so useless—not only had she failed to protect her baby, she had let Xiao Xuezheng end up like this…

She was nothing but a jinx!

Seeing her like this, Ji Yunan pressed his lips together, hesitated, and finally voiced his doubts.

“Little sister-in-law, when we were downstairs earlier, I saw Qiao Yu. Why was he with you?”

Shi Runrun understood what he meant and decided not to hide anything, sobbing as she told Ji Yunan everything about Qiao Yu.

“Yunan, Qiao Yu followed me to City B. The day I arrived, I wasn’t well, my illness worsened, and I fainted at the hospital while seeing a doctor. He paid my medical bills and helped find a doctor. Later, seeing that I was alone and helpless in City B, he helped me find a place to stay and arranged for me to audit courses at the university. But nothing happened between us.”

Ji Yunan listened and nodded slowly. “I believe you.”

Shi Runrun looked at him, still crying. “I just didn’t expect that the day Xiao Xuezheng came to find me, Qiao Yu would also show up. They ran into each other, and fought. I tried to stop them, but I couldn’t; their fight was intense… I was scared…”

So that’s what happened…

No wonder there were marks on Xuezheng’s face.

Ji Yunan now fully understood how things had unfolded, and why Xuezheng’s condition had suddenly worsened.

It was probably seeing Qiao Yu, having his anger ignite, and all the exhaustion and stress of the past days erupting at once.

Ji Yunan sighed inwardly. These two—why must they keep tormenting each other?

He lowered his dark eyes, looked at Shi Runrun, and reached out to gently rub her head. “Little sister-in-law, listen to me. You’ve seen how Xuezheng reacted to your absence. Don’t you realize that he has truly fallen in love with you?”

Shi Runrun: “…”

In that instant, her breath stopped, and her body shuddered violently.

Ji Yunan gave a bitter smile and continued, “He might not even realize it himself, but you’ve already taken root in his heart. You saw it yourself—after you disappeared, his almost frenzied behavior. Everything he’s done shows he cares about you, worries about your well-being. He even told me he didn’t know if you were eating properly, where you were staying at night, and he was so anxious about you having no money that, even while sick, he insisted on driving to find you. Silly girl, right now, you are already incredibly important to Xuezheng!”

Listening to Ji Yunan’s words, Shi Runrun’s tear-filled eyes widened in disbelief.

After a long moment, she finally reacted, letting out a hoarse, bitter laugh and shaking her head, “No, Yunan… The person in his heart is that woman named Zaozao, not me…”