Xiran’s mom answered: “You silly girl. Me and your dad are over ninety years old. We have lived a full
life, and it’s time for us to go. There is no need to be sad.”
Xiran’s eyes brimmed with tears again when her mother said this.
Yiyao felt rather awkward to be there. She said she needed to take medicine and then she left the
ward. Jingyan followed her out.
“I can’t take this bracelet. Please give it back to the old lady.” Yiyao said to Jingyan when they were
alone.
Jingyan knew this would happen. He took a step backward, put his hands behind him and said: “You
agreed to take it. How can you give it back. It’s none of my business. If you don’t want it, give it back to
her yourself.”
It was the first time that Jingyan refused to help her. Yiyao said: “But I can’t wear it.”
“Then put it in your locker. It’s your bracelet now.” Jingyan said. “It’s the old lady’s gift for you. I can’t
take it back.”
Yiyao didn’t insist on giving it back. She put the bracelet into her pocket and said to Jingyan: “Fine. I’ll
keep it. You should go back now. Your families are still in the ward.”
“I’ll walk you downstairs.”
Yiyao and Jingyan then walked side by side. Yiyao said: “I know the director of this hospital. If you need
his help, let me know.”
“Thank you.” Jingyan answered. He was feeling very glad at that moment, because Yiyao just met his
family, and in a traditional sense, that means their relationship just took a big leap forward.
Xiran’s father regained his consciousness that afternoon. And people left the hospital when the two of
them were out of danger.
Kerry was walking with his son side by side. He said: “Jingyan, you spend so much time in hospital
everyday to pursue the girl. Do you still have time to think about the company?”
“The company is doing very well.” Jingyan said smilingly. “Dad, if a company stops functioning when its
boss is absent, that only means the management of the company is a failure. But dad, the company
you built has perfect management.”
“Stop trying to flatter me. You can pursue the girl you love. But don’t forget doing your job.” Kerry said.
“Don’t worry, dad. The managers send me emails every night, and I am still dealing with the affairs in
the company.”
“That’s good.” Kerry said. He wanted to talk about Yiyao with his son, but he chose not to, because he
didn’t think it is a good idea to get involved too much.
A few days later, Yiyao achieved a very good recovery. Most of the wounds were healed, except the
cuts on her belly.
She was getting very impatient, and she wanted to get out of the hospital as soon as possible. But she
knew her father would be very angry if she left, so she had to stay. She killed the time by practicing
martial arts with Azure Dragon, and she was getting more and more bored.
Jingyan said to her: “You are getting so familiar with Azure Dragon and you can already predict his
moves. Do you want to fight me?”
Yiyao and Azure Dragon stopped themselves when they heard what Jingyan said. They looked at him
and asked in unison: “You can fight?”
“I also learned some martial arts when I was younger.” Jingyan said.
Azure Dragon walked to him and touched his shoulder. He said: “No. You are too skinny. She will break
your backbone.”
“I don’t think so. Do you want a competition or not?” Jingyan looked at Yiyao in a provoking way.
“Sure. We have known each other for so long and we have never tried this before.” Yiyao wiped the
sweat off her face. She felt excited, after all, it had been a long time since she was challenged by
someone.
Jingyan smiled. “It’s too boring to have a competition without having a bet.” He said.
“How do you want to bet?”
“If I lose, you can ask me to do something for you. If you lose, I can ask you to do something for me.”
Jingyan smiled slyly.
“No problem.” Yiyao said without hesitation. She didn’t believe she could lose to Jingyan.
“You didn’t even ask how are we going to compete.”
“It doesn’t matter. I won’t lose.”
Jingyan smiled. “Yiyao, you are overconfident.” He said.
Yiyao was getting excited. She asked: “So, how are we going to compete?”
Jingyan then picked up an apple from a plate and put the apple on Azure Dragon’s head, and he said:
“We will do it in this room. The rule is very simple. The one who gets the apple will be the winner. Azure
Dragon is the judge.” He looked at Azure Dragon and said: “Don’t move.”
“So I am just a stake. What if you kick me?” Azure Dragon took the apple off his head and complained.
He knew Yiyao wouldn’t hurt him, but he was worried about Jingyan, because Jingyan doesn’t look like
someone who has good control over his body.
Jingyan said seriously: “Don’t worry. I won’ hurt you.”
Azure Dragon said: “Can you think of something else? I just want to stand by and watch.”
“Azure Dragon, put that apple on your head!” Yiyao said.
“Yes!” Azure Dragon didn’t dare to say no to Yiyao. He put the apple back on helplessly.
Jingyan removed his coat. He was wearing a t-shirt inside, and he isn’t even big enough to fill the shirt.
He isn’t muscular, but he is well-proportioned. And he looks like a model.
Jingyan did some warm-up exercise and said: “Let’s begin!”
Yiyao stared at Jingyan coldly. At that moment, Jingyan is only her enemy.
Azure Dragon counted: “Three! Two! One! Go!”
The ward is not very spacious, and there are tables and chairs, so the two of them didn’t have lots of
space, which made their competition more challenging and difficult.
The moment Azure Dragon said go, he could feel their fists flying around his head. Azure Dragon was
frightened and he shut his eyes tightly. When he opened his eyes again, he found Yiyao and Jingyan
were already fighting each other. And he was very surprised by Jingyan’s performance.
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