The little one bravely stood guard before the sickbed, fearless and valiant like a knight protecting a princess.
Su Ding's eyes felt a sting of emotion.
"What do you want, Ms. Wang?" a somber, chilling voice echoed from the doorway.
A chill ran down Wang Meilan's spine. She turned and saw Jin Ye looking at her with an extremely displeased expression, the displeasure in his eyes evident.
"Mr. Jin... President Jin, I was just asking how Xiao Xi ended up here," Wang Meilan stammered, flustered, forcing a dry laugh.
Jin Xiao Xi immediately pounced into Jin Ye's arms, crying loudly, "Daddy, she wanted to hit me, sob..."
Shao Lin followed closely, and upon seeing the scene, she became both panicked and angry. "Mom! What are you doing?"
Wang Meilan knew she had caused trouble and was also flustered.
She covered her face, facing her daughter's questioning with anxiety. "I..."
Just yesterday her daughter had found out about her affair, and today she had caused more trouble for her daughter, and worse, had been made a fool of by that little slut Shao Xu. She felt a pang of heartache.
Shao Lin was angry with her mother but couldn't do anything about it, so she could only apologize pitifully, "I'm so sorry, Sister Su Ding. My mother has been emotionally unstable lately."
Then, she looked at Jin Xiao Xi, "Are you alright, Xiao Xi? Why would Grandma hit you? Don't be scared."
Jin Xiao Xi ignored her and rushed into Jin Ye's arms. "Not only did she want to hit me, but she wanted to hit Auntie Su Ding too!"
Jin Ye held his son tightly and said coldly, "Shao Lin, take your mother out!"
Shao Lin's beautiful eyes instantly filled with tears. "Yes, I'll listen to you, Brother Jin. Xiao Xi, stop crying. Auntie is leaving now."
Wang Meilan shot a hateful glare at Su Ding, who was smiling at her from the bed, and then left with a huff.
After Shao Lin and her mother departed, silence fell upon the hospital room.
Jin Xiao Xi stopped crying and returned to Su Ding's bedside. Su Ding wiped his tears and sighed.
Jin Ye faced Su Ding, feeling a sense of guilt.
Shao Lin had used his name to hurt her so badly, and Wang Meilan had also come to trouble her.
He clenched his fists, for the first time wanting to tell Su Ding about Jin Xiao Xi's parentage.
Even if she didn't accept it, he would try his best to win her back.
He had never had feelings for Shao Lin. If it weren't for Shao Lin giving him her first night that night, and bearing Xiao Xi for him, and staying by his side for years, he wouldn't have tolerated her for so long.
"Su Ding..." Jin Ye couldn't help but call out.
Su Ding calmly raised her eyes to look at him, a hint of distance in her gaze.
Jin Ye felt a vague sense of guilt but didn't know what to do. He looked at Xiao Xi beside him.
"Daddy, that woman just now wanted to hit Auntie, but I stopped her," Jin Xiao Xi broke the silence at the right moment.
"Good boy," Jin Ye ruffled his hair and met Su Ding's gaze.
Just then, there was a soft knock on the hospital room door.
Xue Zhi Qiao walked in carrying an ostentatious fruit basket, his steps hurried. Seeing the Jin father and son inside, he paused.
"Oh? President Jin is here too?" he had a co-management agreement with Huang Qi Group, so they had interacted before.
Jin Ye nodded sternly and steadily moved to the bedside, his posture radiating a possessive aura that enveloped Su Ding within his sphere of influence.
Seeing this, Xue Zhi Qiao's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
Immediately after, he put on a smile and greeted Su Ding, "Ding Niu, I heard you had an accident on set, so I rushed over. How are you, does it still hurt?"
Seeing his flamboyant and attention-grabbing demeanor, Su Ding couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.
"I'm much better now," she said gently.
"Here, this is a fruit basket for you. It cost me several hundred yuan," Xue Zhi Qiao pushed the fruit basket forward for her to see, then placed it on the table.
Casually, he pulled up a stool and sat on the inner side of the bed. "Don't forget to treat me when you're better."
Su Ding smiled, "Okay."
Although Jin Ye didn't say anything, she had already sensed the displeased aura emanating from him. She could only say, "President Jin, perhaps you should go attend to your business first. As for Xiao Xi..."
Jin Xiao Xi had been sitting in the corner, cradling his face, thinking about how Wang Meilan had called Su Ding "Auntie" and Shao Xu.
He looked up when he heard his name.
Xue Zhi Qiao's expression suddenly changed. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and squinted at Jin Xiao Xi.
This was not Su Xiao Rui.
At first glance, he had almost mistaken him, but Su Xiao Rui's way of speaking was completely different.
Seeing his expression, Su Ding gave him a calm look.
Xue Zhi Qiao observed him discreetly.
Unexpectedly, Jin Ye didn't leave. Instead, he sat down more firmly. "I'm fine. After Mr. Xue finishes talking with you, I'm going to give you a massage. The doctor said you've been sitting in bed for too long, and your blood circulation is blocked. You need to promote blood flow."
Massage?
Su Ding was stunned. She hadn't heard the doctor mention anything about a massage.
But Jin Ye's serious expression didn't seem like he was making it up. What was going on?