Jin Lan turned around upon hearing the voice and saw Jiang Yan. He stood up and said, "You've come at the right time. Take care of her first, I have to return to the hospital for something."
"Oh," Jiang Yan replied awkwardly.
Jin Lan didn't say much more and got up to leave. As he passed Jiang Yan, she summoned her courage and looked at him, saying, "Thank you for bringing medicine to my father."
After speaking, she quickly lowered her head, afraid to look at him.
Jin Lan's steps paused, seemingly surprised that she would thank him.
"I thought you would hate me."
Jiang Yan quickly shook her head, "No... no."
Perhaps she had hated him at first, but later he had saved the Jiang family with his own money and helped her father by bringing medicine. She wasn't an unreasonable person.
"..."
Jin Lan didn't say anything further and left.
As soon as he was gone, Jiang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest and walked to the bedside, looking at her friend lying there. Her heart ached.
No one understood Ye Wan's strength better than she did. To think that such a strong girl would despair of this world, only because she had done her best and still couldn't protect her loved ones' lives.
Jiang Yan looked at Ye Wan's frostbitten hands with deep concern. Ye Wan had received five bags of IV fluids, and her fever had subsided. However, she remained in a deep sleep and hadn't woken up. Worried about her health, Jiang Yan asked the doctor. The doctor said she was exhausted, coupled with the high tension she had been under for the past few days. Her current sleep was her body's way of repairing itself and there would be no problems.
...
Ye Wan woke up three days later. When she opened her eyes, her face was full of confusion. The hospital room was warm, and she let out a comfortable sigh. In the past few days, her mental tension had been so high that she hadn't felt any physical discomfort or realized she was sick. The only sensation she had was cold, so much cold.
"You're awake." Seeing her finally open her eyes, Jin Lan immediately took out his phone and sent a message to Gu Yunting, informing him.
Seeing him, Ye Wan remembered what had happened earlier. She sat up anxiously and asked, "My brother."
"He has had surgery and is now recovering. Everything is fine." Jin Lan told her about the situation during her three days of sleep.
Ye Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She got out of bed, wanting to see her brother. She wouldn't be at ease if she didn't see him.
"Your brother is doing well. Look at this first. You signed it yourself, and you have to abide by it." Jin Lan hadn't even read what conditions Gu Yunting had imposed on her. Regardless of the conditions, this was a matter between the two of them.
Ye Wan looked at the agreement he handed her and remembered that she had signed the agreement Gu Yunting had given her without even looking at it before. She had been in a daze that day. Thinking back now, she felt a sense of lingering fear.
"Read this first, then go see your brother. Don't worry, he's doing very well." Jin Lan gestured for her to read. He then got up and went out.
Ye Wan's frostbitten hands were itching now. She glanced at her unsightly hands, suppressed the urge to scratch them, and opened the agreement.
The agreement was quite long, about five pages, but its core message was only two points: First, unless Gu Yunting got tired of her and kicked her out, she was not allowed to leave him. Second, she had to have a child for him.
Perhaps it was because she had faced life and death, but Ye Wan felt surprisingly calm after reading it. She closed the agreement, gently pressed down on the creases, and put it aside.
If I'm not allowed to leave, then I won't. Anyway, he'll get tired of me sooner or later, and then I'll leave.