Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 423 Indispensable
"Everyone!" Su Ying took two steps forward, her voice loud and heavy. "Taking this opportunity, I solemnly announce something: I am not going through with this marriage. I am divorcing Xiao Shen, the Fourth Master Xiao! From now on, I will have no further connection with him. I ask everyone to be my witness!"

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

"What? A divorce? The wedding hasn't even taken place yet and they're already getting a divorce? That's such a huge turn of events!"

"What kind of surprise is this? It's clearly a shock!"

"No wonder Master Xiao hasn't shown up yet; it turns out their relationship had already fallen apart long ago!"

"Are you kidding me? What are we here for today? To witness their divorce?"

"Thank you all for attending my wedding today. I'm sorry to have disappointed you!" Su Ying bowed deeply.

Chen Wanru: "Dad, listen to what nonsense she's spouting!"

Lan Ruo: "How about we pause the wedding for now?"

The old man gave the old butler a look, and the old butler understood immediately. He was about to instruct someone to help Su Ying off the stage to rest for a while when suddenly everything went black—the power went out.

The fear of the darkness threw the guests into chaos, with screams and growls rising and falling. Su Ying was found by Su Wen, who pulled her away. She was pregnant, and if she were to be bumped into, the consequences would be no joke.

Who knew they would be separated halfway through the journey? Su Ying relied on her senses to feel around, calling out, "Su Wen, Su Wen..."

Suddenly, someone shoved her hard, causing her to lose her footing. A dizzying sensation followed, and Su Ying fell down the steps. The intense pain nearly made her faint. She tried her best to protect her stomach, but even so, someone kicked her hard in the stomach. With nowhere to hide, she crawled laboriously through the pool of blood, disoriented and unable to distinguish reality from her surroundings, until she finally lost consciousness…

When Su Ying was taken to the hospital, her white wedding dress was almost soaked in red. Old Master Xiao, Su Wen and Qingyan, Xiao Ruonan and Ning Zhiyuan, as well as the eldest and second branches of the Xiao family, all came. Of course, the latter were just putting on a show for the old man.

The doctor issued two critical condition notices, saying that both the adult and the child might not survive.

Old Master Xiao almost collapsed, and a group of people rushed to help him up.

"No matter what it takes, even if we have to summon a deity, we must protect Sakura and the baby. Neither can be sacrificed!"

An hour later, the emergency doctor rushed out again, "It's no good, Fourth Madam is having a massive uterine hemorrhage. If she can abort the fetus and receive timely treatment, she might still have a glimmer of hope, if she doesn't..."

Su Wen became anxious, "What use is that child now? If anything happens to my sister, I, Su Wen, will never let the Xiao family off the hook!"

After saying that, he grabbed the doctor's arm and said, "Doctor, I am Su Ying's older brother. I have the right to make the choice for her. Abort the fetus and save my sister!"

The doctor looked at Old Master Xiao, who closed his eyes and nodded with difficulty, making his final decision.

Two hours later, the light outside the emergency room was still on.

"Fifth Miss, you're not feeling well, you should go back and rest. I'll keep an eye on things here!" Ning Zhiyuan couldn't bear to see Xiao Ruonan stay up all night; it was already 11 a.m.

Su Wen interrupted, "None of you need to stay here. Go back. I'll let everyone know if there's any news!"

Of course, the first and second wives had long since disappeared.

"Master, your health isn't good. You won't be able to endure this. Why don't you go back first? I'll stay here for you!" The old butler advised Master Xiao, saying that he was too old to endure this.

Su Wen scoffed, "Alright, stop pretending, you Xiao family members. If you truly cared for my sister, how could you have tormented her like this? Let me tell you, Xiao Ying's current state is all your fault. Xiao Ying and I will never forgive you!" "Mr. Su, I understand your feelings. There's still no news of Fourth Master. I think he must have encountered some accident..." Old Master Xiao had just stood up when he swayed. The old butler was startled and quickly supported him. "Master, please go back and rest. Let's save her first. We can deal with the rest when Fourth Master returns!"

The old man was willing but unable to do so, so he had to go back first, leaving bodyguards and servants here to be on standby at any time.

"Brother Su Wen, we're leaving now. Please call us immediately if you have any news. Thank you for your hard work!" Xiao Ruonan and Ning Zhiyuan also temporarily left the hospital.

Now only Su Wen and Qing Yan remained. Looking at the tightly closed emergency room door, Su Wen felt a surge of anger and kicked the wall in frustration.

"Xiao Shen, you brat, you've ruined my sister like this! No way, I'm going to settle the score with him right now, you damned bastard!"

"Su Wen, calm down!" Qingyan hugged his waist. "Even Grandpa Xiao can't find him, where are you going to look? Besides, what will happen to Su Ying if you leave? Don't worry about Xiao Shen for now, Su Ying is the most important thing right now!"

"Right, right, I almost forgot, Sakura needs me now, I can't leave!" As she spoke, Su Wen leaned against the wall, covering her mouth and trying to hold back her tears, the veins on her temples bulging.

"It's all my fault. If I had stopped her from entering the Xiao family and from being with Xiao Shen, this day wouldn't have come. I'm a failed brother, a bastard. I couldn't even protect my own sister. I deserve to die..."

Su Ying slapped herself across the face, gently stopping him with a pained expression. "Su Wen, what are you doing? What's the point of this? If Su Ying finds out, she will absolutely not allow it. This isn't your fault, understand?"

"But I..."

“You’re a good brother. Su Ying is proud to have a brother like you. I’ll stay here with you and wait for Su Ying to wake up. Don’t blame yourself, okay?”

Su Wen nodded with a pained expression.

Four days later.

The person on the bed slowly opened her eyes, the unnatural light making it almost impossible for her to open them.

"She's awake! She's awake! Sister-in-law is awake!" Xiao Ruonan shared this good news with others.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't disturb her rest!" she whispered a reminder.

The familiar voices drew Su Ying's attention, and at that moment, several familiar faces came into view.

"Sister-in-law, you're finally awake! We were so scared!"

"Sakura, are you hungry? Thirsty? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Are you cold? Do you want another blanket?

"I'll go get the doctor!"

Everyone was talking at once, and things were in a chaotic mess.

Su Ying blinked calmly, remained silent for a moment, and then asked with difficulty, "What's the date today?"

"On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, sister-in-law, you were unconscious for four whole days, Fourth Master, which scared us all!" Xiao Ruonan cried tears of joy.

Ning Zhiyuan put his arm around her shoulder and suggested that he take her back to rest. These past few days, Xiao Ruonan had come over whenever she had free time, probably to atone for her brother's sins. She had lost a lot of weight, which made Ning Zhiyuan feel very sorry for her.