Jingxia Rose

Chapter 183 [Shi Yi 033] Hospitalization

"Oh, in your eyes, do you not consider these things when it comes to marriage alliances?" Yi Xu retorted without any politeness. "Old man, you yourself are a worldly person, so why do you look down on other worldly people?"

"Even if she likes my money, my status and position, I'm happy with that. Luckily, I have all the things she values!"

"Does my grandmother know how materialistic you've become?" Yi Xu scoffed. "I absolutely have to go to the ancestral hall later to offer incense to my grandmother and ask her about it..."

"You brat!" An old man roared, grabbing a chess piece and throwing it at him. "I'm only doing this for your own good! Look at your older brother, he's also in an arranged marriage, and he and your sister-in-law have a great relationship, don't they? And your parents..."

"They willingly became your pawns! I didn't want to!"

Yi Xu easily dodged the chess piece, veins bulging on his forehead. "I'm a person, not an object, and certainly not a brick that you can just move wherever you want."

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After finishing that live stream, Shi Wan was basically able to have a few days to half a month of free time.

After the meeting, she worked overtime until seven o'clock. Only after receiving Ji Xian's message did she set off for the agreed restaurant.

There was some traffic on the way there. She received a WeChat message from Yi Xu: I have to go to Lan City on a business trip. I don't know when I'll be back. Don't miss me too much.

"..."

By all accounts, today can be considered the first day of their official relationship.

A business trip on the very first day?

Isn't he a very idle person?

I don't really care about company matters.

But Shi Wan didn't have the typical reluctance and resentment of a girl. After the thought flashed through her mind, she typed an "Oh" in reply.

After she arrived at the restaurant and parked her car, Yi Xu sent another message: Just one? That's all?
Shi Wan typed: "Then what else do you want?" She asked tearfully, "Don't leave me, I can't bear to part with you?"
Yi Xu: Sending a voice message is best.

Shi Wan: Get out!

Yi Xu: I will be back as soon as possible.

Shi Wan rolled her eyes, put away her phone, and thought, "Who cares when he'll be back!"

However, the upward curve of her lips was something she couldn't suppress no matter what.

What she didn't know was that after Yi Xu sent that message, his phone was snatched away. Mrs. Yi looked at him angrily and said, "Even in this state, you're still holding onto your phone?"

Yi Xu lay on the hospital bed with his head tilted to the side, not daring to move, his back injury was quite severe.

Mrs. Yi sat down in her chair and put her phone aside. "Is it worth it for you to defy your grandfather like this for that woman? Although you've been beaten a lot since you were a child, when has your grandfather ever hit you this hard?"

The Yi family has a rule that anyone who disobeys their elders must be punished with at least ten strokes of the family rod.

That stick was formed by multiple intertwined vines and had been in the Yi family's possession for at least sixty or seventy years.

But the only one it ever hit was Yi Xu.

From childhood to adulthood, it must have happened at least ten or eight times.

But this time it was really serious. In the past, at most he would just feel a little pain in his skin, but this time, his back was bleeding.

There were three or four deep bloodstains.

He took a total of 12 blows today. If his great-aunt, Old Master Yi's sister, hadn't come, he probably would have taken even more than that.

Yi Xu's backtalk today was tantamount to trampling on Old Master Yi's ideas, dignity, and self-esteem.

The two women that Old Master Yi feared most in his life were Old Madam Yi and his twin sister.

Bloodline suppression is a serious matter, both ancient and modern. Seeing him so badly injured, Madam Yi felt a sharp pain in her heart.

“Mom, even without her, if Grandpa still wanted me to marry into this family, I would still talk back and argue with him just like I did today,” Yi Xu said seriously. “Please don’t blame her, or she would be wronged.”

"Tell me honestly, do you really like her, or... are you just using her as a shield to defy your grandfather?"

"Mom, do I really need a woman to shield me from this? Expect her to take those 12 blows from that old man? I'd be heartbroken if she didn't die!"

After hearing this, is there anything else you don't understand?

Madam Yi sighed, "Alright. I didn't really expect you to have a marriage alliance. As long as you can find a girl to marry and settle down peacefully, that's fine too. Since you chose that woman surnamed Shi, and I think she is indeed different from those little internet celebrities, let's forget about the marriage alliance."

“Your great-aunt will talk to your grandfather about it, and I will also talk to your father about it when I go back.”

She didn't actually want her son to have an arranged marriage. Not all arranged marriages are happy and loving, and her eldest son and daughter-in-law were an exception.

She and Yi Xu's father were married into the same family through an arranged marriage.

They weren't particularly close, but they treated each other with respect. Her father also respected and cared for her.

She was actually quite content with that.

However, among the countless marriages in the world, not all family marriages are like theirs. For example, her own sister and brother-in-law were mutually disgusted and always went their separate ways.

My sister's husband keeps mistresses, but my sister never cares and enjoys it immensely.

The only condition they agreed on was that neither of them could have any children outside of marriage.

So deep down, she hoped that her three sons would marry the women they loved. However, with Old Master Yi in charge of the Yi family, she didn't have much say.

Back when my mother-in-law, Madam Yi, was alive, there were still people who could control my father-in-law's autocratic and domineering ways.

After the old lady passed away, the only person who could keep him in check was Yi Xu's old aunt.

"Thank you, Mom."

"Don't act like you used to. You'll dump her in a few months."

Yi Xu: "I went through all that trouble to coax her back, just to dump her? Am I crazy?!"

Madam Yi glanced at him sideways, "You'd better be!"

Yi Xu thought of Shi Wan's personality and chuckled softly, "It's already a miracle that she didn't dump me."

"You're not allowed to go anywhere these next few days. Just stay in the hospital and let your injuries heal. If these wounds leave scars, don't blame people for thinking they're ugly!"

"I know."

Yi Xu casually replied, picking up his phone again, "Mom, I'm a little hungry."

Mrs. Yi gave him a speechless sidelong glance. "I've already called Sister Xiu and asked her to bring you meals morning, noon, and night from now on. She should be on her way. She can take care of you here while you're in the hospital."

"Oh."

Yi Xu casually replied and opened the five-person group chat: "I'm in the hospital, guys, want to visit me tomorrow? Don't bring flowers, just bring some food and your sincerity."

Jiang Huaichuan was the first to comment: What happened? You just got a girlfriend and you're already in the hospital? Your girlfriend's pretty fierce!

Yi Xu: Jiang Huaichuan, I've noticed you're becoming increasingly incapable of uttering anything decent. Get out of here!

Chu Feng: Oh ho, what's going on? How did you end up in the hospital?

Lu Xuming: Which hospital? I'm going to accompany Ranran to her prenatal checkup tomorrow, so I'll stop by to see you.