Spoiled Sparrow

"sister in law???"

How did she find her way here?

Did she know that the person who saved her last night was President Fu?

But Mr. Fu didn't want her to know...

After much deliberation, Chen Yan, with the knocking on the door continuing, finally made up his mind and opened it.

"Sister-in-law, it's been a long time."

Chen Yan stood ramrod straight and greeted Ruan Qing with a smile.

She walked right past him. "Where's Fu Chen?"

"Um... Mr. Fu is still sleeping—"

Before she could finish speaking, Ruan Qing went straight to the bedroom, where a strong smell of blood and medicine wafted towards her.

She stood frozen in place, speechless.

Before entering, she had imagined many scenarios for their meeting, but this was not one of them.

The man lying on the bed was deathly pale, and the bed was surrounded by all sorts of medical equipment.

She walked step by step to the bedside and saw him, who was both familiar and unfamiliar. Tears streamed down her face without her realizing it.

She had never seen Fu Chen like this before.

In the past, he was domineering, stubborn, and always aloof, with an attitude that kept strangers at bay.

He now lay on the bed, pale and weak, his breathing so shallow it was barely perceptible.

Ruan Qing stepped forward, her hand trembling as she reached out to check his breath.

Chen Yan sighed from the side, "Alas, ever since the car accident, President Fu's health has been deteriorating day by day. And with yesterday's fight with those people, he's now been given a critical condition notice."

The doctor stared wide-eyed: When did I issue a critical condition notice?

Chen Yan quickly gestured for him to agree with her eyes.

Doctor: "Indeed, Mr. Fu's body can't withstand any more strain."

Ruan Qing wiped away her tears: "So, the car accident is true?"

"It's absolutely true." Chen Yan added fuel to the fire, tears welling up in his eyes as a grown man: "Sister-in-law, you have no idea, President Fu almost died. He spent seven whole days in the ICU. He just came out of the intensive care unit and came straight here to find you. It's all for your own good."

"This was his own choice." She regained some composure and stopped crying.

Chen Yan didn't know what he said that touched a nerve with Ruan Qing, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Mr. Fu didn't want you to know about what happened last night. He was afraid you would worry and overthink things."

Ruan Qing frowned: "You tell me."

Chen Yan: "Someone bribed gangsters to take revenge on you, which is why President Fu took action."

He paused here, observing Ruan Qing's expression.

Seeing that she didn't react much, Chen Yan continued, "Actually, President Fu doesn't want you to know that he's protecting you silently because he thinks he's not worthy and can't give you the happiness you want."

He said that if being with you would make him uncomfortable, he would rather bear it himself.

Of course, President Fu wouldn't say these sarcastic remarks out loud.

But Chen Yan understood Fu Chen, so he simply used more direct language to convey Fu Chen's meaning.

Ruan Qing found it increasingly absurd. Fu Chen had been proud his whole life, how could he say "he is not worthy"?

Isn't that one of her lines?

Without time to think further, Chen Yan continued, "Sister-in-law, the engagement between President Fu and Zhao Xiyao was fake—"

"I know."

Lin Yun'en told her about this on the same day she found out.

Chen Yan was shocked: "You knew?"

Since she knew the engagement was fake, why did she still leave?

He couldn't understand: "President Fu has always only loved you, truly."

Ruan Qing interrupted him: "So what if it's love? Life is long and complicated. If you're constantly kept in a carefully constructed cage, what's the point of living?"

"I'm very satisfied now that I've found my biological parents and my career is taking off, instead of being imprisoned and controlled by him."

Chen Yan was speechless. She had heard some of what Assistant Zhang had said about her imprisonment in the castle.

He couldn't find a reason to refute Fu Chen's statement; it was indeed Fu Chen's fault.

But if Ruan Qing didn't care, she wouldn't have come here.

Just as Chen Yan was trying to find a way to keep Ruan Qing, the person who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly started coughing violently.

Ruan Qing, who was standing by the bed, was startled.

The doctor immediately went to the bedside to check if there was any foreign object in the mouth and whether the lung function was intact.

Ruan Qing had never seen such a scene before, and her heart jumped into her throat.

Chen Yan paced back and forth anxiously. When he reached the bedside, he saw Fu Chen's eyes and immediately understood.

He shouted, "Sister-in-law, Mr. Fu is dying! Come and see!"

Ruan Qing suddenly stood up, rushed to the bedside, grabbed Fu Chen's hand, and burst into tears.

"Fu Chen, please don't die! I beg you, please don't die, waaaaah..."

"Don't die..."

Chen Yan stood aside, feeling both sorry for her and wanting to laugh. It seemed that his sister-in-law really still had feelings for President Fu, and she was so scared that she was incoherent.

Ten minutes later, Fu Chen was out of danger and slowly opened his eyes.

The person, immersed in grief and fear, gripped his hand tightly, and he suddenly regretted lying to her earlier.

The illness is real, but it's not life-threatening.

"Don't cry, I'm not dead yet."

His voice was weak as he struggled to raise his hand and stroke her wet face.

He was used to seeing her in his dreams, but now it felt unreal; the person he longed for day and night was actually right beside him.

Ruan Qing held back her tears and lowered her head.

"What's wrong, hmm?"

The familiar ending note still sounds familiar, but now it makes me feel uncomfortable.

Ruan Qing stood up and let go of his hand.

She turned her head away and whispered, "You get some rest, I'm leaving."

Fu Chen panicked instantly. He used all his strength to get up and grab her wrist.

He groaned in pain, and she stopped in her tracks.

"Don't go, please?" he pleaded.

Ruan Qing didn't turn around, but pulled his hand away: "Fu Chen, we've already broken up. I came to see you only because you saved me last night. It's only right that I come to see you."

separate?

He never agreed to it, so how could there be a breakup?

Fu Chen released his grip, his voice dejected: "Go. Even if I die here, you won't care."

"Your visit is a blessing; I shouldn't ask for so much more."

"You should leave. I was overthinking it. I shouldn't have put pressure on you. I don't deserve it."