"You have internal injuries. Drinking water will affect your recovery," Qiao Jinrun had just explained to Jiang Li when Xiao Ye came in with a kettle, about to feed Jiang Li water.
"Find a cotton swab and just wipe her lips. That's enough," Qiao Jinrun instructed professionally. "She can't drink water now. It has to be 24 hours after she wakes up."
Xiao Ye pitifully glanced at Jiang Li and then did as told.
Although she couldn't drink water, this method alleviated her dry mouth.
She hoarsely and gently said, "Thank you."
Qiao Jinrun curved his lips and said in a relaxed tone, "Your throat is so severely damaged. Don't waste your energy on such polite words."
Jiang Li also smiled.
She didn't smile for long when she suddenly seemed to remember something. Her lips moved. "Xiao..."
She only uttered one word, and the expressions of the two people in the room turned solemn.
Fortunately, Jiang Li's eyes were injured and she couldn't see clearly, so she couldn't catch the looks on Qiao Jinrun and Xiao Ye's faces.
Even after being in a coma for such a long time, Jiang Li still remembered.
She remembered the warm liquid in her palm and the man's pained groan in her ear.
At that time, her mind was in a mess and she didn't know who it was. Now, after waking up and thinking about it, who else could it be but Xiao Yanzhi?
She remembered the pool of blood on the ground again, thick and terrifying.
"Jiang Li, focus on your recovery first," Qiao Jinrun walked over and gently patted her shoulder. "You can go see him after you've recovered."
Jiang Li's heart tightened.
...
Xiao Yanzhi's injuries were too severe. Although Xiao Yuanfeng tried every means to hide it, he still couldn't keep it from Su Jialan. She cried in her wheelchair, insisting on coming to see her son.
Through the glass, seeing Xiao Yanzhi lying there with tubes all over his body, Su Jialan almost fainted from crying.
The doctor said that the surgery was almost completed, and the rest depended on Xiao Yanzhi himself.
His heart was severely damaged. The mortality rate of a penetrating serious injury was extremely high. Even if Qiao Jinrun had done his best in the surgery, the physical condition of the injured also had to be considered.
Even if the surgery had been perfect at that time, there were not a few cases of death due to massive bleeding in the later stage.
After hearing this, Su Jialan's throat felt dry. "Then what about my son? He's not even 30 years old!"
No one could bear to watch this scene.
"Why? Why did my son get such serious injuries?" She questioned Xue An. "You're his assistant. What exactly happened to him?"
The truth couldn't be hidden.
"He was actually injured for Jiang Li?" Su Jialan was shocked after learning everything. Her eyes widened, and she murmured blankly, "He still misses that woman..."
He had treated her so coldly before. Could it be that everything was fake?
Halfway through her self - talk, she suddenly looked up and eagerly asked while sitting in the wheelchair, "Where's Jiang Li? How's she doing now?"
She seemed very worried about her.
Xue An replied, "Sister Jiang Li has woken up. She's also seriously injured, but it's not life - threatening."
At that moment, hatred flashed in Su Jialan's eyes but was quickly hidden.
"Thank you. I see," Su Jialan regained her elegance. She leaned back in the wheelchair, nodded with a smile, and said, "Could you please push me over to visit her?"
Once a person wakes up from a coma, all physical functions will recover quickly.
Jiang Li could already speak, but she couldn't speak too loudly, or it would strain her vocal cords.
Jing Yi brought some easily digestible rice porridge and fed her spoon by spoon.
After drinking less than half a small bowl, Jiang Li frowned and shook her head, saying she was full.
"Drink five more mouthfuls," Jing Yi coaxed her like a child. "If you drink more, you'll recover earlier and go see General Manager Xiao."
Jiang Li was silent for two seconds and then opened her mouth again.
Seeing this, Jing Yi looked back at Sister Chen, and they understood each other without saying a word.
No one had ever told Jiang Li about Xiao Yanzhi's situation.
If she asked, they would just say that he had a knife wound on his chest and was recuperating like her and it was inconvenient for him to come see her.
How sharp Jiang Li was!
Of course, she could feel that everyone was hiding something from her, but she didn't expose it. On the surface, she remained calm and actively cooperated with the treatment.
She wanted to recover quickly.
Halfway through drinking the porridge, there was a knock on the ward door.
Sister Chen had gone back to get clean clothes and was going to replace Jing Yi tonight.
Hearing the knock on the door, Jing Yi's first reaction was that Sister Chen had left something behind. She walked over and opened the door, only to find Su Jialan sitting in a wheelchair.
Su Jialan smiled. "Hello, little girl."
Jing Yi recognized her and greeted her, "Hello, Mrs. Su."
Su Jialan was pushed into the ward. She looked at Jiang Li lovingly with her eyes and said, "I heard you were also seriously injured. I came here specially to see you. Are you feeling better?"
"Much better. Thank you for your concern, Mrs. Su," Jiang Li leaned against the bed. Looking at this unexpected guest who suddenly appeared, her expression was calm, and she also keenly sensed something.
Jiang Li knew Su Jialan very well.
She would never come here specially to visit her.
What Su Jialan was best at was using soft tactics.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that this time we'd meet in the hospital. You and A Yan are both so seriously injured. It's really worrying," Su Jialan said.
Jiang Li remained silent, waiting for her to continue.
"I heard that A Yan got injured while saving you?"
Jiang Li replied, "...Yes."
After getting a positive answer, Su Jialan pretended to sigh and covered her lips with her hand. "Jiang Li, you've been by A Yan's side. I'm very disappointed in you for causing such an accident this time."
Jing Yi's expression changed. "Mrs. Su, Sister Jiang Li hasn't fully recovered yet. Please leave first."
"Little girl, this is not the time for you to talk," Su Jialan turned her head and looked at Jing Yi coldly. "You go out."
The aura of a wealthy wife suddenly emerged. Jing Yi was stunned for a few seconds.
Jiang Li took a deep breath and smiled at Jing Yi. "Jing Yi, you go out first. I'll have a private chat with Mrs. Su."
In the ward, only Jiang Li and Su Jialan were left.
After the silence, Su Jialan cleared her throat and sat up straight. "Jiang Li, I thought you'd keep your word."
Jiang Li looked at her and knew what she was talking about.
The last time she had a conversation with Su Jialan was to stop the relationship between Qin Yaoyao and Xiao Yanzhi. She was forced to go there as a shield.
"You spoke so nicely back then. Why are you entangled with A Yan again now?" Su Jialan frowned slightly, and her tone was filled with blame. "Telling too many lies will invite retribution."
Jiang Li twitched her lips but couldn't say a single word in rebuttal.
She was right.
Su Jialan turned the wheelchair and got closer to Jiang Li's bedside. Her voice suddenly became louder. "Now that A Yan is so seriously injured, don't you feel guilty?"
Jiang Li said, "I don't know... how he is now."
"Heh," Su Jialan sneered as if she had heard a joke. "You made him so seriously injured, and all you can say is a light 'I don't know'?"