novelxo Chapter 1065
Once before, Zong Yanxi had been through something similar. The only difference was that she had been alone back then. Alone, helpless, and afraid, she had been scared out of her mind at the prospect of facing death.
But this time, someone was here with her and he was willing to risk his own life to stay by her side. This was the greatest comfort she could have at that moment.
Her soul was singing as warmth suffused her body. Deep in her chest, her heart was pounding furiously.
Without asking for her permission, Tawan lifted her face slightly so he could press a kiss to her chapped lips.
Zong Yanxi’s eyes snapped wide open in shock. A beat later, she felt acceptance sweep through her. Using the last of her energy, she responded to his kiss.
A breeze blew past them, bringing with it a wave of fire.
Tawan used his own body to protect her from the flames.
Zong Yanxi wanted to stop him but her throat refused to make a sound anymore.
All she could see was Tawan’s face…
I guess what they say about someone being lucky in love is when the person who loves you refuses to abandon you when you need them the most.
Right then, Nan Cheng arrived with some men. They managed to put out the fire and save Tawan and Zong Yanxi.
After that, they were sent to the hospital along with Zhuang Zijin.
Zong Yanxi’s body was fine, not having suffered any burns at all. However, all the smoke she had inhaled had injured her throat. Her voice would be hoarse for the next few days.
The first thing out of her mouth when she opened her eyes was to inquire about Tawan.
The doctor asked, “Are you talking about the man who was brought here to the hospital with you?”
She nodded. It hurt too much to speak right now.
She got up to visit Tawan, who had burns across his entire back. Thankfully, the doctor said he was not in any danger. He would just need to spend some time recuperating. However, he would be left with severe scarring if he did not undergo a skin graft.
She had fallen unconscious so she did not know how they managed to escape the fire. When she went to visit Zhuang Zijin, she saw Nan Cheng sitting in a chair in the corridor. The man had an anxious and depressing look on his face.
She walked over and questioned, “Why are you here?”
Nan Cheng lifted his head. When he saw that it was Zong Yanxi, he stood up. “I’m sorry.”
Her eyes narrowed as she demanded, “Why? Did you have something to do with this?”
“No!” He was quick to deny everything, even going so far as to shove all the blame onto Li Xiaohui. “This is all Li Xiaohui’s doing! I only found out what she was doing by chance. Luckily, I got there in time to save you.”
As he spoke, he bowed his head in guilty shame.
There was no way he dared to admit he was involved in this incident. Things did not happen as how he had planned. He had not been able to contact Jiang Mohan at all and could not find him anywhere either.
He had originally planned on using this as an opportunity for Jiang Mohan to impress Zong Yanxi. Yet in the end, it was the foreigner who snapped up that chance.
When he rushed there with his men, he was absolutely dumbfounded at seeing Tawan protecting Zong Yanxi with his own body.
Now, he was blaming himself for not consulting Jiang Mohan first. Everything had gone wrong and the resulting situation was incredibly messed up.
“This incident – “
“I don’t want to hear it.” Zong Yanxi wanted to put this matter behind her.
She pushed open the door of the hospital room and went inside to check on Zhuang Zijin.
Zhuang Zijin was getting on in the years. It was extremely fortunate that nothing serious had happened to her this time.
Since Zong Yanxi was unable to take care of her grandmother alone and there was nobody else reliable she could depend on, she contacted Zhuang Jiawen.
The next day, Zong Yanxi was in the middle of feeding Zhuang Zijin when Zhuang Jiawen entered the room.
Having been briefed about what had happened, he did not ask her anything more. He merely sat down off to the side to wait for her.
After a while, Zhuang Zijin was done eating so Zong Yanxi helped her lie back down. Once she was certain the old woman was asleep, she left the room with her brother in tow.
She spoke up first, “Grandma can’t stay here any longer.”
Zhuang Jiawen moved over to stand by the window before turning his head to look back at her. His voice was sharp with anger as he snapped, “You’re always like this!”
She’s always keeping things a secret from us! Then she’ll only let us know when everything’s a mess!
“I have some matters to attend to before I take her away from here.” With that said, he left.
He would never forgive whoever had hurt his sister and grandmother.
He would get to the bottom of this!