A Favor Done, A Husband Won

Chapter 387 - 381: I’m Very Grateful and Repay My Debts, Okay?

When the medical staff came to check his wound and change his dressing again, Shi Su took the takeout boxes she had just packed and brought back to throw them away.Upon returning, the medical staff was explaining the precautions regarding Jing Jihan’s wounds, but it sounded less like routine round advice because she heard keywords like "after going back," "make sure to rest more," and "you can invite a family doctor home."

By the time the medical staff left, the medicine on Jing Jihan’s back and the clothes he was wearing had been changed.

She walked over: "Are you leaving the hospital?"

"Yes."

"Your injury hasn’t healed yet, and you’ve only been hospitalized for two days. You’re leaving already?"

Jing Jihan said, "I’ll slowly recuperate after returning to Jiang City. There’s no need to stay in Hong Kong for long."

"What did the doctor say? I heard the doctor explaining so much, they surely think your injury isn’t suitable for travel right now. If something happens to your wound during the journey, like inflammation or swelling, by the time it’s dealt with in Jiang City, you might have lost all your blood." Shi Su was worried; even though she didn’t show it on her face, her tone clearly indicated she wasn’t keen on him leaving the hospital at this time.

Jing Jihan’s elegant brows moved slightly: "Am I that fragile?"

Shi Su stood by the bed, glancing at him: "You can’t even eat on your own; you barely have the ability to take care of yourself. Isn’t that fragile enough?"

The man seemed to faintly smile in his eyes without rebutting, and he actually followed her words and said: "Indeed, it’s inevitable to return to Jiang City, but given my current situation, I certainly lack someone to care for me."

It’s impossible for him not to understand the condition of his own injury; someone like Jing Jihan, steady and strategic, would insist on returning to Jiang City surely because there’s work or other important matters waiting for him there.

Since he mentioned this to the doctor earlier, Shi Su didn’t have much qualification to unreasonable stop him from being discharged.

She simply didn’t say anything more, just nodded: "You do need someone to care for you. You can ask Hui or other servants from the Jing Family to take care of you, or perhaps hire someone else..."

"Why don’t you do it?"

Shi Su: "...?"

Her tone choked, first thinking she misheard him, abruptly meeting his gaze, seeing the man looking at her, his eyes carrying an understated smile, clearly leaving no room for her to refuse.

"Me?" Shi Su raised her hand to point at herself.

The man’s voice was clear and deep, his gaze calm and unchanged: "Who am I injured because of? Isn’t it only natural for you to take care of me?"

Shi Su was directly amused: "Jing Jihan, if not for you saving my life, and if not for you getting injured because of me, I wouldn’t still be in Hong Kong, I’ve been honest enough, don’t push it!"

Jing Jihan seemingly didn’t see the fire in her eyes, closed his eyes as if his shoulder hurt, and said in a deep voice: "The favor of saving one’s life is akin to granting rebirth. I thought my way of repaying your kindness back then set a good example for you. Unexpectedly, you self-taught yourself. What ungrateful master taught you?"

Shi Su: "?"

She looked incredulous: "Who’s ungrateful?"

At that moment, the man leaned back against the soft pillow, moved his shoulder as if wanting to lie down but couldn’t move himself, so he gave her another look: "You’ve seen it too; I’m currently struggling with self-care, let alone eating and bathing, even going to the washroom is challenging. Are you sure you want to be so heartless as to leave me neglected?"

Shi Su: "???"

She ground her teeth: "You can pay someone to take care of you, and if you can’t trust others, the Jing Family’s servants are trustworthy. Why ask me to serve?"

The man uttered a calm sentence that could drive her crazy: "You owe me."

"I..."

Shi Su displayed the expression of a beauty rendered speechless, rolled her eyes: "Jing Jihan, we’ve already broken up! And it’s been two years! Shouldn’t we avoid gossip?"

The man glanced at her indifferently: "What does breaking up have to do with repaying favors? I’m asking you to care for my daily life, not to take care of other aspects. If you are really willing, I’d still decide whether I want it or not."

Shi Su: "..."

What got into him these past two days?

Previously, they treated each other as strangers staying outside each other’s world, not interfering, maintaining the distance that should be kept after a breakup, wasn’t it fine?

Jing Jihan wasn’t someone who couldn’t distinguish this clearly.

Jing Jihan wasn’t someone so thick-skinned. (Crossed out, that’s just how it appears.)

Shi Su held her temper, recalling that day when he suddenly shielded her tightly beneath him, the blood flowing down from him, even in such moments, though he couldn’t move anymore, he insisted on protecting her squarely.

It’s not like they broke up because of deep hatred, so saying she wasn’t affected is a lie.

Reason tells her she shouldn’t do this.

She should know when to stop.

After a brief silence, Shi Su spoke: "Even if I return to Jiang City, I won’t have time. Your company’s Jiang Jing Ru Hua is one of the investors in ’Shadow Kill,’ and the shooting schedule for this movie is extremely tight, so even if I wanted to repay you, I wouldn’t have the time."

The man didn’t speak, just closed his eyes, seemed to raise his hand, Shi Su saw his slow movement, instinctively reached out to help: "What do you want to take?"

When Shi Su approached the bedside, Jing Jihan opened his eyes, met her concerned gaze, there wasn’t a trace of feigned weakness on his face, it genuinely paled from excessive blood loss, his thin lips slighted moved, only to utter an innocent word: "It hurts."

Shi Su: "..."

The man lowered his hand, as if nothing had happened, though the curve at the corner of his lips carried a faintly mocking arc: "If I end up starving at home from lack of care or fall in the bathroom without anyone to save me, it would indeed be my fault, but you’d probably lose sleep every night, unable to work peacefully."

Shi Su quickly stepped back, trying to conceal her naturally unveiled concern just moments ago.

She pursed her lips, came up with a lame excuse: "You’re injured because of me, my concern for you is only human nature, showing I’m not ungrateful, I’m very appreciative of the favor, okay?"

The man gave a faint "Hmm," and said: "Then prove it to me."

Shi Su: "......"

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So the way to prove her appreciation turned out to be Shi Su returning to Jiang City, after two years, she appeared again on the thirty-second floor of Kaixing Mansion.

When the elevator passed the thirty-first floor, Shi Su’s gaze swept over the reflection of the two of them on the elevator door, without looking at the numbers above, until it stopped on the thirty-second floor, then she reluctantly followed him out.

The man indeed moved freely as long as he didn’t need to lift his arm or move his shoulder. Just walking normally, he had no issues, so he truly didn’t need her to support him constantly.

But pressing the elevator button, carrying luggage, opening doors, these small tasks all had to be done by her.