novelraw Chapter 404: You Are Mrs. Ji, Right? (Part 1)
Chapter 404: You Are Mrs. Ji, Right? (Part 1)
When the doctor came out, Le Tong was still agonizingly torn between the simple yes or no questions she had made for herself.However, when the doctor said, "It’s fortunate the knife didn’t hit Mr. Ji’s vital organs, the surgery went smoothly."
The haze in Le Tong’s heart instantly cleared, bringing a sense of clarity.
Life is inherently fragile, hasn’t she understood this better than anyone after her experiences with her mother and Ji Baby?
If that knife had tragically hit Ji Rui’s vital organs, would she regret her slow realization of her feelings for him?
In a moment, Le Tong gave up her struggle and made a decision.
If she likes him, she might as well embrace it, why hide in fear?
Though Le Tong isn’t particularly skilled, there’s nothing she can’t afford to lose. Since he said he likes her, and she happens to like him too, isn’t this a joyful thing for both?
Life is short, there’s no need to sacrifice present happiness and future joy for past grudges and awkwardness between them.
Moreover, if she becomes his girlfriend, wouldn’t she be able to slowly reclaim the grievances she’s suffered from him in the past?
Thinking of this, Le Tong’s mood inexplicably improved.
If at this moment, the comatose President Ji knew Le Tong had such thoughts, he might wish never to wake up.
"Doctor, where is he now?"
Of course, Le Tong couldn’t exactly tell whether her good mood was due to hearing the doctor say Ji Rui was out of danger, or the fact she had plenty of chances to reclaim past grievances in the future.
"Mr. Ji has been sent back to the intensive care unit. We’ve arranged for special care, and miss, who are you?"
The doctor hadn’t seen Le Tong before the surgery, so he wasn’t clear about her identity.
"I am his..." Le Tong habitually wanted to say, I’m his secretary.
"Doctor Fan, she is Mr. Ji’s son’s mother!" Xiao Li suddenly interjected.
"Oh, sorry, so you are Mrs. Ji, Mr. Ji is in room 1001 of the intensive care unit, you can go see him. However, he probably won’t wake up until tomorrow."
Le Tong’s initially good mood inexplicably dampened, "Didn’t you say he’s not in danger?"
She was solely concerned with Ji Rui’s condition and didn’t notice the doctor referring to her as Mrs. Ji!
"Yes, the anesthesia hasn’t worn off."
Le Tong sighed with slight relief, said "Thank you, doctor!" and turned to walk towards the elevator.
Doctor Fan watched her back for a while before asking the nurse behind him, "Is she the mother of the child who miraculously recovered earlier?"
"Yes, Doctor Fan, although you’ve only just returned to the country, you’ve heard about it, right? It’s really touching..."
Le Tong didn’t hear the discussion behind her about herself, Ji Baby, and that man. Even if she did, she wouldn’t care, because her mind was solely focused on quickly seeing that man.
The foolish man who got stabbed while buying her books!
When she pushed open the door to the intensive care unit, the nurse was administering IV fluids to the motionless man on the bed. Upon hearing the sound, the nurse turned her head, surprisingly, it was the Nurse Liu whom she knew from Ji Baby’s hospitalization before.
"Miss Le," Nurse Liu nodded at Le Tong with a smile.
"Nurse Liu, how is his condition?"
Le Tong quickly approached the bedside, her worried eyes resting on the tightly closed eyes of the man.
"Mr. Ji lost a lot of blood, but he has a strong constitution and his vital organs were not injured, so he should recover quickly."
Le Tong pulled a chair and naturally sat beside the bed.
"Is there anything special to watch out for?" By the looks of it, she was preparing to stay the night.
"You’ll need to monitor him through the night, and if he develops a fever, notify us immediately."
"Okay!"
After Nurse Liu explained some more details, she turned and left the room. Xiao Li, who had been standing at the foot of the bed, only spoke after the nurse left, "Miss Le, why don’t you go home and be with Little Young Master, I’ll take care of things here."
Le Tong didn’t rush to respond but instead took out her phone, went outside, and dialed a number.
"Yuan’er, do you have time now?"
"Tongtong, if you take the initiative to ask me out, of course I’ll drop anything for it, right?" Luo Yuanyuan’s cheerful voice came through the phone.
"Ji Rui is injured and in the hospital, Ji Baby is home alone, can you go over and be with him? I’m at Central Hospital, can you bring Ji Baby over tomorrow?"
Le Tong was never courteous with Luo Yuanyuan.
"Sure, I’ll go there right away, focus on taking care of the patient." Luo Yuanyuan didn’t ask much and immediately took on the task. Even though she is very curious about her friend’s business with that Mr. Demon Ji, she knows now is not the time for gossip.
"Alright, I’ll hang up now."
Since Ji Baby and Le Tong have reunited, Ji Baby’s attitude towards Luo Yuanyuan has completely changed, a classic case of loving what the loved one loves.
And Luo Yuanyuan also increasingly liked the Ji Baby who was tamed by Le Tong. Their relationship was excellent, hence Le Tong could confidently leave Ji Baby in her friend’s care.
After making the call, Le Tong returned to the ward. Xiao Li was quietly making a call by the window at that time.
Seeing Le Tong come back, Xiao Li whispered a few words over the phone before hurriedly ending the call.
"Brother Li, there’s a rest room next door, you can take a nap, I’ll stay with Mr. Ji."
"But..." Xiao Li hesitated, glancing at the comatose Ji Rui on the bed.
"He’ll be fine, you’ve been following Mr. Ji around for the past few days, you must be exhausted, go and rest. Tomorrow there’ll likely be many things for you to help with."
Having been Ji Rui’s secretary for a while, Le Tong was naturally aware of these things.
Besides Ji Baby, the precious son, at the company, Ji Rui trusts Yang Sheng the most, and in Ji Family, he trusts only Xiao Li who acts as both his driver and close bodyguard.
Although Xiao Li felt this arrangement wasn’t ideal, he couldn’t refute Le Tong’s words, so he nodded and went out to instruct the bodyguards to keep strict watch before retiring to the rest room next door.
In the ward, only Le Tong sitting by the bed and Ji Rui sleeping on the bed remained.
The man who usually appeared stern-faced or emotionless was now deeply asleep, his normally tan skin looked rather pale, likely due to excessive blood loss.
His lips, once sensual and often carrying a sharp and indifferent look, now appeared very dry, presumably due to dehydration.
Le Tong, who had reached a professional level in caregiving for patients, naturally wouldn’t let him suffer. She got up, fetched a cup, filled it with warm water, and carefully applied it to Ji Rui’s lips using a cotton swab.