While Nian Junting enjoyed her massage, he still cared about his pride as a man. âOf course not. I even weathered through death in times of war. Why would I be terrified by him? I merely think that this dude doesnât show any respect for his elders,â he immediately rebutted.
âYouâre right. Iâll get him to apologize to you later on.â Luo Sang nodded her head in agreement.
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When Murong Cheng saw everyone return to the ward, she immediately walked towards Nian Xi. âAre you tired? Does it hurt anywhere?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Nian Xi glanced at her mother sullenly. âI feel terrible all over, but the thing that Iâm the most uncomfortable with is the fact that you told Jiang Yuning that I was dead!â
âI did not,â Murong Cheng replied crossly. âWhy would I curse my daughter out of the blue?â
Nian Xi swept a disgruntled look at Jiang Yuning.
Jiang Yuning seemed aggrieved as he scratched the back of his head. âBut Aunty, you clearly said that Xixi was gone. I thought you meant that...â
âI meant that she was gone for a check-up,â Murong Cheng replied flatly. âI was in a bad mood, so I left out the subsequent parts of the sentence. Do you have a problem with that? Well, you shouldnât have jumped to conclusions.â
Jiang Yuning lowered his head in silence. He did not dare to have an opinion about Nian Xiâs mother had said.
âBesides, we also talked to you in the corridor earlier on, and you should have seen your attitude towards us.â Nian Junting began to settle scores with him.
âYes.â Nian Junlei nodded his head in agreement. âYou were very fierce to us.â
Jiang Yuning looked at them blankly, before asking hesitantly, âSince when did I bump into you guys?â
Nian Junting was speechless.
He had tussled with Jiang Yuning for a long time earlier on, and Jiang Yuning had even glared at him. To think that Jiang Yuning did not care about him at all!
Nian Junlei choked when he heard Jiang Yuningâs reply, and he gave a thumbs up to Jiang Yuning. âImpressive! Weâve talked to you for so long, we might as well be talking to the air.â
âIâm sorry,â Jiang Yuning said apologetically. âMy mind was completely blank earlier on. I genuinely have no idea what I did.â
Nian Junting smirked coldly. âWhatâs the point in apologizing? When can you correct all these flaws of yours? If Nian Xi had left us last night, you truly wouldnât be able to see her anymore. We kept calling you, but you never answered your phone. Letâs assume that youâve married Nian Xi and she became pregnant. If we canât reach you during the critical moment of her labor, then whatâs the point in having a husband like you?â
Nian Xi remained silent. While she was aware of Jiang Yuningâs autism, she was disappointed when she heard about how uncontactable he was when she regained consciousness in the morning.
Nian Juntingâs words were like a hammer, clobbering against Jiang Yuningâs heart a few times.
Jiang Yuningâs eyes dimmed. He knew that he was not considered normal when compared with other people. However, he was slowly changing himself throughout all the years that he had known Nian Xi. âMy phone rang several times last night. I was doing my experiment at the time, and because the call was from an unknown number, I didnât pick it up.â
âYou better store our numbers as soon as possible then,â Luosang replied quickly, out of fear that Nian Junting would continue to lecture Jiang Yuning. âYou should also store the contact details of all of Nian Xiâs family members. If not, none of us would be able to reach you. Feng Ji Chuan watched over Nian Xi for the whole of last night. He even bought her fruits, breakfast, and necessities. Sigh.â
Jiang Yuning immediately panicked when he heard what she said. His jet black eyes looked as helpless as a fawn in shock. âXixi...â he murmured.
âYeah. Iâm hurting and I need to rest.â Nian Xi closed her eyes lazily.
âAlright...â Jiang Yuning nodded his head furiously, before turning to ask the nurse about Nian Xiâs condition.