Chapter 35: Forcing Her to Come Home and Sleep

"Madam." Ningwan was reading in the hospital when Chen Tan suddenly approached and greeted her respectfully. "Is something up?" Ningwan put down her book. Chen Tan glanced at Wu Taotao who was nearby. Wu Taotao immediately understood and said, "I’ll go take a walk, you two chat slowly." "You even purposely sent the person beside me away, is it something urgent?" Ningwan spoke slowly. Chen Tan replied, "Not exactly urgent, just concerned you might feel embarrassed. The boss instructed me to ask you when you plan to go back home?" Ningwan: "..." "Ahem, Shao’er isn’t well yet, I might...need some more time before going back." "Alright, I’ll inform the boss. But the boss mentioned that the information regarding your parents’ car accident expires tonight at ten. If you don’t hurry back to see it, you might miss it," Chen Tan reminded with a smile. Ningwan widened her eyes: "Expires?" This isn’t a snack, how could it expire? Zhan Hanjue would go to any lengths to force her to return home. Chen Tan smiled without saying a word. Ningwan gritted her teeth: "Fine, go tell him I’ll go back tonight and let him clean up and wait for me." Chen Tan: "..." The courage of the boss’s wife... truly, to say such bold words. Instead, his face reddened, and he nodded awkwardly in agreement, fleeing hastily from the scene. Ningwan watched his retreating figure, fleeing helter-skelter, and snorted coldly. Did he think she was a naive girl with thin skin? However, Zhan Hanjue truly is... Actually, that day she agreed to Zhan Hanjue’s terms, Zhan Hanjue then asked her to go back with him at night. "Since you’ve agreed, you must fulfill the responsibilities of Madam Zhan." "Help you undress?" Ningwan thought of the responsibility he made her fulfill on their wedding night. "This time I’ll help you undress," Zhan Hanjue whispered softly in her ear, drawing closer. Ningwan’s face reddened, immediately reminded of things that only happen between couples. Her pupils dilated, she stepped back a little, looking at him with a horrified expression. "As you guessed, that’s how it is," Zhan Hanjue nodded solemnly. Ningwan was left speechless at that moment; she took quite a while to finally say, "I did agree to you, but I also didn’t say immediately... My brother is still in the hospital, I’m in no mood. If you can’t wait, I can introduce someone else to you." "No need, take good care of Ye Shao, I can wait," Zhan Hanjue didn’t persist, turning and leaving. Actually, Ningwan originally intended to go back that night to see the information he’d collected. After all, she was also curious about what really happened that year and who was involved in the car accident. But because of Zhan Hanjue’s words, she had no choice but to put off the idea of going home. Not only did she not go back that day, but she didn’t return for a whole week. Luckily, the luggage had been sent to Wu Taotao’s place beforehand, so she called Wu Taotao to bring her clothes. All of Ye Shao’s medical expenses were, of course, billed to Zhan Hanjue’s account, and Ningwan didn’t spare his money, asking the hospital to get her a VIP ward, and directly settled there. Little did she expect Zhan Hanjue to be so underhanded, seeing her delay in returning, he’d actually have Chen Tan tell her some nonsense about it expiring. Ningwan was livid. After Chen Tan left, Wu Taotao rushed back: "What did he come to tell you? Why did he look so weird?" "Nothing, help me get some things ready," Ningwan scoffed. Want to spar with her? He, someone who doesn’t even understand matters between men and women, is making things far too simple. "What things?" Wu Taotao asked. Ningwan whispered a few words into her ear, making Wu Taotao’s face turn red. Unable to resist, she playfully punched her on the shoulder, "Ningning, you’re too devious." "Get shopping online quickly," Ningwan curled her lips. Wu Taotao stifled a laugh and nodded. After dinner, Ningwan had the driver take her home. She thought Zhan Hanjue would already be home, but he still hadn’t returned from work. Housekeeper Wu told her to have dinner first, saying that the young master had a social event tonight and wouldn’t be back for dinner. "A social event? Didn’t he never attend social events before? Why does he have one now?" Ningwan asked curiously. Housekeeper Wu smiled and explained, "In the past, the young master had poor eyesight and didn’t want to meet people. Now that his eye condition has improved, he naturally is willing to go out for social events. The old madam said it’s thanks to the young madam, so we should prepare a few decent outfits for you, as you will undoubtedly accompany the young master for social events in the future." Ningwan gave an awkward smile. After eating, she quickly went online to find out what she had missed while she was in the hospital. Zhan Hanjue’s eyesight recovery had stirred a sensation online, especially when he made an appearance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a project, astonishing everyone. The socialites who used to fear being picked by the Zhan Family to marry Zhan Hanjue one by one regretted it deeply. To marry such a man, even the rumor of doom would be worth it, willing to die even if for just a moment. Reading the online reviews about Zhan Hanjue, Ningwan only felt it was ironic. People really are like this, knowing nothing at all. Blindly following, they think they’ve seen all the truth. "Chen Tan, when is your boss coming back? Didn’t he say it expires at ten, it’s already nine now. If he doesn’t return, who’s responsible if I don’t see it?" At the hotel, Ningwan finally couldn’t resist taking out her phone to call Chen Tan. Chen Tan asked her to wait a moment, likely checked with Zhan Hanjue, and quickly replied, "Madam, the boss said the information is still on the desk in his study, you can go see it now." "Why didn’t you say so earlier?" Ningwan immediately hung up the phone. She quickly walked to Zhan Hanjue’s study. Pushing open the study door and turning on the light, she indeed saw a document bag on the desk, the same one Zhan Hanjue had thrown on the table that day. What’s inside... exactly? Ningwan felt a bit nervous, took a deep breath, and then trembling hands carefully opened the document bag. There were photos of the car accident scene and some documents. Ningwan looked at the car accident photos first. Upon seeing the wreckage of the car in the photos, it was as if a vault of sealed memories had been reopened. Those erratic memories surged out, causing her head to ache unbearably. Unable to help it, she clutched her head with one hand, and supported herself against the desk with the other, her body swaying unsteadily. But it hurt so much! She simply couldn’t hold on, her head throbbed to dizziness, her body staggered backward. However, instead of falling to the floor, she fell into the warmth of a strong embrace. Her sight was blurry, looking up, she could only make out an indistinct human face silhouette. A voice seemed to come from the sky, asking her in a deep tone, "What’s wrong with you?" She opened her mouth, wanting to respond, but could not utter a single word. In the end, unable to resist, her vision turned black and she completely fainted.