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Pregnant and Divorced by My Disabled Husband-Chapter 59 - Her Fragile Side
59: Chapter 59 Her Fragile Side
59 -59 Her Fragile Side
Jian Si had completed a series of examinations and was taken to the VIP ward.
Lu Youting looked at the pale-faced Jian Si, her head wrapped in bandages, still in a coma, and his hands suddenly clenched tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hands, his entire body as if enveloped in the freezing winds and snow of a bitterly cold place.
The doctor reported the examination results at his side.
“Professor Jian has soft tissue damage on her face, moderate concussive injury to her brain, and no hematomas are found inside her skull at the moment.
We will observe her for a night, and if no symptoms like vomiting or fever appear, she should recover after a period of treatment.”
Lu Youting narrowed his eyes and asked, “And if there is vomiting or fever?”
Facing Lu Youting’s grim face that resembled King Yanluo, the doctor broke out in a cold sweat, trembling as he said, “If, if there is vomiting and dizziness, her life would be in danger and emergency surgery would be necessary.”
“Life-threatening?” Lu Youting’s pupils suddenly constricted, his handsome face alternating rapidly between pale and flushed with surging murderous intent.
The doctor, with his head bowed and neck stiff, nodded: “Director Lu, please be assured, with today’s medical advances, Miss Jian will be fine.”
Lu Youting’s expression was dark, and he didn’t speak.
Looking at the wounds on Jian Si’s body, a sharp pain as if a blade was thrust deep into his heart made it difficult to breathe, and he was shrouded in a cloud of guilt and self-reproach.
He gently brushed the stray hairs from beside Jian Si’s ear to behind her ear and said hoarsely, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have put you in harm’s way.
I didn’t expect them to dare to hurt you like this.”
Unfortunately, his repentance, guilt, and self-blame all fell on deaf ears as Jian Si in her coma couldn’t hear anything.
The only response was an eerie silence. freeweɓnøvel.com
A sour tightness filled Lu Youting’s chest.
Without his permission, the doctor didn’t dare to leave, standing there as silent as an ice sculpture, like a convict waiting for the judge’s verdict, his heart pounding wildly.
The air in the ward grew thinner and thinner.
So oppressive it made it hard to breathe.
The doctor’s nerves were tightly wound, continuously tugging until they were on the verge of snapping, and just then, the door to the ward was pushed open and Lu Yanbai appeared like a savior in the nick of time.
Lu Yanbai walked to the bedside and, upon seeing Jian Si beaten beyond recognition, burst into tears and began hitting Lu Youting.
“Daddy, why has Mommy turned out like this?
Didn’t you say Mommy would be okay?
You lied to me again, I hate you, I hate you so much!”
Lu Youting didn’t dodge or hide but stood there letting the onslaught continue.
Seeing Lu Youting distracted, the doctor immediately turned around and, as if running away, left the ward.
After letting Lu Yanbai hit him for a while, Lu Youting finally crouched down and picked him up to sit on a chair nearby, his eyes red and voice choked with emotion, “Xiao Bai, I’m sorry, I failed to protect your mommy.”
“Wuu wuu…” Lu Yanbai was crying heartbreakingly, so enraged that he gritted his teeth: “Then you tell me, who did this to my mommy?
I’ll kill them.”
Lu Youting gestured for silence and said, “Shh, your mommy is very weak right now, let’s keep our voices down, so we don’t disturb her.
Let her rest well.
As for revenge, we can talk about it after your mommy wakes up.
You don’t need to do anything; Daddy will make those people wish they were dead.”
Afraid of disturbing Jian Si, Lu Yanbai indeed tried not to cry and even spoke much more softly: “Daddy, you must teach those people a harsh lesson, Mommy can’t be bullied for no reason.”
Lu Youting nodded, vowing solemnly, “Daddy won’t let you down.”
Lu Yanbai leaned into Lu Youting’s arms, and father and son stayed at the bedside in the ward, waiting for Jian Si to awaken.
They waited until deep into the night.
Lu Yanbai couldn’t hold up anymore and fell asleep in Lu Youting’s arms.
Lu Youting gently laid him on the sofa and took a thin blanket from the closet to cover him.
At this moment, Jian Si, still unconscious, was tormented by nightmares.
In her nightmare, she was locked in a prison cell, and Liu Tao, wearing a police uniform, pinned her down and frantically tore at her clothes, his foul breath closing in on her without cease.
Every inch of her was marred by his marks.
She wanted to cry out for help.
But Liu Tao didn’t allow her a chance to speak, slapping her face repeatedly.
The pain was unbearable.
The despair overwhelming.
As Liu Tao stripped off her last piece of clothing, she completely broke down, tears streaming wildly, and with a strength she didn’t know she had, she finally managed to scream.
“Don’t…
don’t touch me…”
Accompanied by the heart-wrenching shout, her body sprang up, and her eyes flew open.
Lu Youting knew she was having a nightmare and immediately rushed over, “What’s wrong with you?”
Hearing the familiar voice and seeing the familiar face, Jian Si clung to him like a lifeline, her slender body trembling like chaff.
“There’s someone…
trying to assault me, save me…
save me…”
Having been reunited for so long, Lu Youting saw her this vulnerable for the first time; his heart suddenly twisted into a knot, one hand wrapping around her waist tightly while the other soothingly patted her back.
“It’s alright now, I’ve already saved you…
there’s nothing wrong now…
I’ll take good care of you and never let anyone else bully you again.”
Jian Si was still immersed in the nightmare, unable to break free: “He was terrifying, he tore at my clothes, his mouth kept gnawing on me, he…
he was even going to take off my pants…
I wanted to scream for help, but I couldn’t make a sound, I was so scared, really so scared…”
Lu Youting involuntarily visualized the scene following her description, his heroic face contorting like Satan from Hell, wishing he could kill the scum immediately.
Jian Si continued, “He bit my neck, my collarbone, and I couldn’t fight back, I hate my own helplessness…”
Lu Youting tenderly cupped her face, forcing her to look at him: “Look at me, I’m Lu Youting, you’re safe now, truly safe!
I’ve disabled that scum’s hands, he won’t dare to bully you anymore…”
“Safe?
Are we safe?”
Jian Si murmured absentmindedly, unable to return to reality, her thoughts in disarray.
Lu Youting kissed her lips forcefully, “Can you feel it?
This is my breath, my warmth, not that scum’s!
You are indeed safe now, everything is alright!”
Saying this, he kissed her red lips again and again.
As he repeatedly called out to her, Jian Si slowly regained consciousness, staring blankly at Lu Youting as her unfocused pupils slowly sharpened.
“Lu Youting?”
Lu Youting nodded vigorously, “Yes, I’m Lu Youting!
I’m here to rescue you!”
Once she confirmed his identity, all of Jian Si’s grievances came rushing out.
The fear that had kept her tense suddenly relaxed, and she embraced Lu Youting tightly, unable to stop sobbing, laying bare all her vulnerability before him.
“It’s really you!
I thought I was done for, sob…
do you know how scared I was?”
Lu Youting’s voice caught in his throat as he held her tight in his arms, his voice a hoarse whisper, “I know, I know, I’m sorry, I was late, I didn’t know he would be so bold as to do such a thing in the guardhouse.”
With a tight grip, Jian Si wrapped her arms around his waist, releasing all her fear and misery.
Lu Youting’s broad hands repeatedly patted her back, silently letting her vent.