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Ye Ling Tian could only be at the mercy of others, and finally, Xiao Yuanshan felt it was about time to come over and take him away.
However, Jin Chengyan had been injured after all. Jono held onto him; otherwise, it was hard to tell how long he would be angry.
"Let's go to the hospital," Jono said softly, her voice restrained. It was unclear whether she should be scolding him or thanking him.
Jin Chengyan pulled Jono close and kissed the top of her head, speaking in a very low voice, "I'm sorry for letting that bastard bully you." If he hadn't taken Jono directly out of the police station, this situation might not have happened!
Jono supported Jin Chengyan, aware that most of his strength was leaning on her. Yet, he still chose this moment to apologize, which made her feel a bit uneasy inside.
She didn’t respond but continued to help Jin Chengyan toward the car.
He followed her lead, whether intentionally or unintentionally feigning weakness, leaning heavily on her and enjoying the concern she showed for him.
Once they reached the car, Jono immediately instructed A-Shan to drive to the hospital. He had lost so much blood, and that scar on his arm! Why did he always have to go through these things?
But Jin Chengyan insisted, "No hospital. We’re going straight back to Jin Mansion! Liu Mingzhang sent Ye Family to test us; they just want to see where our bottom line is! All the evidence you collected last time needs to be submitted. Let’s see how arrogant Ye Family can be once their backing is gone!"
It turned out that Jin Chengyan had been prepared all along and didn’t forget to strategize even at this moment.
"But you're hurt! How can we not go to the hospital?" Jono dared not look at the wound on Jin Chengyan's arm; it was bleeding, and the weather outside was cold, causing some of it to congeal!
Earlier, when Jin Chengyan had fought back, it had aggravated his injuries!
In truth, he could have left these matters to A-Shan and the others, but he chose not to.
She just wanted to personally teach a lesson to those who had harmed Jono.
But what about Ruan Shengyu?
Perhaps Ruan Shengyu was just an accident!
Thinking of this, Jono's hand that had been resting on Jin Chengyan slowly slid down, her mood sinking into despair.
Between her and Jin Chengyan, there would always be a Ruan Shengyu standing in the way!
Before her hand could fully drop, Jin Chengyan grasped it tightly and placed it on his thigh.
"Cold," Jin Chengyan murmured softly, then rested his head against her shoulder.
Jono dared not move, fearing that any shift would only worsen Jin Chengyan's injury!
This person was truly something else; even in such a state, he still refused to go to the hospital! She turned her head to look at his face resting on her shoulder, which appeared somewhat haggard, with brows slightly furrowed in pain.
How many things did he still keep from her? What else was he hiding?
But she couldn't bring herself to ask!
"Jono, I know you have many questions for me, many things you don't understand. You feel like I've never cared about you, that I've forced you to stay by my side..." Jin Chengyan spoke softly against Jono's neck, his voice lingering in her ear, a secret only they could hear.
But weren't the words spoken by Jin Chengyan true?
Did he ever really care about Jono?
A bitter smile curled at the corners of her mouth. How foolish it was to throw herself into the flames when he didn't care for her at all.
"But wait a little longer; I will give you a bright future." If she just held on a bit more, everything would turn out fine!
Jono fell silent. She had heard such words before, but after countless hurts, she chose not to believe anymore, to have no expectations.
Who told her that gaining something was the beginning of losing it?
If that were the case, she would rather have never possessed it at all.
But… she had possessed it, hadn’t she?
Jin Chengyan's love?
Upon returning to Jin Mansion, Qi Ziluo had already brought his assistant over. Seeing Jin Chengyan in this state, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"
It seemed that in the past six months, Jin Chengyan had needed a doctor more frequently.
They helped him into his room, where Qi Ziluo and his team busied themselves, changing his clothes and cleaning his wounds before stitching them up.
Arriving here, Jono let out a sigh of relief, feeling that no matter how chaotic the outside world was, it had nothing to do with her.
Sitting on the sofa, she chose not to go to Jin Chengyan's room, not wanting to see the way he bandaged his wounds.
As the sky grew darker, she didn't turn on the lights. Outside was the garden of Jin Mansion, and she couldn't tell when it had started to rain, accompanied by the gentle fall of snowflakes.
It was snowing!
Just then, her phone rang, the light flickering in the dim room. Jono turned her head and saw the caller ID.
"Hello, is something wrong?" Jono's voice sounded weary, a fatigue born from everything that had happened that day. If she could, she wished for it all to end quickly!
"Are you... okay?" Yan Beiting couldn't help but make the call. He had learned from Xiao Yuanshan about everything that Jin Chengyan and Jono had faced today.
He couldn't help but worry.
But the words he had exchanged with Jin Chengyan earlier in the afternoon lingered in his mind. Should he be ready to let go?
Yet, letting go was not an option.
"I'm fine." Jono closed her eyes and leaned back against the soft sofa.
After a long silence without a response from him, Jono thought he had hung up. But when she checked her phone, he hadn’t disconnected the call.
After thinking for a moment, Jono added, "I'm fine." So there's no need to worry.
"Knowing you're okay puts my mind at ease," Yan Beiting managed to suppress his inner turmoil and swallowed all his words, opting instead for, "Take good care of yourself. Ayan will handle things regarding Ruan Shengyu."
"Ayan?" Jono caught the different implication in Yan Beiting's words.
Could it be that after Jin Chengyan and Yan Beiting had torn off their masks, Yan Beiting still intended to treat him as a brother? But hadn’t they reached the point of buying each other's shares?
Or was it that Yan Beiting truly had a big heart?
"Just rest well! I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll hang up now." Yan Beiting ended the call before Jono could ask further.
He sat in his study, with the computer in front of him displaying the information Ye Yun had sent over not long ago.
Jono was preparing visas! And not just for herself, but also for Qiao Chen!
Jono had even contacted schools abroad for Qiao Chen!
She was handling all of this on her own. Did Jin Chengyan know or not?
...
After the call with Yan Beiting, Jono stepped out of the living room downstairs. Should she go check on Jin Chengyan? After all, he still hadn’t been able to sit down and rest properly. Even if he had just sat down, his mind was still in chaos. Not knowing Jin Chengyan's current situation, she ultimately decided to go see him.
The nurse stepped out of the room and politely called, "Mrs. Jin," before heading downstairs.
Jono watched the nurse's retreating figure, her mind filled with the sight of the tray in the nurse's hands, which contained some medical waste—gauze and cotton balls stained with blood, making Jono's heart race with fear.
It wasn't the blood that scared her; it was the worry that Jin Chengyan had lost so much blood. Was he really going to be okay?
Pushing the door open, she walked in and saw Qi Ziluo stitching up Jin Chengyan. The wound had been cleaned, but as the needle passed through Jin Chengyan's arm, she couldn't help but gasp in shock.
She noticed beads of sweat forming on Jin Chengyan's forehead, his brows tightly knitted together. He probably hadn’t been given any anesthesia!
Suddenly, she recalled a time when she had amnesia and was in the hospital; Jin Chengyan had been there to have his stitches removed. She felt a pang of sympathy as he had said that if she kissed him, it wouldn’t hurt anymore.
She knew he had only said that casually, but she believed him and actually went along with it!
Now… Jono shook her head, trying to dispel those memories from her mind.
"Young Mistress!" A-Shan greeted Jono as she entered, bowing slightly.
"Mm." Jono responded but walked over toward Jin Chengyan instead.
Standing by the window, there was about a meter between them. Qi Ziluo was tending to Jin Chengyan's injury, so Jono couldn’t move closer.
Upon hearing A-Shan’s voice, Jin Chengyan opened his eyes and looked at Jono. A faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth as he greeted her with a warm expression.
"Does it hurt?" She knew she shouldn't ask, but her concern slipped out, just like her earlier urge to stand up and protect Jin Chengyan.
Jin Chengyan shook his head, then suddenly nodded. "If you kiss me, it won't hurt anymore."
Qi Ziluo, wearing a mask, couldn't help it; the needle jabbed awkwardly. He truly couldn't hold back. As a patient undergoing treatment, couldn't he at least show some awareness of his situation?
"Ah..." Jin Chengyan furrowed his brows tighter and turned to glare at Qi Ziluo. "Are you trying to kill me?"
Qi Ziluo shook his head with a smile, carefully stitching Jin Chengyan's wound as he said, "Sister-in-law, stitching really does hurt quite a bit. You two can continue; pretend we're not here."
Jono remained silent, lacking the mood for jokes. His expression made Jin Chengyan realize they couldn't continue this way. He wiped the smile off his face and asked Qi Ziluo, "When will it be okay?"
Qi Ziluo finished with the needle. "Do you think we're interrupting your moment? Don't worry, it'll be done soon; I'll give you some space! But you can't do any strenuous activities; be careful not to reopen the wound!"
At this point, no one answered Qi Ziluo.
The room was filled only with the sound of rustling. Eventually, Qi Ziluo prepared some medication and sent A-Shan to fetch it. Back and forth, the room was left with just Jono and Jin Chengyan.
"Jono..."
"Jin Chengyan..."
Both spoke at the same time, breaking the silence in the room.
"You go first."
"No, you go first."
They spoke in unison again, a kind of tacit understanding that was quite rare.
Jono felt a bit awkward standing there, both of them having something to say.
"Then I'll go first," Jin Chengyan said, but he waved his hand for Jono to come over. "Come here."
He was particularly insistent that Jono come closer, and Jono had no way to refuse, so he walked over.
But Jin Chengyan grabbed Jono's hand with his injured one!
There was still cold sweat on his palm, likely from the pain he had just experienced. Jono couldn't pull away; doing so would risk reopening his wound.
Really, what a scheming guy.
Seeing the fleeting expressions on Jono's face, but ultimately standing quietly beside him, Jin Chengyan knew he had won; Jono wouldn’t move now.
"Jono, in the future, when there's danger, don't stand in front of me. A man should protect a woman; a husband should protect his wife. I should protect you. You just need to hide behind me! Leave all the dangers to me. Even if the sky were to fall, I would hold it up for you!" Jin Chengyan declared, looking into Jono's eyes as if making a vow.
He didn't know which words struck a chord with Jono, but her eyes reddened. Was she touched?
No, it was heart-wrenching.
"In two years, when we hold our wedding, I will give you a grand ceremony, making you the happiest bride." He had it all planned out. "In fact, I can't wait even a day; I want to give you a wedding tomorrow so that we have no regrets between us. But right now, it's still the mourning period for my father. We'll talk about it after this time has passed. What do you say?"
What do you say?
Once upon a time, Jono always fantasized about her wedding, especially after realizing she had fallen in love with Jin Chengyan. She imagined when they would finally have their ceremony, even if it wasn't extravagant or sensational—just a small, warm gathering would suffice.
Wearing a wedding dress, holding fresh flowers, walking down the Red Carpet, and seeing her husband standing at the end of it all—how beautiful that would be.
But Jono knew that when she held those flowers and dressed up for the occasion, it would only be to mourn missing him.
There would be no wedding for them, there wouldn't be.
"I will give you everything you want; you know I love you."
You know I love you!
In this situation, Jin Chengyan said, "Jono, I love you!"
How she had longed to hear those words from Jin Chengyan before, hoping he could let go of the past and be with her.
Those three words were what she would give anything to hear.
Without waiting for Jono's response, Jin Chengyan sat up straight in bed. The movement tugged at the wound on his arm, causing him to furrow his brow as he held Jono's hand, which trembled slightly.
He was still concerned, and Jono quickly sat down beside Jin Chengyan's bed.
This scene was perfectly captured by Jin Chengyan.
With his uninjured hand, he gently caressed Jono's face. "Wife, you still care about me, don't you?"
Leaning against her shoulder, he softly whispered those two magical words into her ear.
At that moment, Jono felt her mental defenses crumble! She bit her lip, suppressing herself from responding.
"I miss you," his almost entranced voice reached Jono's ears as his hand began to undo the first button of her shirt.
After returning, Jono had taken off her outer sweater, leaving only a shirt underneath.
By now, Jin Chengyan had already undone the first two buttons of her shirt.
She reached out and stopped Jin Chengyan's hand from continuing to unbutton her shirt.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since they last shared such intimacy. After their carefree moments a couple of days ago, even though they slept side by side, they hadn't been intimate since.
However, Jin Chengyan didn't heed her. Despite her hand resting on the back of his hand, he continued to move downward, forcefully unbuttoning all the buttons on her shirt.
His kiss landed on her neck, and the warm, moist breath made her involuntarily let out a soft moan. From the moment he started calling her "wife," her psychological defenses had slowly crumbled. Now, with him using such seductive methods to coax her into submission, it was truly shameful!
"Jin Chengyan, no." Jono used her last bit of rationality to push against his chest.
She was tired of resolving their arguments with a bout of pleasure. Was there no more sophisticated way for them to solve their problems?
"My hand hurts..." Even as his chest was pushed away, his head remained resting on Jono's shoulder, speaking softly with a hint of grievance.
"You always do this!"
"Because only you are my remedy!" His lips finally met Jono's.
Despite so many unresolved issues between them and the heavy conflicts they faced, this kiss made Jono's mind momentarily forget to think.
Jin Chengyan was like the most potent poison, the kind that was addictive and impossible to resist, leaving her without even the ability to fight back.
As their clothes slipped away, his less convenient hand remained still while the other moved with ease.
They indulged in each other, reaching the peak of ecstatic pleasure. The repressed joy was released at the last moment, and it felt utterly wonderful.
Jono drowsily collapsed into Jin Chengyan's embrace. He used his uninjured hand to caress Jono's snow-like skin. If it weren't for his arm being inconvenient, perhaps he would want to go another round.
The feeling of becoming one with Jono was incredible; it was the main reason he was so immersed in their pleasure. Of course, he loved her and wanted to possess her completely, both mentally and physically.
"I'm in love with you, Jono." He had said this more than once tonight, like a spell that left its mark on Jono's heart, yet there was no response.
He kissed her delicate skin, his heat still lingering, making her lose herself in pleasure.
Look, she liked it this way too.
"Mm..." She finally responded.
"I have always respected you."
"Mm..."
"I will let her go for now."
"Mm..."
Jono was tired and didn't quite catch what Jin Chengyan was saying, responding unconsciously.
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