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Jin Chengyan felt that his feelings were beyond words.
When Qiao Nuo asked him if he loved her, he hesitated for a moment. In the past, if Qiao Nuo had asked him that, he would have naturally denied it.
But the old Qiao Nuo would never have asked him if he loved her; she would only tell him that she liked him, and his response didn’t matter.
Now, Qiao Nuo was asking him if he loved her.
“I’m your husband, what do you think?” Jin Chengyan countered.
Qiao Nuo blinked her big eyes, tilting her head as she said, “Oh right, you are my husband. How could you not love me? I must have loved you very much before, right?”
After losing her memory, Qiao Nuo’s emotions were more straightforward. Perhaps it was because she didn’t understand everything around her, so she expressed herself purely based on her feelings.
While they were chatting, a nurse knocked and entered the room.
“Mr. Jin, your stitches can be removed today.”
“Hubby, are you hurt too?” Qiao Nuo asked as she listened to the pretty nurse. Her gaze quickly shifted to Jin Chengyan, but he seemed perfectly fine.
Jin Chengyan nodded. “It’s nothing serious.”
“But you need to have the stitches removed! Where are you hurt? How did you get injured?” Qiao Nuo asked anxiously.
How could Jin Chengyan explain to Qiao Nuo how he got hurt? He had argued with Yan Beiting over a woman and ended up stabbing himself to avoid dragging things out?
If he said that, Qiao Nuo would definitely interrogate him until the end.
“I accidentally cut myself; it’s nothing serious,” Jin Chengyan said casually.
“Oh…” Qiao Nuo nodded. “That must hurt a lot! Can I accompany you when they remove the stitches?” Her concerned gaze was genuine and heartfelt.
With that, Jin Chengyan couldn’t refuse. The current Qiao Nuo was truly someone one couldn’t help but want to protect; he felt he couldn’t bear to do anything that might hurt her.
“Jin Shao and Young Madam are truly affectionate!” the nurse said enviously.
For so many days, Jin Chengyan had stayed by Qiao Nuo's side without leaving her for a moment, handling everything himself and even sending numerous people to protect her!
One must ask, in Qin Cheng, which husband could go to such lengths? Qiao Nuo was undoubtedly the happiest woman in all of Qin Cheng!
Hearing the nurse's words, Qiao Nuo couldn't help but blush.
Her feelings for Jin Chengyan seemed to deepen; such an outstanding man was truly her husband! He loved her so much, and they must have been especially affectionate in the past! In the future, they would surely be even more loving!
“Then I’ll have the doctor come directly to Young Madam’s ward; it will save you all the trouble of going over,” the nurse said before heading off to summon the doctor.
Once the nurse left, Qiao Nuo carefully observed Jin Chengyan, noticing the worried expression on his face.
Jin Chengyan felt a wave of comfort wash over him under Qiao Nuo's gaze.
Growing up in the Jin Family, he had always been groomed as the heir. However, the expectations placed on him were particularly harsh, and he had never received the warmth he longed for; everything was something he endured alone.
Even as he grew older and developed feelings for a girl, that girl had never truly cared for him.
So when Qiao Nuo expressed such concern for him, his heart melted.
He placed his hand gently on the back of Qiao Nuo's neck, caressing her softly. He could only rest his hand there since her head was bandaged and couldn’t be touched; even at night, he had to sleep on his side.
This moment felt incredibly beautiful…
“Let me in… Let me in! I’m A Yan’s friend…”
“Sorry, if you don’t leave now, we’ll have to take action…”
The sounds of a dispute from outside drifted in, causing Jin Chengyan to furrow his brow slightly. The tranquility of these past few days had been shattered.
“What’s happening outside?” Qiao Nuo turned her head toward the door but could see nothing. Her ward had changed; there were no large windows to look out of, and there was no vertical glass panel on the door.
Her hospital room was like a luxurious suite; it hardly felt like a hospital at all, more like a hotel.
"I don't know, let me check," Jin Chengyan said as he stood up.
"I'll go with you!" Qiao Nuo followed suit, grabbing Jin Chengyan's hand.
Jin Chengyan glanced at Qiao Nuo's hand, hesitating for a moment. He recognized the voice outside; was it appropriate to go out with Qiao Nuo at this time?
However, the innocent look in Qiao Nuo's eyes made it impossible for him to refuse.
"Alright."
Outside the door, Ruan Shengyu was dressed in nurse's attire, but her sharp-eyed bodyguards quickly recognized her and began to usher her away step by step.
Ruan Shengyu's gaze was fixed firmly on the entrance to Qiao Nuo's room. "Step aside! I'm here to see A Yan! Who are you to stop me?"
Having not seen Jin Chengyan for so many days, Ruan Shengyu was truly anxious. She couldn't let Qiao Nuo ruin everything she had worked so hard to achieve. Even if Qiao Nuo told Jin Chengyan that it was Ruan Shengyu who had hit her with a brick, she would find a way to make Jin Chengyan believe her.
But if she couldn't even see him, how could she explain anything?
After thinking it over, she realized she had no choice but to force her way in.
"Bang—" The door swung open from the inside.
Ruan Shengyu and the bodyguard both turned their gazes to see Jin Chengyan stepping out from within.
The bodyguard lowered his head, acknowledging his mistake; it was his failure that allowed unauthorized individuals to intrude.
Meanwhile, Ruan Shengyu finally revealed a hint of a smile. As long as she could see Jin Chengyan, all problems could be resolved.
However, there was someone else following Jin Chengyan out.
Qiao Nuo's body stiffened. Ruan Shengyu had truly woken up; she was alright!
So she told everything to Jin Chengyan.
"I'm sorry, Young Master. I'll have her removed immediately," the bodyguard said in a low voice, turning to grab Ruan Shengyu by the arm to escort her away. It didn't matter that she was a star; disturbing Young Madam's rest here was unforgivable.
"Ah Yan—" Ruan Shengyu called out to Jin Chengyan in a rush.
Jin Chengyan looked at Ruan Shengyu with calm eyes. For some reason, in that moment, he didn't want to react at all; it was fine to watch her being taken away.
It was fine...
"Honey, does she know you?" Qiao Nuo asked, gazing at the unadorned yet exquisite and beautiful face. She really was stunning. If she knew her husband, would she perhaps like him?
After all, her husband was so handsome, so wealthy, and particularly gentle. Who wouldn't be attracted to such a man?
Jin Chengyan turned to look at Qiao Nuo, who wore only a questioning expression, nothing more.
"Yes," he nodded. At that moment, he couldn't tell Qiao Nuo that they had married because he wanted to be with another woman.
Their marriage wasn't based on love; he didn't love Qiao Nuo as much as she thought he did, and he didn't even know if he loved her at all.
"Since she knows you, let's not have her thrown out. Maybe she just came to see you! We can't treat our guests like this," Qiao Nuo said, placing her hand over Jin Chengyan's and gently stroking it as if seeking his approval not to treat a guest that way.
Before Jin Chengyan could respond, Qiao Nuo directly told the bodyguard, "Let her go; we know her."
The bodyguard looked at Young Madam in shock but seeing no reaction from their Young Master, he followed Qiao Nuo's orders and released Ruan Shengyu.
However, Ruan Shengyu felt very surprised. Qiao Nuo looked at her without an ounce of anger; by all logic, she should hate her.
She should hate her for plotting against her and causing Jin Chengyan to misunderstand her. She should hate her for striking her with a brick just as she was about to escape, sending her on a near-death experience.
But now, Qiao Nuo looked at her with eyes devoid of love or hate, as if she were a stranger.
Ruan Shengyu felt anxious as she walked step by step toward Jin Chengyan and Qiao Nuo, not missing the sight of Qiao Nuo's hand resting in Jin Chengyan's.
They were holding hands right in front of her!
Yet Qiao Nuo had also said that Jin Chengyan had always loved Ruan Shengyu. Why were they holding hands now?
“A Yan…” Ruan Shengyu tentatively called out to Jin Chengyan, wanting to gauge his attitude. “Your injury…”
Ruan Shengyu knew that Jin Chengyan had had a conflict with Yan Beiting, but she didn’t know the specifics—was it because of Qiao Nuo or because of her?
In any case, Jin Chengyan was the one who ended up hurt.
“My husband is fine; the doctor will come by soon to remove his stitches,” Qiao Nuo answered before Jin Chengyan could respond. She viewed the situation solely from a woman's perspective.
She felt that Ruan Shengyu's presence threatened her position. The way she looked at her husband was different from how others did.
She didn’t like it!
Ruan Shengyu stared at Qiao Nuo in shock.
Husband?
She couldn’t believe she could say that.
But when faced with Qiao Nuo's gaze, Ruan Shengyu felt a twinge of guilt; after all, she was the one who had hurt him!
Qiao Nuo looked at her without any other emotion.
This left Ruan Shengyu feeling perplexed.
Even more puzzling was Jin Chengyan's attitude.
He seemed to be drifting further away from himself.
"Well, I'm going to remove the stitches later, so you should head back," Jin Chengyan said, following Qiao Nuo's words.
This ambiguous attitude left Ruan Shengyu completely unable to guess whether Qiao Nuo had said anything.
"I..."
"That's enough, Ruan Shengyu. Qiao Nuo has suffered a severe head injury and can't remember many things. She needs to rest, so you shouldn't come by anymore," Jin Chengyan interrupted Ruan Shengyu. He didn't want Ruan Shengyu to linger here; he seemed a bit afraid of what might happen if Ruan Shengyu continued talking and made Qiao Nuo realize something.
So he had no choice but to send him away.
Ruan Shengyu's mind was filled with that one phrase: a severe head injury, unable to remember many things.
Did that mean she couldn't remember the details of being kidnapped? Did that mean she hadn't told Jin Chengyan anything at all?
But that didn’t make sense. If Qiao Nuo hadn’t told Jin Chengyan anything, then why hadn’t he come to see her even once in all these days? Why was he always by Qiao Nuo's side?
Why?
However, Qiao Nuo didn’t give Ruan Shengyu more opportunities to see Jin Chengyan. She took his hand and walked into the hospital room.
"She knows you were injured too, right?" Qiao Nuo glanced back slightly and saw Ruan Shengyu still standing at the door.
She had mentioned not liking the look in Ruan Shengyu's eyes; at this moment, without seeing Jin Chengyan, her gaze was filled with hatred as she looked at her.
Jin Chengyan nodded. He didn't even need to turn around; he knew Ruan Shengyu was still watching them.
He felt that this situation was increasingly beyond his control. At first, he only wanted to use Qiao Nuo to provoke Ruan Shengyu into admitting her feelings.
But after Qiao Nuo got involved, he began to hesitate—torn between not wanting to hurt Qiao Nuo and not wanting to let go of Ruan Shengyu.
Yet now he had no choice but to take care of Qiao Nuo. He couldn't let her get hurt again.
They had not been inside for long when the doctor arrived to remove Jin Chengyan's stitches.
Jin Chengyan took off his shirt, revealing his muscular torso.
This was the first time Qiao Nuo had seen Jin Chengyan's body since her amnesia, and just like the times before, her cheeks flushed.
He had a great physique; he looked slim in clothes but had a well-defined body without an ounce of excess fat. The muscles in his arms were clearly defined, a testament to years of working out.
"Mr. Jin, can you handle it without anesthesia?" the doctor asked.
"Yes," Jin Chengyan nodded.
"Are you sure? Will it hurt?" Qiao Nuo was more anxious than Jin Chengyan, the one who was about to have his stitches removed.
"Young Madam, don't worry. We'll be very gentle."
Even if they were gentle, they were still cutting through flesh. Qiao Nuo tightly gripped Jin Chengyan's hand, surprised to find herself more nervous than him; her palms were sweaty.
Seeing that Jin Chengyan was ready, the doctor began the procedure.
In truth, it did hurt a bit. Jin Chengyan could feel the stitches being snipped, but as a man, he thought it would be too embarrassing to cry out, especially in front of his wife.
So he smiled gently at Qiao Nuo, assuring her that he was fine.
Qiao Nuo felt a pang of heartache; she knew Jin Chengyan was in pain—his hand was trembling slightly.
"Does it hurt a lot?" Qiao Nuo asked softly.
The hospital bed was quite large; the doctor worked on one side to remove Jin Chengyan's stitches while Qiao Nuo knelt on the other side, holding his hand.
She didn’t dare look at how the doctor was handling the removal of the stitches.
"If you kiss me, it won’t hurt anymore," Jin Chengyan joked lightly, not wanting Qiao Nuo to worry so much.
The doctor and nurse who were removing the stitches from Jin Chengyan couldn't help but smile slightly. Jin Shao and Jin Shaonai Nai were truly affectionate! Even during a stitch removal, they managed to show their love!
Moreover, Jin Shaonai Nai took it seriously. After Jin Chengyan said those words, she really leaned in and kissed him!
This scene was something even seasoned doctors had never witnessed, and the nurses were even more astonished.
Yet, it didn’t feel inappropriate at all; it was simply a delight to behold! Taking advantage of the moment when Jin Chengyan and Qiao Nuo were kissing, they hastened their movements, gently and steadily removing the stitches from Jin Chengyan's wound. After rebandaging it, they quietly exited the room.
Unaware that the stitch removal was already complete, Qiao Nuo had only one thought in her mind: if she kissed him, he wouldn’t feel pain anymore.
However, she didn’t expect Jin Chengyan to deepen the kiss. He parted her lips with his tongue, entangling with her, while one hand wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer.
He knew the doctor had already left, so he could do what he desired.
...
After a passionate interlude, Qiao Nuo nestled in Jin Chengyan's embrace, her smooth back pressed against his warm chest. His heat lingered within her.
"I really want to be inside you for a lifetime," Jin Chengyan's slightly exhausted voice reached Qiao Nuo's ears, a result of their vigorous activity.
Qiao Nuo buried her head into the pillow, feeling incredibly shy.
...
In the evening, Jin Mengli knocked on the door and entered. Upon seeing Qiao Nuo and Jin Chengyan together, a hint of teasing glimmered in her eyes.
Qiao Nuo felt as if she were completely exposed under Jin Mengli’s gaze and lowered her head shyly.
"Ahem. Originally, our parents came by this afternoon, but the doctor said you needed rest after having your stitches removed, so I told them not to come in," Jin Mengli said as she placed some supplements on the table, subtly hinting at the situation.
Jin Chengyan remained unfazed, while Qiao Nuo felt an overwhelming sense of tension. Perhaps it was because of what had happened earlier that afternoon; her face flushed bright red upon hearing Jin Mengli’s words.
After all, even if she suppressed her voice in the afternoon, there was still a chance it could get out.
Seeing Qiao Nuo's face turn red, Jin Chengyan quickly changed the subject. "Are you free? Don't you need to take care of Chu Yuxiu?"
"His father is watching!" Jin Mengli quickly dismissed Jin Chengyan's concern. "How about this? Once Qiao Nuo is discharged from the hospital, you two can go home for a while. Let your family take care of her until she recovers, and then you can move back to Jin Mansion. What do you think?"
Finally shifting the topic, Qiao Nuo was able to calm down.
"No need for that. Qiao Nuo doesn't like living with so many people. We are fine at Jin Mansion," Jin Chengyan immediately rejected the idea. He opened the thermos on the table and served some food, noting that Qiao Nuo had worked hard in the afternoon but lacked strength, so he wanted her to eat more to regain her health.
"I'm just relaying Mom's opinion. If you refuse, you'll have to talk to her yourself," Jin Mengli said, increasingly fond of Qiao Nuo. In fact, her amnesia had no impact at all.
If Qiao Nuo could move into their home, it would solidify her position.
Based on the passion she nearly revealed in the afternoon, if things continued this way, Qiao Nuo would eventually replace Ruan Shengyu and become the apple of Jin Chengyan's eye!
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