After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 58

August is so hot, it could kill a dog.

As soon as Wei Xixue got off the plane, someone specifically came to pick her up.

It was someone from the Wen family.

She still remembered Wen Jiao, whom she had met a few years ago. Her illness was somewhat special, and even Wei Xixue wasn’t completely confident in curing her.

Being a doctor, Wei Xixue dutifully proceeded with the diagnosis for her.

Wen Jiao’s reaction was as unusual as her illness.

Patients are generally divided into two types: one that is passive and gives up on treatment, and the other that has a strong desire to recover.

Just as Wei Xixue was wondering how to tell her that she might never stand up again, Wen Jiao guessed the result. Wei Xixue thought she would be disappointed, but Wen Jiao remained very calm.

So calm that Wei Xixue was deeply impressed.

“Doctor Wei, please get in the car.”

The driver respectfully opened the door. Wei Xixue didn’t show much reaction. She just took off her sunglasses and got into the car.

She was very busy. Even though she made time to see Wen Jiao, she would have to return to the hospital shortly.

Wei Xixue planned to treat this as strictly professional, without bringing in personal emotions. She would finish the consultation and leave.

The old man’s manor was perfect for summer; just being there was cooling and refreshing.

“In a bit, you’ll pretend to trip and fall right in front of her!” Xia Shishi instructed.

Ye Murou: “…Will that work?”

Xia Shishi looked at Zheng He, who also hesitated before nodding.

How were they supposed to know if it would work?

There was no other option if it didn’t.

Xia Shishi was very composed: “Listen to me, she probably likes people who are small, cute, and clumsy. If you fall in front of her, she’ll definitely help you up, and then you can develop a relationship!”

Ye Murou: “…”

She wasn’t particularly keen on developing a relationship.

Ye Murou held a photo of Wei Xixue.

She was wearing a white coat, looking like she had just come out of surgery, with heavy dark circles under her eyes, suggesting she hadn’t rested well in a long time.

Judging by her appearance, Ye Murou guessed she was a woman in her thirties.

In her thirties, she was still quite young for a doctor, yet she had already reached the top of her field. Ye Murou couldn’t imagine the talent and effort behind this. She admired people like this, but she probably… wouldn’t fall in love with her.

Xia Shishi had asked her to use a honey trap to lure Wei Xixue, hoping to keep her there for a few extra days.

Only by keeping Wei Xixue could Wen Jiao’s chances of recovery increase.

Ye Murou had to help with this. Xia Shishi had helped her so much. It could be said that without Xia Shishi, she would still be a woman in the mountain village, perhaps still raising pigs, or maybe forced into marriage and already raising children.

Compared to those outcomes, Ye Murou was particularly grateful she had met Xia Shishi. She was willing to help, but—

“It won’t work, will it?” Ye Murou voiced her opinion.

“If she helps up a stranger who falls in front of her, she must be a very good doctor, the type who would try her best to make her patient recover.”

Ye Murou looked at Xia Shishi: “Even if she can’t stay here for Miss Wen’s rehabilitation, she will certainly recommend that Miss Wen be hospitalized for observation. Is Miss Wen refusing to cooperate with treatment?”

Xia Shishi looked at Zheng He again.

She felt Ye Murou made sense, and from her understanding of Wen Jiao, Wen Jiao should cooperate and go to the hospital for treatment.

Xia Shishi: “Did you get the information wrong?”

Zheng He: “Impossible. My senior told me, and he’s a colleague of Wei Xixue!”

His senior couldn’t possibly lie to him.

Zheng He sounded very uncertain, but then he added, “Even if the information is wrong, are you going to give up trying?”

Xia Shishi shook her head.

She would try even a one-in-ten-thousand possibility. Even if she knew the information was false, she had to push Ye Murou to use the honey trap and see what happened.

What if? Right, what if?

As long as Wen Jiao could stand up, anything they did was worth it.

Seeing that her persuasion had failed, Ye Murou stopped struggling.

It was just walking over and falling down. The carpet here was soft, so it wouldn’t hurt to fall, and the embarrassment would only last a moment.

Besides, if she could help, that would be good too.

The three of them plotted in the room.

Xia Shishi even specially prepared an outfit for Ye Murou.

Xia Shishi: “I got this outfit from Zhou Xiaojiang.”

Ye Murou looked over in confusion. She didn’t know who Zhou Xiaojiang was, but hearing the name gave her a strange feeling.

“She’s a pro at playing the weak and helpless role,” Xia Shishi patted her chest, looking like she meant trust me.

It was moments like this that she felt Zhou Xiaojiang was truly useful.

It was worth the effort of shamelessly continuing to chat with her, and then smoothly borrowing an outfit.

Ye Murou skeptically unfolded the clothes and then said, “This isn’t my size.”

The door to the room opened at that moment.

Wen Jiao rolled in in her wheelchair. Her eyes scanned the three people in the room, finally resting on Xia Shishi: “What size?”

Xia Shishi hastily hid the clothes behind her, terrified that Wen Jiao would discover their plot.

Using a honey trap was too embarrassing.

She couldn’t let Wen Jiao misunderstand!

Wen Jiao: “What are you hiding?”

Xia Shishi: “…” She must have lost her mind to hide clothes in front of Wen Jiao; wasn’t that worse!

Xia Shishi confessed honestly: “Clothes.”

Wen Jiao inexplicably thought of what happened in the bathroom that day.

Xia Shishi had also secretly hidden clothes and then swapped them out.

She wasn’t up to any good.

The negative emotion that had surged up was quickly suppressed by Wen Jiao, and her mood became much lighter. Wen Jiao didn’t press for details, but her eyes glanced behind Xia Shishi. She really wanted to know what style of clothing Xia Shishi was hiding this time.

But she wasn’t in a hurry. Wen Jiao spoke lightly, “Grandpa is looking for you.”

These past few days, Xia Shishi had successfully bonded with Grandpa Wen, thanks to her game skills, which were exceptionally poor.

Grandpa Wen swore he had to mentor Xia Shishi, this noob.

Their relationship had greatly improved, closer and more intimate than Wen Jiao’s own, filling the entire building with laughter.

Wen Jiao didn’t say she had specifically come to find Xia Shishi after Grandpa asked where she was. She just mentioned that Grandpa wanted to see her and then moved her wheelchair aside, waiting for Xia Shishi to leave.

Xia Shishi handed the clothes to Ye Murou.

She then signaled to Zheng He with her eyes, indicating that this important matter was now in their hands!

Then she walked to the door.

She looked down at Wen Jiao, who also looked up slightly. Her eyes were steady, making the words Xia Shishi was about to say get stuck in her throat.

Both were now waiting for the other to speak first.

Xia Shishi didn’t want to lose. She had waited for Wen Jiao to make the first move for so long; there was no reason to give up now.

She didn’t want to be neglected by the other person again when she got close to Wen Jiao.

She needed to make Wen Jiao clearly realize that she, Xia Shishi, also needed to be coaxed!

Xia Shishi: “Let’s go see Grandpa together.”

Wen Jiao lowered her head: “Let’s go.”

Xia Shishi naturally pushed the wheelchair downstairs. Their way of interacting seemed to have changed, and yet also seemed unchanged.

“The doctor is… ahem… the doctor is coming soon. Are you nervous?” Xia Shishi tried to make small talk.

Wen Jiao’s heart stirred slightly.

“What does your intuition say?”

“Huh?”

Wen Jiao looked up again, meeting Xia Shishi’s confused eyes, and asked, “Do you think I can stand up?”

Xia Shishi immediately answered affirmatively, “Of course you can!”

Wen Jiao’s gaze seemed to pierce through her. She could tell that Xia Shishi genuinely believed Wen Jiao could stand up. But this conviction was different from when she spoke about intuition.

When Xia Shishi said she knew certain things, she spoke with the tone of someone who truly knew.

Saying Wen Jiao could stand up was simply a belief that Wen Jiao could stand up.

It seemed Xia Shishi’s “intuition” wasn’t omnipotent.

Wen Jiao lowered her eyes, pondering.

“I’ve been reading a lot of novels recently,” Wen Jiao said.

“Oh?” Xia Shishi was surprised. “You read novels?”

“The drama you asked me to invest in before also showed me a new direction for investment, so I became interested and read a few books.” Wen Jiao continued to hide the fact that she was reading romance novels.

Especially the kind of CEO novels that were very popular in the market.

Initially, she mistakenly thought Xia Shishi would like them and wanted to learn something…

Wen Jiao had no experience in dating and had never seen others date. She wanted to draw inspiration from the books to find a way to please Xia Shishi.

Before she could finish, Wen Jiao saw a novel: “The female lead’s legs were broken, and she couldn’t stand up because of betrayal.”

Xia Shishi froze, nearly stumbling over her own feet and falling.

Because of betrayal.

Legs broken…

Xia Shishi looked unnatural: “And then?”

Wen Jiao couldn’t see Xia Shishi’s reaction behind her. She continued, “Then she was reborn.”

Xia Shishi: “…”

“Why did you suddenly go quiet?” Wen Jiao asked.

Xia Shishi: “I was just thinking that these novels all follow the same pattern.” Her palms began to sweat on the handles of the wheelchair.

She thought, Damn it, why did Wen Jiao suddenly read a novel, and why this one in particular?

And it was so similar to her experience.

Betrayal, inability to stand up, rebirth… Xia Shishi: “Wasn’t she reborn and used her past life’s experiences to reach the peak of her life?”

Wen Jiao looked in a certain direction, listening carefully to Xia Shishi’s words, still thinking about Xia Shishi’s earlier awkwardness.

However, Xia Shishi said this sentence very normally.

It seemed that such a plot was indeed very common in novels.

So, she had just been internally complaining about it.

Wen Jiao, however, was reading it for the first time. After finishing the beginning, she compared what happened to Xia Shishi and the female lead.

A sudden change in personality, and then knowing many things.

“Did you get reborn?” Wen Jiao suddenly asked.

Xia Shishi directly stumbled, actually falling a bit. Fortunately, it was a flat surface, and the wheelchair blocked the fall. Wen Jiao held her in her arms, her tone flat: “Why so agitated?”

Xia Shishi was filled with resentment!

She clutched Wen Jiao’s clothes, feeling incredibly frustrated.

Why, for goodness sake, did you have to read a novel!

Xia Shishi looked up at Wen Jiao.

She never expected this day to come.

She looked at Wen Jiao’s seemingly all-knowing eyes and denied it immediately: “The protagonist is usually betrayed by the most important person in their life. Will you betray me?”

Wen Jiao’s grip tightened: “No.”

Xia Shishi: “Then there you have it. I’m not the protagonist, so how could I be reborn?”

She stood up confidently, determined to keep this secret forever.

Even if Wen Jiao knew about this, what could she do?

Know that her Xia Shishi had such a pathetic day, yet couldn’t do anything about it, and share that feeling of helplessness with Wen Jiao?

That would be terrible. Xia Shishi would never underestimate the depth of Wen Jiao’s love for her. If Wen Jiao knew, she would definitely be heartbroken to the point of madness.

Wen Jiao quietly looked at Xia Shishi: “True.”

“A reborn person wouldn’t be as silly as you.”