Transmigrated as the Disabled Alpha Wife of the Black Moonlight and She Said She Loves Me - Chapter 54.1

When Huo Jianan arrived at First People’s Hospital, Meng Xien was still undergoing surgery. Wang Baobao waited anxiously outside the operating room, his khaki jacket damp and stained with blood.

“Dada, you’re here! Oh, Sister-in-law, you’re in Changbin too!”

“Where’s Sister Meng? How is she?”

Mentioning her set Wang Baobao off on a torrent of words. “It was a strange coincidence. I was leaving Doctor Jiang’s house and drove past Changbin Bridge. That’s when I saw Sister Meng, all alone on the bridge in the middle of the night. Her head was bleeding, and she looked… off. Dazed, like a walking corpse…”

Baobao quickly stopped himself, as if realizing such words were inauspicious in a hospital. “Anyway, Sister Meng didn’t look right. I’d already driven most of the way across the bridge, but I saw her stop and start calling someone through my rearview mirror. I thought, Could she be leaving a last will and testament?“

“I was just thinking about pulling over to check on her when she suddenly climbed over the railing and jumped! It scared the daylights out of me! I’d only ever heard about people jumping bridges on the news—this was real! I… I didn’t know what to do! I rushed to the railing and looked down, but it was dark and I couldn’t see anything clearly. I immediately called 110, and luckily the water police were patrolling nearby. They rushed over and rescued her.”

Wang Baobao looked at Huo Jianan. “Dada, you don’t blame me for not jumping to save Sister Meng, do you? First, I have to say I don’t know how to dive. Besides, it was so high up— even if I could dive, I wouldn’t have dared to jump. What if I’d jumped and ended up half-dead myself? I wouldn’t have been able to save Sister Meng then, would I?”

Huo Jianan: “How could I blame you? Baobao, thank you! It’s a good thing you were there to find Sister Meng! And you even called 110.”

Huo Jianan didn’t dare finish the thought: If rescue hadn’t arrived in time, Meng Xien would have either fallen to her death from that height or drowned.

Ruan Nianning asked: “What did the doctor say?”

Wang Baobao: “The doctor said she lost too much blood, had multiple fractures all over her body, and a shattered skull. Oh, and she seemed to have been injured before she jumped—I saw blood streaming down her head from the bridge.”

Huo Jianan sighed in relief. At least it wasn’t a life-threatening injury. She should pull through the surgery.

“Baobao, thank you so much for everything. You can go back and rest now. Nianning and I will stay here.”

“Okay, then. I’ll head back. Call me if anything comes up.”

Over two hours later, Meng Xien was wheeled out of the surgery room.

“Which of you is the patient’s family?”

“I… I’m her younger sister.”

The middle-aged surgeon glanced at the slender, beautiful young woman in the wheelchair—a disabled patient who had rushed over in the middle of the night to care for her sister.

It was hard to decide whether to feel more sympathy for the patient or the disabled young woman.

“Is my sister alright?”

“Her bones have been set. Although she lost a lot of blood, fortunately, the damage to her organs wasn’t severe. She’ll need to stay in the hospital for observation for a week. If everything goes smoothly, she should be able to be discharged afterward.”

“Thank you, Doctor.”

Huo Jianan and Ruan Nianning followed the nurse to escort Meng Xien back to her hospital room.

Huo Jianan heard a group of young doctors and nurses whispering behind her.

“Ah! Is that… is that Ruan Nianning?”

“I think so! Didn’t you notice how beautiful she is? Even without makeup, she’s stunning!”

“It’s definitely her! That aura—it has to be Ruan Nianning!”

“Why would she be here? Wait, that person is in a wheelchair.”

They all realized at the same time. “Oh my god! That’s the heiress of the Huo family—the Young Miss Huo, Huo Jianan!”

In the hospital room, Huo Jianan and Ruan Nianning sat by the bedside.

Meng Xien’s head was swathed in bandages, her face pale and wan, and several parts of her body were immobilized with splints.

She looked pitiful and in immense pain.

Huo Jianan gazed at the figure on the bed and sighed. “I wonder what Sister Meng went through. She must have been utterly devastated to call me just before jumping into the river. She said I was her little sister, her precious little sister!”

Ruan Nianning couldn’t help but be moved. “Sister Meng was truly kind to you. She treated you like her own sister, thinking of you even in her final moments.”

“Yes. She said that I and Grandmother were the closest people to her in this world…” Huo Jianan’s eyes reddened.

Recalling Meng Xien’s final words—But I was once jealous of you, and I resented Aunt Xu. That was my foolishness, my stupidity! In that moment of weakness, I committed an unforgivable sin!

Huo Jianan thought, Sister Meng, you don’t need to punish yourself. Please wake up soon. What sin were you talking about? Tell me.

When Min Jiru emerged from the police station, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Yesterday, Zhang Kai had almost… Thankfully, the police arrived, responding to a previous report he had filed.

Upon entering the house, the police saw the chaotic scene—tables and chairs overturned, clear signs of a struggle—and took both of them to the police station.

As he left, Zhang Kai snarled, “Min Jiru! This isn’t over! I don’t want a shameless bitch like you anymore! You think you can marry into the Zhang family? Keep dreaming! Mark my words, you have one week to repay me with interest, or I’ll destroy your reputation! Just wait and see—no respectable family in Changbin will want you after that!”

Min Jiru trudged back to her neighborhood in a daze, her eyes vacant. The sky was just beginning to lighten. She heard the neighborhood’s morning exercise group gossiping:

“I heard someone jumped into the river last night. Covered in blood. I wonder if they survived.”

Inside her apartment, chaos reigned. Pillows lay scattered, porcelain shards glinted on the floor, ravaged flowers wilted, and the fruit Meng Xien had cut for her lay strewn across the floor.

Min Jiru picked up a rose from the floor, and suddenly tears flooded her eyes.

“Xien, Xien, I’m sorry… I’m just a Beta. We can’t have children. You’ll find a better girl. Don’t hate me, please don’t hate me…”

Her body crumpled like a deflated sack, sliding slowly down the wall.

Why? Why am I just a Beta…?

“Nianning, why don’t you go home and rest? I’ll stay with Sister Meng here.”

“No need. I’m not tired. I’ll stay with you.”

No sooner had the words left her lips than Grandmother rushed into the VIP Ward, supported by Housekeeper He. “Xien! Where’s Xien? Xien! Xien!”

“Grandmother?! Grandmother, why did you come?”

“If I hadn’t asked Housekeeper He, would you have told me? You didn’t tell me about such a serious incident!”

“I’m sorry, Grandmother. I intended to tell you this morning.”

“How is Xien?”

Huo Jianan explained the situation. “Grandmother, don’t worry too much. Sister Meng isn’t in any life-threatening danger and won’t suffer permanent disability. She has multiple fractures and needs time to recover. Once she wakes up, she’ll gradually heal.”

The word “disability” hung in the air, causing an awkward silence.

Xu Weiyi turned to comfort her. “Nannan, your situation was an accident. Your mother passed away two years ago. She shouldn’t have kept such a major incident from me back then. But don’t blame her. She did send you to the best hospital in the area for treatment.”

Huo Jianan: “……”

It sounded like the original body had harbored resentment toward her mother over her leg injuries.

Housekeeper He supported Xu Weiyi. “Madam, it’s all in the past now. What matters is that Miss Meng escaped serious harm.”

Xu Weiyi nodded and asked, “What happened to Xien? What’s going on? How did he get so badly injured?”

Huo Jianan stammered, “Sister Meng… she had an accident. She fell off the Changbin Bridge.”

Xu Weiyi gasped, her body swaying. “What kind of accident? Who pushed her?”

“That… we don’t know yet. We’ll find out once Sister Meng wakes up.”

As they spoke, the fingers of the person on the bed twitched, and their eyes slowly opened. Ruan Nianning exclaimed in delight, “Sister Meng is awake! Grandmother, Jianan, she’s awake!”

Meng Xien’s gaze swept the room, realizing she was in a hospital. The moment she moved, pain shot through her entire body—every bone seemed broken. She cried out, “It hurts so much!”

“Xien, how are you feeling? Where does it hurt?” Xu Weiyi asked urgently.

“Everywhere… it hurts so much…” Meng Xien mumbled, her consciousness slowly returning. “Grandmother? Jianan? Nianning? Why are you all here?”

Housekeeper He hurried out to call, “Doctor! Doctor, the patient’s awake!”

“Sister Meng, bear with the pain a little longer,” Huo Jianan said. “Housekeeper He has called the doctor. He’ll be here soon.”

“Aunt Xu, tell me what happened,” Xu Weiyi pressed. “How did you fall from Changbin Bridge? Do you remember anything?”

Meng Xien recalled her desolate state before jumping, her heart aching as her eyes reddened.

Seeing her expression and reluctance to speak, Xu Weiyi surmised there must be a deeper, unspoken reason.

“Rest now and focus on recovering,” Xu Weiyi sighed. “Just being awake is a relief. Thank goodness you’re alright. How could I face your mother, Mommy, if anything had happened? When I go down to see them, they’d blame me for failing to take care of you.”

“Aunt Xu, please don’t say that!” Meng Xien cried, her eyes red and swollen. “It’s I who should apologize to you and Jianan!”

Tears of anguish and regret welled up and spilled down her cheeks, threatening to soak through the bandages wrapped around her head. Huo Jianan quickly grabbed a tissue, leaned down, and gently wiped away the tears.

“Sister Meng, if something had really happened to you, that would be the real apology to Grandmother and me. Wouldn’t that be right, Grandmother?”

Xu Weiyi sighed. “This time, I must agree with Jianan. You’re both my granddaughters, and I want both of you to be well, understand?”

Kanghe Hospital, VIP Ward. At Grandmother Huo’s insistence, Meng Xien had been transferred to this top-tier facility.

“Grandmother, you can go back now. Nianning and I will stay here to keep Sister Meng company.”

Meng Xien’s spirits had improved somewhat, allowing her to exchange a few light-hearted words with Xu Weiyi and Huo Jianan.

“Today’s family lunch is still on. Let’s have it here at the hospital. Housekeeper He, please go home and arrange for the meal to be delivered. Have Xiao Tao come to the hospital to care for Xien.”

Huo Jianan enthusiastically approved of the plan to have the family lunch at the hospital. Just as she was about to ask, “Sister Meng, shall we invite your girlfriend to join us?” she noticed Meng Xien’s eyes welling up with tears, though she fought hard to hold them back.

“Sister Meng, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. I was just thinking about how we’re still able to have this family gathering today.” A forced smile played on her lips, but her eyes betrayed profound sorrow and disappointment.

A thought struck Huo Jianan: Could Sister Meng’s suicide attempt have something to do with her girlfriend?

Just then, her phone vibrated with a message from Min Jiru: [ President Huo, I’m sorry to bother. I’d like to resign formally on Monday. Could you please approve it? ]

Huo Jianan was puzzled. Why would Min Jiru bring up resignation at this time? And on the weekend? Moreover, she hadn’t been working there long, and Huo Jianan hadn’t mistreated her. Why would she suddenly want to leave?

Huo Jianan: Okay. I’m a bit busy right now. Let’s discuss it in person on Monday at the office.

Min Jiru: Thank you, President Huo. Then I won’t disturb your family gathering today.

Family gathering?!

Huo Jianan’s senses sharpened. How did Min Jiru know about the family gathering today? If she was simply referring to eating with family, why emphasize “family gathering”?

Suddenly, Huo Jianan remembered that Min Jiru lived on Xingguang Road. Then she recalled Meng Xien meticulously picking the cilantro and peanuts off her beef.

In that fleeting moment, she seemed to understand something.

“Grandmother, you stay and chat with Sister Meng. Nianning and I will go buy some drinks.”

Grandmother Huo shook her head. “Go ahead, go ahead. You young ones always prefer those colorful drinks and bubble tea.”

Huo Jianan smiled. “I’ll get you a drink too, Grandmother. Let you feel young again.”

Grandmother Huo and Meng Xien both chuckled.

Ruan Nianning, not thinking much of it, followed Huo Jianan out the door.

As they walked towards the parking lot, Ruan Nianning asked, “What do you want to drink?”

“Let’s wait a moment. I need to confirm something first.”

“What is it? You’re being so mysterious.”

“I think I’ve figured out who Sister Meng’s girlfriend is.”

Huo Jianan pulled out her phone and flipped through her contact list. Suddenly, she looked up and said, “Superstar Ruan, help me perfect my acting. I need to convey deep concern and sorrow.”

Ruan Nianning: “……”

Min Jiru answered the call quickly, surprised that her boss would personally call about this matter.

“Assistant Min, are you resigning?” Huo Jianan asked.

“Um…”

“Why would you want to resign when everything is going well?”

“Because of some personal reasons.”

Huo Jianan’s certainty grew at the mention of “personal reasons.”

“I can’t make it next Monday. CEO Meng is in the hospital, and I need to stay by her side,” Huo Jianan said, putting her acting skills to the test. Her voice filled with genuine concern. “Can we postpone it a few days? I need to wait until Sister Meng wakes up.”

On the other end of the line, Min Jiru’s voice hitched, suddenly becoming tense. “What… what happened to CEO Meng?”

“She’s been in an accident and is being treated at Kanghe Hospital. With the best doctors there, Sister Meng will definitely pull through. Sorry, I can’t talk more right now.” Huo Jianan’s voice was thick with sorrow, unable to continue.

After hanging up, Huo Jianan turned to Ruan Nianning with expectant eyes. “Well? How was my acting?”

“Not good at all. It was fake and overdone.”

Huo Jianan pouted. “Hmph! A temp actor would be lucky to match my performance. Besides, the other person believed it.”

Ruan Nianning looked curious. “Who’s Assistant Min?”

“You’ll find out soon enough. Let’s go buy coffee. I’ll explain on the way.”

“Coffee?”

“Yeah, we’ve been up all night. We need something to wake us up. Besides, Grandmother can drink coffee too.”

Huo Jianan smiled warmly at Ruan Nianning, her gaze full of tenderness. “Wife, thank you for running around with me and staying up all night.”

Ruan Nianning smiled. “You already called me your wife. Now that Sister Meng is safe after such a big incident, that’s all that matters. Besides, you can’t stay up as late as I can. Look at those dark circles under your eyes.”

“No way! Am I really that fragile?” Huo Jianan exclaimed, startled by the prospect of dark circles after just one night of sleep deprivation. “I used to be able to pull all-nighters without ever getting dark circles before.”

“It’s not that bad,” Ruan Nianning replied. “Just a faint shadow you’d barely notice unless you looked closely.”

Huo Jianan pulled out her phone and examined her reflection. Sure enough, she looked a bit haggard, her vitality lacking.

Suddenly understanding what was at play, Huo Jianan asked with mock superiority, “Wow, Wife, you’re amazing! You drained so much of my pheromones. So, how was my performance last night?”

Ruan Nianning’s legs went weak, her face flushing crimson. Suppressing the flutter in her heart, she snapped, “Get lost! Don’t you dare mention it!”

“Come on, it’s just the two of us. Just tell me!” The newly marked Alpha eagerly sought affirmation from her Omega.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Nianning, her face flushed crimson, glared at her without hesitation. “Get lost! Say another word and I’ll kick you out of this car!”

“No way! You’d kick a disabled person? Just say it, Wife.”

Ruan Nianning’s foot wavered over the accelerator. This shameless Huo Jianan was still relentlessly teasing her.

Damn it! I can’t drive like this!

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