After Divorce: Why My Aloof Ex Starts Chasing Me?-Chapter 51 Willing to Accomplish

After waiting for a long, long time, the door to the surgery room finally opened.

Upon hearing the commotion, Jiang Zhixun immediately rushed forward.

Anxiously he asked, "Doctor, how is my wife?"

"The patient has a fracture in her left scapula and several minor abrasions, all of which have been treated. She needs to be hospitalized for a period of time."

Relieved that there was no life-threatening danger, Jiang Zhixun let out a heavy sigh.

Due to the anesthesia, Shen Qingqing lay there motionless, eyes tightly shut.

Though the abrasions on her face weren’t serious, they were indeed stark and glaring.

Before leaving the surgery room, Shen Qingqing had been called awake, and now her eyelids trembled slightly.

She couldn’t open them, nor could she fall asleep.

Jiang Zhixun’s eyes were filled with undisguised heartache as he gently touched the uninjured side of her face.

Shen Qingqing’s eyelids parted a sliver, and Jiang Zhixun wasn’t sure if she could see him clearly.

His heart suddenly felt a bit tense.

For the first time, he softened his tone and spoke to her, "Don’t sleep just yet."

After surgery, they had to observe for two hours.

Jiang Zhixun, although distressed about Shen Qingqing and wanting her to rest well, knew he had to be cautious at times like these.

She briefly opened her eyes but closed them once more.

If it weren’t for her trembling eyelashes, Jiang Zhixun might have thought she had fallen asleep.

Lightly holding her uninjured right hand, feeling her warmth, Jiang Zhixun’s hanging heart finally slowly settled.

Her injuries could heal slowly; as long as she was okay, that was enough.

"Take the patient back to the ward first," someone reminded them.

The chaotic sounds reached her ears. Even though Shen Qingqing’s eyes remained closed, she sensed the presence of doctors and nurses around her.

And also Jiang Zhixun.

In a daze, she was taken back to the ward, while the doctor explained the precautions.

Some were directed at the nurses, others at Jiang Zhixun.

"Family members should talk to the patient for a while to keep her from falling asleep."

This sentence Shen Qingqing heard clearly.

Even though the anesthesia hadn’t worn off, her subconscious kept reminding her: don’t sleep, don’t sleep...

Her eyelids felt glued shut, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t fully open them.

A moment of relaxation could cause her to fall asleep at any time.

Jiang Zhixun was acutely aware of Shen Qingqing’s struggle.

He wasn’t much of a talker, but to prevent Shen Qingqing from dozing off, he racked his brains for topics to discuss.

"Why did you come back to Beijing early?"

Realizing this question was rather blunt, he changed his tone, "Wait for my leave, and we’ll go back together." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

This sounded even more commanding, almost like an order.

Jiang Zhixun’s lips were tightly pressed together, and he didn’t know what was wrong with him.

Clearly intending to comfort Shen Qingqing, yet his words always came out wrong.

Sitting upright on the stool by the hospital bed, his gaze was fixed on Shen Qingqing.

While observing her reaction, he desperately tried to come up with conversation topics.

Shen Qingqing hadn’t fully regained consciousness, but she was aware Jiang Zhixun was speaking.

Though intermittent, she could catch a few words clearly.

"I want a divorce."

Even without her senses fully restored, she kept muttering these two words, leaving Jiang Zhixun both angry and anxious.

However, he dared not refuse as assertively as before, fearing that agitation might worsen her condition.

Taking deep breaths to calm himself.

Jiang Zhixun’s eyes carried a tint of compromise, "Let’s heal first, and when you’ve recovered enough, we can have a serious discussion."

"I want a divorce."

Shen Qingqing kept murmuring these words, then continued to mumble something indistinct.

As she spoke, tears slid from the corners of her eyes.

Jiang Zhixun didn’t have tissues, and after looking around, he couldn’t find her luggage either.

Eventually, he resorted to using his sleeve to wipe Shen Qingqing’s tears.

Possibly due to her physical discomfort, her tears seemed endless, hard to wipe them dry.

Soon, a part of his shirt became wet.

Jiang Zhixun remained composed, continuing to wipe her tears.

It had only been a few days, yet he lost count of how many times Shen Qingqing had cried.

Suddenly, he felt very inadequate.

Not to mention that Shen Qingqing was on his marriage certificate, given their past feelings, he shouldn’t have treated her like that.

Jiang Zhixun’s expression showed regret.

He had realized his mistakes and wanted to make it up to Shen Qingqing.

Seeing her bloodless lips moving, he leaned closer to hear what she was saying.

Then he heard words like tired, scared, sick...

Since she wasn’t yet clear-headed, Jiang Zhixun had no doubt that Shen Qingqing was genuinely expressing her feelings.

Remembering that Qin Wenqiang found out she had gone to the hospital alone.

Steadying himself, Jiang Zhixun asked, "Why did you visit the hospital before?"

In her current state, Shen Qingqing couldn’t clearly answer this question.

There was some talking at cross purposes, yielding no clear answers.

Jiang Zhixun could only change his approach, "Before coming here, where did it hurt?"

In his view, Shen Qingqing shook her head.

Jiang Zhixun was skeptical, "It really didn’t hurt? Then why go to the hospital?"

Shen Qingqing could catch the key words in his speech, but her mind couldn’t process her speech, leaving her unsure of what she was saying.

Perhaps it was a deep-seated obsession, as she kept repeating the word divorce.

Jiang Zhixun looked at her in a daze.

To be thinking of divorce even in this state, did this marriage... greatly disappoint her?

Was there no room for reconciliation?

Suddenly feeling bitter inside, "Do we really have to divorce?"

"Yes."

This time her answer was precise.

Seeing her reddened eyes, fragile expression, and injuries, Jiang Zhixun wiped his face.

Since arriving here, Shen Qingqing hadn’t had a single good day, facing either his mood swings or being bullied by others.

On her journey here, she encountered a pervert on the train, and on her way back, she had a car accident.

By Jiang Zhixun’s side, Shen Qingqing was always getting hurt.

If the divorce was delayed, she’d still be alone in Beijing, solving problems and suffering from illness by herself.

And to top that, he couldn’t even make Shen Qingqing happy.

No companionship, no emotional value.

What could he, as a husband, offer Shen Qingqing?

The bitterness in his heart intensified, and Jiang Zhixun reluctantly asked, "Can we give each other a chance?"

Shen Qingqing shook her head.

The movement wasn’t big, but it brushed against the small scratches on her face.

His actions quicker than his awareness, Jiang Zhixun held Shen Qingqing’s face to stop her from moving.

Shen Qingqing resisted his touch, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, clearly showing her rejection.

It was as if touched by something hot when Jiang Zhixun quickly let go.

His expression awkward and helpless.

It was then that he clearly realized that even with a marriage certificate, it didn’t entitle him to touch Shen Qingqing.

Shen Qingqing wasn’t willing to have physical contact with him either...

This realization caused Jiang Zhixun further distress.

Shen Qingqing had long wanted a divorce, whereas he had been thinking of having a child, just to appease her and the elders.

Thinking back now, he felt utterly ridiculous!

Without touching Shen Qingqing again, Jiang Zhixun swallowed hard against the lump in his throat.

"I... agree to the divorce."

If that was what she wanted, he was willing to support her decision.

As long as Shen Qingqing was happy, that’s all that mattered.