CHAPTER 440: CHAPTER 408 NIGHT RAID

Chu Zhengran was transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward after two weeks.

He hasn’t woken up at all.

Qin Xia has been by his side day and night, from outside the ICU to inside the ward.

Madam Chu was hospitalized, and the news spread the next day.

Many from the Chu Family came to visit.

But they were all turned away by the attending doctor with the excuse that the condition was too serious to allow visitors.

No one saw Madam Chu.

They only heard that Madam Chu’s condition was very serious.

And although Chu Zhengran was transferred out of intensive care, he remained in a coma.

These days, the Chu Family seems calm on the surface, but in reality, many forces are secretly entering the capital.

The night Chu Zhengran was transferred to the regular ward, Gu Yanjing, Qiao Yuxian, and Lin Huai Shu all went to the hospital.

Gu Yanjing and Lin Huai Shu were inside the ward.

Qiao Yuxian and Qin Xia waited outside.

Qin Xia was already thin, and over the past two weeks, she had lost more than ten pounds, almost becoming unrecognizable.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Go back and rest for a couple of days. There are so many people in the Chu Family. If it gets worse, you can let Gu Yanjing and Lin Huai Shu come here. Staying here all the time will wear you out."

"I’m fine," Qin Xia said, "I’m quite energetic."

"How could you say you’re energetic?" Qiao Yuxian replied, "Where on you does it say ’energetic’?"

Qin Xia smiled but said nothing.

Qiao Yuxian sighed softly.

The two sat side by side on the chairs outside the ward. After a while, Qin Xia asked, "How is Madam Chu?"

Qiao Yuxian glanced at her, gave a hint with his eyes, and then said, "Gu Yanjing went to check on her; it might be somewhat serious."

Qin Xia nodded, "I wanted to see her, but the doctor turned me away."

"It’s okay," Qiao Yuxian patted her hand, "Everything will be fine."

"Hmm," Qin Xia replied.

They didn’t stay long in the ward before leaving.

After they left, Qin Xia returned to the ward, sitting by the bed, watching Chu Zhengran.

The scratches and bruises on Chu Zhengran’s face had healed a bit, and the bandages on his body were a little thinner.

He had lost a lot of weight.

Qin Xia sat quietly by the bed, watching him.

Watching his eyebrows and eyes.

Even though he was pale and had his eyes tightly shut, one could still feel the gentle quality of his features.

After a while, Qin Xia slowly clasped his fingertips and said, "Chu Zhengran, the weather is getting hotter. A lot of the street greenery has started blooming. The flowers in the greenery are quite beautiful this year."

As she spoke, she gradually tightened her grip on his fingers.

"The day before yesterday, two cakes of tea leaves arrived from Cui Mountain Island," Qin Xia continued, "I had them sent to my place first. When you wake up, I’ll bring them over to you."

"Your little assistant comes over several times a day. Every time he talks to me, he has that sarcastic tone, and every time he leaves, he glares at me," Qin Xia quietly complained.

"I really want to punch him," Qin Xia said, "But seeing how he’s like a cute mascot, I couldn’t bring myself to do it."

"Actually, my little assistant is pretty good-looking, kind, clever, and cares for people. I feel like he’s a good match for your assistant," Qin Xia said, "But my assistant says your assistant seems shady and doesn’t seem like a good person. He doesn’t have eyes for him."

Chu Zhengran had been in the ICU, and each day she could only go in for a short while, not enough time to say anything. Now that he was out, Qin Xia said a lot to him.

She talked about many recent things, complained a bit about the people from the Chu Family.

She also spoke about many things that happened after they separated, the things from these past few years.

Gradually, her head rested on her arm.

Leaning on the bed, she whispered to him.

"Chu Zhengran, when will you wake up?" Qin Xia slowly squeezed his fingers, "You’ve been sleeping for a long time. Wake up. When you’re awake, we can talk and I won’t stay mad at you."

After saying this, she gently closed her eyes.

Before long, she fell asleep holding Chu Zhengran’s hand.

The ward was very large.

The room’s fluorescent lights were harshly bright. Other than the occasional noise from the monitor, the room was eerily quiet.

The balcony window was large.

In the afternoon, sunlight streamed in, so bright that they drew the curtains, and they weren’t opened again even at night.

In the deep silence of night, a cool breeze stirred.

The curtains gently swayed as a gust of night wind blew in, slightly moving Qin Xia’s hair that hung by her side.

Seconds later, Qin Xia suddenly opened her eyes.

Her bloodshot eyes carried a hidden menace.

In the next second, her right hand took a dagger from under the bed and swung it behind her.

A person in black behind her, holding a dagger aimed at her back, quickly retreated when they saw her get up.

Qin Xia stood and looked at them, her pretty eyes shooting a terrifying fierceness.

Without a word, she advanced with the dagger, striking at the person in black.

The person in black moved forward as well, and they began to fight.

At this moment, another person in black entered from the balcony. Rushing forward, they joined the fray.

Qin Xia fought against two.

Quickly, seeing her impressive skills, the two black-clad figures began avoiding direct confrontations with her.

Instead, one entangled her while the other moved toward Chu Zhengran.

But Qin Xia blocked them both, preventing them from getting close to Chu Zhengran.

In just over three minutes, neither of the two black-clad figures managed to reach Chu Zhengran.

And they found it increasingly difficult to handle Qin Xia and decided to retreat.

Qin Xia kicked one in the belly, then picked up a nearby chair with her left hand and smashed it against the other.

Her movements were too swift for the person in black to react; instinctively, they used their arm to shield.

But Qin Xia’s smashing force was too great. The chair hit the arm, then crashed down on half the body, knocking them directly to the ground.

The chair splintered apart, making a loud tearing wooden sound.

The hand Chu Zhengran had by his side moved slightly.

The person in black on the ground gripped Qin Xia’s leg tightly.

The other black-clad person saw this, raised the dagger in their hand, rapidly stabbing toward Qin Xia’s back.

The dagger neared Qin Xia’s back.

Chu Zhengran’s hand moved again, and suddenly the heart monitor alarmed.

Qin Xia was startled, and upon turning to look at Chu Zhengran, she managed to sidestep the dagger coming from behind. The black-clad figure’s dagger swooped down, cutting a strand of her long hair and slicing open a seam in her clothing, barely missing her skin.

Qin Xia’s expression hardened, grasping the dagger in her right hand, she twisted her wrist.

The dagger slashed the forearm of the person behind her.

The black-clad figure dropped their dagger.

Qin Xia then stabbed the dagger in her hand into the shoulder of the person lying on the ground.

The black-clad figure on the ground released their grip, and Qin Xia kicked down the other black-clad figure, ignoring them as she hurried toward Chu Zhengran.

The two black-clad figures helped each other up, taking the opportunity to escape through the balcony.

At that moment, the Chu Family members guarding outside the door pushed in.

Seeing signs of a struggle in the room and people escaping through the balcony, they instinctively wanted to give chase.

Qin Xia pressed the call button, holding Chu Zhengran’s hand and looking at the values on the monitor, she shouted to the Chu Family members, "Call a doctor!"

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