Chapter 98: I’m Different from Them

As a medical staff member and a fan of Miss Xu, no matter how much she tried to calm herself down, she still couldn’t hide the unease in her heart.

When she saw the bloodstains on Miss Xu’s clothes, she quietly reminded her,

“Miss Xu, do you want to clean the blood off first?”

As a fan who knew her idol well, she was very aware of Miss Xu’s extreme cleanliness.

Except when acting, she would never let any dirt cling to her clothes.

“It’s nothing…”

Miss Xu answered without even lifting her head.

All eyes then turned to Jiang Lai, as her thoughts were completely focused on Jiang Jiang.

How could she care whether she was dirty or not?

In fact, the feeling of holding Jiang Lai just now seemed rougher than before, a little lighter than what she had felt in the past.

In just a few days of not seeing each other, Jiang Lai had lost weight.

How hard must those past few days have been for her Jiang Jiang?

From Miss Xu’s perspective, whenever Jiang Lai was out of her sight or when they hadn’t met for a long time… when they met again, Jiang Lai would inevitably be hurt in some way.

At this moment, Miss Xu thought of a woman named Chi Yingyu.

If she truly cared for Jiang Lai, why couldn’t she treat Jiang Jiang better?

Miss Xu didn’t know what exactly had happened around Jiang Lai these past few days, but if Chi Yingyu was by her side during that time, why couldn’t she have taken better care of Jiang Jiang?

Looking at Jiang Lai, her beautiful eyes were filled with pain.

Why was her Jiang Jiang always being bullied?

Even though Jiang Lai wasn’t in life-threatening danger at this moment, Miss Xu’s heart was still tightly clenched, silently praying that the ambulance would arrive at the hospital soon.

The ambulance rushed all the way to the hospital, and Jiang Lai was quickly handed over to the doctors.

Miss Xu wanted to follow inside but was stopped at the door.

Only then did Miss Xu realize how unreasonable she had been just now, but the anxiety and urgency in her eyes were impossible to hide.

The doctor naturally saw the worry in her heart; she had seen too many cases of people being overwhelmed by concern.

Perhaps because of Miss Xu’s special status, the doctor’s tone was slightly comforting: “Don’t worry too much. The patient is currently suffering from excessive blood loss, but now that she’s here in the hospital, everything is under control.”

Even though the doctor kept reassuring her with calming words, Miss Xu’s gaze remained fixed on the operating room, hoping to catch just one more glance at Jiang Lai.

Only when the operating room door finally closed did Miss Xu lower her eyes.

Even though the doctor said it wasn’t serious, her mind was a mess.

Miss Xu, who was usually calm under any circumstances, now paced the corridor restlessly as if wound up, glancing at the red Emergency Light every ten seconds to see if it had turned off.

She knew it couldn’t be that quick, but every time she saw it still lit, she couldn’t suppress the creeping disappointment and fear, imagining the worst.

Didn’t they say it wasn’t serious? So why did it take so long?

Half an hour later, as soon as the light went off, Miss Xu hurried forward without even noticing her trembling lips and tightly strung nerves, on the verge of snapping at any moment.

That half hour might be just a video or a game round for others, but for Miss Xu, it felt like hours of torment, every second a torture.

“How is she now? Is Jiang Jiang okay…”

The doctor looked at the worried, stunningly beautiful face leaning in and carefully explained the situation bit by bit: “The patient has been moved to a temporary ward.

Once she wakes up, you can prepare for discharge.

There’s no major issue.

The cause was likely that she was overworked recently and had some dietary problems, coinciding with her period, which made her body weak and caused the excessive bleeding.

She should eat nutritious food to recover, especially food that replenishes qi and blood.

If she takes care of herself well, this shouldn’t happen again.

From my perspective, she’s so weak now largely because she’s neglected her health.”

The doctor said all this hoping to ease Miss Xu’s mind.

Although the doctor rarely watched dramas and knew little about celebrities, she couldn’t ignore Miss Xu’s widespread fame and had seen some of her advertisements.

To some extent, she understood just how famous Miss Xu really was.

The fact that Miss Xu was here openly, unhindered, was fortunate—it was a hospital after all, or else a public place would have been overwhelmed with people.

Miss Xu was fully aware of this too.

If she stayed any longer, it would have been just like the scene in the square earlier.

But now, how could she care about those things?

Her heart held only Jiang Lai.

“Can I see her now?”

“Of course.”

With the doctor’s confirmation, Miss Xu was led by a nurse to a relatively quiet single ward.

The reason for a single room was to avoid exposing Miss Xu to too many eyes and causing unnecessary trouble for the hospital.

Miss Xu entered the ward and looked at Jiang Lai lying on the bed, her face pale.

Her heart was still pounding wildly, and she was faintly shaken by the recent events.

She no longer cared about what was happening at the studio or what bad consequences staying here might have, she just wanted to quietly stay by Jiang Lai’s side.

Miss Xu reached out to touch Jiang Lai but withdrew her trembling hand before making contact, feeling how cold her own hand was.

After warming it, she gently stroked Jiang Lai’s face.

Her fingertips brushed over Jiang Lai’s forehead, smoothing out damp, sweaty strands stuck together, carefully wiping away the sweat.

“Jiang Jiang, when you wake up, I’ll take you to eat something delicious, okay?”

Her fingers tenderly traced Jiang Lai’s features, from her alluring eyes to her perfectly shaped nose, down to her slightly chapped lips, whispering softly.

“I actually want you to stay by my side, stay at my home. I might not know how to cook, but I’ll make sure you’re well fed, plump and cared for. You won’t suffer or go hungry.”

At this moment, Miss Xu’s heart was set on keeping Jiang Lai with her, but would Jiang Lai want to stay by her side?

Miss Xu couldn’t help but squeeze Jiang Lai’s hand tightly, her face full of pain.

After a long moment, she sighed deeply and silently made a compromise: if she were like those others, Jiang Lai wouldn’t even have a place to vent.

“I’m different from them. I’ll treat you well…”