NOVPUBChapter 217: Chapter 217: I am An Zhiyuan’s mother, she is An Zhiyuan’s fiancée
Chapter 217 -217: I am An Zhiyuan’s mother, she is An Zhiyuan’s fiancée
Bai Yue didn’t know how she had gotten home. It was as if pieces of her memory were simply missing, never existing in her mind. Lying on her warm kang, she suddenly chuckled, but the sound soon became eerie in the empty room. She worried about waking her three sons.
Thinking of her sons, her reasoning began to return.
Yes, she still had three sons.
If it had been just her, maybe she would have had the courage to recklessly run away with Wang Yan once. She really would have left with him to a place where no one knew them, to start over, even if life proved difficult, but now it was different, she still had three sons.
She couldn’t just ruin her children’s lives, running away with three sons and a man. What kind of situation would that be, especially with the youngest still needing to go to school? She could not, in a moment of impulse, disregard everything.
She was no longer a young girl, having lost the right to act without thinking.
He had plunged her into confusion, facing the strongest temptation. She knew she could never be indifferent toward him.
Yet, to forsake her sons for him—she just couldn’t do it.
So she tossed and turned, flipping back and forth in bed, unable to sleep until it began to dawn. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Bai Xiao had no idea so much had happened to her elder sister at home. Things were relatively smooth for her, at least in her Traditional Chinese Medicine practice as an acupuncture therapist, attracting few patients. In the beginning, those that came were mostly soldiers from Zhang Duo’s command, likely due to Zhang Duo’s improved health impressing other soldiers. Who doesn’t have pains from training they’d want relieved if they could?
The most astonishing thing Bai Xiao discovered was that, after An Zhiyuan was last by her side, the side effects of her special abilities seemed to have improved again. Last time she treated the young girl, she was nearly frozen, but An Zhiyuan’s body temperature seemed to truly have a therapeutic effect on her condition. Ever since then, she felt much better, which was quite miraculous.
She had thought long and hard, suspecting it might be because she had fallen into the reservoir and precisely then, An Zhiyuan had jumped in to save her, creating this connection of special abilities between them. Otherwise, it really made no sense.
Every side effect of her special abilities seemed to pose no problem when faced with An Zhiyuan’s body.
It was curious for Bai Xiao, indeed.
This matter couldn’t be discussed with anyone else; it was just her conjecture.
Nevertheless, An Zhiyuan had indeed become much more important to her now, and the option of marriage wasn’t so unacceptable. Though she valued free love, after being unfortunate in her previous life, she hadn’t made any definite plans in this one.
The truth was, she had not yet met anyone she truly intended to marry. Choosing to marry An Zhiyuan wouldn’t be so bad; after all, this man seemed to be an excellent one without any serious flaws.
Lost in thought in her clinic, someone opened the door and came in.
Bai Xiao looked up. A middle-aged woman accompanied by a woman in her twenties. Judging by their clothing and demeanor, they seemed to be from a distinguished background. She secretly wondered why they would come to her for acupuncture.
She had been working here for over three months now.
So far, aside from the young girl she had saved, she had only dealt with men.
Having female patients visit was truly a rare occurrence.
She couldn’t help bringing some enthusiasm, for rarity adds value.
“Hello, comrade, which one of you is here for treatment?”
“We’re not here to see a doctor!” the young girl said quite confrontationally.
Bai Xiao was startled, then quickly realized that she seemed there to pick a fight.
She put down the pen in her hand.
“If you’re not here to see a doctor, then please leave; I have other patients waiting.” Even if someone came to pick a fight, it depended on whether she was willing to deal with it.
“We did register, which makes us your patients. Is it appropriate for you to just kick your patients out? Is this the attitude of doctors in your hospital?” The girl continued pushing aggressively, refusing to let go of the issue.
Bai Xiao glanced at the girl. “Alright then. I’m asking you, who here is the patient? You say you’re not here to see a doctor, so what are you here for? You might have registered, but if you’re not here to see a doctor, please don’t waste other patients’ time. This is a hospital, and I believe that being responsible to my patients is what a doctor should do.” She thought Bai Xiao wouldn’t reply.
The girl was so angered she glared wide-eyed, “Auntie Wei, look at her!” she said coquettishly to the middle-aged woman beside her.
Auntie Wei?
Bai Xiao rummaged through her mind and was sure she had never met such a person.
“Young comrade, don’t get too agitated. The two of us came here specifically to find you,” Wei Shufen said calmly, looking at the girl. Being of her status, she deemed it beneath her to argue with others.
“Why are you looking for me?” Bai Xiao hoped to get to the point as quickly as possible as guessing around was pointless.
“I am An Zhiyuan’s mother, Wei Shufen, and this is An Zhiyuan’s fiancée, Ding Min.” Wei Shufen’s gaze fixed on Bai Xiao as she clarified each word.
Bai Xiao smiled inwardly, cursing An Zhiyuan for bringing the fight to her doorstep.
Why was An Zhiyuan maintaining the act of a fiancé when he had one already? Did he not tell her because he was juggling both? Playing a double game?
The problem was her own blindness, for having spent so much time with him and not realizing his capability for such double-dealing.
“Hello, so you are An Zhiyuan’s mother. I’m An Zhiyuan’s fiancée, Bai Xiao!” Unfortunately, she didn’t consider herself the other woman.
Losing people can’t mean losing spirit.
Wei Shufen seemed to regard Bai Xiao highly, noting the girl’s sharp tongue and arrogant air.
Ding Min exploded, “Shame on you! How could you consider yourself An’s fiancée? I am An’s fiancée, the one recognized by his uncles and aunts.” It was absolutely the time to assert her rights.
When Bai Xiao heard this, she understood: this girl was likely caught up in the eternal drama of arranged marriages by parents. She wasn’t foolish; despite her own blindness, she could see An Zhiyuan wasn’t someone capable of duplicity or double-dealing.
If he truly had such skills, Bai Xiao would have to admire him.
“Oh, being recognized by An Zhiyuan as his fiancée is enough for me; I don’t really care about anyone else’s approval. After all, the person I will live with is him, not someone else.” Bai Xiao didn’t care whom she offended. If someone thought they could come here, being An Zhiyuan’s mother, and dictate to her, they were mistaken.
She had lived a compromised life in her last existence; there was no reason in this life to suffer for others.
She could save people, but she would absolutely not indulge others.
