The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 175: Unexpected Humiliation

The sudden sound of the door opening and closing startled the two people in the ward as well.

"S-sorry..." Wang Miaomiao was almost feeling sick at herself. How could she be so dumb...

After meeting Zheng Zhen just now, Wang Miaomiao returned to the ward with a complicated mood.

"You’re back. What did you buy?" Jiang Yan lay in bed feeling utterly bored, one hand hanging in a sling, and the other hooked up to an IV drip. When he saw her return, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Do you know who I just ran into?" Wang Miaomiao didn’t sound very pleased as she placed her purchases at the foot of the bed.

"Who? Did they upset you?" Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph, who else but your mother." Wang Miaomiao sorted the towel, basin, mouthwash cup, toothbrush, and toothpaste, her voice tinged with discontent, "This time she actually remembered who I am and even asked who’s hospitalized. Told her, she could take care of me. Ha... How many days have you been in the hospital now? And she still doesn’t know? What kind of work is this for a head nurse?"

Wang Miaomiao felt it wasn’t fair for Jiang Yan and disliked the superior attitude of that person.

Jiang Yan’s gaze darkened, deep within his profound eyes, there seemed to be a hidden tide surging.

This silly girl, is she feeling sorry for him?

"Don’t get upset, it’s not worth it." Jiang Yan gently consoled her.

"You... Hmph..." Wang Miaomiao was irritated by his nonchalant attitude. She felt he wasn’t being valued, yet he didn’t seem to care at all, it was really frustrating...

"Hmph... I don’t care about you..." Wang Miaomiao turned around sulkily, not wanting to engage with him.

"That’s not fair. If you don’t care about me, who will? I only have you now... That’s just how my mom is, you can ignore her." Seeing she was mad and ignoring him, Jiang Yan hurriedly reached out with his IV-drip-attached left hand and tugged at her clothes’ hem, his tone earnest, "Could you help me wring out a towel? I want to clean myself up, I smell bad. Can you smell it?"

Wang Miaomiao was not that easy to persuade. With her hem grabbed in his hand, it was shaking her heart impatiently. He was acting like a child throwing a tantrum.

"Stop bothering me..." Wang Miaomiao twisted her body angrily, trying to shake off his hand, but failed. She then grabbed aimlessly backward and ended up causing a problem.

She felt something cold in her hand, realizing it was the IV tube. Just as she wanted to release it, she found it somehow tangled in her hand. Turning around to check, she heard Jiang Yan hiss, probably because it hurt.

Startled, with a misstep Wang Miaomiao trod on Jiang Yan’s shoe, losing her balance and tipped forward.

Jiang Yan supported her with one hand but failed, both of them toppled onto the hospital bed together.

Wang Miaomiao’s head hit his chest, her body pressed onto his injured arm, causing Jiang Yan to stifle a groan.

In that instant, it felt like a thousand years passed.

Hearing Zheng Zhen and the sound of the door opening and closing, Wang Miaomiao felt even more embarrassed, wanting to cry but no tears came. As she scrambled to stand, she saw the IV needle she yanked out, dripping with medication and blood, flustering her over what to do.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine." Jiang Yan reassured her.

"How can you be fine? It’s all my fault. I’ll... I’ll call the nurse." Wang Miaomiao was anxious and flustered like a spinning top.

Just as she was about to turn to call for help, the door to the ward opened again, Zheng Zhen came in with a sour face.

"Auntie." Wang Miaomiao called timidly, her head low in guilt.

"Mom, why are you here." Jiang Yan frowned, his tone less than welcoming.

"If I didn’t come, how would I know that you two have no shame, hugging like this, in a place like this. What a disgrace... such uneducated behavior." Zheng Zhen’s words were directed at Wang Miaomiao, her gaze harsh.

Wang Miaomiao pursed her lips without speaking, a feeling of humiliation rising from her heart.

"Mom, what are you doing. If you can’t speak properly, please leave." Jiang Yan noticed her targeting Wang Miaomiao and immediately stepped up to defend her.

"You, Jiang Yan! I’m your mother, is this how you talk to me?" Zheng Zhen was upset by her son’s retort, feeling both aggrieved and indignant.

Jiang Yan merely looked at her coldly, "If you want others to speak nicely to you, shouldn’t you start with kind words yourself? When you call others uneducated, have you considered your own behavior? How does one comport themselves, shouting and disparaging others here?"

Wang Miaomiao’s heart tightened. She hadn’t expected Jiang Yan to retaliate so fearlessly; after all, that was his mother.

"Jiang Yan!" Zheng Zhen was furious beyond words, unable to believe her son would be so unyielding, so defiant.

"I’m here, you don’t have to shout, I can hear you." Jiang Yan said calmly, his face devoid of warmth.

Zheng Zhen was so enraged she was at the end of her patience. You, you, you... for the longest time, finding herself unable to do anything about him. She then changed her target, launching an attack on Wang Miaomiao, "Don’t be smug, I will never agree to having a woman like you step into the Jiang Family." After saying this, she left without even caring about her own son.

Wang Miaomiao’s face darkened, inside she was fuming, wishing to rush out recklessly and argue with her.

"Miaomiao, don’t be angry, just ignore her." Jiang Yan naturally noticed her upset face, quickly speaking to divert her attention, "Could you call a doctor for me? My hand hurts a bit..."

Hearing his request, Wang Miaomiao snapped back to reality, and hurried out to call for the doctor and nurse.

In no time, the doctor and nurses arrived in the ward.

Wang Miaomiao stood in the corner, quietly watching the nurse reinsert the needle and hang the drip, while the doctor checked Jiang Yan’s arm wound. Since it had reopened, it needed to be bandaged again.

After a hectic bustle, once everyone left, the room finally returned to calm.

From the commotion, Jiang Yan was drenched in sweat and feeling very uncomfortable.

Seeing the little girl still standing in the corner, looking down in dejection, lost in thought, Jiang Yan was anxious, "Miaomiao, come here."

Wang Miaomiao looked up, her eyes foggy and moist. She felt wronged, an inexplicable sense of grievance, very wronged.

A pang hit Jiang Yan’s heart, knowing today’s events brought her considerable hurt, and it was all his fault.

"I’m sorry, Miaomiao, I apologize for my mother’s harsh words. It’s... all my fault, shouldn’t have left you alone to care for me. You’ve been wronged... When Xiao Liu comes later, I’ll have him take you back to the base for now."

Jiang Yan took on all the responsibility, suggesting she leave for the base. It was a sincere arrangement, also a strategy to retreat before advancing. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

He was truly worried Miaomiao would at that moment decide to leave him, and the base...

By going back to the base, everyone could cool down and hopefully forget about what happened.

Listening to his plan, the anger in Wang Miaomiao’s heart gradually dissipated.