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Looking at Qiang Yuxian lying in a pool of blood, Ye Zhonghe stood there, frozen.

How did things come to this? He merely pointed out his wife’s actions, hoping she would change in the future, how did it come to this point?

A wife who has always been selfish and afraid to die, actually tried to kill herself by hitting a wall?

Had someone told him this before today, he would not have believed it. But now, the reality is in front of him, forcing him to believe!

For a moment, he even doubted if he was dreaming, but various proofs confirmed he was in the midst of real life!

The shock lasted only a few seconds. Coming to his senses, he quickly dialed the emergency number and went to knock on Ye Zhongliang and Ye Zhongjun’s doors.

As for the elderly father, for now, this has to be kept secret. It’s been tough to see an improvement in his father’s condition, and he can’t let him suffer another blow.

"Brother, what’s going on?" Ye Zhongliang was the first to open the door, looking puzzled at Ye Zhonghe. It’s already past ten, he can’t imagine what urgent matter could have his brother seeking him now.

"Come over." As Ye Zhonghe spoke, he turned and entered his own bedroom, with Ye Zhongliang hastily following and instantly widening his eyes, "Big brother, what is this?"

"Your sister-in-law did it to herself. I’ve already called an ambulance. You go help me watch her, and when help arrives, keep the noise down. Father’s condition has just improved; we can’t let this affect him."

"Okay, okay..." Ye Zhongliang responded repeatedly as he ran downstairs.

Ye Zhongjun was huddled with Ai Yuehong, and upon hearing the knock, he sighed, reluctantly dressed, to open the door. As he did, he saw Ye Zhongliang coming out of Ye Zhonghe’s room and peeked to ask, "Second brother, you’re looking for me?"

"Shh..." Ye Zhongliang motioned for silence and pointed to Ye Zhonghe’s room, quickly heading downstairs to promptly instruct Mrs. Zhang and Auntie Li, no matter what happens, they’re not to shout and disturb the elderly.

"What’s the matter?" While Ye Zhongjun was dumbfounded, Ai Yuehong also dressed and joined him, following to look outside, "What’s happened?"

"No idea." Shaking his head, Ye Zhongjun glanced back at his wife, "You go back; I’ll go see big brother."

"Alright." Ai Yuehong readily responded, retreating. She had no interest in matters concerning her sister-in-law. She believed there could be substantial change in her relationship with Miao Yanlei but utterly doubted any progress with Qiang Yuxian. Rather than facing scorn, it was better to stay away.

"Big brother..." Seeing the situation in the room, Ye Zhongjun mirrored Ye Zhongliang’s earlier expression, staring at Ye Zhonghe with concern.

"She did it herself." Aware of what his brother was thinking, Ye Zhonghe explained with a furrowed brow, "I checked; it seems she just knocked herself out. But now, I’m unsure if there’s another issue, so it’s best to wait for the doctors."

On hearing it wasn’t done by his brother, Ye Zhongjun sighed in relief.

For this sister-in-law, he wasn’t fond, but as she’s the wife of his brother, he called her such. Regarding her character, he truly disliked it.

His own wife had her quirks, but at least she listened, understood reason. This sister-in-law, upon first meeting, appeared gentle and kind, yet close interactions revealed it to be a mere facade.

When it comes to being unreasonable, if she were second, no one would dare claim first.

"Why did sister-in-law do this?" Given the uncomfortable scene, Ye Zhongjun attempted to lighten the atmosphere with conversation.

Ye Zhonghe then related the details to his brother.

"Just because of this, she..." gesturing at Qiang Yuxian, Ye Zhongjun was in disbelief.

"At a time like this, why would I deceive you?" Ye Zhonghe sighed, "Let’s not talk about your disbelief, I’m struggling to believe it myself, otherwise, why would I have said those things.

No matter her faults, she’s still my wife. No matter how many mistakes she made, I wouldn’t want her to do such a foolish thing. Ah!" He sighed heavily again, frustration etched on his face.

"Brother, you’re honest, and these are issues between you and sister-in-law that need resolving. I’ll admit, both second brother and I have been in the wrong, often opposing you leading to second sister-in-law and Ai Yuehong showing less respect toward you and sister-in-law, causing her lingering resentment.

Due to this resentment, the elder sister-in-law always hoped for something that could surpass us, making us follow our elder brother’s commands. That’s why she was so angry when Meiyun got married, placing all her hopes on Meiru.

Over the years, as the goals she wanted became further out of reach, the elder sister-in-law surely became more anxious and lost her way in doing things. However, it’s still mainly the fault of me and second brother.

Elder brother, rest assured, when sister-in-law wakes up, I’ll offer my head to her to hit, and promise to listen to elder brother in all matters from now on. Of course, if elder brother’s decision is wrong, I still have to point it out..."

Ye Zhonghe cut his brother off with a bitter smile: "No need to comfort me, how can this be blamed on you? If my capability wasn’t lacking, why would you be dissatisfied with me?"

"She moved, she moved..." Suddenly, Ye Zhongjun excitedly pointed at Qiang Yuxian lying on the floor, "Sister-in-law just moved..." Kneeling on the floor, he leaned his head forward and stared at Qiang Yuxian, "Sister-in-law, can you hear me? I apologize to you, and promise to respect you in the future, I’ll make Ai Yuehong respect you too, and I’ll discuss with second sister-in-law. You’re giving yourself a hard time, isn’t it just making elder brother sad? Sister-in-law, if you’re awake, please respond to me, okay?"

"Hoo..." Qiang Yuxian let out a long breath, opened her eyes, "I heard everything you said, but I can’t move, it feels like my head is going to explode, am I... am I about to die?"

"No, I’ve already called an ambulance, Zhongliang is waiting downstairs, don’t worry, you’ll be okay..." Ye Zhonghe squatted in front of her, looking guilty, "It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t blame all the responsibility on you. The family belongs to both of us, if there’s a problem, it’s surely because we both didn’t do well, why blame just you?

Yuxian, don’t do such foolish things anymore, if something really happens to you, who will be with me? Now, besides you, who else can accompany me every day, isn’t that right?"

Qiang Yuxian just pouted: "If I die, won’t you get to find someone younger?"

"You know what kind of person I am, don’t you? No matter how much I blamed you, I never thought about finding someone else..." Ye Zhonghe held her hand, sighed, "We’ve been married for almost thirty years, saying this, don’t you feel like you’re wronging me?"

Qiang Yuxian’s tears rolled down like broken beads, and no matter how Ye Zhonghe coaxed her, they wouldn’t stop. Just then, Ye Zhongliang brought the paramedics in, and seeing her condition, the paramedics actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"How do you feel now?" The inquiry came from Song Yanqi, who was quite a frequent visitor of the Qiang Family.

"I can’t move."

"Anything else?"

"Headache, feels like it’s going to explode."

"Onto the stretcher." Song Yanqi ordered the two men behind her and then turned to Ye Zhonghe, "Elder Uncle Ye, the specifics will only be clear after the examination."

"Alright, alright, I understand..." Ye Zhonghe nodded repeatedly, then looked at his two brothers, "You don’t have to follow us, lest mom and dad find something amiss."

"Can you manage on your own?" Ye Zhongliang looked worried, "Otherwise, let Zhongjun stay here, I’ll go with you, tomorrow when mom and dad wake up, we can say we went to work."

Ye Zhongjun quickly said: "Elder brother, let second brother go with you, you two go to work early, mom and dad will believe that."

"Alright." Seeing the stretcher already downstairs, Ye Zhonghe no longer insisted, grabbed money and savings book from the bedside cabinet, and quickly ran downstairs, while Ye Zhongliang whispered a few words into Ye Zhongjun’s ear before catching up.

After a complete check at the hospital, Song Yanqi sighed to Ye Zhongliang, who came to collect the results: "The impact was too strong, injuring the cervical spine, which is why she can’t move, and the headache is completely due to the injury.

Looking at her current state, the head injury is easy to talk about, but the main issue is the cervical spine, she already had a bad cervical spine, I have been constantly reminding her to be careful, this time, it’s simply adding insult to injury, whether she can recover depends on the treatment, in short, you need to prepare elder Uncle Ye mentally."

"Alright, alright..." Responding repeatedly with a grave expression, Ye Zhongliang then asked, "Can you tell now how certain recovery is?"

"I wouldn’t dare say..." Song Yanqi shook her head, "I have limited ability in this area, wait until everyone’s back at work tomorrow, after a group consultation, there should be a result."

Entering the ward, Qiang Yuxian looked over, Ye Zhongliang dared not tell her the truth, so he said: "The current report shows no problem, specifics will be known once all the reports are out."

"When will all the reports be out?" Qiang Yuxian looked at Ye Zhongliang expectantly and asked.

"Honestly, it’s uncertain, some tests can only start after working hours."

Qiang Yuxian’s eyes dimmed, her daughter had worked in a hospital, she was very clear about the hospital’s workflow, Ye Zhongliang was just fobbing her off, why was he fobbing her off? The reason was obvious.

"Tell the truth..." Ye Zhonghe sighed, looking at his brother, "No matter the results, my wife and I can bear it, just tell it straight." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivator. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)