Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 235 - 234 Xia Xiao, I Dreamed of You

Xia Xiao said, "Love can slowly be cultivated, I hope Secretary Li sincerely accepts Ning Hui, discovers her good qualities, and truly wants to spend his life with her. It doesn’t need to be earth-shattering, just a gentle and enduring love, nourishing each other is enough. Ning Hui is simple and sincere, not at all bad-hearted; on the contrary, she is very kind. A woman like that deserves a better love and life. If you, Secretary Li, feel it is an obligation or if you believe marrying Ning Hui is to compensate her, then I advise you not to do it."

Li Zhenchuan paused and nodded silently, "I will, she’s a good woman."

Xia Xiao then also showed a smile, relieved that Li Zhenchuan felt that way. If it were out of compensation, she believed that the proud Ning Hui would not accept it either.

In the evening, Zheng Xianghong and Gao Jiazhi came to the hospital to check on Ning Hui’s condition. Zheng Xianghong said, "She will definitely wake up, just like Xia Xiao did before."

Hearing Zheng Xianghong say that, Li Zhenchuan gained some confidence. Xia Xiao said, "Secretary Li, you, Sister-in-law, and Brother Gao can go back. I’ll stay here with Ning Hui."

"No need, I’ll keep vigil here," Li Zhenchuan shook his head.

Xia Xiao ultimately was still worried but added some spring water to the kettle before leaving and reminded Li Zhenchuan to give Ning Hui more water to drink.

"This girl is also brave, if she can get through this, she is truly fortunate," Zheng Xianghong said on the way.

Xia Xiao nodded. She understood what Zheng Xianghong meant; if Ning Hui recovered, she could fulfill her wish and marry Li Zhenchuan.

Back with the educated youth, Xia Xiao was asked by Yang Xuehua and Wang Aihua about Ning Hui’s condition, but she still couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

In the middle of the night, she sneaked back to the hospital to check on Ning Hui’s condition and added a bit more spring water to the kettle while Li Zhenchuan was in the bathroom before leaving.

The next morning, as soon as Xia Xiao woke up, she went to the hospital and brought some food for Li Zhenchuan.

After a whole night, Li Zhenchuan’s eyes were bloodshot, his stubble had grown out, and his hair was disheveled, showing he hadn’t dared to close his eyes all night.

Xia Xiao was seeing Li Zhenchuan in such a disheveled state for the first time; Ning Hui certainly would have been moved if she saw him like this.

"Secretary Li, have you spoken to Ning Hui?"

As soon as Xia Xiao posed the question, Li Zhenchuan nodded, his voice hoarse, "Yes, I have."

Hearing the hoarseness in his voice, she knew he must have spoken a lot.

She handed the food container to Li Zhenchuan and then approached Ning Hui’s bedside. Holding Ning Hui’s hand, Xia Xiao whispered in her ear:

"Ning Hui, I’ve come to see you. You are now in the hospital. The doctors said your snake venom has been cleared, so please wake up soon. Secretary Li has been taking care of you day and night, looking utterly exhausted, disheveled, with bloodshot eyes and a full beard. He’s nearly sick himself now, and if Secretary Li falls ill, there won’t be anyone to take care of you."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Li Zhenchuan who was eating, choked on his food upon hearing Xia Xiao’s words.

Xia Xiao chuckled and then heard Li Zhenchuan say, "I haven’t offended you, have I?"

Xia Xiao shook her head, and Li Zhenchuan continued, "Then you don’t need to talk about me like that."

"If I don’t make it sound serious, how will Ning Hui take it to heart? She cares about you so much that if she knew you weren’t well, she would certainly become anxious, and that anxiety might help her wake up faster."

"As you wish," Li Zhenchuan said, no longer objecting, continued eating his meal with little appetite, his gaze fixated on any reaction from Ning Hui.

Xia Xiao kept talking non-stop, calling out to Ning Hui, feeling her own mouth start to dry out with the effort.

Seeing no reaction from Ning Hui was worrying Xia Xiao, and had Li Zhenchuan not been there, she might have sought Shitou’s help.

Shitou seemed to know what Xia Xiao was thinking and said, "Keep talking. If you talk enough, she will wake up."

Xia Xiao sweated. What did he mean ’talk enough and she will wake up’? But he continued talking, also hoping that Ning Hui would wake up sooner because their hearts were all suspended in worry, unable to settle down.

"Her fingers moved," Li Zhenchuan suddenly said.

Xia Xiao stared at Ning Hui’s hand and saw no movement; Shitou said, "It didn’t move, it’s just his eyes playing tricks. Keep calling her."

Xia Xiao continued, "Ning Hui, I boiled five chicken eggs today. If you don’t wake up, you’ll miss out on them. Sister Ai Hua, Sister Xuehua, and Yuhua are each getting one, and I’m saving one for you. If you don’t wake up, I’ll eat it."

"Her hand moved," Li Zhenchuan repeated.

This time Shitou also said, "It really did move."

Xia Xiao was thrilled and kept going, "Wow, these eggs are so delicious. The whites are so tender and smooth, and the yolks are crumbly and fragrant—absolutely delectable." As he spoke, Xia Xiao made a couple of smacking sounds.

The corner of Li Zhenchuan’s mouth twitched, realizing Xia Xiao was a treasure, always bringing up chicken eggs in his speech.

"Talk about something else," Li Zhenchuan said, seeing as Xia Xiao could talk about a chicken egg for so long. He couldn’t help but interject. Just now Ning Hui’s fingers had moved, improving Li Zhenchuan’s mood slightly, and though he saw that what Xia Xiao was saying was effective and didn’t want to interrupt, all this talk about eggs...

"Ning Hui just loves the chicken eggs I cook. We are like siblings, close as sisters."

As soon as Xia Xiao finished speaking, Ning Hui said, "Xia Xiao, I’m hungry. I want to eat eggs."

"Ning Hui, you’ve finally woken up," Xia Xiao exclaimed in delight.

Li Zhenchuan also rushed over, "Xiao Hui."

"You, Li Zhenchuan, how did you end up looking like that?" Ning Hui’s voice, still somewhat weak, was taken aback upon seeing Li Zhenchuan’s appearance.

Xia Xiao laughed, "Do you remember being bitten by a snake? Secretary Li brought you to the hospital and has been guarding you ever since, for a whole day and night."

"I remember." Ning Hui nodded and thanked Li Zhenchuan, saying, "Xia Xiao, I had a dream. I dreamed about you."

"What did you dream about?" asked Xia Xiao.

"I dreamed that you saved me, that The Bodhisattva Guanyin’s face was yours. You were so beautiful. I’m convinced you are the reincarnation of The Bodhisattva Guanyin who came to rescue me."

"Cough cough..." This time it was Xia Xiao who was startled by Ning Hui’s words and choked on his saliva.

The Bodhisattva Guanyin, huh. He felt lightheaded.

Although Ning Hui’s voice was very quiet and weak, Li Zhenchuan still heard it. He said solemnly to Ning Hui, "You’re not allowed to say such things in the future."

"I know. I was whispering to Xia Xiao, not to you," Ning Hui replied, then said to Xia Xiao, "Really, I feel like you’re an Immortal."

Xia Xiao was speechless, wiping sweat from his forehead, "You didn’t hit your head too hard, did you?"

"I’m serious. I kept dreaming about you," Ning Hui said urgently.

"Did you dream about Secretary Li too?" Xia Xiao asked mischievously.

Li Zhenchuan stiffened, didn’t look over but didn’t leave either–clearly, he was all ears, listening intently.