Chapter 87: Lu Yanshen is in the ICU and has not yet passed the critical period

Clearly it wasn't a nightmare, but Xie Wantang was jolted awake.

She sat up drenched in sweat, grabbed her phone, and realized it was only 2 a. m.; she had slept less than three hours total.

Feeling her breathing a bit unsteady, she got out of bed, poured a cup of warm water from the thermos, and drank it.

As her emotions calmed, she felt a slight discomfort in her abdomen; probably the baby had been startled by her intense emotions, so she slowly rubbed her belly, making three circles to the left and three to the right.

After a few minutes, the abdominal discomfort eased.

Lying back in bed, Xie Wantang lit a homemade incense to calm her restless heart.

She leaned against the headboard, took out her phone, and scrolled through Sijiucheng news about Lu Yanshen's car accident.

Lu Yanshen is in the ICU and has not yet passed the critical period.

Unable to sleep, Xie Wantang also looked at the comments on several clipped short videos, and indeed someone in the comment section reconstructed the details of the accident at that time.

Some netizens said that Lu Yanshen truly loved Xia Meng; when the truck hit, he could have turned the steering wheel aside, letting Xia Meng use her body to block that huge impact.

That way, even if he might not escape either, at least he could gain more opportunity.

However, Lu Yanshen did not; he turned the steering wheel hard toward himself, using his own body to shield Xia Meng.

At the moment the truck struck, despite the enormous force, Xia Meng suffered only a minor superficial injury; even though the impact was great, it caused her to faint.

But Xia Meng woke up that same day, and the doctor's examination showed no concussion, only slight facial damage.

But nowadays cosmetic medicine is so advanced that this tiny bit is hardly a problem.

It can be completely repaired.

But Lu Yanshen doesn't know that; no one knows whether he will wake up.

Some people even feel it's not worth it for Lu Yanshen, saying he sacrificed his life and future for just an actor, which is hardly worthwhile.

Many also mentioned her.

They said Xie Wantang obviously had a prosperous-husband aura; after marrying Lu Yanshen for a year, she had gotten him off the wheelchair, but he didn't cherish her, rejecting such a good woman and insisting on Xia Meng, that actor.

Well, look how that turned out.

Abandoning a terrible scumbag means inviting karmic retribution; throughout history, few have escaped it.

But Lu Yanshen's retribution came the fastest.

Just a few days after the divorce, such a serious accident occurred.

The car accident involving Lu Yanshen and Xia Meng hit the hot search, thereby driving their love story, and strangers online discussed it heatedly.

Whether they knew them or not, everyone would voice their opinion.

Once opinions clash, arguments can break out.

She turned off her phone, closed her eyes again, and slowly emptied her mind.

Her own "car accident," after Lu Yanshen and Xia Meng's horrific crash, is no longer worth mentioning.

The next day.

Xie Wantang yawned as she went downstairs; everyone had left for work, leaving several notes on the dining table.

Xie Wantang looked at the notes while responding to the cook's question about what she wanted to eat.

The cook's surname is Liu; everyone calls her Liu Ma, and Xie Wantang personally picked her up at the talent market.

She is very capable and can do anything.

She is single, and has worked for the Qin family for over ten years.

Not only does Xie Wantang treat her well, but the three Qin brothers are also quite good to her.

"Hmm, keep it simple—how about some pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles?" Xie Wantang said after thinking.

"Sure."

At that moment, Xu Yanqiu also came downstairs; hearing Xie Wantang order the pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles, she joined in, saying, "Liu Ma, please trouble you to make me a bowl of the same."

"All right, Miss Xu."

Liu Ma laughed and went to cook.

The noodles were ready in under ten minutes; two bowls of steaming hot pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles were brought to Xie Wantang and Xu Yanqiu.

Xu Yanqiu didn't expect that Xie Wantang and her family would still exchange notes, using such an old-fashioned way to communicate.

In this day and age of rapid high-tech development, this handwritten note method is actually quite nice.

The notes contain no secrets; they are either daily sharing or daily reminders, and Xu Yanqiu also discovered that every member of the Qin family writes beautifully.

Each person's handwriting differs—some in running script, some in regular script, and some in seal script.

Xie Ningmeng writes in traditional characters.

Moreover, she writes them very well; some traditional characters are completely unknown to Xu Yanqiu.

Xie Wantang, who has known them since childhood, recognizes them all.

"Tangtang, you and your family are really impressive."

"Then stay and be my sister-in-law," Xie Wantang said while slurping her noodles.

"Here we go again," Xu Yanqiu pouted. "Tangtang, didn't you sleep well last night? I see you have dark circles."

"I'm fine," Xie Wantang said, not mentioning the dream she had last night.

After finishing the bowl of noodles, Xie Wantang picked up a pen and began to reply.

These notes had no names; Xie Wantang judged who wrote them by handwriting and content, then replied afterward, for example, "Okay, big brother;" "Thanks, Mom;" and so on.

When the note-passing game first became popular in their household, she also made mistakes in replying.

Back then, if she replied incorrectly, she had to give each person a satisfactory gift.

Her handicraft has always been good, especially the sachets, which were most popular.

Sometimes, to have a reasonable excuse to give them gifts, she would deliberately reply incorrectly.

The family atmosphere is genuinely good, and the people around her are all very capable; being with them, Xie Wantang feels pressure, but she has many ways to relieve it.

The most direct way is to make yourself as excellent as they are.

The fact proves that her original family is quite ordinary; compared to her adoptive parents, her biological parents are really far behind.

According to genetics, the genes she inherited wouldn't be too good, but the postnatal environment reshaped her.

The postnatal environment is really important.

"Tangtang, I'm going out for a bit. I just found out last night that the online friend we were chatting with nicely in the group before is in Haishi; she's recently writing a short drama script, I'm going to find her to learn from her and get a better grasp of the market."

"Hmm, you won't come back at noon?"

"About that, I also want to swing by the city center to look at a house; I'll be back before dinner."

"Okay."

Xie Wantang respects her.

"Thanks, Tangtang, then I'm leaving."

"Wait a moment, let the driver take you there."

"Mm."

After Xu Yanqiu left, Xie Wantang went upstairs, opened the computer, logged into the email with Queen's account; last night, the master who brought her into the voiceprint circle sent her an email.

"Queen, you don't want to meet King, do you? His enlightenment teacher, Old Wu, is going to Haishi to hold a training class; you can first get to know his enlightenment teacher and attend his training class to listen to the lectures."

Xie Wantang replied with a smile: "Mm, thank you, Master. I've already signed up; the boss of LC happens to know my older brother and my Senior Martial Brother, so out of respect for them, the boss gave me a spot, but I still need to thank the Master."

One minute later, Xie Wantang received a new email: "No need to thank; just being able to go is fine. If you can't go, tell the Master, and the Master will strive for you."

"How have you been lately?"

"Pretty good, I've returned to Haishi."

"Huh? How did you go back? Does your in-laws' family agree?"

"Master, I got divorced."

"……"