Plunder-Chapter 187: Got the Certificate

In the hospital room, Qiao En had already packed up Auntie Jiang’s belongings.

"Yayun, it’s raining so heavily outside, let’s not go back today. Call Director Zhou and tell him not to come over," Auntie Jiang said, sitting in her wheelchair, staring at the vast rain and fog outside with concern.

"Okay, I’ll give him a call," Yayun replied.

Qiao En stood by the window and dialed Zhou Jin’an’s number.

The rain was heavy, and all that could be seen was a blur.

Rainwater slid down the window incessantly, leaving streak after streak on the glass.

Strangely, no one answered his phone.

Qiao En sent Zhou Jin’an a message, but he didn’t reply.

It was not just him; Cheng Lu’s phone was also unreachable.

Clenching the phone, Qiao En dialed over and over, her heart inevitably tightening.

Zhou Jin’an was someone with a very strong sense of time; he wouldn’t miss an appointment without reason. Even if there was a delay, he would have informed her in advance.

The appointed time had passed, and Zhou Jin’an had not appeared.

And Qiao En couldn’t reach him.

"Mom, I’m going out for a bit," she said.

As Qiao En spoke, she quickly walked outside.

At the entrance of the inpatient department, many people were crowded together.

The sky unleashed rain as if exacting revenge, and Qiao En frowned deeply as she watched it.

Those crowded around her were chatting enthusiastically.

"The traffic accident just now in front of the hospital was terrible. I heard someone died. When I saw the body being carried out, my God, it was so bloody," someone said.

"With this awful weather, accidents are not surprising. But I heard from the nurses that it was a luxury car involved in the accident, apparently belonging to some big shot."

"What luxury car? Isn’t it just that Maybach that frequently comes to the hospital? I don’t think they are any big shot; everyone here is a patient!" another chimed in.

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Qiao En originally didn’t care about the gossip of others, but she inadvertently overheard a bit and immediately became unsettled.

"The accident you were just talking about, where did they take the injured person?" she asked.

The people looked at her surprisingly and fell silent.

Seeing her urgency, someone pointed towards the emergency building.

Without a second thought, Qiao En sprinted through the rain and fog toward it.

A bad feeling spread through her heart.

Could the one in the accident be Zhou Jin’an?

It couldn’t be him, it just couldn’t.

She prayed in her heart.

Just as Qiao En reached the emergency building, her phone rang.

The call was from Zhou Jin’an.

Her heart leaped with joy, and she quickly answered.

"Where are you? Why didn’t you answer after so many calls? With the rain so heavy today, don’t come. The road is not safe..." she began to say frantically.

But before she could finish, an unfamiliar voice suddenly came from the other end of the line.

"Are you Miss Xu Yayun? Your friend Zhou Jin’an is injured and in the emergency room; please come over quickly..." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"How is he?" she asked.

Just as Qiao En was about to ask more, the call was abruptly disconnected.

A thunderclap resounded in the sky, explosively shattering the calm in Qiao En’s heart.

Large raindrops hit her head, but she felt nothing at all.

Only one thought raged in her mind: Hurry, get to his side fast!

Without caring for anything else, she ran specifically towards the surgery wing.

Cheng Lu and Zhou Jin’an both had sustained serious injuries and were rushed into the operating rooms.

Qiao En sat on that familiar bench, staring blankly at the lit indicator light.

Cheng Lu’s condition was more critical, with fractured ribs piercing her lung.

Zhou Jin’an had been sitting in the back seat. After the collision, he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, and his head had struck the car door, leaving a large gash.

Time ticked away steadily.

An hour passed, and then another.

Zhou Jin’an and Cheng Lu still hadn’t come out.

Qiao En’s heart was in her throat the entire time.

At this moment, she truly felt the sense of loss.

If, if something happened to Zhou Jin’an, she could never forgive herself.

Thoughts of regret surged up countless times. Why had she rejected his proposal?

She clearly loved that man, so why did she retreat again and again?

The surgery lasted nearly five hours, and Zhou Jin’an and Cheng Lu were each taken into the intensive care unit.

That night, Qiao En didn’t sleep, she stood vigil outside the ward.

The nurse brought Auntie Jiang over, who took Qiao En into her arms with concern.

"Yayun, don’t be too sad, he will be alright."

Qiao En nodded woodenly.

"Mom, have you ever regretted not following dad and taking us with you?"

Qiao En asked.

Bringing up the past stirred up many complicated emotions.

Auntie Jiang took a deep breath and after a long while, she spoke.

"I have regretted it, but there’s no medicine for regret in this world. Your father and I loved each other, but we weren’t destined to be together."

Having fate without destiny is regret.

Qiao En didn’t want to have regrets.

Therefore, she wanted to seize the moment.

It was an entire night before Zhou Jin’an woke up from his coma.

When he awoke, the first thing he saw was Qiao En.

With swollen panda eyes, she was sitting right beside him.

Their eyes met, and he felt a pang in his heart. With shaky hands, he raised his slender fingers to touch Qiao En’s cheek.

"Don’t cry, I won’t die. We haven’t gotten married yet!"

Qiao En didn’t want to cry, but the tears flowed like a dam had burst, unstoppable.

"Let’s get married."

This time, she was the one who initiated.

The gears of fate turned capriciously, and she had almost lost Zhou Jin’an forever.

What was regained called for cherished.

"Really? Let’s get our marriage certificate now."

Zhou Jin’an was startled, then he struggled to get out of bed.

"There’s no rush, wait till you’re a bit better. We can go then. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t run away this time."

Qiao En raised her right hand as if to swear, but Zhou Jin’an stopped her.

Sometimes, people are strange. Things that had tangled them up before could suddenly be let go in an instant.

"I’m feeling very good now, let’s go now."

Zhou Jin’an was too eager to wait even a minute.

"How can you get a marriage certificate looking like that?"

Qiao En pointed at Zhou Jin’an’s head, wrapped in bandages.

There are always more solutions than problems. With a spin of his thoughts, Zhou Jin’an immediately came up with a solution.

"Let’s go, I have a way."

Zhou Jin’an called the driver to come over, sat in the wheelchair, pulled out the household registration book from his pocket, and looked triumphant.

In order to marry Qiao En, he had always carried the household registration book with him.

On their way to the civil affairs bureau, he was as happy as a child. Qiao En was sitting next to him, clutching his hand tightly.

He arranged everything personally over the phone, and she listened with a smile on her face.

She felt more determined than ever to spend the rest of her life with this man by her side.

At the moment she received the red marriage booklet, Qiao En felt an exceptional calm.

Zhou Jin’an, on the other hand, was incredibly excited.

"From now on, you are my wife. I will take responsibility for you for a lifetime, never let anyone bully you again. Also, let’s never be apart in this life or the next."