Chapter 719 The Heart of a Wolf
Wen Haowen stayed in the ward for an hour, during which he constantly treated her with kindness and attended to her every need. He poured her water every now and then, and asked about her condition concernedly. He even repeatedly talked about how regretful he was about hurting his one and only daughter, and that he suddenly realized that he would be left with no heir if she were to die during the abduction.
He also mentioned about her late mother, Mo Yunyao, whom he claimed to have let down, despite the latter having lots of notable merits. He even said that he had been bewitched by Ning Shuqian, whom he had given a las.h.i.+ng…
Wen Xinya was extremely disgusted by him and felt like she had just swallowed a revolting fly. At last, she pretended to have a headache and requested to get some sleep, after which Wen Haowen finally left the ward.
As soon as Wen Haowen left, Wen Xinya grabbed the bouquet of water lilies that Wen Haowen had brought and dumped it into the dustbin. The scent of water lilies was just too strong for her liking, so much that she would get giddy whenever she took a whiff of it. Now that she had suffered a head injury and her wounds were just about to heal, she began to feel uncomfortable again after smelling the lilies.
She took a look at the time and reckoned that Mother He would not be back so soon.
She sneaked out of the ward and scurried into Si Yiyan’s.
Si Yiyan had long recovered and was ready to be discharged. However, he had been accompanying her in the hospital and his ward seemed to have become his makes.h.i.+ft office where he had been working in for the past few days.
Si Yiyan was sitting on the couch and reading some doc.u.ments. Upon sight of her, he put down the doc.u.ment and asked, “Why do you have the time to come here now? Isn’t Mother He keeping close tabs on you?”
Wen Xinya pouted and said, “Mother He went home to make some pastries for me.”
Although there were various amenities in the hospital, they could not be compared to those at home.
Noticing that she seemed to be a little unhappy, Si Yiyan pulled her into his arms and asked, “Why do you seem upset? Is it because of the reports of your abduction that were released by the media this morning?”
He had already seen the reports that were released in the morning, though he did not think too much of them, for he felt that they were just exaggerations and that Wen Xinya could definitely deal with them.
Speechless, Wen Xinya said, “Don’t talk about that. Wen Haowen came to visit me just now and made me feel so disgusted that I almost threw up everything that I ate last night. I really didn’t Wen Haowen could be so repulsive. I finally understand why Jiang Shaofeng detests him to the core.”
She then told Si Yiyan about all the things that Wen Haowen had said to her.
“Even if he wants to build a strong relations.h.i.+p with me and get closer to me, he doesn’t have to make me feel so repulsed! Besides… this doesn’t seem like what Wen Haowen would usually do,” Wen Xinya continued, feeling bewildered. Although it was expected that Wen Haowen would want to improve his relations.h.i.+p with Wen Xinya so as to please and impress Old Mr. Wen, it was surprising that he would be so thick-skinned as to admit that he was wrong and pretend to be repentant.
Si Yiyan thought to himself, No wonder she looked so upset. It turns out Wen Haowen made her feel disgusted. “Xinya, when you were kidnapped, Wen Haowen feigned a stomachache in the last two minutes before the deadline of the ransom and caused Secretary Cao to make a mistake. At that moment, Old Mr. Wen was extremely exasperated and beat Wen Haowen into a pulp. He even told Wen Haowen that he wouldn’t allow him to take over the Wen Family even if you die. That’s why he’s speaking to you so mellowly. He wants to salvage Old Mr. Wen’s impression of him and secure his position in the Wen Family.”
“Wen Haowen is heartless and wicked.” Wen Xinya kept her eyes wide open and thought about the time when the terrorists received the ransom and began trying to kill her. If she hadn’t mentioned Si Yiyan’s name to scare them and stall for some time, she wouldn’t have been rescued.
She was almost killed because of Wen Haowen.
Si Yiyan held her in his arms and said, “I’m very surprised that Wen Haowen is willing to swallow his pride just to get into your good books. He’s erratic, fickle, vicious, scheming, sly and wicked. Xinya… you must be extremely wary of Wen Haowen.”
It was almost impossible to guard against people like Wen Haowen.
Wen Xinya nodded and said, “I know.”
Old Mr. Wen did not inform her of the matter because he did not want Wen Xinya to harbor any feelings of anger towards Wen Haowen. Old Mr. Mo did not inform her about it because he was afraid that she would be too agitated and cause her health to be affected.
However, Old Mr. Mo had no idea that she had gone through a rebirth and was well aware of how cruel and heartless Wen Haowen could be. He also had no idea that she had already given up on Wen Haowen and seen through him. She definitely wouldn’t be agitated by Wen Haowen’s ruthlessness.
Si Yiyan changed the subject and asked, “By the way, Xinya, how do you plan to handle the reports about your abduction?”
After a moment of silence, Wen Xinya answered, “I called Xu Zhenyu previously and asked if he could get the military to reveal the entire process of the rescue mission along with the details of the terrorists’ profiles. He said that he would have to consult his superiors. I reckon the military is going to be stringent about this.”
After all, if the matter was not handled properly, the military’s power and abilities would be doubted by the public. Hence, they definitely wouldn’t intervene so casually.
Si Yiyan said, “I’ll communicate with them later.”
It was not that they were not willing to intervene and make a stand, but rather, they were certain that Si Yiyan would definitely intervene. Hence, they were waiting for Si Yiyan to approach them and offer some benefits. After all, the military was not all brawn and no brains.
However, Wen Xinya did not share the same thoughts as him. It meant that she was getting more and more scheming.
Wen Xinya’s eyes lit up and she held onto Si Yiyan’s arm. She kissed him and said, “Hehe, Si Yiyan, you’re so nice to me.”
With Si Yiyan around, she’d definitely succeed.
Si Yiyan was extremely pleased with her att.i.tude and her attempt to favor him. He said teasingly, “Yes! I’m not helping you for nothing. You have to pay me back using your body.”
Wen Xinya glared at him and chided. “Hooligan.”
Si Yiyan hung his head low and nibbled on her lips. “I dare you to say that again!”
Wen Xinya huddled up in his embrace, utterly detesting how devious he was.
Instead of continuing to tease her, he asked softly, “Does your head still hurt?”
Wen Xinya shook her head and said, “The doctor said that the blood clots have already been removed, and my wounds are healing well too. Apart from some of the wounds, my head doesn’t hurt as much anymore.”
The doctor was also extremely shocked by how quick her wounds had healed. Si Yiyan deserved credit for it because he often gave her ma.s.sages to help with her blood circulation so that she could rest properly.
Seeing that she was becoming gradually more radiant, Si Yiyan felt much more at ease. “Rest well for a few more days. Don’t worry about your homework and revision. I’ll tutor you in another few days.”
Wen Xinya was elated and relieved.