Chapter 241: Chapter 241

There’s something Shen Jianian doesn’t quite understand, Fu Jichen says he made a deal with her to help her take back the Lingyue Group.

The Lingyue Group is an enterprise of the Shen Family, Pei Che told her it was filed for bankruptcy after her parents died in a car accident, which was different from what Fu Jichen said.

But Shen Jianian didn’t interrupt him and followed her heart by asking, "What happened then?"

Fu Jichen couldn’t continue, and the room fell into a brief silence.

Shen Jianian thought he hadn’t heard what she just said, cleared her throat, and asked again, "What happened next?"

"Later, my family arranged a marriage for me, which I didn’t agree to. My mother secretly arranged a meeting with you without anyone knowing. No one knows what you talked about, but I can guess it was nothing but threats and inducements to make you leave me. I think she must have threatened you with someone you care about." Fu Jichen stood up, walked to the bed, picked up the water cup on the bedside table to give to her, the previously poured hot water was no longer that hot, "This is what I regret the most, not protecting you well. Pei Che was right, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have had an accident."

He had sent Zheng Yi to protect her but didn’t consider that there was a term called "missing one detail in a hundred."

He knew what kind of person Wei Ronghua was, but still didn’t guard against her, giving her a chance to meet Shen Jianian secretly.

"During my business trip in Switzerland, you arranged everything—hand-carved a handle piece to leave me as a memento, along with a card wishing me and the Xu Family’s daughter a perfect match, you sent a letter to Yan Qiusheng, said goodbye to Bai Changxia, fooled the doorman of Yunding Palace, and left Beicheng alone, heading to Jiang City, where you had a car accident."

Holding the water cup, Shen Jianian felt the warmth spreading to her palm, but her fingertips were cold, and the chill gradually seeped into her heart.

Didn’t she have the car accident in Jiang City while traveling with her parents?

How did it turn into her being forced to leave by the Fu Family’s Madam?

How did her parents actually die?

Is Fu Jichen lying to her, or is Pei Che lying to her?

Shen Jianian suddenly doesn’t know who to believe, she feels like the world she lives in is upside down and chaotic, she’s very confused, like a character in a virtual game, being given various plots, like walking in a snowstorm, unable to discern the right path.

Fu Jichen understands her feelings, she may not be able to accept these things at the moment, and the things that happened between them are far more than can be summed up in a few words, he just wants to let her know the general situation first and tell her slowly in the future if she wants to know.

Shen Jianian took a sip of water, her gaze seemed somewhat hollow, and she seemed to be having an out-of-body experience, accidentally choking a bit.

Fu Jichen pulled a tissue to wipe the water stains from the corner of her lips and said, "It’s okay if you can’t remember, don’t force yourself too much, keeping your mood pleasant is beneficial for your recovery. You’re still alive, and we still have a future. At least I’ve told you this, so you should understand that we are not unrelated. We once fell in love, and I still love you now."

It’s just that she doesn’t love him anymore.

It’s not her fault, she’s lost her memory and doesn’t remember him.

Dinner was cooked by the chef, Cheng Jin had given instructions earlier to make some light meals for the sick, and once it was ready, she brought it upstairs herself.

Shen Jianian was still on an IV drip, the second bottle was almost done, estimating that the needle could be removed in about twenty minutes. Fu Jichen stayed in the room without taking a step away, during which he took two business calls without avoiding Shen Jianian.

Cheng Jin knocked on the door, and after receiving permission, came in, glanced at the IV drip, not much was left: "Will you eat after the IV is done, or move the IV stand to the table’s side?"

The IV stand is a wheeled floor clothes hanger, not difficult to move.

Shen Jianian wasn’t feeling hungry, she was about to say she would eat later, but before she could open her mouth, Fu Jichen took the bowl from Cheng Jin’s hand and sat by the bed.

Thus, Shen Jianian’s "I’ll eat later" turned into "I’ll do it myself."

"How will you eat yourself with a needle in your right hand?" Fu Jichen didn’t give her the bowl.

"I’ll get off the bed and eat at the table, using my left hand to hold the spoon won’t be affected." Shen Jianian just didn’t want him to feed her, finding various excuses to refuse, "Who eats on the bed?"

Fu Jichen was stunned for a moment, his thin lips lightly curled up, showing the first unhindered smile in a long time.

Shen Jianian blinked, this person when smiling and when having a cold face seem like two different people, but she felt inexplicably mystified: "What are you laughing at?"

Was what she said really that funny?

Fu Jichen’s smile at his lips did not subside: "If someone else said these words, it would be credible, but coming from you, there’s no persuasion, you’ve eaten on the bed more than once, cookie crumbs all over the sheets."

Shen Jianian pressed her lips tightly, suspected he was slandering, she doesn’t remember such a thing...

Also, right, anyway, she forgot the past, how things actually were is his mouth’s claim, she has no evidence to prove he’s making things up.

"Don’t believe me?" Fu Jichen raised his eyebrows lightly, pointing his chin at Cheng Jin, "Don’t believe me, ask Aunt Cheng, a box of cookies on the bedside table can be finished in a few days."

Cheng Jin smiled at the person on the bed.

No matter if the person in front of her is Miss Jianian or not, at least she can make the gentleman happy, which is more important than anything else.

Holding the spoon handle, Fu Jichen stirred the porridge in the bowl, white steam scattered, he scooped up a spoonful, paused for a few seconds, waiting until it was not too hot, then moved it to her mouth, "Eat."

Shen Jianian turned her head away: "Not hungry."

"I know you’re sick and have no taste in your mouth, I won’t force you to finish a bowl, but take a few bites, fill your stomach a bit, or you’ll feel uncomfortable after the IV." Fu Jichen used the spoon to gently touch her lower lip, "Eat it."

Shen Jianian frowned, extremely uncomfortable, really not used to a strange man treating her , every pore on her body was resisting.

Cheng Jin felt she was somewhat redundant being there, so she greeted Fu Jichen: "I’ll go downstairs to handle some things first." After a moment of thought, she added, "Don’t forget to eat, you’ve gone all day without food, no body can withstand it."

In the morning, the gentleman only instructed her to cook breakfast for the lady without considering himself, and when lunch was ready, he wasn’t in a good mood and didn’t eat. If he doesn’t eat in the evening, how can his body handle it?

After speaking, Cheng Jin sighed slightly and left the room.

Upon hearing her words, Shen Jianian glanced at Fu Jichen, hadn’t he eaten all day?

Fu Jichen fed a spoonful of porridge over, she didn’t open her mouth, he coaxed like a child: "One more bite."

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After eating a few more bites in succession, she really couldn’t eat anymore, her face turned towards the side of the window. Fu Jichen kept his promise, didn’t force her to eat, and quickly finished the rest of the porridge himself.

Noticing the medicine in the IV bottle was almost done, Fu Jichen took out his phone to dial the landline in the downstairs living room, and called Doctor Zhao’s assistant to come upstairs.

The person quickly arrived, removed Shen Jianian’s needle, and said, "You still need an IV tomorrow, let me know if the morning or afternoon is convenient, I can handle it alone."

Fu Jichen answered for Shen Jianian, "Afternoon."

The assistant nodded, indicating understanding, and without saying much, turned and left.

Fu Jichen checked the air conditioning temperature one last time and reminded Shen Jianian, "Rest well, cover yourself with the blanket, don’t set the air conditioner too low, after I finish eating, I’ll return to accompany you."

Not expecting her to respond, Fu Jichen finished his instructions and left the room, closing the door but not locking it.

Shen Jianian got off the bed, went to the bathroom, planning to take a shower before lying down again, having sweated a lot just then, feeling sticky and uncomfortable, but she had no clothes to change into.

After coming out of the bathroom, Shen Jianian hesitated for a while, then turned into the walk-in closet.

She hasn’t fully trusted Fu Jichen yet, because many points he raised left her doubtful, but one thing she can be certain of, he doesn’t have malicious intent towards her, to take clothes from his walk-in closet shouldn’t be a problem since he even handed her his personal phone.

In the wardrobe, Shen Jianian saw lots of women’s clothing, all seasons, with storage boxes placed below, opening them revealed neatly arranged intimate apparel.

The housekeeper Auntie said Miss Jianian had slept in this room before, so are these clothes in the wardrobe hers?

Glancing roughly over them, indeed they matched her dressing style, all in light colors, simple designs.

Shen Jianian took out a set of pajamas, accidentally knocked down a nearby spring-style white coat, she bent down to pick it up, and a folded piece of paper fell out of the pocket.

Perhaps it was worn before without being washed, the item remained in the pocket. She’s encountered similar situations, sometimes finding old movie tickets, shopping receipts, or other small items in clothing pockets.

Picking up the paper, Shen Jianian unfolded it, seemingly cut from a newspaper.