Rebirth from the Ashes Chapter 441 - His Wife

Chapter 441: His Wife

Shen Xi sent a message. [Shen Xi: Please be mindful and keep that temper of yours in check. You can learn from Su Ruowan.]
Spamming ensued as the International Class students copied and pasted Shen Xi’s sentence in the speed of light, enlarging and bolding the font to get on Song Wenye’s nerves.
Song Wenye’s violent reply was caught in the middle of all the spamming. [Song Wenye: F*ck, f*ckity f*ck! What can I learn from her? How to play the victim and have a thick skin?]
[Shen Xi: Sounds about right.]
As if she had gone mad, Song Wenye let all her emotions out in the chat.
Shen Xi tapped to have a private chat with her. [Shen Xi: You might want to watch out for the one called He Lu.]
[Song Wenye: You know her?]
[Shen Xi: Just keep an eye. You need to watch your back from all the backstabbing and catfights in that kind of place.]
[Song Wenye: Got it.]
Straight after shooting the response, Song Wenye was back raising hell in the group chat.
Shen Xi’s phone suddenly rang amid the hullabaloo. It was from Situ Zhangyou.
“Dear Miracle Healer, do you intend to strike again now that you’ve become famous from your latest feat?” Situ Zhangyou asked.
With her vanishing from the face of the earth after playing the savior, many of the rich and powerful in the capital went into a frenzy looking and asking for her.
“I want to focus on my studies for the upcoming entrance exam.” Shen Xi gave a serious answer. “Is someone looking for me through you?”
Situ Zhangyou answered. “Duh. They’re in need of doctors, especially a miracle healer like you. They’d need to come through to the Situ family first if they want intel.”
Lately, his phone had been ringing off the charts from those fishing for information. There were even people paying his family visits to ask about the miracle healer’s whereabouts.
However, he did not call Shen Xi to tell her about these minor issues. Boss would kill him if Situ Zhangyou were to bother Shen Xi with this.
Sensing he had something to say, Shen Xi waited patiently for him to get to the point.
Situ Zhangyou finally spoke up. “Fu Qingli called me to trace you down, saying that he has someone in the family who needs medical attention. What do you think? Yay or nay?”
It was a rather sticky situation to be in. Situ Zhangyou had firmly refused Fu Qingli once before when the latter insisted to meet the researcher behind the cosmeceutical development following a partnership deal.
There was no right way to deal with this. It would be rude to turn down again after Fu Qingli earnestly requested the doctor for a sick family member.
On the other hand, Shen Xi had a falling out with the Fu family. It would depend on her whether she wanted to go.
“I won’t go,” Shen Xi blatantly declined.
What was Fu Qingli up to again? The medical attention was probably a front while recruiting her was the real agenda. There was no illness Fu Qingxuan and Fu Qingxi’s Medical Laboratory could not handle.
“Alright.” Feeling a headache, Situ Zhangyou kneaded his brows. He had to come up with a way to turn down Fu Qingli.
After hanging up, Shen Xi took a glance at Pei Xu sleeping at his desk.
Fu Qingxuan would always let Pei Xu know first about anything and everything. It was probably not that serious since Pei Xu had not mentioned anything of that sort.
Despite thinking so, she still kept the matter in mind. Based on years of socializing, Shen Xi knew that Fu Qingli may be a b*stard, but he was not the type to joke around about his family.
On this day, Shen Xi headed to Li Yuan’s house after school as usual. Judging by the absence of the car in the driveway, Li Yuan was not at home. She sent a message.
[Shen Xi: Where are you?]
[Li Yuan: On the way. Home in ten.]
Shen Xi replied with a smiley face before shutting the door to tread into the living room.
Stepping into the living room, she saw the man standing by the study.
The man had a pale complexion as he had one hand on his chest and the other against a door frame. He might have had a scare or fallen ill.
Shen Xi bolted over to help him up, promptly putting her hand on his pulse. Worried and nervous, she gazed at him. “Uncle Jin Yu, where does it hurt?”
His pulse rate was off the charts which was a sign of shock. Shen Xi sensed nothing out of the ordinary apart from that.
Jin Yu shook his head and let out a weak smile. His voice was shakily gruff. “I’m fine. I’ve just been having dreams lately.”
Shen Xi met his eyes, identifying the ever present fear but even more so were confusion, agony, heartache, and self-blame in his eyes. She had known him for a week now, and it was the first time the gentleman let slip such a complicated and illegible expression.
Jin Yu tried to get on his feet but found his body stiff. The dream earlier sucked the life out of him.
Shen Xi helped the man to the sofa. She then ran to pour him a glass of water to take the edge off. Seeing that the man had pulled himself together, Shen Xi took a seat across from him and kept quiet.
Jin Yu took a sip of water. His quivering hand was evidence that he still had trouble pulling himself away from the nightmare. He tried to curl his lips at Shen Xi, but his trembles could be caught in his tone. “Li Yuan should be home soon.”
“Oh,” Shen Xi answered. She unzipped her school bag and pulled out her test papers before fishing out something to hand to him.
It was a lollipop. Accepting it with a smile, Jin Yu thanked her and intended to put the lollipop away. However, the girl in front was looking straight at him.
He chuckled, opened the wrapper, and put the lollipop in his mouth.
The sweetness of the candy exploded in his mouth, beclouding the aftermath, uneasiness, suffering, and heartache.
Shen Xi grinned brightly at him before turning her attention to her mock test papers.
Jin Yu absent-mindedly looked at the girl in front of him as scenes of the dream flooded back into his mind. Anguish and heartbreak overtook his entire being.
He had been dreaming about the same woman for the past few days.
The woman in his dream would sometimes quietly watch him and smile.
There were times she was hysterical, questioning where he was and why he abandoned her.
Most of the time, she would lovingly talk sweet nothings to the photograph in her hand.
However, he had accidentally dozed off in the study earlier, and in the dream, the woman incessantly apologized to him that she could not wait any longer as she might have to leave before him.
It was only a dream, yet for her to calmly talk about such matters, Jin Yu was plunged into the depths of despair by the overwhelming helplessness and heartache.
He had no idea who she was nor whatever-presentlike. Every time Jin Yu attempted to get a closer look, she would suddenly vanish.
Was she, his wife?
There had never been a moment that compelled him so much to find her and his family like right now. He believed that he loved her so deeply and madly.
The dead air this evening drew out the rustling sounds of Shen Xi writing and turning the pages.
Suddenly, the ringing of a mobile phone disrupted the peace.