Shang Jinshen looked at her stubbornly enduring the abuse and his heart couldn’t help but throb. Can’t this stupid woman lower her head and admit defeat?
If she was obedient, at least he could let her live a peaceful life. But no, since she appeared in his plan, neither of them could live a peaceful life.
Ji Yan’s lips were bleeding already. She was holding on, at least to the end.
Mrs. Shang couldn’t stop whipping. Perhaps since she heard the name of Shang Yu An and thought of Master Shang’s betrayal, she vented all the resentment of the past years on Ji Yan, whipping her harder and harder.
“Mr. Shang, please persuade Mrs. Shang. Madam Ji Yan can’t be beaten like this any longer.” Madam Zhang finally couldn’t bear it anymore and knelt in front of Shang Jinshen.
Out of the corner of her eye, Ji Yan wanted to ask Madam Zhang not to kneel. Kneeling was useless, but she didn’t have the strength to speak at all.
Shang Jinshen did not look at Madam Zhang. Looking at Ji Yan’s stubborn little face, whose lips were bleeding, he became more and more annoyed. “That’s enough.”
Mrs. Shang didn’t seem to hear Shang Jinshen’s voice. Shang Jinshen pushed the wheelchair and reached out to grasp the whip. The force was too strong and a bloodstain suddenly appeared in his palm. It was Ji Yan’s blood.
He closed his eyes and bent down to hold Ji Yan’s soft but bloody body in his arms. “Enough, Mother. I don’t want to see you use this whip anymore in the future.”
After saying that, he ignored the disbelief on Mrs. Shang’s face and motioned the butler to come over and push them upstairs.
In the guest room, Shang Jinshen put Ji Yan on the bed with a complicated look on his face. Her hand was still grasping the bag of medicine now covered with glaring bloodstains.
After a while, he took the bag from her hand, took out the medicine bottle, and stripped her clothes.
Ji Yan had fainted just now, so only her weak grunt could be heard. Shang Jinshen smeared the white ointment on the bruises little by little. The wounds were all over her body. He spread the ointment one by one with a cold face.
Perhaps due to the stimulation of the ointment, Ji Yan’s muffled groans gradually turned into whimpers. Her crystal-clear tears flowed down her cheeks and they were enough to wet the entire pillow.
“Ouch… It hurts.” Hearing Ji Yan’s frown and her cry of pain, Shang Jinshen took a deep breath and slowed down his movements.
He put down the ointment and took a piece of wet cloth. He then came back and wiped Ji Yan’s forehead. According to her situation, she could not take a bath.
An hour later, Shang Jinshen flung the towel away and walked out.
She didn’t know if it was because of pain or hunger, but Ji Yan opened her eyes and saw that she was in a guest room. She struggled to get up and didn’t dare to lean against the head of the bed. The burning pain on her back made her clench her teeth.
Smelling the strong scent of medicine on her body, Ji Wan was stunned. She couldn’t figure out who applied the medicine on her body. It should be Madam Zhang, right?
Rubbing her stomach, Ji Yan pursed her lips. When she was at work, she was busy designing. She planned to grab something on the way back, but because of Shang Jinshen’s appearance, she had no chance.
After she came back… Of course, she was exhausted. Her stomach started cramping.
Holding her stomach, Ji Yan wanted to get up and go out to ask Madam Zhang for food, but if she met Mrs. Shang, it was inevitable that something would happen. She didn’t want to make trouble anymore.
She lowered her head a little. Even though she was not well treated in the Ji family, she had never fallen into such a situation. Now that she had married into the Shang family, everyone thought she had reaped what she had sown. After all, it was rumored that she had hatched a scheme to replace her sister.
Ji Yan suddenly remembered some bread she had bought in the morning. She had eaten half and stuffed the remaining into her bag. Ji Yan took the bag from the bedside and ate some dry bread while thinking that she was quite like Cinderella in the fairy tales.
Ji Yan was mocking herself. She was not Cinderella, and there would be no prince charming appearing in her life to save her.
She didn’t have time to blame anyone or feel sorry for herself. Even her biological father would mistreat her. Surely, Ji Yan didn’t expect that she would be warmly received after marrying into the Shang family.
It was a great blessing to just fill her stomach, nourish her health, and excel in her design career.
All of a sudden, Ji Yan broke out in cold sweat and felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She also felt dizzy. She pressed her stomach with both hands, and the bread rolled to one side.
Ji Yan thought that she could just hold on for a while and endure it.
In the middle of the night, Shang Jinshen went out and took a detour to the guest room after he finished dealing with his business. He thought to himself that he would leave after taking a look.
But it didn’t matter. Ji Yan seemed to be in great pain in bed, her petite body kept twitching. Shang Jinshen couldn’t help being anxious and went forward to turn her body over. “Ji Yan, what’s the matter?”
Ji Yan closed her eyes tightly, and her voice, which was as light as a cat’s whisper, came out of her mouth. “It hurts… Hurts…” It was enough to make people feel distressed.
“Where does it hurt?”
“It hurts everywhere.” Ji Yan pouted as if she was acting like a spoiled child and sobbed in a low voice.
Shang Jinshen’s heart skipped a beat, and his heart ached. He took the phone and quickly dialed a number. His voice, which had always been calm, became anxious for the first time. “Smith, come here quickly.”
“Endure it. Bear it a little longer,” Shang Jinshen said as he gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“She didn’t have a good rest after the miscarriage. Her body is weak and tired, and the wounds on her body are infected. In addition, she didn’t eat properly.” Smith looked serious and turned to Shang Jinshen. “Mr. Shang, if this continues, Madam Ji Yan will lose her life.”
For the first time, Smith was mad with his boss because of a patient. Ji Yan’s current situation was all caused by the Shang family. Before the miscarriage, he had examined Ji Yan’s body and found that she was in good health. In just a few days, she was close to losing her life.
Shang Jinshen silently looked at Ji Yan, who was suffering.
Smith did not elaborate further. He handed the antipyretics to Madam Zhang, who was standing outside the door. “First, prepare some warm porridge for Madam Ji Yan,” Smith instructed. “After that, we’ll let her consume the medicine before she rests. If the fever doesn’t subside tomorrow, we’ll have to send her to the hospital.”
Madam Zhang looked at Ji Yan with pain in her heart. As Shang Jinshen was still here, she did not dare to go over and have a look. She quickly took the medicine and went down to boil some porridge.
Before Smith left, he said to Shang Jinshen, “Mr. Shang, you don’t have to call me the next time this happens. Send her directly to the hospital for rescue or you could just prepare to collect Madam Ji Yan’s body.”
It was a miracle that Ji Yan didn’t fall into depression after being mistreated and tortured, which showed her tenacious nature. For the first time, Smith sided with someone else.
Shang Jinshen was not enraged by Smith’s words. He looked at the fragile little woman quietly and his eyes fell on the half piece of dry bread in the corner of the bed. His dark eyes were full of bitterness.
“Ji Yan, recover quickly, and I won’t bother with what you said before.” Touching her sweaty hair, Shang Jinshen turned around and went out.