Chapter 20: Weak Body~

At this moment, several people were sitting awkwardly in the living room of the villa.

Bai Ruanruan was racking her brain, trying to come up with a strategy to win over Cheng Lin and Fu Li.

Gu Chuan, on the other hand, seemed like an outsider, sitting on a single sofa with his eyes closed, resting. Suddenly, his phone rang. He took it out and glanced at the screen, and images of the Ferris wheel and carousel popped up.

The corner of his lips lifted into a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

Suddenly, a sharp scream rang out. “Oh my god, Emperor Shen has been sent to the hospital!”

The production team had instructed the other guests who weren’t on dates not to watch Jiang Mi and Shen Mingxuan’s live broadcast, but the news of Shen Mingxuan fainting at the amusement park and being rushed to the hospital had already made it to the trending topics. Anyone who went online could see it.

“Didn’t Mingxuan go on a date with Mimi? What happened? How did he suddenly end up in the hospital?”

Bai Ruanruan, filled with urgency, couldn’t help but imply that Jiang Mi had something to do with Shen Mingxuan’s hospitalization.

Lu Yu wasn’t having it. Her round eyes widened as she shot back, “What are you trying to imply about Mimi?”

Bai Ruanruan showed a pitiful expression, “I’m not implying anything. I’m just worried about Mingxuan.”

During their stay at the villa, Lu Yu had overheard Bai Ruanruan repeatedly bringing up Jiang Mi’s past, subtly badmouthing her here and there.

Lu Yu had been holding her tongue for a day, but she finally couldn’t take it anymore.

“If you’re not implying anything, then stop bringing up names for no reason.”

Bai Ruanruan blinked, her eyes reddened. “But I really didn’t mean anything.”

Cheng Lin, clearly confused, tried to mediate. He didn’t understand how, while everyone was gossiping about how Shen Mingxuan ended up in the hospital, the argument had escalated. He cleared his throat and intervened.

“Stop fighting, stop fighting. Since Emperor Shen is in the hospital, it’s only right that we go visit him.”

Bai Ruanruan looked at Cheng Lin with teary eyes, a pitiful gaze that seemed to beg for sympathy.

Cheng Lin, immediately softening, quickly grabbed a tissue to help her wipe her tears.

“Thank you, Cheng Lin,” Bai Ruanruan said in a soft voice, and then she shot Lu Yu a look that seemed to hold a silent triumph.

Lu Yu clenched her fist, frustrated. “Ah! Cheng Lin, you fool!”

Cheng Lin, realizing what happened, suddenly snapped out of it. He looked at Bai Ruanruan leaning on him and pushed her away with some shock.

Bai Ruanruan stumbled, her eyes filled with a helpless, pitiful expression. “Cheng Lin…?”

Cheng Lin’s mind wandered for a moment, and instinctively, he reached out as if to pull her back into his embrace, when a low, magnetic voice interrupted.

“To the hospital.”

“Ah, right, right, to the hospital to visit the patient.”

Cheng Lin snapped back to reality and quickly followed. He thought to himself how strange it was—he never meant to hug Bai Ruanruan, but somehow, he had ended up doing it…

Bai Ruanruan watched Cheng Lin’s retreating back, her eyes dark with unspoken thoughts.

Not long after.

At the hospital’s luxurious private room.

Shen Mingxuan lay unconscious in the bed, surrounded by a crowd of people.

Bai Ruanruan sobbed, “Mingxuan was on a date with Mimi. How could he be unconscious?”

“It’s all that bitch Jiang Mi’s fault!”

“If she can’t have him, she’ll destroy him! That crazy woman Jiang Mi needs to stay away from my brother!”

“Only someone pure and kind like Ruanruan deserves him. Jiang Mi is too vicious!”

Instantly, everyone turned their gaze to Jiang Mi. Gu Chuan’s dark, brooding eyes swept over her, a hint of coldness flickering.

Jiang Mi noticed and tilted her head slightly, playfully winking at him.

The dark gleam in his eyes faded, and his gaze softened.

Jiang Mi smiled more broadly, but as she turned to look at Bai Ruanruan, her smile turned into coldness.

She tilted her head as she stared at Bai Ruanruan, a light smirk playing at her lips.

Bai Ruanruan’s heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling rose within her. But she quickly forced herself to calm down.

What was there to fear?

It was Jiang Mi who had gotten Shen Mingxuan into the hospital.

No matter the reason, Jiang Mi couldn’t escape responsibility for this!

At the thought, Bai Ruanruan’s eyes sparkled with restrained excitement, as if she could already see Jiang Mi being scolded and blamed by everyone, humiliated beyond measure.

“Mimi, what did you and Mingxuan do? How did he end up like this?”

Jiang Mi bit her lip, her expression innocent and confused. “We just went to the amusement park and rode some normal rides. I don’t know why Emperor Shen passed out.”

Hearing Jiang Mi’s attempt at an explanation, Bai Ruanruan’s voice grew sharp, “You two went on a date. You must have done something to make Shen Mingxuan faint!”

“What could she have done?” A deep, rich male voice interrupted, carrying an undeniable weight. “What could a woman do to a man?”

“I’m worried about him too. Shen Mingxuan’s unconscious.” Bai Ruanruan took two steps back, her eyes reddened as she looked at Gu Chuan.

Gu Chuan’s tone was cold. “That’s no reason to make malicious assumptions.”

Bai Ruanruan bit her lip, her eyes flashing with unwillingness and doubt.

Under her provocation, Jiang Mi had always treated Gu Chuan terribly, using and humiliating him like a dog.

Despite all of Jiang Mi’s abuse, why was Gu Chuan still so protective of her? Was he a masochist?

[Ahh, Gu Chuan is the first one to stand up for Mimi!]

[A woman can do so much to a man, though, playing rough is nothing to be ashamed of, haha.]

[I suspect you’re hinting at something, and I have evidence.]

[Doesn’t anyone think Gu Chuan’s question is full of jealousy, hahaha.]

[Let me tell you, after watching the whole amusement park live broadcast, Jiang Mi was the one riding rides the whole time, and Emperor Shen followed her around and ended up fainting.]

Jiang Mi glanced at the man’s cold profile, lightly licking her lips.

In fact, a woman could do many things to a man.

For example, forcefully hugging, kissing, or even… forcefully…

Bai Ruanruan, pressured by Gu Chuan’s intensity, reluctantly apologized, but quickly justified herself.

“Mimi, I don’t suspect you. It’s just that Mingxuan is hurt, and I’m really worried about him.”

“He’s not hurt,” Jiang Mi replied flatly.

“If he’s not hurt, then why is he unconscious in a hospital bed?”

Jiang Mi paused, elongating her words deliberately, her peach blossom eyes sparkling with mischief as she smiled brightly. “Perhaps it’s because Emperor Shen is… weak~”

Just then, Shen Mingxuan, who had just regained consciousness, overheard.

“He’s weak…”

“Weak, weak, weak.”

Saying a man is weak was practically the same as saying he was useless!

In an instant, his forehead bulged with veins, and he gritted his teeth.

“Jiang Mi!”

Jiang Mi glanced at Shen Mingxuan’s “fragile” body lying on the hospital bed, finishing her sentence with a teasing tone. “Weak~”

[Haha, this is hilarious. Turns out Emperor Shen is so weak~]

[Hahaha, fans of the Emperor now know what to support—ten-year tonics!]

[Jiang Mi still hasn’t repented for getting Shen Mingxuan hurt. Now her fans are attacking Shen Mingxuan too, it’s disgusting!]

[Fans of Shen Mingxuan, stop spreading nonsense. The whole amusement park was live-streamed, Jiang Mi was just having fun. She didn’t do anything to Shen Mingxuan. It’s just that Emperor Shen is too weak.]

[Yeah, there’s live proof. Jiang Mi was just playing, nothing happened, it’s just that Emperor Shen is too weak.]

[Weak, weak, weak, weak, weak, weak, weak, weak…]