Chapter 111: Psychological Trauma

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shang Yan once again struggled against the floor to stand up. He tried to take two steps forward.

Qu Xiao was so nervous that she did not dare to breathe as she stared at him, silently cheering for him in her heart.

Half a minute later, Qu Xiao realized that Shang Yan’s body was swaying. She hurriedly spread her arms and rushed over to hug him.

Dong! Following a muffled sound, both fell to the ground in unison.

Shang Yan frowned in pain and used his hand to cover his sprained knee joint.

Pain? Shang Yan’s eyes were filled with excitement as he slapped his two legs. Qu Xiao thought he was emotionally unstable and wanted to comfort him to stop. “It’s alright.”

“Don’t be anxious. We can continue trying other methods!”

Shang Yan shook his head. He hugged Qu Xiao, and his voice trembled as he tried his best to suppress the excitement. “I can feel it!”

Shang Yan did not know when, but he slowly got used to the companionship of a wheelchair.

From his resistance when he was discharged from the hospital to his research and development now, he even thought that he would be tied to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. However, Qu Xiao changed everything. He could really feel pain, numbness, soreness, and other complicated feelings.

Qu Xiao smiled when she heard that and immediately informed the private doctor to come to the villa for a follow-up check-up.

The private doctor pushed Shang Yan to the diagnostic and treatment room in the villa’s basement. All sorts of sophisticated equipment operated to slowly obtain various data reports of Shang Yan’s body. Qu Xiao wrung her hands as she waited for the doctor’s diagnosis. She would ask Shang Yan how he was feeling from time to time.

“It’s simply a miracle. This is simply impossible!”

The doctor held the medical order and repeatedly read it three times. From the perspective of Western medicine, he felt that it was impossible for Shang Yan’s legs to stand up again.

He promised to do regular weekly rehabilitation just to give Shang Yan psychological comfort and ensure that his legs’ muscles would not atrophy too quickly. However, the report’s results now showed that the nerves in his legs had recovered!

All the data were no different from that of an ordinary person.

Qu Xiao could not hold back her wildly beating heart. She dragged the doctor to a corner and asked in a low voice, “You mean that according to the data, Shang Yan can stand up now? But he…” Qu Xiao shook her head as she glanced at the wheelchair Shang Yan was sitting in from the corner of her eyes.

The doctor lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time before giving his guess. “I think it should be related to his psychological state.”

“CEO Shang has to rely on a wheelchair to travel all year round. From the bottom of his heart, he believes that there is no way to get rid of it. We term it dependence. Many patients with car accidents and the sequelae of surgery will have such a psychological illness, and the symptoms they portray are different.”

Qu Xiao thought of Lei Qiming’s exhortation to her and frowned.

The body was far easier to treat than the psychological illness. How could she untie the knot in Shang Yan’s heart? This was the biggest obstacle at the moment.

The private doctor could see Qu Xiao’s concern for Shang Yan. “I have participated in several clinical rehabilitation abroad. Maybe there are some ways which you can try. But I’m not sure if it can really help CEO Shang.”

“In a situation like CEO Shang’s, he needs a strong impact and desire to temporarily let go of the psychological shackles.”

Qu Xiao looked lost as she frowned. She wanted to ask the doctor to speak more clearly.

The doctor stared into Qu Xiao’s eyes. “It can be the thing or person that CEO Shang cares about the most or is most afraid of losing. As long as he is in a huge crisis, it will stimulate his subconscious, and he will forget about the problems with his body. As long as he can stand up and overcome his psychological trauma, he will soon be like a normal person.”

When the butler and Qu Xiao heard the doctor’s words, they nodded with a complicated expression and respectfully sent him away.

Shang Yan sat in the wheelchair with a gloomy and anxious expression. He pinched his knees and inner thighs repeatedly, using the pain to tell himself that he could stand up, but it still did not have any effect.

Late at night, Qu Xiao waited for him to fall asleep before she sneaked out of the room and ran to the living room to meet the butler and the nanny.

Two dim yellow night lights lighted up the living room.

Qu Xiao hugged her knees in distress and curled up on the sofa. Her brain seemed to be in a mess, and she could not think of the best solution or treatment method at all. Lei Qiming had gone overseas to conduct academic research, so she did not want to disturb him too much.

“Madam, I have an idea.”

The butler hesitated a few times before finally speaking. Qu Xiao nodded and signaled him to continue with anticipation in her eyes.

𝑓r𝘦𝘦𝘄eb𝒏𝙤vel.c𝙤𝙢

“The person whom CEO Shang cares about the most is you! If you were in danger, he would definitely disregard himself and focus on saving you.”

“Perhaps you can give it a try…” The butler saw that Qu Xiao did not reply after a long time and stammered as he explained, “Please don’t misunderstand. We will definitely not let you really be in danger under the premise of ensuring your safety.”

Qu Xiao shook her head. Her blank eyes gradually became clear and determined.

“Shang Yan is a brilliant person. He can tell whether it’s an act or a real scene.”

“Bring him to the Shang Group tomorrow. Remember to push him to the main entrance to wait for me!”

After Qu Xiao said this, she decisively stood up and walked to the parking lot.

The butler and the nanny exchanged glances and muttered with faint worry, “What does Madam want to do?”

“Will we be doing something bad out of kindness?”

The nanny took two deep breaths and pressed her chest, “It’s all for CEO Shang. We must be savvy tomorrow and not let Madam get hurt!”

Chapter 112: A Critical Moment

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The butler was pushing the wheelchair at the open-air parking area of the Shang Group’s fountain garden.

He glanced at Shang Yan’s icy side profile from the corner of his eyes. From time to time, he raised his wrist to confirm the time.

There were only five minutes left before the agreed time with Qu Xiao. Shang Yan was obviously impatiently and asked with a frown, “Who exactly do you want me to wait for?”

The butler respectfully bowed and answered as he swallowed and withstood the pressure, “Madam asked me to bring you here.”

Upon hearing it was Qu Xiao, Shang Yan’s expression softened slightly. He clenched his fist in front of his lips and coughed softly. The loneliness in his eyes could not be hidden.

“Wah! Dodge quickly! There’s a car in front that’s out of control!”

“The person in front, if you don’t want to die, hurry up and escape! CEO Shang? Quickly protect CEO Shang!”

Men in security uniforms ran wildly to disperse the crowd in the garden square.

The people who did not know the truth were frightened and ran around aimlessly. The square immediately became chaotic. The butler wanted to protect Shang Yan to return to a safe zone, but to his surprise, he saw the car in the distance.

It was a familiar license plate. The Shang family’s MPV was driving toward them at the fastest speed.

The screeching sound of brakes, the honking of horns, and without any time to think, Shang Yan saw Qu Xiao holding the steering wheel.

“Did you guys agree on this? How many people did you hire? Are they all extras?”

Shang Yan frowned and turned back to look at the butler.

The butler hurriedly shook his head. He held the wheelchair tightly and said with a trembling voice, “Madam only asked us to bring you here! We really didn’t know anything else.”

Shang Yan sat steadily in the wheelchair. Qu Xiao would definitely use all kinds of methods to stimulate him to stand up.

“Get the security guard to stop it.”

Shang Yan said coldly. The security guard ran in front of the MPV with the baton in hand, attempting to stop it with bare hands.

Qu Xiao shook her head violently, her face pale.

She dialed Shang Yan’s number with trembling fingers. “The brakes are out of order. I really can’t stop.”

The security guards noticed that Qu Xiao did not slow down and rolled to the side to dodge.

The MPV left a long trail of brake marks in the garden square. She kept adjusting the steering wheel and tried her best to slow down by going around in circles. The tires were already emitting wisps of smoke from the high-speed friction with the ground.

Shang Yan bent his fingers and his heart seemed to clench. “Qu Xiao, stop fooling around. You know that this won’t have any effect on me!”

“Get the butler to bring you to the company building. I’ll look for an opportunity to jump out of the car. I’ll be fine!”

Qu Xiao hung up the phone and drove like she was risking her life. The tires pressed against the edge of the flower bed and emitted a piercing sound.

The tires began to deflate. The tires would burst in about two minutes based on the current situation!

The MPV losing its balance and rolling out of control was the most likely outcome.

Shang Yan seemed to see Qu Xiao lying under the car, covered in blood, in a short two seconds.

Through the windshield, he could clearly see Qu Xiao’s lips slowly and clearly saying three words, “I love you.” The fear in his heart made Shang Yan stand up abruptly and push away all the security guards who came to stop him.

“Stop! Hit the brakes! Manual brakes!”

“Qu Xiao! Stop now!”

Shang Yan’s eyes were bloodshot. He roared as he leaned against the MPV, using his body to block the out-of-control ‘bomb’ going at high speed.

Qu Xiao saw him and suddenly curved her red lips.

The MPV slowly stopped. Shang Yan’s back was soaked in cold sweat that even his shirt had turned a different color.

He opened the car door and pulled Qu Xiao out of the driver’s seat, hugging her tightly in his arms.

The two racing hearts pressed against each other. Shang Yan held the back of Qu Xiao’s head in fear, and his breathing was so rapid that he almost could not breathe.

“You can stand up now! Shang Yan, look at yourself!”

Qu Xiao patted Shang Yan’s shoulder lightly, reminding him in a joyful and excited voice.

Shang Yan suddenly became clear-headed. He lowered his head and looked at his legs that had stood up. His eyes flickered with anger.

He pushed Qu Xiao away and questioned, “You used your life as a bargaining chip to bet on whether I could stand up? What if I can’t stand up? Do you want me to lose you?”

“I will definitely have a way.”

𝑓r𝘦𝘦𝘄eb𝒏𝙤vel.c𝙤𝙢

Qu Xiao wanted to go forward to hold his hand, but Shang Yan shook her off with a gloomy expression.

Shang Yan was intelligent. He had the ability to calmly see through everything in a critical moment. Qu Xiao knew that no trick or trap could escape his eyes. She wanted him to forget about the problem with his legs completely, so she could only use real danger to stimulate him.

Losing control of the vehicle was real, and so was the malfunctioning of the brakes.

“I’ve already installed a crisis management mechanism in the vehicle’s engine system in advance. When the tires turn over, airbags will pop up around me to wrap me up. My life won’t be in danger.”

Qu Xiao’s voice became weaker and weaker. Under Shang Yan’s death stare, she confessed, “I might be slightly injured.”

“!”

Shang Yan smiled coldly as he turned around and strode away.

Slightly injured?

A few broken ribs. An injury that would take months to recover on the hospital bed. Qu Xiao was actually able to speak of that in such a relaxed manner.

Shang Yan did not know where his anger came from. Was it because Qu Xiao neglected her life or the dissatisfaction with himself?

Chapter 113: You Are the Most Important

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At the fountain garden of the Shang Group, the wheelchair toppled to the ground.

Shang Yan stopped in his tracks when he passed by. The image of Qu Xiao sitting in the MPV in despair flashed in his mind, and his heart ached.

“Search for the surveillance video of the square and find all the onlookers who secretly took the video and photos.”

“Delete all the video and audio evidence they took. You can give a certain amount of compensation as hush money. I don’t want to see any news reporting about the Shang group and me tomorrow.”

Shang Yan instructed calmly and rationally. The butler silently nodded and noted it down.

“Put away the wheelchair and ask the repair workers to fix the flower beds in the square.”

Shang Yan said indifferently. He caught a glimpse of Qu Xiao following closely behind him from the corner of his eye and pretended not to see her.

The butler sensed the atmosphere and wanted to explain it for Qu Xiao several times.

Shang Yan suddenly looked at him sideways and said with a cold voice, “Is there anything else? Do you want to wait until the news and photos are published before you look for the Public Relations department to contact the media to revoke the report?” The butler was so scared that he immediately left the dangerous scene. At the same time, he waved his fist at Qu Xiao to cheer her on.

Qu Xiao was like a child who had done something wrong. She ran to Shang Yan’s side in small steps and dangled his clothes playfully.

“Let’s go to the hospital for a check-up, shall we?”

“Let’s wait until the results of the check-up are out before you get angry, OK? Even if you ignore me or live apart from me, I can accept it.”

Qu Xiao blinked her watery eyes. Shang Yan lowered his head and stared at her in surprise and dissatisfaction, feeling the frustration within him rising.

The delicate woman raised her arm to block Shang Yan. The tears that fell from Qu Xiao’s eyes broke all of Shang Yan’s defenses. He could only choose to compromise and follow her to the hospital.

When the private doctor saw Shang Yan, he was speechless for a long time and subsequently gave a thumbs up.

He praised Qu Xiao, “It was still you who have a way. You can actually let CEO Shang break through the psychological trauma in just a short day. Whether it was from a physiological or psychological point of view, CEO Shang is already a normal person.”

“Rehabilitate diligently in the future, and there won’t be any sequelae or complications.”

“Please rest assured!”

The doctor gave a definite answer, and Qu Xiao was finally relieved.

She squatted on the ground as her legs went weak, and she did not stand up for a long time.

Shang Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her. He raised his hand and wanted to rub her fluffy hair, but he withdrew his hand in the end.

On the way back from the hospital to the villa, Shang Yan received a call from the butler and assistant.

Public opinion had already been brought under control, and the world would not know about his situation. Shang Yan snorted twice and tilted his head to look out of the car window. Qu Xiao’s eyes shifted slightly, and she took the initiative to move over to hug Shang Yan’s arm. “Are you still angry?”

“It’s a good thing that you can stand up. Shall we celebrate?”

“I wanted to eat Japanese food some time ago. I found a pretty good club. Why don’t we take a look? It’s my treat!”

Qu Xiao wanted to coax Shang Yan, but she did not expect Shang Yan to be even angrier.

In a deep voice, he said to the driver, “Find a place to park the car and wait for me outside.”

The driver hurriedly braked and parked the car in a remote open space, standing with his back to the car.

Shang Yan took a deep breath to adjust his emotions and stared at Qu Xiao as he said, “Even till now, you still don’t know why I’m angry?”

“My legs have been crippled for many years! What does it matter if I continue to sit in a wheelchair for one or two days or one or two months?”

“My legs could already feel. Do you need to use your life to help me break through the psychological trauma? Qu Xiao! Do you know how scared I was back then?”

The blood vessels on Shang Yan’s neck bulged. He clenched his fists tightly, but he constantly reminded himself not to scare Qu Xiao.

Qu Xiao was stunned. She opened her mouth but was unable to speak.

“I’m afraid of losing you. I’d rather sit in a wheelchair for the rest of my life rather than live a life without you!”

𝑓r𝘦𝘦𝘄eb𝒏𝙤vel.c𝙤𝙢

Shang Yan, who had always been fearless, had a trembling voice. He widened his eyes to control his tears from falling. In the end, he could not control it and turned his head away. A stream of tears slid down the side of his face and fell on the back of Qu Xiao’s hand. It was hot and real.

Qu Xiao felt as if her heart was filled with warmth. She held Shang Yan’s face and took the initiative to kiss him.

Their lips lightly touched. It was a kiss with no lust, but it accurately conveyed their love for each other.

“I promise you. This is the last time. I was wrong!”

Qu Xiao lowered her head and hugged Shang Yan in her arms. She gently patted his back and said those touching words.

The light in the carriage was dim. Qu Xiao suddenly remembered something. She released Shang Yan’s shoulder and said with difficulty, “Can you let the doctor off? He only gave me a suggestion from the doctor’s perspective. I was the one who made the final decision. Aren’t you going a little overboard to transfer him to the emergency department?”

The private doctor specialized in serving VIP patients. His work was easy and comfortable. So, he was already used to such a leisure lifestyle.

However, Shang Yan instructed the hospital to transfer the doctor to another post in the afternoon.

“Everyone has to pay the price for their actions. It’s already merciful that I did not ask him to leave the hospital.”

Shang Yan stared at Qu Xiao gloomily and said with a deeper meaning, “It’s the same for you. Don’t think that things will be so easily forgotten!”

Chapter 114: Nourishing the Body

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At night, ambiguous panting came from the bathroom in the bedroom.

Shower foam covered Qu Xiao’s body, and hot steam fogged the glass as the water flowed continuously.

Shang Yan’s big hand grabbed Qu Xiao’s wrists and raised them high against the wall. He used his other hand to protect Qu Xiao’s waist, keeping her back away from the cold wall.

The passionate kiss and shared breaths made Qu Xiao’s legs go weak. She could not stand properly and beg for mercy.

“Since I can stand up, we should try many positions.”

Shang Yan was like an unsatiated beast. He gazed sharply, wanting to devour Qu Xiao and integrate her into his body.

Qu Xiao was a little upset at this moment. She regretted using such a radical method to help Shang Yan and let herself fall into such a situation.

Shang Yan’s fingers nimbly caressed Qu Xiao’s body. He suddenly grabbed her waist and sat her on the sink’s countertop.