(2)The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Mu's Pampered Wife

Chapter 261: How Can Love Be Explained?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation                                                                    Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Xi Mushan brought the bonsai to Xi Jiyang's room, Xi Jiyang was about to sit down on the sofa with the help of a maid.

He was put on IV drips almost every day for the past few days and seemed out of energy and quite weak. He did not even have the strength to get up by himself.

Xi Mushan had already gotten on the phone with Doctor Li earlier to understand the situation. Xi Jiyang was in a bad way, or maybe it was also because of his bad mood that the effect of his recovery was minimal.

Xi Jiyang did not like hospitals and would not go to the hospital unless it was his last resort. Xi Mushan knew why this was the case. He heard that his mother had passed away during a difficult birth at the hospital, so Xi Jiyang resented the hospital a lot.

"Are you feeling better today?" Xi Mushan put the bonsai onto Xi Jiyang's bedside cabinet so that he would be able to see it whenever he looked up.

Xi Jiyang sat down on the sofa. He inhaled strenuously, then said a little weakly as he waved for the maid to retreat, "Feeling much better. If you're busy, you don't have to come back. I know you don't like how the atmosphere at home is like either."

The maid knowingly bowed and then retreated, closing the door.

Xi Mushan walked up to Xi Jiyang and sat down on the sofa across him. He poured Xi Jiyang a cup of water.

Seeing the lonely expression on Xi Jiyang's aged face, Xi Mushan felt bad too. He said with a frown, "Work is alright. You should let the maids bring you out to walk around more. The scenery in the backyard is quite good and will be helpful for your recovery. Breathe in some fresh air and maintain a brighter mood."

"I know my body well. I'm afraid that after my fall this time, I won't be able to keep holding on. You don't have to worry too much. Life and death are up to fate. I'm happy to be able to reach this age of mine," Xi Jiyang said calmly. Although his aged voice sounded very relaxed and there was not much struggle or sadness, the more he acted like this, the sadder it made Xi Mushan feel.

He did not know what he could say to console him. After some thought, Xi Mushan said, "You will live long."

Xi Jiyang smiled as his trembling hand reached up to the table and lifted the cup. However, just as he picked it up, he spilled the water all over himself. He could not even hold the cup steady.

Xi Mushan quickly got up and walked over, helping him to lift the cup and bringing it to his parched lips. Xi Jiyang held the cup with two hands before he could steady it and drink some water with much difficulty.

When Xi Mushan saw this, an aching surfaced from his still heart. He looked at the bonsai that he had just put on the bedside cabinet, and then at Xi Jiyang, who was like a flickering candle in the wind.

"I know my own body. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long. When I leave, you might be able to live better. I know that all these years, you've been very considerate about me," Xi Jiyang sighed and passed Xi Mushan the cup to put back onto the table. He looked at him with dimmed eyes., "Haven't you been resentful of me all these years?"

"That's not true." Xi Mushan sat back down.

"I can see for myself the love between you and Wenna. Both of you are such stubborn people. Now, maybe it was my fault, so you should resent me," Xi Jiyang lamented. The heaviness that had accumulated for a long time in his heart was suddenly relieved at that moment. "All these years, you've been tired out from your persistence. If you want to be freed of that right now, I won't stop you."