Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 602 - 601: Am I Fresh When I Hit You?

Chapter 602: Chapter 601: Am I Fresh When I Hit You?

Ji Man’s eyes flickered with unexpected surprise; she hadn’t anticipated that Lin Xia would know about Lu Qing.

However, now was not the time to think about that.

She immediately lowered her head to wipe her tears, "Lin Xia! I know your brother is innocent! But I was really scared by Xu Haimin’s harassment!

I’ve been on edge, afraid that he would suddenly show up to bother me again...

Besides, how could I have known he would do such a thing... If I had known earlier, I would rather have gone to..."

She was truly shocked by what Xu Haimin had done, but at the same time she secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Now that Lin Chun is in this condition, and Xu Haimin has been arrested, she no longer has to worry about when he will show up.

Lin Xia scoffed coldly, "You didn’t know he could do such a thing? Ji Man! Stop pretending!

You should have thought about that when you were using my brother as a shield!

I truly regret knowing someone as shameless as you!"

Lin Xia felt that she had thought too simply of human nature.

She had only considered Ji Man to be two-faced and scheming, but she had not imagined the depth of her manipulation.

People began to emerge from the wards upon hearing the commotion, and soon the hallway was crowded with onlookers.

Among these people were several nurses, including Luo Yue, who was visibly pregnant.

She stopped a colleague who wanted to speak out and intervene, "Don’t interfere for now!"

Ji Man didn’t want an audience; she was afraid Lin Xia would publicly bring up her near-misfortune with Xu Haimin;

but if she just walked away without retorting, it would look too cowardly and guilty.

Ji Man raised her head to look at Lin Xia, her eyes brimming with grievance, "Lin Xia, I did do wrong in this matter! I shouldn’t have used your brother as a shield! But don’t forget, if it weren’t for you, how could I have met him...

If I hadn’t met him, could there have been any of the following incidents? If we really start blaming, don’t you bear any fault..."

Mentioning this filled her heart with limitless grievances.

Her life had taken a huge turn just because she met Lin Xia!

Shouldn’t Lin Xia take some responsibility?

Without saying another word, Lin Xia raised her arm and "smack" delivered a loud slap to Ji Man’s face!

When she learned her brother’s accident was related to Ji Man, she had wished she could give Ji Man a beating!

Later, she felt that hitting someone wouldn’t reverse anything, so she lost interest in the idea.

But Ji Man’s words reignited her urge to hit!

Even now, Ji Man was still playing the victim, still believing everything was because of her, Lin Xia!

What about the things Ji Man had done?

"You hit me?" Ji Man covered her burning left cheek in shock; she had never imagined Lin Xia would dare to hit someone in public.

The onlookers fell silent, none of them expecting the verbal confrontation between the two girls to escalate to physical violence, their eyes flashing with excitement at the drama unfolding.

Lin Xia didn’t care how others saw her, she was very angry, "Am I hitting you out of the blue? A slap is nothing! My brother is lying unconscious in a hospital bed because of you!"

Ji Man covered her face, considering the pros and cons before speaking, "Fine! Lin Xia! You’ve slapped me, so I don’t owe your brother anything anymore!"

She had come here because she felt guilty.

But Lin Xia dared to hit her!

Hearing her words, Lin Xia got even angrier, her eyes reddening with rage. Ji Man’s face was indeed too precious!

Lin Xia’s reason was momentarily suppressed, and, propelled by fury, she rushed at Ji Man and "smack" delivered another resounding slap.

"You dare say that! A slap can cancel everything? My brother is currently in a coma!"

"Lin Xia! Don’t think I can’t fight back!" Ji Man’s anger surged like a towering wave, and she was taller than Lin Xia; a real fight might not necessarily result in a loss for her!

Lin Xia provocatively looked at her, "Then bring it on!"

Ji Man tried to hold back but couldn’t resist; although she felt somewhat guilty, her guilt wasn’t strong enough to stop her from fighting back.

Lin Xia watched with cold eyes as Ji Man charged at her and she forcefully collided with her.

She felt a sense of satisfaction as Ji Man stumbled from the impact, and with a loud ’thud,’ she kicked her, knocking her to the ground.

"Wuu wuu wuu..." Ji Man covered her stomach, unable to understand how Lin Xia could fight so fiercely.

Seeing her tears streaming down, Lin Xia suddenly lost interest.

Her big brother was still lying in the hospital bed; what use would it be even if she beat up Ji Man?

"Get lost! Never show your face to me again! Otherwise, every time I see you, I’ll beat you up!"

Ji Man got up, her face still streaked with tears, and glared at Lin Xia fiercely. Fearing that Lin Xia might blurt out something about that incident, she left angrily.

It was then that the nurse stepped in, "Alright, break it up everyone!"

People dispersed in twos and threes, heading back to their own hospital rooms.

Lin Xia nodded at Luo Yue as a sign of appreciation; she knew this was a hospital!

If Luo Yue hadn’t been there, the nurses would have scolded her long ago!

Lin Xia rubbed her sore forehead and returned to the hospital room, sitting beside Lin Chun’s bed.

All the ferocity she had shown while fighting had disappeared.

Regardless of how ordinary her big brother seemed in others’ eyes, he was their beloved older sibling.

Her mother was gone, and Lin Aiguo had been so inhuman.

Therefore, their big brother played a role similar to both an elder brother and a father.

Even though Lin Chun wasn’t very capable and sometimes didn’t shoulder enough responsibility,

the love and care he had for them were sincere!

Lin Xia grabbed his hand and whispered softly, "Big brother! Please wake up soon.

As long as you get better, I won’t interfere no matter who you like or who you want to pursue!"

She truly regretted not supporting her big brother in many things.

Suddenly, Lin Xia felt a slight tremble in the hand she was holding. She was so anxious that she might be imagining it, she quickly opened her eyes wide to observe any slight change in Lin Chun’s face.

But his eyes didn’t move at all.

Lin Xia felt it must have been the words she had just said that caused an emotional stir in Lin Chun; maybe if she talked more, he would wake up!

She fought back the tears brought on by excitement and kept talking incessantly.

"Big brother! In fact, I know you like Jiang Mingqing, I’ve always known!

But because of some past incidents, I always had some bias against her!

I’m petty and hold grudges, which you’re well aware of! That’s why I didn’t want her to be my sister-in-law!

Also, I felt it wasn’t realistic; how could she, a college graduate and high school teacher, fall for you?

You must know about Jiang Mingqing liking Sheng Yijin, right?

Even if Sheng Yijin is married, it doesn’t mean Jiang Mingqing could be interested in you!

But now, I don’t think that way anymore. If she looks down on you, so be it. At least you’ve expressed your feelings, and there’s nothing to regret!

After she rejects you, you can completely give up and move on to find someone else, get married, have kids..."

Only at that moment did Lin Xia really begin to realize the folly of her ostrich-like thinking.

What if she had a serious talk with her big brother, encouraged him to bravely do what he wanted, and even if he failed, he would have no regrets; wouldn’t that lessen the remorse in her own heart?

Unfortunately, no matter what she said, Lin Chun’s hand never trembled again.