Chapter 1
On the day of returning from a rural medical consultation, I was locked in a pigsty and tortured by the villagers.
When rescued, I was suffering from severe abdominal issues, with my arm mangled by pigs, barely clinging to life.
Lu Ling trembled all over as he gathered me in his arms, crying hysterically: "I will make those beasts pay their blood debt!"
But as I lay on the infirmary bed, I heard Lu Ling's conversation with the villagers outside the door.
"President Lu, lying on that bed is your wife, for Doctor Lin's promotion, you deliberately harmed her hand, you're heartless."
The voice of Lu Ling, whom I loved for seven years, was cold at this moment.
"The position of attending physician will only belong to Lin Shuang, Jiang Li shouldn't take her place."
"Once Lin Shuang is stable, I'll marry Jiang Li as compensation.
A bolt of shock erupted by my ear, and I couldn't stop trembling.
The person I trusted the most in bed was actually the demon who hurt me the deepest.
I heard the sigh of the old doctor outside the door.
"But that girl is seriously injured, if she can't be treated in the city's major hospital in time, her life might be at risk."
Lu Ling replied in a deep voice, "Heavy rain can cause landslides, I'll take Xiao Li to the hospital after the rain stops."
The old doctor frowned and reminded, "There hasn't been a landslide in the village for hundreds of years, besides the government built a railway outside, you can take the train."
"President Lu, don't blame me for being outspoken! This girl's legs were crushed, her lower body is festering with pus, the worst is her nerves in her hand were severed by pigs, even if she's treated, that hand is ruined."
The villagers also chimed in after hearing that my hand would be ruined.
"President Lu, hurry up and treat Doctor Jiang, if her hand becomes useless, how can she continue to treat people in the village?"
"Yeah! Doctor Jiang is still very good, she shouldn't end up like this!"
Lu Ling impatiently interrupted them.
"I want her hand crippled, only then she won't compete with Lin Shuang for the position. As for your villagers, I'll invest in building a hospital here, then there will be more excellent doctors to treat you."
Upon hearing this, the old doctor sighed deeply, while the villagers who were speaking for me fell silent.
Lying on the cold iron bed, listening to the magnificent sound of rain, my heart felt as if pierced by a thousand needles.
I thought the ones harming me were ignorant villagers.
Only now do I know, the real culprit is my fiancé of seven years!
How could he do this to me for his sister's promotion?
He keeps saying he cares for me, yet in his heart, he's convinced I used manipulation to take Lin Shuang's physician position.
But clearly at the beginning, Lin Shuang refused to go to the countryside for consultations because she found it dirty, and the leader chose me to come.
Anger and pain churned inside me, my blood seemed to be frozen.
I cried bitterly, tears dropped into my wounds, making me tremble in agony.
Hearing my cries, the old doctor walked in with a frown, "Girl, your wounds…"
Lu Ling rushed in and interrupted the old doctor, "Doctor, use the best medicine to treat my girlfriend, don't say anything inappropriate…"
"Xiao Li, don't cry, I'm here!"
Lu Ling knelt beside the bed, wiping the blood off my face.
"It's all my fault, I came too late, if I had come earlier, you wouldn't have been hurt like this…"
He cried heartbreakingly, his whole person seemed to be breaking.
But looking at him with earnest sincerity, I only felt a chilling cold.
His acting is really good!
Clearly everything I suffered was caused by his own hands.
Yet he can still put on an act of deep pain.
Lu Ling cautiously pulled the blanket over me, his long fingers gently stroked my cheek.
"Xiao Li, the downpour outside means we can't drive out, as soon as the rain stops I'll take you for surgery, bear with it a little longer."
Watching him act with his usual gentle tone and actions, at this moment I only felt a terrible chill.
I turned my head to avoid his movements, trembling as I spoke.
"Ling, am I going to die here?"
Lu Ling froze for a moment, his eyes flashed a moment of distress, then he carefully held my relatively intact fingers, choking as he comforted.
"Xiao Li, with me here I won't let you die, no matter the cost, I'll make sure you get better!"
I didn't answer, just stared blankly at the heavy rain outside the window, tears silently falling.
Lu Ling wanted to comfort me further, but at that moment the old doctor lifted the blanket to disinfect my wounds.
Beneath the blanket, my body laid exposed riddled with gruesome festering wounds.
Lu Ling stared at my injuries in shock, his mouth opening and closing, speechless.
Seeing him like this, in my heart I sneered.
Surprised? Aren't all these injuries thanks to him?