100 years before Divorce - Chapter 244

Guan Xian remembers when he stayed with Xia Sha on the deserted island, he discovered Xia Sha’s interest in greek mythology. Those eyes sparkled as the night arrived with its beloved little friends.

“Have you ever heard about Pandora and her box?” Xia Sha turns to Guan Xian with a smug smile on her lips.

“Are you looking down on me? Let me tell you, little missy, you better not challenge me in mythology lessons. I was once obsessed with it,” Guan Xian answered with his boyish smile decorating the view.

“Uh Huh? Really? Then, why do you think Zeus put everything horrible for Pandora’s wedding gift?” Xia Sha tilted her head as she waited for Guan Xian’s answers.

Guan Xian wrinkled his nose as he thought of an answer to Xia Sha’s question carefully.

“Well, first of all, I remember that Zeus has beef with Prometheus. Zeus created Pandora to take revenge after Prometheus humiliated Zeus. Pandora succeeds in stealing Epimetheus’s heart with her beauty, the wedding happens, and thus the pandora box’s accident. Right from the start, it’s only about revenge, literally.”

Xia Sha smile when she heard Guan Xian’s answer. Playing with the sand with her finger, she randomly drew a pair of stick-man.

“You translated it so literally, yet I could get it. Right from the start, Zeus gave her a box but told her not to open it. And Hera gives Pandora a curiosity as her gift. Pandora was born to open the box and release all the wickedness into the world. Curiosity does kill the cat,” Xia Sha mumbles.

“Curiosity or disobeying? Though Pandora has all the desire and access to open the box, she chooses her action. Just like Eve and the forbidden fruit, just like our everyday life.”

“Oh, yeah, you are talking as if most of your action isn’t coming from your impulse and curiosity. Just admit that humans are curse by knowledge and curiosity nature, thanks to Pandora,” Xia Sha joked, letting her body nudge Guan Xian gently.

“Well, all through Pandora has done a nasty thing and turned this world into a mini replication of hell, she also releases another thing, right? Hope?” Guan Xian smiled when their eyes met each other.

Xia Sha holds her breath and nods her head slightly, “Yeah, funny how one gracious little thing could counter all the painful things in this world,” she whispered.

“Yeah, Hope.”

Guan Xian remembered how that little conversation kept them warm under the cold night. Many days have passed after that sleepless night he spends with Xia Sha, yet, he still needs those words to give him strength under the sun.

Five days after the accident, Xia Sha was still lying unconscious in the hospital. Nothing has changed from before. Xia Sha still appears beautiful even in her stillness.

These days, Guan Xian tried to run Xia Sha’s schedule for their wedding. And every time he finished one meeting, he would felt deep regret and frustration. Deciding for two people when one is absent is tougher than closing a billion-dollar deal. It saddens him every time he imagines Xia Sha dealing with this fuss alone.

“You know, you should be angry at me, but I also have the same right to scold you. Why don’t you tell me how hard it’s been on you?” Guan Xian’s gentle voice echoed at the ward as his thumb caressed Xia Sha’s hand.

“Hah, what should I do? I could give you your dream wedding, but how can I do that without knowing your wish? Wake up soon, please?” Guan Xian pleaded as he kissed Xia Sha’s hand several times.

“But, If you want to rest a little bit longer, that’s fine. You must’ve been tired and overwhelmed by everything, but don’t be too long. You don’t want to postpone our wedding, don’t you?”

“Hey, don’t you always want to hear about my company? Remember those notes inside the prenup? Turn out the lawyer colluded with our competitors, and thanks for your information, we managed to get him punished before any harm done to the company,” Guan Xian talked as if Xia Sha listens to his story, excited like she used to be.

“Oh, you must’ve wondered about Meng Ran too, right? Don’t worry. I wouldn’t step over your authority to punish her. I’ve reserved a room beside Wen Rou.”

Guan Xian inhales. He was about to continue his story session when he heard a knocking sound from outside.

“Sir, the wedding planner insisted that you need to meet the florist now. You agreed to attend the hackathon sponsored by the Guan Corporation. The event starts at six. I think we-”

Tang Yu Bin stopped when Guan Xian raised his hand without turning at him. Without any question raised, Tang Yu Bin slowly retreats as if he had never been in the room before.

“Look, the wedding planner started to get into my nerve. Why do you choose her in the first place? She is so troublesome. Anyway, They could arrange their next evil plan there. I’ve talked so much that I think you should wake up and see Meng Ran and Wen Rou suffer by yourself,” Guan Xian let out a heavy breath.

He stopped talking for a moment and let the silence take over the room. A few minutes passed, but Xia Sha couldn’t hear his voice. She wants to respond to his story.

“Guan Xian, there’s also Ling Guang and Xia Xiang! Why haven’t I heard about them?” She screams initially, trying to grab his attention.

Amidst her frustration, Xia Sha didn’t realize a few drops had brushed her hand. Guan Xian’s trembling back stood and hugged Xia Sha in her sleep position.

Xia Sha felt a tingling sensation when her eyes were suddenly forced open. The white ceiling lamp was blinding her as she took a sharp breath.

“Hah, Hah, Hah”

She breathes excessively as if her body is still panicking. She remembers suffocating before everything turned black, and as if she is still at that moment, she needs to breathe to stay alive.

Her hand was squeezing her bedsheet as before she slowly adjusted herself and gained her composure. She tried to recall memories and events before she woke up. However, as if her brain just got a massive knock, she couldn’t remember anything but Guan Xian’s voice.

His voice and presence felt close beside her ear before she woke up. Therefore, she tried to look around for him.

A fusion of disappointment and confusion showed on her face when she couldn’t find him anywhere. She decided to reach the help button on her bed site, waiting for someone to came inside the ward.

An attending nurse came almost an instant after Xia Sha pressed the red button. She was surprised and glad when her eyes met Xia Sha.

“Miss Xia! You are finally awake! We will run the check-up on you after Doctor Lim. Do you have something I could help you with?” the nurse asked, approaching Xia Sha with a sunny shine smile.

Xia Sha shook her head weakly while trying to sit behind her pile of the pillow. But then, she lay back down to her pillow as she found her head is spinning like a roulette.

“You just woke up after six days of being unconscious. You might go through some Post Traumatic Amnesia for a while. Of course, after a while-”

“Six days? What date is today?” Xia Sha cut off the nurse the moment she pulled her oxygen mask.

“It’s Saturday, the second of-”

“Oh, no! Hu Che’s plan,” Xia Sha hissed as she pressed her temple and closed shut her eyelids.

“Can you call someone from my family? I need to do something immediately,” Xia Sha asked.

She ignored the nurse’s suggestion to lay back down and force herself to sit behind the pillow pile. The nurse looks overwhelmed as she doesn’t have any other choice but to follow Xia Sha’s wish. She lowered her head and didn’t dare to look up when the doctor came.

“Don’t blame the little nurse. I insist,” Xia Sha said when the doctor began her examination.

“Yes, It’s okay. Guan Xian told me how willful you could be,” the doctor smiles as she does her job.

“You know him?” Xia Sha asked with a frown on her face.

The doctor called Guan Xian in such an intimate tone that it made Xia Sha uncomfortable.

“Oh, right, I’m Lim Yun’er. We haven’t met before because I’m working at the military hospital. I’m Jian Jun’s cousin. Nice to meet you,” the doctor introduced herself as she tried to clear the misunderstanding that showed in Xia Sha’s expression.

“Oh, I’m Xia Sha,” Xia Sha answer with a smile.

“I knew, Guan Xian especially asked me to attend you. He had waited for you every day, hoping he would be the first one you see when you woke up. Unfortunately, the wedding planner drags him to choose flower venue on the empty ward across yours,” Lim Yun’er giggles.

Lim Yun’er’s story made Xia Sha felt better as she began to relax and breathe normally.

“Yeah, our wedding planner is a little bit, handful,” Xia Sha mumbles before she turns to Lim Yun’er and asks the million-dollar question.

“What happens to me?”

“You got poisoned by cyanide. Guan Xian is still investing the matters. As always, he never takes anything like an accident,” Lim Yun’er stated as she calmly removed the stethoscope from her ears.

“Cyanide?” Xia Sha squinted her eyes.

Lim Yun’er nodded her head, but before Xia Sha could ask further questions, someone barged inside the ward and ran to Xia Sha with a tearful face.

“Sister! Sister, are you okay? I’m so worried about you!” Xia Xiang’s voice echoed inside Xia Sha’s ear.

Xia Sha furrowed her eyebrow, feeling uncomfortable by Xia Xiang’s presence. She didn’t remember why does the feeling come back. Xia Sha thought they were in a good term with Xia Xiang already.

What happens?