Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 178 Thank You, Husband

Lin Banxia didn’t know when she had fallen asleep, but by the time she woke up, the sky outside the window was already bright.

She groggily rubbed her eyes, and after adjusting to the light, she saw Huo Yanting sitting on the sofa, impeccably dressed in a suit.

He was holding a finance magazine in his hand and seemed completely engrossed in it.

"Awake?" The man didn’t even lift his eyelids; with his sharp instincts alone, he detected the sound of her waking up. freewēbnoveℓ.com

"What time is it?" Lin Banxia asked lazily.

"Past eight!"

Lin Banxia lowered her head to inspect her injuries. They were mainly surface wounds, and after being disinfected, they had already begun to scab over.

Of course, having been brutally beaten, waking up after a night’s sleep still left her entire body aching as if she had been run over by a large truck.

"Husband, today... I might need to ask for leave again." In her current state, going to the office was simply out of the question.

"Rest well. Until you’re healed, I’ll give you leave." Huo Yanting closed the magazine, his deep, dark eyes finally looking directly at her. "I’ve arranged for a few bodyguards at the door. If there’s anyone you don’t want to see, they’ll block them for you, so they don’t affect your mood."

Listening to his seemingly indifferent words, which were laced with care for her, Lin Banxia’s eyes grew warm.

A thousand words stuck in her chest, and she could only softly say, "Thank you."

"Thank who?" The man arched his brows slightly, asking deliberately.

"Thank you... Husband!" As Lin Banxia uttered those words, she sounded more and more like the delicate young wife she was supposed to be.

Only then did Huo Yanting seem satisfied. He turned, took long strides, and left the hospital room.

Lin Banxia quickly lifted her head, but she only caught a glimpse of his tall, retreating figure disappearing from view.

"Husband..." She murmured, tasting the weighty meaning of those two syllables.

In her previous life, she had always called Huo Qinglin that way, for three whole years. But what she got in return was a heart full of pain.

This time, having been given a second chance, she hoped the word "husband" would not betray her again.

After finding out that she had woken up, a nurse promptly brought her a nutritious and delicious breakfast, followed by a doctor who came to treat her wounds.

"Miss Lin, are you feeling better?" Suddenly, a man dressed in a white lab coat, exuding calm and confidence, appeared at the door.

"Dean Gu, thank you for taking such good care of me," Lin Banxia said gratefully.

Gu Qianxi had his hands tucked into the pockets of his lab coat, looking casually composed. "If you want to thank someone, thank Huo Yanting. I’m only going out of my way because of him."

Lin Banxia felt a little shy in response.

"If you need anything, just let me know. I’m off to do my rounds!" Though he was the dean, Gu Qianxi remained deeply engaged in his medical duties, a rare and accomplished young talent.

After finishing her breakfast, Lin Banxia got out of bed to move around. However, the pulling and stretching at her injuries made her grimace in pain.

Suddenly, from the doorway of her hospital room came her father Lin Kunhuai’s voice. "Banxia, what have you gotten yourself into to end up looking like this?"

Lin Banxia turned her head and saw her father’s expression of reproach.

"Dad, I’ve been beaten up like this. Shouldn’t you at least be concerned about how badly I’m hurt?" Lin Banxia, no longer timid, retorted bluntly.

"Fine. Then tell me how you ended up like this! Did you offend Mrs. Huo? What did you do to offend her?" Lin Kunhuai had found out about Lin Banxia’s hospitalization by calling Huo Qinglin directly. After hearing Huo Qinglin’s version of events, he immediately concluded that Lin Banxia must have been disrespectful and angered the Old Buddha.