A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Chapter 1426: Pretending to be a Couple

Wei Lingnan told her. “This is the miracle cure. After receiving Tan Ying’s call, I guessed that it would be needed, so I brought over a bottle.”

Xia Yingluo nodded. “It has been hard on you.”

He smiled. “It’s not a big deal, Ah Luo. I’m honored to work for you. Jin Ling’er’s condition will stabilize, but she was severely injured and needs a lot of rest in the coming days. She has to be taken care of well.”

His last sentence was directed at Du Zheng.

Du Zheng quickly answered, “I will take good care of her.”

The few of them waited outside the ward for a long time. In the evening, the attending doctor announced that Jin Ling’er’s condition had stabilized and they were relieved. As soon as she relaxed her tense emotions, Xia Yingluo felt a little tired, so Wei Lingnan sent her home and bade her farewell.

Just as she was about to walk towards her villa, Wei Lingnan called her. “Ah Luo.”

She turned around and looked at him in confusion.

He also looked at her with eyes as calm as water.

She asked him. “What’s wrong?”

He smiled. “It’s nothing. I just…” He just missed her a little. He already started to miss her before they said goodbye.

He was not someone who did grand romantic gestures, so he just said, “Get home soon.”

She rolled her eyes a little, turned around and entered her house.

Wei Lingnan stood outside the exquisite fence of the villa and watched her back view until it disappeared behind the front door and the lights of her room on the second floor were turned on. Only then did he drive away.

Jin Ling’er stayed in the hospital to recuperate.

When she received Wei Lingnan’s medical treatment on the second day, she woke up. However, the doctor said that she was still very weak and needed to be hospitalized for a long time. Du Zheng, who was by her side, asked her, “What happened at that time? Tell me.”

Jin Ling’er knew that he cared about her. As she recalled the story of the car accident, she said, “At that time, I was crossing the road when the traffic light was green… Suddenly, a car uncontrollably rushed out. People surrounding me screamed… I turned around and saw it. I thought about running away, but it was too fast…” At this point, Jin Ling’er suddenly paused. “It’s really strange. At that time, the cars on the road were all moving very slowly. Why was that car moving so fast?”

Du Zheng was startled. “How fast was it?”

“80… 100… At least 100mph!” Jin Ling’er said with certainty and was surprised by her own deduction. “Chairman Du, there was a speed limit and it was at a crossroad. The cars were all waiting for the red light, so how was it possible for that car to speed past all of them? It’s almost… ghostly!”

Du Zheng also felt that this situation was fishy. Even if the driver had the intention to drive at such a high speed, he needed enough distance to speed up. However, that street did not have the correct conditions for that to happen. He said, “I will investigate.”

Although the police already concluded this as a drunk driving case, he would not stop until he uncovered the truth because it concerned Jin Ling’er.

Jin Ling’er was very touched but a little uneasy. She carefully said, “Chairman Du, thank you. Have I given you more trouble?”

Du Zheng looked at her and said, “Call me by my name.”

“What?” She was shocked.

“My name is Du Zheng.”

Looking at his calm face, her cheeks suddenly flushed red. Did she hear him correctly? He actually told her to call him by his name! In the past, she chased him for so long but did not get this treatment. However, he suddenly changed! She was overjoyed. Jin Ling’er did not let doubts hover in her mind for too long and happily called out. “Du Zheng!”

She was afraid that he would take back his words and shouted his name a few more times. “Du Zheng! Du Zheng!”

There was a hint of softness on Du Zheng’s usually expressionless face.

Jin Ling’er laughed for a while before asking. “Why did you suddenly let me call you by your name?” After that, she looked at him in anticipation.

Du Zheng looked at the girl on the bed. Her features were not very outstanding and could not compare to Xia Yingluo’s beauty. She was even a little inferior to the ladies from rich households. However, her smile was so moving and he was deeply attracted by it. It was as if no one else had a better-looking smile than hers and he was greedy for it.

“Du Zheng?” Jin Ling’er waved her hand in front of his face. “What are you thinking about?”

Only then did he come back to reality and remembered the question she just asked. She asked him why he suddenly let her call him by his name.

That was because… the moment he heard that she was involved in a car accident, his heart momentarily stopped beating. As he looked at her lifeless face through the glass wall of the intensive care unit, his heart was filled with endless regret. Why… Why didn’t he protect her well and put her in such danger? If they were together, he would definitely push her away with all his might when the car was about to hit them.

It was only then that he realized that this girl was indispensable in his life. He could not forget her bright and cheerful smile. He could not forget the careful way she tried to approach him. He could not forget the few beautiful days when they spent time together…

He had not held her hand yet and had not even heard her call his name in her pleasant voice.

Could it be that their fate would end at this moment and they would be separated forever because of this car accident?

Du Zheng silently made a decision. If she woke up, this time, he would not push her away.

The girl’s smile was like a blooming flower. Unsatisfied, she asked him again, “Tell me. Why did you suddenly ask me to call you by your name?”

However, he felt that the thousands of reasons he thought of were too embarrassing, so he turned his head slightly and said, “It feels more distant when you call me Chairman Du. I have to pretend to be your husband to get medicine for you and I don’t want to be exposed.”

She was startled and blushed again. What did he say? He was pretending to be her husband?

Seeing that she bowed her head in silence, he could not help but feel worried. “Miss Jin, the situation was urgent and I didn’t mean to…”

“Please!” Suddenly, she lifted her head and interrupted him. She smiled and said, “Thank you for taking on this burden for me. If it weren’t for you, I probably won’t be alive now. Don’t you think that calling me Miss Jin sounds distant too? To not expose ourselves, you should call be Ling’er in the future.”

Du Zheng looked at her speechlessly.

She smiled again and waved her hand in front of him. “What’s wrong? Are you overly touched? From today onwards, we are now a pretend couple until I get discharged. Du Zheng, you won’t mind, right?”

Of course not.

He shook his head as a reflex.

Thus, she smiled again. Suddenly, she realized that she was being quite pushy and secretly lowered her head again.

However, she could not help but raise the corners of her lips slightly.