Chapter 262: 262: Dream Realm (50 monthly tickets for additional updates)
"Are you talking about your parents? I thought you wouldn’t be too happy to see them..."
As soon as the nurse’s voice faded, the sound of a quarrel between a man and a woman came from the door.
"How many times do I have to tell you, I have nothing to do with that woman!"
"Nothing to do, and yet you’re holding hands, even kissing?"
"I told you, that was just acting. Why won’t you listen? If you keep acting like this, be careful, I might never come back!"
"Fine, then don’t come back. You’ve already got a mistress outside, your heart’s gone wild, what are you coming back for? At home, it’s just me and your son, I’m old and fading, your son is hopeless, we deserve to be abandoned by you..."
"What nonsense are you talking? Alright, alright, stop it, I’m a big star, and your fussing is bad for my image."
"What big star? Just a perpetual supporting actor, right? How much do you even earn in a month? It’s not even enough for the two of us, and you’re flirting with young girls, raising mistresses, don’t you have any shame..."
"Why are we back to this again? I can’t explain it to you, don’t feel like it." As he said this, a middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Jiang Nuo pushed open the hospital room door and walked in.
Upon entering and seeing Jiang Nuo was awake, though looking rather displeased, he scolded Jiang Nuo.
He said, "You little brat, why are you so useless? I went through so much trouble to get you an acting chance, and what do you do? You go and fight with the male lead over lunch with the heroine, and now look, you’re in the hospital?"
Jiang Nuo was innocent. Just now, didn’t the nurse say he was in a car accident?
"Are you dumb? Of course, saying it’s a car accident sounds better. What would it look like if people knew it was a fight? Do you still want to stay in the entertainment industry?" After chasing away the nurse, the middle-aged man sneered at Jiang Nuo.
"Exactly, your dad may not be a good person or responsible to this family, but he has a point. Like your dad, you’re handsome, and the entertainment industry is the best place for you. As long as you listen to him, you can make it big, and I can share in your success... Don’t be like your dad, only caring about women and not acting properly!" The middle-aged woman had followed him in. Compared to the man, who was relatively well-maintained, she looked quite unappealing.
Probably due to a lack of grooming, she looked a few years older than him, more like a village aunt visiting the city than a spouse. Standing together, she looked like a rural nanny hired by the man.
As soon as the woman spoke, the man was displeased: "What nonsense are you spouting in front of the kid?"
"What nonsense am I spouting? Do you dare say you don’t have a woman outside?" she snapped back without hesitation.
Jiang Nuo only felt a headache.
He couldn’t believe it; how could he have such parents?
Just as he couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to ask someone to throw them out, a cold voice drifted in: "What’s all this noise? If you want to quarrel, do it outside, this is a hospital."
The quarreling couple immediately stopped and quieted down.
"Yes, yes, yes, Dr. Yu."
"Dr. Yu, you’re here? Is my son’s injury okay? From now on, we’ll leave him to you."
"Exactly, my son is in your hands!"
...
This felt kind of like a daughter being married off? Jiang Nuo squinted his eyes, trying to see the woman standing at the door. Unfortunately, with the light behind her, he couldn’t see her face, just her slender figure and elegant demeanor.
Jiang Nuo thought: She should be a beauty!
"Since you’re leaving him to me, you should go out."
After the couple left, the woman walked in, allowing Jiang Nuo to finally see her face.
A full forehead, a straight nose, eyes that seemed to reflect the autumn moon, pink lips, a delicate chin with a hint of baby fat, and when she smiled, she even had cute dimples.
Yes, Jiang Nuo couldn’t believe her voice sounded so icy, yet her face was so pure, beautiful, and cute.
"You’re awake?"
"Hmm!"
"As soon as Xiaoli went out, she told me your parents were here, so I came over. Seeing you’re fine, I’m relieved!" She acted like an old friend, conducting basic checks on him while engaging in small talk.
After the examination, seeing he was recovering well, she continued, "Looks like after we broke up, you’ve been doing well!"
Broke up? She was his girlfriend? Jiang Nuo was slightly surprised.
"Why do you look so surprised? What, did you think after we broke up, I’d wish you ill?" She smiled and said, "Right after we broke up, I did feel that way. But later, I realized people were right, a mistress is just that, no matter how many excuses, I was the one who intruded on your marriage, the one in the wrong, and therefore I should be the one abandoned. It’s my punishment..."
Jiang Nuo’s eyes widened even further. Damn?! She wasn’t just his ex-girlfriend, he actually had a wife?!
Wait, a wife?!
Jiang Nuo felt like he really might have a wife, but the mistress thing...
"Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Even after you’ve slept together, where’s the misunderstanding?"
Jiang Nuo was dumbfounded. Damn?! Did he really lose his memory? How come he didn’t feel like the type who would cheat?
The woman’s expression darkened: "I’ve already been labeled the mistress, and you still have that look? What, are you thinking of pulling up your pants and denying it? Jiang Nuo, you should have some decency, don’t deny what you’ve done."
Jiang Nuo felt innocent: What did I do?
"What did you do? You don’t know in your heart?" The woman grabbed Jiang Nuo’s shirt, her previously pure and cute expression turning fierce, "If you dare deny it after pulling up your pants, do you believe I’ll destroy you?"
"Sister, can you please let go?" Jiang Nuo wasn’t sure if he should feel guilty, because he really didn’t remember anything. He replied, "I think I might have amnesia, I don’t remember you, or my parents... Could you bring my wife over, maybe I might remember something?"
"You lost your memory?" The woman was stunned, letting go of him, "You really don’t remember me? I’m Xiao Yu, we once loved each other so much; if not for your wife, we’d already be together..."
"Wait, didn’t you say I have a wife, so how could we be together?"
"That’s why I said your wife broke us up. Your wife is no good, married to you but won’t let you use her resources, won’t even give you money to spend, yet she’s out there flirting with young studs, and you have to stay home, doing nothing..." Blah blah blah, Xiaoyu rattled off dozens of ’flaws’ about his wife.
In Xiaoyu’s account, his wife was extremely awful, occupying the place of his wife, not fulfilling wifely duties, and no one knew what she spent her days doing; while he was pitifully kept at home like a pet dog, only petted when she was pleased, locked up when she wasn’t.