Chapter 425: Seventies: The Mature Husband 25

Hearing Chen Cheng's question, the young man looked guilty. “It's still uncertain. The chances of a full recovery are very low.”

“What?” Chen Cheng's voice suddenly rose.

If that was the case, didn't that mean Huo Shaoting was basically crippled?

With both legs ruined, how could she rely on him to rise in status in the future?

Thinking of this, Chen Cheng suddenly felt that her future had lost all hope.

This shouldn't have happened!

She had already been reborn. According to what had happened in her previous life, she should only have to wait to become the wife of a future high-ranking official!

So how had things turned out like this now?

For a moment, Chen Cheng couldn't help becoming restless.

At this time, Huo Shaoting looked at her with a determined gaze. “Cheng'er, I'll work hard on my rehabilitation and try to recover. Don't worry.”

Hearing this, Chen Cheng forced a smile.

“Mm, I believe you.” After saying that, she walked behind Huo Shaoting and pushed his wheelchair into the house.

The soldier who had come with Huo Shaoting carried his belongings from the vehicle into the house at this time, then left.

……

Only after the man had left did Chen Cheng look at Huo Shaoting and complain, “Why are you so stupid? Why did you have to save someone else? Look what happened. The other person is fine, but you're the one who ended up hurt.”

Hearing this, Huo Shaoting said indifferently, “My comrade didn't notice it. If I hadn't tackled him in time, he would've died on the spot.”

As far as he was concerned, sacrificing both his legs to save his comrade's life had been worth it.

Chen Cheng's breathing caught.

What an idiot!

Someone else died—what did that have to do with him? Wouldn't it have been better if he'd simply taken care of himself?

But knowing Huo Shaoting's personality, Chen Cheng still didn't dare say those words aloud.

In her heart, however, she had already begun calculating whether she should continue relying on Huo Shaoting. After all, quite a few people from their area would later rise to prominence in her previous life.

If Huo Shaoting really became disabled for good, she absolutely wouldn't spend the rest of her life with him!

She had been reborn, not so she could spend her life taking care of a crippled husband!

……

Because Huo Shaoting's legs were temporarily unable to move, Chen Cheng now had to take care of his daily needs.

At first, holding onto the hope that he could still recover, Chen Cheng patiently wiped his body and took care of him.

But gradually, she became impatient.

Even filial children eventually grew tired of caring for someone who was bedridden for a long time, let alone her and Huo Shaoting, whose relationship wasn't deep enough for her to be willing to care for him indefinitely!

Thus, Chen Cheng's complaints became more and more frequent, and she also began losing her temper with Huo Shaoting.

Seeing this, Huo Shaoting's expression grew increasingly unpleasant as well. But as a man, he was ultimately broad-minded and understood Chen Cheng's dissatisfaction, so he could only endure it. Then, whenever Chen Cheng wasn't around, he would support himself against the wall and begin doing rehabilitation exercises alone.

……

After realizing she could no longer count on Huo Shaoting, Chen Cheng once again turned her attention to Xue Xingtong.

In her previous life, Xue Xingtong had become a business tycoon. In another two years, reform and opening up would begin, and by then Xue Xingtong would become one of the first people to grow wealthy.

If she divorced Huo Shaoting now and, before Xue Xingtong became successful, took the initiative to marry him, he shouldn't refuse her.

After all, he was currently still a bachelor whom not even a disabled woman was willing to marry.

And she was only twenty years old this year. Although she had been married before, she didn't have any children to bring along with her. As a wastrel whom no woman was willing to marry, Xue Xingtong would surely be so grateful that he would eagerly accept!

Thinking this, Chen Cheng immediately returned to her parents' home and discussed the matter with them.

When the two heard what Chen Cheng had said, they both looked at her as though she had gone mad.