Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman
Chapter 287 Why You Brought Her Here

The brawny, strong bodyguards were perplexed. They weren't prepared for a situation like this and looked at one another with confusion. Finally, one of them spoke," Ms. Tang, we will gladly let you go inside. But we can only allow you and nobody else to enter the hospital room." He continued, respectfully," Mr. Zed has said that no outsider should be allowed to enter. We request you to not make things difficult for us, Ms. Tang. This is our job." Hearing what the bodyguard had said, Jessce's face lit up. She knew it was affecting Jean and she gave a faint smile. But soon she realized the repercussions and wiped the smile off her face, as if hiding something.

Jean on the other hand, was turning pale.

She was mentally prepared for this and knew that she would have a hard time trying to visit Zed.

But she never thought that she'd never even get past the entrance like this.

That too by Zed's bodyguards of all the people.

"How dare you speak to her like that! Don't you know who she is?" Jesse barked at the bodyguards angrily. She continued," She isn't an outsider, she is Mr. Qi, Zed's wife! Now open the door at once." Her eyes shone with happiness at what the bodyguard had said earlier but her voice displayed anger.

She continued," And even if you don't know who she is, you know me, right?

How can you stop me from bringing someone inside!" This time, there was genuine anger in her voice.

"But Ms. Tang..." The two men were trying to replace words to appease the angry woman, but Jesse simply waved her hand, signalling them to say nothing more.

"Just cut the crap and open the door for me. I take full guarantee of my guest here." This time Jesse spoke in a genuinely serious tone.

Hearing Jesse speak, Jean realized that this was Jesse's intention all along. Jesse brought Jean here to make Jean realize just one thing.

Jesse wanted to show Jean how powerful she was at this moment and how important she was right now.

Jesse knew that inspite of the fact that Jean would not be allowed to enter the ward, Jesse still brought Jean here so she could use her powers to show off. Jean knew that Jesse was only using the opportunity to lord over her and insult her.

And Jesse succeeded in doing so also!

But Jean knew, as long as Zed cared about her still, all this nonsense with Jesse would not matter at all.

In a way, Jean even felt that she deserved this.

She made up her mind and swore to herself that this was the last time.

Meanwhile, the two bodyguards, having been schooled by Jesse, had no choice but to open the door and let them both in.

One of them even looked at Jean as though feeling guilty for his actions. He gave her an apologetic smile as he let her in.

They clearly knew that Jean was Zed's wife and didn't intend to make trouble.

But, it was Mr. Zed, who had specifically asked them to not let Jean in.

The bodyguards had no idea what was going on between them. They couldn't understand why Mr. Zed didn't want his own wife to come see him. But then they were mere subordinates who had to obey his boss's order dutifully. As the door opened, Jesse smiled and strode in confidently.

Meanwhile, Jean was still looking at the bodyguard, taken aback by the look of guilt on his face. She felt bad for him, knowing that he was simply obeying orders. She smiled back at him, kindly.

She knew Zed too well and understood the bodyguard's difficulties also.

She knew that his subordinates had no choice but to obey his orders. That was the only rule for all his workers.

But what she could not understand was that why was Zed being that way.

She couldn't figure out why, inspite of being in the same hospital, Zed forbade her to visit him. Didn't he want to talk and sort everything out with her?

In that moment, Jean felt very annoyed with Zed. Still, she followed Jesse into the room.

To their surprise, Zed was sitting on the bed, no sleeping but working away on his laptop, focusing hard on something.

Jean's eyes just fixated on the man. She kept looking at him. She wanted to stop him from working so much and take care of his health instead. But she held back her concerns and simply stood there, losing in her thought. 'It's been long since I saw you, Zed.

Actually it as only been a day since I saw you, but it feels like a century now!

It is time for us to sort everything out now,' Jean said to herself, after a deep breath.

Looking at Zed work hard, Jesse sweetly asked him," Why are you so rebellious? You've been asked to rest, but you're working. In fact I even asked Uncle Eilan to sedate you. But looks like it didn't work. Just get some sleep!"

Zed responded," I'm feeling fine. In fact, I feel so full of energy. I don't think I will be able to sleep even if there are sedatives." As he was talking to Jesse, Zed's eyes roved to the silent figure standing in the corner of the hospital ward. He slowly turned to see who it was. When he saw Jean, his face immediately became angry and he hissed at Jesse," Why did you bring her here?"

He made doubly sure to see if it was really Jean, and his face displayed an expression of disbelief when he was sure it was her.

His face was now pale, the anger had drained off. He again asked, this time in a weak voice," What is she doing here?"

Standing there, Jean was feeling extremely sad and bitter. She had expected Zed to behave like this, but still she could not come to terms with the fact that this was the same man who had always been so nice to her.

She thought, 'I only have myself to blame for the whole video incident. I deserve this.'

'But', thought Jean, 'he also owes me an explanation as to why he was lying in the same bed with Jesse Tang yesterday.

He and I are both at fault. We have both done things that were wrong, we have both made mistakes. So why should I be the only one feeling guilty all the time, while he gets to be mad at me. How can he hate me, when he too is at fault equally?'

Jean had been waiting in a corner, counting minutes as they passed.

'He looked at me for less than three seconds', she wondered, feeling a little bitter inside.

'He must really hate me a lot. He couldn't even look at me!' Jean's mind was buzzing with these thoughts constantly.

Finally, she concluded with a heavy heart, 'Alright then, Zed Qi, you have showed how much I mean to you.'

As she stood in a corner, smiling sadly, she couldn't help but feel very bitter about how it had all spanned out.

Meanwhile, Jesse's voice rang into the room," Oh Zed, please don't be mad." Jesse's inside were bursting with happiness. Secretly, she was very pleased with how Zed had reacted on seeing Jean. But she had to control her emotions right now and pretended to persuade him to see her. She got to work, as she tried to get Zed to talk to Jean and said with vicious sweetness," She is your wife after all. And she cares about you so much. You both were in the same hospital. I see no reason for the two of you to not see each other now. Please talk to her. How can you be so rude to Jean, Zed?"

Visibly irritated, Zed finally said," Okay, fine, please stop speaking for her, Jesse. Both you and I know what she has done. We saw it ourselves in that video. And you, of all the people, know why I am in the hospital right now. So you should know that I simply do not want to see her." Zed's face was cold and the anger in his voice was almost as if it was radiating around the room.

Jesse had not expected Zed to be so stubborn in his coldness.

But she was happy about it. She thought to herself, 'Wow, Zed used to be so nice to Jean all the time, before the video was leaked out in public.

His love and care for her had made Jean so arrogant. I remember how much attitude she gave me, because Zed spoilt her so much.

And look at them now.'

In her heart, Jesse was super satisfied with Zed's coldness towards Jean.

'Zed used to be so in love with her. He must have been very serious about his love.

I'm sure he thinks that Jean is innocent in this whole matter. He is angry because of her extra marital flings with other men.

Oh, Jean Wen, this is completely your fault. You only have yourself to blame for ruining everything.'

Jesse's glee knew no bounds, as she was thinking all of these things. Suddenly, she was brought back to reality by the sound of Jean's voice. "Zed, I want to talk to you."

"We have nothing to talk about." Zed replied, coldly, a tinge of sadness evident in his voice. He barely even looked at her as he spoke.

Jean said," We have to sort our problems out. I think it is time, we talk and clear this mess." There was a little desperation in her voice. "I will not move from here and I will wait until you are ready to speak to me again. But I have to talk to you and figure this out right now," she said firmly. "I understand that you don't want to talk to me. I'm sure you don't even want to see me right now. But hear me out. Once I've said what I want to, I promise I'll leave immediately."

Jean was now firm, her face determined.

But Zed was not to be persuaded so easily. "I don't want to talk to you." He replied, glaring at Jean with hatred. "Do you not understand? I just don't want to talk."

Still firm, but calm Jean replied," I still stand my ground. I insist we sort this out." Jean pulled a chair for herself and sat down. Her face was serious and her voice was firm. She looked like she meant business and she wasn't going to budge until she had spoken to Zed. "You..." Zed started to say, but stopped midway. Zed's face suddenly turned pale, as his anger was replaced with surprise. He had not expected Jean to be so stubborn. "I don't care what you do. All you efforts are going to be futile. I simply don't want to talk to you. I suggest you just go away. Go, before I have you thrown out. Because if I do that, it will be very embarrassing for you," said Zed.

"Look Zed, Jean really wants to talk to you. Why don't you just hear her out once?" This time, it was Jesse's voice. Seeing how tensed the situation had gotten, she intervened.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐