After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1230 - 1229: The Truth of the Matter

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Previously on After Marrying the Officer...
Xia Chuyi spotted Song Zhicheng lingering outside the airport boarding gate, watching Jiang Fengqi's departure from afar. Puzzled by his reluctance to enter, she approached him with Huo Shiqian, but Song claimed he arrived late due to school duties. After a brief exchange where he promised to visit post-birth, Song instinctively reached to steady the heavily pregnant Xia Chuyi on the stairs.

"No need to tense up." Noticing the scene, Xia Chuyi grinned at Song Zhicheng, "Shiqian has me held steady and firm."

While saying that, Xia Chuyi flashed a smile at her husband too.

Upon hearing her words, Huo Shiqian gave a slight nod, a faint smile glimmering in his gaze, while he steadily guided her down the stairs.

Witnessing the pair so close, Song Zhicheng felt a wave of relief, but then a memory surfaced, prompting a quiet sigh deep within.

Once Xia Chuyi had safely stepped down, Song Zhicheng pulled back his left hand.

The entire time, Song Zhicheng kept his right hand tucked inside his pocket, without ever drawing it out.

This small fact only hit Xia Chuyi later, after she and her husband bid farewell to Song Zhicheng and climbed into the vehicle.

"Oh! Shiqian, did you catch that earlier..." Xia Chuyi remarked, "Brother Song used his left hand to steady me, keeping his right one in the pocket..."

"Could it be his right arm got hurt before and still isn't better?" Xia Chuyi asked Huo Shiqian, unable to hold back.

At her words, Huo Shiqian let out a soft sigh and replied, "You spotted it too?"

"What are you getting at?" Xia Chuyi cocked her head toward Huo Shiqian, confused, "Do you know details about it?"

Huo Shiqian grasped her hand, gave it a gentle pat, and explained, "Chuyi, recall how I mentioned earlier that Wang Zicheng’s aftereffects were faked?"

Xia Chuyi gave a small nod and responded, "I do remember."

"Song Zhicheng ties into this issue." Huo Shiqian stated evenly.

"What?" Xia Chuyi grew even more baffled at that and questioned, "How does Brother Song connect to Wang Zicheng faking his aftereffects?"

"It connects directly to him." Huo Shiqian affirmed, "You saw how Song Zhicheng used only his left hand to hold you up just now."

"With his right hand staying snug in the pocket."

"Song Zhicheng himself bears the real aftereffects." Huo Shiqian revealed steadily.

"What?" Xia Chuyi gasped in shock at Huo Shiqian’s revelation, blurting, "Brother Song suffers from aftereffects?"

"Correct." Huo Shiqian soothed her with a soft pat before going on.

"We’re both aware of the prior events." Huo Shiqian noted, "During that assault, Song Zhicheng’s hand took damage."

"Back then, we only provided basic care."

"Afterward in the hospital, Wang Zicheng’s graver state drew all our focus away from him."

Huo Shiqian paused briefly here, then added, "Truth is, vital nerves in Song Zhicheng’s arm got severed back then."

"Thus, his right hand is now practically nonfunctional."

"He’s even relearning to write and eat with his left." Huo Shiqian delivered this line laced with deep feeling.

In simple terms, Huo Shiqian implied Song Zhicheng’s right hand might as well not exist anymore.

"That bad?" Xia Chuyi cried out right away, "Why keep it from me?"

Xia Chuyi recalled how she’d directly questioned Song Zhicheng at Jiang Fengqi’s wedding!

Huo Shiqian shook his head faintly and replied, "You’re not the only one he’s hidden it from."

"He’s kept it secret from nearly everybody." Huo Shiqian continued, "Except Wang Zicheng bumped into him by chance at a hospital check-up..."