Qiqi didn't know how long she had slept, it seemed like centuries had passed. When she woke up, the first thing she felt was pain.
That kind of pain comes from the heart.
It felt like someone was using a knife to cut bloody holes in my heart.
She tried very hard to open her eyes, but the blinding white light made her close them again.
"woke up?"
The man's gentle voice rang in her ears. Her eyelashes trembled slightly when she heard the voice, and a thin layer of mist covered her eyes. She opened her eyes again, and saw Tang Jue's handsome face. However, as if he was the one suffering, he looked deeply tired at this moment. There were obvious red bloodshot in his eye circles. But seeing that she woke up, she felt a little more comforted.
"… How long have I slept?" she asked hoarsely, her throat dry and painful.
Tang Jue gently held her hand, clasped it in his palm, and replied calmly: "Not long, just a moment."
"I remember... I seemed to be pushed into the operating room..." Qiqi's voice was still dry, his eyes fixed on his face, looking at her, "What happened to me?"
Tang Jue's breathing tightened, and the hand he held on her also tightened. However, he had a gentle smile on his face, without any flaws. "It's nothing, I just choked on the water. The doctor will give you a comprehensive examination."
“…Oh.” Qiqi had no doubt.
Tang Jue looked at her with burning eyes, his eyes were filled with mixed emotions. Qi Qi shook her head and comforted him, "You said I was fine... Don't feel guilty..."
The voice was so gentle, but it felt like a sharp blade that could split his heart.
Looking at those clear eyes and thinking of the child they would never have together, Tang Jue buried his face deep in her soft palms in sorrow. The more calm and peaceful she was, the more difficult it was for him to face her.
At this moment, the door of the ward was knocked from outside.
"Little Lord."
Jian Qing's voice sounded outside the door.
Tang Jue straightened his face, raised his head, and said, "Come in."
Following Tang Jue's response, Jian Qing pushed the door open and walked in.
Seeing Qiqi who had already woken up on the bed, a complex dark light flashed in his eyes. Qiqi felt that the look seemed to be pity. She felt a dull pain in her heart.
All I heard was Jian Qing whispering, "Jiang Shao and Qi Yu are here. They said they want to see Miss Qi."
The dull pain continued to spread in her chest, growing wantonly, and finally, like vines that grew stronger and stronger, and more luxuriant, entwining around her heart and almost making her breathe stop.
Tang Jue could sense her emotions, leaned over and touched her face soothingly, "Do you want to see me?"
Qiqi bit her lip and said nothing. Tears accumulated in her eyes, as if they would fall at any time. Tang Jue's heart was broken when he saw them. He turned around and shouted coldly, "Let them go!"
"Wait." Qiqi gently held Tang Jue's hand. She barely sat up from the bed and looked at Jian Qing, "Let them in. I want to talk to them."
"Yeah." Jian Qing nodded and turned to go out.
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When Qi Yu and Jiang Shao came in, their expressions were complicated. Jiang Shao had already started crying before she spoke. Qi Yu didn't even dare to look directly into Qi Qi's eyes. In addition, Tang Jue was staring at them coldly from the side, so the atmosphere in the whole ward was so depressing that it made people feel suffocated.
Jiang Shao and Qi Yu still clearly remembered that Tang Jue had pointed a gun at their heads before, so they were even more afraid and horrified of Tang Jue now.
The two of them stood there for a long time, unable to utter a single word.
Qiqi looked at Jiang Shao and Qiyu, feeling mixed emotions. She turned to look at Tang Jue, saying nothing, but her eyes were pleading. Tang Jue knew what she was thinking, and gave Qiyu and Jiang Shao a warning glance. When he looked at Qiqi again, his eyes were gentle again, "If you need anything, just ring the bell. I'll be in the hall outside."
Qiqi nodded.
Tang Jue never glanced at Qi Yu the whole time. When he closed the door, he turned back to look at Qi Qi. He just stood outside the door, not going anywhere, just lit a cigarette, leaned against the door, and smoked. He listened carefully to the movement inside the door.
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The room fell into silence.
finally…
"Qiqi, we are the ones who let you down!" Jiang Shao spoke first, took a step forward, and looked at her with red eyes in remorse, "Aunt never knew about this before."
When Jiang Shao said this, Qiqi's tears rolled down all of a sudden.
She sat on the bed, looking at them sadly. Now, they were standing in front of her, no longer like the real relatives they used to be.
They all had a certain degree of repentance, guilt, and even a bit of flattery, with their heads lowered like sinners. There was no longer the intimacy between relatives as before.
Qiqi only felt that the two people standing in front of her were strangers. She knew that they came today not only to repent for her uncle, but also to ask for something from her.
She just cast her eyes towards Qi Yu, with a layer of mist in her eyes, and said: "You don't really want to talk to me, you just want to lead me to the supermarket. You helped that group of people to kidnap me, didn't you?"
just like…
Uncle didn't really want her to live back at Qi's house, he just wanted to hold her hostage...
Qiqi had no strength in her body, but the words she spoke were as heavy as a stone. They sounded like a question, hitting the air.
Qi Yu bit her lip and remained silent.
Jiang Shao glanced at Qi Yu, then at Qi Qi, and explained on behalf of her daughter: "Qi Qi, your sister is not as bad as you think..."
"Aunt, I just want to hear her say it. I want to hear her tell me in person!" What does it mean to be not as bad as she thought? She originally thought that her uncle was not as bad as she thought, but what happened? ! Now, what else can she dare to think? She really doesn't dare to think about anything...
"I... didn't really want to talk to you." Qi Yu finally spoke. When she said it, her tone was as if she was relieved.
"Qiyu!" Jiang Shao shouted, glaring at her daughter. Why bother saying these things to upset Qiqi? They came here to beg for help today. Besides, Qiqi is already so sick now.
Qi Yu had no intention of suppressing these words. She looked up at Qi Qi, "Qi Qi, how can I talk to you? You know how much I like Tang Jue, but you insist on being with Tang Jue. Have you ever considered my feelings for a second? You keep saying that you treat me as your own sister, but if I am really your sister, how could you treat me like this? Have you ever considered my sadness, my embarrassment, my inability to cope with myself?"
Jiang Shao also didn't expect that there was such a story behind this. It was the first time she knew that Qi Yu was also in love with Tang Jue.