On the third day of hospitalization, Li Mingge came.
When he heard the door open, Li Xuan was on the balcony talking to Qi Boyuan on the phone. All the preliminary work had been basically completed, and the game was about to go online. Li Xuan was not in the company to take charge of the overall situation, and Qi Boyuan had to check every section, spinning like a top. He didn't complain about anything, let alone rush him, but just asked: "Will you come to the company on the day of the launch? ... ... To be honest, I'm a little nervous. If you are free, come over."
"What's there to be nervous about?" Li Xuan looked back at Li Mingge, but ignored him and continued to talk on the phone. Qi Boyuan had been prepared to be rejected for his long absence, but Li Xuan's next sentence was, "I'll be back in a few days. You've been working hard during this period."
"Are you done with your work?" Qi Boyuan realized what he meant and said happily.
"That's about it." Li Xuan didn't tell him that he was in the hospital. "If nothing else, I'll hang up... By the way, the promotional image Chu Tianheng used last time will do. Don't let him change it again. I think he's going crazy over a picture."
Qi Boyuan thought to himself that you are obsessed with details a lot, "He doesn't listen to me either... Okay, I'll talk to him..."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xuan pressed his temple. The concussion caused by the car accident had caused him some headaches and nausea these days. He wanted to be discharged from the hospital, but a small amount of blood stasis was found in his brain. The doctor asked him to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation and then recheck the head CT scan.
"You are busy." Li Mingge sat down on the sofa.
Li Xuan said calmly: "Not bad."
"Still okay? Sent to the hospital?... What's going on between you and that little celebrity? I heard you were in the same car. What do you do every day? If you don't go home, you have time to mess around with these people."
His contemptuous tone made Li Xuan frown: "I don't need to explain my friends one by one to you."
"If you can manage yourself, then we can talk about whether to tell or not. You didn't go to the lab, and you didn't apply for any summer camps. You think you're capable after having a concussion and lying in bed?" Li Mingge seemed to be teaching him, "I don't even dare to let your mother know about this. If she asks, I'll have to cover up for you."
Li Xuan smiled and said, "You are not covering up for me, you are covering up for her. If you want, you can tell her directly. It won't affect me."
Hearing this, Li Mingge's face changed slightly, but Li Xuan didn't care. It was already dark. He had done various inspections during the day and also found time to read the documents sent by Qi Boyuan. He didn't have time to eat the dinner that was delivered, so he called to order another one.
"Do you have to speak in this manner?" After a while, Li Mingge suppressed his anger when he spoke again. With the alms-giving attitude that is unique to those who have been in high positions for a long time, "Li Xuan, we have been very kind to you. The traffic police contacted me and told me that you were in a car accident, and I immediately arranged for someone to come. We were originally planning to transfer you to a private hospital, but the doctor said it was not serious and it would be troublesome to transfer you back and forth, so we let you stay here. You are now staying in the best ward in the hospital, and all the doctors are experts. Just like your food, clothing and other expenses over the years, who has ever let you down a penny?! Are you so unwilling to stay in our house?"
"Yes, I don't want to." Li Xuan spoke lazily, thought for a while, and then started a irrelevant topic. "Before I went to your house... No, it should be before the third blood draw after I went there. I actually had no idea about being sick... ... It should be the nurse who drew my blood at that time who found out, right? She said I had a fever and couldn't have the blood drawn. That was the first time I knew that I could get sick, and it didn't seem like a big deal. I even persuaded her to have the blood drawn..."
"That's your own will." Li Mingge interrupted him impatiently.
"Yes, of course." Li Xuan nodded affirmatively, and seeing Li Mingge's expression, he wanted to laugh. "Don't get me wrong, what do you think I want to say? I don't mean anything else, don't take it too seriously. I just want to say that I am a rough person and don't need a very expensive living environment. I don't need a luxurious ward with special people to take care of me. Have I lived less of the days where the sky is my blanket and the ground is my bed? In the past, I didn't have the concept of being sick at all. I didn't need to treat a headache or a fever. I could get over it in two days and still live. It's the same now."
Li Xuan took a glass of water and said, "I have transferred the hospitalization fee to the card you gave me. I have never touched the card. It is still at your house and the password has not been changed. You should be aware of this, so it is pointless to keep bringing it up... As for the traffic police finding you when I got into a car accident, I really didn't expect it. So when is convenient for you, let's move my account out, and naturally I won't bother you anymore in the future. Or if you feel that your work has been delayed and you need compensation, you can ask for it."
Li Mingge acted as if he heard a joke, his tone still contemptuous: "You are talking to me about money, you really have grown wings? How much have you saved over the years? That game company hasn't made a penny. How old are you? Are you so confused that you want to compare these things?! Do I need your money?"
"Why should I compete?" Li Xuan said calmly, "It's not about whether you need it or not, it's about what I can give."
"You are really tough." Li Mingge repeated, sneering, "Do you think that if you don't use my money, you don't owe us? Li Xuan, a man must keep his word."
Li Xuan's head hurts again after hearing the same old talk. He still has the mood to think about it. Li Mingge is as long-winded as Tang Seng. Unfortunately, he is not Sun Wukong. No matter how many times he recites the spell, it is useless. But he really doesn't want to waste time on this issue. He slowly drank the water in the cup and put it on the table: "Are you sure you should say this to me? Our contract ended when the operation was over. It's not my fault if the operation failed. I gave it to you, and your son is dead..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Mingge widened his eyes and slammed the table.
Disinfectant seemed to be sprayed downstairs, and the smell was a bit pungent. Li Xuan closed the window and was indifferent to Li Mingge's loss of composure: "Don't look at me, and don't think my words are harsh. To be honest, people are always unhappy. The reason why I stayed for so many years is because I promised him that if there was an accident during the operation, I would take care of Aunt Shu for him. No one expected that she would go crazy..."
"She's not crazy!" Li Mingge said angrily.
Li Xuan shrugged, "You are crazy... Anyway, the care I promised to give you at the beginning was not a substitution, but if you think it's good, then it's up to you. But we agreed at the beginning that it was because of Zhao Jizhe, so the so-called care will only last until he is released from prison, and then it will end. I have to live my life... I told you this five years ago."
"Li Xuan, he is no longer with us. Of course you can say whatever you want... Even if it is true, how old were you at that time? What a child says doesn't count."
"I am responsible for every word I say, regardless of age." Li Xuan shook his head, his temple still aching, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Why bother? In fact, you know in your heart that I won't admit it and I am determined to leave. No one can stop me. Who broke the promise?"
There was a knock on the ward door. It was the meal that Li Xuan had just ordered.
"Visiting hours are about to end. The patient needs to rest more." The nurse happened to come to check on the ward and reminded.
Li Xuan nodded and said he understood, then sat down and took out his chopsticks. The food in the hospital was light, but he was really hungry, so he drank half a bowl of soup first. Without looking at Li Mingge, he said casually, "Zhao Jizhe will be released from prison next month. I can't remember whether it's the 9th or the 10th. Before that, if necessary, I can play the role of a filial son and grandson for another day."
There wasn't much of a hint of negotiation in his words, and Li Mingge naturally heard that.
"Okay, okay." He frowned and said two "okay" words in a row, but it was definitely not an agreement. "I don't care what you said at the time. Then what did you tell me? You changed your major in your freshman year, remember? You said you would finish your studies. Have you finished now?"
The hand holding the chopsticks tightened unconsciously. Li Xuan paused for a while before looking up and looking at Li Mingge, until the other party felt a little unnatural and looked away first. He laughed out loud: "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to mention this first... But it doesn't matter, you are the elder, since you mentioned it, then I'll make it clear... By the end of this semester, the credits will be enough. The graduation project was prepared long ago. If you are worried, I will send it to you. You are studying this, of course you can understand it. In this way, there will be no classes next semester, so isn't it finished?"
"Then you should stay with me for the whole year and wait until you officially graduate next year. I can tell your mother that you are going abroad." Li Mingge pondered for a moment and said reluctantly.
"No." Li Xuan refused directly. "You will have a new idea next year, and I don't have time to go through it again... I'm afraid that by then you will still want me to study for a doctorate in physics and enter graduate school. Sorry, I'm really not interested."
As if his words had hit upon his secrets, Li Mingge's expression became even more gloomy, and he did not speak for a long time.
Li Xuan finished his meal quickly and called the nurse to take it away. He wanted to smoke a cigarette, so he searched his pockets and found no cigarette box, so he took out a mint candy: "In fact, you might as well tell Aunt Shu the truth directly... She may not understand, but you have been..."
"Can your mother withstand this? You want to kill her!" Li Mingge stood up suddenly and slammed the table angrily.
Even at this point, he was still stubborn and refused to change his title. After so many years, Li Xuan had understood this very well, but at this moment, he still felt a little bored: "That's your business. I have fulfilled my responsibilities and obligations... ... If it wasn't clear enough before, it's always clear now."
"You have made up your mind to go against me." Li Mingge sat down again.
Li Xuan sighed helplessly: "To me, this is really not against me. But if you think it is, then it is."
"I'm afraid you're not qualified yet." Li Mingge sneered, "I told you last time, don't really think you're smart, a genius, and valuable. To me, you're just a kid."
Last time. Li Xuan rolled the mint candy around his tongue. It was the time when Sheng Min went to the Li family for him. Thinking of Sheng Min, he couldn't help but pursed his lips. Seeing his expression, Li Mingge thought he was afraid, so he used both soft and hard tactics and said, "Li Xuan, you are a good child. Although you refuse to call me dad, your mother and I will not have other children. You have your own ambitions and ideals, which are all good. But there is no need to rush at this moment. If you listen to me, everything will be yours after a hundred years... So don't be stubborn, there are not always pie in the sky. But if you are always so stubborn... We have been too indulgent to you over the years, you may really need some experience."
He probably just came from a meeting. He was dressed in a suit and his hair was neatly done. Except for a few strands of white hair that were not well hidden and wrinkles on his face, he was not much different from when he first came to Li Xuan. He was always high and mighty and arrogant.
Li Xuan bit the mint candy in his mouth with a crunch, and the spicy smell rushed into his throat, making him feel very happy. He smiled softly: "Sorry, I don't like pie. I don't need anything given by others. I have a good appetite. Success and death are up to me. Even if I only dig up a handful of glass shards, I can still swallow it. Don't bother."