Chapter 75 Ying Qingcang, Is It You? (2/2)

”She's fine. Right now, she's still unconscious.”

”Did that woman make any moves recently?”

”No. Someone is obviously targeting Ying Enterprises.”

”Understood. You'll just have to keep watching her.” After hanging up, Ying Qingcang went back to stare at Xin Qing. After a while, he lay down and closed his eyes. Eight days of exhaustion had finally caught up to him. Before he even knew it, he was asleep.

The following morning, Ah Che brought Uncle Fu and Aunt Tian to the hospital. Upon seeing Xin Qing, Aunt Tian's reaction was the same as those of Zhang Mi and Shi Qianqian.

”How did she become so thin...? She doesn't even look human...” Aunt Tian wiped her tears. ”Never ate anything. Never drank anything. How did she even survive?” Uncle Fu decided to cut her off. ”Come now, stop crying,” Uncle Fu said before looking at Ying Qingcang. Aunt Tian saw that the look on Ying Qingcang's face had once again turned dark, causing her to quickly dry her tears. She left two thermoses behind before heading back with Uncle Fu.

The doctor came in for another round of inspection. After that, Ying Qingcang was told that Xin Qing would be waking up soon. As if a sudden thought had come to mind, Ying Qingcang rushed into the bathroom, where he tried to make himself presentable. After he was done, he sat beside Xin Qing's bed and waited for her to wake up.

Xin Qing had no idea whether she was dead or alive. She felt so light and comfortable, as if she could float away. Then she saw Ying Qingcang kneeling on the ground, crying. He was also hugging the disheveled form of a woman. When she saw the face of that woman, she jumped in fright. ”Isn't that me?” she thought. Even though she had turned so ugly, she could still recognize her own face. ”If that's the case... then who am I right now?” Xin Qing wondered. She held out her hand and stared. She was transparent. Then, it hit her that she really had died.

She could not believe that Ying Qingcang was actually crying. After a while, Xin Qing's attention was drawn to Ying Qingcang's guttural roar. The man's face was filled with stubble. He looked very unhealthy, no better than her own dirty face. Xin Qing was just about to lean in to comfort him when a sudden ray of blinding white light shot into her. She closed her eyes instinctively and lost consciousness once again.

The next time she came to, she felt pain all over her body. Her skull felt as if it had been split open. No sound would come whenever she opened her mouth to speak. Ying Qingcang's voice rang beside her ear.

”Qingqing! Qingqing!”

Xin Qing could feel Ying Qingcang's touch on her face. He was pulling her hand. But she just could not open her eyes no matter how hard she tried. Ying Qingcang had noticed the erratic movements of Xin Qing's eyeballs. Her eyes refused to open. At the same time, he did not dare to touch her. He scrambled for the call button and alerted the doctors.

Xin Qing heard an endless series of muttered voices beside her ear. She could not make out the words at all. Was she still trapped in that factory? Had Ying Qingcang not found her yet?

”Qingqing, can you hear my voice? If you can, then please just open your eyes.” This time, Xin Qing could make out Ying Qingcang's voice. She tried everything in her might to get her own words out. ”I heard you! I heard you! I heard you!” Then, she felt a sudden surge in strength. A blinding white light blasted her vision.

”She's awake!” a doctor yelled.

”Quick! Cover her eyes,” said one of the doctors. Ying Qingcang sprang into action and placed a palm over Xin Qing's eyes. ”Qingqing, open your eyes slowly.”

Xin Qing regained full consciousness. She moved her head slightly and then slowly opened her eyes. The blinding lights told her that she was no longer in that factory. She had been saved.

”I...”

”Don't talk. Your throat is unwell,” Ying Qingcang said in an emotional voice. The doctors heaved a collective sigh of relief. ”The rich and wealthy are so hard to serve,” they thought.

”Mr. Ying, Miss Xin is alright now. You can start feeding her some congee after a while. Just make sure not to give her anything oily.” The doctors left after giving their instructions. Ying Qingcang raised the bed angle to 60 degrees before him helping Xin Qing into her new position. He then took the spoon from the cup and fed her more water.

”The reason you can't talk now is that you've been inhaling the fumes in the factory for too long. Those dyes are all poisonous and they have affected your throat.” Ying Qingcang noticed the fear on her face as she stared back at him. He immediately patted her head and said, ”Don't worry. It isn't a major concern. You'll be fine after two days.”

After drinking some water, Xin Qing tried to speak again. But her throat felt as if it were on fire. Seeing her like this made Ying Qingcang feel even worse. He blew on the congee before bringing it to her mouth. ”Let's not talk for now, okay? Come, eat something. Let's wait until your throat recovers, and then we'll talk. For now, just keep blinking your eyes.”

Xin Qing opened her mouth and blinked. Her tears began to fall. Panicking, Ying Qingcang tried to wipe her tears away. At the same time, he was so frightened that he would be too forceful and ended up hurting her. Seeing his behavior, Xin Qing felt like laughing. Then, she vaguely remembered the sight of him crying with her in his arms. Her tears fell even more rapidly at that memory. Ying Qingcang thought she was in pain, so he stood up to reach for the call button. Xin Qing's hand shot out as she shook her head.

For a moment, Ying Qingcang's mind went blank. He recovered quickly and pulled her into his arms.

”I'm sorry it took me so long to find you.” His voice was low and deep. In the silent hospital room, it sounded like Bach's Cello Suite in G Major.

When he felt the swaying of the head of the person in his arms, Ying Qingcang tightened his embrace. He lowered Xin Qing's forehead. ”It's all in the past now. From now on, I'll follow you wherever you go. I won't ever let you face danger and hopelessness alone.”

Ying Qingcang could imagine the trauma done to her mind and body while she was trapped in that place. Before, the doctors had already suggested to have her to go through psychological evaluation after she had sufficiently recovered.

Ying Qingcang thought about the child in Xin Qing's body. After some thought, he decided to come clean with her.

”Qingqing... you're pregnant.”