C122 (1/2)
Returning back to the ward, Lin Qinghuan helped her get some food to eat. The soft and clear porridge entered her throat and she stuffed it into her stomach.
He accompanied her for a long time, until they heard a tapping sound outside. The man's steady footsteps gradually approached, until the door opened and a thin figure appeared in their field of vision.
”Uncle Gu Si.”
Lin Qinghuan cleaned up the tableware and looked at the pale face in front of him. A minute ago, he was still smiling, but now he looked away.
Gu Zhongshen swept a glance at her, his pitch-black eyes burning like fire. He focused all of his focus on her face, and his tall body leaned forward to the side of the bed.
After a long while, his gaze landed on the tableware on the table, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes.
”I remember that I still have things to do, and I should probably go back now. An An, take these few days to recuperate your body, I will come again tomorrow to see you. ”
Lu Qinan reached out his hands to grab her, subconsciously trying to find a sense of security.
The man's eyes dimmed a little, then he turned around and followed her out.
”Lawyer Lin.”
A voice came from behind him, causing Lin Qinghuan to immediately stop in his tracks. The moment he raised his head, he realised that the other party's face was filled with fatigue, and had turned stiff: ”Is there anything else?”
The man's thick eyebrows scrunched together, and the pain in his temples made it difficult for him to calm down and think. His voice rolled in his throat for a long time, hoarse.
”She just … Have you eaten? ”
Lin Qinghuan smiled, and again felt helpless: ”I ate it, it was two big bowls. In the past few days, she's been very thin and haggard … ”
Pausing, she was still hesitant. Especially when she saw the relieved look on the man's face, she could only sigh.
”An An told me … After two days, I would like to relax so I might as well spend the New Year with Xiao Chen and me. As a woman, although something had happened to her, she still needed to be taken care of properly. Her physical and mental well-being was the most important thing. ”If you agree, I'll immediately invite my sister-in-law over …”
”I don't agree.”
His expression darkened in an instant. His ashen face and his tightly clenched hands by his side looked like they were about to rain.
Lin Qinghuan was shocked, he opened his mouth and forgot what he wanted to say, as he stood there in a daze.
”I won't let her leave me.”
Finally, the man turned around and walked into the ward. Finally, he added, ”Let her go now, in the future …” and she really won't come back. ”
It was not known how much power was hidden in her little body. She used to secretly want to give birth for the sake of her child to avoid him, and now that all these things had happened, it was normal not to see him.
Gu Zhongshen's chest was filled with Qi, which was stuffy to the point that it hurt.
But after being by the door for a long time, he finally calmed down. Lin Qinghuan behind him only let out a long sigh, and finally left.
The expression on the man's handsome face gradually calmed down as he pushed open the door.
There was a small lump on the bed, staring at the TV screen, but without focus.
He walked over to her and poured her a glass of water, then sat down on a nearby chair and slowly peeled an apple. He didn't mention what had just happened at all.
The little girl, An An, was quietly thinking about something, but she did not react to the man's actions, treating it as if he did not exist.
Gu Zhongshen quietly peeled the apple, cut it into small pieces, and placed it on a plate. Then, he inserted the toothpick in and waited for her to eat.
For a long time, she did not move.
He didn't say anything and only put away his knife. His black eyes were raised as he looked at her openly.
Within a week, she was almost as thin as before she became pregnant, and most of the meat she raised within the first ten months of pregnancy had disappeared.
Even the pair of eyes that were always clear and shining had lost their luster.
His heart suddenly hurt.
The silence in the air was spreading, and his disregard for this girl was completely unfathomable. He could only allow that feeling of powerlessness to spread through his chest, gradually … Swallowing him up.
The door opened and closed, and the man who had been at her side twenty-four hours a day finally left.
Lu Qinan's gaze fell on the tightly closed door, and the small hands under the blanket tightly clenched for a long time, yet there was still no movement.
Three days later, she was finally allowed to leave the hospital.
When he left, he changed into a new down jacket. Chu Lebai walked beside her and occasionally said some interesting things.
”Oh right, An An, Bao Bao's body is almost completely healed as well. Have you gone up to see him in the past few days?”
Lu Qinan shook his head.
She was a little guilty. Even though she knew that this matter had nothing to do with Bao Bao, every time she wanted to go see him, she would always remember the choice Gu Zhongshen made that day because of him.
His heart was in a state of panic, but he was unwilling to face all of this.
Chu Lebai saw her stiffness and patted her hand, ”It's fine, I heard from Yun Yan that he has recovered well. I'll be home with you in a few days. ”
”Shuyan?”
The little girl's ears were sharp as she recognized this unusual title.
Chu Lebai's face was slightly red, but she could not hide her excitement, ”He and I are just … It's a colleague. ”
”Why are you blushing about your relationship with a colleague? I didn't say that you had some other secret relationship with each other.”
The little girl teased her, but knew that Lian Shuyan had separated from Sheng Ke a few days ago. If he could be together with Little White, it would be good, very good.
The elevator opened with a ”Beep”.
Someone walked in.