Fang Tong did not think too much about it when she first heard that Lin Qingrou had not gone to work. He had always thought that she was lazy and was staying at home to finish her work. It was only when the child said she had slipped up during a lunchtime break that he realized how serious her injury was. Thus, when he rushed over to the hospital, he saw Lin Qingrou doing the discharge procedures by herself.
Fang Tong looked at the bag in Lin Qingrou's right hand and snatched it away. "What are you doing? Did you go catch the thief or go to the front line?" he asked in confusion. Why haven't we seen each other for a few days? "
Lin Qingrou didn't have to work right now, so she wasn't his subordinate, so she didn't need to listen to everything they said. She rolled her eyes at him and said sincerely, "There's no other way. Life cannot be blamed on the government. "How did you know I was here?"
Fang Tong sighed, looking at Lin Qingrou's bandaged left hand and said regretfully, "Fortunately, it's the left hand. If it was the right hand, then wouldn't it be able to write properly?"
Lin Qingrou stared at him in shock, "Are you really that ruthless? You want to squeeze me to death?"
Fang Tong smiled and comforted, "It's alright, we still have feet without hands." "What the heck is this — a cripple with strong willpower!"
Lin Qingrou was so infuriated by him that she covered her stomach as she stood at the entrance of the elevator, looking at him.
Ye Qingming was wearing a surgical suit that hadn't been changed in time. He didn't even feel like his back was drenched in sweat. He had just finished the surgery and the doctor's order had just been given. He rushed over to the ward of Building 3, Lin Manmei. At this moment, Ye Qingming was looking at Lin Man and Fang Tong silently, laughing as he got on the elevator. He had never thought that Lin Qingrou would smile so carefreely at this moment, and not even the slightest bit of emotion could be seen on her face.
"Director Ye, why are you here?" The head nurse from the emergency department could not help but ask when she saw Ye Qingming standing in the corridor in a daze.
At this moment, Ye Qingming came back to his senses. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and said "I have something to do" before hurriedly leaving. He looked up at the electronic display on the ceiling as he walked. It was eleven o'clock and the third operation was about to begin.
Lin Man and Fang Tong stepped into the elevator, the smile slowly fading from their faces. It wasn't that she didn't see Ye Qingming just now, but it was precisely because she saw him that made her smile so happily. Just because she wanted him to be curious, worried and even … Jealous.
Lin Qingrou stood in the elevator, not knowing what Fang Tong was mumbling about. It wasn't until they were out of the hospital that they heard him say, "How about this, I'll come back from a business trip and then I'll tell you exactly how to arrange your leave. These few days, you should rest in peace, don't think about the company anymore. "
Lin Qingrou was curious, "Travel abroad? Where are you going? "
Fang Tong said with yearning, "The desert, my favorite place."
Lin Manchu frowned, her thoughts moved, and she suddenly became interested, "I have never seen the desert, can I go with you? It just so happens that you have an extra helper. "
Fang Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't tease me, it's too late to rest at home like this, and you're still coming with me to the desert?!"
Well, I'm not going with you anyway," she said bitterly. "I'm going to go to a place with no one." If that's the case, then forget it. " With that, she angrily snatched her luggage from Fang Tong's hands and was about to take a taxi.
Seeing this, Fang Tong quickly followed her and asked, puzzled, "Aren't you getting married already? How are you still in the mood to go to a place with no one else?" "Premarital phobia?"
Lin Qingrou nodded her head, "I guess so."
Fang Tong was in a difficult position. "But it's not good for us to go like this." "After all, last time, there was a child. If this time there were only the two of us …"
Lin Qingrou looked at him. It seemed that he was already showing signs of loosening up. She sighed. "I didn't think that the famous Director Fang would have such difficult times. It really makes me look at him in a new light."
Fang Tong explained, "If you were fine, I wouldn't care about that. After all, we did our job properly." But now that your wedding date is approaching and you're traveling alone with me, won't your husband think twice about it? "
I asked him to think a bit more before I suggested going alone with you, she thought. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have the interest to go to the desert right now.
However, she smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. He knows my character and will definitely not object to it."
Fang Tong looked at her uneasily. After some hesitation, he said, "Then I'll think about it."
After sending Lin Qingrou home, Fang Tong told her, "I still have the same words, don't think too much about it for now. I'll think about it when I get back to business. We'll talk about it when your hands are untied." Now can you be at ease? "
Although she didn't know where she got the feeling from, she knew Fang Tong would agree to her request, so she agreed without batting an eyelid.
Lin Qingrou watched Fang Tong leave before returning to her bedroom. She opened the window of the room to change to fresh air. Then, she leaned on a recliner in the corner of the living room by herself and covered herself with a soft blanket. She then watched as the clock ticked on for ten minutes, half an hour, an hour, three hours … Until nightfall, when the stars filled the sky. Suddenly, the sound of a key opening a lock came from outside the door.
The moment Ye Qingming entered the house, he almost thought that Lin Qingrou hadn't returned when he saw the dark living room. It wasn't until he took out his phone and was about to make a call that he saw Lin Manqiang's back lying on the recliner. She actually fell asleep on the recliner.
Perhaps it was the sound of him opening the door that woke her up. She yawned sleepily, then turned to look at him. She grumbled with a hint of coquettishness mixed in her tone, "Why did you only just come back? I'm hungry."
At this moment, Ye Qingming couldn't see her expression clearly. However, he was so shocked by her aggrieved and gentle tone when she spoke that his heart trembled. This was probably the feeling of heartache.
Seeing that he did not respond, Lin Man Rou stood up and walked over to him. She turned on the light in the living room and asked worriedly: "What's wrong?" What happened at the hospital today? "
Ye Qingming shook his head as his face slowly revealed a look of joy. He stretched out his hand and carefully pulled Lin Qingrou to his side, his eyes shining as he looked at her, "Nothing, I'm fine. Today's work went smoothly. Oh right, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you. "
Lin Qingrou shook her head in confusion. She joked, "I'm just hungry, but I don't know what to eat. Whatever!" Have you ever eaten anything? "
As she spoke, she pulled Ye Qingming into the kitchen and opened the fridge to have a look.
"There's nothing to eat. Why don't we go to the supermarket and buy some now! "
Ye Qingming followed behind her, allowing her to plan what to do next. He didn't have any other thoughts now. As long as she wasn't pestering him about what had happened previously, he would be completely satisfied.
The two of them arrived at the supermarket. Lin Qingrou pushed a cart and handed it over to Ye Qingming.
Ye Qingming followed behind her, feeling a little nervous. He was curious. Who was the person who had left the hospital with her today? He was thinking if he should ask her about it when he saw her struggling to bring over a carton of milk.
Ye Qingming quickly took it over and asked, "Why are you buying so much? What if it breaks down at home?"
Lin Qingrou shook her head and said absent-mindedly, "I think I'll just buy a little more. It won't be convenient if I come out again when you're not home. How about this instant noodles? "If you're not here, I can make it myself. It feels good.
Ye Qingming watched her pick and choose among the instant noodles and finally couldn't resist saying, "Why don't I ask for a period of leave first?" "Since the marriage leave courtyard is going to be approved soon, why don't we just take care of you?"
Hearing this, Lin Qingrou's eyes flickered. She never thought that he would agree so quickly, and even took the initiative to ask to stay at home with her. She smiled and said, "It's alright. After all, your work is more important. Me? You can just wait at the back. "
After saying that, she smiled sweetly at Ye Qingming before turning around and walking away.
Ye Qingming froze on the spot. He finally knew that Lin Qingrou had not forgotten about what had happened that day. On the contrary, it had already left an indelible mark on her heart. And she was only punishing him in another way, torturing herself, making him not only uneasy but also speechless.
However, he owed her, so he had to accept it willingly.
Three days later, Lin Qingrou finally managed to remove the stitches on her hand. She looked at the "J" shaped scar on her palm. He smiled bitterly, "I am probably the only one who has this kind of scar on my hand."
Liu Yuxi continued, "Are you going to forgive them that much? You even obediently went back to spend your days with Ye Qingming. It's said that you waited for him to get off work every day and then went to buy food together with him? "
Lin Qingrou nodded with a smile, "What's wrong with that? I don't think there's anything wrong with that either." Of course she wouldn't tell Liu Yuxi what she had done to Ye Qingming. How could she forgive them! Whatever the Ye Family did to her, she would take it all back, even if it was Ye Qingming!
As Lin Manrou and Liu Yuxi chatted, Ye Qingming's call suddenly arrived. It turned out that he had already taken leave from the hospital. From now on, he would be able to fully devote himself to accompanying Lin Qingrou.
Lin Qingrou took the opportunity when Liu Yuxi was in the bathroom to call Fang Tong and ask, "Have you thought about your business trip?"
Fang Tong thought it over, but still couldn't help but agree. "Since that's the case, we'll wait for the day after tomorrow. Come with me." Also, have you really told your family that they have no objections? "
Lin Qingrou saw that Liu Yuxi had not come out yet, and confirmed, "Of course! They all agree, and even if they don't, that's my business. "
Fang Tong had no choice but to send Lin Manrou the flight number and specific itinerary. At the end of the day, he told her a lot of things she needed to pay attention to when she arrived at the local area.
Lin Qingrou looked at the email on her phone and tried to figure out how she was going to leave Ye Qingming's side the day after tomorrow. At this moment, Liu Yuxi walked out of the bathroom, and reminded Lin Qingrou while looking at her in a daze, "Isn't Ye Qingming waiting for you downstairs? Why aren't you going down? "
Lin Qingrou came back to her senses and looked at Liu Yuxi, "What about you?"
Liu Yuxi sighed, "What about me? Go down and find him. I'll be back soon." I only came here because I was worried that you would remove the stitches. Otherwise, I don't want to see Ye Qingming.
After saying that, Liu Yuxi and Lin Manshou got on the elevator together. Lin Qingrou was on the first floor while Liu Yuxi was on the second floor.
Ye Qingming sat in the car and watched Lin Qingrou get into the car. He looked at the palm of her hand. Lin Qingrou looked at the side of his face, her eyes suddenly becoming gloomy and then becoming unable to bear it anymore. In the end, she smiled and said, "You've been looking at my hands. Can you tell anything else?"
Ye Qing said without raising his head, "It seems that they are quite skilled. They did not replace the bottom part with a normal needle."
Lin Qingrou didn't understand. She read it again and again, but she couldn't see any difference.
Ye Qingming smiled and said to her, "Because they are on your hands, they stitched you with beauty needles. After you have recovered, there is only a thin thread. The longer you are here, the less obvious it is."
Lin Qingrou was suddenly enlightened. She looked at the curved, tender pink line on her hand. Not only was this the scar on her hand, it was also a scar on her heart. Ye Qingming looked at her and was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang. He looked at his phone, then at Lin Qingrou. He had no choice but to get out of the car and make a call.
Although Lin Qingrou was not interested in the contents of his phone call, she was still curious who it was. She wanted to know who it was that called so that he would avoid her. She looked at his back. He seemed very excited, the muscles on his shoulders flexed and contracted irregularly, and his arms couldn't help but swing as well. After a while, he seemed to calm down a lot. His arm was placed by his side, but his fist was still tightly clenched.
Not long later, Ye Qingming hung up the phone from his ear. He took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Lin Qingrou, who was playing with her phone in the car.
"Is there something? Otherwise, I can go home myself. " Lin Qingrou asked affectionately.
Ye Qingming quickly explained, "No, of course not. It's my second sister. She called me to ask about you. "
"About me?"
"Yeah, maybe Big Sis said something useless to her, so she …" It's okay, you don't have to worry about it. I know what to do about this. "
Lin Qingrou looked at Ye Qingming with interest, "You really know what to do?"
Ye Qingming looked at her. The undisguised suspicion and denial in her eyes was dazzling to him.
"You don't believe me that much?!"
"I don't think I have any reason to believe you." As she spoke, Lin Qingrou raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"This is the evidence!"
Ye Qingming clenched his fists on the steering wheel even harder. He forced himself to endure the days of fatigue as he said to Lin Manshou word by word, "Do you really have to torture each other like this?" I know, I know you're hurt, you feel bad, you feel unfair. But when I found out later, I went to the hospital to find you. I wanted to explain to you and ask for your forgiveness. Furthermore, you have been doing well these few days. Why are you bringing it up again today? "
"I am bringing it up again? Ye Qingming, it's because we haven't even crossed this threshold yet! I admit that my heart is also uncomfortable, but your heart is also unwilling! Don't you think it's worth it to fall out with my family and then ask the hospital for so long? "If Xing Ruonan was injured, you would have immediately rushed to her side to protect her, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Qingming looked at her in disbelief. He felt that this annoying person was not the Lin Ruoxi that he knew.
Sure enough, Lin Qingrou saw the mockery in his eyes, "Now you know? I am also a madman, just like everyone else. "
Ye Qingming had to force himself to calm down. He took a deep breath and then said to Lin Qingrou, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this now." "Anyway, it's my fault, I understand, so I won't argue with you anymore. I'll go home now."
After saying that, Ye Qingming started up the car and quickly drove into the traffic.
They sat in the car, each with their own thoughts. Ye Qingming was trying his best to suppress his anger, while Lin Qingrou was secretly wondering why he was so forgiving of her. With his personality, he obviously had a more rational and calmer method, but he chose to make things difficult for himself. She did not understand why this would lead to such a compromise.
However, Lin Qingrou heaved a sigh of relief. She had successfully used a woman's natural tendency to pester and infuriate him. Because only when he was angry did she have the reason to quietly leave without bringing anything with her, causing him to worry. It was only because of this that Lin Qingrou's final forgiveness was extremely precious. If not, then all that she had done to return and show weakness would have become his weakness. However, she naturally understood the measure of this situation. Otherwise, if the two of them were to break up in the end, this would be a result that she did not wish to see.
In fact, how could Lin Qingrou not know that Ye Qingming's position was hard to come by? Qin Lie felt ashamed of Lin Qingrou, but he was also worried about Xing Ruo Nan, Ye Qingzhi, and Quan Wei of the Ye Family. However, no matter how much more he tried, he couldn't blame or evade the responsibility of one of these four people.
If he was not wrong, how could she not know? I just can't help it, you are a member of the Ye Family.
After the two of them returned to the apartment, Ye Qingming parked the car downstairs and said to Lin Manqiang in a low voice, "I'm going to buy groceries. You can go home first."
Before Lin Qingrou could say anything, he turned around and drove away. She helplessly sat on the ground as she muttered, "Why are you still so angry, you stingy looking."
Ye Qingming arrived at the supermarket by himself. While he was watching, he called the doctor in the hospital's rehabilitation department and carefully noted down the recipes they provided and what they needed to do when their injured hand recovered. Although he was a doctor himself, the distance between them was like a mountain. Because he needed to remember too many things, he called for a long time. It wasn't until he bought some stuff and got into the car that he remembered it was the hospital's lunch break. He seemed to have delayed his colleague's rest time.
Ye Qingming returned home. Just as he parked his car downstairs, he suddenly saw Lin Qingrou, who was sitting across from him on the stone block in a daze. He walked over doubtfully. When he saw that it really was her, he was shocked. Ye Qingming couldn't help but scold, "It's so cold here, and there's no sunlight." Why are you sitting here! Are you not afraid that your old injuries have not fully healed and you are adding new ailments? "
Lin Qingrou's face turned pale from the cold. She curled her lips and looked at him helplessly, "I didn't bring my key, so I can't go home."
Ye Qingming was stunned. "Why didn't you call me?"
Lin Manchu was cold to the point where her hands were trembling. She said angrily, "I called you five times! You're not answering it either, I don't know which nurse is flirting behind my back! "
Ye Qingming finally reacted. He sighed, "It must be because the situation in the mall was too chaotic, I didn't hear any calls coming in."
With that, he placed the two large bags on the ground, then decisively took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders as he brought her home.
While walking, he explained to her, "Just now, I was calling the owner of the rehabilitation department. Luckily, he told me exactly how to fix it, or else I really wouldn't know what to do."
Lin Qingrou followed behind him, listening to his rambling. Something seemed to be melting in her heart. But she was unwilling to admit that it was hatred and a desire for revenge.
Because at that moment, when Lin Qingrou looked at his back, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind, "If I could live a normal life like him, I would listen to his nagging everyday. After a quarrel, you can look on in peace as he buys food and comes back to pick you up. It seems to be a pretty good kind of happiness. "
However, while fantasy was happy, it was always short-lived. When she came back to her senses, she warned herself again and again: If I really gave up revenge, then I gave up both my soul and my pride.
This was completely impossible! This was even harder than dying!