Everything happened too sudden this time. After Shen Qi left, Su Jiu helped Han Xueyou back to the hospital bed, and she couldn’t help asking, “Why were you guys arguing?”
Han Xueyou sobbed and turned her back to Su Jiu without answering her.
Su Jiu could tell that this was not an ordinary dispute. When Shen Qi glanced at Han Xueyou before leaving, the expression in her eyes looked like she was about to sever all ties.
Su Jiu hesitated whether or not to tell Han Qing about this.
After thinking about it, Su Jiu said, “Miss Xueyou, rest well. I’ll go out and have a look.”
Hearing that, Han Xueyou wavered for a bit and suddenly ordered, “Don’t go!”
Su Jiu was a little puzzled. “Miss Xueyou?”
Han Xueyou sat up from the bed while gritting her teeth, looking completely different from her weak demeanor just now. “You must not tell my brother what happened today.”
Su Jiu raised her eyebrows and blinked upon seeing Han Xueyou, who showed such a different temperament.
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Han Xueyou, who was still crying a second ago, suddenly became so domineering?
“Miss Xueyou, have I heard you correctly? Are you talking to me?”
“Secretary Su, this is a dispute between me and Qi. Please don’t tell my brother, for I don’t want to worry him.”
“Is that so?” Su Jiu felt that something was wrong—Han Xueyou’s temperament changed too drastically in such a short time.
“I’m telling the truth. Secretary Su, I’m begging you.” After that, Han Xueyou stepped forward and hugged Su Jiu’s arm while looking at her innocently like a child. “I will handle it myself. Qi is just in a bad mood today. After I leave the hospital, I will ask for her forgiveness. Secretary Su, just don’t tell my brother, alright?”
Seeing her like this, Su Jiu suddenly felt that she might have misjudged Han Xueyou just now. Even if that had indeed happened, perhaps Han Xueyou was just throwing some childish temper tantrums. Thinking of this, Su Jiu replied, “Got it, Miss Xueyou. Don’t worry about it.”
Han Xueyou smiled upon hearing that. “Thank you, Secretary Su.”
After Shen Qi left the hospital, her face was pale when she got into the car, and her eyes were still red from all the crying. Zhu Yun kept giving her tissues to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Suddenly, Shen Qi raised her hand to stop her. Zhu Yun was taken aback for a moment before she called out, “Young Lady?”
Shen Qi took the tissue from her hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “I’m fine. Let’s go back today. We don’t have to visit her anymore.”
Although Zhu Yun didn’t know what happened, she could tell from Shen Qi’s expression and tone that this was not something trivial. It was highly probable that the relationship between the two of them had fallen apart, but no one knew the reason.
Zhu Yun had a hundred questions in her mind, but after seeing how miserable Shen Qi was right now, she couldn’t bring herself to ask any of them.
Shen Qi didn’t shed any more tears. Instead, she looked at the gate of the hospital, which was getting further away, through the rearview mirror.
Starting today, Shen Qi had truly lost her best friend that she had once cherished. In the future, she would never regard Han Xueyou as a friend anymore.
…
On the same day itself, Zhu Yun thought that Shen Qi would be quite down for a long time, and it may even affect Ye Moxuan. However, she did not expect that after returning to Seabay Villa, Shen Qi recollected herself quickly. When Zhu Yun talked to her, her expression was quite distant, but her voice was very calm, as if nothing had happened.
In the afternoon, Shen Qi mentioned that she wanted to go out, but when Zhu Yun and Mr. Jin wanted to continue to follow her, she refused them directly.
“You guys don’t have to follow me around anymore. I want to go to my friend’s place to chat with her alone.”
After something like that had happened in the hospital, Zhu Yun and Mr. Jin looked at each other when they heard that, feeling worried. “Young Lady, if you don’t let Mr. Jin send you, at least let me follow you. As long as you are willing, I can accompany you wherever you go.”
“It’s really not necessary.” Shen Qi shook her head lightly. “Don’t worry, I am a grown adult—I’m not a child anymore. I’ll be fine.”
“But—”
“By the way, Zhu Yun, Mr. Jin, I know that many things have happened in the past two days, but please keep it a secret for me. I don’t want Ye Moxuan to know about them for the time being.
Zhu Yun bit her lower lip. “Young Lady, don’t worry about this. Since I’ve promised you, I won’t say a word about this. But both Mr. Jin and I are worried about you. Why don’t you let Mr. Jin send you to your friend’s place? He’ll return once he sees that you’ve arrived safely.”
Zhu Yun was very worried about Shen Qi, so she tried to persuade her. Knowing her intentions, Shen Qi gave in and let Mr. Jin send her to Yan’s place in the end. Mr. Jin only left after Yan came to pick her up.
“Why did you come here suddenly? Are you still not used to living in Seabay Villa?” Yan asked jokingly, but Shen Qi’s expression was very morose; there was no trace of joy on her face. Yan talked to her for a while before realizing that something was wrong with her, so she asked, “What happened to you?”
Shen Qi pursed her red lips and stared at her blankly. “Can I stay with you for a few days?”
Yan hesitated before asking, “Is there something wrong? Did you guys quarrel again?”
“I have something to tell you. I don’t know what has just happened, and I don’t know what to do.”
Yan noticed the melancholic expression in her eyes and nodded. “Alright, take the key and go upstairs to wait for me. I will go to the nearby supermarket to buy something. Since it’s almost evening, just have dinner with me tonight.”
“Okay.”
Shen Qi took the keys in her hand and glanced at Yan gratefully. “Yan, thank you so much.”
Although they had known each other not for long, Yan treated her really well.
Now that she thought about it, she realized that Yan was completely different from Han Xueyou.
When Ye Moxuan appeared around Shen Qi, Han Xueyou would try to get closer to him, but Yan would never do that—she always stayed away from them as far as possible, keeping a distance. Moreover, she would also tell Shen Qi about the good points of Ye Moxuan, and she had never forced her to be with Ye Linhan.
I guess everyone is different indeed.
“Oh, you don’t have to be so polite! Just be a good girl. I will need about an hour or so to shop, and it looks like you are not in any condition to be able to go with me, so I’ll just go by myself. Just go upstairs and wait for me obediently.”
After Yan left, Shen Qi went upstairs alone with the key and entered the apartment after opening the door.
Yan’s apartment was not big, but it made Shen Qi feel very warm.
She actually found a sense of belonging here.
Shen Qi put down the bag in her hand and sat on the sofa. Finally, she closed her eyes peacefully.
After some time, she fell asleep on the couch. When Yan came back later, she saw that the entire apartment was quiet. When she went to the living room with a bag in her hand, she found that Shen Qi was curled up on the sofa, sleeping.
Then, she went to the kitchen to put away her stuff and began to cook.
After a while, Shen Qi woke up, feeling hungry. She was not in a good mood at noon, so she didn’t eat much. However, she was carrying a young life inside her after all.
