"good."

Su Beibei unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water. Holding the bottle, she tilted her head to Song Ci and said, "Life like this is so different from the married life I imagined. Song Song, sometimes I feel like giving up."

What to give up?

Song Ci naturally understood it.

She told Su Beibei: "An unsatisfactory marriage will always make people feel tired. This is normal. But Beibei, Li Li loves you."

Su Beibei thought of Li Li, and she was speechless for a moment.

Song Ci guessed that Su Beibei had overheard what Aunt Li had said earlier. She didn't know how to comfort Su Beibei, so she could only say dryly, "Auntie is prejudiced against you and speaks harshly. Just think of her as confused and not very smart. Don't argue with her."

Su Beibei said, "We haven't even been married three years, and I'm already feeling exhausted. Song Song, Li Li's mother is only 55 years old this year. Barring any accidents, she can live to at least 70. Song Song, my youth will be wasted on this battle of wits and courage with Li Li's mother."

Su Beibei leaned her head on Song Ci's shoulder. She felt very painful and said, "I'm tired, Song Song."

When Song Ci heard this, her heart almost broke.

"Beibei, don't say that. It makes me feel bad when you say that." Song Ci couldn't empathize with the life Su Beibei was going through, but when she heard Su Beibei say that she was tired, Song Ci felt distressed.

"Does this marriage really make you so unhappy?"

Su Beibei nodded.

She said, "I used to be able to deceive myself, thinking that as long as we lived separately, our family would be happy. But you saw what happened today. If we continue to live apart like this, Li Li's mother will definitely get into another accident. You also saw that Li Li is very painful and blames himself for his mother's injury. If this continues for a long time, Li Li will be tormented by being caught between me and his mother."

She hugged Song Ci's arm, faced the reality, and sighed: "No matter how strong the feelings are, they will be consumed."

The more Song Ci listened, the more frightened she became. "Beibei, what do you want to do?"

The word "divorce" lingered on Su Beibei's lips for a long time, but she finally swallowed it back. "Let's wait and see." She couldn't bear to give up on this marriage just like that. She decided to wait and see if things could turn around.

The two chatted outside for a long time, and only returned to the ward when it was almost time for surgery.

Li Li had heard from Han Zhan what his mother had said in the ward, and felt even more guilty towards Su Beibei.

Seeing Su Beibei come back, Li Li breathed a sigh of relief. He held Su Beibei's arm and said to her, "Beibei, wait until my mom's surgery is over, and then we can have a good chat."

He must explain today's incident clearly to Su Beibei, otherwise it will become a big knot in their hearts.

Su Beibei also knew that the most urgent thing was to perform surgery on Li's mother, so she naturally wouldn't get upset with Li Li. She just nodded, which was considered as an agreement.

Li's mother was wheeled into the operating room, and the four of them sat outside the operating room waiting for a long time. The operation took quite a while, and after midnight, Su Beibei said to Li Li, "You stay here with me. I'll take Mr. Han and Song Song out for dinner."

Li Li asked, "What time is it?"

"It's twelve twenty."

"Well, take them out for dinner. The restaurant next to the hospital is pretty good. Take them there."

"Um."

Su Beibei stood up and said to Han Zhan and Song Ci, "Mr. Han, Song Song, let's go eat first."

Han Zhan wasn't hungry, but he knew Song Ci must be. "Okay."

Han Zhan and Song Ci got up and left first. Su Beibei said to Li Li, "You have to eat too. I'll bring you some later."

"good."

When Su Beibei was about to leave, Li Li suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Su Beibei looked down at him and said nothing.

Li Li looked up and asked her, "Who is Li Ao with now?"

"With my aunt."

Li Li was relieved and said, "Remember to call him and tell him to eat well, and he will listen to you."

"Um."

After coming back from dinner, Su Beibei handed the lunch box she brought back to Li Li's arms, "You go eat first, we'll stay here, if mom comes out, I'll call you."

Li Li said, "Please accompany me."

Seeing that he looked exhausted, Su Beibei finally agreed.

Li Li took Su Beibei into the fire escape and pulled her to sit down on the stairs.

Li Li opened his lunch box and saw that Su Beibei had brought him a plate of bacon and radish rice. Li Li particularly liked bacon and radish stir-fry; it was not only delicious but also went well with rice. He stared at the dish and sighed, "I haven't had this in ages."

Su Beibei raised the corner of her lip slightly and said, "In fact, the last time we sat down to eat together as a family was last Saturday night."

Li Li was stunned, and the dried radish in his mouth suddenly lost its fragrance.

Li Li was very busy at work, working and traveling almost every day from Monday to Friday. He only had Saturdays and weekends off to visit his mother. The time he could devote to Su Beibei and her son was pitifully small.

If Su Beibei hadn't mentioned this, Li Li wouldn't have realized that the time he and Su Beibei spent together had become so little.

Li Li felt a pang of pain in his heart. He tilted his head to stare at Su Beibei's cheek and asked softly, "Has it been so long?"

Su Beibei hummed, and she said accurately: "Twenty-five days have passed in this month, and our family has only eaten three meals together. You slept with me for 12 nights and made love with me three times."

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