Chapter 4: The Uneasy Force is Not Light...

The force was neither light nor heavy. Xia Yiqing thought that if she shook it hard, she would definitely be able to get rid of it, but for some reason, she couldn't bear to do it.

Maybe it was out of compassion and respect for the patient, she thought.

"But I feel like drinking some warm water might help."

Xia Yiqing didn't rush to pull his hand. This man had just had an attack once. Although she didn't think that pushing him would cause any serious consequences, he was still uncomfortable after the push. She had to be responsible for him and didn't want him to get sick again if she wasn't careful.

"No need." Perhaps because he didn't have his hearing aids, Qi Hanmu's voice was a little loud, echoing in the empty room.

"If you don't leave, I'll be fine."

Xia Yiqing lowered her eyes. She knew that Qi Hanmu didn't just want her to not leave now, but also wanted her not to leave him because the agreement expired.

But why? Didn’t he say that he wouldn’t give himself a name?

A urge to question surged in her heart, but Xia Yiqing swallowed it down for the time being. The man was not in good health, and she didn't want him to get sick again if they argued with him.

"But you still got sick when I was here just now."

Xia Yiqing's voice was clearly not loud, but she could hear the man's breathing becoming heavier and heavier, like an old bellows trying hard to move due to external force, but still creaking.

It felt like something was pressing on his chest. Qi Hanmu pursed his lips tightly and sweat seeped out of the tip of his nose. He grabbed the corner of Xia Yiqing's clothes with one hand and placed the other hand on his heart. He breathed slightly, but still felt like there was a big hole in his chest, and it was isolated from the outside world. No air could get in, and his eyes went dark.

Cold sweat came up like a tide, soaking his clothes. Qi Hanmu wanted to speak, but found that almost all the strength in his body had been drained away by the illness, leaving him with not a single bit of strength.

“Huh…”

The feeling of being unable to breathe attacked him again. Qi Hanmu knew that this body was already at the end of its strength. The knowledge that Xia Yiqing was determined to leave made him feel even more uncomfortable, and he almost felt pain in his heart due to self-abandonment.

"Hmm..." Qi Hanmu subconsciously raised his hand to press the call bell beside the bed.

He was not in good health, so he placed this thing next to his bed just in case. However, this thing had not been used for three years after Xia Yiqing came. What was unexpected was that he was now going to press that thing in front of Xia Yiqing.

He barely raised his hand, but his fingertips were trembling. Qi Hanmu tried his best to move towards that place, but found that his arm was numb and he could hardly control it.

Xia Yiqing felt uneasy when she heard the man's breathing suddenly become disordered. She turned around and saw that the man was sweating profusely, his face was as pale as gold paper, and his lips were already cyanotic. "What's wrong with you?"

Gathering all his strength, Qi Hanmu managed to squeeze out a word.

"medicine……"

Qi Hanmu had a lot of medicine, so Xia Yiqing quickly went to the bedside table and got several bottles, shaking them in front of him.

"Which one do you need right now?" She randomly shook a medicine in her hand. "If you need it, just blink and let me know."

Xia Yiqing's tone was very calm, but Qi Hanmu could sense a sense of sadness in it.

The woman he loved was now tied to him because of his illness.

"Cough cough... uh..." With her heart agitated, it became even harder for her heart and lungs to find peace. Before Xia Yiqing could even move, the assistant waiting outside strode in, opened the corner that Xia Yiqing had never visited, and put an oxygen mask on the man.

Inside the oxygen mask, balls of mist exploded. Xia Yiqing stood by with her hands hanging down, a little stunned. She thought inappropriately that these mists were actually quite beautiful and matched the man's porcelain-white face very well.

It's just... too dazzling.

With oxygen, the man's condition improved a lot. Xia Yiqing had never studied medicine, but seeing his breathing slowly calm down, she felt a little relieved.

When she came to her senses, she found herself sitting beside his bed, holding his hand with her fingers and rubbing it slowly.

Qi Hanmu is not in good health, his body temperature is low, and his hands are always cold. If he warms himself up, his body temperature will probably not change much after a whole day. Now the temperature is changeable, which is even more unbearable for this person, as his body temperature remains low all year round.

"You..." Xia Yiqing couldn't hear clearly, as if her own voice was covered by a layer of frosted glass. "Haven't you been taking care of yourself? Why haven't you gotten better?"

After she said this, even she herself couldn't tell whether it was more of a complaint or concern, maybe a bit of both.

Wearing an oxygen mask, the man couldn't respond to her, but he hooked his fingers and forced a smile, indicating to her that he was fine and she didn't need to worry.

The smile was too bitter. Looking at the man who was almost as white as the bed sheet, Xia Yiqing turned her head away.

"Actually, I've thought of a way. If Mr. Qi is willing to be with me without any status, I might consider you. But you have to remember that I have never given you any status."

After saying this, Xia Yiqing felt a little lost.

As expected, she was soft-hearted. This person said such excessive words, but she only punished him lightly and got angry with him a little.

However, this request is probably impossible for such a proud Qi Hanmu. Forget it, they probably won't have any relationship in the future.

But unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Qi Hanmu, who had been looking down with red eyes, suddenly reached out obediently, took the hearing aid, and hung it on his ear. Then he pulled off his oxygen mask and blinked. His phoenix eyes, which were usually indifferent, now shone with a different light.

"Really? You won't leave even if the agreement expires, right?"

Qi Hanmu's eyes were bright in the darkness, and Xia Yiqing felt that she could not look directly at them, as if a searchlight was constantly shining on her.

"You," she felt that the man seemed to have misunderstood her meaning, coughed, and continued to explain,

"I didn't say I wouldn't leave. I just said, if you want to come with me, then go ahead. You can stay with me, but I won't give you any status until I've thought it through."

After saying this, even she wanted to slap herself a few times. What kind of scumbag statement is this? Doesn't that mean that she might find a backup?

As she thought about it, Xia Yiqing, who had a relatively high sense of morality, blushed at the tips of her ears. "Forget it, just treat it as my nonsense."

Anyway, it is true.

After meeting such an outstanding man like Qi Hanmu, it was impossible for her to lower her standards for choosing a partner. But in fact, there were very few men as good as Qi Hanmu in the world, not to mention that it was even less likely for them to fall in love with her.

And if Qi Hanmu could accept this unequal treaty, Xia Yiqing laughed in her heart, she could practically stand on her head...

"Okay, sure, as long as you don't chase me away."

Um? ?

Xia Yiqing's eyes suddenly widened, and she almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears, or her brain. How could it be possible that she had just imagined it?

I hope the stimulation is too great and she becomes schizophrenic.

However, the pair of bloodshot eyes of the man in front of her were so real that she couldn't help but touch the side of his face. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was carved with a knife and an axe. The jaw line felt smooth, and the man even nodded slightly following her movements. It was really perfect, worthy of being a masterpiece that the Creator had spent a lot of effort on.

"You," Xia Yiqing didn't dare to speak too quickly, for fear of accidentally biting her tongue, "you agreed so quickly, without thinking about it again, you need to think it over carefully."

Qi Hanmu held her hand, slowly placed it next to his face, rubbed it twice, his eyes gentle.

"Baby, do you have any special requirements? For example, I need to be an obedient person, not be jealous, and not have contact with other women?"

Xia Yiqing was almost scared. Is this still the same him as usual?

Where has that noble and cold Mr. Qi gone?

I have to say, it feels great to be flattered by someone in a higher position.

Xia Yiqing was stunned for a second and found that she had no way to resist this doubt. She tried her best but couldn't resist, so she decided to just give up.

So she deliberately lifted the man's chin, forcing him to look up at her, "Then Mr. Qi, you must recognize your own status in the future and don't cross the line."