"Let your brother-in-law go. We don't need him anymore anyway." Zhou Yue was ungrateful. Now that she was heavily pregnant and had difficulty moving around, she found Deng Jianyan's presence even more annoying.

"Sister, this is really not good of you. We should have a conscience." Qin Xiaoyu, who was originally full of worries, was amused by her.

When Qin Xiaoyu drove Commander Wang back to the hospital, Tang Fengqin had already been moved from the intensive care unit to a private room. Although she was still not fully conscious, she was out of danger.

The cousin's wife wanted to stay and take care of her daughter, but she couldn't persuade Wang Lei otherwise, and the two were arguing.

"You should go back. You're injured, and your hands are cut. You can't get them wet." His sister-in-law felt sorry for Wang Lei when she saw his bandaged left hand.

"Let Wang Lei stay; we won't feel at ease if he goes back," Commander Wang also spoke up for Wang Lei.

“Let the child stay. This kid has a strong will. I’ll feel at ease leaving Fengqin in his care,” my usually honest cousin suddenly said.

"Are you satisfied with this son-in-law?" the cousin-in-law asked, tears welling in her eyes.

"You talk too much nonsense." My cousin refused to say another word.

"Xiaoyu, I think Fengqin's job is probably going to run into trouble." Seeing Commander Wang enter the ward, her cousin-in-law hurriedly said to Qin Xiaoyu.

"You're saying she'll have a scar on her face?" Qin Xiaoyu also saw it; the burn wasn't large, on her lower right jaw, but judging from the appearance, a scar was inevitable.

For a normal person, it wouldn't matter, but for an announcer, it's about saving face, which makes things difficult.

"I saw that the child was drowsy, but I didn't dare to say anything, for fear of upsetting her. I'll just have to take it one step at a time," my cousin-in-law sighed.

Given her family's financial situation, Tang Fengqin could easily work without a job. However, she had put in a lot of effort for her job as an announcer, and losing it due to a fire would be a huge blow to her.

"Don't think about it, sister-in-law. Things are already much better now. Go back to sleep," Qin Xiaoyu could only comfort her.

“That’s true. We’ve overcome so many obstacles, one more won’t make a difference.” My cousin’s wife is an optimistic person now. She rubbed her eyes and said, “It’s really scary. This is God’s arrangement. If Madam and Zhou Yue had passed away, and Xiao Si’s wife had a child with her, then our family would have been in real trouble.”

Qin Xiaoyu thought so too; with the elderly and young in tow, it was questionable whether they could even escape safely.

When A Lei arrived at the hospital, Lei Bingzheng came by, glanced at A Lei, and said, "He won't die." Then he left.

Although she knew that her family members acted strangely, Qin Xiaoyu still felt resentful. With only one relative by her side, how irresponsible of them!

When A Lei came out of the operating room, he was taken to the best private room, with all the facilities in order. Qin Xiaoyu then realized that this great-uncle hadn't come for nothing; he had really made sure everything was taken care of.

A Lei's room was spacious, a suite, with an empty bed outside for his caregiver to sleep in. But Qin Xiaoyu was still worried, so she placed a folding bed next to his bed.

Listening to his breathing, I felt at ease.

Several times during the night, he let out a soft groan and then fell silent. Qin Xiaoyu hurriedly got up to check on him, worried that he might be feeling unwell.

Later, I simply stopped sleeping, pulled up a chair and sat beside him, gazing at him intently, unable to get enough of him. I was afraid that if I closed my eyes, he would disappear.

Overnight, she developed dark circles under her eyes.

The next morning, the effects of the anesthesia finally wore off, and the energy in his eyes returned.

"Is your little sister alright?"

"It's okay, I'm at home with my mom." Qin Xiaoyu washed a white towel with warm water and brought it over to wipe his face. She had wiped it yesterday, but today there was still black ash on it. Just thinking about it made her shudder; how fierce the flames must have been.

"It's nothing serious, I want to be discharged and go home. I'm going to recover anyway," A Lei shouted, insisting on leaving the hospital.

"The doctor said we need to observe..."

“What is he observing? He only sees me once a day. Is his observation as detailed as yours?” A Lei insisted.

Fortunately, Deng Jianyan was at home and supported A Lei's discharge from the hospital.

"Having a cast on means you're recovering. If you want to go home, then go home."

There are two options for going home. One is to go back to the old room, but I'm afraid I'll have to stay upstairs for a while, as going downstairs is too inconvenient. The other is to get a room on the first floor so I can get some fresh air.

"I went back to my room. I'm a homebody anyway, so I feel more comfortable in familiar surroundings." A Lei was surrounded by two dogs and a cat, looking very happy.

Qin Xiaoyu discovered that after A Lei was injured, Cake and Lai Fu reconciled. Is it true that in the animal world, unity is essential in the face of crisis?

Aunt Wang is indeed quite capable; the younger sister recovered quickly, and it seems the fire didn't leave her with any psychological trauma.

"Should we ask your godmother to help you summon your soul?" Qin Xiaoyu tilted her head and pondered A Lei.

I have nightmares when he's around.

"No! No! I've been afraid of wizards since I was little, like the slime on toads and the urine of bats..." A Lei shuddered.

"That's Western. Eastern wizards are very kind; at most, they'll give you some paper ash or incense ash to drink..." Qin Xiaoyu couldn't even convince herself anymore.

"You think there's something wrong with me? Actually, I've been hiding it from you all along. I have Count Dracula's blood in me." Are squinted his eyes, mimicking the cake by squinting his nose and baring his teeth.

"Western vampires are too weak in combat; a clove of garlic is enough to take them down. If you went up north, it would be a piece of cake. I was just saying you sometimes have nightmares."

"My nightmare is not the fire, but losing you."

"..."

Qin Xiaoyu was stunned by the sudden sweet words.

As she spent more time with A Lei in his room, she discovered that his world was very peaceful. He liked some niche English songs, and music was always playing softly from the CD player. There were books everywhere in the room, but most of them were in their original language.

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