Chapter 288 Explain our cohabitation or our relationship

Qi Huaijing wanted to go with her to see his father, and Zhou Shuang suddenly felt inexplicably nervous.

The solemn atmosphere and depressing emotions from before suddenly disappeared, and there was only a little uneasiness. She was afraid that Qi Huaijing would see her uneasiness, so she no longer refused.

Old Master Zhou watched the two of them leave side by side and sighed, "That's fine. This matter has to come to an end eventually."

Zhou Shuang went to the place where Zhou Yanli was recuperating. It was the first time that Qi Huaijing saw the real person. Although this man had been sleeping for many years, the sharpness emanating from his body did not seem to have gone away.

Even looking at him from a distance would make people feel breathtaking. Zhou Yanli's eyes were closed as if he was asleep, which made Zhou Shuang's nose ache again.

"Daddy, Shuangshuang is unfilial. Shuangshuang is back to see you."

She seemed to have a lot to say to Zhou Yanli, but didn't know where to start.

The ringing of the cell phone startled her, and she didn't answer the call from Lin Shu after all.

"You can chat slowly, I'll wait outside."

Qi Huaijing was very sensible. He had seen Zhou Yanli before. He knew that the hatred he had shown was no different from that of a dead person. Qi Huaijing was afraid that he would never be able to avenge this hatred in his lifetime.

God has punished him, so why should we make things difficult for a living dead person?

He walked to the smoking area and took a deep puff of his cigarette. The smoke he exhaled was torn into pieces by the wind at his lips and eventually disappeared, leaving only the faint smell of tobacco that drifted away with the wind.

Zhou Shuang sat quietly. This was the daddy she remembered. More than ten years had passed, she had grown up, but her daddy hadn't changed at all.

Mommy has gained more charm with the baptism of time, but she has also lost the immaturity of being a new mother and has truly become a mature woman.

God seemed to be particularly kind to the Zhou family. No one had experienced any storms in these years, and all they had were regrets about the past.

"Daddy, if I leave again after I come back this time, I don't know when I can see you again."

She choked and cried inconsolably.

Over the years, every time she came to see her daddy, she would cry. She thought time could dilute everything, but her sins did not take away a single bit. Instead, they became more profound because her daddy showed no signs of waking up.

She cried for a long time. Zhou Yanli on the hospital bed was the same as he had been many years ago, without any movement. Daddy would probably never wake up and talk to her again.

This was the retribution she deserved. She shouldn't have treated that kind of woman as a good person. That's why Daddy is lying here and Mommy and Daddy are getting divorced. It's all her fault that this family is broken up.

So, God also took away the person who loved her the most. If she had taken Lin Shu's concern to heart a little bit, instead of mistaking his warm indulgence for kindness, there wouldn't be such a big rift between Mommy and Daddy.

Time has passed, and after so many years, Mommy turned a blind eye to those uncles who offered her olive branches. She actually hoped that Mommy could find true love again.

But I also have a little selfish thought in my heart. What if Daddy wakes up and Mommy remarries, what will Daddy do then?

There were more than one problem that troubled her for so many years, but she worried too much. Not only did she break her family into pieces, but she also made her mother lose her hope for love forever. Her heart was dead.

Zhou Shuang really couldn't forgive herself. She destroyed her family with her own hands.

"Daddy, don't worry, Shuangshuang is an adult now. She has her own opinions and ideas, and she knows how to go in the future. You don't have to worry about me. Daddy, can you wake up? Can you? Shuangshuang, please——"

She lay on Zhou Yanli, unable to calm down for a long time. But even though her voice was hoarse from crying, Zhou Yanli remained motionless until a strong hand rested on her shoulder and Qi Huaijing's voice came over in a steady voice.

"That's enough, it's too noisy."

Zhou Shuang still had tears on her face and an expression of disbelief.

"Your dad just hasn't woken up yet. There's no need for you to act like you're mourning. There are so many people involved in this matter who will never see their loved ones, parents, children, or significant other again in their lifetime."

Zhou Shuang pushed his hand away. To a certain extent, she couldn't believe that these words came from Qi Huaijing's mouth. She knew that he didn't talk much and was cold and aloof, but she didn't know that he was also cold-blooded.

"What do you want to say?"

She was a little angry and felt that he was watching a show.

No wonder I can’t find a girlfriend at such an old age——

Qi Huaijing gently pinched her small chin and distanced himself from her: "I can hear you cursing me in your heart. If you have the time to be sad, why don't you try to heal him?"

He was referring to Zhou Yanli. Zhou Shuang turned her attention back to Zhou Yanli, but her emotions had been greatly relieved and her tears had stopped.

"Do you think we haven't thought of a solution? Over the past decade or so, Mommy and Great-Grandpa have searched all over the world for the most authoritative doctors to bring Daddy back, but every time they failed."

Even with one failure, everyone still held onto hope. After more than a decade of countless trials and persistence, the results were always the same. Even the doctors said that medical science would not work a miracle for Zhou Yanli, and that if he was to wake up, it would depend on God's will.

God's will. To these people who don't even believe in ghosts and gods, telling them "God's will" is equivalent to persuading them to give up treatment. In other words, Zhou Yanli is now no different from a dead person except for breathing.

No one dared to persuade Lin Shu to give up. The Zhou family was not short of money. Everyone seemed to think that as long as Zhou Yanli was kept alive, these years would be just a dream for everyone.

but--

There is no hope.

"Human success is an endless series of failures. Keeping him alive is giving him hope. If you really want to give up, just remove the tube."

“…”

Zhou Shuang finally reached out and wiped away her tears.

She put Zhou Yanli's hand back into the quilt and tucked it in, and she didn't feel so sad anymore.

"Boss Qi, what advice do you have?"

Remove the tube?

It's a pity that he could say that. Only he would come up with such a bad idea. I really don't know how he managed to bring the Qi family to its current status.

They must have chosen the wrong heir.

"Ask me?"

Qi Huaijing repeated her words, and Zhou Shuang showed her little claws angrily.

"You said not to give up hope. You must know a great doctor or someone."

Zhou Shuang has learned how to be a general. Qi Huaijing actually admires her ability to fight back, but unfortunately——

"No, are your father and mother still waiting for us to come back for dinner?"

Zhou Shuang’s brain almost burned out—your mother!!!

Ugh, Qi Huaijing is indeed a descendant of a scholarly family. This is something from the Qing Dynasty.

Zhou Shuang took one last look at Zhou Yanli, picked up her bag and followed Qi Huaijing away.

A car came to pick them up at the hospital entrance. Zhou Shuang saw her grandfather's driver, who must have been parked there.

He stretched out his hand, and Zhou Shuang was a little shocked when she realized that he wanted her to put her hand in his palm.

This is--

Qi Huaijing didn't move, and the action continued. Zhou Shuang subconsciously let him hold her hand.

"Don't get me wrong, holding your hand is no different to me than holding Luo Yan's."

Zhou Shuang said "Oh", but the tips of her ears felt inexplicably hot.

Qi Huaijing and Zhou Shuang got into the car sent by the old man to pick them up. The lights outside the window were already on. Unlike the Jiangnan area of ​​Rongcheng, Haicheng is a true super first-tier city. At night, the steel forest in the daytime turned into a giant of light, illuminating the night like daylight.

When the car was heading towards the suburbs, Qi Huaijing thought he was about to enter a long, dark road, but unexpectedly the street lights along the way were bright. There were lights hanging on the trees on both sides of the main road leading to the old house. From a distance, it looked like driving into a sea of ​​stars. The car drove for more than half an hour.

The car stopped at the door of the old house. When Zhou Shuang stepped into the yard, childhood memories swirled in her mind.

She hasn't been to her great-grandfather's house for a long time. She hasn't been there since she went abroad. She has always communicated with her great-grandfather through video on her mobile phone, but it always feels a lot different.

"The young lady is back."

The servant opened the door to welcome Zhou Shuang. The old man's house was decorated with lights and lanterns, making it bright. Chen Xuan and Chen Yi, who heard that their sister had returned home, also came out from the inner room after hearing the noise.

"Big sister—"

Chen Xuan rushed out first and hugged Zhou Shuang directly.

Chen Yi followed closely behind, but his personality was more like Zhou Yanli's. Even when he saw his elder sister who had loved him since childhood, he would restrain his emotions.

But no matter what, he couldn't hide his joy at seeing Zhou Shuang.

Chen Xuan was even more outgoing. She hugged Zhou Shuang and wiped her tears: "Sister, you always go out for a long time. Can you not leave this time? I miss you——"

When Lin Shu was busy with work, the tiny Zhou Shuang took on the responsibility of caring for her younger brother and sister, and she did so with all her heart. Rather than saying Chen Yi and Chen Xuan grew up with Lin Shu, it would be more accurate to say they grew up in their elder sister's arms and on her back.

"Eldest sister misses you too."

Zhou Shuang held Chen Xuan's face in her hands, her expression full of doting.

Qi Huaijing stood aside and suddenly understood why his little niece was like a fly seeing honey when she saw Zhou Shuang, clinging to her and refusing to let go.

Zhou Shuang exudes a full maternal glow towards her younger brothers and sisters, giving them a sense of security and warmth.

She is the kind of person who can attract people's attention and make them want to get closer even if she stands quietly by the side.

This was how Qi Huaijing felt when he first saw her. Even though there was a six-year age difference between them, the fatal attraction she exuded still made him hopelessly want to get closer to her.

Just like Qi Luoyan, Qi Huaijing didn't want to think about whether it was for Qi Luoyan's safety or because of the emotions in his heart that he couldn't explain clearly.

It is too pretentious for a man of his age to still doubt his own heart.

He is not a kind-hearted man who acts when his heart is moved.

"Then why did you leave, elder sister——"

Chen Xuan is still the little girl in memory. She doesn’t like to stick to Lin Shu, but she can’t let go when she sees Zhou Shuang.

When Zhou Shuang went to school when she was little, she would cry until Zhou Shuang got home from school after waking up, and no one could do anything about it.

Finally, it was not until Zhou Shuang went abroad to study that she gradually gave up her sister complex.

Lin Shu was really worried if there was something wrong with Chen Xuan, but fortunately Chen Yi was feeling a little better.

"Okay, your sister just came back. Are you going to make her stand in the corner as punishment?"

Lin Shu felt really good as he saw the three children gathered in front of him.

Qi Huaijing was also not vague and presented the gift he had prepared.

Lin Shu took a long box and was a little surprised.

The first time someone came to the door, they might have brought some ordinary supplements or precious medicinal herbs. I didn't know what this man was bringing, so he wrapped it tightly.

"A little token of my appreciation."

Qi Huaijing didn't say much. When Zhou Shuang saw it, her heart skipped a beat.

"Then I'm welcome."

Lin Shu also wanted to know what kind of gift the man who escorted her daughter all the way here had prepared.

The moment the box was opened, Lin Shu was shocked.

There was a landscape painting inside. The moment it was unfolded, the name on the signature made Lin Shu burst into tears.

Yes, this was the last relic of her mother that she was looking for. She had searched for it throughout thousands of mountains and rivers but still could not find any trace of it. However, she did not expect that it would come back to her today.

"This is?"

What Zhou Shuang saw was her grandmother's original painting hanging on the wall in Qi Huaijing's villa, and she was longing to take it home.

Qi Huaijing actually sent it to her, so isn’t that him?

"Thank you, Mr. Qi. This is my mother's calligraphy. How could it be—"

Lin Shu was very excited. If the only thing that had been bothering her all these years was bringing all her mother's works home, this could be considered as fulfilling her mother's wish.

Zhou Shuang also looked at Qi Huaijing in confusion. He had known her identity for a long time, which was why he brought the painting here.

"Shuangshuang looked at this painting for a long time in my villa that day, and also--"

He glanced at her calmly and continued, "Look furtively."

Zhou Shuang blushed and couldn't help but retort: ​​"No way, I'm watching openly, okay?"

Qi Huaijing didn't argue with her. "She said she lives in Haicheng, her last name is Zhou, and the gifts she gave to my niece's mother often cost millions. She's very generous. I don't think anyone else would be so generous except the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in Haicheng."

Only then did Zhou Shuang realize that it was because she accidentally revealed her wealth that the secret was exposed.

However, after the joy, Lin Shu and everyone else's focus was not on how Zhou Shuang missed her grandmother's painting, but on the word "villa" that Qi Huaijing said.

"Are you two living together?"

Lin Shu shrilled and almost screamed out loud.

This was the first time she lost her composure in front of her children. The look in her eyes when she looked at Qi Huaijing was as if she wanted to tear him into pieces.

How should I put it? It felt like the pig that I had raised for more than ten years was seduced away by cabbage. I felt so heartbroken and painful.

Chen Xuan looked at Zhou Shuang: "Sister, you lied to me and said you wouldn't leave."

“…”

Zhou Shuang was speechless but couldn't explain herself.

She didn't want to leave home just for Qi Huaijing.

"no--"

Chen Yi had been standing by without saying a word, but now his expression became serious.

"Eldest sister, are you serious? So you came back this time to bring him to propose marriage?"

Chen Yi was very unhappy. Zhou Shuang was his sister, and suddenly she had a man. He couldn't accept it.

"No, I didn't."

Zhou Shuang wanted to explain, but everyone seemed to have determined that she was living with Qi Huaijing. She tugged at Qi Huaijing's sleeve and pushed him forward as a shield.

"Uncle, please explain."

Zhou Shuang became anxious.

Qi Huaijing said calmly, "Which one should I explain? You living in my villa or our relationship?"