Upon hearing Qin Lei say that something big had happened, Zhou Qiqi's heart jumped into her throat, and her first reaction was to look at Shen Huaichuan, who was leaning against the headboard.
Shen Huaichuan quickly shook his head, indicating that it was none of his business, and Qin Lei stepped aside to explain.
"When you went downstairs to see Sister-in-law Deng off just now, an old leader from our military region came to see the regimental commander and also wanted to see you, sister-in-law. But I looked around downstairs and couldn't find you. The old leader had other matters to attend to in the military region, so he left first."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiqi felt relieved and waved her hand.
"Hey, I didn't think it was anything big. If we didn't see each other, we didn't see each other. It's just a coincidence."
Qin Lei pulled Zhou Qiqi aside and whispered something.
"That's not the key point. The key point is that Section Chief Liao came with the old commander. I escorted him to the door of the VIP ward, and I think I heard Section Chief Liao say a few words..."
Zhou Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "You're talking badly about me?"
She wasn't surprised at all. Section Chief Liao had been arguing with Li Hongjuan frequently at home lately, which made him lose face in public. He probably held a grudge against her.
Qin Lei scratched his head.
"It wasn't exactly bad talk, but it was something like my sister-in-law is too young to stay in the hospital, and might have gone shopping. I sensed the old commander wasn't too happy with her..."
Zhou Qiqi shrugged. "It's okay, I'll explain to the old chief another time."
"No, sister-in-law, how can you not feel any regret? The old commander isn't someone you see every day..."
Qin Lei was sweating profusely with anxiety, and Zhou Qiqi patted him on the shoulder reassuringly.
"Compared to a human life, the opportunity to see the old commander is completely insignificant. Even if I knew in advance that the old commander was coming, I would not have come back to see him."
"What death? Sister-in-law, what happened?"
Hearing her say that, Shen Huaichuan also struggled to sit up.
Zhou Qiqi hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed, pressed down on his shoulders, and recounted what had just happened and all the causes and consequences.
Qin Lei was so angry after hearing this that he slammed his fist on the table.
"What kind of mother is this! She's gone too far! How could she treat her daughter like this?"
Zhou Qiqi shook her head with a wry smile.
"Not all parents love their children."
Zhou Qiqi didn't quite understand at first, but then she thought about it and realized that she was exactly like that.
She was clearly her parents' biological daughter, but neither of them loved her.
Although they didn't hit or scold her, neither of them wanted her when they got divorced.
In the end, the court awarded custody to her father, but he didn't want her and instead abandoned her at her grandmother's house.
She couldn't understand it at first either.
Even after she grew up, she still couldn't figure it out, but she finally understood.
She doesn't need family, love, or kinship; she just needs to be herself.
"I hope Chunyan can come to her senses and live a good life."
She and Qin Lei were still immersed in Wang Chunyan's story, but Shen Huaichuan, his concern lingering on her, frowned and spoke.
Were you injured while rescuing people?
"No, no..."
Zhou Qiqi had a large abrasion on her wrist. Although the nurse had treated it and it was fine and didn't hurt much anymore, it still looked quite scary.
She instinctively didn't want Shen Huaichuan to worry, so she shook her head.
Shen Huaichuan sensed something was wrong from her flickering eyes and went straight to grab her wrist.
"let me see."
Zhou Qiqi subconsciously lowered her head to cover herself, while carefully avoiding the wound on Shen Huaichuan's chest.
Shen Huaichuan was eager to check if she was injured.
As the two pulled and tugged, Zhou Qiqi's right hand covered Shen Huaichuan's left hand.
Shen Huaichuan grabbed her wrist with his other hand, and she couldn't break free. She looked up, wanting to say something.
Unexpectedly, when she looked up, a pair of warm, delicate lips touched Shen Huaichuan's cold lips.
The two were so close that you could hear each other breathing, and Zhou Qiqi's eyes were fixed on Shen Huaichuan's.
In that fleeting glint of light, overflowed heartache, pity, tenderness, and... the starlight of the entire world.
Zhou Qiqi felt a buzzing in her head and subconsciously wanted to move away, but her body completely disobeyed her subconscious. With a slight tremor of her eyelashes, she tiptoed and covered her lips with hers.
The starlight in Shen Huaichuan's eyes exploded in an instant, and he turned his head to return the kiss heavily.
Their lips pressed tightly together, gently caressing each other.
Shen Huaichuan's lips were a little cold, and his breathing was rapid and disordered, almost making Zhou Qiqi forget to breathe.
By the time she realized what had happened, her face was already flushed red. She quickly moved her lips away and lowered her head.
But as soon as she parted her lips, Shen Huaichuan's hand was already intertwined with hers, the warmth of his palms seeping into her heart through her veins.
A gentle voice came from above.
"Sweetie, let me see, how badly are you hurt?"
That was his original intention; the kiss just now was a complete accident.
Zhou Qiqi had no chance to break free from Shen Huaichuan's strength, so she had no choice but to obediently extend her right wrist.
"It's really nothing, the medicine has already been applied."
The injury on her wrist was indeed not serious.
The soldiers behind her provided timely assistance; they must have arrived quite some time ago.
But she was quite professional; she didn't rush in immediately, but waited until this "negotiation expert" had finished negotiating before going in to rescue the person.
Shen Huaichuan frowned. "Don't cook for the next couple of days. Let Qin Lei go and buy the food."
Zhou Qiqi quickly shook her head.
"That won't do. I called Sister Zhao last night, and she knew you were injured. This morning she specially killed an old hen from her family and brought it over. Wouldn't it be a waste not to do it?"
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