Although the two asked the question almost simultaneously, their reactions were quite different.
Ye Qing seemed unconcerned: "Although you still can't walk too fast, it's nothing serious, your leg..."
Her voice was full of anxiety, and she had forgotten that she was still angry with Xi Quan. She was still wondering why Xi Quan's voice sounded so abnormal on the phone.
When Ye Qing asked him this, Xi Quan felt a little embarrassed. He turned his head away, held onto the door frame, and prepared to go inside. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about we go and pick up the two children in a few days? It's not convenient for me to play with them in my current state."
Originally, picking up the child was just a spur-of-the-moment idea for Ye Qing. Now, seeing how Xi Quan walked, she was sure she hadn't been seeing things. Ye Qing turned around, helped Xi Quan inside, and closed the door behind her.
"What's wrong with you?" After helping Xi Quan sit on the sofa, Ye Qing bent down to roll up Xi Quan's trouser leg to see what was wrong with his leg!
But Xi Quan grabbed Ye Qing's hand.
The more this happened, the more worried Ye Qing became. She remembered that when she first learned that Xi Quan had an injury on his leg and wanted to see it, he did the same thing as now, not letting her see it.
Xi Quan's attitude made Ye Qing subconsciously glance out the window. The weather was gloomy. Ye Qing asked, "Is it because it's going to rain that your leg is uncomfortable?"
Xi Quan glanced at Ye Qing and shook his head: "No."
"So what's wrong with you? Tell me!" Ye Qing was genuinely getting anxious.
Seeing Ye Qing's anxious expression, Xi Quan slowly released his grip on Ye Qing's hand: "I originally planned to keep it from you and give you a surprise when I was better, but who knew you would call me on your own initiative? I couldn't resist and came back."
Just as Ye Qing was about to roll up Xi Quan's trouser leg, she stopped upon hearing his words, paused slightly, and looked up at Xi Quan: "Should I call you for an accident?"
Xi Quan nodded without hesitation and said firmly, "It's unexpected. Whether in the past or now, you rarely call me first. Whenever you do call, it's definitely because something's up. This is the first time you've simply asked me when I'm coming home like today."
After saying that, Xi Quan chuckled and said, "By the way, you asked me when I would come back, and you used the word 'home.' Before, when I said this was your home, you always argued with me. Now that you consider this place your home, surprises and such are no longer important. Even if it rains knives from the sky, I will come back."
Xi Quan spoke with deep emotion, conveying a sense of joy and excitement at finally overcoming hardship.
However, Ye Qing was filled with emotion as she listened. During the years she spent abroad, Ye Qing always felt like she was the one who was abandoned, but the more she learned, the more she realized that Xi Quan was actually the one who had given the most.
Ye Qing was naturally moved, but remained silent, unsure how to respond to Xi Quan's deep affection. She simply said softly, "We're not divorced yet, so this is definitely my home. Besides, you also know about Xu Ying and Liang Youjie's affair..."
Having already rolled up Xi Quan's trouser leg, Ye Qing saw exactly what had happened to his leg, and all her words got stuck in her throat.
She stared incredulously at Xi Quan's legs, unable to find her voice for a long time.
She didn't know when tears started flowing, so she casually wiped them away with the back of her hand to stop them, swallowed back the words she had only half-finished, and then asked Xi Quan, "Why did you do that? It must have hurt so much!"
Ye Qing never expected that Xi Quan would get a tattoo on the spot where the scar on his leg was.
If it was just about covering up the scars, it wouldn't be hard to understand. What shocked Ye Qing was that Xi Quan had his name tattooed on it!
The long scar was covered by the two characters "Ye Qing" specially designed by the tattoo artist.
Ye Qing couldn't imagine how much courage it would take to have his name tattooed on his body.
Ye Qing had always known that Xi Quan liked her. Although she hated Xi Quan during the years she spent abroad, she never doubted his feelings for her.
Upon returning and seeing Xi Quan again, Ye Qing felt increasingly certain that something must have happened in the past few years. As a result, the hatred that had once troubled Ye Qing gradually disappeared, and she realized that Xi Quan still loved her.
However, looking at the same winding tattoo now, Ye Qing realized that Xi Quan's feelings for her were actually so deep!
Although Ye Qing had never had a tattoo, looking at Xi Quan's tattoo, Ye Qing knew that it must have just been done and didn't look very good yet. It was precisely because it didn't look good yet that the marks could be seen and that she could imagine how much pain it must have caused.
Although she had wiped away her tears, Ye Qing still couldn't hold back. She choked out, "Why did you have to do this? What's so good about me? I'm not gentle, my words are unpleasant, and I'm even heartless... I..."
Before Ye Qing could finish speaking, Xi Quan gently wiped away her tears and said, "You may not be good, but I just like you, I can't help but like you."
The more Ye Qing talked, the harder she seemed to cry.
Xi Quan felt a little uncomfortable. His original intention was not to move Ye Qing or anything; he just did what he felt was right. Seeing Ye Qing crying like this, Xi Quan wanted to kiss her to stop her crying.
But he had just gotten a tattoo today and couldn't do anything about it, so Xi Quan turned his head away from Ye Qing. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the dishes Ye Qing hadn't cleared from the dining table, so Xi Quan asked, "I'm a little hungry. I haven't had dinner yet. Is there anything else to eat?"
Although this was Xi Quan trying to change the subject, he was genuinely hungry.
Hearing Xi Quan say that, Ye Qing stood up and wiped away her tears. "Is it okay if I only have noodles?"
Xi Quan nodded.
Ye Qing went to the kitchen to cook noodles for Xi Quan.
During the meal, every time Ye Qing tried to ask Xi Quan about his tattoo, Xi Quan would change the subject. Ye Qing knew that Xi Quan didn't really want to talk about it, so she didn't ask anymore.
She continued what she had said before seeing Xi Quan's tattoo: "You know how big a fuss it was today that Xu Ying was torn apart, right?"
Xi Quan seemed not to have understood Ye Qing's meaning at all, and said indifferently, "Isn't that surprising? Didn't we already know who she is?"
"But how could it be such a coincidence that the TV station filmed it?" Ye Qing asked. "And what about Liang Youjie's matter? Was that also just a coincidence?"
Xi Quan finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and said, "I've told you before, you don't need to worry about those messy things, I'll handle them. You didn't seem to take my words to heart before, but now you know, right? I said I could handle it, and I definitely can."
Ye Qing shook his head: "I'm not worried about that. Xu Ying's situation is alright. When I watched the news, they even had someone analyze it, saying that if Liang Youjie's case is true and involves a huge amount of money, he could go to jail. He won't just admit it like that, will he?"
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