Ye Qing and Ye Shuang heard the sound of the ward door being pushed open, but neither of them looked in the direction of the door.
Although Ye Qing was staying in a double room, there was only one person in the room at the moment. Because Ye Qing had limited relatives, the two of them thought it was a nurse. And because they thought it was a nurse, they didn't mention the matter about Jiang Xinya again.
However, Ye Qing and Ye Shuang remained silent, and the person who came in also didn't say a word.
The silence was so profound that only the sound of Ye Qing sipping her soup with her eyes lowered was heard, which was quite awkward. So, Ye Qing and Ye Shuang almost simultaneously glanced towards the door.
I thought I would see a nurse or a doctor, but I didn't expect to see Xu Xiaoyue.
Xu Xiaoyue came when Ye Qing had surgery, but Ye Qing was still under anesthesia at that time, so she didn't see Xu Xiaoyue.
After learning that Ye Qing was alright, Xu Xiaoyue left first. This was the first time Ye Qing had seen Xu Xiaoyue since waking up in the hospital.
Seeing that Xu Xiaoyue was alright, Ye Qing was relieved. She was worried that Xu Xiaoyue's body might have suffered some problems due to the stress of that chaotic night.
Ye Shuang stood up after seeing Xu Xiaoyue, intending to greet her, but Xu Xiaoyue just stood there without moving, looking very uncomfortable.
Thinking about what Ye Qing had told her earlier, Ye Shuang knew from Xu Xiaoyue's attitude that she probably had something to say to Ye Qing. Although Ye Shuang was a little curious, she thought it was not appropriate for her to stay. Seeing that Ye Qing had almost finished eating, she tidied up the lunchbox she had brought and left first.
As Ye Shuang left, she passed by Xu Xiaoyue, and the two smiled and nodded to each other as a greeting.
"Xiaoyue, sit down." After Ye Shuang left, Xu Xiaoyue remained standing in the same spot, so Ye Qing took the initiative to speak first.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Xiaoyue walked to the bedside, sat in the chair Ye Shuang had just been sitting in, and remained silent for a while. Then, she opened her mouth and stammered, "Yes..."
Before he could finish the last two words of his apology, Ye Qing interrupted him: "Why are you apologizing?"
At the same time, Ye Qing also put away his smile and looked at Xu Xiaoyue very seriously.
Ye Qing understood why Xu Xiaoyue apologized, but she didn't like it. She felt that Xu Xiaoyue's apology would only make their relationship more and more distant.
Although Ye Qing's tone wasn't very friendly, Xu Xiaoyue wasn't angry. Instead, she felt relieved, which meant that Ye Qing wasn't angry and didn't intend to abandon her as a friend.
Even so, Xu Xiaoyue's feelings of apology were genuine; she really didn't come for peace of mind or to test Ye Qing's attitude.
Ye Qing pursed her lips and looked at Xu Xiaoyue, whose eyes were still full of apology even though she hadn't apologized. She said, "We're friends. You should know me. I usually weigh the pros and cons before doing anything. So you really don't need to feel sorry about this result. It was me who insisted on going to find you in the first place, so I can accept this result because you are a very important friend to me."
Fearing that her understated words might not adequately express how much she valued her friendship with Xu Xiaoyue, she emphasized again: "Very much, you are a very important friend."
Ye Qing's words brought tears to Xu Xiaoyue's eyes. She lowered her head, wiped her eyes with her hand, and looked up at Ye Qing: "How are you feeling now?"
"I'm fine. The doctor said my surgical incision is healing quite well." Ye Qing said it casually, indeed to prevent Xu Xiaoyue from blaming herself any further, but she wasn't lying, because when the doctor came to check on Ye Qing's surgical incision, he did say that.
But Ye Qing didn't say one thing: she still hasn't seen her child.
Saying those words would make Xu Xiaoyue feel guilty, so Ye Qing swallowed them.
Ye Qing didn't say some things, but Xu Xiaoyue couldn't pretend that nothing had happened, so she took the initiative to say: "I went to the neonatal intensive care unit first. I wanted to see the baby, but because I'm not a relative, the nurses wouldn't let me see him. However, I asked the nurses, and they said the baby's condition was good and he could probably come out of there at any time, but we had to wait for the attending physician's orders. I guess that nurse will be there in the next day or two."
Huang Fei kept telling herself that the child was fine, but Ye Qing, as a mother, hadn't seen the child since birth and was inevitably worried. So when she heard others say that the child was fine, Ye Qing would subconsciously wonder if they were just trying to comfort her.
Hearing Xu Xiaoyue say this now, Ye Qing had no doubts at all. She believed that Xu Xiaoyue's words proved that this was indeed the truth.
Because Xu Xiaoyue wouldn't try to fool herself with such words at this time. Although she didn't want Xu Xiaoyue to feel guilty, Ye Qing knew that Xu Xiaoyue still felt apologetic. So she would only say that if the child was really okay, otherwise Xu Xiaoyue would feel even more guilty.
However, Ye Qing also knew that at this moment, it was not appropriate for him to show his relief too obviously.
She laughed and said, "I knew it would be fine. After all, the baby is full-term. What could possibly be a big problem?"
The saying "seven lives, eight doesn't" is something even people who haven't had children have heard to some extent, because such proverbs have always existed.
Xu Xiaoyue knew this, of course, and she also knew that Ye Qing was just trying to comfort herself.
The more Ye Qing acted this way, the more Xu Xiaoyue felt guilty. She knew from the beginning that she had made the right choice in befriending Ye Qing.
Talking about these things too much might seem pretentious, but if she didn't say anything, Xu Xiaoyue would feel uneasy. So she took the initiative to bring up the topic again: "I know it's too polite for us to keep saying sorry and thank you, but I can't take something this big for granted. Ye Qing, I'm sorry, thank you."
This time, Ye Qing didn't interrupt Xu Xiaoyue. He let her finish speaking before speaking, saying, "If I were you, you would do the same."
Xu Xiaoyue didn't deny it, saying, "But it's still not quite the same. After all, you're about to give birth, so it's not appropriate for Xiaoran to come to you."
Ye Qing had no regrets about this. Although Xu Xiaoran consulted her first after receiving the extortion call, the choice was Ye Qing's own, and she couldn't blame anyone else.
So Ye Qing didn't want to continue the topic; saying too much and going back and forth with apologies and thanks would be quite pretentious.
So Ye Qing asked Xu Xiaoyue the most practical question, which was also what she wanted to know: "What do you plan to do next?"
Xu Xiaoyue had almost calmed down, but upon hearing Ye Qing's words, she lowered her eyes again.
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