Chapter 304 Cannot Be Done
Shi Yi's legs felt weak. She clutched the hem of her clothes and asked him, her voice choked with sobs, "Then, what do you want?"
Qin Ce looked down at her and said, "If the old man gets into trouble because of this, I don't think your parents can protect you."
Shi Yi was slightly taken aback.
Qin Ce added, "Of course, when people make mistakes, they should always be given a chance to correct their mistakes."
"If you truly know you're wrong, then you should understand what to do."
Shi Yi's heart tightened. What should she do? It was simply a matter of leaving Chongqing.
After a long silence, Shi Yi weakly uttered three words, "I understand."
"Take care of yourself."
Qin Ce dismissed those three words and turned to leave.
Shi Yi let out a long sigh and sat back down on the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted.
She never expected that her self-righteous belief that she had done everything perfectly would be seen through by Qin Ce at a glance, and that everything she did was like a three-year-old playing house.
What I didn't expect was that he would investigate something as simple as a common cold.
Is he overly suspicious, or does he simply distrust her?
Regardless, Shi Yi had witnessed Qin Ce's methods, and she didn't think she could outmaneuver him.
But strangely enough, she found this man to be getting more and more charming.
Qin Ce left the residential compound and drove to the hospital.
Xing Jiu received a phone call on the way. He glanced at the man in the rearview mirror and hesitated before saying, "Young Master Qin, I just received news that the master seems to be preparing to send someone to pick up the great master."
Qin Ce, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the back seat, suddenly opened them. "When?"
"I don't know yet, he just has this idea in mind."
Qin Ce's eyes flickered, and his expression became complicated again.
He arrived at the hospital in silence, where the old man was drinking porridge.
He said with a smile, "Xingxing's skills are getting better and better."
Qiao Xing smiled sheepishly, "It's just ordinary porridge, Grandpa, please don't exaggerate."
"Hahaha."
After finishing his porridge, the old man saw Qin Ce come in. He handed the empty bowl to Qiao Xing and asked Qin Ce, "You brat, when did the doctor say I can be discharged?"
"We need to observe you for another two days. You should stay in the hospital. There's nothing wrong with going back home."
The old man was unhappy. "This hospital is nowhere near as good as home. I'm fine now. Go and get the discharge papers done quickly. I want to go home."
"It can't be done."
These words infuriated the old man. "You brat, how come you can't do it?! Call the doctor over here!"
Qiao Xing hurriedly advised, "Grandpa, it's already so late. Let's ask the doctor again tomorrow when he comes. Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble to go back now."
The old man glanced at Qiao Xing, thought about it, and agreed. "Alright then."
After saying that, he added, "What are you all doing here guarding me? Hurry up, those who are going to eat should go eat, and those who are going to sleep should go back to sleep. You don't need to guard me. You're all gathered here like you're sending me off to my death."
Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth, "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about..."
"Hey, I was just saying, don't make such a fuss. Grandpa is in good health, he'll live to be a hundred without any problem."
Qiao Xing was amused by him. She held the old man's hand and said, "That's right, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old."
"Of course, I haven't even held my great-grandchild yet." The old man turned back to look at Qin Yi. "That kid, did you hear that? You should step up your game."
Qin Yi, who was suddenly caught in the crossfire, looked completely bewildered. "What does this have to do with me? I'm only 26 years old."
"You know you're 26 years old? Do you think 26 is still very young? You're still breastfeeding."
Qin Yi didn't want to talk anymore. He put his phone away, stood up, and said, "I'm going out to eat."
"Look at you two brothers, you're both a real handful."
Qin Ce had a bit of a headache. He walked to the spot where Qin Yi had just been sitting, took out his phone, and started playing with it.
Qiao Xing tried to persuade the old man to go to sleep, but the old man had slept for so long during the day and couldn't fall asleep. Helpless, Qiao Xing could only chat with him.
But eight out of ten sentences in their conversation revolved around her wanting him to have a child. Qiao Xing chuckled awkwardly to brush it off, and it wasn't until late at night that the old man finally went to sleep.
Qin Ce turned off the lights and went outside with Qiao Xing. The two sat down on a bench in the corridor.
Qin Ce said, "Let me take you back to sleep."
"No need, I'll stay here. Why don't you go back to sleep? We can take turns."
“The old man will definitely insist on being discharged tomorrow, so there’s no need for us to take turns watching over him. I’m thinking about whether I should go stay with him or have him come to my place.”
Qiao Xing thought for a moment, "I'm fine with anything, it mainly depends on Grandpa's wishes."
"He definitely won't go to our area."
"Then let's move to Grandpa's house for a while, but Shi Yi is with Grandpa, so wouldn't it be inconvenient for us to go there?"
Qin Ce pondered for a moment and said, "She has already gone back."
"Huh? When did she leave?" If Qiao Xing remembered correctly, hadn't she just left the hospital?
"tomorrow."
Qiao Xing's lips twitched, and she glared at him speechlessly.
With nothing to do late at night, Qiao Xing took out his phone to play games. Once he entered the game, time flew by.
She hadn't even played a few rounds when the doctor came to check on her.
While the doctor was examining the old man, he indeed pestered the doctor to discharge him from the hospital.
The doctor saw that he had no signs of a recurrence of fever and agreed.
But he gave Qin Ce and Qiao Xing a lot of instructions, such as food taboos and not to catch a cold.
Qiao Xing nodded and noted down the doctor's words, then led the old man home from the hospital.
Just as Qin Ce said, Shi Yi has already left.
Shi Yi had lived here for so long and had quite a lot of belongings, so the old man noticed that many things were missing as soon as he entered the house.
He looked at Qin Ce suspiciously, "Xiao Yi is gone?"
"How would I know?" Qin Ce feigned ignorance. "Why don't you call and ask?"
The old man sat down on the sofa and actually took out his phone to call Shi Yi.
A short while later, the call connected, and the old man asked immediately, "Xiaoyi, where have you been? I noticed that all your things are missing."
"Oh, Grandpa, I'm back in Kyoto. My mom called last night to urge me to leave, so I left early this morning. I didn't tell you because I thought you were still sleeping."
"Oh, okay then. Are you home yet?"
"I just got off the plane and I'm still in the car. Don't worry, Grandpa Qin, I'm fine."
"Okay, I'm glad you got home safely."
The two chatted for a while longer, then the old man put away his phone and glanced at Qin Ce again.
Qin Ce said, "I'll go get the luggage."
The old man was completely bewildered. "Why are you taking the luggage?"
Qiao Xing explained, "We're planning to stay here for a while. Doesn't Grandpa welcome us?"
The old man chuckled, then gave her a playful glare. "You silly girl, how could Grandpa not welcome you? But won't you find this old man annoying living here?"
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