Chapter 941 Unwilling?
More than an hour passed without us realizing it.
Qin Ce and his grandfather played five rounds in total, and the game ended in a draw.
Qin Ce held nothing back, giving it his all.
If it weren't for the fact that he was his grandson, Grandpa Qin would have suspected that Qin Ce was treating him as a business competitor.
As Grandpa Qin put away the chess pieces, he said to Qin Ce, "When did you become so serious when playing chess with me?"
"I've always been very serious."
Forget it.
Qiao Xing glanced at the time; it was almost noon. "Grandpa, are you hungry? I'll have them bring you some food."
Just as he finished speaking, Xiaoxiao's voice rang out from the doorway, "Grandpa Qin, it's time to eat."
Xiao Xiao walked in carrying food. When she saw Qin Ce, she was stunned, as if she was frightened by the oppressive aura emanating from him.
She slowly walked over, placed the food on the table, and said softly, "Grandpa Qin, these are the same as before, but I added two more dishes, all made according to your taste. I also told them about the foods you can't eat and asked them to pay special attention."
Grandpa Qin nodded and smiled as he said to her, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoxiao. Go and have your meal too."
"Okay, Grandpa Qin, please eat first. I'll come and clean up later."
After Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she was about to leave when she remembered something and said to Grandpa Qin, "By the way, Aunt Zhao is not feeling well and may need to take two days off. The hospital asked me to ask you if you think one person is not enough, and they are arranging for someone to come over."
Grandpa Qin waved his hand, "No need, no need. I'm not missing any limbs, so I don't need two people to take care of me. You can manage on your own, and you're doing a great job."
Xiao Xiao smiled shyly, "Thank you, Grandpa Qin!"
After she left, Qiao Xing asked Grandpa Qin, "Grandpa, how about we arrange another caregiver for you? It would be more convenient for two people to take care of you if you start treatment later."
"No need. I wanted to say last time that I don't have any serious illness, so I don't need so many people. Besides, I think Xiaoxiao is a good person. She's articulate and efficient. Let's choose her."
Qiao Xing looked at Qin Ce, who had no objection to this matter; whatever Grandpa Qin said went.
What he was more concerned about was Grandpa Qin's follow-up treatment.
Qiao Xing had no choice but to say, "Alright then, if you think it's good, that's fine. If it's not suitable later, we'll find someone else."
Grandpa Qin nodded. "Yes."
The two of them ate with Grandpa Qin before leaving the ward.
Qiao Xing said, "It seems I was overthinking it. I was worried that Grandpa would be bored in the hospital, but it turns out that his attitude hasn't changed. In fact, he's even more optimistic than before."
Qin Ce said, "He's always been like this. Even if something happens, he keeps it to himself and won't say it easily."
"He's probably mainly worried that we'll be concerned."
"Um."
The two walked and chatted.
As Xiaoxiao was passing by the tea room, she was carrying a bowl of instant noodles when she accidentally bumped into Qin Ce.
The instant noodles she was holding spilled all over the place. The noodles had just been filled with boiling water and were still very hot. Qin Ce's shirt was soaked through.
He frowned slightly, and instead of looking at himself, he instinctively shielded Qiao Xing behind him.
When Xiaoxiao saw who it was, her face turned pale instantly. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I...I..."
She seemed to be greatly frightened, tears welling up in her eyes, standing there in a panic.
After Qiao Xing came to her senses, she quickly asked Qin Ce, "Are you alright?"
Qin Ce shook his head.
Qiao Xing wondered if he should take him to the doctor to see how serious the burn was.
But seeing Xiaoxiao panicked, they could only comfort her first, "Don't worry, we don't mean to blame you, just be more careful next time."
Her words of comfort only made Xiaoxiao lose control of her emotions, and tears streamed down her face.
"I...I'm sorry, I...I'll take responsibility for whatever went wrong, but I really didn't mean to..."
Qiao Xing was worried about Qin Ce, and her crying only gave her a headache.
But she still tried to suppress her emotions and said to Xiaoxiao, "It's really okay. Go wash your face and take care of yourself. Look, your clothes are all dirty."
After Qiao Xing finished speaking, she said to Qin Ce, "Let's go find a nurse and put some burn ointment on you."
Qin Ce originally wanted to say that there was no need to go, because although his shirt was wet, it wasn't too badly burned through the fabric.
But he knew that if he didn't go, Qiao Xing wouldn't be able to rest easy.
Qin Ce agreed, "Okay."
Xiao Xiao watched them leave, then squatted down and picked up the instant noodle container from the ground.
She threw the instant noodle container into the trash can, then went into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror, quietly looking at herself for a while.
She scooped up a handful of water, washed away the tear stains on her face, took out a tissue, dried herself, and then calmly left the bathroom.
Qiao Xing found a nurse, briefly explained the situation, and asked the nurse for help.
The nurse led them to the dressing room and said to Qin Ce, "Take off your clothes."
Qin Ce frowned.
Qiao Xing saw that he didn't move and thought he hadn't heard her, so she reminded him, "The nurse said you should take off your clothes."
Qin Ce looked strange, remained silent for a moment, and finally unbuttoned his shirt.
The nurse who was to examine Qin Ce initially acted very calmly, because in her eyes Qin Ce was just an ordinary patient.
The only difference is that this patient is a bit more handsome.
But when she saw Qin Ce unbutton his shirt, she froze on the spot.
She stared at Qin Ce's abs, swallowing hard, her eyes glued to him.
Seeing that the nurse didn't move, Qin Ce impatiently pursed his lips and then simply buttoned his shirt back up.
"Hey, you..."
By the time the nurse realized what was happening, Qin Ce had already left with Qiao Xing.
"Why did you leave? I haven't applied the medicine yet," Qiao Xing asked suspiciously, following behind Qin Ce.
Qin Ce stopped and looked at Qiao Xing with a gloomy expression. "Do you really want other women to stare at your husband?"
"Huh?" Qiao Xing blinked. "Who was staring at you?"
Qin Ce was too lazy to explain to her; anyway, her attention would never be on such matters.
Qin Ce took a breath and said, "I don't need her. Just buy some medicine and apply it for me."
A very awkward thought suddenly popped into Qiao Xing's mind.
She pursed her lips, hesitating to speak.
"What? You don't want to?"
"Ah, no." Qiao Xing bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything.
If Qin Ce hadn't even thought of that, wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing for her to say it out loud?
She quickly changed the subject, "Let's go buy medicine."
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