Having finally made up his mind to see his mother, Qi Yunxiao was clearly excited. He refused to sleep after nightfall and insisted on talking to Shen Qingyu.
Are you sleepy right now? If not, could you chat with me for a bit?
After such a thrilling assassination attempt, exhaustion is inevitable.
But when Shen Qingyu turned her head and saw Qi Yunxiao sitting cross-legged on the couch, the refusal that was on the tip of her tongue turned into: "I'm not sleepy, go ahead and say it."
Qi Yunxiao started talking about his mother.
"She was burned to a crisp in the fire that year."
"No one would let me see her; they locked me up, saying they were afraid it would frighten me. By the time I was finally free, she had already been buried..."
“I cried for a long time until my father married my stepmother and then my stepmother got pregnant with Qi Yunheng.”
"I suddenly realized: I had become a superfluous person."
"I stopped crying after that. Because no one would care if I cried."
“My stepmother is wary of me because my aunt is good to me and always invites me to the palace. She’s afraid I’ll steal the position of heir apparent from the Qingping Marquis’s mansion.”
"So when my aunt suggested that I go into business and manage the dowry left by my mother, my stepmother quickly agreed."
Qi Yunxiao was rambling on when he suddenly turned his gaze to Shen Qingyu.
“Marrying you was a scheme. I hated her for a time, and that hatred extended to you. I don’t like you.”
"Back then you were fat and ugly, and very shrewish, always threatening suicide... That day you asked me, if you were still like that, would I still be willing to try to win you back like this?"
Shen Qingyu broke out in a cold sweat: That was indeed the case back then. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to fall for a woman like that either.
At the same time, she was also taken aback: she never expected to hear Qi Yunxiao's true feelings.
She couldn't help but sit up straight: frankness also takes courage.
It's good that he's willing to be honest today; it's a good opportunity for the two of them to have a frank conversation.
Now that we've talked things out, let's each go our own way and be even.
"I didn't know how to reply to you. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that if you were still as shrewish and threatening to kill yourself as before, I probably still wouldn't want to."
Qi Yunxiao laughed self-deprecatingly.
"I only started to fall for you after coming back this time. Your smile, your ambition, your care for the children..."
"I don't know when it started, or from which glance it began..."
"When I realized it, I found that I had unknowingly put you in my heart and couldn't let you go."
“Shen Qingyu, I want to apologize to you. I used to be a terrible person. Because of my hatred for my stepmother, I also hated you for ruining my marriage.”
“Actually, you are innocent. Even after I found out, I was still unwilling to take on the responsibilities of being a father, nor was I a qualified husband.”
"Today's unfulfilled desire is my retribution; I don't blame you for rejecting me. If it were me, I'd be lucky not to slap you a couple of times..."
Qi Yunxiao was unusually sentimental today. He smiled dejectedly and concluded, "I've never had any experience interacting with women since I was a child. None of the women I've met have been genuinely kind to me... I've never known how to be kind to a woman..."
"I'm sorry you've had to go through all this time, and I've caused you so much worry..."
"If you really want a divorce, let's go ahead and get one. I'll set you free."
Shen Qingyu's eyes widened in surprise!
Happiness came so suddenly that for a moment I felt unprepared.
"Are you serious?" Shen Qingyu asked hesitantly.
"Yes... I'm serious." Qi Yunxiao nodded, ignoring his own excruciating pain.
"I..." Shen Qingyu was about to speak when Zhao Yuzhu's panicked voice rang out: "Qingyu! Qingyu! The child has a fever and is talking nonsense..."
Shen Qingyu leaped up and ran towards the door.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yunxiao also rushed off.
In the triplets' room, the eldest, with tears streaming down his face, was talking nonsense: "Daddy! Daddy! There's a knife... Run!"
Erbao was shaking his head wildly, sweating profusely, and moving his hands and feet erratically, as if he was dreaming of being chased.
Xiao Bao clenched his teeth and cried silently, his little face contorted in pain, his features twisted!
Shen Qingyu reached out and touched the heads of all three children, which were burning hot.
This isn't a cold; I'm genuinely terrified!
I was just thinking about divorce, but now it suddenly dawned on me: divorce is not an option.
With three children here, if I were to divorce them without considering their well-being, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to them.
The children's sense of security had just begun to rebuild when they were kidnapped and forced to watch helplessly as their parents faced a gleaming knife...
Now I feel so insecure again!
Shen Qingyu felt extremely distressed: "Mother, please fetch some water for me. I'll wipe them down and give them some water."
Water was brought over, and Shen Qingyu wrung out a handkerchief to wipe them down.
Zhao Yuzhu also wrung out a handkerchief to help.
So Shen Qingyu helped feed him water.
The triplets were probably delirious with fever, as they clenched their teeth, looking extremely terrified.
"That won't do! I'm afraid it will damage his brain!"
Zhao Yuzhu kept nagging worriedly.
Shen Qingyu gritted her teeth, preparing to forcibly pry open Xiaobao's mouth first.
Xiao Bao became even more terrified and began to struggle violently.
Shen Qingyu burst into tears: "Xiaobao, Mom's here, Dad's here too, we're all fine, we're okay, have some water..."
Qi Yunxiao stepped forward, hugged Xiaobao in his arms, held his head in his hands, and stroked his arm gently.
The next moment, Qi Yunxiao's deep, resonant voice rang in the child's ears.
"Little Bao, Daddy's here, Daddy won't leave, Daddy will always be with you. Open your mouth, I'll give you some water to bring down your fever..."
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