Chapter 22: Check This "Separation" may carry...
The word "separate" may carry a sense of grievance that Xia Yiqing was not even aware of.
But when she said it, her expression was unusually calm.
It's as if the evaluation is not about her family or her parents.
"Look," seeing Qi Hanmu staring at her without blinking, Xia Yiqing continued,
"My parents are so snobbish. Three years ago, they sold me to you so that the company could survive.
"Now my dad has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy and needs emergency funds. Doesn't this scene sound familiar? They're trying to profit from you through me again, Third Master."
When saying these words, Xia Yiqing felt uncomfortable.
She tried her best to lower her head and let the loose hair on her forehead cover her expression, but the grievance was still so obvious, showing through the girl's tightly pursed lips.
"I didn't say no."
Qi Hanmu's voice was carried in the wind, adding a touch of coldness, yet also carrying a sense of cherishment.
Surprised by his words, Xia Yiqing almost lost her balance. She pulled her right foot back and kicked a stone again. She raised her hand tremblingly to maintain her balance, but she was still about to fall to the right.
The moment of falling was very quick.
But Xia Yiqing felt that these few seconds were extremely slow, so slow that she didn't feel the pain even when she closed her eyes.
Instead, the cold fragrance from Qi Hanmu's body turned into dust before it enveloped her.
When she opened her eyes, Xia Yiqing found herself in a man's arms.
The man leaned forward slightly, and his long, veiny hands were now resting on her waist, holding her firmly and preventing Xia Yiqing from falling.
"Thank you, thank you."
Xia Yiqing felt inexplicably thirsty. She turned her head and felt that Qi Hanmu seemed to be glowing. His face was porcelain white and had a jade-like texture. His phoenix eyes were clearly black and white. He usually looked down on everyone, but at this moment he only allowed her in.
When their skin touched, Xia Yiqing felt the man's slightly high body temperature and frowned.
"You have a fever," she stretched out her hand, raised it halfway, and then stopped. She looked at Qi Hanmu gently with her almond-shaped eyes and made a request that he would not refuse.
"Third Master, can I touch your forehead? I think you have a fever."
After the words fell, Xia Yiqing pondered for a moment, feeling something was not right. She coughed again and tried to make amends, "'burn', not 'sao'."
After saying this, Xia Yiqing's face turned red enough that blood almost dripped out.
Seeing that Qi Hanmu's face was still as calm as an iceberg, she felt even more that she was being too cautious.
No one has misunderstood, why should she explain?
The more you describe it, the worse it gets.
"Well, you understand anyway." Xia Yiqing was helpless, curled her lips, and simply gave up explaining.
People with a bad heart think everything is unclean.
The Third Master should have a pure heart.
So the Third Master would not take what she said to heart and would not argue with her.
A furry head slowly moved down and finally stopped steadily near Xia Yiqing's nose.
Qi Hanmu's voice came up from below, a little muffled, "Is that so? It seems this will make it easier for you to check."
Qin Fei, who was holding a thermometer at the back: ...
Okay, okay, that’s how you play it, you treat him, a serious doctor, as a decoration and ignore the thermometer in his hand as nothing.
Okay, Qin Fei sighed. Maybe it was just the interest of the young couple, so he should not disturb them.
Luo Miao next to him had a happy look on his face.
The Third Master and his wife are giving out candies again.
Good to eat!
"No, I won't leave." The man slowly leaned towards Xia Yiqing, his voice hoarse, as if it had been polished with sandpaper, and like someone who was seriously ill, a little unclear.
"Anything you want, fine."
Xia Yiqing was still in a daze when the man came down like a mountain, his hands falling on her shoulders and his hot forehead resting on her neck in a twisted and uncomfortable position.
Feeling the heat on the back of the man's neck, Xia Yiqing felt a chill in her heart. She raised her head and called after Qi Hanmu, "Doctor Qin!"
Qin Fei muttered, "You remember me now," and stepped forward.
After testing the temperature, Qin Fei's joking expression disappeared completely. With a serious face, he and Luo Miao sent Qi Hanmu upstairs.
"Is it serious?"
Xia Yiqing couldn't help but ask.
"It depends on the situation." Qin Fei didn't say anything absolute.
It was already dark outside. The lights in the house were turned on, driving away the darkness, but it could not soothe Xia Yiqing's still panicked heart.
Too many things happened tonight. After such a long period of peace and quiet in Yiyuan, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"Beep--" the phone rang again.
Xia Yiqing frowned, wondering why all of them called her tonight.
When she saw it was "Dad", she hung up.
Qi Hanmu had been sent to the second bedroom. The door was ajar, not completely closed, and some light came through from inside, as if inviting him in.
She stood at the door, but found herself a little timid, like a poor student who had not studied hard for the exam but was still expecting good grades. She stood at the door of the teacher's office, neither going in nor back.
There was no sound inside, only Qin Fei and Luo Miao saying a few words from time to time.
Maybe Qi Hanmu's situation this time is not serious?
Before Xia Yiqing could sort out her thoughts, she saw Qin Fei appear at the door with a dark face, pointing inside, "The Third Master is calling you."
To say “call” is already a euphemism.
In fact, the moment Qi Hanmu regained consciousness, the only words he uttered were "Qingqing". He acted as if he couldn't hear anything else and didn't respond at all, as if the two hearing aids were just decorations.
Helpless, Qin Fei had to call Xia Yiqing in.
Who knows, love-brain can also work miracles.
"Third Master," Qin Fei came to the bedside, not in a good mood, "Xia Yiqing is here."
The person lying on the bed covered in cold sweats began to move his eyelashes, and slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of unfocused eyes due to fever.
Qin Fei was frowning, thinking that he would lose consciousness from the fever so quickly, when she saw Qi Hanmu forcing his gaze to stay on Xia Yiqing, and his eyes gradually became focused.
Qin Fei smacked his lips.
The power of love is indeed great, but he, a single guy, doesn't understand it.
Seeing that the tip of the nose of the person in front of her was stained with some crystals, and his porcelain-white face had a little more color due to the fever, Xia Yiqing felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
After asking Qin Fei, she asked Luo Miao to fetch some water and find a towel, while she sat down beside the bed.
"Third Master," the girl's voice was gentle, like a spring breeze, neither anxious nor impatient, giving people a sense of power that made their whole body feel comfortable, making people want to listen more.
"You have to be well. You are so good, you can't be defeated by the disease, right?"
The slightly cool little hand took over the big palm, and the fingertips slid across the hot palm again and again, trying to lower the temperature.
The girl lowered her eyebrows and pursed her lips into a worried curve.
Looking from the bottom up, the girl has small and delicate features, a fair oval face, and looks like a doll when she is quiet. She doesn't look much like her parents in the Xia family.
Maybe he was really confused because of the fever, Qi Hanmu sneered in his heart.
Luo Miao quickly came back with the water. Xia Yiqing rolled up Qi Hanmu's sleeves, took the towel, dipped it in water, and wiped the overly hot skin.
The slender and powerful hand now hung down helplessly, allowing Xia Yiqing to move as she pleased. Anyone who saw it would have to say "good girl".
Qin Fei was amazed.
In the past, anyone who dared to touch the Third Master when he had a fever would be courting death, so Xia Yiqing had to step in. And now, he didn't refuse at all, and maybe even enjoyed it.
Thinking of the days and nights she had spent taking care of the Third Master, Qin Fei shed a tear for herself.
The man finally loosened his grip on Xia Yiqing's hand, but he was still muttering, "Qingqing, don't go."
Her voice remained calm as always, but Xia Yiqing's hand trembled and the towel fell back into the bucket.
His life was shortened. How could she hear that Third Master sounded aggrieved?
After wiping her arm, Xia Yiqing realized belatedly that Qi Hanmu did not have an IV drip this time.
She glanced at Qin Fei with confusion, and received a look from the latter that said "go out and talk".
When they got outside, Qin Fei didn't beat around the bush with Xia Yiqing and went straight to the point, "The antipyretic medicine can irritate the stomach.
"If it triggers a stomachache, given Third Master's personality, he definitely won't tell anyone. By the time we find out, it must be very serious, and it might even affect the heart. We might as well try physical cooling. If that doesn't work, we can consider antipyretics."
Xia Yiqing nodded, but a scene suddenly appeared in front of her eyes: Qi Hanmu once made a table full of spicy dishes, and ate with her with a pale face.
He left the table halfway through the meal without explaining why, and when he came back he didn't eat anymore. Xia Yiqing didn't know what to say and just assumed he wasn't used to spicy food.
Now that I think about it, this person also has a bad stomach.
Then why didn't he say anything at that time, and instead insisted on eating with me?
Xia Yiqing lowered her eyes. "It's hard for me to clean the remaining areas. I might have to trouble Doctor Qin."
"What's the big deal?" Qin Fei waved her hand and prepared to step into the bedroom. "He has troubled me a lot before, especially you..."
Realizing that he had said something wrong, Qin Fei coughed violently, took bigger steps, and almost ran away.
"What did I do to you?" Xia Yiqing didn't know why she was so persistent.
In fact, she regretted it the moment she said it.
It's obvious that the other person doesn't want to say it, so why bother asking? It's just adding to the trouble.
"nothing."
Qin Fei patted her fragile little heart as she walked into the door, still feeling emotional in her heart.
You rejected the new dishes I learned, I wanted to go on a date with you but you had to work, and I pushed you into the cabinet but I didn't want to tell you for fear that you would worry. Qin Fei stuck out her tongue, there were many more things that the Third Master didn't want you to know.
Qin Fei went in, and Luo Miao was still outside.
Like Qin Fei, he is Qi Hanmu's right-hand man.
He and Qin Fei have many things in common.
Xia Yiqing then looked at Luo Miao. She raised her hand to lift her unruly hair and smiled sheepishly, "Assistant Luo, would you like to tell me about your Third Master?"
To be honest, Xia Yiqing was not very sure.
But it seems that Luo Miao is at least easier to persuade than Qin Fei.
She secretly made up her mind that if Luo Miao refused to tell her, then she would rather not ask. After all, if anyone was to blame, it should be Qi Hanmu's silence. She was not a god, so how could she know what he had experienced alone.
The girl had an oval face with slightly bulging cheeks. She had treated Qi Hanmu badly for not telling her anything and refusing to give her a name. But now he was willing to give her everything. It was really weird. Could it be that he had a split personality?
Luo Miao's fingers were trembling.
This is the first time in three years that his wife has asked him about the Third Master!
Although the wife was kind to every servant before, she was always cold, polite and distant, as if the wife had no feelings for the third master.
In fact, everyone in Yiyuan saw how much the Third Master cared about this lady.
My wife likes osmanthus, so the mountain behind us was planted with osmanthus trees. When the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, the whole mountain is filled with fragrance.
Unfortunately, my wife rarely visits Yiyuan Garden and has never been to the back mountain.
"Madam, actually, Third Master..."
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