Chapter 74 Vomiting Blood Hearing this, Qi Butler respectfully...
Hearing this, Xia Yiqing, who was respectfully led in by Butler Qi, was trying her best to mobilize the muscles next to her lips to stop them from moving and resist the urge to yawn.
Her heart still trembled inexplicably.
Qi Hanmu was already so ill, yet he was still dealing with work-related matters. He was not afraid that he would suddenly die at his post one day.
After thinking it over again and again, Xia Yiqing felt that she, who had just gotten through the whole night yesterday, did not seem to have the right to scold him, so she decided to learn to shut up.
The voices in the study quickly grew louder. "Third Master, please, give me a chance! I have parents and children to support. I simply cannot afford to lose this job, Third Master!"
Unfortunately, after the man wailed for a while, there was no sound from inside.
The entire study was so quiet that you could even hear people swallowing.
Butler Qi was very sensible. This time he did not pull Xia Yiqing forward. Instead, he lowered his head and said "I'm sorry", then took a step forward and stood between Xia Yiqing and the door of the study.
Knowing that he wanted to prevent a possible war between the two of them, Xia Yiqing frowned and found it inexplicably funny.
Why did she have a conflict with Qi Hanmu because of this?
Xia Yiqing is not some pretty girl. If she has no interests, she will naturally be expelled from the Qi Group, a big company.
As the chairman, Qi Hanmu has the final say, so she naturally won't interfere with the decisions he makes.
Otherwise, wouldn't this be excessive interference and taking oneself too seriously?
There are many people who can replace you, and you are nothing special. Xia Yiqing understood this truth very early.
Unfortunately, the man who was still howling inside didn't seem to understand. He was dragged out, still crying and begging for mercy, "Third Master, I know I was wrong, please give me a chance!"
Xia Yiqing took a quick glance and only saw this middle-aged man with sparse hair on his head, so she didn't pay much attention to him.
She took out the small mirror she carried with her, touched up her lipstick twice, then calmly put the mirror away. Following the guidance of Butler Qi, she walked inside.
Before anyone arrived, the sweet scent of osmanthus and citrus had already wafted in, like a spring messenger descending from the sky, bringing with it a refreshing feeling, telling others of Xia Yiqing's arrival.
“Hmm…”
When she reached the door, Xia Yiqing's sharp ears detected a very small muffled groan from inside.
The sound was indeed not loud, as if someone was trying hard to endure the pain and not want others to notice.
Others shouldn't have heard it, but Xia Yiqing had extraordinary hearing and her entire attention was on the people in the room, so it was natural that she couldn't have failed to hear it.
Butler Qi wanted to say something but stopped himself. Seeing Xia Yiqing raise one hand and point her chin outside, he lowered his head and went out.
"Butler," two muffled coughs were heard from the study room not far away. They were not too heartbreaking, but they were distressing enough. Qi Hanmu's voice was a little hoarse, but it sounded quite attractive.
"Pour some water and call someone in."
A figure came to the desk, picked up the kettle, and slowly poured water into the empty glass.
"Has she arrived?" Qi Hanmu's voice sounded neither sad nor happy, and there was no trace of anticipation at all.
Her heart felt like it was blocked by something. Xia Yiqing put down the kettle in her hand. She felt heavy in her heart and a little conflicted, not knowing if it was because of the loss.
He was so anxious to send someone to find her even though she wasn't there, but now, he seemed so indifferent, as if it made no difference whether she came or not.
Hadn't I known this would happen? Xia Yiqing pursed her lips, raised her eyebrows, and pulled out a half-hearted smile. Her voice was soft, "Third Master, Butler Qi has gone downstairs."
The man in the custom-made suit, who had just drunk some hot water, was still coughing with his hands covering his mouth.
When he heard the girl's voice, his shoulders stiffened, and then his eyelids slowly lifted up, and his phoenix eyes focused on her. He was silent throughout the whole process and did not make a sound.
If Xia Yiqing hadn't been with him for three years, she would have thought that Qi Hanmu was angry by now.
In fact, she discovered that this was not a sign of Qi Hanmu losing his temper. Unlike the tyrant image that others imagined, Qi Hanmu was extremely stable emotionally. He just did whatever it took to achieve his goals.
Just like now, Qi Hanmu was just observing her and him, perhaps thinking about what value she could bring to him.
If it is valuable, keep it; if you can’t use it, say goodbye.
This is the usual rule in the business world. Xia Yiqing forced her shoulders to relax, and the same was true in this marriage.
"Third Master, do you have any instructions? Perhaps you are tired after a busy day. How about I give you a shoulder massage?"
The man's eyes looking at her were very dark and deep.
There was a faint blue tint under his eyes, like the lingering mist in the south of the Yangtze River, and his lips were a little dry and flaky because they had not been exposed to water for a long time.
The cold white skin color added to Qi Hanmu's lingering sickness. The coldness surrounded him, and it was difficult for Qi Hanmu to stay away from people.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that after saying this, the cold and lonely aura around Qi Hanmu became more obvious.
People only need three years to learn to speak, and then spend the rest of their lives learning the skill of keeping their mouths shut. Xia Yiqing understood this very well, so she simply pursed her lips together and stopped talking.
“Cough cough cough…”
Sometimes you can't hide your cough. Qi Hanmu didn't think there was any truth in this sentence before, but now he has to believe it. After all, he has become the person who can't even hide his illness.
I clearly didn't want to cough, but something was mixed into my throat, pressing on it and making it make sounds, and my chest felt stuffy.
Whether you open your mouth or not, the itchy feeling in your throat has already crept up. It is clearly not up to you to cough or not. Often, before you can react for a second, a burst of hot sweat appears and the cough follows.
Qi Hanmu kept his eyes downcast, without any change.
His thin spine trembled with the muffled coughs, a bit like a leaf in the wind, swaying, but being carried forward by the wind.
The sleepiness that had been lingering in her bones was frightened by the man's serious illness and disappeared without a trace. Xia Yiqing fished out something from her pocket and asked between coughs, "Throat lozenges, please?"
Seeing the man's pale face covered with a layer of illness, Xia Yiqing pursed her lips, not knowing what to feel.
But looking at the man's sharp jawline that had been thinned by long-term illness, she felt uncomfortable no matter how she looked at him. She felt a pang of depression in her heart, and felt that the facts should not be like this.
But all Xia Yiqing got in response was a few more violent coughs. The man pressed his right hand against his chest, his Adam's apple rolling up and down as if he couldn't bear it. He tried to prolong and lower the cough as much as possible, but unfortunately he couldn't cover it up no matter what he did.
Seeing the yellow, blue and white throat lozenges being pushed in front of him, Qi Hanmu raised his eyelids but ultimately did not reach out to take it.
He really couldn't lift his hands.
But in Xia Yiqing's eyes, this behavior became a silent rejection.
It was normal that he didn't want it. Xia Yiqing's hand hanging by her side quickly attacked, grabbed the candy in her hand, and held it tightly, letting the sharp edges scratch the soft flesh in her palm and make it hurt.
Even after becoming numb, Xia Yiqing changed the angle, allowing the jagged edge to continue to slide across the other soft flesh on the palm of her hand that was not red.
She didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong, but the feeling of emptiness in her heart could be alleviated a little when she felt the pain.
Her things are so unbearable.
You don't even want to pretend or perform. You just take a quick look and never want to look at it again.
As the throat-soothing hard candy was taken away, Qi Hanmu's breathing became choked. The feeling of lack of oxygen spread from his heart, his fingertips turned a faint purple, and a slight gasp escaped from the corner of his mouth unconsciously.
Unable to breathe, he unconsciously beat his chest with his right hand. The force was not very strong, but just one beat after another, which was frightening to watch.
Even though the pain in his back had gone numb, there was still a faint smile on Qi Hanmu's lips. It was very light, as if someone had pulled it up hard. It looked extremely painful, making people pout. After seeing it once, they didn't want to look at it again.
She never cared.
A few months ago, the agreement expired, and she felt like she had been relieved of the burden she had been forced to carry.
Xia Yiqing was wearing an extremely gorgeous fishtail dress, with sapphires shining on her earlobes. She looked at his purple grape eyes with obvious joy and told him that the agreement had expired and they had nothing to do with each other from now on. Goodbye.
It was him who lowered his head, tugged at her skirt, his eyes red, and begged her for a chance.
He was willing to follow her without any status, even if he was like a puppy that had been abandoned by its owner many times, it would still stay where it was, wagging its tail.
As long as she can come back.
Qi Hanmu lowered his head and let his forehead hit the desk hard, hoping that the pain would make him more awake, but unfortunately the pain did not have such a miraculous effect.
Human expectations are endless.
Xia Yiqing was willing to let him pursue her, but he also dreamed and longed that one day she would understand everything he did, understand his feelings, and that she could share a little of her heart with him, just a little bit would be fine, not a lot.
It turned out that all this was just his delusion. He wanted too much, and Xia Yiqing was unwilling to give it to him.
"Hahaha……"
The uncontrollable bright red overflowed from the gaps between the man's fingers covering his lips and teeth. All the colors in front of him were quickly taken away, and his vision became wildly blurred, but Qi Hanmu couldn't lower his lips.
He had a difficult childhood, lost his power in his youth, and gained fame and fortune as an adult, but he fell for a woman.
It's true that before one wave subsides, another wave is already on the way. You never know what is in the softest heart can give him a fatal blow.
Pink blood foam came out of the corner of his mouth. Qi Hanmu took out the silk handkerchief from his inner pocket and wiped it gently, then threw it into the trash can with some disgust.
From beginning to end, he never showed the silk scarf in his right inner pocket, even though the pocket was bulging and one could tell at a glance that there was something inside.
It was a silk scarf that Xia Yiqing had once used, but now it belonged to him. He put it in his pocket, holding it tightly like a treasure.
Because Qi Hanmu knew clearly that neither Xia Yiqing nor Xia Yiqing's things would ever belong to him.
Unfortunately, he insisted on snatching it.
The man's cough became quieter, but his shoulders were shaking so violently that it was alarming. Xia Yiqing quickly reached out to hold Qi Hanmu's shoulders, and rang the bell to call Luo Miao and Butler Qi over.
Just as she frowned, a strong hand rested on her shoulder. She raised her head and met the man's dark eyes.
"You don't like me, do you?"
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