Before Lin Ruanruan even opened her eyes, she could smell the familiar disinfectant. As soon as she opened her almond-shaped eyes, she saw the IV drip that was almost finished.
Her mind was somewhat muddled, and she began to lose sight of the difference between memory and reality. The hospital's pristine white ceiling began to be covered in cobwebs, and black stains slowly gathered from the edges towards the center, forming a black ocean overhead.
"Aruan? You're awake?" A gentle voice pulled her back to reality.
Lin Ruanruan blinked and looked up at the ceiling again, where bright incandescent lights and white walls were visible.
"A-Ruan?" Huo Qi sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Lin Ruanruan with concern.
Lin Ruanruan smiled at Huo Qi, "Brother Huo."
Noticing that Lin Ruanruan wanted to sit up, he quickly pulled her up and then hugged her tightly.
"I'm sorry, Aruan," Huo Qi said, his eyes filled with tenderness, "I failed to protect you."
As her memories of the moment before she fainted returned, Lin Ruanruan smiled and hugged Huo Qi back with her hand that wasn't on an IV drip, saying, "Brother Huo, you came just in time."
She was surrounded by a person covered in mouths and a monster covered in eyes. If Huo Qi hadn't arrived in time, she would have suffered a mental breakdown.
Huo Qi couldn't help but bury his head in Lin Ruanruan's neck, feeling a wave of fear wash over him. "I'm sorry."
Lin Ruanruan patted his back, "Brother Huo, don't say sorry, you really saved me."
"At worst, you can have the people protecting me stay closer in the future, I don't mind."
Huo Qi was slightly taken aback. "Does Aruan know that I'm sending people to protect you?"
Lin Ruanruan nodded. "I'm quite sensitive to people's gazes, and I also asked Uncle Wang. He told me that he had already spoken to your people."
Huo Qi looked up at Lin Ruanruan gently, "I almost forgot that Uncle Wang retired from the special forces. You're the kind of person who asks questions whenever you have them."
"That's because I have a mouth." She was very careful about her life.
"By the way, Brother Huo, there are other people around me besides you, right? Uncle Wang discovered there are others as well."
Huo Qi hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "They are from the Xu family."
"The Xu family?" Lin Ruanruan immediately thought of Xu Chaomu, feeling a little uncomfortable. "Why?"
"I don't know either, but they certainly didn't have good intentions. I'll have my men protect you closely from now on." Huo Qi's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He couldn't let Xu Chaomu get involved with Aruan in the slightest.
Lin Ruanruan leaned against Huo Qi's chest and nodded, then suddenly thought of Liang Pinggu and felt a little guilty.
The medicine on the handkerchief wasn't very strong at the time, and she had a stress reaction to the action, so she was forcibly turned on shortly after falling into a coma.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Liang Pinggu trying to rip off her clothes. Now, her stress response was at its peak, and she was instantly transported back to the day she was taken to President Li's room.
Her mind was filled with disgust and violence. She seemed to have taken a heavy ashtray from the room and smashed it at someone. She didn't know how long she smashed it, but she remembered that it felt pretty good at the time.
"Brother Huo, is Liang Pinggu still alive? Should I get his mental state checked first?"
Huo Qi chuckled, "Aruan is quite clever, knowing to first obtain some kind of spiritual proof for herself."
Thinking of Liang Pinggu, a dark glint flashed in his eyes. "Don't worry, he won't die."
But you'll never be able to leave the hospital.
"The Liang family won't dare to cause you any trouble now. Don't worry about them, I'll take care of them for you."
Lin Ruanruan was relieved. Luckily, she hadn't really killed the person; otherwise, it would have been a huge problem.
Lin Ruanruan wanted to ask something more, but was interrupted by Li Shuzhen who entered the room.
The three of them remained in that position for a while, staring at each other.
Li Shuzhen squinted and stepped forward, grabbing Huo Qi's ear. "Qi boy, you've let me hug you again?"
Li Shuzhen didn't put in much effort, after all, she was quite satisfied with Huo Qi now, this young master Huo could be said to put her daughter first in everything.
She had already learned about Huo Qi's actions in Linjia Village from her parents-in-law. Despite being such a privileged person, he showed no discomfort in Linjia Village; on the contrary, he was very sensible and endearing.
These incidents also made her, as a mother, see how much Huo Qi cared for his daughter. On the day Ruan Ruan left the hospital to see a psychologist, Huo Qi was discussing cooperation with a foreign business tycoon. Upon hearing that Ruan Ruan had gone missing, he immediately took a plane back to Nan Province.
He arranged everything perfectly, consulted with psychologists about how to cooperate, and even took the lead in saving his daughter this time. Once again, he arranged everything meticulously.
Otherwise, in their panic, she and Lin Tianba might have abandoned the scene and taken Ruan Ruan to the hospital.
Huo Qi cooperated and released Lin Ruanruan, saying "Ouch!" "Auntie, be gentle, be gentle. I'll restrain myself next time."
"Mom, be gentle! I carried Brother Huo myself." Lin Ruanruan genuinely thought Huo Qi's ear had been pinched too hard.
Li Shuzhen glared at the two of them, "It hasn't been long since you started protecting them!"
She released Huo Qi's ear. "Just keep acting."
Huo Qi smiled and touched his nose. He noticed the food box in Li Shuzhen's other hand and quickly stepped forward to take it from her. "Auntie, is there any for me? I've been starving for so long."
Li Shuzhen smiled and glanced at Huo Qi, "Yes, of course you'll get your share."
Huo Qiyin carefully laid out all the food, "Aruan, do you want me to feed you?"
Lin Ruanruan's ears burned, and she looked away from Huo Qi. "The IV drip is almost finished, I'll come down and eat right away."
Seeing her daughter like this, Li Shuzhen understood everything. She sighed to herself, realizing that her precious daughter was about to be snatched away by someone else.
Seeing the two of them sitting harmoniously at the small table eating, Li Shuzhen smiled.
It would be really good if Ruan Ruan really got together with Huo Qi in the future.
Both the Lin and Huo families have their headquarters in the Southern Province, so Ruan Ruan won't have to marry far away. She knows Yan Ru's personality; she's gentle and kind, and genuinely likes Ruan Ruan.
Not to mention Huo Xian and Huo Qi, these two siblings usually dote on her daughter like the apple of their eye, sometimes making her, as the mother, feel a little embarrassed.
The more Li Shuzhen thought about it, the more satisfied she became. Lin Ruanruan, who was eating her meal nearby, was unaware that her mother had already figured out how much dowry she would receive. She and Huo Qijia were busy preparing pig's trotters for themselves.
Lin Ruanruan rested for two days in a row. Huo Qi saw that she was indeed alright, so he bid farewell to Lin Ruanruan and headed to a neighboring province.
Although he has started his own company, he is still essentially a college student who hasn't graduated yet; he won't officially receive his diploma until this summer.
So he's been really busy lately.
Lin Ruanruan buried her reluctance in her heart and secretly cheered herself up. She would work hard to catch up with Huo Qi and become an excellent person like him.
As soon as they were picked up and taken home, they saw Xu Chaomu visiting the Lin family.
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