An An: "..." She shut up and didn't want to talk.
At this moment, Qi Xili came over and saw his son lying on the hospital bed. He was happy but also a little worried.
"You're back?" His eyes were slightly sore, but he tried his best not to show it.
Qi Lin smiled and said, "Dad, I'm back. Did you miss me?"
"I want to!" Qi Xili patted Qi Lin's short hair: "Why did you choose this time? Did you manage to get that professor sorted out over there?"
Qi Lin looked slightly embarrassed and said with a red face, "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? I have nothing to do with Professor Lian. He, he's already married."
"So that's why I let you come back?"
"I only came back by helicopter after I finished my research project."
"You're not leaving anymore?"
"Yes, I'll stay in Haishi for the rest of my life to be with you."
Qi Xili smiled, his heart finally at peace.
Shen Yanming asked, "How did you know Qi Lin was here?"
Qi Xili rolled her eyes and said arrogantly, "My Linzi is so famous. Someone informed me as soon as he was admitted to the hospital. I was busy at the time and didn't have time to come. I finally managed to get my work settled and came over."
Shen Yanming nodded and said frankly, "Qi Lin was injured while saving my Nuan Nuan, I'm very sorry. During this time, I will cover all of Qi Lin's nutritional supplements, medicines, and treatment costs."
Qi Xili gave him a strange look and shook his head: "No need, no need. My Linzi is the older brother, isn't it normal for him to save his younger sister?"
"But they're not related!"
“They’re not blood relatives, but adopted relatives, so they’re still related.” Qi Xili’s eyes darted around as he said with a smile, “If you really can’t bear it, then do what the ancients did and have Nuannuan offer herself to him!”
Shen Yanming's eyes widened in anger. He held back for a moment but couldn't help himself and shouted, "Get out!"
Qi Xili chuckled, but remained motionless.
Qi Lin felt completely overwhelmed and tugged at Qi Xili's clothes: "Dad, don't talk nonsense, Nuan Nuan is still young."
"It's okay, little one, you'll grow up."
Seeing Nuan Nuan blushing with embarrassment, Qi Lin had no choice but to threaten, "Dad, when did you become so old and unrefined! If you keep this up, I'm going back to the capital."
Upon hearing this, Qi Xili felt as if someone had choked him. He quickly nodded and replied, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, alright?"
Shen Yanming glanced at the two of them and asked, "I'm planning to take An'an home. What about you two? What are your plans?"
"Not in the hospital anymore?" Qi Xili asked, somewhat surprised. "An'an is seriously injured!"
“I can handle his injuries. He can recover at home. There’s no need to waste resources here.”
Qi Xili's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "How about letting my Linzi recuperate at your house?"
Shen Yanming really wanted to refuse, but this man had just saved his daughter, and it would be too inhuman of him to be too forceful.
So he nodded: "Okay, but it will take at most a week."
"Okay, Qi Lin will be able to take care of himself in a week, and I can go out to work with peace of mind."
The group went to the doctor to get discharged. Although the doctor was reluctant, he didn't try to stop them because he thought about the medicine Shen Yanming had.
He only instructed them: "If the wound worsens, you must come and treat it immediately, don't delay."
Shen Yanming nodded, indicating that he understood. The group went to the Shen family together. The "bang bang" sounds outside had stopped when An'an returned, but they didn't know when they would recur.
Shen Yanming tidied up the living room sofa, making it as comfortable as possible, so Qi Lin could lie down. As for An An, he went straight back to the bedroom. Nuan Nuan was responsible for taking care of him.
The couple looked at Qi Xili and asked him, "Where do you live?"
Qi Xili smiled and said, "Living room. I'll just stay here at Linzi's feet."
Bi Qiaoan: "Sleep sitting up?"
"Well, it's only a week anyway, we can just make do."
"Alright then, whatever makes you happy." She then went to prepare the food. There were several people in the family; this was no small matter. Moreover, the food for the injured was quite particular; many foods that could trigger allergies or other adverse reactions could not be eaten.
Bi Qiaoan tried to keep the meals light, but with the space around them, there was no nutritional problem. She also added a lot of spiritual spring water to the food so that An'an and Qi Lin could recover their health as soon as possible.
That night, Bi Qiaoan quietly went to the two children's room.
The Qi family father and son in the living room assumed the mother was worried about her son, so they remained silent. Meanwhile, Bi Qiaoan, who had gone into the side bedroom, woke An'an, and the mother and son went into the private space together. Nuannuan also woke up and kept watch outside for the two of them.
"Mom, what's wrong?" An'an was woken up by being nudged, his mind still a bit foggy. Bi Qiao'an pushed him into the bathroom, filled the bathtub with plenty of spiritual spring water, and said to him, "Get in and soak, it'll help you recover faster."
An An nodded, closed the bathroom door, took off her clothes, and lay down inside.
Although I've applied medicine to the burn on my arm, the internal pain hasn't subsided, and it's still quite painful. The Lingquan water worked quite well; after soaking it for half a day, the burn on my arm seemed to have lessened considerably.
After changing into clean clothes and leaving the bathroom, An'an was fed a bowl of medicine by Bi Qiao'an. An'an didn't ask any questions and drank it. Then she left the space with Bi Qiao'an.
The days that followed were rather uneventful.
Qi Lin and An An are recovering at home, and Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan's task is to take care of them. Because the ground is spewing hot steam from time to time, school classes have been suspended. Nuan Nuan staying at home puts the couple at ease.
Qi Xili was incredibly busy every day, but he still made sure to come home on time to take care of Qi Lin. Looking at his son's back, which was slowly healing, Qi Xili was somewhat unhappy that his injury had healed so quickly.
"Little Linzi, let me ask you something. Could your back heal a little slower?"
"What's wrong?" Qi Lin asked, puzzled.
"Now that you're all better, we should go home."
Qi Lin: "...Dad, didn't you say you'd only stay for a week and then come home? We can't go back on our word!"
Qi Xili: "..." Is that what I meant? I just can't bear to part with the food at Old Shen's house.
Seeing the doubt in his son's eyes, he could only silently pack their luggage: "Let's go back today, okay?"
When Shen Yanming found out, he almost applauded. The couple had been secretly taking An'an into the space to heal her injuries for some time now, and they were incredibly frustrated. Now, finally, they could go in and take a proper bath.
He pretended to try and persuade Qi Xili to stay, but Qi Lin dragged his father home.
The family of four was finally free and entered the space together. An'an went to soak in the spiritual spring water as usual, while the couple and Nuannuan went to the lake and caught a lot of fish and shrimp. The three of them had a seafood feast, which made An'an's eyes red with envy.
However, his injury hadn't fully healed, so he didn't dare to eat or drink freely. He gave Bi Qiaoan a resentful look and could only drink his chicken porridge.
"It's good enough that there's anything to drink. You know that many people in the hospital can only eat vegetarian food."
After hearing this, An'an suddenly found the chicken porridge in her bowl very delicious. However, thinking of the people in the hospital, she felt sorry for them.
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