Chapter 850 My Iceberg Brother (Part 1)
Of course, he would not tell Ruan Qi about these things and would just brush them off lightly.
But Ruan Qi is a doctor, how could she not know the hardships involved?
The little girl's tears flowed out uncontrollably like a flood.
She hugged Xi Jiu's neck tightly and apologized with a sob: "Jiu Jiu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forgotten you. How could I forget you?"
Ruan Qi kept apologizing, and the guilt and heartache filled her heart.
Xi Jiu hated to see the little girl like this, so he pulled her out of his arms, held her face and kissed her gently.
Ruan Qi's apology was blocked in this kiss.
The bedroom fell silent, with only the girl's soft sobs and moans remaining.
Xi Jiu took Ruan Qi's body into consideration and did not give her a deep kiss. He just sucked her lips carefully and then let her go.
"Baby, you don't have to apologize to me." He gently wiped the tears from the girl's face with his fingertips. "Rather than letting you grow up in pain, I hope you can forget the past. Although I am in that past, I hope you can be happy and worry-free."
For Xi Jiu, if the memories of ten years ago would make Ruan Qi painful, he would rather she never remember him for the rest of her life.
These words made Ruan Qi feel both sour and swollen in the heart.
She looked at Xi Jiu and said in a hoarse voice, "Jiujiu, you have been looking for me for the past ten years, right?"
Xi Jiu nodded.
"Yes, I've been looking for you."
Ruan Qi recalled the first time she met Xi Jiu in the hospital when she came to the imperial capital.
It turned out that what she thought was their first encounter was actually a long-awaited reunion after Xi Jiu had been searching for him for ten years.
"Back in the hospital, you recognized me at first sight?"
"Yeah." Xi Jiu couldn't help but smile as he recalled their encounter at the Imperial Capital Hospital over a year ago. "Your appearance hasn't changed much since you were a child, so you're easy to recognize. I recognized you the first time I saw you in the hospital."
He almost rushed forward, but the little girl looked at him as if he were a stranger. It was that look that made him stop where he was.
"Actually, after we reunited in the Imperial Capital, I secretly investigated your information. However, because Mr. Beilou helped you conceal the information, I found very little. But the more I spend time with you, the more I'm sure you're the one I'm looking for. Baby, there's no other girl in the world who can make my heart so soft."
Xi Jiu is a cold-hearted yet affectionate person.
His feelings for little Ruanqi from ten years ago might not have been love, but it was undeniable that the little girl at that time was unique in his heart.
And this unique feeling gradually became stronger in the next ten years, and finally transformed into love in the longing.
Ruan Qi was the only person in the world who could bring joy to Xi Jiu's heart. Even if the world had changed, even if Ruan Qi's appearance and identity had changed, he could still recognize her with his heart.
Ruan Qi's eyes turned red again.
She hugged Xi Jiu's neck and rubbed against him.
"Jiujiu, how were you found after you were drowned in the river?"
Xi Jiu: "There's a village near that river. A few villagers happened to be passing by that day and found bloodstains I left by the river. They thought something was wrong and were about to call the police when the amulet I was carrying floated up from the river."
Because his grandson had been in poor health since childhood, Grandpa Xi specially asked a high-ranking monk for a talisman for his grandson.
Xi Jiu usually wore this amulet around his neck. On the day Ruan Qi was captured by Xiaoyao Zhuang, he and the bad guys must have pulled the rope of the amulet during the struggle, and then the rope broke after it was soaked in the river.
The amulet was very light, and after the rope broke it did not sink, but floated up due to buoyancy.
When the villagers saw the amulet suddenly float up, they knew something was wrong and immediately jumped into the water to rescue the person.
This is how Xi Jiu was rescued.
"After the villagers rescued me, they took me to a hospital on the outskirts of Shanghu City. The people my grandfather sent to protect me saw that I hadn't returned to the fishing village yet, so they realized something was wrong and came all the way from the fishing village to look for me."
"After that, they notified my grandfather, who rushed to Shanghu City overnight and transferred me to a large hospital. You know what happened next."
Rescue, treatment, two years in a vegetative state, and finally waking up.
Xi Jiu succinctly summarized the events of those two years in just a few sentences, but Ruan Qi could already imagine what it was like to be on the verge of life and death.
She pursed her lips, looked up at the man, and gently held his face with her trembling hands.
"Jiujiu, thank you."
She leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on the man's lips, tears streaming down her face.
"I remember everything now, Brother Bingshan."
The long-lost name was finally spoken by the girl again after ten years.
Xi Jiu's hand trembled and his eyes turned slightly red.
He held Ruan Qi's face in his hands and said in a hoarse voice, "Baby, shout again."
"Iceberg brother, Iceberg brother, Iceberg brother..." Ruan Qi called out obediently over and over again.
The once lively and well-behaved child's voice has now become a soft and sweet girl's voice.
And the little girl with the sunflower hairband has grown into a graceful young lady in ten years.
Everything is changing.
The only thing that remains unchanged is that they are still together.
…
The two of them finally spoke out their biggest secret, and Ruan Qi finally let out the breath she had been holding.
Suddenly, a deep sense of exhaustion washed over her. Her vision went dark, and she nearly fell to the ground.
Xi Jiu quickly hugged her.
"What's wrong? Dizzy?"
Ruan Qi shook her head: "I feel a little exhausted. Jiujiu, I want to go to bed and rest for a while."
She had begun her nationwide roadshow a week earlier, and immediately flew to City C after it concluded. Once she was done with her work, she flew right back. The constant travel, coupled with the turbulent mood swings, was taking its toll, even for a traditional martial artist like her.
Xi Jiu quickly carried her to the bed.
The little girl's face was frighteningly pale. She had been crying so hard that her body was covered in sweat and her hands and feet were cold.
Xi Jiu helped her take off her shoes, covered her with a quilt, and turned on the central air conditioning in the room.
Then he picked up the intercom and told Gong Qi to bring a cup of hot water.
"Get some sweets to replenish your energy. Do you have a hot pack at home to keep warm under the covers? If you do, bring one up."
Xi Jiu asked for a bunch of things very quickly. After hanging up the phone, he turned and walked into the bathroom and took out a hot towel wet with water.
"Baby, let me wipe you off."
Xi Jiu knelt on one knee beside the bed, bent down, helped the little girl up, and let her lean on the pillow.
He first wiped her tear-stained face with a hot towel, and then wiped away the cold sweat on her forehead.
Then, Xi Jiu meticulously wiped her neck, hands, legs...all the parts of her body exposed outside her clothes. If Ruan Qi wasn't so weak that it was inconvenient for her to move, he would have even considered helping her take a bath and change into pajamas.
(End of this chapter)
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