Chapter 879 Xiaoqi, Back Home (Update 1)
Xi Jiu felt something was wrong.
He took the book from Mo Lan's hand and opened it with his head down.
This copy of "Collection of Yuan Operas" was very new, probably purchased not long ago. The book recorded many famous Yuan operas. Xi Jiu flipped through it casually and suddenly found that a page had a corner folded.
He turned the book to the folded page, which contained a very famous Yuan Dynasty opera.
Li Wenwei's "Zhang Zifang Entering the Shoes on the Aqueduct".
Xi Jiu didn't know much about Yuan opera, and had never read "Zhang Zifang Presenting Shoes at the Aiqiao Bridge." He unfolded the book and read through it word by word. Suddenly, his gaze stopped on a sentence.
Xi Jiu stared at the sentence for a few seconds, raised his head, and looked thoughtfully at Ruan Qi lying on the hospital bed.
Ruan Munan noticed that he looked unhappy and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this book?"
Xi Jiu withdrew his gaze, glanced at Ruan Munan, and handed the book in his hand to him.
Ruan Munan glanced at the Yuan Dynasty song and soon showed the same expression as Xi Jiu.
He turned his head to look at Ruan Qi lying on the hospital bed, then turned back to look at Xi Jiu, a thoughtful look on his face.
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Three days passed quickly.
Ruan Qi has been in a coma for a week.
During this week, Chu Yujiang tried to communicate with her spiritually many times, but was unsuccessful.
Ruan Qi's injuries had mostly healed, with only her right arm still in a cast. Apart from that, she had no other health issues and was as healthy as a normal person.
Since her health had recovered well, there was no reason for her to stay in the hospital any longer. After consulting Nie Beilou, the Ruan family decided to take Ruan Qi home.
"It's better to go home. Home is more comfortable than the hospital and is more suitable for recuperation. Besides, Xiaoqi is fine and doesn't need medical treatment. Letting her return to a familiar environment may help her regain consciousness."
In this way, Ruan Qi was taken back to Yuyuan by the Ruan family.
Ever since Ruan Qi fell into a coma, the media had been following her closely. Something as significant as her discharge from the hospital couldn't be concealed. As soon as Xi Jiu carried Ruan Qi into the car, the paparazzi lurking around the hospital rushed out.
However, before they could pick up the camera, they were stopped by the bodyguards sent by the Xi family.
The paparazzi could only watch Xi Jiu's car go farther and farther away, and finally disappear at the end of the road.
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Yuyuan, Ruan family villa.
Without Ruan Qi, the joyful person, the huge villa was completely silent and lifeless. Even Da Hui and Xiao Hui, who were usually noisy and disruptive, hung their heads, looking listless.
Not long after, the sound of brakes was heard outside the villa.
Dahui and Xiaohui's ears twitched, and they stood up from the ground.
They tossed their four legs and rushed to the door of the villa like a gust of wind.
Baby Barley opened the front door, and Dahui and Xiaohui barked twice and rushed out of the yard like flying.
"Xiao Qi, we're home."
Ruan Munan got out of his car and opened the door of the car in which Ruan Qi was sitting.
Xi Jiu got out of the car first. Then, he bent down and carefully carried the sleeping girl out.
Da Hui and Xiao Hui, who were rushing over like a whirlwind, stopped in a hurry the moment they saw the little girl.
They gathered around Xi Jiu's legs, their big heads raised high, and kept making worried whimpering sounds from their mouths.
Ruan Munan patted their heads and said, "Xiao Qi just fell asleep, don't worry."
Dahui and Xiaohui may have understood Ruan Munan's words and stopped sobbing, but they still followed Xi Jiu closely, unwilling to leave.
Xi Jiu carried Ruan Qi into the villa.
The villa was empty except for Big Barley Baby and Big Anise and Little Anise. Everyone was still keeping it a secret from Grandpa Ruan and Grandma Ruan. To keep the two elders from paying attention to Ruan Qi, Ruan Fengmian signed them up for a tour group. The two elders had left the capital the day before yesterday, embarking on a month-long world tour.
"I hope senior sister can wake up soon. Otherwise, what should we do when Grandpa Ruan and Grandma Ruan come back and find out the truth?" Nie Heng muttered softly as he sat next to Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi was lying quietly on the sofa at this time.
A few days ago in the hospital, she had been frowning from time to time in her coma. But today, perhaps because the atmosphere of home made her feel at ease, the little girl's frown relaxed, and there was a little more peace between her brows.
Xi Jiu took a blanket from the second floor and covered her with it.
After covering her with the blanket, he took the tonic soup handed to him by Yang Liu and fed it into Ruan Qi's mouth little by little with a small spoon.
Ruan Qi is now unable to eat on her own and can only rely on nutrient solution to stay alive. However, no matter how good the nutrient solution is, it is not as good as real food. In order to ensure that Ruan Qi gets more nutrition, Xi Jiu and Ruan Munan feed her soup every day.
Fortunately, although Ruan Qi was unconscious, he was still able to swallow.
Xi Jiu held Ruan Qi in his arms and fed her chicken soup spoonful by spoonful.
The small bowl of chicken soup was quickly finished. Xi Jiu placed the bowl on the coffee table, wiped the little girl's mouth with a tissue, and then gently kissed her on the lips.
"Baby, please wake up quickly, okay? I miss you."
These days, except for the first two days after Ruan Qi was admitted to the hospital, Xi Jiu hadn't cried. He looked very calm, helping Ruan Qi wipe her face and body, feeding her water and food every day, his emotions as stable as a robot.
But everyone knows that Xi Jiu only slept less than ten hours this week.
He seemed to be afraid that Ruan Qi would disappear once he fell asleep. Even when he closed his eyes to rest, he held Ruan Qi's hand tightly.
Everyone was very worried about Xi Jiu's condition, fearing that he would collapse before Ruan Qi woke up.
But no one could persuade Xi Jiu. Even when Old Master Xi came in person, Xi Jiu pretended not to hear and stuck to Ruan Qi 24 hours a day.
At this time, Xi Jiu hugged Ruan Qi in his arms again and whispered to her about what happened today.
Ruan Fengmian walked into the living room, glanced at him, and sighed helplessly.
Yang Liu walked over to him, her voice hoarse from crying for several nights. "If this continues, Old Nine will go crazy if he's not sick. Even if he's an ancient warrior, he can't endure this."
"How about giving him some medicine?" Ruan Fengmian came up with a trick in desperation. "Ask Mr. Beilou for some tranquilizing powder and put it in Laojiu's food."
Yang Liu gave him a blank look. "Although the Xi family doesn't know medicine, they've been learning to identify poisons since they were young. If you put medicine in food, he'll be able to smell it."
Ruan Fengmian was also desperate and tried every possible means to cure his illness.
Although he usually looked at Xi Jiu coldly, he actually approved of this son-in-law in his heart. His daughter was already in such a state, if something happened to his son-in-law again, what would their family do?
"Laojiu's heart is with Xiaoqi. Now we can only place our hopes on Xiaoqi. I hope our daughter wakes up soon."
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That night, Xi Jiu stayed with Ruan Qi in her bedroom.
Chu Yujiang asked everyone to talk more with Ruan Qi, so Xi Jiu leaned on the bed, held the little girl's hand and talked all night long.
(End of this chapter)
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