Chapter 62: I really need to get stronger
When Chen Qi saw Xiao Ling leaving, she hurried to stand up, but Xie Yuduo refused to let go. He kept fighting with her for a long time before letting her go.
After breakfast, Chen Qi sent his two younger brothers to school, looked at the account book brought by Aunt Zhou, and seeing that nothing was wrong at home, he returned to the house, took the brocade box containing the medicine, added a few more gifts, and went to the west courtyard.
When she reached the door of the east wing of the west courtyard, she stopped in front of the steps - the last time she stood here was that winter day with snow falling all over the sky.
In the morning, he had boasted in front of Xie Yuduo, but when he really got here, Chen Qi felt uneasy, like the beating of a drum.
As soon as I closed my eyes, I remembered the overwhelming smell of blood that day, basin after basin of warm blood, and the blurry image of flesh and blood...
"well!"
Let’s go back and hang those two pearls. I really need to be brave enough.
Thinking that he was already here, Chen Qi took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and raised his voice, "Is sister-in-law here?"
She knew that Sun Xueyi must be at home, but Xie Yuming probably didn't go to the shop and was probably waiting by her side. It would be inconvenient if she pushed the door open rashly.
Sure enough, the curtain moved and Xie Yuming came out. Seeing that it was Chen Qi, his face showed joy and he invited her in repeatedly.
"Sister-in-law is here. Please come in, please come in. Your sister-in-law is taking medicine... Oh! I was just about to go to the front to talk to Erlang about something. You... come here, talk properly. I'm going to go upstairs first."
After saying that, he personally lifted the curtain for Chen Qi and really went towards the study.
Chen Qi agreed and walked in.
It was already warm outside in April. There was often a stove lit in this room to cook medicine. The aroma of medicine filled the room, making it even warmer than outside.
Sun Xueyi got out of bed today and was resting with her eyes closed on a recliner covered with brocade cushions. The bowl of medicine beside her was still steaming, probably because it had just been heated up and she hadn't drunk it yet.
She looked listless, and only opened her eyes when she heard someone coming in. Seeing that it was Chen Qi, she struggled to get up.
Chen Qi hurried over, gave her a hand, and signaled her not to get up.
"Sister-in-law, please lie down and rest. You and I are family, so there's no need to be polite. Are you feeling better these days? I've always wanted to come, but I just didn't have the time. Please don't blame me, sister-in-law."
Sun had been ill for years, and was already thinner than Chen Qi. Now, she had been lying in bed for half a year, staying indoors all day and unable to eat raw, only occasionally drinking soup. Her once beautiful face now looked barely bigger than a jade mirror, truly pitiful.
However, after all, he had been taking medicine for a long time, and there was some color on his face, and he looked much better than before.
"Much better, please sit down."
Chen Qi responded and took a look. There was a brocade embroidered cushion next to the recliner. She guessed it was used by her elder brother every day and it was not convenient for her to sit on it.
While he was hesitating, Xiaoqiaoer hurriedly brought a new stool, asked Chen Qi to sit down, and poured tea.
"Is Second Grandma doing well? I heard you were also seriously ill, and my grandma is very worried about you!"
Chen Qi took the tea and said with a smile, "It's all right now. I've always been timid and narrow-minded, and I can't stand any hardship. If I can get a good night's sleep and have two meals, I'll be fine."
"As long as you can eat and sleep, you're lucky. Oh, if my grandma could eat more, she'd get better faster. Look, she's eaten half a bowl of porridge since this morning, and there's still half left!"
Xiao Qiaoer looked at Chen Qi's wrist, which was as white as a lotus root, and then at her master's pale and thin appearance, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Sun Xueyi asked Xiaoqiaoer to get some fruit for Chen Qi, and she looked at Chen Qi and spoke softly.
"Did it scare you that day?"
Shen Qi nodded, then shook her head.
She had only been a bystander that day, yet she had been terrified and had nightmares repeatedly. Sun's pain must have been a million times greater than hers.
"It's okay. I was just a little scared, but I'm all better now. I see you're still so weak. Xiaoqiao'er is right. You should eat more every day to nourish your mind."
Upon hearing this, Sun's eyes wandered and she sighed.
"My heart has been dead for a long time, so why keep it alive? If you and Xiaoqiao'er hadn't been there that day, I'm afraid my grave would have been overgrown with weeds."
Over the years, she has lost many children one after another and has become disheartened.
It wasn't until the baby, which had rarely been kept alive for five months, and there were occasional fetal movements, that her heart finally felt warmed again.
But that day, when she was in a state worse than death, her parents from the Sun family, with whom she seldom communicated, had no idea about the news, her mean and ungrateful mother-in-law refused to stay with her, and the man she had relied on all her life was nowhere to be found.
Only the only child who was related to her by blood was left, and he was gradually leaving her.
What else is there to worry about in this world?
When she was completely desperate, Chen Qi came and held her hand, hugged her in his arms, tears in his eyes, and begged her to live.
Although they were not very familiar with each other, she still felt an unnecessary concern for him.
Because of a little concern, she held on to her last breath and did not fly to the gates of hell.
She remembered that she owed Chen Qi half her life.
While Chen Qi was stirring the medicine in the bowl for Sun, she was trying to comfort her.
"Sister-in-law, my elder brother was held back by my second aunt that day. Otherwise, he would have died to come in. In my opinion, he is still sincere to you."
"Heh. If he were younger, he might still have some sincerity."
As she spoke, she smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Come to think of it, you probably don't know. Back when I was a young girl, my parents loved me dearly and were determined to find me a good husband. But then I met Yu Ming."
Recalling the past, a tear slowly flowed down his thin cheek.
"He was a sweet-talker and good-looking man. After we met a few times, he swore he would never betray me. I was blinded by greed and believed him. Then, after many twists and turns, I took a bowl of medicine and lost our first child... But in the end, he still married me. I thought it was a happy ending, but I didn't expect..."
This was the first time Chen Qi heard about this. She was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe.
"At first, when we were angry and arguing, he would try to cheer me up. But later, when we lost several children, he stopped wanting to comfort me and would disappear all day. I was angry, and he felt wronged, saying he never went out to fool around... I asked him, 'Then why don't you come back?' He was silent for a long time and couldn't come up with a reason.
I know he doesn't want to come back. He doesn't want to see me take medicine, he doesn't want to see me cry, he doesn't want to see me sulk, and he doesn't want to see me arguing with his parents... Does he think that as long as he can't see it, it's none of his business?"
After a while, Sun Xueyi gently wiped away the tears that flowed down her cheeks.
"Tell me, my biological parents don't want to pay attention to me, my husband doesn't come home all day, my father-in-law doesn't love me, my mother-in-law doesn't love me, and I have a shrewd and willful sister-in-law... Anyone who lives like this would probably want to die, right?"
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