Chapter 198 She was afraid that he would file for divorce
That's Grandma Joe's Death Certificate.
Qiao Xi's tears rolled down silently and fell on the paper with a "pa" sound.
She had always felt it was unreal, as if her grandmother was still by her side, until she saw the death certificate, which clearly stated everything.
When, where and why did she die?
"Dr. Qiao, are you okay?" the nurse said softly, "I'm sorry."
The news spread throughout the hospital that Dr. Qiao's grandmother had died in a fire, and her clinic had also been burned down. Everyone had envied her for being able to open her own clinic, but things had changed.
Qiao Xi wiped away her tears, sniffed, and took the black ballpoint pen.
Her fingers trembled as she signed her name crookedly in the lower right corner.
It doesn't look like her usual handwriting.
"Okay." She said hoarsely.
The young nurse put away a series of documents and certificates, looked at Qiao Xi and said, "Doctor Qiao, I met Director Xu on the way here. He asked me to tell you that Haicheng City Hospital always welcomes you, and you can come back anytime to complete the onboarding process."
"Thanks."
Qiao Xi said lightly.
She developed a physiological aversion to the Xu family, even Xu Xiuyuan, who had no grudge against her.
She always felt that meeting them was very unlucky and her life would enter the darkest moment again.
"Then I'll go first. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
The young nurse took the things and left.
Shu Xue patted Qiao Xi's shoulder gently and said, "I'll take a leave and go to the countryside with you to see grandma off."
Qiao Xi shook her head: "I will... handle grandma's funeral myself."
She wanted to bid her grandmother farewell quietly and did not want to trouble these friends.
"If you need any help from me, please feel free to ask." Shu Xue wanted to speak again when she saw a tall man walking into the ward with a packed lunch box in his hand.
Shu Xue changed her tone and said, "I'm leaving first."
At times like this, it would be better to let Huo Xingzhou accompany her.
Huo Xingzhou placed the lunch boxes on the coffee table and opened them one by one. The rich and enticing aroma of food filled the entire ward. The bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was still steaming, the broth golden.
"Let's eat something first."
Huo Xingzhou handed a spoon to Qiao Xi and said softly.
Qiao Xi obediently sat across from him, took the spoon and drank the soup mechanically. No matter how delicious the food was, it tasted like chewing wax in her mouth.
She seemed to be eating just to maintain her body functions.
Looks cute, but has lost its soul.
She was not as intimate with Huo Xingzhou as before, and no one else thought much of it, thinking that she was just hit hard by a major change.
Huo Xingzhou pursed his lips, thinking that she was angry about the eleven missed calls.
His eyebrows moved slightly and he said, "Last night, you called me..."
Ding Dong!
Qiao Xi let go, and the spoon hit the edge of the bowl with a crisp sound.
She raised her eyes, her voice slowly and hoarsely saying, "I don't want to... mention last night."
She wanted to hide in her thick shell for a while before going out to face reality.
She didn't want to listen to his excuses or lies.
What was even more scary was hearing him say that he had decided to be with Xu Xingluo and felt guilty towards her.
"Okay, let's not talk about it."
He coaxed her, "Eat something more."
He picked up a piece of lotus root with a pair of wooden chopsticks and brought it to her lips. Qiao Xi's hands fell to her sides, her body tense as she stared at him.
Finally, turn away.
"I'm...full."
She stood up from the small sofa and lay back down on the bed. She closed her eyes and pretended he wasn't there.
Huo Xingzhou put down his bowl and chopsticks, walked to her bedside and said, "I'm going to be out for a while, you just rest here obediently. If you have anything, call me. I won't be unable to get through."
I guess Old Chen should have found out about Wang Lang.
He paused for a moment and left the ward.
…
Qiao Xi slowly opened her eyes and watched him leave. She took out her phone, stood up, changed out of her hospital gown, and braved the heavy rain to get a taxi.
Go to Cheng's Acupuncture Clinic.
It was dark and the taxi stopped in front of the clinic.
The clinic was burned to pieces, the door was open, and the white walls were pitch black.
The medicine cabinets that she had carefully maintained had turned into charcoal. Qiao Xi walked in and saw ruins all over the ground.
There is no trace of the cleanliness and brightness of the past.
She turned on the flashlight on her phone, tears streaming down her face. She regretted not going out to buy meat dumplings.
She walked towards her grandmother's bedroom at the back of the clinic.
There was a slight noise coming from inside, and Qiao Xi stopped.
She stared at the door vigilantly, reached out and pushed it gently, and the door slammed against the wall.
In the darkness.
Dark clouds obscured the moon.
A dim light was on.
A young man with a delicate and handsome face leaned against the wall, holding a rechargeable cloud-shaped night light. Qiao Xi blinked her eyelashes, recognizing that it was bought for her grandmother, who was afraid she would fall while going to the toilet at night.
She hid the lost light in her eyes and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here?"
The ground was full of ruins and the smell of burning was unpleasant.
It doesn't look like a place where a playboy would come.
“Nowhere to go.”
Xu Yunye was still wearing the same clothes he wore last night. The white gauze was covered in dust and looked very dirty.
"I always felt that you would come here, so I came here to try my luck." Xu Yunye's voice was slightly hoarse. He sat on the ground and looked up at her, like an abandoned Samoyed.
Poor and helpless.
Qiao Xi felt very uncomfortable, heavy and aching.
"You are not welcome here..."
Qiao Xi closed her eyes and said indifferently.
She didn't want to see any member of the Xu family again, perhaps because she was taking her anger out on them.
"Qiao Xi, I went home and asked my mother. The fire had nothing to do with her. She wouldn't do that..."
"So you think my grandma's improper use of fire caused the fire? My grandma wouldn't burn paper money in the clinic."
Her almond-shaped eyes were covered with a layer of coldness. "Did I force Liu Huimin to say those words? She said she wanted to shut down my clinic. If I don't doubt her, who else can I doubt?"
She was very emotional.
Xu Yunye hung his head and said, "I'm sorry."
Qiao Xi ignored him and walked around him to sweep away all the dust on the bedside table. She opened the drawer and found some of her grandmother's daily necessities that had not been burned.
She bent down and carefully picked up a mahogany comb.
The teeth of the comb were round and soft to the touch, as if it had been used for many years. It was old and had a hint of the wood smell of an old object. She held it in her palm with care.
In the drawer, there were neatly folded clothes from Grandma Qiao, all made of old summer fabrics.
In Qiao Xi's memory, her grandmother always wore an old blue-gray coat and rarely bought new clothes. If she really needed clothes, she would ask the village tailor to make one for her.
She looked at these things with longing.
When a person is alive, these are called clothes. After a person dies, these are called relics.
Transcending the difference between life and death.
She bent down and put away Grandma Qiao's things one by one, and the topaz hanging around her neck fell out.
Hanging in the air, swaying.
Xu Yunye stared at the topaz.
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