Chapter 198 She was afraid that he would file for divorce

That's Grandma Joe's Death Proof.

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 it.

When, where and why did she die?

"Dr. Qiao, are you okay?" the little nurse said softly, "Please accept my condolences."

The news spread throughout the hospital that Dr. Qiao's grandmother had died in a fire and her clinic had also been burned down. At the time, everyone envied her for being able to open her own clinic, but things have changed.

Qiao Xi wiped away her tears hastily, sniffed, and took the black gel 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 procedures and certificates, looked at Qiao Xi and said, "Doctor Qiao, I met Dean Xu on the way here. He asked me to tell you that Haicheng Hospital will always welcome you, and you can come back anytime to complete the registration process."

"Thank you."

Qiao Xi said calmly.

She physiologically developed a dislike for 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 once again enter the darkest moment.

"I'll be leaving now. You can come to me if you have any questions."

The little 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...take care of grandma's funeral myself."

She wanted to send her grandmother off quietly and didn't want to trouble these friends.

"If you need any help from me, please feel free to ask." Shu Xue wanted to say something when she saw a tall man walking into the ward with a packed lunch box in his hand.

Shu Xue changed her words and said, "I'm leaving first."

At this time, it would be better for Huo Xingzhou to accompany her.

Huo Xingzhou placed the lunch boxes on the coffee table and opened them one by one. The rich and tempting aroma of food filled the entire ward. The bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was still steaming, and the soup was golden.

"Let's eat something first."

Huo Xingzhou handed a spoon to Qiao Xi and said softly.

Qiao Xi sat down opposite him obediently, 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 well-behaved, but has lost his soul.

She was not as friendly as before in front of Huo Xingzhou. No one else thought much of it and just thought that she was hit by a big 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 and said in a slow, hoarse voice: "I don't want to... mention last night."

She wanted to hide in the heavy 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 frightening was hearing him say that he had decided to be with Xu Xingluo and that he 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 chicken-wing wooden chopsticks and put 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 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 go out for a while, you just stay here and rest. 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 looked at his back as he left. She took out her cell phone, got up, changed out of her hospital gown, and took a taxi in the heavy rain.

Go to Cheng's Acupuncture Clinic.

It was dark and the taxi stopped in front of the clinic.

The clinic was burned beyond recognition, the door was open, and the white walls were completely black.

The medicine cabinets that she had carefully maintained had turned into charcoal. Qiao Xi walked in and saw the ground was covered with ruins.

There is no trace of the cleanliness and brightness of the past.

She turned on the flashlight on her cell phone and tears fell one by one. She regretted that she had not gone out to buy meat dumplings at that time.

She walked towards her grandmother's bedroom at the back of the clinic.

There was a small sound inside, and Qiao Xi stopped.

She stared at the door vigilantly. She 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 cloud-shaped night light, the kind that can be recharged. Qiao Xi blinked her eyelashes and recognized that it was bought for her grandmother, fearing that she would fall when 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 unbearable.

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 in her heart, which was 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 angry.

"Qiao Xi, I went home and asked my mother. The fire had nothing to do with her. She wouldn't do..."

"So you think the fire was caused by my grandma's improper use of fire? My grandma wouldn't burn paper money in the clinic."

Her almond 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 should I doubt?"

She was emotional.

Xu Yunye hung his head and said, "I'm sorry."

Qiao Xi ignored him and walked around him to sweep off all the dust on the bedside table. She opened the drawer and found some of grandma'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 bit of the wood smell of an old object, and she held it in her palm with care.

In the drawer were Grandma Qiao's neatly stacked clothes, all of them 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 to make clothes, she would find a tailor at the village entrance to make one.

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.

Suspended in the air, swaying.

Xu Yunye stared at the topaz.