Chapter 72
A week later, Shen Yuqing removed the gauze under the watchful eyes of his friends.
The attending physician drew the curtains and said, "Your eyes have not seen for a long time. They need to adjust."
Xia Ruirui still hadn't arrived. Gu Zijin and Shen Qingli's eyes were fixed on him: "Can you see it?"
The two of them looked a little nervous. Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Qingli couldn't help but waved her hand in front of his eyes.
Shen Yuqing's voice trembled slightly: "Yeah."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingli was even more excited than him. She hugged Gu Zijin and jumped up and down.
Gu Zijin was also happy for him, and hugged Shen Qingli with a smile: "That's great."
Watching the two people hugging each other in front of him, Shen Yuqing subconsciously looked at the closed door, as if as long as he kept staring, someone would push the door open and come in.
After the gauze was removed, Shen Qingli and Gu Zijin followed the attending physician into the office, apparently to discuss the issue of sequelae.
Shen Yuqing did not follow him, but sat alone by the bed, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Hearing someone knocking on the door behind him, he immediately turned around and looked towards the door.
I thought it was Xia Ruirui, but I saw Gu Zijin leaning against the door frame, looking very excited.
Shen Yuqing: “…”
Gu Zijin didn't say anything, walked straight to the sofa, took his medical record card from it, and walked out as if nothing had happened.
Before leaving, he said innocently, "I didn't see anything."
Gu Zijin closed the door gently, then turned the doorknob the next second and leaned in: "I didn't see someone's expectant look."
He even dragged out the last word maliciously, his tone full of ridicule.
Shen Yuqing couldn’t stand it any longer, so he grabbed the pillow on the bedside and threw it in his direction.
The door was quickly closed, and the pillow hit the door and then slid to the ground.
After a while, there was another knock on the door.
Shen Yuqing didn't look back, and there was some forbearance in his voice: "Gu Zijin, are you done?"
“…”
Seeing no one responding, he turned around quickly and found it was Xia Ruirui.
She was wearing a light blue short skirt suit, a beret on her head, and holding a bouquet of beautiful roses in her arms.
“…”
Shen Yuqing suppressed his inner throbbing and pretended to see her for the first time after half a year.
"Xia Ruirui." He controlled himself and restrained himself from letting his emotions show.
He had made the decision a week before the stitches were removed. If Xia Ruirui didn't mention it, he would pretend not to know.
If she brought it up, he would tell her he knew everything.
Xia Ruirui, who was standing opposite him, handed him the bouquet with a tentative look in her eyes: "Long time no see, Shen Yuqing."
Shen Yuqing lowered his eyes and looked at her steadily: "Long time no see."
After the two people greeted each other, they remained in a stalemate.
It was Xia Ruirui who first stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "Are your eyes okay?"
"Yeah, it's healed now."
It was obvious that the two people had not seen each other for only a week, but in order to avoid letting the other party find out the flaws, both of them seemed a little too cautious.
They don't seem like lovers, but more like spies from different camps, dealing with each other in order to hide their true identities.
Shen Yuqing took the bouquet of roses from her hand, placed it beside the bed, turned around and hugged her.
"Can we not break up?" His voice was muffled.
Xia Ruirui's eyes warmed up when she heard this, as if she was back to the day when Shen Yuqing proposed to break up.
She patted his back a little aggrievedly, not having the heart to reject him, but also too embarrassed to say directly: "I didn't agree to your proposal to break up last time."
Chen Yuqing didn't say anything, knowing that this was Xia Ruirui's consent, but he held her hand tighter.
Outside the door, Shen Qingli and Gu Zijin looked at each other, but did not disturb them and left quietly.
Before leaving, she took a photo of the two people hugging each other.
"Leave."
"Wait, wait, right away, take another picture."
She felt that taking one photo was not enough, so she pulled Gu Zijin and turned her back to the two of them, taking a photo of the four of them.
Shen Qingli smiled sweetly at the camera, while Gu Zijin's eyes were full of helplessness, and behind them were two people hugging each other.
I took several pictures before I was willing to leave.
When they got in the car, Shen Qingli took out her phone and wanted to choose a photo, but she saw that in the last group photo, Shen Yuqing was looking up at the camera.
It seemed to be signaling them to leave quickly and not disturb them.
Shen Qingli laughed and showed the photo to Gu Zijin. He took a look and laughed angrily.
"Suddenly I remembered our wedding, and Shen Yuqing hasn't given any money yet."
"I'll give him a good beating when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingli echoed her husband's words: "We'll give him a good beating at his wedding with Ruirui."
The two looked at each other and laughed out loud.
*
On the other side, in the ward.
Shen Yuqing was still packing his luggage, while Xia Ruirui was leaning on the sofa.
She looked at someone who was folding clothes, and her voice was a little sour: "I heard that when you were in the hospital, a nurse was taking care of you."
"..." Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing stopped what he was doing, looked at her sideways, and waited quietly for her next words.
"I heard that the nurse is very beautiful. Are you in love with her?"
After hearing this, he knew that he was right. Xia Ruirui was indeed sulking because of this matter.
But when he heard her bragging about her good looks, he found it a little funny, but he didn't dare laugh in front of him.
His voice was very soft: "I only like you."
This is not to coax her.
There is no if in everything. Shen Yuqing cannot say for sure whether he will fall in love with Xia Ruirui if the caregiver she plays stays with him for a long time.
But one thing he was sure of was that he only truly fell in love with her after he knew she was Xia Ruirui.
And what he liked was never the person who was with him, but Xia Ruirui who was with him.
From junior high school till now, he has only been teased by her, and he only likes her.
So he just looked at Xia Ruirui quietly on the sofa and emphasized again: "I only like you."
Xia Ruirui should have been happy to hear this, but for some reason, she felt a little sad in her heart.
The mood is even more complicated.
After they packed their luggage and completed the discharge procedures, they left the hospital.
Because Shen Yuqing hadn't driven for a long time and needed to get used to it, the two took a taxi home.
In the taxi, Xia Ruirui held back for a long time, wanting to speak but hesitant, before finally asking, "Are you really not attracted to that nurse at all?"
She felt a little unwilling. She had been with him for so long, but he didn't like her at all.
Shen Yuqing looked at her with some helplessness in his eyes.
He gently hugged her and whispered softly in her ear: "I know it's you."
Xia Ruirui was completely stunned. She felt disbelief at first, then countless joys. She let him go embarrassedly.
As a result, she was quiet for a while, then she leaned over and accused someone: “Shen Yuqing, you are such a scheming person.”
"Are you deliberately pretending to be weak in front of me to gain my sympathy?"
“…”
This wasn't the first time Shen Yuqing was shocked by her train of thought, and he was no longer surprised.
He didn't say anything, just hugged her quietly, but Xia Ruirui bit him on the chest.
With outsiders present, Shen Yuqing just groaned, but pretended to be indifferent.
When they arrived at his apartment, Xia Ruirui dragged him into the study with a serious face: "When did you know he was mine?"
By the time I finished explaining, it was already dark.
The two of them completely reconciled and returned to their previous sticky state...
*
One night, Shen Yuqing was making supper for Xia Ruirui in the kitchen, but was hugged by her from behind.
“Chen Yuqing, did you hate me when you were in high school?”
"Why do you say that?"
"I saw the class photo, and you painted my face black with a fountain pen."
Shen Yuqing subconsciously retorted: “How is that possible.”
He might be petty and smear Ji Chuyao, but how could he bear to smear Xia Ruirui.
After getting the answer she wanted, Xia Ruirui fell on him with laughter.
Realizing that he had been tricked by a con man, he looked down at her with a cold gaze.
However, that person didn't look scared at all. She took the spatula from his hand and walked out with the corner of his clothes in her pocket.
Before leaving, Shen Yuqing glanced at the sweet and sour pork that had not yet been thickened, and decided to go along with her strength.
In the bedroom, the two of them sat on the bed. Xia Ruirui was relatively relaxed, but Shen Yuqing was tense all over, as if he had been kidnapped.
Although they lived under the same roof, they had never slept in the same bed.
Xia Ruirui originally wanted to ask him why he didn't paint her black, but she felt the sweat coming from his palms.
She was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was nervous about and felt a little amused.
She lifted his chin with her index finger and teased him deliberately: "What are you thinking about, Mr. Shen?"
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything, still staring at her motionlessly.
Until Xia Ruirui subconsciously wanted to retreat, he trapped her with his arms and lowered his head to nibble on her lower lip.
"May I?"
What is possible is known to both adults.
She was so ecstatic from the kiss that she nodded to indicate that he could go further.
She was still waiting for his next move, but she realized belatedly that he hadn't made any move.
She looked up at him, but saw someone looking at her with a smile on his face.
Realizing that she had been fooled, Xia Ruirui became angry and picked up a pillow to hit him.
The soft pillow core didn't hurt him when it hit him. It felt more like flirting than punishment.
Xia Ruirui wanted to increase her strength, but was forcibly hugged by someone. He lowered his head and gently kissed her between the eyebrows: "Don't open your eyes."
She had always been rebellious, and upon hearing that, she wanted to open her eyes, but he had anticipated it and covered her eyes.
Cool fingers gently covered her eyes, instantly calming her restlessness.
She was still curious about what Shen Yuqing was going to do, but she heard his pleasant voice in her ears.
"Xia Ruirui, I love you."
The brain that was originally still thinking about the bitterness suddenly became extremely pure.
Shen Yuqing's hand was still covering her eyes. Xia Ruirui took advantage of the situation and held his wrist, then asked, "What's your name?"
He chuckled and completed the sentence: "Chen Yuqing loves Xia Ruirui."
Xia Ruirui kissed his wrist with satisfaction. Just as she was about to take his hand away, someone picked her up the next second.
Like holding a child.
Her eyes were covered and she could not see anything, but because she trusted him, she did not feel the slightest fear.
Shen Yuqing carried her out and didn't stop until they reached the study.
“Pah—”
It was the sound of a light being turned on, and the next second his hand was removed from her eyes.
Xia Ruirui's vision was instantly opened up, and she saw the room full of balloons.
The balloons were painted with her favorite anime characters, and the ground was covered with scattered roses.
He put her down gently, and considerately put on slippers for her because he was afraid her feet were cold.
Xia Ruirui was still in a daze, and when she came to her senses, she saw Shen Yuqing standing among the rose petals in a white shirt.
“…”
She blinked and realized that this must be Shen Yuqing proposing to her.
She swallowed and looked at him, not knowing what to say.
Shen Yuqing knelt on one knee and looked up at her tenderly: "Xia Ruirui, will you marry me?"
After saying this, both of their eyes were slightly red.
Xia Ruirui walked over and squatted in front of him, so that they could look at each other at eye level. Looking at themselves in each other's eyes, both of them were moved.
It has not been easy along the way.
But luckily it's you.
The two knelt on the ground and hugged each other, but they heard Shen Qingli's cheering voice coming from the surveillance camera above.
"Give me a kiss! Give me a kiss!!"
"Ah ...
“…”
Xia Ruirui looked at the surveillance camera and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She turned back to look at Shen Yuqing with a questioning look in her eyes.
Shen Yuqing shrugged: "Your best friend insisted on witnessing your proposal, otherwise she wouldn't be your bridesmaid."
Then the sound of a salute came from the surveillance camera: "Bang——"
Behind the surveillance camera, Gu Zijin looked at the debris of the salute on the ground with disbelief in his eyes: "Shen Qingli!!!"
"They're proposing, why are you firing off a salute here?"
"Gu Zijin, I was wrong."
“…”
Then the surveillance video suddenly stopped, which seemed to be inappropriate for children.
Looking at Xia Ruirui who was still distracted, Shen Yuqing stood up with some dissatisfaction. He cut off the surveillance video, picked her up from the ground, and kissed her gently and passionately.
It was a five-minute French kiss...
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