"Besides, I believe that if she knew your physical condition, Xiaoying would definitely forgive you given her kindness."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Yan was stunned. He looked over with a surprised expression on his face, "How did you know I was sick?"
Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Lin Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm a doctor, and I can more or less see some clues from your expressions."
After hearing her explanation, Qiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the noise of the three little guys coming back was heard outside the door.
After a while, Xiaoying came in with her three siblings.
Xiaoying, who was following the three little guys, saw Qiao Yan sitting in the hall and her face immediately changed.
Qiao Yan didn't expect that his daughter would come back at this time.
Her face was in a panic, and she squeaked out, "Ying'er, are you back?"
Lin Xiaoying didn't respond to her, but went straight to Lin Qingqing, "Sister Qingqing, I have brought Qingwen and the others back. Is there anything else you want me to do?"
Lin Qingqing glanced at Qiao Yan, who was looking at them eagerly, and finally softened her heart. "It's okay. Sit here and rest for a while."
As soon as she finished speaking, she received a grateful look from Qiao Yan.
Lin Xiaoying opened her mouth, and just as the words were about to come out, her hand was suddenly grabbed by Lin Qingqing, who pulled her down to sit down.
Lin Xiaoying has always regarded Lin Qingqing as the person she respects most in her life. Since this is her request, she naturally chooses to comply.
Qiao Yan took two deep breaths, calmed himself down, and then spoke, "Ying'er, I, I came here this time to ask you, can you live abroad with me? I have my own company abroad now, and I can support you. Don't worry, if you want to study there, we can study. You can do whatever you want, and I will support you. Is that okay with you?"
Listening to the almost flattering words in her ears, Lin Xiaoying curled the corners of her mouth and replied in a somewhat cold tone, "No need, I am very happy living here now. As for abroad, I don't like it there."
Qiao Yan's heart ached, but she refused to give up and continued, "Then Mommy will stay here. Are you willing to live with Mommy? Mommy can live here, and we can live together, mother and daughter, okay?"
Lin Xiaoying was a little impatient at this time. She stood up and shouted fiercely, "That's enough. Can you put away your motherly look? I don't need it. I'm living a good life now. Don't bother me anymore."
"Ying'er, I, I..." When she said this, she suddenly covered her mouth and started coughing, and the coughing became more and more severe.
When he finished coughing, Qiao Yan moved his hand away from his mouth and immediately saw a hint of bright red on his palm.
Panic flashed in her eyes as she quickly hid her bloody hand.
Unfortunately, she was still too slow to hide, and the blood on her hands was seen by Lin Qingqing and Lin Xiaoying who were present.
Lin Xiaoying was startled and immediately walked up to her and took out the hand she had hidden.
"What's going on? What's wrong with you? Why are you coughing up blood?" She opened her eyes wide, with a panicked look in her eyes, pointing at the blood on her hands and asking loudly.
Qiao Yan immediately took it back and replied with a guilty look on his face, "I'm fine. I just bit my tongue from coughing. It will be fine soon."
Lin Xiaoying didn't believe her words.
When she was in Linjia Village, she had followed Lin Qingqing to treat patients. In cases like this, she certainly knew the cause.
"Are you sick? What's wrong with you? Tell me," she asked anxiously.
Looking at his panicked daughter, Qiao Yan smiled happily, "Ying'er, are you really concerned about me? You don't really hate me as a mother, do you?"
Lin Xiaoying turned her face away and replied stiffly, "You think too much. I just think that if you get sick, I will never hate you again."
Qiao Yan still had a smile on his face.
No matter what her daughter said, she would not believe it. She only believed that her daughter treated her like that because she was worried about her illness.
She knew that her daughter must still care about her as a mother.
"Stop laughing! What are you laughing at? Didn't you hear what I asked you? What's wrong with you?"
Seeing that she was still laughing, Lin Xiaoying shouted at her again with a blushing face.
Qiao Yan suppressed the smile on his face and said, "It's not a serious illness, don't worry."
Lin Qingqing glanced at the mother and daughter, pursed her lips, and said, "It's really not a serious illness. It's just overwork and depression. But if you don't seek treatment, this illness will take your life."
Lin Xiaoying's face changed. "Are you still going to lie to me? You have such a serious illness, and you actually said it's not serious."
After Lin Qingqing exposed his concealment, Qiao Yan looked at her helplessly.
Lin Qingqing shrugged and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just telling the truth."
Qiao Yan shook her head helplessly, then turned to look at Lin Xiaoying and softly advised, "Mom didn't lie to you. Mom really doesn't think this illness is serious. Compared to you, you are the most important."
Lin Xiaoying's heart ached, and she immediately burst into tears. "What's the point of you saying this now? When I was little, why didn't you think I was the most important? What's the point of saying this now?"
Qiao Yan looked at his daughter, sobbing like a tearful child, and felt a pang of pain in his heart. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Mom didn't take you away because I wasn't sure if I'd survive. Your dad got drunk and beat people up every day, and I couldn't stand it. I wanted to take you away, but I was afraid I couldn't support myself. Even though your dad is a jerk, if you stay in the village with him, your uncles won't watch you starve to death. It's better than staying with me."
"Ying'er, I know I was wrong. If I had known you were going to live such a hard life, I should have taken you with me. Even if we ended up starving to death on the streets, I would have taken you with me."
Listening to these past events, Lin Xiaoying suddenly felt that she didn't hate her mother as much anymore.
Knowing that she had not intentionally left without her, she suddenly felt a little relieved.
"I would rather starve to death with you. You don't know what kind of life I lived in that family. They didn't treat me as a human being. They made me work every day and didn't even give me enough food. Life was worse than death for me." Speaking of the days he had lived in the past, he felt sad when he thought about it now.
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