Drip, drip, drip...
The heart rate monitor was making a faint sound, which was especially noticeable in the quiet ward.
The air was eerily quiet.
After spending a considerable amount of time together, Xu Zhaozhao realized that Gu Qingyan would rather remain silent than lie to her.
Xu Zhaozhao waited for about five minutes, but the guy's lips were tightly pursed, and he showed no intention of speaking.
"Okay, then I'll ask another question."
She wasn't too surprised. This guy had gone to great lengths to keep it from her, not letting Chi Li tell her, and hadn't even kept the medical records. It would be a miracle if he told her in person.
Xu Zhaozhao's fingers slid down his chin, sending tingling sensations through the areas they touched.
She traced her strokes slowly down his long neck to his chest, ignoring his Adam's apple, which was sliding faster and faster, as if deliberately torturing him.
Finally, it stopped on the irregular red mark on his chest.
Her eyelids lifted, meeting Gu Qingyan's slightly red eyes, and she asked softly, "Gu Qingyan, how did you get this mark?"
Her hands were also restless, her fingertips tapping Gu Qingyan's body little by little.
Five minutes passed, and Gu Qingyan remained silent.
Xu Zhaozhao lowered her eyelids again. "Okay, then I'll ask another question."
The finger swiped again.
It reached his right shoulder, swept across his biceps, and stopped in front of his prayer beads.
Gu Qingyan's entire body turned a pale pink, with his earlobes being particularly noticeably red.
Xu Zhaozhao continued to ignore him, grabbed his right hand, transferred the sandalwood prayer beads to her wrist, and raised it up so that the light from the overhead lamp shone directly on his right wrist.
Without the protection of the prayer beads, the shocking bloodstains on her wrists, even after the scabs had fallen off, were still very noticeable under the bright light.
"Gu Qingyan, don't tell me someone else did this. Why did you hurt yourself?"
He instinctively tried to pull his hand back, but Xu Zhaozhao held on tightly, and if he exerted any more force, he would hurt her.
She turned her head away, closed her eyes, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
With a pull, Xu Zhaozhao sat in his lap, completely ignoring the fact that her left hand was still receiving an IV drip, and he held her tightly in his arms.
"Wife, please don't ask anymore..."
His voice trembled, just as it had when he first found her.
Xu Zhaozhao looked up from his arms and said, "Gu Qingyan, you're not playing by the rules."
You can't move until you answer her question.
"Okay, I lost. You punish me."
Stop asking, stop asking...
The hand on her waist tightened its grip.
"I won't ask anymore,"
She gently stroked his back and patted his head. "The punishment is to stay in the ward and cooperate with the treatment for the next two days."
It wasn't that Xu Zhaozhao gave up, but she was afraid that too much stimulation would cause him to kill himself.
After noticing that Gu Qingyan's emotions had stabilized, she continued, "I've left the Buddhist beads with me. If you don't behave, you'll never see me again."
"Um."
He answered in a muffled voice, sounding weary.
Xu Zhaozhao looked up and saw the name of the sedative in the IV drip, and understood immediately.
"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you tonight."
"Mmm." The voice became even more languid.
Within twenty minutes, Xu Zhaozhao noticed regular breathing sounds coming from beside her.
Under the influence of the medication, he had to sleep even if he didn't want to.
Helping him lie down and covering him with a blanket, Xu Zhaozhao gently opened the ward door and walked into the corridor.
She rushed to the hospital as soon as her live stream ended.
Waiting for your husband may feel good for a while, but dealing with trivial matters can be a real headache.
Dozens of little red dots on WeChat can be quite unsettling.
First, I saw Song Zhiyu's voice messages, and then I scrolled to the top of the message list.
Song Zhiyu: Goodness!! Why did you leave without even letting Mommy see you? [Question]
Five minutes later.
Song Zhiyu: Oh my god, I heard from Sister Yan that you went to the hospital. Are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you tell Mom? I was so worried about you.
Song Zhiyu: Can I call Mom and tell her? Mom's about to cry, sweetie. [crying][crying]
After that, all I got were missed voice calls.
A warm feeling washed over me; it was the first time in this world that I had experienced such genuine maternal love.
Shh: Mom! I'm fine. I came to visit a friend. I was so worried that I didn't think too much about it.
Shh: I'm so tired, Mom, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed now~
Shh: [Goodnight.gif]
If I don't say it this way, Ms. Song will definitely keep bothering me with questions. It's not that she doesn't want to talk to me, it's just that there are too many things to do tonight.
She replied almost instantly, as if she had gotten used to Xu Zhaozhao's "busyness".
Song Zhiyu: It's good that you're alright, my darling. Mommy's gone back to the hotel to wash up and go to sleep. Goodnight, my darling. [Moon][Moon]
After exiting the chat with Song Zhiyu, Xu Zhaozhao swiped into the chat box with Sister Yan.
Yan Jie: Zhao Jie, check Weibo when you have time, you're trending again.
Xu Zhaozhao: ...
Reluctantly, I opened Weibo and familiarly clicked on the Weibo trending topics list.
#The first episode of "Flip-Flops Kids" has come to a perfect end!#
#Xu Zhaozhao celebrates Fu Chengze's birthday, childhood sweethearts#
Was President Fu's last sentence a confession of love?!
#The kids on the reality show "Flip-Flops" are inhuman!!#
...
Xu Zhaozhao read through the list and found out why she was trending on social media.
The live streams are automatically cut off when the time is up.
I clicked into the trending topics, and it was another one started by a marketing account.
Variety show detective: What exactly did "Soap Flower CEO" Fu Chengze say to Xu Zhaozhao? I guess it was a confession.
After all, the two have a childhood friendship, so celebrating on his birthday is a natural progression. What do you think? Let's discuss! #XuZhaozhaoCelebratesFuChengze'sBirthdayChildhoodSweethearts# [Image]
She even included a picture; it was of Fu Chengze walking towards her with a glass of red wine just before the live stream ended…
You'll take a screenshot, but I suggest you don't do it again next time.
[Let me guess! I'll make a bold guess! "Zhao Zhao, will you be my girlfriend?" (The domineering CEO, holding a soap flower and a rose in his mouth, gazes deeply into her eyes)]
[I guess it's: "Zhao Zhao, can you stay with me tonight?" Adult love! Don't forget, our Sister Zhao is a total jerk, hehe]
[I bet he was rejected by Sister Zhao before he could even say it... These two are really mismatched, don't force it, it'll make you feel physically uncomfortable...]
[If Yu Yu is so handsome, and his dad is so ordinary, then all those six years of biology I studied were for nothing. [Smile]]
...
Xu Zhaozhao realized that there were still normal people out there, and with a slight smile, she decided not to explain.
Because... Fu Huiqi won't be able to jump for much longer.
Just as he logged off Weibo, avoiding her gaze, Chi Li, who had just removed the IV from Gu Qingyan, happened to meet her eyes...
"stop."
Before he could take a step, a voice like that of a demon came from behind him.
Chi Li: I want to escape, but I can't.
With a look of grim determination, she said, "Grandma, don't ask me anything, I won't say anything!"
"Don't panic. I won't ask about his illness, I'll just ask about the injury on his hand."
Xu Zhaozhao tossed her hair.
With Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, what else could Chi Li not understand?
"Don't yell at him."
Chi Li looked dejected and sighed, "He's trying to save himself."
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