Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

After returning to Yujingwan, Qiao Ruyi fell ill and had a high fever that kept her bedridden.

The recurring high fever almost made her delirious.

Ling Che's personal doctor came several times and finally stabilized her temperature before leaving.

It was already evening and the sky was orange.

The evening breeze lifted the white gauze of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The person on the bed is fast asleep.

Ling Che sat on the sofa beside her, staring at her sleeping face intently.

Qiao Ruyi had a dream.

In the dream, she stayed before the age of ten, when she had everything.

At that time, she was the real daughter of the Qiao family, carefree.

How she wished this was all a dream.

She is willing to sink into this dream and never wake up.

Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and Ling Che caught them all.

He quickly walked to the bedside, where Qiao Ruyi was sobbing softly with her eyes closed.

I put my hand on her forehead and found that she still had a low fever.

"Qiao Ruyi."

He called out softly and raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Qiao Ruyi did not wake up. She closed her eyes and sobbed, muttering, "Don't leave me... Don't leave me..."

When the hand on his forehead was withdrawn, she grabbed it.

She clutched Ling Che's cool arm with her burning palm and sobbed softly, "Don't leave me..."

Like an abandoned kitten, pitiful and helpless.

Ling Che gently grasped her hand with his backhand, stroking the back of her hand with his fingers.

His voice was low and pleasant, "I won't leave. I'll stay here."

As if grabbing the last straw, Ling Che's hand was held tightly against her chest by her, and she was reluctant to let go.

Ling Che sighed softly and sat down beside the bed.

One of his hands couldn't move, so he could only use the other hand to adjust the temperature for her, cover her with the quilt, check her temperature, and then stay with her for a long time.

She looks very quiet and obedient when she is sleeping, just like a little kid.

A corner of his heart suddenly became extremely soft, and Ling Che couldn't help but reach out and touch her smooth and delicate cheek.

From her delicate eyebrows to her straight and round nose, and then to her soft lips which were a little dry due to the fever.

He carefully traced her outline, as if gently touching a rare treasure that he had finally obtained.

The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and there was a gentle light in his narrow eyes.

In a drowsy state, Qiao Ruyi slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, and in a trance she met Ling Che's deep gaze.

He suddenly withdrew his hand, his eyes deep, "Awake?"

Looking at his delicate and three-dimensional face, Qiao Ruyi finally came to her senses.

Realizing that she was holding his hand between hers, she immediately let go and turned her head away without saying a word.

Ling Che shook his numb hands and smiled faintly, "I've been taking care of you for most of the day, and my hands are numb from hugging you, and this is your attitude when you wake up?"

Take care of her for most of the day?

Qiao Ruyi was slightly surprised. When did Ling Che start to care about her life or death?

Ling Che leaned down, put his big hand on her head, and rested his forehead against Qiao Ruyi's.

Qiao Ruyi was stunned and subconsciously wanted to hide.

"do not move."

Ling Che's voice was low and hoarse as he pressed his hand against her slightly hot forehead. His bottomless eyes fell on Qiao Ruyi's face which was slightly red due to the fever.

The distance was so close that Qiao Ruyi only needed to raise her eyes slightly to see Ling Che's enlarged and flawless face.

His warm breath and the woody scent on his body were all clearly audible.

The atmosphere was extremely ambiguous, and her already hot ears couldn't help but turn even redder.

"What are you thinking about?"

Qingche chuckled, straightened up slightly, and put some distance between them. "I'm just taking your temperature, don't think too much."

Qiao Ruyi rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to even look at him.

After all, I was overthinking it.

Ling Che: "Get up and take the medicine."

Qiao Ruyi had no strength and didn't want to move.

"You don't want to eat?" Ling Che smiled slyly, "You want me to feed you with my mouth?"

Hearing this, Qiao Ruyi quickly propped herself up and sat up.

Ling Che handed her the medicine and water, watched her frown as she swallowed the medicine, and then smiled gently.

Only then did Qiao Ruyi notice that he was still wearing the clothes he wore during the day, but he had taken off his black leather jacket.

Even though he was only wearing a simple black T-shirt underneath, it perfectly highlighted his muscular figure.

Her eyes fell on the back of his white hand, where a circle of pale purple teeth marks was still eye-catching.

Reminding her of the day when she filed for divorce from him, she bit him hard.

Drenched with blood.

Her gaze fell into his, and Ling Che deliberately stretched the back of his hand in front of her eyes, "What? Are you heartbroken?"

She was indeed heartbroken.

But Ling Che was so heartless in exposing her, she didn't want to admit it. "I bit too softly. I should have bitten off all your flesh."

Ling Che gently lifted her chin, curled his lips and smiled, "You hate me so much?"

Qiao Ruyi looked at him deeply, where did the hatred come from?

It's just love.

But he, the idiot, will never know.

Ling Che's eyes seemed to see through her, "Or, do you love me too much?"

Qiao Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and her eyes flashed subconsciously.

How could he see through my thoughts so easily?

She slapped his hand away and turned her head to change the subject. "Don't you have any questions about what Qiao Ruyuan said?"

"What?" Ling Che asked.

Qiao Ruyi looked into Ling Che's light brown eyes, "She said that I married you just to use your power to bully her and Li Ling."

Ling Che found it amusing, "And then?"

"Aren't you angry?"

"Why should I be angry?"

Ling Che asked as if it was natural, and Qiao Ruyi didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Seeing her stunned look, Ling Che leaned over and tasted her lips for a moment.

"The fundamental relationship between people is one of equal exchange. Use what you have to exchange for what you want. This is an eternal law. You want my power, and I want your people. Isn't this normal?"

Qiao Ruyi was a little confused by his businessman's thinking.

It turned out that he was just after his own body.

"You have a fever and your brain is all burnt out?"

Ling Che extended a finger and gently tapped her dazed forehead. "There's also a saying: an equal exchange is called a transaction, but the premium is called friendship."

The foundation of friendship is love.

Qiao Ruyi didn't understand and her head was buzzing.

Ling Che stood up, stretched his body, and prepared to take a shower.

Qiao Ruyi suddenly grabbed his hand and said with lowered eyes, "Actually, when Li Ling entered the Qiao family, my mother had only been dead for less than a year..."

She suddenly started talking about herself, and Ling Che sat down and listened quietly.

"At that time, she was still with Qiao Ruyuan, who was two years younger than me."

Qiao Ruyi's thoughts seemed to have gone back to more than ten years ago.

"At first I thought Li Ling was divorced and married Qiao He with her ex-husband's daughter. Even though I didn't want to, I could only turn a blind eye."

"Later, I accidentally overheard their conversation and realized that Qiao Ruyuan was not Qiao He's stepdaughter at all, but his biological daughter."

Ling Che's deep gaze fell on her calm face. She showed no sadness or joy on her face, as if she was telling someone else's story.

"Qiao Ruyuan is Qiao He's illegitimate daughter, only two years younger than me... How ironic! It turns out that my mother was cheated on by him for so many years during her more than ten-year marriage..."

"My mother may die without knowing that Li Ling and her daughter exist."

"So, Ling Che."

She looked at Ling Che seriously and said, "I don't want to be as stupid as my mother. If you are destined not to love me, please divorce me."

"Don't cheat on me while you're married and treat me like a fool, okay?"