A beautiful summer night

"Aunt Yao, have you heard of the Hanging Gardens?" After spending more than a week in Ireland, whenever Yao Qin was willing to chat with Xia Wanzhi, Xia Wanzhi would subtly steer the conversation toward Xie Qiyan.

Strangely enough, Liu Shubai told her not to mention it too much, but Xia Wanzhi mentioned it no less than three times a day and nothing seemed amiss.

On the contrary, Yao Qin chatted with her quite happily, and after a while, she saw through Xia Wanzhi's little scheme and asked in cooperation, "What sky garden? Ah, let me guess—"

Yao Qin paused deliberately and smiled, "Was this a proposal spot specially created for you by your lover?"

Xia Wanzhi popped two cherries into her mouth, then spat out the pits one by one, and waved her hand mysteriously: "Oh, wrong, the Sky Garden was indeed built by Xie Qiyan, but not for me, but for people who are also very important to him."

Xia Wanzhi didn't notice the smile on Yao Qin's lips freeze, and continued quietly, "But it was indeed a proposal in the Sky Garden, and it was me who proposed."

The temperature dropped these past two days, and Yao Qin had a blanket over her knees. Liu Shubai, worried that she would get cold, also made her wear a scarf. I wonder if she heard Xia Wanzhi's last words. She lowered her eyelashes and buried her chin in the scarf, hiding her expression.

Seeing that she didn't react, Xia Wanzhi bit her lip slightly and looked at her.

Liu Shubai said that Yao Qin's mental state has improved unprecedentedly in the past few days compared to the past few days, and the doctor also said that her social function has improved a lot.

Being willing to communicate with others is an important step.

Each patient's condition is different. Perhaps because she also had depression, Yao Qin was mostly quiet when she had an episode.

The wind that blew made Xia Wanzhi shiver. She didn't dare to speak or make any movement, and just quietly stayed by Yao Qin's side.

Xie Qiyan and Liu Shubai came over one after the other carrying two buckets of floral foam. Xia Wanzhi gestured for them to be quiet and carefully pointed to Yao Qin.

Liu Shubai was very familiar with Yao Qin like this, and knew that she had fallen into her own world again. He smiled helplessly as he passed by Xia Wanzhi, poured the soil into the flower bed, picked up a small hoe and started working: "She can't hear the outside world, so there's no need to worry about her being affected."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Xie Qiyan stood watching his mother.

"It's only been ten days since you came here, and Mr. Xie is already practically a flower farmer." Xia Wanzhi noticed that Yao Qin seemed undisturbed by the outside world, so she got up and walked to Xie Qiyan, instinctively reaching out to touch his hand.

Xie Qiyan's hands were covered in mud, and he shrank back slightly: "Your hands are dirty."

Xia Wanzhi didn't mind. She took his wrist and walked a few steps, then lifted the water pipe on the ground to run water for him: "Wash yourself, then go sit with Mom for a while."

Yao Qin's state changed every few hours. When she was able to communicate with Xia Wanzhi like a normal person, Xie Qiyan would cautiously try to get close but dare not. When she lost control of her emotions, Xie Qiyan would want to get close but could not.

Yao Qin is now silent and doesn't react at all, even when Xie Qiyan goes up to hug her.

So Xie Qiyan did the same.

After a gentle hug, Xie Qiyan sat on a small stool, his cool fingers gently holding Yao Qin's warm palm.

Xia Wanzhi didn't want to disturb the mother and son's sweet time, so she followed Liu Shubai and asked him to assign her some chores.

Liu Shubai shifted his gaze back and gave Xia Wanzhi a faint smile: "You and your mother-in-law seem to get along exceptionally well."

Xia Wanzhi hummed in agreement, her tone rising slightly.

Liu Shubai bent down to shovel soil, busy without saying a word. After a while, he said again, "It's Ayan's good fortune to have met you."

Xia Wanzhi smiled and said, "It's my good fortune too."

Love is mutual.

People only get together when they love each other, then get married and start a new family.

Approaching fifty, Liu Shubai was still subtly moved by what he heard, and even began to envy the young people. He smiled bitterly and involuntarily looked at Yao Qin not far away.

After a long pause, Liu Shubai stopped what he was doing, looked at Xia Wanzhi, and asked in a low voice, "What are your plans with Ayan?"

Xia Wanzhi was a little surprised that these words were spoken to her. After thinking for a moment, she met Liu Shubai's gaze and smiled.

Liu Shubai understood and nodded: "Yes, it's time to go home."

Xie Qiyan came to take his mother back home.

Over the past few days, Liu Shubai had been secretly observing Xie Qiyan. He was just as concerned about Yao Qin as he was about himself, and was even more qualified to take care of Yao Qin than he was.

More importantly, the arrival of Xie Qiyan and Xia Wanzhi made Yao Qin feel better than ever before.

He saw a glimmer of hope in Yao Qin.

More and more vitality every day.

It was no longer as gloomy and lifeless as before.

"When are you leaving? I need someone to pack her things." Liu Shubai turned his head and continued shoveling soil and sowing flower seeds, chatting casually with Xia Wanzhi. "She hasn't been in contact with the outside world for too long. After you go back, follow her will and proceed step by step. Don't be too hasty, lest it backfire."

Liu Shubai explained everything clearly at once: "When you go back, take Dr. Wude with you. Dr. Wude has been the one following up on her condition. I'm afraid that if we suddenly change her attending physician, she will be resistant."

As she spoke, Liu Shubai's eyes reddened: "She sometimes throws tantrums, please be more tolerant..."

Xia Wanzhi frowned and interrupted, "You don't want her anymore?"

“Go back and find a place with a small courtyard for her to live in, she…” Liu Shubai was still immersed in his own sad world when he suddenly realized what Xia Wanzhi had said. His eyes widened immediately. “What do you mean I don’t want her anymore? You child, how can you use such bold words?”

Xia Wanzhi blinked innocently and looked at Liu Shubai with a serious expression: "Then you should come back with us and her."

Liu Shubai remained silent.

“You said it yourself, she’ll reject any new doctor. You’ve been with her for so many years. If you don’t go back with her, what will she do if she can’t see you one day and keeps asking for you?” Xia Wanzhi analyzed with him.

They were resolute when they took people away from the Xie family back then, but now they're backing down.

"I didn't mean to..." Liu Shubai hesitated, then sighed and turned his head away, deciding not to explain further.

That was then. Back then, Xie Qiyan was still young, and he could be Yao Qin's only support.

But now that Xie Qiyan is all grown up, his abilities are no less than his, and he has a virtuous wife by his side. No matter how much he worries, it's not his place to worry about it.

He is not qualified.

"We've come this far, are we really going to give up and turn back?" Xia Wanzhi laughed at him, her tone gentle. "Besides, she might still have feelings for you."

When Xie Qiyan received a phone call, Xia Wanzhi ran over to continue looking after Yao Qin, leaving Liu Shubai alone, bewildered in the wind.

With his palms resting on the shovel handle, he looked somewhat dazed. Then he looked up at the boundless sky, his gaze finally settling on Yao Qin. Suddenly, he felt enlightened, as if he had seen some new hope.

After finishing the phone call, Xie Qiyan turned around and stood in front of Xia Wanzhi with an extremely ugly expression. He Hexu's gaze had turned sinister and cold.

Xia Wanzhi had a bad feeling and stood up: "What's wrong?"

Xie Qiyan concealed the hatred in his eyes and said calmly, "He's awake."

Xie Tianqi woke up.