A beautiful summer night

In March, the northern part of the city seemed to experience a sudden cold snap, with temperatures much lower than in Ireland during springtime.

After many years, Yao Qin stepped onto this land again and looked up at the sky that was now unfamiliar to her.

The sky was overcast, a light rain was falling, and the biting wind made her nose red, yet she couldn't help but reach out and catch a few raindrops in her palm.

Icy, cool, cold.

The hand that was getting wet in the rain was pulled back by a broad, kind hand beside her. Yao Qin stared blankly at the handkerchief that Liu Shubai had used to wipe her hand.

Liu Shubai was still worried about Yao Qin coming back on her own.

"It's windy, let's go inside." Liu Shubai helped her wrap her scarf tighter.

Yao Qin's gaze was still somewhat dazed. As she entered the room, she tugged at the handkerchief that Liu Shubai had stuffed into his pocket and slightly parted her lips: "Did I embroider this?"

She was asking about the bamboo pattern on the handkerchief.

Liu Shubai had nothing to hide from admitting it: "Yes, it's yours."

"Mine?" Yao Qin paused slightly.

"I stole it," Liu Shubai explained with a smile. "It happened back in high school."

At that time, he was going abroad but did not dare to express his feelings. When he saw Yao Qin give handkerchiefs as graduation gifts to her good friends while he did not receive any, Liu Shubai did the first ungentlemanly thing in his life.

Seeing how serious he was, Yao Qin couldn't help but laugh helplessly.

Liu Shubai didn't understand why she was laughing. Just as he was about to ask, Xia Wanzhi brought a cup of warm milk to Yao Qin, so Liu Shubai had to shut up.

Yao Qin was a little unfamiliar with the environment, and sat blankly on the sofa with her milk. Xia Wanzhi observed her for a while, then turned and met Liu Shubai's gaze. She leaned over and whispered, "You'll stay here for the time being, until Ayan's mother's condition improves a bit..."

"Can't I just stay here with her forever?" Liu Shubai, oblivious to the concept of being thin-skinned, snorted. "You two called me back, it's immoral to use me and then kick me out."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Okay, that works too.

The surroundings were quiet. Yao Qin looked around and finally focused on Xia Wanzhi: "You two are newlyweds?"

The decorations from some of the newlywed couples around the house are still fresh.

This is clearly a wedding room.

Xia Wanzhi scratched her cheek, feeling a little shy as she faced her mother-in-law: "Yes, we got our marriage certificate just before the Lunar New Year."

Yao Qin lowered her eyes and said, "That's wonderful."

That sound was beautiful; it contained so many emotions.

But with her head down, Xia Wanzhi couldn't tell.

Xia Wanzhi looked at Liu Shubai, who shook his head, also unsure.

When Yao Qin regained consciousness last time, Liu Shubai was both surprised and delighted, but she changed again the next day, as if it had all been an illusion.

"Where's Ayan? He hasn't come back yet?" Liu Shubai was overjoyed when he learned that Xie Tianqi had become a vegetable, but the thought of him waking up again made him angry.

"Not yet." Xia Wanzhi rubbed the edge of her phone with her fingertips. More than an hour had passed since Xie Qiyan left, and there had been no news during that time. She had to take care of Yao Qin here, and she didn't dare to show her worry on her face.

"Who? Is someone calling me?" Yao Qin suddenly looked up, staring blankly at Xia Wanzhi. "I think I heard Ayan calling me."

“Ayan didn’t come back, so I called you.” Liu Shubai smoothly took over the conversation, got up and sat down next to Yao Qin to let her continue drinking the rest of her milk, then adjusted her glasses and looked at Xia Wanzhi: “I’ll take care of Yao here, you go and see if he beat someone to death.”

Xia Wanzhi choked up, feeling both amused and exasperated.

It was only when he encountered people or things related to Yao Qin that he would say things that were uncivilized.

But Xia Wanzhi was indeed worried, and seeing that he said so, she did not refuse. She quickly packed her things and rushed to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, Xie Tan and others were waiting at the entrance. He jogged over, took Xia Wanzhi's hand, and chattered on and on: "You wouldn't believe it, when Uncle saw Brother Yan, his eyes widened, and he kicked his legs so hard the doctors thought he was going to faint again, they even had to use a defibrillator..."

Xia Wanzhi listened attentively to Xie Tan's explanation of the process.

"Grandpa wouldn't let Brother Ayan go in and upset Uncle again, so Brother Ayan just waited outside with a tense face and didn't say a word. It was quite scary." Xie Tan was actually a little worried.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xie Tantan." Xia Wanzhi rubbed her head. When they arrived at the ward door, they saw Xie Qiyan standing there with his back straight and his face full of murderous intent.

Xie Qiyan was moved only after noticing Xia Wanzhi's approach.

"pill……"

The sound stopped with a warm, gentle hug.

Xia Wanzhi wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling him into her embrace.

"I've come to see if my Ayan has been wronged." Xia Wanzhi gently patted his back, then rubbed it up and down to help him relax his tense body.

Xie Qiyan lowered his eyes, and after a moment of stunned silence, he slowly relaxed his shoulders and raised his hands to tightly embrace Xia Wanzhi.

He bent over, took a deep breath, and buried himself in Xia Wanzhi's body.

He kissed her neck across her shoulder.

"The doctor said he's recovering well." Xie Qiyan's voice was slightly deep as he closed his eyes to control his hatred. "It's truly a miracle."

“It’s not all bad,” Xia Wanzhi gently coaxed him. “Don’t think of things in the worst light. His waking up might not be a good thing for him. Most importantly, it might be a bad thing for your mother…”

Sensing Xie Qiyan's stiffness, Xia Wanzhi paused for a moment before explaining, "What I mean is, Uncle Liu told me that your mother is very obsessed with him."

Yao Qin became the way she is today entirely because of Xie Tianqi.

Xie Tianqi owed her an explanation, and when she most wanted an explanation from him, he avoided her.

He dismissed her with a simple "I don't love you anymore."

Yao Qin didn't believe Xie Tianqi was that kind of person, and she didn't believe their years of relationship were fake.

So she struggled with herself, numbed herself, gradually lost herself, and developed an illness due to accumulated depression.

Liu Shubai said that when she was sober, she still wanted to find him.

Find Xie Tianqi and get an answer.

The real answer.

Now, Xie Tianqi has woken up.

Yao Qin has also returned.

"Let me think about it." Xie Qiyan frowned, his breathing becoming heavy.

Yao Qin's condition cannot be aggravated further, but he cannot deny that what Xia Wanzhi said was wrong.

"Don't rush, let's go back and discuss it with Uncle Liu first." Xia Wanzhi knew this was a risky move, but she brought it up at this time only to try to distract Xie Qiyan.

There was some noise coming from the ward. When the door opened, Xie's second and third uncles came out together, leaving only the old man inside.

"We've told our eldest brother about what happened between sister-in-law and Xie An." Uncle Xie looked calmly at Xie Qiyan and sighed. "He finally woke up. For your grandfather's sake, don't upset him anymore."

Xie Qiyan showed no expression.

"Go in, he has something to say to you." Uncle Xie raised his hand to pat his shoulder, but Xie Qiyan dodged it.

Xia Wanzhi smiled slightly as she looked at Uncle Xie, as if to apologize for Xie Qiyan's rudeness.

Uncle Xie: "..."

Xie Qiyan was guarding the door not out of concern, but simply to see just how tough Xie Tianqi's life really was. Now he wanted to see him, but Xie Tianqi was unwilling to keep him company.

Just as they were about to leave with Xia Wanzhi, Old Master Xie came out from inside and called out, "Ayan, come in and listen to what he has to say."

When Xie Tianqi woke up, he subconsciously asked Hou Mengqiu and her son. The old man didn't hide anything and let Xie's second and third sons tell him everything that had happened during this period, including Xie Qiyan and Xia Wanzhi's marriage.

Xie Tianqi listened without saying another word, and the next thing he said was that he wanted to see Xie Qiyan.

Xie Qiyan made no move, seemingly deep in thought.

Until Xia Wanzhi rubbed Xie Qiyan with her fingertips.

The moment Xie Qiyan brought Xia Wanzhi into the ward, his eyes narrowed slightly as he met her weary and deep gaze.

Xie Tianqi calmed his breathing and turned to look at Xia Wanzhi: "You felt sorry for him when you were little. It turns out that you two were destined to have a relationship."

Xia Wanzhi readily admitted it, and then greeted him, "That's true, it's been a long time, Uncle Xie."

After a long silence, Xie Tianqi finally looked at Xie Qiyan.

His breathing was slightly uneven. He had been in a coma for more than half a year, and his body was still recovering. Only his fingers could move flexibly. He tried to raise his hand with some difficulty, but after struggling for half of it, he finally gave up.