Chapter 1970 - Relief (1)
Chapter 1970: Relief (1)
Hearing Qi Lei’s words, Dongfang Liuyun chuckled and hugged him too—
“You’re so reluctant?”
“I’m afraid that if I act too happy, you’ll get arrogant.”
Qi Lei responded.
Dongfang Liuyun glanced at him and slowly retreated from his embrace as she opened the car door. “Only when you don’t have enough confidence in the other party will you worry about not being too full of love. Mr. Qi Lei, you won’t be holding back on me too, right?”
As Dongfang Liuyun spoke, she pointed at the passenger seat beside her and gestured for him to get into the car.
Qi Lei coughed lightly and got into the car as well.
“Why did you follow me here?”
Dongfang Liuyun started the car and asked.
“I left the documents in the car. The morning meeting can only be delayed until the afternoon.”
Qi Lei raised his hand and rubbed the space between his brows. He turned his head and sure enough, a black folder landed beside the seat—
It was the document he needed for the meeting.
“Shall I send you back to the company first?” Dongfang Liuyun asked for his opinion.
“Let’s go to the hospital first. Why is Fujiwara upstairs?”
Qi Lei took the document and flipped through it.
“He and Lan Xiu are good friends to begin with. It’s not strange for him to come over.”
Dongfang Liuyun took a deep breath and sped up slightly. “Get some water for me.”
Qi Lei glanced at her and quickly put down the document in his hand. He helped her get the thermos flask, opened it, and handed it over.
Dongfang Liuyun received it tacitly after a while and drank a few mouthfuls.
“There shouldn’t be any problems at the hospital, right?”
Dongfang Liuyun asked as she handed the cup back.
“I called him this morning to ask about it. There’s basically no problem. He doesn’t want to stay in the hospital and insists on being discharged. We’ll do another check-up today. If there are no issues, he’ll be discharged tomorrow,” Qi Lei replied nonchalantly.
“Why don’t you let him go back to the old mansion? He seems to have been living there before. Maybe it’ll be better for his recovery?”
“There are too many memories left there. It’s a good choice to start over.”
Qi Lei naturally did not want to think about those things in the past. He rarely went back to the Qi family’s old mansion. Recently, he was still considering whether to sell it, but it did not matter if he kept it too.
“You still feel a little estranged from him. Those things are long in the past now.”
“Aren’t you the same?” Qi Lei asked back.
Dongfang Liuyun naturally understood what Qi Lei meant. He was referring to Lan Qi.
“As outsiders, we can always see clearly, but as insiders, we can’t struggle out no matter what. I was indeed brooding over Lan Qi’s matter before, and I didn’t want to bring it up. But now that I think about it, it doesn’t seem as painful as before. I know that I should be full of relief.”
Dongfang Liuyun said calmly, a faint smile on her lips, “I can’t return to the past. The consequences of being too stubborn won’t only hurt myself, but also implicate the people around me. I don’t hope to be a good person, but at least, I won’t implicate people who care about me like this.”
“You mean you’re worried that I’ll be wronged?” Qi Lei raised his handsome eyebrows and asked.
Dongfang Liuyun nodded, “It can be considered one of the reasons. In fact, you were the one who suffered the loss in the beginning of our marriage and our relationship. No matter how conceited or indifferent I, Dongfang Liuyun, am, I still feel that you shouldn’t be wronged to help me. I’ve always thought that whether in a marriage or in a relationship, the status and weight of two people should be equal.”
“I’ve never cared about who gave how much,” Qi Lei said.
“But I care because I’ve never thought about what the other party can give me. My father instilled in me since I was young that I should strive for my own things. Only by giving something should I receive something. As for you, it doesn’t seem like I’ve put in much. I’ve always felt that I’ve treated you unfairly. I’ve always thought the same until—”
Dongfang Liuyun suddenly paused at this point. She thought for a while but did not continue.
“Until what?”
Qi Lei asked the same question before she could say anything.
“It was only when I saw you leave in anger because of the incident with Fujiwara that I realized that I was still worried that you would get angry and misunderstand. So, I was still restless because of this. I was really worried that you would be like everyone else. Once you left in anger, you wouldn’t look back. Fortunately, you’re different from those people.”
Dongfang Liuyun spoke frankly and without any pretense. It was better to say some things out loud.
When she said that, Qi Lei remembered what happened earlier. It was when she met Fujiwara at the food stall not long ago. At that time…
“So, from that moment on, you realized that you do care about me?”
Qi Lei widened his eyes and could not help but ask.
Dongfang Liuyun returned his disdainful gaze and said nonchalantly, “You’re my husband. Who would I care about if not for you?”
Qi Lei chuckled when he heard that. Because of what she said, he could not help but feel a faint joy in his heart.
This was the her that he knew. She was bold, intelligent, and straightforward. She would just say that she liked him if she did—
He liked her just like that!
…
When they arrived at the hospital, Qi Qiming was undergoing a checkup. The couple waited for a while before Qi Qiming was carried back to the ward by the special nurse.
“Let go of me. I can walk on my own.”
When he reached the door, he saw his son and daughter-in-law waiting inside. Qi Qiming immediately broke free from the special nurse’s support. The black-shirted bodyguard by the door carefully protected him, afraid that he would fall.
“President Qi…”
The black-shirted bodyguard looked at him hesitantly. When he heard this voice, Qi Lei and Dongfang Liuyun also looked towards the door.
The husband and wife exchanged a look, and Dongfang Liuyun also came forward to welcome them.
“Father, do you feel better?”
Dongfang Liuyun asked and went forward to support him.
Qi Qiming was stunned for a moment. He looked up at Qi lei. His gaze shifted and soon landed on Qi Lei, who did not speak.
“Much better. Aren’t you busy today? Why are you here?”
Qi Qiming’s tone was calm and his pale face looked weak.
“Qi Lei was worried, so we came over to take a look,” Dongfang Liuyun replied calmly as she tugged at Qi Lei’s sleeve. Qi Lei then took a step forward.
Qi Qiming eased up a little and nodded. He turned to look out the window. Seeing that the sun was shining, he said in a deep voice, “Since you’re here, let’s go out for a walk. The weather is pretty good today.”