396 You've Been Bad
After the wound was dressed and blood was transfused, Sue Qianci was much better. "I want to see him. Could you take me?"
"It's not convenient."
"What's not convenient?" After she asked, she thought of something and pouted. "What are you thinking? He could be my dad. Nothing would happen between him and I."
Hearing that, Li Sicheng squeezed her nose and said, "You think that I am that petty?"
"Are you not?"
"I heard his wife just arrived here from the capital. He has been in Kingstown for half a month, so they must have a lot to talk about."
"Oh..." She nodded. "All right, take me to see him tomorrow then."
He nodded and took her coat off. "Sleep a bit more."
"I'm not tired." She pushed his hand away. "When did you sleep last time? Look at your dark circles." She touched his face, feeling worried. "Lie down for a while. I'm not tired."
"The bed is too small."
"No, it's not. I could sit up."
"No."
She wanted to give her bed to him?
"How about you go back and take some rest?"
"No."
"Then I can check out and go home with you."
"No, your fever hasn't been brought down yet. Your temperature was so high."
She bristled. "What do you want then?"
Li Sicheng glanced at her and touched her forehead, with smile and love hidden in his eyes. He whispered, "You can go to sleep and I will watch you."
"No!"
"How about you take my hands, and I can take a nap on the desk."
"No!"
"Then, shall we sleep together?"
"No!" Su Qianci immediately rejected. "I still have a cold or something, and I will pass it to you."
"I'm strong."
"No!"
More importantly, she very likely had gotten AIDS.
What if...
"Well then, take a nap. I'll be here."
"You..." She was pissed off by him and hit him on the arm. "You go back. I don't want you here."
Li Sicheng caught her hand and asked huskily, "You don't want me, so who do you want?"
"You've been bad."
"And so are you. I didn't even say I don't want you."
Su Qianci said nothing.
"Be a good girl and take some rest."
Silently, she took off her jacket and shoved it at him.
Satisfied that he had gotten his way, he smiled. He hung her coat up and turned around. She had moved over to the side and left half of the bed for him.
"Get up and get some sleep."
"Yes, Mrs. Li." He took off his jacket and shoes, turned the light off, and got into the bed. He immediately took her into his arms and bowed his head to catch her lips. Su Qianci's heart thumped. She immediately moved away. He ended up kissing her chin.
"I'm sick. You cannot kiss me now. It's probably contagious."
"I'm a strong man, and I don't care."
"I do!" She shifted her position and pushed his face away. "Sleep well!"
"Yes, ma'am." He put an arm around her waist and closed his eyes. Maybe he really was too tired. He immediately fell asleep and breathed evenly.
Su Qianci raised a hand to cover his face. Because she was burning up, she felt his skin was a bit cold. Sketching the contours of his face with her palm, she gazed at him for a long while...
397 Don't Call Me That Its Disgusting
After a while, Su Qianci carefully lifted his arm and got out of bed. Li Sicheng did not wake up, and was still fast asleep. Her heart ached. He must have lost sleep last night because she was missing. However, this would not do. She could not stay around forever...
She put on her shoes and jacket, opened the door, and walked out. She was still worried. Rong Haiyue had saved her life after all. Without seeing him okay, she could not relax. She asked a nurse and found out where Rong Haiyue was. Following the room numbers, she suddenly saw a woman coming toward her.
She looked sophisticated and put together. Wearing a long minty green qipao and an emerald coat with fur trimming, she had her hair in an elegant updo. Her makeup was perfect, and so was her posture. A lady that had something unique about her. However, what caught Su Qianci's attention was not her elegance, but her face. She had seen that face more than once.
Rong Xuan. The love of both Song Yifan and Sheng Ximing's life.
All Su Qianci could remember about her was the old photo in Song Yifan's wallet. The girl who was youthful and smiley. She had no idea that one day she would see this girl in person. When seeing Su Qianci, the woman was clearly dumbstruck as well. She immediately knew who Su Qianci was. Looking distant, Rong Xuan nodded to her politely and walked past her in heels. When she brushed past Su Qianci, Su Qianci had so much going on in her head. "Rong Xuan!" It was not a question.
Rong Xuan stopped and looked at her.
Su Qianci thought she would ask: how do you know my name?
Or: do you know me?
Or rather: who are you?
However, unexpectedly, Rong Xuan only glanced at her coldly and said in a cold tone, "Don't call me that. It's disgusting." Then she walked away.
Su Qianci was dazed, gazing at her back incredulously. Rong Xuan turned around the corner and disappeared. She was cold. Unlike Li Sicheng, she was so cold that it felt malicious. The malice was like a sharp knife, cutting away the unrealistic hope she had for her mother. She was her mother. That was clear, judging from their faces. However, why did she feel this way about Su Qianci? After a while, she suddenly realized how dumb she had acted.
She should have asked Rong Xuan why he had left Song Yifan, why she had left alone, why she had abandoned Su Qianci her daughter, why she had made Su Qianci marry Li Sicheng, and why Su Qianci was sent to the Su family...
Filled with questions, she regretted how she had forgotten everything after what Rong Xuan had said. She walked up and looked for her in the crowd. However, Rong Xuan had completely disappeared.
398 Mistook Her For Someone Else
Su Qianci returned to where she was after her failed search. At the door of Rong Haiyue's room, she knocked and heard, "Come on in." It was Rong Haiyue's voice.
Su Qianci walked inside, and his eyes lit up. However, when he saw who it actually was, he looked slightly disappointed. With a smile, he said, "It's you." It was that girl...He almost mistook her for a different person.
Su Qianci nodded and said sincerely, "Thank you so much for last night."
"Sure thing. If it were anyone else, I would have saved him as well."
So, it was not because he looked like her. Rong Haiyue told that to himself. However, seeing her face, he still felt heartbroken. She walked over and saw his wrapped arm. She bowed to him deeply and said, "I'm sorry. You got hurt because of me."
He put a hand on her arm and said, "I said that I would have saved anyone. Under those circumstances, I don't think any man would walk away. Moreover, I'm in the Army."
"I know."
"Well then, a man in the military should always be ready to help. If I did nothing, that would a shame to my identity," Rong Haiyue said triumphantly. However, he suddenly found he was using the tone with which he talked to his daughter.
Su Qianci wanted to smile, but her eyes became wet. "Thank you, thank you so much."
"Silly girl..." he chuckled, but he clenched his fists under the blanket.
She was exactly the same way as Rong Xuan when she was young. Candid, kind, and straightforward.
Such a great kid. However, why is she Song Yifan's daughter?
Feeling disappointed, Rong Haiyue looked at her and pretended to be casual. "Did your dad come and visit?"
"He's in London. I don't think my husband has told him yet."
"Business trip?"
"For a concert."
"Oh... That's great. Mr. Song is a wonderful musician. My neighbor's kid is a big fan of his."
Su Qianci smiled, her eyes radiant with the light. "I'm also a big fan. My dad is the best."
"Right." Rong Haiyue looked down, trying to hide his disappointment.
"Mr. Rong, can I have your contact information?"
He was surprised but immediately agreed. He looked for a piece of paper everywhere but could not find any. Feeling a bit awkward, Rong Haiyue said, "Give me your number, and I'll call you."
Su Qianci told him Li Sicheng's number and quickly added, "This is my husband's number. My phone is lost, and I will get a new SIM card soon."
"Sure. Could you tell me your number as well?"
She told him her number and checked the time. It was about 10 PM. "It's too late. I'll go back now. Good night, Mr. Rong."
"Night. Sleep tight."
She nodded gratefully and walked out, closing the door behind her. When she went back to her room, Li Sicheng was sitting on the bed holding his phone. His eyes were groggy. Seeing Su Qianci coming back, he asked, "You went to see Rong Haiyue?"
399 I Am Serious Mrs. Li
"Yes." Su Qianci walked in and took off her jacket. Getting in the bed, she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Why are you awake?"
Li Sicheng turned around and embraced her, asking, "What did you say?"
"I thanked him, apologized, gave him our phone numbers, and then came back."
"Okay." Feeling her forehead, he checked the time. "Are you hungry? Shall we eat something?"
"Not really. I don't have an appetite."
"Well then, take your medicine."
She pouted.
He pecked her on the lips and whispered, "Be good."
She felt like she was struck by a lightning bolt. He kissed her? How could she let that happen? She covered her mouth and stared at him with wide eyes, her heart racing.
He noticed her behavior and squeezed her nose. "What's that reaction? It's not like we have never kissed before." He got up to get some water. Making sure the water was lukewarm, he took some pills and walked over to her. "You take it."
Su Qianci's hands were trembling. When she saw the water he brought, her eyes became red. She stuttered, "Mr. Li, I..."
I was raped by someone with HIV. I might have it as well.
"No excuses. Take it." Li Sicheng put the pills in his palm. "Open your mouth."
She swallowed her words back again. She took the water and gazed at the pills.
"Do you want me to feed you?" He arched an eyebrow and approached her. "With my mouth?"
No, no!
Su Qianci immediately put the pills in her mouth and swallowed them with water.
"Then go to bed." He got in the bed and helped her down. The bed was a bit narrow for two.
With so much on her mind, Su Qianci could not fall asleep. Because Li Sicheng had taken a nap, he did not fall asleep either.
"Mr. Li?"
"Yes?"
"If one day... I am sick with the disease that has no cure, will you still be together with me?"
"Yes."
"What if I got the disease very soon?"
"Yes."
"What if I am about to die?"
Without saying a thing, he raised his face. He had already turned the lights out in the room. Dim light came through the glass door, making his cold and deep eyes look like a galaxy. "Then I will die with you." His voice was going to resonate for a thousand years in her mind.
Her heart suddenly raced. Her tears fell uncontrollably. She immediately wiped them off, afraid that they were going to fall on him. She sobbed, "Why?"
"We're husband and wife, silly girl." Li Sicheng gazed at her deeply. "I have only one wife. Without you, what is the point of living alone?"
Su Qianci bowed her head and put an arm around his waist, sobbing, "Mr. Li, I mean it."
"And you think I don't?" He took her into his arms, making her rest her head on his chest. Lying like that, she could clearly feel the vibration of his vocal cords. "I mean everything I said, Mrs. Li." Last night, when he thought she had been killed, his heart was empty. His only thought was to be together with her... If those people did not stop him, Li Sicheng would have plunged himself into water.
400 Fortunately, She Was Fine
Fortunately, he did not jump. Fortunately, she was fine. Leaning against him, Su Qianci asked, "You could marry again."
"If I die, will you marry again?"
She was dazed. Will she? No.
If he really died before she did, she would probably die with him. Her heart trembled. She tightened her arm around him. She had loved him for two lifetimes. However, he had never said he loved her. But in the end, did he feel the same way about her? Did he finally love her back?
Holding him, she teared up and snuffed. She said deliberately, "Of course. Why would I stay around after you die? It is disgusting to be around a dead body." When she said that, she felt like her heart was stung by a million bees. So, when she died, he could remarry.
Don't linger... It is not worth it...
However, he clutched her tighter as if he wanted to merge himself with her. "I don't believe you. You will not do that."
"I will."
"You will not." Although Li Sicheng's voice was small, he stated that as a fact.
Su Qianci became silent. Pinching his collar, she stared into his chest although she could see nothing in the dark. After a long while, she said in a low voice, "Nothing's more important than oneself."
"You are," he said above her head. "You are more important than myself." His voice sounded heavenly in the quiet room.
She lowered her head and cried silently. For the entire night, she could not calm down.
Su Qianci spent the next three days in the hospital. After making sure she did not get flu, the doctor checked her out. Before leaving the hospital, she went to Rong Haiyue's room to say goodbye. He was about to check out as well. He was wearing something casual and holding his luggage. She did not see his wife.
When Su Qianci asked about her, Rong Haiyue's eyes dimmed. "She's busy, so she's already back in the capital."
Su Qianci scoffed inwardly. Li Sicheng was also busy as hell, but he still spent the past two days with her in the hospital. She did not say anything, though, and checked out together with Rong Haiyue. Li Sicheng proposed to drive him to the airport, and he agreed.
When walking out of the hospital, Su Qianci looked for Li Sicheng's Maybach. However, the car was nowhere to be seen. On the other hand, there was a supercar parked in front of the hospital that appeared to be waiting for someone. "Yang is not here yet?" She turned around and looked at Li Sicheng.
He pointed at the Bugatti. "Yes, he is."
She stared incredulously at him. "You got a different car? Didn't you hate sports cars? Why this one?"
"Just going with another vibe."
Yang got out of the car to open the doors for them. Hearing Li Sicheng's words, he pouted inwardly. Li Sicheng just would not say it! The fact was that he had crashed the Maybach, and he thought the car was too slow. Now he not only had a sports car, but also a supercar. He even added two seats. Yang could not understand the thoughts of the rich. However, he said nothing.