526 Till Dreath Do them Apart
Swans had the most loyal love. They would be loyal to each other till death do them part. Su Qianci's eyes were blurred. She did not want to cry. No one would care for her. No one would help her dry her tears. Looking down, she let tears fall on her feet. She discovered that she had forgotten to wear shoes. The floor was really cold...
Li Sicheng, help me bring the shoes over and give me a foot rub, just like this morning, will you?
No one responded. Su Qianci pulled the corner of her lips and only felt a splitting headache. The people around her seemed to be talking, but she couldn't hear a word. Slowly turning around and walking toward the hospital bed, she said nothing. She was very tired.
Darling, hold me, I will fall...
Her vision was getting darker, and her body was getting weaker. Su Qianci's legs became limp. She fell straight toward the side.
In the next few days, she was always half asleep. Her appetite was very bad. She was basically relying on infusion to maintain physical functions. And finally on the fourth day, she asked to be checked out. Going back to the old house, she fell asleep again. When she woke up, it was already in the evening. There was no light in the room and it was very dark.
When Su Qianci opened her eyes, she saw a tall figure standing by the bed. Wearing a suit, he seemed to be aware of her wakening. He turned and looked over. He had a chiseled face and calm look. He curled his eyes when seeing her. She could not believe it, freezing for a while.
Li Sicheng had a deep doting look in his eyes. Looking at her, he became tender and gentle. Walking slowly over, he rubbed her hair and smiled. "Getting more and more lazy now."
Su Qianci's eyes were filled with tears. She reached out and wanted to touch his hand, but as her hand stretched out, the handsome figure disappeared without a trace.Under the dim light, nothing was there.
Nobody. There was no Li Sicheng. Nothing at all.
"Husband!" Su Qianci sat up and reached for the place where he had just stood, but caught only the air.
No, no, nothing...
Large drops of tears fell. She held the quilt, curling up at the corner of the bed and bursting into tears. The door was knocked on, and she ignored it, covering her head and stayed motionless.
The door was quickly opened. Captain Li walked in with a cane and turned on the light. The luxurious crystal chandelier was up high, illuminating everything with yellow light. He slowly walked up, moved the stool at the vanity over, and sat down next to the bed.
Su Qianci finally became herself, took a tissue to dry her tears and called, "Grandpa."
Captain Li looked at her in distress, his eyes slightly damp. He nodded and asked her kindly, "Shall we eat? Grandpa hasn't eaten yet, and old people can't starve."
"I am not hungry." Su Qianci burped and said.
"How is that possible? You didn't eat last night and have been sleeping the whole day. You have to eat something. The babies must be hungry." She looked in the direction of her belly under the quilt. "Sicheng is gone. These two children are the only proof that he has lived. You can't even keep them healthy for him?"
527 Sweetheart, Come home
How could that be true? If it weren't for these two children... Su Qianci's eyes dimmed, reaching out to touch her belly without speaking.
"Grandpa is old and can't lose anyone anymore. Please live well, or bless me to go away in my sleep..."
"Grandpa." Su Qianci interrupted his words, choking again. "Don't say this."
She had lost Li Sicheng, she couldn't lose her grandpa. If even grandpa was gone, she would really be alone in the world. Her dearest grandpa and Li Sicheng...
The old man became speechless, looked at her, and said softly, "Come out for dinner. Your good friend has come to see you."
"My good friend?"
"A young man surnamed Lu, polite and nice. I asked him to stay for dinner, and when you go out, we can start." He looked at her lovingly, smiled and stood up. "Go wash, don't let him laugh at you."
Su Qianci was a bit stunned, and she nodded. When he went out, he closed the door behind him. She got up and saw that she was wearing a long-sleeved spring pajama. Li Sicheng picked it for her. When she lifted the quilt and sat up on the bed, she felt the ground and found that it was cold.
At this time, there should be a pair of big hands giving her a pair of fur slippers, while helping her get changed. He would warn her not to kick the shoes to the bottom of the bed next time. Su Qianci's eyes became red. She reached out to find a pair of shoes under the bed, put them on, and entered the bathroom.
His towels, his toothbrush, his cup, his razor, his aftershave... all were well placed, clean and tidy.
Su Qianci glanced at them, and soon began to wash. Not having eaten well in the past few days, she didn't have much strength. After the shower, she went into the cloakroom and opened the closet, which was full. Three-quarters of the clothes were hers, and his only accounted for a very small part.
Just when did she have so many outfits? When she just came here, she actually started with few clothes. The outfits here were all of the new season. There were a few pieces that she had worn, but most of them were brand new. After being washed, they were quietly hung there, and she never saw them.
She picked out a floral skirt suit that Li Sicheng had picked for her and put them on, but she could not zip herself up in the back. She realized that her body was already a bit cumbersome, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not pull the zipper up.
His low-pitched voice was still ringing in the ear, gently and softly. Su Qianci looked at the full wardrobe and only whispered, "Darling, zip me up. I can't reach it."
However, there was no response. Her heart was trembling, and the sudden pain made her almost breathless. In the future, no one would help change again. And no one would help her pull up the zipper. No one would suddenly appear when she was helpless, staring at her ever so softly, whispering: Sweetheart, come home.
"Darling, come home. I miss you."
528 Lu Yihan was here.
The big room was so empty that it was horrible. In the future, she must rely on herself to do everything. Eat and sleep on her own, take showers alone. No one would warn her that she must wear shoes when she got out of bed, and no one would warn her not to steal snacks every night before going to bed. Every day, no one would wake up up, eat with her, buy clothes for her...
Could she bear to live like this? Maybe, wasn't this the case in her previous lifetime anyway... No one helped her, no one looked at her, and no one paid attention to her emotions. At that time, it had been so many years like that. Now, God just returned all of this to her. Why did she get to be so emotional and delicate?
"I blame you." Her eyes became wet, but he refused to let tears fall. "You spoiled me and disappeared. What do you want me to do in the future? What should I do..." Her heart ached and became empty. The one who had once lived in her heart cruelly pulled himself out, leaving her alone, facing everything.
"Qianqian? Are you ready?" Grandpa's voice was kind, testing her.
Su Qianci quickly wiped her tears and tried to calm herself down. She said, "I will come in a bit!"
It took a lot of effort for her to finally pull the zipper up. She simply applied some makeup, making herself look less stressed. After that, she put her hair up to look more energetic. She patted her face and finally went out.
Li Xun, Li Xiao, Qin Shuhua, Li Yinan, Li Beixing were all there, and there were two outsiders who should not appear here–Lu Yihan and Luo Zhan.
At the moment of seeing Su Qianci, under the rimless glasses of Lu Yihan, his eyes were slightly distressed and wet. "You lost weight." His voice was unusually low and husky, and Luo Zhan nudged him with his elbow. Lu Yihan gathered a smile on his face and called, "Qianqian."
Su Qianci also smiled, which was no more than a little arc. "How come you are here?"
"Look at you." Lu Yihan's eyes fell on her belly. "You must have not eaten well recently. Too thin and even thinner than before. It is not good for the children."
Not only was she thin, but her pair of eyes were also swollen like walnuts. Although her face was covered with makeup, it couldn't hide her paleness. Just because of Li Sicheng...
Liu Sao quickly put the food out and announced, "Come to eat. Mr. Lu also cooked something, and it looks delicious. Come, Qianci, I heard that it's your favorite. It's still hot."
Su Qianci heard that and was dazed.
Lu Yihan got up from the sofa and walked over to her. He said, "I made spring bamboo shoots. You used to like it, remember?"
Spring bamboo shoots... She hadn't had Lu Yihan's spring bamboo shoots in many years. In the past, when she was poor and had no money to eat, he always gave half of his own lunch to himself. Later, he simply made two lunch boxes and brought her one every day. Lu Yihan did not grow up in a wealthy family. Since childhood, he needed to be self-reliant. Life was difficult for him. But at that time, he gave her lunch for two years...
529 Subtle
Thinking of the old days, Su Qianci smiled wider and nodded. "I like it now as well."
Lu Yihan's look became softer. But his eyes did not linger on her. He said ambiguously, "It seems that preferences will not change at once."
"Ahem..." Luo Zhan coughed and said, "Here, here. I don't think I'm a stranger. Let's start, uncle and aunt, brothers."
Li Jinnan smiled. "Luo Zhan, I haven't seen you in two or three years. Your skin is thicker now!"
"Thanks for the compliment. We are no strangers, so we shouldn't be so polite." Luo Zhan's joke made the atmosphere slightly better.
Captain Li also smiled. He waved at Su Qianci and pointed to the seat next to him. "Qianqian, come and sit here."
Su Qianci showed Lu Yihan where the bathroom was for him to wash his hands, and then sat next to the captain. Lu Yihan naturally sat in the position next to Luo Zhan.
There were many dishes for dinner. Many of them were what she loved, but what Lu Yihan made was not just spring bamboo shoots. There was also fish-flavored eggplant, fried shiitake shredded pork, fish head tofu soup... A lot of things that she liked. At first glance, she knew that they were made by Lu Yihan, completely different from Liu Sao's style.
She took a sip of the soup and it was very good. The soup was very fresh, delicious and sweet. Su Qianci's eyes became wet, but she quickly held back. Picking up the chopsticks, she took a piece of eggplant. It was a familiar taste. But it was clear that Lu Yihan's cooking was even better than before.
"It's delicious." Su Qianci's voice choked, but she soon smiled.
Lu Yihan looked at her with a smile. There was satisfaction in his eyes. Everyone saw the subtlety, but no one said anything. Her appetite was surprisingly good that day. She drank two bowls of soup and ate a small bowl of white rice. Although most of the food was still untouched, it was much better than the previous days.
After the meal, Captain Li invited Lu Yihan to stay for some tea. Su Qianci sat on the sofa in the living room and listened to Lu Yihan talking about some strange adventures. She was not stupid, so she could tell that the stories were only half true. However, she still listened with gusto. In addition, Luo Zhan was always trying to ruin the story, which was so funny that Su Qianci laughed from time to time. Her mood became better.
Li Jinnan and Li Beixing exchanged a look but did not say anything. Li Xiao and Qin Shuhua also saw all this and felt a sense of crisis, gazing at their father who pushed for this to happen. The captain sighed, "Let's leave it like this. I can't let her continue that way. This kid has a good relationship with her, and they have known each other for so long. He should be the one who knows her best."
"But... Sicheng has just left us." Qin Shuhua burst into tears. "Dad, you are too unfair to Sicheng." She didn't dare to raise her voice, although they were standing far from the living room.
Captain Li looked in the direction of Su Qianci and Lu Yihan and sighed. His voice was full of grief. "Shuhua, this did not hit you the hardest, but Qianqian. You still have a husband and sons, while without him, she has no one."
Yes, nothing was left. What Su Qianci needed the most now was to lift her spirits, otherwise it still begged the question of whether she could keep the babies. It was most important to keep the babies, right?
530 Ou Ming
About 9 o'clock in the evening, Luo Zhan received a call. It was Ou Ming. "Where are you?"
"I am in the old house of the Lis," Luo Zhan looked at the time. "What happened?"
"Don't go yet. Wait for me." Ou Ming quickly hung up the phone. About ten minutes later, a black Bentley appeared at the door of the Li household. Ou Ming was wearing a burgundy suit, carrying health supplements bought from Australia in his hand and feeling very anxious. Standing at the door for a long time, he reached out and pressed the doorbell.
The door was quickly opened, and the person who opened the door was Li Jinnan. Li Jinnan saw Ou Ming, and there was confusion in his eyes. Ou Ming had dark circles and bloodshot eyes, looking tired and beaten. But he still had the kind of elegance that made him look like a prince in woe. There was guilt in his eyes.
Li Jinnan was very surprised to see Ou Ming like that. "Brother Ou? It's already so late..."
"Is Su Qianci home?"
"Yes." Li Jinnan opened the door to let him in.
Almost at the same time, three pairs of eyes in the living room looked over. When Ou Ming saw Su Qianci, the guilt in his eyes became even worse. He walked over and placed the gifts on the coffee table. He called, "Su Qianci."
Su Qianci saw the gifts that were obviously expensive, and then her eyes fell on Ou Ming. Ou Ming suddenly stepped back and bowed to her deeply. She was shocked, immediately stood up and said, "What are you doing?"
"I'm sorry." Ou Ming's voice was calm, but at the same time, full of self-blame, "I'm sorry, so sorry."
Luo Zhan and Lu Yihan looked at each other and did not speak.
Li Jinnan was a bit puzzled and asked, "Why apologize?"
Li Beixing walked over with the posture like a soldier. He was also confused.
Ou Ming did not get up. His voice of guilt and self-blame quickly came through, "On that day, I asked Sicheng to come to me."
Su Qianci listened to his words and pursed her lips. She remembered of Li Sicheng's absent-mindedness on that day. He said: Ou Ming had something going on. I have to go and see him. However, after checking on him, he never came back. Her eyes wet, Su Qianci looked at Ou Ming and did not speak.
"On that day, if it wasn't because of me, he would not have been kidnapped by Tang Zhenghao, and he would not have..." Ou Ming's voice choked. "I'm sorry."
Luo Zhan's eyes also turned red. He stood up and walked over, reaching for Ou Ming's shoulder. Ou Ming grew up with Li Sicheng, Li Jinnan and Li Beixing. However, because he was the same age as Li Sicheng, they went to school together since kindergarten. Ou Ming and Li Sicheng were the real childhood friends.
Luo Zhan was only playing with them in high school. These days, because of Li Sicheng, he had been feeling terrible. Even he was like this, let alone Ou Ming. It is not difficult to imagine that the departure of Li Sicheng was also a hard hit to Ou Ming.
These days, Ou Ming had gone to the hospital to see Su Qianci several times, but she had not been awake. It turned out Ou Ming was looking for her to apologize.
Su Qianci's tears fell down and she shook his head. "It's not on you. Tang Zhenghao's too despicable. He had been lurking around, just to wait for the opportunity when I was alone. Even if he didn't go find you that day, Tang Zhenghao would find other time to attack."