Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 681
Ji Nan and Kang Xuan exchanged glances, both puzzled. However, as long as they didn’t start fighting, it was a relief. If these two titans started a brawl, bystanders would have a hard time even trying to separate them. Just from trying to pull Qin Jinchuan and Xiao Linye apart earlier, Kang Xuan and Ji Nan had both sustained minor injuries.
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Tang Xi emerged from the hospital ward. Not seeing Qin Jinchuan, she frowned and asked, "Where is Qin Jinchuan?"
Xiao Linye replied curtly, "He left."
"He left?" Tang Xi echoed, surprised. He acted like he’d rather die than leave earlier, and now he’s just gone? Men truly are fickle.
Tang Xi was holding a thermal flask. Seeing Qin Jinchuan absent, she glanced at Xiao Linye, momentarily unsure what to say.
Xiao Linye said, "You should head back first."
It had been an exhausting day for Tang Xi, constantly running errands for Ye Yuning.
Seeing him dismiss her, Tang Xi frowned. "Can you even handle this?" It wasn’t that she wanted to doubt Xiao Linye, but right now, she truly couldn’t bring herself to entrust Ye Yuning to his care.
Xiao Linye’s breath hitched. A suffocating sense of despair flashed in his eyes.
Tang Xi, noticing the murderous glint in his eyes, stated flatly, "She was in your care last night, and the baby was lost." So it’s no wonder she couldn’t trust him now! The reality was, whenever Ye Yuning had been under his watch, disaster had struck.
Not mentioning the child had been bearable, but the moment it was brought up, Xiao Linye felt his chest tighten painfully again. Their child, their baby... It was a raw wound in his heart. His and Ye Yuning’s child was gone, like a vital thread that had suddenly snapped.
"Miss Tang, perhaps you should leave first," Kang Xuan interjected, sensing the escalating tension and hastily trying to mediate.
Tang Xi wanted to say more, but seeing Xiao Linye’s desolate expression, she felt it wasn’t right to press further. She glanced at Kang Xuan. "I’m entrusting her to you. I’ll be back first thing in the morning."
If it were possible, Tang Xi would have stayed at the hospital with Ye Yuning. But it couldn’t be helped. The hospital food was unappetizing, and more importantly, Ye Yuning’s current condition demanded careful attention to nutritional intake. Naturally, the best way to ensure that was to prepare the meals herself. Her statement clearly implied she considered Xiao Linye less reliable than his assistant.
Kang Xuan felt his spine stiffen, acutely aware of the glacial aura radiating from Xiao Linye. He nodded quickly. "Rest assured, Miss Tang." She really needs to leave quickly, or my day is going to be unbearable.
Under Kang Xuan’s repeated assurances, Tang Xi finally left.
Once they were alone, Kang Xuan looked tentatively at Xiao Linye. "Sir."
"Any movements from the Qi Family?" Xiao Linye asked, his voice cold.
Kang Xuan reported, "Mr. Kang visited the Old Master again today. The specifics of their conversation are unknown." However, judging by the current situation in Upper City, the implications were clear. Old Master Xiao was now adamantly insisting on Xiao Linye marrying Qi Mulan.
Xiao Linye’s eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint within them.
Kang Xuan continued, "It seems the Old Master has completely given up on the Third Young Master."
Xiao Linye scoffed, "Ha!" Given up? That’s his own biological grandson. Whether he’s truly given up or not, who can say for sure?
Kang Xuan had no response.
Xiao Linye slowly closed his eyes, his expression unreadable.
Just then, Kang Xuan spoke again. "Oh, right. This afternoon, the doctor summoned me to his office." As he spoke, Kang Xuan subconsciously glanced towards the ward door.
Hearing that the doctor had summoned Kang Xuan, Xiao Linye’s expression tensed for a moment. He then looked at Kang Xuan. "What did he say?"
Recalling the afternoon’s events, Kang Xuan’s expression also turned grave. Clearly, the doctor’s news hadn’t been good.
Seeing Kang Xuan hesitate, Xiao Linye’s gaze darkened. "Out with it. What did he say?"
"The doctor said that if Madam’s health isn’t properly managed and she doesn’t recuperate well, it might be very difficult for her to conceive again in the future."
Xiao Linye flinched. "What?"
"The hospital records show Madam had a fall previously. The baby was nearly lost then. This current miscarriage is significantly related to that earlier fall."
Xiao Linye said nothing. His breathing hitched painfully.
Xiao Linye asked, his voice strained, "She fell before?"
Kang Xuan nodded. "Yes, just a few days ago!"
Xiao Linye was silent. A suffocating wave washed over him. He then remembered Qin Jinchuan mentioning on the phone that Ye Yuning had been hospitalized because the baby was almost lost in a fall. And that was only a few days ago?
Xiao Linye’s face turned ashen, his chest heaving as if he couldn’t draw a proper breath, each realization another suffocating blow.
Kang Xuan began, "Sir..."
Xiao Linye interrupted, "Kang Xuan."
"Yes," Kang Xuan affirmed.
"Contact Professor Yiwei," Xiao Linye managed to say, his voice raspy. In that instant, he felt utterly hollowed out. She had fallen... because she went out for business. What on earth had compelled her to keep working, even while pregnant? It was him. It was all because of him.
Hearing the directive to contact Professor Yiwei, Kang Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. Professor Yiwei... The fee to engage his services was astronomical... But Xiao Linye couldn’t concern himself with that now. His sole focus was Ye Yuning’s complete recovery.
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Everyone was gone.
Xiao Linye turned and re-entered the ward. Ye Yuning’s eyes were closed, her breathing even, as if she had sunk into a deep slumber. Xiao Linye sat beside her again, his warm palm gently caressing her cool cheek. His heart clenched, an agonizing ache spreading through him... so painful, so incredibly painful... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Ye Yuning had been utterly exhausted lately. Now, in the hospital, she finally had a rare chance to rest. Drifting in a daze, she felt something hot and wet fall onto her cheek...
