Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 682

Ye Yuning exhaustedly opened her eyes, only to meet Xiao Linye’s eyes, filled with mist.

Her heart clenched tightly...

She moved her lips, but at this moment, they trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing her awake, Xiao Linye immediately turned his back.

Ye Yuning: "..."

Had she seen wrongly?

Was Xiao Linye crying just now?

The air in the hospital room was very quiet...

When Xiao Linye turned back around, his face had returned to normal. Ye Yuning pressed her thin lips together, watching him in silence and not saying a word.

"It’s late, go to sleep," he said, his warm palm caressing Ye Yuning’s cheek.

His voice was gentle.

In her fatigue, Yuning momentarily felt as if she were back in Shanyu Pavilion.

Ultimately, she closed her eyes wearily.

Yet Xiao Linye’s heart was in turmoil. He lay awake the entire night, right through to the next morning.

When Ye Yuning woke up again, she seemed to have forgotten waking up in the middle of the night and seeing Xiao Linye cry.

And Xiao Linye had returned to his usual self.

When Qin Jinchuan arrived, Tang Xi was already helping Ye Yuning eat.

This time, her body had suffered such severe harm, so Tang Xi was paying particular attention to her diet.

「One night passed...」

Xiao Linye’s complexion had become even more haggard.

Qin Jinchuan: "Didn’t sleep all night?"

Xiao Linye pinched the bridge of his aching nose. Without answering Qin Jinchuan’s question, he asked instead, "Last time, why did she fall?"

It had only been a few days... At the time, Qin Jinchuan had been furious on the phone.

Now, hearing Xiao Linye suddenly bring it up, Qin Jinchuan’s breath caught sharply!

His previously good complexion sank immediately upon hearing Xiao Linye’s question.

After taking a deep breath, he replied, "I was in a meeting when she called me, saying she had fallen and couldn’t get up."

"That day, she was going to discuss a contract with Shang Yu."

So injured she couldn’t get up...

Hearing Qin Jinchuan’s words, Xiao Linye’s breath grew heavy again. At that moment, he felt his chest tighten and a bitter taste spread.

Seeing that he remained silent, Qin Jinchuan continued, "Since leaving you, she has been working very hard. Let her rest. She said that she’ll have to raise the child on her own in the future, and she also wants to give the child a better life."

What exactly was the cost of raising a child?

Even if Ye Yuning hadn’t experienced motherhood herself, Tang Xi was a mother of two. For things one doesn’t know firsthand, one learns much from seeing and hearing.

The child was still in her womb, yet Ye Yuning already wanted to give it a better life; this showed just how hard she was pushing herself.

When Xiao Linye heard Qin Jinchuan’s words, his heart clenched painfully.

Qin Jinchuan: "Enough, let’s not talk about this now. The flight has been arranged; we leave tonight."

Having learned about some matters between Shang Yu and Sheng Hanyi, Qin Jinchuan didn’t dare to be careless now.

Now, he no longer believed the incident in Southwest Province was an accident!

Ye Yuning had encountered such a mishap even when she intended to stay in Turanxi; if she planned to leave, who knew what Shang Yu might do to her.

Although it wasn’t certain if Shang Yu had actually done anything to her...it was always better to be cautious!

Xiao Linye nodded. "Mm, I understand."

"Have you told her?" Qin Jinchuan asked Xiao Linye.

Xiao Linye: "Not yet."

"Then I’ll go talk to her, or ask Tang Xi to tell her."

The mention of letting Tang Xi speak reminded Qin Jinchuan that Tang Xi had returned late last night and didn’t yet know about the urgent need to take Ye Yuning back to Upper City.

"I’ll go tell her!" he said through gritted teeth.

Now that Xiao Linye and Ye Yuning were at odds, she definitely wouldn’t be willing to listen to anything Xiao Linye said.

Hearing Qin Jinchuan’s words, Xiao Linye felt an even greater constriction in his chest.

If this had been before yesterday, he would undoubtedly have struggled to stop himself from lashing out at Qin Jinchuan’s attitude.

But now, he merely nodded. "Mm..."

No matter what he said to Ye Yuning now, she always seemed wary and unwilling to listen.

So, letting Qin Jinchuan tell her was probably for the best!

They couldn’t afford to linger too long in Turanxi now.

「...」

Tang Xi was feeding Ye Yuning.

Ye Yuning: "I can eat by myself."

"Just lie there comfortably."

Ye Yuning reached out to grab the spoon, but Tang Xi avoided her hand.

"Quick, cover your arm under the blanket," said Tang Xi.

When Tang Xi was in her postpartum confinement, she hadn’t protected herself well, so now even a slight draft made her joints ache.

Ye Yuning: "I’m not in confinement; what’s there to cover!"

"A ’small confinement’ must be treated as seriously as a ’full confinement.’ Besides, at this stage you’re in, it’s no different from a full one."

Ye Yuning: "..."

Hearing this, her breathing grew heavy! She lowered her head and fell silent.

Tang Xi: "Eat up quickly, it’s still hot. You can’t have anything cold right now."

"Xi Xi."

"Hmm?"

"What would I do without you?" Ye Yuning said, her voice choked with emotion.

In the past, whatever happened, it seemed not to matter; I thought I could handle it all on my own. But after something like this, I really don’t think I can. Especially now, lying in this hospital bed, uncomfortable all over...

Upon hearing her words, Tang Xi’s heart sank.

Then she sighed and said, "People with weak family ties often have no one to rely on, especially when the men in their lives are unreliable."

Ye Yuning: "..."

Tang Xi had really hit the nail on the head.

When she and Xiao Linye were on good terms, she had wholeheartedly relied on him as her everything. But when their relationship shattered, she was left with nothing... Memories of the past flashed through her mind. Even for someone as free-spirited as her, a pang of bitterness couldn’t help but pierce the depths of her heart.