Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

Listening to Chen Jianji's question.

Lin Qingxue then slowly turned her head to the side.

The moment I saw her face clearly.

Chen Jianji's expression froze slightly.

Lin Qingxue's complexion was worse than he had imagined.

Although the physical condition was not as severe as the massive bleeding in my previous life.

But back then, at least she had expectations for the child, and her eyes still shone.

And now.

Her eyes seemed to hold only a calm numbness.

"The traffic police chatted with me briefly and told me to feel better before they processed the accident."

"I need to stay here for two more days. I have nowhere to go, so I'm extending my discharge date."

Lin Qingxue spoke calmly, as if she were giving a report.

Chen Jianji glanced at her, then put the medical record back.

"I'm leaving first thing the day after tomorrow, I won't wait for you."

Lin Qingxue lowered her head and hummed in agreement.

The two looked at each other in silence.

It wasn't until quite a while later.

Chen Jianji was about to speak.

Lin Qingxue spoke up at the same time.

"you..."

"you.."

The two voices blended together.

Chen Jianji paused for a moment, then gestured.

"You go first."

Lin Qingxue pursed her lips and spoke in a low voice.

"Do you... still want that car?"

Chen Jianji's body stiffened slightly.

The wind blew in from outside the window.

The curtain was slightly lifted, creating ripples in circles.

Chen Jianji remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking.

"That's your car, deal with it yourself. I don't care, and don't ask for my opinion."

Lin Qingxue lowered her head even further, but didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing this, Chen Jianji pushed the lunchbox with its lid already opened on the table over to them.

"Eat something first, don't think about anything else."

"Get your body back to normal, and then..."

He paused, then remained silent.

But Lin Qingxue took over the conversation.

"Then I'll let you go sooner."

She used declarative sentences, and her tone remained calm.

Chen Jianji paused.

The lunchbox on her fingertip was taken away by someone.

Lin Qingxue placed it in front of her, picked up her chopsticks, and ate a piece of meat.

Her head was still lowered, and her long hair fell down, completely covering her face.

Only through the gaps in her hair could one vaguely see the food being fed into her mouth.

They swallowed it all.

At least it's edible.

Chen Jianji looked at her quietly, then suddenly asked.

"What happened to your hand?"

Lin Qingxue paused slightly, then gently pulled at the sleeve with a trace of blood.

"I got it when they were giving me an IV."

"Um."

Chen Jianji didn't ask any further questions, he just nodded.

"Don't just eat meat, eat some vegetables too. I'll go get you a glass of water."

As he spoke, he picked up his cup and stood up.

He walked to the hot water dispenser on the wall next to him, poured a glass of water, and then returned to hand it over.

Lin Qingxue was surprisingly cooperative.

She ate the tofu and vegetables.

When the water glass was placed next to her, she picked it up and took a sip.

After a while, she put down her chopsticks.

Chen Jianji handed over a tissue.

Lin Qingxue took it and looked up at him.

A hint of emotion flickered in his somewhat dim eyes.

"I've finished eating."

Chen Jianji's fingers twitched slightly.

This sounds familiar.

Just like how Xiaotong would often boast to him after finishing her meal, which was a rare occurrence.

How did I reply?

Chen Jianji was silent for a moment, and then replied after a long while.

"Yes, that's great."

Lin Qingxue's eyes flickered, then she lowered her head again.

Chen Jianji did not say anything more.

These conversations felt all too familiar.

It wasn't a consolation, nor was it any kind of comfort.

Rather, it is proof that the two are preparing to drift further and further apart.

Lin Qingxue didn't hide it.

I am also open and honest.

Chen Jianji began packing up the lunchboxes.

Then I used a damp paper towel to clean the tabletop.

Only then was it put away.

"Lie down for a while, your dark circles are really bad, get some more sleep."

Lin Qingxue obediently lay down as usual.

She reached out and covered herself with the blanket.

Chen Jianji got up and drew the curtains on the window.

To make the light coming in from outside less glaring.

"Then I'll be going now. You get some sleep."

After doing all this, he was about to turn and leave.

Hey!

Chen Jianji's arm was gripped by a hand that seemed to be trembling with tension.

It's very soft and cool.

Chen Jianji turned his head and looked at the person on the hospital bed.

Lin Qingxue covered her eyes halfway with the blanket and spoke in a calm voice.

"Could you stay in this ward for the next couple of days?"

"There are no other patients here, so it's convenient for Xinyi and Liu Yun; they don't need to travel back and forth."

Chen Jianji looked at her.

So, was Lin Qingxue's cooperation just now because she wanted to make a request here?

What's wrong with her?

If you gradually remember those things.

She should be more disgusted with and indifferent to herself.

After all, she would never have treated herself like this in her previous life.

Everything was just a routine part of being a wife.

In that family, only Xiaotong would treat her like this.

He did not reply.

The man's hand suddenly went limp, as if it had lost all its strength.

Hey.

Her hand was taken by a large, warm hand, which then gently placed it under the covers.

at the same time.

A soft sound echoed in the room.

"OK."

Chan Kin-kei unfolded the folding bed next to him and lay down on it.

Lin Qingxue stared blankly at the ceiling.

The air conditioner in the ward was still blowing out cold air.

But at this moment, the temperature had warmed up considerably.

At least for the past two days, things have been good.

Lin Qingxue has always been very good at comforting herself.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold on all these years since the family tragedy.

Tick-tock...tick-tock...

The room gradually darkened and fell into complete silence.

The only sounds were soft breathing and the ticking of the clock on the wall.

Lin Qingxue felt her eyelids were very heavy, and she forced herself to stay awake.

Vague memories resurfaced.

She saw herself still in that office, making a phone call.

The voice on the other end of the phone was incredibly familiar.

It's Chan Kin-kei.

"Why did you fire my people?"

"They've been following me for so many years, they've even been calling me!"

Lin Qingxue continued flipping through the documents without looking up.

She heard her own voice.

"He wasn't fired, just reassigned."

The voice on the other end of the phone was deep.

"Can job reassignment involve transferring staff to lower-level positions?"

"Their mortgage payment is due in a couple of days, and their child's tuition is due next week!"

Lin Qingxue didn't speak, but stopped looking at the documents and finally raised her head.

"and then?"

The man paused, seemingly suppressing anger, but continued to discuss the matter.

"Please suspend the job transfer for now, I..."

Before the person could finish speaking...

Lin Qingxue then heard herself interrupt him.

"I will handle the company's affairs."

"All you need to do is watch the money go into your bank account."

"The rest is none of your business."

The spacious office was completely silent for a moment.

Lin Qingxue could feel her heart suddenly rise.

I can't tell if it's my own or her from my dream.

After a long while, the other party still did not speak.

She looked down at the documents again and said casually.

"I'll be home late tonight, don't wait for me to eat..."

The word "rice" hadn't even been uttered yet.

The call has been disconnected.

Lin Qingxue held her phone, which had already turned off, and casually placed it in a corner.

I continued looking at the document.

Lin Qingxue tried to struggle to control herself and fight back.

But they found that they couldn't move no matter what they tried.

The screen stops.

But before Lin Qingxue could recover...

She seemed to be standing in the darkness.

Countless jumbled fragments of memory surged forth again, unfolding before her eyes.

Every time she returned to her room at home, she would see the two figures, one big and one small, already asleep.

He lay down in the spot that had been reserved next to him, quietly watching the person's back without saying a word.

Their conversations became exceptionally easy.

"My child is on vacation and wants to see you. What time would be convenient?"

"Seven o'clock."

"Should we save some food for you?"

"Can."

"It's my child's birthday, do you have time?"

"I'll make room."

...

Lin Qingxue stared blankly at the scene before her.

She saw the man bring the child into the office.

The child ran in happily.

The man, however, leaned against the open doorway wall, not taking a step inside, and no longer carrying anything in his hands.

She saw the secretary hand him a new electronic access card, which would allow him to enter and exit the office directly from now on.

He just smiled and said something.

No, we won't do anything special.

She saw herself sitting opposite that person on various holidays, eating together.

She was holding her phone, dealing with something.

The person opposite never looked at her; their eyes were only on the small figure playing nearby.

The two seemed to still be together, but gradually drifted apart.

Lin Qingxue shook her head, trembling all over, and kept muttering to herself.

"I don't want to see... I don't want to see, let me wake up... let me wake up!"

to the end.

Her face was numb, but the image was still reflected in her eyes.

It's like a long-held belief being abruptly overturned.

She could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality.

Just like right now.

There was a table in front of Lin Qingxue with a bowl of porridge on it.

"eat."

A familiar voice rang out.

She stared blankly, mechanically scooping spoonful by spoonful into her mouth.

at the same time.

The scene in her eyes, however, was what she saw.

The person carefully removed the bones from a piece of fish and placed it into Xiaotong's bowl.

"Dad is also putting food on Mom's plate!"

A young, tender voice rang out.

The man seemed stunned for a moment, then looked at me calmly.

Then, amidst the child's anticipation.

He picked up a piece of fish and gently placed it in her bowl.

"eat."

One voice was youthful and innocent, while the other sounded slightly mature.

But the tone was exactly the same.

Lin Qingxue felt a constant, sharp pain in her head, and a piercing buzzing in her ears.

She could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality.

An endless stream of images flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.

She caught nothing.

But what was left behind?

Until the buzzing in my ears seemed to gradually stop.

She saw herself in that familiar dining room again.

The surroundings became somewhat empty.

The screen of her phone, which was on the dining table, displayed a text message.

Xiaotong is on vacation, so I'm taking her back to my hometown for a few days.

I didn't ask her if she was going, nor did I plan to take her along.

boom!

A soft sound came from the front door.

Lin Qingxue turned around and saw the man return.

The man seemed somewhat surprised to see her, but he simply explained.

"I forgot something, and the child is still in the car, so I just grabbed it and left."

Lin Qingxue saw that he only nodded and did not speak.

The man moved quickly, picked up a bottle of wine from the shoe cabinet, and turned to leave.

That figure didn't even pause for a moment.

Lin Qingxue tried to reach out and grab, tried to speak, but it was as if her throat was being choked, and she couldn't utter a single word.

She felt like she couldn't breathe, and her hands kept clenching.

The fingernails scraped across the flesh of the palm, again and again.

The stinging sensation kept recurring.

"Huff...huff..."

Lin Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes, her body heaving as she gasped for breath.

What came into view was a dimly lit hospital ceiling.

It can illuminate some areas.

Only a tiny sliver of light filtered in from outside the window, which was covered by curtains.

She suddenly shifted her body and looked out at the cot next to her.

In the dimly lit room, almost nothing could be seen.

But she also said she saw the bed.

No one is empty.

Lin Qingxue's pupils contracted sharply, and her heart leaped into her throat.

An unprecedented feeling of palpitation welled up inside me.

She was about to get up when she suddenly stopped.

She heard a familiar voice coming from the bathroom.

"Okay, wait for me downstairs. I've found a car. We'll leave around 3 a.m. and if it's all on the highway, we should be able to make it home for lunch."

"Liu Yun and Brother Liu will stay here; I've discussed it with them."

"Hmm, she's still asleep. That's all for now, I'll go down now."

The hushed conversation ended.

In the darkness, Lin Qingxue saw the figure emerge from the bathroom.

The faintly glowing screen in my hand went out at the same time.

Lin Qingxue lay on her side, biting her lip tightly, clutching the blanket, and remained silent.

Until that person walked to the bedside.

He remained silent for a long time, but ultimately did not say a word.

He simply picked up the backpack that was on the bedside table.

Then he turned and left.

Just like the silhouette that will forever remain in her dreams.

It's the same as every moment she's trapped in that dream, unable to escape or speak.

This time.

Lin Qingxue finally couldn't hold back any longer and directly lifted the quilt.

She stretched out both hands and firmly grabbed the man's arm.

Chen Jianji was stunned, and his movements stopped.

He slowly turned around.

Then I saw the pitch-black ward.

Lin Qingxue, with her hair disheveled, knelt on the bed, looking up at herself.

Her eyes glistened with tears in the moonlight streaming through the window.

"Please don't go."

Chen Jianji moved his arm.

A hoarse, broken breath escaped from her pale lips once more.

"Please, don't leave me."

......