The doctor's words were so shocking that two voices rang out simultaneously.
"He's not the kids' father!"
"I'm not..."
"Sorry, doctor. This gentleman is my neighbor. He's not the father of the two kids. You've got it wrong," Xu Zixi said, trying to avoid looking at the two men beside her as she rushed to clarify their relationship with the doctor. Memories of Wei Shu running out of the bathroom naked popped into her head, so she coughed twice.
Xu Zixi had made it quite clear, and under normal circumstances, this should have been a cause for celebration. But Master Yan, whose mood was as changeable as the weather, felt irritated.
Why did her tone sound so strange? Did she think he was a burden just because he was blind?
The female doctor glanced at Master Yan in surprise and then at the three - year - old twins in the hospital bed.
Really not? They looked so alike. The nose and mouth were like they were carved from the same mold!
The doctor sized them up and down several times in a rather odd way, then said to Xu Zixi, "Well then, I'll stay here and take care of the kids. You go pay the fees."
Xu Zixi nodded repeatedly. She reached into her pocket as she walked out, but stopped before she even got to the door. Miss Xu had run into another embarrassing situation. She had rushed out in such a hurry that she hadn't brought any money.
She had no choice but to turn back and ask Wei Shu for help.
"Um... I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you guys. I was in a rush when I left home and didn't bring any money. Could you help me pay the fees first? I'll pay you back as soon as I get home tomorrow."
Of course, she asked Wei Shu because he seemed the most approachable. Yan Yincheng looked so grumpy. She didn't want to provoke him.
Wei Shu glanced at Yan Yincheng's expression and quickly said, "Sure." Then he turned around and ran to pay the fees for the two kids. As if to assert his presence, Yan Yincheng stubbornly blocked the kids' hospital bed and refused to leave.
After a while, the nurse came with the medicine to give the two kids an IV drip.
Yuan Xiaoxu was a crybaby. He wailed loudly when the needle went in. Yan Yincheng's heart ached, but since he couldn't see, he could only mutter beside them:
"Can you be gentler!"
"Didn't you hear him crying in pain?"
"You're hurting him!"
"What's your staff number? I'm going to file a complaint against you!"
"Just because you're loud doesn't mean you're right! Of course, getting an IV drip hurts. The kids' mom hasn't said anything. What are you making a fuss about? Get out of here. We're treating the kids. Please don't interfere with our work!"
In the end, Master Yan was mercilessly kicked out.
Compared to Yuan Xiaoxu, Yuan Xiaoxuan was much calmer. He didn't utter a single word of pain from start to finish. He even stared curiously at the IV bottle hanging above his head with his big, bright eyes, his face clearly showing that he was very interested.
"Mama, will our illness get better if we just hang this little bottle?" Yuan Xiaoxuan asked in a milky voice. "Is there the water that the immortals drink inside?"
Xu Zixi couldn't help but burst out laughing at the innocent words. She ruffled Yuan Xiaoxuan's hair. She remembered that in the original plot, Yuan Xiaoxuan became a doctor when he grew up. It seemed that his interest in medicine was innate.
"There's glucose and medicine inside to give you energy."
There were still a few teardrops hanging on Yuan Xiaoxu's long, curly eyelashes. He pouted and leaned against Xu Zixi's arms aggrievedly. After hearing her words, he touched his little tummy and licked his lips, saying,
"Mama, Xuxu doesn't hurt anymore. Xuxu wants to drink that glucose..."
Xu Zixi pinched his cheek angrily. "All you think about is eating!"
It was really hard to imagine how these two cute and well - behaved kids would become villains and be tortured by the male and female leads when they grew up.
Under the effect of the medicine, the two kids soon lost their energy to make a fuss and fell into a deep sleep. Yan Yincheng, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, finally let out a sigh of relief.
But then the conversation between the two people inside made him so angry that he almost jumped up.
"That gentleman just now seemed very concerned about the two kids. I thought he was their father. I'm really sorry for misunderstanding you. But then again, when the kids are sick, why didn't their father come with you? How can you take care of them all by yourself?"
"They don't have a father."
"How could that be?"
The sound of footsteps suddenly approached the door. Yan Yincheng instinctively dodged, but the door didn't open.
Inside the room, the female doctor lowered her voice and asked, "Are you... divorced?"
Master Yan scoffed. Divorced? This vicious woman who only knew how to beat kids probably didn't even have the qualification to enter his house.
Who would have thought that suddenly there came Xu Zixi's sad and suppressed sobs. She seemed to be suffering a great deal.
"He... he's a scumbag who abandoned his wife and children."
Master Yan was shocked: Him? Abandoned his wife and children? A scumbag?!
What did these words have to do with him?!!!
She was a child abuser herself. How dare she call him a scumbag? Was she even ashamed?
"We were childhood sweethearts. He promised me when we were kids that he would marry me one day. But... but after he got me, he just disappeared. I searched everywhere but couldn't find him. These years, I've been raising the kids all by myself... Waaaaaa..."
Outside the ward, Master Yan sneered sarcastically.
Oh, so the person she was talking about wasn't him, but her childhood sweetheart. She still had feelings for her former fiancé, Yan Zhen.
But she was right. Yan Zhen was indeed a scumbag.
Inside the ward, Xu Zixi lowered her head. Tears streamed down her face like broken beads. Her extremely deceptive, delicate appearance made her look extremely pitiful at this moment.
She had been raising the two kids alone. Sooner or later, people would ask about the kids' father. Yuan Xi didn't want to admit that the kids were the product of that domestic - violence man, so she beat and scolded the kids. Xu Zixi believed that the kids' father was someone else. But even so, the man who had slept with her and then run away was so irresponsible that he didn't deserve to be a father.
So she came up with this backstory of a man who abandoned his wife and children and pinned it on him. It was perfect!
Sure enough, the female doctor immediately sided with her and angrily condemned the scumbag:
"How could there be such a scumbag in the world who abandons his wife and children! Even if such a person kneels on the ground and begs you to get back together, you'd better never forgive him!"
Wei Shu, who had come back after paying the fees for the two kids, saw from afar that his boss was pressed against the ward door, looking as grumpy as if someone owed him billions. He walked up and said,
"Master Yan..."
Yan Yincheng put his finger to his lips: "Shh!"
Wei Shu quickly covered his mouth and leaned in to eavesdrop. Then he heard Xu Zixi say,
"Actually, I'm very scared. My two kids are so cute and well - behaved. I'm afraid he'll come back one day and fight me for them."
Wei Shu was so shocked that his heart almost stopped.
What was going on?! Had Master Yan been exposed?!