At the critical moment, Qi Ruixi managed to keep her cool.
She quickly buried all her doubts deep in her heart and comforted Qi Ye.
"Brother, calm down. Second brother must have something urgent. He'll surely be back soon."
Qi Ye probably realized his失态. He took a few deep breaths and finally regained his composure.
Then he stroked Qi Ruixi's head. Seeing her swollen eyes from crying, a flicker of tenderness flashed across his eyes.
"Sorry, Xixi. I scared you. You must have been so frightened. It's my fault for coming late."
"Let Miss Chen accompany you to wash your face and have something to eat. I'll stay here and keep watch for now."
He had once again transformed into the elegant, gentle and gentlemanly eldest young master of the Qi family.
Qi Ruixi let out a slight sigh of relief.
This was the brother she remembered.
She nodded obediently. "I'll go wash my face first."
Her eyes ached and her stomach growled.
She really needed to take a break.
Chen Chunyao glanced at Qi Ye but said nothing. She supported Qi Ruixi and left first.
None of them knew that Qi Shifeng had turned away so resolutely not because he had something to do, but because he was scared.
The moment he learned that Xu Tingyu had suffered a massive hemorrhage and needed further observation, his legs almost gave way.
Everything in front of him was blurry, as if he had lost half of his soul.
No one would ever know what was going through his mind at that moment.
Not even he himself could believe that the only thought in his head was: Would he lose her?
This thought filled him with deep unease.
He was afraid of completely losing his composure.
There were so many eyes around. As the president of Qi Group, under the old man's watchful eyes, he couldn't look distraught or show any signs of weakness.
He turned around and walked away, his steps getting faster and faster.
After leaving the hospital, he walked on the bustling street lined with skyscrapers.
Not knowing where he was going, he just walked on for several kilometers.
The night wind tousled his hair, and even his expensive suit and shirt were a bit rumpled.
As he walked, people couldn't help but cast curious glances at this distraught man.
A man with such noble temperament and good looks was bound to stand out.
He had been working out regularly, with remarkable self - control and a well - toned, powerful body.
But now, walking in the night wind, he looked dejected, downcast and extremely embarrassed.
It made people feel sorry for him for no reason.
Some bold girls came up to ask for his number and kindly offered to help.
He ignored them completely and just started running in his expensive leather shoes.
The surging darkness swallowed his heart - wrenching pain. In the howling wind, he heard his own heart.
"You've fallen in love with her."
Xu Tingyu finally woke up completely a week later.
She had had a long and terrifying nightmare.
In the dream, in a sea of blood, a chubby little boy waved at her.
"Mom, am I a burden to you?"
"If I hadn't come, mom wouldn't have been trapped here all the time."
"Alas, I love mom so much. I really want to set mom free."
Thick pain clogged her nose and mouth, tearing at her body.
She desperately tried to speak, to tell the child that she didn't think so.
She had once hoped for a daughter, but it didn't mean she disliked her son.
She reached out desperately to grab the child's hand, but she just couldn't.
In the dream, she burst into tears in desperation.
Then a tiny hand was suddenly placed in hers.
Someone whispered in her ear, "Wake up quickly. Wake up and see your son."
Hearing the word "son", she suddenly opened her eyes.
In her hand was her son's little hand.
The baby was a fighter. He had been doing well in the neonatal intensive care unit, with no problems at all. He could already drink 30 ml of milk at a time.
But since Xu Tingyu had been in a coma, the doctor suggested bringing the baby to see his mom.
A mother's love for her child was beyond imagination.
This was the third time the baby had been brought to "bond" with her.
This time, he finally managed to wake Xu Tingyu up.
Looking at her tiny, sleeping son, tears welled up in her eyes immediately.
This was her son. He was healthy. That was all that mattered.
Qi Shifeng didn't know when he had come over. He asked the nanny to take the baby away and then sat down beside the bed to wipe away her tears.
"You shouldn't cry during the postpartum period. It'll hurt your eyes."
She had come back from the brink of death. During this week, the doctor had issued a critical condition notice twice.
The doctor also said that the patient seemed to have no will to live and subconsciously didn't want to wake up.
Everyone's eyes had turned red when they heard this.
Only Qi Shifeng didn't believe it.
He had seen her high - spirited and healthy. How could she have no will to live?
He had almost invited all the top experts to conduct a thorough and detailed examination of Xu Tingyu.
Finally, he agreed to let the son come and give it a try.
Sure enough, the son had woken her up.
Xu Tingyu looked at the man. He looked haggard. Staring at her, his eyes were full of desolation.
Suddenly, she remembered what Qi Ruixi had said in the hot - pot restaurant.
She also remembered Qi Ruixi's heart - rending cries when she was being rescued in the delivery room.
Hatred welled up in her. Her pupils were filled with dense blood vessels, and her eyes were as cold as ice, yet still seething like a volcano.
She hated him to the core.
Qi Shifeng looked at her and suddenly reached out to touch her face. His voice was a bit muffled.
"You haven't given our son a nickname yet."
During the days when Xu Tingyu had been acting perfunctorily towards him, they had also had a few moments of warmth.
At that time, they already knew the gender of the baby, so they naturally discussed the baby's name.
Qi Yun was the baby's formal name.
Xu Tingyu had come up with it. At that time, she was always confined to the hospital ward and envied the sunlight outside.
So she named the baby Yun, hoping that there would always be sunlight in his life.
Qi Shifeng had agreed to this name.
It was also the name they had registered for the baby.
Now, he asked her to give the baby a nickname.
Actually, this was quite unusual. According to the Qi family's tradition, the baby's name should be carefully calculated by a master according to his birth date and time.
But now, Qi Shifeng had given all the power to Xu Tingyu.
She closed her eyes, not wanting to dwell on the implications.
"Yoyo."
It was a homophone for "freedom". She hoped that her son would always be free.
"With lofty aspirations, his journey is far from over."
She also hoped that her son would never give up exploring life.
Qi Shifeng wiped away her tears again. "Okay, Yoyo."
When he softly called his son's name, it gave people an illusion of tenderness.
Xu Tingyu didn't know why he was acting so strangely.
Before she gave birth, he had been jealous for another woman. Now he was acting so affectionately in front of her.
Who was he trying to impress?
But she was so tired and her body was still weak. She didn't have the energy to argue. Soon, she fell into a deep sleep again.
It wasn't until she fell asleep that Qi Shifeng leaned over, kissed her gently and whispered.
"So, all you want now is freedom."