Xu Tingyu woke up two days later.
It seemed as if she had had a long dream. When she woke up, she felt as if her whole body was falling apart.
The ward was quiet. She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while.
After a while, her senses gradually returned.
Someone was talking in the corridor. One person said, "It's really pitiful. She's so young. She lost her baby and won't be able to have children in the future."
Xu Tingyu felt as if she had been hit hard on the head. Her ears were buzzing.
She raised her hand and touched her lower abdomen.
The baby, her baby.
When Qi Shifeng came back from the doctor, he saw her curled up and crying.
He immediately stepped forward, wanting to hug her, but there were many abrasions on her body. No matter where he touched, she would feel pain.
So he could only feel his eyes well up with tears. Then he half - squatted in front of the hospital bed and said softly, "Tingyu, are you thirsty?"
Xu Tingyu was sobbing so hard that she could hardly catch her breath. Seeing his red - rimmed eyes, her heart sank even more.
"It's all my fault. If I had been more careful, it wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault..."
She sobbed loudly, her body and mind in extreme pain.
Although this baby was not in her plan, it was still her own flesh and blood, and she had never thought of giving it up.
Qi Shifeng raised his hand and wiped away her tears. "It's not your fault, Tingyu. You can't get too emotional. It's not good for the baby."
Xu Tingyu was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe. The data on the bedside monitor was constantly changing.
"It's my fault. It's all my fault. I'm sorry, baby. My baby... Wait, what did you say?"
Xu Tingyu suddenly came to her senses and looked at Qi Shifeng with tears in her eyes.
Qi Shifeng was startled when he saw her suddenly sit up. He quickly stepped forward and carefully avoided the wound on her arm.
He couldn't bear to scold her either. He just gently wiped the tears from her face and then touched her lower abdomen.
This was the only part of her body that was completely uninjured.
Xu Tingyu didn't care about anything else. She quickly asked, "Is my baby okay?"
Qi Shifeng felt even more heartache. "The baby is okay, but you should have protected your head instead of your abdomen at that time."
It could be said that Xu Tingyu had protected the baby with her life.
If the car had been going any faster, or if she had hit the curb, she might have died on the spot.
The baby was precious, but if she had lost her own life, the baby wouldn't have been saved either.
But when Xu Tingyu heard that the baby was okay, she stopped crying and smiled through her tears. "Really? The baby is okay."
She carefully touched her lower abdomen, and then her expression changed.
"You're not just saying this to make me happy, are you?"
Just now, she had clearly heard the people outside say that the baby was gone.
Qi Shifeng helplessly tapped her on the nose. "How could I lie to you about something like this? The baby is really okay, but there was a little bleeding. You need to stay in bed and rest."
After confirming that the baby was okay, Xu Tingyu finally let out a sigh of relief, but then she groaned.
Just now, her mind had been completely focused on the baby, and the pain in her body hadn't been so obvious.
Now that she was at ease, the pain seemed to have been magnified countless times.
Qi Shifeng quickly helped her lie down. "You have many abrasions and soft - tissue injuries on your body, and your collarbone is also fractured. You must stay in bed and rest."
God knows how he had spent those few hours outside the emergency room.
After the pain subsided, Xu Tingyu didn't dare to move around. She said, "I'm sorry. I must have scared you."
Hearing her apologize again, Qi Shifeng felt even more heartache.
"I should be the one apologizing. I didn't protect you well. I brought you back so rashly."
The corners of his eyes were red, and there were dark circles under his eyes, indicating that he hadn't slept for a long time.
Xu Tingyu stared at him for a long time and suddenly smiled. "I'm not just apologizing for this incident. I mean these past few months. You must have been so worried."
Qi Shifeng didn't react at first.
But soon, he seemed to be frozen. He stared at her for a long time, his lips trembling, unable to say a word.
"You... you..."
He repeated this word, unable to form a complete sentence, but tears were already streaming down his face.
Xu Tingyu also stared at him all the time and then smiled. "Yes, I remember."
Maybe the car accident had frightened her so much that it had stimulated her memory.
Or maybe she had hit her head during the accident.
Anyway, in the past two days, she had been constantly dreaming about the past.
The first few minutes after she woke up were just for her to adjust.
Qi Shifeng was crying even more than Xu Tingyu had just now.
He wanted to hug her but was afraid of hurting her. He could only stand up and pace around the ward several times.
Then he suddenly rushed over, kissed her on the lips, and asked her in a trembling voice, "Do you still love me?"
Xu Tingyu wanted to laugh. Originally, she wanted to tease him: You can't kiss someone and then ask such a question.
But seeing his tears and trembling lips, her heart softened.
They really had missed too much time.
"Of course. I love you. I've always loved you."
She smiled at him, very seriously.
Qi Shifeng's tears fell even more. He didn't dare to touch her, but he kissed her randomly.
"I love you too. I love you so much, so much."
He was both heartache and happy, in an indescribable mood.
Even the next day, when Qi Ruixi and the others came to visit Xu Tingyu, his obviously excited mood didn't fade.
It was specifically manifested in the fact that even when Qi Ruixi wanted to talk to Xu Tingyu, he would sit beside them and hold Xu Tingyu's hand.
"Come on, Second Brother. Is this really okay? I'm still here. Can't you just control yourself a bit?"
Qi Ruixi really couldn't stand it anymore.
At first, she had never seen her second brother act so helplessly in love and had found it novel.
But after seeing it too many times, she found it a bit scary.
Moreover, the fact that he was always holding Xu Tingyu's hand and listening to their conversation made her not dare to mention the eldest brother.
Hearing her complaint, Qi Shifeng didn't even raise his head. He still held Xu Tingyu's hand.
"If you can't stand it, just leave."
How dare she complain when she was disturbing his wife's rest?
He hadn't even gotten angry yet, but she was already complaining.
Qi Ruixi was speechless for a moment. Then she complained to Xu Tingyu, "Come on, Sister. Look at him!"
Xu Tingyu understood his behavior.
The two of them really had been "separated" for too long.
Even this time, they had almost been separated forever.
So she couldn't bear to scold Qi Shifeng and changed the topic.
"Xixi, you're pregnant now. You must pay attention to your safety. If you have any emotional changes, you must tell someone in time. Don't keep it to yourself."
What she had heard when she first woke up was actually about a girl who had been sent here for emergency treatment that day.
It was said that she was six or seven months pregnant and had had a conflict with her family.
In a fit of anger, she had rushed out of the house and directly onto the road, as if she was trying to kill herself.
She wasn't as lucky as Xu Tingyu. She had been hit very far by a speeding car.
She had lost her baby, her uterus couldn't be saved, and she still hadn't woken up.
Maybe she would never wake up.