As soon as Ji Bai finished speaking, a flash of disappointment clearly crossed Chi Yu's face.
"Your top priority now is to recuperate well. Don't think about other things for the time being."
Ji Bai's voice interrupted Chi Yu's train of thought.
He let out a soft grunt, then looked seriously at Ji Bai and changed the subject.
"A Yu contacted me."
Hearing this, Ji Bai's eyes instantly lit up. "When? Where is he? And what's the situation with his company?"
He bombarded Chi Yu with a series of questions, completely forgetting that the person in the hospital bed had just woken up a moment ago.
Chi Yu shifted his gaze and lay down.
"I don't know if it's because I've been lying down for too long, but I'm feeling a bit tired again. Let me rest for a while. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Hearing this, Ji Bai didn't press further. Instead, he changed the topic and brought up Jiang Zhirou.
"Um... What's the situation between you and Qing—"
He almost blurted out "Qingmian" instinctively.
Lu Wenxi had corrected him on this quite a few times recently, but when it came to the actual moment, he still instinctively called out the familiar name.
Ji Bai paused and corrected himself. "What's the situation between you and Jiang Zhirou?"
Chi Yu's eyes flickered slightly. "There's nothing going on." Then he turned over, turning his back to Ji Bai.
Seeing his reaction, Ji Bai knew that there must be a significant problem between the two of them. He didn't mind Chi Yu's obvious avoidance and continued. "You didn't receive a single call from her while you were in a coma in this bed. Now that you're awake, do you want to give her a call to let her know?"
Listening to Ji Bai's words, Chi Yu couldn't help but recall the look in Jiang Zhirou's eyes when he saw her at Yuelan.
It was even colder than the look she would give a stranger.
Thank goodness Si Moshen was okay. Otherwise, she might have hated him for the rest of her life.
Ji Bai didn't hear a response from Chi Yu for a long time. He reached out and pushed Chi Yu on the back. "I'm asking you a question. Why are you being so quiet? If you don't say anything, I'll just call her."
Saying that, Ji Bai took out his phone and pretended to dial the number.
Chi Yu did a sit - up and flipped out of the bed. He snatched Ji Bai's phone. "Don't call."
After he said that, he realized that his reaction was a bit over - the - top. He tried to make up for it. "I mean... there's no need to call her specifically."
After all, she might not even want to know.
The Chi Yu in Ji Bai's memory was not such a timid person. He didn't know what had happened between the two of them in Country A, but Chi Yu's current behavior was extremely abnormal.
Thinking of this, Ji Bai thought that Chi Yu was still sad about not being able to have a child just now, so he comforted him. "As long as you have regular check - ups and take good care of your body, there won't be any problems. As for having a child... With today's advanced technology, if you want one, you'll definitely be able to have one. If you two want ten or eight, it won't be a problem."
"Besides, Jiang Zhirou shouldn't break up with you just because of something like this—"
"Ji Bai."
Chi Yu suddenly interrupted Ji Bai.
"Can you and Wenxi not tell her about my hospitalization? Keep it a secret for me, please."
There was a faint smile on Chi Yu's face when he spoke, but Ji Bai felt inexplicably sad looking at him like this.
He now understood that there was really no need to make this call.
It seemed that she didn't even know that Chi Yu had an accident.
Lu Wenxi hadn't been able to contact her during this period.
Even the slow - witted Ji Bai realized something and didn't mention it anymore.
"Then you rest well. I have another operation. I'm on duty tonight. I'll come to see you later."
"Go ahead and do your work."
After Ji Bai left, Chi Yu was left alone in the ward. The only sound was the beeping of the heart monitor beside him.
Chi Yu picked up the phone beside his pillow. He opened WeChat and looked at the pinned contact. His fingers curled slightly. After a long while, he finally clicked on it.
In the chat box, their conversation still stopped on the day Jiang Zhirou left the imperial capital.
Chi Yu slowly scrolled through the screen. The chat records that kept flashing by were like a carousel, floating in front of his eyes one by one. Every bit of their time together was like a fine and sharp needle, constantly stabbing into his heart.
A moment later, he clicked on the avatar and scrolled to the bottom. His finger hovered over the word "Delete" for several seconds.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he decisively pressed "Delete". Then he turned off the phone and put it in the drawer of the bedside table as if he was avoiding something.
...
After Jiang Zhirou returned to the bedroom, she immediately saw the coat hanging by the door.
She stopped in her tracks. This was the coat that Chi Yu had put on her when the wind picked up during their walk that night.
"He doesn't even want his coat..."
Jiang Zhirou murmured to herself.
She never thought that Chi Yu would leave suddenly.
Or more accurately, she never thought that Chi Yu would leave without a word.
She walked out of the bedroom as if in a trance and stood outside the bedroom where Chi Yu used to live for a long time.
After a while, she reached out and grasped the doorknob. She gently pressed it down and pushed, opening the bedroom door.
The bedroom was very clean. At least it could be seen that the person who used to live here was a clean - living person.
There were a few clothes hanging sporadically in the cloakroom beside, and there was a small suitcase in the corner.
She recognized at a glance that these were all Chi Yu's things.
He didn't take his things with him. Does that mean he will come back?
This thought suddenly popped into Jiang Zhirou's mind. For some reason, her previously stuffy mood improved a bit in an instant.
Since his things were still here, he should come back.
Jiang Zhirou turned around and left the bedroom. She gently closed the door behind her. Her steps were obviously lighter than when she entered.
After confirming that he would come back, Jiang Zhirou thought that she could just ask Si Moshen how long Chi Yu would stay here. Then she could draw up a schedule in advance.
They had agreed that night that from then on, Chi Yu would be her physics professor.
Si Moshen's bedroom was on the top floor.
Jiang Zhirou had just walked to the door of the room with a visible smile on her face. Just as she was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, Uncle Shen's voice came from inside.
"Third Master, it seems that Mr. Chi doesn't know much about Mr. Chen's whereabouts either."
Mr. Chen?
Chen Yu'an?
She couldn't remember when Chen Yu'an had contact with Si Moshen.
Jiang Zhirou's raised hand froze in mid - air. She carefully pressed her ear against the door panel, trying to hear more clearly.
Perhaps due to his physical condition, Si Moshen's voice was too soft for her to hear clearly.
She stepped closer to the door panel and pressed her whole body against it.
She still couldn't hear Si Moshen's voice. But the next second, Uncle Shen's voice rang out again.
"Third Master, Mr. Chi probably won't be back."
As soon as the words were spoken, the smile on Jiang Zhirou's face instantly froze.