"Qin Si Ye, let go of me. Otherwise, I will..." Shen Xi, forced to lie on him, managed to squeeze out the words above.
Before she could finish, Qin Si Ye immediately released her, a wicked smile on his face. "It's not like we haven't slept in each other's arms before."
"Qin Si Ye, if you say one more word, I'm really leaving and I won't care about you anymore." Shen Xi stood up straight, took a step back, and glared at him with wide, angry eyes.
This man was truly detestable. Even injured and bedridden, he was still so restless.
"Okay, okay. My bad. From now on, I promise to behave myself and listen obediently. You should go back to sleep." Seeing Shen Xi truly angered, Qin Si Ye quickly apologized.
However, when Shen Xi went back to bed and closed her eyes, she found it impossible to fall asleep.
Thinking of a man sleeping on another bed a meter away, her heart pounded uncontrollably.
Qin Si Ye felt the same way.
Although it wasn't the first time they had slept in the same room, this time was different from all previous occasions.
It was clear-headed, and it was long and drawn out.
With their eyes closed, both of them could clearly feel each other's presence, and neither said a word.
After an unknown amount of time, they slowly drifted into dreamland.
The next morning, Shen Xi was awakened by the sound of a video call.
She suddenly sat up in bed, picked up her phone, and saw it was Chen Chen calling.
Qin Si Ye also opened his drowsy eyes and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's Chen Chen. Don't say anything," Shen Xi glanced at him, quickly got out of bed, and paced the hospital room, finding a background that was not easily identifiable as a hospital before tapping to accept the call.
"Mommy, we miss you." As soon as the screen connected, the three children chattered excitedly on the other end of the phone.
Shen Xi's face was filled with a smile. "My darlings, I miss you too."
Chen Chen asked, "Mommy, when are you coming back?"
Shen Xi lowered her head. She had already told Mayor Abel that she would finish the acupuncture treatments in three more days.
Who knew that such an incident would happen yesterday, and Qin Si Ye would be injured.
Given his current condition, he definitely couldn't return to the country; he would likely need at least another week to recover.
"About a week," Shen Xi replied after a moment of thought.
"Ah, that long?" The three children exclaimed in unison.
At this moment, Yan Yan said, "Mommy, we're on summer vacation now. Didn't you say before that if you stayed there for a long time, you would bring us over?"
"This..." Shen Xi was hesitant upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but glance back at Qin Si Ye.
She had said that before, but the situation was different now.
Qin Si Ye was injured and needed her care. After being discharged from the hospital, he might even have to stay at her place.
As for her aunt, she was distant towards her. If the children and Yin Zhe came over, it would be quite awkward.
Just then, Qin Si Ye suddenly spoke, "Xi Xi, I'm thirsty."
The three children exchanged glances upon hearing this and exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle Qin?"
Shuo Shuo said, "Mommy, where are you now? We want to see Uncle Qin."
"We..." Shen Xi hesitated to speak, then turned to glare fiercely at the man on the hospital bed.
Qin Si Ye, however, wore a smile on his face, propped himself up on his arm, and said loudly without concern, "I miss you all too."
During his week in Country B, he had video-called the children twice, but at this moment, he longed to see them even more.
Chen Chen said, "Mommy, quickly give the phone to Uncle Qin. We haven't seen him in a long time."
With things having reached this point, Shen Xi had no choice but to hand the phone to Qin Si Ye. She walked to the foot of the bed and slowly raised the head of the bed.
"Brother Si Ye, what happened to you? How did you end up in bed?" Yin Zhe, standing behind the three children, was the first to notice the abnormality in the video and asked anxiously.
Seeing this, the three children's eyes reddened slightly as they asked, "Uncle Qin, what exactly happened to you?"
Qin Si Ye's lips curled slightly, and he replied calmly and composedly, "I'm fine. I just hurt my leg a little."
"Ah? It must be a serious injury if you're lying in bed like this." Chen Chen frowned, his voice stern as he continued to ask, "Who did this? How could they be so hateful?"
Qin Si Ye couldn't help but look up at Shen Xi, only to meet her gloating eyes.
He lowered his head, looked at the screen again, and replied with a smile, "It was myself."