After explaining everything, Qin He, for once, also went out.
A large part of Country L was a land of snow, a landscape entirely covered in silver.
Qin He had been sick for the first few days after arriving in Country L. Now, her health greatly improved, she looked at the scenery and felt good.
She turned to Di Shishi, "We have nothing to do this week anyway, why don't we go out and play?"
Di Shishi was a little excited, "I'll check online first to see what good tourist attractions there are here!"
The attractions couldn't be too far from the capital. Soon, she found a ski resort nearby.
Qin He was eager to go. Before leaving, she thought of Gu Qishen. He had taken care of her for three days.
Moreover, she was staying in his place and eating his food. It seemed improper to go out to play without inviting him.
Qin He hesitated for a few seconds and returned to her room.
She reached Gu Qishen's study on the first floor and gently knocked on the door. Hearing a male voice from inside say, "Come in."
Qin He pushed the door open a crack, not entering, and said from the gap, "Gu Qishen, I'm planning to go skiing with Shishi. Are you coming?"
Qin He had only intended to ask out of politeness, as Gu Qishen always seemed very busy and likely wouldn't have time for skiing.
After asking, she was about to say, "If not, then forget it."
Before she could speak, she saw Gu Qishen, who was sitting at his desk, put down his pen. He stood up and put the documents into the drawer.
Qin He's eyes widened. Gu Qishen had already walked to the coat rack by the desk, picked up his jacket, and put it on.
"Aren't we going skiing?" His stern face showed an unhurried demeanor of being invited.
Qin He was speechless for a moment, regretting if she shouldn't have said that extra sentence.
Gu Qishen left, and Yu Jing followed. The four of them drove to a ski resort near the capital of Country L.
Upon arriving, they found quite a crowd.
Qin He changed into her gear. Di Shishi looked at her protruding belly and expressed concern, "Little President Qin, why don't you just watch us play from the side and entertain yourself?"
Gu Qishen's gaze was constantly on Qin He.
Qin He smiled. Her skills were very good, and she could ski leisurely for a while.
Worried about Qin He's safety, Di Shishi didn't ski too far.
Gu Qishen also skied a few steps away, sometimes closer, sometimes further, following Qin He.
Ten minutes later, he watched the person ahead ski faster and faster, a twitch in his forehead.
There were still many things he didn't know about Qin He. He watched as Qin He landed smoothly with excellent buffering.
She turned around, raised her poles, and her smile was radiant, reflecting the snow-covered landscape. The sunlight from the sky couldn't dim the radiance on her face.
Gu Qishen was momentarily stunned.
Qin He had already started to ski back, and he silently followed.
After returning from the ski resort, Qin He had a light sweat. After washing up in her room, Di Shishi sent a message.
The traditional Chinese medicines had been expedited from their home country.
Qin He asked Di Shishi to personally deliver them to Liu Xing'an. Then she sent a message explaining how to decoct the medicine.
Qin He didn't intend to decoct it herself and deliver it; that would be considered hoarding the knowledge.
Upon receiving the message, Liu Xing'an replied, "Isn't it Professor Harlana? Does he also understand Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
Qin He replied with a smile, "The TCM doctor I know is no less skilled than Professor Harlana. Moreover, your wife's condition requires slow treatment. Have her take this herbal medicine first, two doses a day, decocted in water. You should see some effect in three days, but to truly root out the illness, it might take one to two years of treatment."
After a while, Liu Xing'an replied, "If it really works, let alone rooting out the illness, even if it can alleviate her symptoms and let her live a few more years, your pavilion will be repaired to its prime condition without me charging a single cent, allowing it to stand for at least another few hundred years!"
Qin He happily replied, "Okay."
In the following days, Qin He didn't go out skiing again.
After all, she was pregnant. Occasional exercise was fine, but she didn't dare to go out "skating" every day.
Country L was cold. Qin He set up a small stove at home and invited Di Shishi, Yu Jing, Gu Qishen, and two maids to have hot pot.
The hot pot base was mailed from home, Sichuan spicy flavor. The two local maids from Country L ate with tears streaming down their faces, yet they were also addicted.
The small Western-style building was lively every day, with an excellent atmosphere, very much like a family.
It was the weekend.
Gu Qishen came out of his study and saw Qin He curled up on the sofa. She was wearing loungewear and was rapidly typing on a tablet, her typing speed not resembling that of typing at all.
Seeing him come out, Qin He put down the tablet.
She smiled at Gu Qishen. Their interactions had become much more casual now.
Seeing the scarf around his neck, she asked curiously, "Are you going out? Master Liu Xing'an called me earlier and said that his wife's condition has improved recently and she's willing to return to China with us, but he wants to bring his wife along."
Gu Qishen's steps towards the door paused slightly. Returning to China meant going back—
The life in the small Western-style building for the past week had given him a sense of warmth, the warmth of family.
"That's good. Country L is too cold after all, and it's not good for your health."
His gaze fell on Qin He's lower abdomen, a hint of doubt flashing through his mind. "You said you found Professor Harlana for Liu Xing'an, why did you switch to Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
Qin He smiled faintly. "There are many illnesses that Western medicine cannot cure, but TCM can root them out. This is the profoundness of our Traditional Chinese Medicine."
Gu Qishen heard Qin He avoiding his question. Qin He hadn't told him how she knew Professor Harlana, nor did she say how she now knew a TCM doctor comparable to Professor Harlana.
A flash of thought went through his mind, and he suddenly felt something was amiss.
Qin He had lied to him so many times before. Now, without her contacting anyone, she had resolved the illness of Liu Xing'an's wife.
Could it be... Qin He herself was that TCM doctor?
Gu Qishen stared intently at Qin He. Thinking of her knowledge of perfumery, he chuckled a moment later, mocking himself for his wild imagination.
How could one person know so much?
Qin He was skilled in martial arts and played the drums well; these were things he didn't know before.
If she were also a formidable TCM doctor, she would be too intelligently gifted to be true.
Qin He didn't notice Gu Qishen's mood and said with a smile, "I'll have Shishi pack later. If nothing unexpected happens, we can return to China the day after tomorrow."
Gu Qishen nodded. "Okay."
He pushed the door open and walked out. The sharp wind outside blew in, seeping into his bones.
Returning to China.
He suddenly didn't want to go back. It would be nice to stay in this small Western-style building with Qin He forever.
Standing in the snow-covered courtyard, Gu Qishen looked back at the warm lights in the house and narrowed his eyes slightly.
For the past two years, every single day, he had had the opportunity to live such a life, but he had ignored it all.
It's okay, it will come back—
He just needed to slowly take it all back.