Chapter 21 When I Returned to the Ward

When I returned to the ward, Pei Xianglong was gone. My mother was taking care of Pei Shiyu, who was drinking chicken soup. When she saw me, Pei Shiyu suddenly said, "I want to go home to recuperate."

"Isn't it too soon after the surgery?" I said, taking the chicken soup.

"It's a minor surgery, she can recuperate at home. We'll ask the doctor later," my mother replied.

"Lin Che, go ask now," Pei Shiyu said, looking at me.

"Recuperating at home is the same. If you stay here and feel unwell, you can find a doctor."

"I feel like my body is fine. I can sleep comfortably at home."

Just then, the doctor came in. Hearing Pei Shiyu's words, he said kindly, "Although it's a minor surgery, I suggest staying for two days."

"I don't feel comfortable staying here," Pei Shiyu insisted.

The expression on Pei Shiyu's face left no room for discussion, so I asked the doctor, "Is it okay to go home?"

"We'll see tomorrow. She needs to be observed in the hospital today. It was a surgery to stop bleeding, so don't take it lightly."

After the doctor left, my mother also went back. In an instant, only the two of us were left in the ward. I looked at her and said, "Tell me how you're feeling right now."

"What do you mean?"

"Aren't you sad that the child is gone?"

"Are you sad?" Pei Shiyu didn't answer directly.

"That's a load of crap."

"Then why are you asking me?"

"I wanted the child. You're different. You've always said you wanted to get rid of it. Isn't this what you wanted?" I said with a smile.

Pei Shiyu paused for a moment before replying, "It's not that I didn't want the child, I just felt like neither of us was ready."

"I understand. So you didn't really not want the child, you were just hesitating."

"Then why did you ask?"

Pei Shiyu said a little angrily. Indeed, at this time, she should need my concern more.

"Did you blame your dad?"

"No," I replied decisively.

"Well, blaming anyone is useless."

"Thanks for understanding. I talked to Lin Hai a lot just now."

"What did you say?"

"He said the purpose of his visit today was just to hand over his life's achievements to me." I deliberately went in circles.

"Did you make up?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Why the sudden change of heart?" Pei Shiyu asked me one question after another.

"I can't say. Maybe it was your words, or the way he looked today that made me feel sympathetic. When he came in this morning, it was all people from my mother's side, and then I heard what Lao Wang said, so I couldn't help but get angry. But I still can't forgive his behavior today."

"It wasn't his intention to hurt the child, right?"

"If that's the case, then he deliberately murdered it."

"I wonder if it was a boy or a girl?" Pei Shiyu said with some emotion.

"It's better not to know. It'll only make us sadder."

I moved a chair and sat down by the bed. Seeing the blood stains still on my sleeve, I suddenly felt a pang of sadness in my heart. This was also the last trace left by the child we never met.

I took a tissue and wiped my hands, saying with a bit of regret, "You shouldn't have pulled Lin Hai. Otherwise, the child wouldn't have..."

"I didn't think so much. I just wanted to pull him outside. It happened too suddenly."

"I'm not saying this to blame you. I'm just feeling sorry for our child."

I heard Pei Shiyu sigh softly, grabbing the quilt with both hands, looking like a helpless child. I didn't bother her anymore. After a while, I heard her say, "People are sometimes quite strange. I wasn't ready before, and I didn't care if the child came or not. Yesterday, I figured it out, and I suddenly started to look forward to the child coming into this world. But today, something like this happened."

It was a pity for both of us, and I definitely wanted this child more than Pei Shiyu did. With a child, the relationship between us would be like a bond, connecting us together. Now, as long as we haven't walked into the hall of marriage, anything can happen. Pei Xianglong's attitude today surprised me quite a bit. He was actually able to see the whole thing so understandingly.

I got up and poured a glass of boiled water for Pei Shiyu, and then said softly, "We'll have children in the future. Maybe he wasn't ready to be our child yet. Otherwise, would he be willing to leave if he had such a beautiful mother?"

"Don't joke now. I'm very sad."

I especially admired Pei Shiyu's cultivation. Even though she was very sad, she didn't blame Lin Hai. So I didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore. I sat down next to her again and said, "Lin Hai also knows he was wrong. He told me a lot outside just now. Lin Yang's mother has a terminal illness and can only live for about half a year. Lin Hai told me that after she dies, he wants to transfer all the property under his name to me, and he also wants me to take over a stone company."

"What disease did she get?" Pei Shiyu asked in surprise.

"He didn't say in detail, it should be cancer."

"Wasn't she fine not long ago?"

I thought for a while and said, "It should be caused by excessive grief."

"Life is impermanent. From her point of view, she's actually quite pitiful. She put all her energy on Lin Yang, but he passed away before her."

"It's all fate. If you can't figure it out, you'll both suffer."

Pei Shiyu fell silent again. Maybe she was thinking of her family. Other people's affairs are just something to talk about, but when it happens to you, it's a piercing pain. So I probably couldn't empathize with Pei Shiyu as much, after all, my relationship with Lin Yang wasn't very deep.

"Lin Hai has several properties under his name. He said that he will transfer them to my name when the time comes, and he wants to live in a nursing home with my grandfather."

"He'll figure it out after a while. He's different from Lin Yang's mother. He still has you."

"The relationship isn't very deep. We'll see if we can build it up in the future."

I told the truth. From the current situation, it doesn't seem likely that we'll develop a very close relationship. The gap is too deep.

"He gave you the stone company. Aren't you going to treat him well?"

"The operating condition doesn't seem to be very good. He said it's been closed recently."

"I know a little bit about this company. Last year, they approached my dad to get some business, but he was rejected. He probably got together with Chen Biao this year for the sake of the company."

"When you're recovered, I'll go and find out. I'll try to help him a little. If he gives me the company, it'll only become a burden. There's no need for me to take it over. It was built with his wife."

Pei Shiyu stared at my face, and then said very seriously, "If you are a responsible man, you should prop up this company, whether it's profitable or in debt, just treat it as the starting point of your career. In the current market, you can still cooperate with my dad on some projects, get some business and do it well."

I didn't answer whether I agreed or refused, because I heard another meaning from Pei Shiyu's words. Could it be that she doesn't want me to work in her family's company?