Two days later——
Liu Xin'ai's birthday came as scheduled.
But she didn't have any special expectations for this.
He never took Qin Yiyan's surprise to heart.
Early in the morning, she simply cleaned up as usual and planned to go downstairs to have breakfast with Chi Rong.
When he went out, he subconsciously glanced at Qin Yiyan, who was tying a tie in front of the wardrobe, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Habits are a terrible thing.
In just a few days, she actually felt accustomed to Qin Yiyan's presence in this room, as if the two of them had lived together every day before.
When they came downstairs, Qin Chao and Chi Rong were already sitting at the table.
Liu Xinai greeted them with a smile and sat in her seat.
Not long after, Qin Yiyan also packed up and walked downstairs.
As soon as I sat down——
Chi Rong immediately said: "My dear, today is your birthday. Mom doesn't know what you like. You hold this red envelope. It's a little bit of your father and I's thoughts."
As she said this, she handed over a thick and large red envelope, which seemed to be heavy at first glance.
"Thank you, Mom..."
Liu Xinai knew that the other party would persist even if he refused, so she simply accepted the offer without further refusal.
Then the words just fell——
"Yiyan, please spend good time with your beloved today."
Qin Chao also spoke.
Liu Xinai paused for a moment. She was about to say that Qin Yiyan still had important work to do today and could use this as an excuse. Unexpectedly, he directly agreed: "Well, I have already arranged it."
Liu Xinai's unspoken words were instantly blocked in her mouth, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
He said that, even if she didn't want to go out with him!
But he was probably just talking. She would make it clear to him when he went out soon, and just treat it as giving herself a day off on her birthday...
It just so happens that I can go see my father.
Soon, breakfast was over.
Chi Rong put down his chopsticks and urged the two of them to go out on a date, and sent them out of the door with a smile.
With her watching, Liu Xinai had no choice but to bite the bullet and get into Qin Yiyan's car.
After saying goodbye to her, Qin Yiyan slowly started the car.
The huge villa gradually disappeared from sight.
Seeing that Chi Rong could no longer be seen in the rearview mirror, Liu Xinai hurriedly withdrew her gaze.
"you……"
"you……"
The two people spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.
After a two-second pause, Qin Yiyan curled his lips. He seemed to be in a good mood because of this unexpected "tacit understanding" and spoke again: "You go first."
Liu Xinai glanced at the intersection in front of her, and then said: "I can just get off at the intersection in front of me. We can make an appointment to meet here at night."
She said it as a matter of course, as if the matter had been settled.
The smile on Qin Yiyan's face froze in place for an instant.
She just wanted to get rid of him?
Have you even figured out this method?
While thinking about it, the car was approaching the intersection she just mentioned.
Qin Yiyan glanced at the direction of the roadside with his peripheral vision, but without any intention of stopping, he directly stepped on the accelerator and drove past!
"you……"
Liu Xinai frowned and was about to speak, but the next second——
"Aren't you going to the hospital to see your dad?"
Qin Yiyan suddenly asked without any clue.
Liu Xinai had no choice but to swallow the words that came to her lips and nodded gently.
Then I heard——
"That's right, let's go together."
Qin Yiyan made his decision like this.
The car also turned at the second intersection and drove towards the hospital.
Liu Xinai's eyes flickered for a moment, but she said nothing more.
It doesn't matter if the two of us go to the hospital to see our father.
Then we can wait until we get out of the hospital to separate from him...
Soon, the car stopped in front of the hospital.
Liu Xinai and Qin Yiyan arrived outside the ward with ease.
Through the door, I saw the housekeeper talking to Liu Tengnian who was leaning on the bed.
Just a few months.
Liu Tengnian's hair is almost completely white.
The face that was originally full of energy was also full of lingering fatigue caused by the illness.
In the past, every year on her birthday, Liu Tengnian would give her a big red envelope just like Chi Rong did.
He was usually strict, but he would also say happy birthday to her on this special day.
But now...
Liu Xinai looked at the people in the ward through the glass, and the tip of her nose suddenly felt sore.
Realizing that tears were welling up in her eyes, she turned around quickly, not wanting to be discovered by anyone in the ward.
I don’t even want to be discovered by the people around me.
The tears that needed to be shed had already been shed the day I learned about my father's illness.
She is a doctor, so she knows that tears are the most useless thing in the face of disease. If she has time to cry, she might as well read more information and find ways to save her father's life.
But... maybe today is just too special.
She really felt a little...
Tears suddenly fell from his eyes.
Liu Xinai wiped it with her hands in a hurry.
The next second——
A slender and beautiful hand appeared in front of her holding a handkerchief.
Liu Xinai was stunned when she saw this, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Qin Yiyan didn't speak or look at her.
The air was quiet for a moment.
After a long silence, Liu Xinai reached out and took the handkerchief. The word "thank you" whispered quietly on the tip of her tongue without saying it.
She wiped the tears from her face.
Then I heard——
"Can we go in?"
Qin Yiyan's careless voice sounded.
"Um……"
Liu Xinai nodded lightly, a little surprised that there was no trace of a joke in his mouth that always said unpleasant things.
The two of them pushed the door open and walked in together.
As soon as he entered the door, he immediately heard the butler's warm greeting: "Miss, uncle, you are here."
"Well, let's see Dad."
Liu Xinai forced a smile and hurriedly walked to Liu Tengnian's bed and sat down.
"Dad, how are you feeling today?"
she asked with a smile.
"It's still the same..."
Liu Tengnian answered casually, shook his head, and then asked: "Today is not the weekend, why are you here together?"
"Of course I came here specifically to see you." Qin Yiyan replied and sat down next to Liu Xinai.
Liu Tengnian nodded, said nothing, and his eyes were blank for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.
He has always been like this recently. Due to the deterioration of his condition, his ability to think seems to be deteriorating. What he wants to say must be organized in words in his mind and then spoken slowly.
Several people didn't rush him, they just waited slowly.
For a long time——
Only then did Liu Tengnian organize his words. He suddenly took Liu Xin'ai's hand and asked tentatively: "Xin'ai, today... is your birthday, right?"
