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The door to the hospital room quickly opened from the inside, and a woman dressed in a crimson dress stepped out.
She appeared to be in her forties, but her makeup and attire made her look quite young, especially the style of her clothing, which was the most fashionable this year, and the fabric was clearly from a high-end brand.
Her face was also well-maintained; if it weren't for Guan Mingyue calling her "Auntie," I wouldn't dare to think she was Su Qian's mother.
She must have seen Mina and Zhuo Feng earlier, as her gaze shifted to me and Xiao Minxing.
"Sorry, you two. Qian'er just fell asleep, and the doctor advised him to rest more."
Guan Mingyue quickly glanced at Su Qian's mother, lowered her eyelids, and said nothing more.
At that moment, Xiao Minxing naturally took my hand and nodded toward Su Qian's mother, saying, "Alright, we'll come back to see him tomorrow."
He hardly looked at anyone else present and directly pulled me into the elevator.
I didn't look back either; I felt that today's events were particularly strange, especially Guan Mingyue.
I wasn't very familiar with her before. Although I felt somewhat grateful to her because of Xiao Minxing's situation, today she called me over like this and acted so obediently in front of Su Qian's mother—what was it all for?
Inside the elevator, Xiao Minxing had already released my hand, stepping back slightly to look at me.
My hand hung by my side, still carrying his warmth, yet it felt empty and made my heart ache. Looking at him felt odd; I could only shift my gaze to a corner of the elevator.
"To be honest, I shouldn't be scolding you right now, but Qiu Yuhan, do you realize how foolish you really are?"
I unconsciously nodded, my eyes fixed on his shoelaces.
He was still wearing his work suit, not even having changed his shoes, probably coming straight from the office to find me. But what puzzled me was how he knew I was about to go out at that moment. If I hadn't come out, what would he have done? Would he have gone to my house to look for me? Or would he have just left after checking?
However, it was clear that we were not thinking about the same thing. Xiao Minxing then said, "Do you know why Guan Mingyue called you here?"
I looked up at him, and all I could do was shake my head.
Xiao Minxing chuckled to himself; although it was awkward, it was indeed a laugh, and it lacked the malice he used to have. When he spoke again, his tone was much gentler.
"Let's go. If you treat me to a meal, I'll tell you the answer."
I really couldn't understand him more and more. On one hand, I genuinely wanted to know what was going on today; on the other hand, I almost longed to spend more time with him.
Xiao Minxing drove us to a relatively quiet restaurant. Once we were seated, he seriously pushed the menu in front of me and said, "Take a look."
Since the day I started being with him, I had never been in charge of such matters. Now that we were apart, he instead handed the initiative back to me, forcing me to look up at him again.
I thought once more: if our initial encounter hadn't been like that, would all the tragedies have been avoided? What would our situation be like now?
At this moment, with past hatred and dissatisfaction lingering between us, it seemed difficult to even think about starting anew.
This restaurant served my favorite cuisine, so most of the dishes were things I loved. I casually ordered two dishes, but he didn't even glance at the menu and directly named a few dishes instead, indicating that he came here often.
I looked at him and said, "Do we really need to eat so much with just the two of us?"
Xiao Minxing's gaze shifted down to my abdomen, and then he said lightly, "You should eat more. I haven't eaten for two meals anyway."
"You didn't have lunch?" I asked anxiously.
He raised his eyes to look at me, his gaze deep and lingering, taking a few seconds before he looked away. He first poured us a glass of water and then casually said, "No, I'm free now, and no one is rushing me. It's fine whether I eat or not."
Although it was clearly said in a teasing manner, it made my nose feel sour.
I lowered my head, not daring to meet his eyes, and after a while, I quietly asked, "Does Lu Yishan not take care of you?"
Xiao Minxing answered my question with another question: "Do you wish for her to take care of me?"
I really wanted to say that whether I hoped for it or not was trivial; as long as he was happy, no longer angry or sick, and we could interact like friends as we are now, I would be very satisfied.
But once I made eye contact with Xiao Minxing, all those words got stuck in my throat, and in the end, I couldn't say anything. I could only pick up my cup to cover my embarrassment.
Perhaps now that there were no longer the constraints of marriage, both of us felt much more relaxed. He surprisingly wasn't angry; instead, he chuckled twice and changed the subject to talk about Guan Mingyue.
It turned out that Guan Mingyue had intentionally called me over tonight while Su Qian's mother was present.
Actually, after Su Qian's car accident at noon, the first person to know was Zhuo Feng, and then Mina quickly found out. But as Mina said, she was worried about my feelings, so she didn't say anything.
However, after Su Qian was sent to the hospital, Guan Mingyue also found out and immediately notified Su Qian's family.
As for why he wanted me to meet his family, Xiao Minxing did not say clearly, only asking me, "Do you know the relationship between Guan Mingyue and Su Qian?"
I shook my head again, but inexplicably recalled the times we faced each other. I often spoke little, which annoyed him, and I hurriedly said, "They should be acquaintances, right? Otherwise, how would they know his family's phone number?"
Su Qian bluntly took over the conversation: "Not completely foolish yet; it seems there's hope."
I could have chosen not to respond to such remarks.
He glanced at me and continued, "Guan Mingyue and Su Qian are not only classmates; I heard they were even a couple during their school days, and they met each other's parents. As for why they didn't continue later, no one knows."
I felt like he was telling a story or a fragment from some novel; I couldn't connect Su Qian and Guan Mingyue together at all.
"That can't be true, right? Although you told me before that Su Qian is studying psychology, it seems their personalities are quite different," I said.
Xiao Minxing, however, did not agree with my view at all. He pulled at the corner of his mouth and said, "How much do you know about Su Qian? How much do you know about Guan Mingyue? Besides, even if their personalities differ, it doesn't prevent them from being a couple. Who says only people with similar personalities can be together?"
I was left speechless by his retort and found that deep down, I actually felt it made sense.
But it was hard for me to accept such a sudden twist in reasoning. I could only ask him again, "Alright, even if that's the case, why did she ask me to come over tonight? And why did she deliberately want me to meet Su Qian's family?"
This time Xiao Minxing did not answer immediately. However, his expression was not good; he picked up the water on the table and drank it all before pouring himself another glass and saying, "I'll go check if the dishes are ready."
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