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In the elevator, I squeezed into a spot and easily returned to Su Qian's hospital room.
Moreover, his mother had not returned yet, so as soon as I saw him, I asked, "Are you really okay? I can see blood seeping from your head."
This time he smiled gently, pointed to the chair beside the hospital room, and said, "It's nothing. Even if you scrape your skin, it will bleed. I just got a little distracted and drove onto the isolation strip. Who would have thought there was a telephone pole planted up there? I crashed into it."
Hearing this made me want to laugh, but I couldn't help but scold him, "Why would you drive onto the isolation strip when everything was fine on the road?"
He shrugged lightly and said, "Maybe I saw a beautiful woman and got distracted."
His ability to joke around made me think that the problem really wasn't serious, so I felt relieved. Glancing at the entrance, I asked, "I came last night, but unfortunately you were already resting by then, so we went back."
Su Qian nodded and looked outside as well, casually saying, "These medications should have a sedative effect, so after I take them, I really feel like sleeping."
Seeing the IV drip hanging there, I felt a bit embarrassed and asked him, "Am I disturbing your rest here? If so, you should sleep for a while; I should be heading back."
He suddenly laughed softly and said, "Didn't you just leave with Xiao Zong? Why are you back again?"
Bringing this up made me feel awkward. At that time, because of my divorce from Xiao Minxing, I even asked Su Qian for advice and almost used him. Now that we had both divorced but were still coming and going together in front of him, it felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Of course, I knew that if this topic continued, it would entangle me further, so I didn't respond to him at all and only asked about Guan Mingyue.
"Are you close with Dr. Guan?"
Su Qian didn't hide it and honestly replied, "Old classmates or more accurately, an ex-girlfriend."
"Then... she seems to still have feelings for you?"
Upon hearing my question, Su Qian looked up at me. Although he still had a smile on his lips, the smile seemed a bit cold and his words weren't very pleasant.
"I don't know. You must have heard them talk about me and know that I'm not interested in anyone, so I wouldn't care whether they have feelings for me or not."
"But then why did you get together with her before?"
It seems that everyone's views on love are really different. Previously, Xiao Minxing and Mina had indeed said something like that about him, and I somewhat believed it. Now that he himself has said it, and in such a relaxed and indifferent manner, it's hard to accept.
He smiled lightly and turned his gaze to the corner of the hospital room, saying, "When you're young and reckless, seeing male classmates surrounded by girls makes you want to try too. But after a while, you get bored; in fact, being alone is more free and easy."
I tried to advise him, "You can't say that. Being alone gives you freedom, but being together brings warmth. Otherwise, why do so many people rush into love and marriage?"
Su Qian disagreed immediately, saying, "There are many who get divorced. I think a lot of them are just like I was at first—seeing others getting married makes them want to taste the flavor of marriage, only to find it bitter. Then they have no choice but to divorce. The difference between breaking up and divorce is that after a breakup, both parties won't be too hurt regardless of love or not. But divorce is different, especially when..."
He didn't finish his sentence; his gaze fell on my abdomen and he quickly stopped.
But I already understood what he meant. Yes, if a divorce involves children, the hurt isn't just between two people; there's also an innocent child involved.
Perhaps Su Qian is right; we can't guarantee happiness for others, so it's better to be free ourselves.
Compared to him, it seems I was initially more selfish, only thinking about being with Xiao Minxing, only considering him as someone I once loved without thinking about whether he needed my love or someone to share his life with.
If I had known Su Qian back then, perhaps I wouldn't have approached him in that way or married him at all.
Following this logic further, he wouldn't have fallen ill again; everything would be different from our current situation.
"I really regret not meeting you earlier; otherwise, I wouldn't have harmed anyone else," I said with immense guilt, lowering my head towards Su Qian.
He seemed to understand my feelings early on and smiled back, "It's not too late now; aren't you still single?"
That's true in theory, but now I have a child in my belly—Xiao Minxing's child—and I can't even imagine what would happen if he found out one day.
Moreover, every time I think about this matter, it becomes overwhelming and frustrating. I can only shake my head and stand up to say, "I'm glad you're okay. I can't take care of you now or repay your kindness in taking care of me; I'm sorry."
Su Qian laughed directly and said cheerfully, "You're being very polite with me now; talking about repayment? Do you really want to offer yourself in return?"
His words made my face flush with embarrassment as I hurried out.
Unexpectedly, I saw Su Mother at the entrance.
Her complexion still wasn't very good, but her tone was gentle. After we walked away from the hospital room, she said, "Miss Qiu, may I take a bit of your time?"
I wasn't that precious, so I immediately nodded and said, "Mrs. Su, please feel free to speak."
She clearly relaxed a bit, though I couldn't tell if it was because I called her Mrs. Su or because I was willing to give her time.
The two of us stopped in the hall at one end of the ward. There were no chairs here; aside from the nurses' stations on both sides, there were only a few patients practicing walking.
We stood by the window, able to see people outside below and the outpatient building not far away.
Su Mother spoke with a certain grace that was more acceptable than Ye Guang's mother.
It seemed she was genuinely worried about her son, as her tone still felt somewhat forced: "Miss Qiu, thank you for coming to see Qian'er. He has been used to playing outside and has some friends we don't really know. If there are any shortcomings, I hope you can forgive us."
I immediately replied, "Mrs. Su, you're too polite. I'm just an ordinary friend of Su Qian; we don't interact much. I only came to see him after hearing about his accident. I hope I'm not disturbing you."
At this point in the conversation, her expression had softened from its earlier discomfort, showing more of a mother's tenderness. After expressing her gratitude several times, she slowly got to the main topic.
"I saw you came with Mr. Xiao last night and now you've come together again today. You must be closer or perhaps live nearby?"
She didn't hide her probing question, and I had no intention of concealing anything either, so I simply said, "He is my ex-husband."
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