Sissy (Niang Niang Qiang) - Chap 73
Chapter 73
Shao Qun woke up as soon as the anesthesia wore off. His waist was sore, and it felt like it was on fire. He touched his wound and slowly smiled.
When he moved, Shao Wen, who was napping while sitting next to him, immediately woke up. She quickly straightened up and asked with concern, “Qunqun, are you awake? How are you?”
Since the time he grew up, his sister hadn’t called Shao Qun by his nickname anymore. At this moment, when he looked at the dark circles under her eyes and her swollen eyelids, he felt very uncomfortable. Hoarsely he said, “Sis… It’s okay. I made you worry.”
Shao Wen touched his forehead, her eyes full of discomfort: “You made such a mess… I don’t even dare to tell Dad. How could this happen? How could you be so stupid?”
Shao Qun sighed: “Sis, I know you can’t understand… But in any case, I’m in love with him, and I only want to be with him. We have already discussed everything, and that woman I found is pregnant. If she gives birth to a girl, I will do all of this again, until there is an heir for the Shao family. So you can stop pestering me with that.”
Shao Wen shook her head gently: “I think he’s not worth it… You’ll regret it later.”
Shao Qun closed his eyes: “Whether he’s worth it or not, it’s a question for the future. Right now, I hope that Li Chengxiu can enter our Shao family in a dignified manner.”
Shao Wen turned her head away: “Don’t push it.”
Shao Qun sighed and said solemnly: “Eldest sister, I used to treat him very badly. I was such a jerk to him on so many occasions, but from now on, I don’t want to wrong him ever again. I know that you’re looking down on him, but he’s really not the kind of person you think he is. He is good to me, and he harbors no ulterior motives. Why can’t you accept him? Beijing is such a big and diverse city. Have you and dad really never encountered something like this before? Why can’t you just turn a blind eye and let me live a happy life?”
Seeing that his sister still didn’t speak, Shao Qun said, “I want to see Li Chengxiu.”
Shao Wen glared at him.
Shao Qun became angry and was about to get out of bed.
Shao Wen said: “He has already left the hospital. Where do you think you’re going?”
Shao Qun was stunned and stared at his sister: “He left?”
Shao Wen pressed him back onto the bed.
Shao Qun smiled but his smile looked even more ghastly than a crying face would. He murmured, “Was this fucking knife completely useless…” He clearly remembered kissing Li Chengxiu before he passed out. It wasn’t just a hallucination from excessive blood loss, was it?
Shao Wen didn’t hear him clearly: “What did you just say?”
Shao Qun lifted the quilt: “I’ll go find him.”
Shao Wen angrily slapped him on the top of his head: “Are you crazy? Don’t move or your wound will open up again.”
Shao Qun still insisted on getting out of bed: “He didn’t even care about me and left. I have to find him.”
Shao Wen angrily said, “He didn’t leave. He’s still in the hospital!”
Shao Qun’s face immediately turned red, and he exclaimed in surprise, “Really?”
Shao Wen turned her head away. It annoyed her to see her brother’s current pathetic appearance.
Shao Qun insisted on seeing Li Chengxiu, and he couldn’t sit still at all. Shao Wen really had no other choice but to ask her driver to bring Li Chengxiu in.
Shao Wen wiped the corners of her eyes and said tiredly, “Don’t talk for too long.” After that, she left the room.
As soon as Li Chengxiu came in, he saw Shao Qun lying on the bed with his eyes closed. His face was just as white as the sheets.
He had never seen Shao Qun in such a state. In addition to the bruises on his face, there were also several other injuries from his fight with Xiao Ji. He looked completely miserable and haggard.
Li Chengxiu’s heart tightened, and he slowly approached him with light footsteps.
Shao Qun opened his eyes and slightly turned his head to look at Li Chengxiu, seeming very weak.
Li Chengxiu stood by the bed and didn’t move, just helplessly wringing his hands : “You…you are awake…”
Shao Qun witlessly said: “Chengxiu…” He slowly stretched out his hand, “Come here…”
Li Chengxiu hesitated for a moment, then came a bit closer, but didn’t take Shao Qun’s hand.
Now that he knew that Shao Qun was out of the woods, his heart that had been hanging up in the air before finally felt relieved, thus he came to his senses. When he thought of his own reaction to Shao Qun’s injury, he was unable to face the man without some awkwardness. It seemed he wasn’t indifferent towards Shao Qun, but he wasn’t close to him either.
It must have been because he felt guilty about Shao Qun’s injury that he reacted like that. After all, it wasn’t Shao Qun’s fault that he got injured.
Seeing the man’s pale face and his hand that was still stubbornly hanging mid-air, Li Chengxiu’s heart softened. He grabbed Shao Qun’s arm and wanted to put it back under the quilt.
However, Shao Qun held tightly onto him, clasping his hand with his five fingers and refusing to let go.
Li Chengxiu sighed, pulled a chair over and sat down.
Shao Qun looked at him without blinking, his eyes full of anticipation.
Li Chengxiu lowered his face and whispered, “Do you feel better?”
Shao Qun pulled Li Chengxiu’s hand to his chest: “I’m lucky to be alive and still be able to see you.”
When Li Chengxiu felt Shao Qun’s warm, firm chest and his strong heartbeat, his own heart ached uncontrollably.
No matter what, Shao Qun was still alive.
It’s good that he lived.
Li Chengxiu said: “I’m sorry…Xiao Ji, he is…”
“It’s not your fault. I had it all coming. If you aren’t satisfied yet, you can vent your anger on me a couple more times.”
Li Chengxiu was stunned at first, then he shook his head with a wry smile.
He hated Shao Qun, but not so much that he wanted him to end his life on an operating table.
Shao Qun brought Li Chengxiu’s hand to his mouth and kissed it, whispering, “If your anger has been satisfied, does it mean I have hope?”
Li Chengxiu pulled his hand back slowly but firmly. The two of them have been entangled with each other for almost two years. Both physically and mentally Li Chengxiu was exhausted.
At this point, he was also tired of frowning and acting fierce. He finally felt that he could have a calm conversation with Shao Qun.
Slowly, “Shao Qun, I won’t hate you anymore, but…”
Shao Qun interrupted him and said, “Don’t say “but”! Nothing good ever comes after a “but”. Chengxiu, I know you still have feelings for me. You’re still concerned about me, right? If I really die, I don’t believe that you won’t care at all.”
Li Chengxiu lowered his head and said nothing.
Shao Qun continued: “Ask yourself – isn’t this the case? I have wronged you too much in the past, so I understand your need to be mean to me and drive me crazy. It’s all right. I’m an asshole, true, but even a murderer gets a chance for rehabilitation. You can’t just shoot me dead. I am willing to do anything for you for the rest of your life. I can even give you the Shao family. What are you so worried about? What else makes you distrust me? If you’re unhappy in the future, you can just throw money left and right, and I will keep supporting you forever. How can you still say that you have nothing? Doesn’t all this make you feel at ease?”
Chengxiu sniffed and choked: “Shao Qun… us…It’s not about money…”
Shao Qun said anxiously: “I didn’t say it was about money! I’m just trying to make you feel at ease. Your main concern is that one day I’ll become a jerk again. In that case, you can kick me out, you can dump me, you can slap me and tell me to get lost. I want you to feel secure for the rest of your life. And it’s my job to make that happen.”
Li Chengxiu wiped his eyes: “I…you still need to… get better., Let’s wait… wait for you to recuperate…”
Shao Qun was already ecstatic. He knew that Li Chengxiu had finally given up his positions. The knife was so fucking worth it. At least Li Chengxiu felt too sorry for him now to treat him like an enemy.
At this time, it made sense not to push too hard anymore. Shao Qun sighed, relaxed his body and whispered: “Chengxiu, can you stay with me? My stomach hurts… I can’t eat anything yet…but I really want to eat your porridge.”
Li Chengxiu looked down at his hands: “When you can eat again, I’ll make some for you.”
Shao Qun stretched out his arm again, trying to grab Li Chengxiu, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Li Chengxiu turned around and saw that the person had already entered. That was the same bodyguard who stayed at his bed earlier. He handed Li Chengxiu a phone and quickly said, “Mr. Li, please answer it right away. My Young Master is calling”
Before Li Chengxiu even managed to say something, Shao Qun growled, “Get the fuck out of here!”
The bodyguard pretended he didn’t hear anything: “Mr. Li, please be sure to pick it up now. Master has returned from abroad and is heading to the place where the Young Master currently lives. When he arrives, the Young Master will not be able to contact you anymore.”
Li Chengxiu stood up and said to Shao Qun, “You rest.” Then he walked to the door.
Shao Qun hurriedly shouted: “Chengxiu, don’t go! I’m in this kind of state… and you’re still going to talk to that bastard!”
Li Chengxiu gave him an embarrassed look: “I… I have to take it… Besides, you were the one who started it first…”
Shao Qun was nervously sweating. He really didn’t want Li Chengxiu to answer that call.
But unfortunately he had a hole in his waist. It hurt even when he wasn’t moving, not to mention sitting up or getting out of bed to stop Li Chengxiu. He could only helplessly watch as Li Chengxiu said “hello” on the phone and closed the door.
“Li Chengxiu.” Ji Yuanqi’s voice was filled with great frustration, “I won’t be able to see you for a long time.”
Li Chengxiu sighed and said in a reproachful tone: “Xiao Ji, you were too reckless…” It wasn’t entirely Ji Yuanqi’s fault, but he did indeed cause the injury to Shao Qun. It was a good thing that Shao Qun woke up. In case he… Li Chengxiu didn’t even dare to think about it. But these kinds of thoughts made him feel uneasy towards Ji Yuanqi.
Ji Yuanqi’s tone suddenly became impatient: “It’s not what you think! It wasn’t my fault at all…”
Li Chengxiu interrupted him, “You injured a person! How can you…say such a thing…?”
Ji Yuanqi retorted angrily: “I didn’t injure him! He stabbed himself.”
Li Chengxiu was stunned for a while.
Ji Yuanqi continued to rant: “I had to call you just to tell you that! This Shao guy is insane! He was the one who grabbed the knife. I thought he was going to stab me, so I snatched it from him. Then he held onto my wrist and stabbed himself in the stomach! And I’m the one who has to take the blame for it, damn it! Since my dad is coming home soon, I’ll have to postpone killing him for now…”
Li Chengxiu broke out in cold sweat and he shivered.
He heard his own voice coming out with some difficulty : “You’re saying…that he… himself…”
“Exactly! If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself! He is a sick fuck… Chengxiu, no matter what, you can’t trust him. I had someone investigate him. He’s not a good person. He’s had countless affairs with men and women. He’s someone who’ll treat you like a treasure while he’s chasing you but as soon as he gets what he wants, he’ll kick you to the curb…”
Li Chengxiu hung up the phone.
He was dizzy, his eyes couldn’t focus, and his legs were shaking. He slid down the wall and sat on the ground.
He still couldn’t digest what Ji Yuanqi had just said.
Shao Qun did this to himself? That knife… was his own doing…
Why would he do such a thing? He lost so much blood… What if he had really died? Why did he do it just because of him…
Li Chengxiu trembled uncontrollably, and an unspeakable fear tightly enveloped him .
Was this what Shao Qun’s love was like? So intense and so desperate… It was like an insatiable fire that burned himself and also others around him.
If Shao Qun could make him a father against his will, if he could stab himself with a knife…what else could he do?
Li Chengxiu had never been so scared in his life before.
What kind of crazy person is Shao Qun, and what exactly is he capable of?
Li Chengxiu climbed up from the ground and staggered towards Shao Qun’s ward.
He wanted to ask him point blank.
He had to know beyond any doubt that what Xiao Ji had said was true, and he wanted to know Shao Qun’s objective.
When Li Chengxiu approached, he saw Shao Wen and the driver standing at the door of the ward and discussing something. Shao Wen’s face was ashen.
As soon as she saw Li Chengxiu, Shao Wen looked at him with disgust. It seemed she wanted to pounce on him and strangle him to death right there and now: “Haven’t you talked enough? Get fucking lost!”
No matter how much Shao Wen disdained Li Chengxiu, she had always maintained a certain level of politeness. Now, her emotions were obviously out of control.
Li Chengxiu said dumbly: “Let me… let me go in. I’ll just ask him… a few questions…”
Shao Wen stared at Li Chengxiu for a long time. Her eyes gradually turned red. Then she turned her back to him: “Ten minutes. Don’t disturb his rest.”
Li Chengxiu opened the door and walked in. Shao Qun had already turned his head, expecting him to come closer. His eyes were so dark that it was difficult to decipher his emotions.
Li Chengxiu dragged his body forward as if he was a walking corpse. He stood in front of Shao Qun’s bed, hearing his own voice coming out of his throat, sounding hollow: “Did you… by yourself… this… knife…”
Li Chengxiu was incoherent. But the other party in the room understood him all too well.
Shao Qun kept quiet. His bright black eyes were staring at Li Chengxiu without blinking.
Li Chengxiu closed his eyes, then opened them again. They now looked red.
“Why… why…?”
Shao Qun gave him a self-deprecating smile: “Aren’t you here right now?”
Li Chengxiu asked in a trembling voice, “Shao Qun, are you crazy?”
Shao Qun nodded, his eyes empty: “You’re damn right I am. And it’s not a light case either. I’m not just a regular nutcase walking the streets. I’m so rare, that I’m actually willing to die. I guess I am very abnormal.”
Li Chengxiu choked, “Shao Qun, you’re going to drive me insane.”
