Chapter Sixteen: The Impassable Gorge
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“Darling, your friend has already left.”
After thinking for a moment, Lin Ye finally said firmly, “Darling, once you recover, be careful when dealing with that friend of yours. I have a feeling there’s something strange about her. She doesn’t seem like a good person.”
Just now, from the last few words Lin Xianyu had said to Su Qing, Lin Ye had sensed an implication. It seemed that she had done something to betray Su Qing.
He looked at Su Qing’s small hand, trembling slightly from the force she had exerted.
Lin Ye hurriedly massaged it gently to soothe her. “Darling, don’t get worked up. Whatever it is, we can deal with it after you recover. I’ll be with you then.”
Under Lin Ye’s continuous reassurance, Su Qing actually began to calm down little by little.
Before long, it was seven in the evening.
“Darling, I’ll head home first. I have work tomorrow, but I’ll come see you after I get off.”
With that, Lin Ye reached out and rubbed Su Qing’s head. Before leaving, he made a point of finding the doctor and nurse on duty that night.
“I’m the husband of the patient in Room 308. This afternoon, my wife’s eyelids began twitching violently, and her fingers were straining as well. Please keep a close eye on her.”
Only after receiving the doctor and nurse’s assurances did Lin Ye leave the hospital with peace of mind.
“That young man is really something. He comes to see his wife practically every day, and he’s so attentive.”
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“Exactly… And he’s handsome, too. If he were my boyfriend…”
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The days passed one after another. Lin Ye lived the same three-point routine every day: home, work, and the hospital. Yet he never found it dull.
That routine changed one Saturday morning half a month later.
As usual, Lin Ye bought a bag of steamed buns downstairs with Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen said he had a date with a girl that day, then carried the buns off and left. Lin Ye merely shrugged and made his way to the hospital.
After greeting the young nurse in the corridor, he continued on his way. By then, nearly all the nurses in the hospital knew who Lin Ye was. Among themselves, they whispered about the tragic romance of a handsome, innocent young man standing vigil over his comatose wife.
He arrived at Room 308 with practiced ease and pushed open the door.
Apart from his wife, who was lying in bed, there was also Uncle Li Dehua standing by the window with his back to Lin Ye.
“You’re here, Lin Ye. Come over. There’s something I need to tell you.”
Uncle Li’s tone was as gentle as ever, but Lin Ye still sensed something wrong in the atmosphere. Without saying anything, he placed the buns in his hand on the bedside table, then walked over and stopped beside Li Dehua.
“Take a look at this.”
Li Dehua reached out and produced a folder.
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Lin Ye pressed his lips together without speaking and accepted it.
He opened the folder with the blue cover. There was nothing inside except a few thin sheets of paper.
A divorce agreement.
Several large words at the top immediately caught his eye.
“Lin Ye, Su Qing no longer needs to remain in the hospital. She can return home to recuperate. Once you sign the divorce agreement, two million yuan will be transferred to your account immediately.”
Although he had anticipated this, when the moment truly arrived, Lin Ye’s mind still descended into chaos.
“Uncle Li, could you give me some time to think? There are some things I want to say to Su Qing.”
Lin Ye pressed his lips together, doing his best to make his voice sound calmer.
“Of course. I’ll leave the two of you alone.”
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