Qin Xin pondered. "I can’t, I can’t let you take that kind of risk."
Nalan Ye Jue’s long fingers gently brushed the curve of her ear, then slid along her hair to her neck, supporting the back of her neck so her small face tilted up a little. His deep eyes locked onto her without wavering:
"Little wife, this isn’t a risk. This is something I’m happy to do. If a man can’t step forward to protect his woman, he doesn’t deserve to be called a man."
Qin Xin was moved by his words.
She knew that although this man was gentle and elegant on the surface, in essence he was very strong and domineering.
Once he decided on something, he would never change it.
But the mastermind they were up against, his identity was a mystery, possibly beyond ordinary imagination.
Under these circumstances, making their marriage public and becoming a target—was it worth it?
Nalan Ye Jue saw she was still hesitant, sighed, and hugged her tightly again:
"Silly girl, I don’t do things unprepared. Don’t worry, I already have a plan."
"You just have to happily wait to become the happiest bride in this world."
"Say yes to your husband, hmm?"
Qin Xin sniffed lightly. "Okay."
All her life she had been fighting alone, moving forward under heavy burdens, supporting a comfortable, carefree life for her family.
It turned out that one day, there would also be someone willing to bear the weight for her, to hold up the sky above her head.
The two of them were talking in the corridor.
The door of the ward next to them creaked open a crack.
Three little heads popped out from the gap.
Even Ao Xinghao, whose leg injury kept him from moving, was being propped up and helped out by the other two little ones.
"Sister Xin, what are you doing?"
"Bro, why are you hugging our Sister Xin!"
"Xinxin, weren’t you going to see Xiangxiang?"
The three little ones were like a recon team, firing off a barrage of soul-deep questions.
Qin Xin: "Ahem, ahem!"
Damn, they actually saw them.
Good thing they were speaking in low voices; hopefully no one else heard?
But even so, her cheeks instantly flushed bright red.
Right now she was using Lan Qingxin’s identity, and being all cuddly with her own brother like this was just too embarrassing.
Nalan Ye Jue, however, remained completely composed, utterly calm. "Xin got sand in her eyes, I’m blowing it out for her."
Then, still unruffled, he added, "I was holding her when she was three months old. I even changed her diapers. What’s there to be so shocked about?"
The three little ones: "..."
That explanation was practically irrefutable.
The brother’s ability to choke people speechless was way too strong.
They watched helplessly as Nalan Ye Jue, calm as ever, took Qin Xin’s hand and walked into Xiangxiang’s ward next door. The three little ones looked at each other and issued a profound soul question:
"How can we get discharged faster?"
"Will eating more nutrient solution help?"
"Babies trapped in the ward are so wronged!"
"What do you think Sister Xin and Brother were talking about just now?"
Next door in the ward.
Xiangxiang saw Lan Qingxin coming to visit her again and couldn’t help saying, "Little Miss, didn’t you go to class? If you miss class they’ll deduct points on the final exam, then it’ll be hard for us to reach 60. If we don’t reach 60, Young Master Jue will be angry..."
Though she was worried, her gaze at Qin Xin was still full of delight.
Qin Xin’s lips twitched slightly, and she threw Nalan Ye Jue a mock-resentful look. "Your 60-point requirement has given your sister and Xiangxiang way too much psychological trauma."
Nalan Ye Jue: "..."
Ahem, little wife, you’ve been getting full marks all your life; it’s indeed hard for you to understand a 60-point life.
Qin Xin carefully checked all of Xiangxiang’s physical data and indicators. Although Xiangxiang was still very weak, the heart replacement surgery was imperative.
The artificial heart wouldn’t hold on much longer, and the chip damage was severe.
News from the volunteer had already come in. As early as tonight, or by tomorrow morning at the latest, the terminally ill volunteer had applied for voluntary euthanasia and would donate their healthy heart at the same time.
She was going to give Xiangxiang a completely whole, real heart!
It was also the heart Qin Wenrou had been longing for.