Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 223: Chapter 223 It’s All Xie Changyan’s Fault

Lin Xu was still a little weak and, after talking to Ji Tingyang for a short while, her energy quickly depleted and she fell back into a deep sleep.

Looking at the sleeping Lin Xu, Ji Tingyang leaned back in his chair, pressing the back of his hand against his eyes and let out a sigh of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

The next day, the sky outside the window was only faintly lit.

Ji Zeqiu and Ji Yuqiao hurried to the hospital room to take over the shift from Ji Tingyang.

Ji Yuqiao handed a steamed bun to Ji Tingyang and asked, “Big brother, is mother’s condition still good?”

Ji Tingyang nodded, “Mm, she woke up for a bit last night, then fell asleep again.”

“Didn’t I tell you to call me if mother woke up? Why didn’t you tell me!” Ji Zeqiu roared softly.

When it came to their mother, this bastard always kept things from him.

He had done the same when he first found out their mother hadn’t died, and now that she was in a coma and had awakened, it was the same.

Ji Tingyang was just jealous because mother liked him the best!

Ji Zeqiu’s eyes burned with anger as he looked at Ji Tingyang.

Ji Tingyang glanced at him indifferently, “Mother is still sleeping, keep it down.”

Ji Zeqiu immediately looked anxiously at the hospital bed, and upon realizing that Lin Xu hadn’t been woken up by his loud voice, he finally exhaled in relief.

Seeing the dark circles under Ji Tingyang’s eyes and his haggard face, Ji Yuqiao said, “Big brother, you should go home and get some sleep. Just leave everything here to me and the second brother.”

Ji Tingyang remained silent, still sitting in the chair and making no move to leave.

“Your dark circles are so severe, and you have stubble all over, not handsome at all. You certainly don’t want mother to wake up and see that you don’t look as good as the second brother, do you?” Ji Yuqiao precisely grasped Ji Tingyang’s frame of mind.

His eyes shifted, and using the reflection on the hospital room’s black TV screen, he saw his own weary appearance.

A mess of stubble, bloodshot eyes, disheveled hair, completely lacking his usual spirit.

Compared to Ji Zeqiu, he indeed looked extremely disheveled.

After a moment’s silent, Ji Tingyang put down the half-eaten steamed bun and finally stood up to leave.

Before leaving, he reminded Ji Yuqiao, “Call me if anything happens.”

As Ji Tingyang left the hospital room and had only taken a few steps, he saw two nurses come out from the room diagonally opposite, whispering something to each other.

“This patient had a severe seizure and even hit his head, I think it’s a bit touch and go.”

“Shh, keep it down. If that old gentleman inside hears you, it could mean trouble, he might start a commotion again.”

As if afraid, the nurse didn’t dare to speak further and quickly left with the IV bottles.

Ji Tingyang looked thoughtfully toward the room diagonally opposite and then, changing his pace, headed for that room.

Peering through the glass on the door, he saw Xie Changyan lying on the hospital bed, his face pale as paper, with a thick bandage wrapped around his forehead, his body attached to even more devices than Lin Xu.

His handsome brows were slightly furrowed, showing no signs of waking up.

An old man sat beside the bed, his face wrinkled with deep sadness and weariness, sighing occasionally as he looked at Xie Changyan.

Although Ji Tingyang disliked Xie Changyan, seeing him unconscious stirred an indescribable feeling in his heart.

The doctors said that it was Xie Changyan who shielded Lin Xu with his body, absorbing most of the impact, which was why Lin Xu wasn’t in life-threatening danger.

Ji Tingyang’s eyes flickered with complicated emotions, attributing the discomfort he felt upon seeing Xie Changyan unconscious to the irritability of not wanting to owe Xie Changyan any favors.

No, that’s not right.

It was clearly Xie Changyan who insisted on taking their mother to Rong Mountain to watch the sunrise; if it weren’t for that, mother wouldn’t have been in a car accident at all.

It was all Xie Changyan’s fault.

Ji Tingyang suppressed the discomfort in his heart, his expression once again turned dark and icy.

He turned and left.

…

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Lin Xu’s fingers twitched, and her consciousness slowly awakened in the darkness. Without opening her eyes, she heard excited shouts by her ear.

“Second Brother, I just saw Mother’s fingers move. Is she about to wake up, or did I see it wrong?”

“You didn’t see it wrong; I saw it too.”

Rustling sounds filled her ears. Lin Xu’s eyes slightly opened, and as her blurry vision gradually cleared, the first thing she saw was the two large faces of Ji Zeqiu and Ji Yuqiao, close up in front of her eyes.

Both had red-rimmed eyes, and their moist gazes fixed intently on her, as if they had been crying.

Lin Xu tugged at the corner of her lips, revealing a helpless smile, and placed a hand on each of their cheeks, “Why are you both crying?”

Ji Zeqiu’s gaze flickered, and he pouted, “I didn’t cry.”

Ji Yuqiao couldn’t care less about Ji Zeqiu’s stubbornness; at the sight of Lin Xu waking up, her tears had already broken through the dam, sobbing as she threw herself onto the bed and hugged her.

“Wuu wuu wuu… Mother, you’ve been asleep for two days. I thought you were never going to wake up…”

“What do you mean never waking up, pah pah pah, don’t talk nonsense.” Ji Zeqiu looked displeased, pulling at the back of Ji Yuqiao’s collar, yanking her off Lin Xu, “What are you hugging for, be careful not to hurt her injuries.”

When Ji Yuqiao was pulled away, she was upset that Ji Zeqiu wouldn’t let her hug their mother, but hearing his words, she instantly became obedient again.

Lin Xu chuckled lightly, her breath still somewhat weak, “I’m not so fragile. A hug won’t hurt.”

Although she said so, Ji Yuqiao dared not touch Lin Xu carelessly anymore.

“No, no hugging allowed.” Ji Zeqiu was firm.

“Do you really not want to hug me at all?” Lin Xu blinked her eyes and opened her arms towards Ji Zeqiu.

“Since you said so, then I’ll hug you for a bit,” said Ji Zeqiu in a muffled voice, as if very reluctantly walking over.

He bent down and wrapped his arms around Lin Xu.

All the worries and fears that had filled his heart over the last few days dissipated in this warm embrace.

His nose filled with the warm scent of Lin Xu, and he felt extremely at ease.

Seeing this, Ji Yuqiao complained discontentedly, “Ah! Second Brother, you clearly said no hugging, yet you’re the one holding on to Mother and not letting go. That’s so sly!”

“No, I want to hug too!”

She stretched out her arms and also pounced onto Lin Xu.

When Ji Tingyang arrived, what he saw was the two siblings embracing Lin Xu.

His expression first lit up with joy, then swiftly furrowed into a frown, as he stepped forward to pull the two apart.

“Big Brother, you’re here, look, Mother woke up!” Ji Yuqiao said with a joyful smile on her face.

“Mmm, have you called for the doctor yet?” Ji Tingyang asked.

The two of them suddenly froze.

“…I’ll go call now.” Ji Zeqiu was somewhat annoyed, realizing he had forgotten about this.

He hastened out of the sickroom, even forgetting the sickroom’s call bell.

As expected, one couldn’t rely on these two to take care of Lin Xu, Ji Tingyang reached out to press the call bell.

Suddenly.

Outside, the sound of Ji Zeqiu’s thunderous voice erupted, “Stop right there! Are you the bastard who knocked her over?!”