Xiao Anjing finally regained some spirit and looked at him, saying, "It's so late, what else can you do besides sleep? There's a lot to do, stop kidding around."
Tianyi pretended to kick him and said, "So much nonsense, hurry up and fulfill your responsibilities!"
Xiao Anjing patted his arm, feeling that everything was understood without words, and ran towards the ward.
Tianyi waited in the car outside the hospital for a while before seeing Susu come out.
After she got into the car, Tianyi asked, "Why did it take so long? Didn't I ask Anjing to take care of her?"
"He's a man and knows nothing. I have to tell him many things. A woman's miscarriage is like confinement; she must be properly recuperated." Susu fastened her seatbelt in the passenger seat, still a little worried.
When she left Lan Yu's ward, Lan Yu saw that Xiao Anjing didn't pay her much attention. Although they were already married, their relationship was not harmonious.
Xiao Anjing was so adept and at ease with the women he casually dated in nightclubs, but with a woman he truly liked, he became clueless about her heart. She truly worried for them.
Tianyi yawned and started the car. Seeing her still frowning in thought, he knew she was worrying about Anjing and the others again. He smiled and said, "You are truly destined to worry. Anjing and that woman will resolve their issues themselves. Don't you think Anjing is a few years older than me? You don't need to worry so much."
Susu thought about it and agreed, but the most important thing now was for Lan Yu to recover quickly. She said, "Alas, it's partly because of me that they met. Tomorrow, I'll bring some nourishing soups and broths. It will help Anjing a little."
"Okay, as you wish, but don't wear yourself out," Tianyi said while driving.
Susu grinned, "As long as you don't keep bothering me endlessly, I'm not tired at all."
Tianyi took one hand off the steering wheel and pinched her waist, saying with mock anger, "You're tired of me now? Just you wait, I'll never touch you again, and you'll be begging me."
"Hey, you're driving, be careful, okay?" Susu giggled, squirming in her seat from the tickle.
Tianyi's hand on her waist didn't loosen. Knowing she was most ticklish there, he threatened her, "Beg or not?"
Susu couldn't stand it and said against her will, "I beg, I beg, I beg... stop pinching, or I'll get angry!"
"You dare to get angry? Beg or not?" Tianyi wickedly increased the pressure and continued pinching.
She had no choice but to beg for mercy with a laugh, "Husband, I'm begging you, please let go..."
"Beg me for what?"
"Beg you, beg you to spoil me more!" Susu's voice became high-pitched with laughter as she said the last few words.
Tianyi finally released her waist and said with amusement, "You asked for it. There's no use protesting later."
"You're so wicked, so wicked!" Susu tugged at her clothes, stopping her laughter, but his teasing had brought a flush to her face.
Tianyi held the steering wheel with both hands and couldn't help but glance at her. Coincidentally, she was also looking at him.
They shared a deep gaze for two seconds. Susu quickly pushed his face back, "Look ahead and drive properly."
Susu thought emotionally that this was what they called an old married couple. Love flowed naturally when they looked at each other, like every breath, every sip of water. Their companionship had become the most natural thing.
That tacit understanding and happiness had long been integrated into each other's flesh and blood, and they both knew they could no longer be without each other in this life.
...
The next day at noon, Susu brought the stewed black chicken soup to the hospital and saw Xiao Anjing looking tired and dejected by the bedside.
Lan Yu lay on her side with her eyes closed, it was unclear if she was asleep or pretending to be.
Susu put down the thermos and, without disturbing Lan Yu, gestured to Xiao Anjing to come outside.
Xiao Anjing understood and followed her to the corridor outside the ward, saying, "Thank you. This is too much trouble for you. Won't Tianyi be unhappy?"
"No," Susu said with a smile. "He's just like that, always putting on a cold face and speaking coldly. In fact, he cares about you more than I do. Before leaving this morning, he specifically told me to accompany me here. This is the obstetrics and gynecology ward, after all. As Lan Yu's husband, it's understandable, but as a man, it's always inconvenient for him, so I didn't let him come."
"Yes, you've considered it very thoughtfully." Xiao Anjing's mood was still not good, and he looked worried.
Susu asked, "How was she last night? Is she any better? Is she still not talking to you?"
Xiao Anjing nodded and said, "The doctor came to check on her this morning and said she's doing fine."
"That's good. Take it slow," Susu encouraged him.
Xiao Anjing said dejectedly, "I've thought about it. When she gets better, I'll divorce her and let her go. Actually, she didn't tell me anything about the child for over two months. She just wanted to abort it secretly. She doesn't even want to keep my child. I'm such a failure. Why should I force it..."
"You're wrong. She didn't know she was pregnant either." Susu stopped him from continuing and recounted what Lan Yu had told her last night.
Xiao Anjing was very surprised and murmured, "No wonder she told me earlier that she couldn't have children. I thought she was just making excuses to reject me."
"She's so foolish, being deceived by that Xie Qining. The Xie family deliberately made her feel guilty so they could bully and order her around." In fact, Susu had heard about this last night and had been feeling indignant.
What era is this? There are still in-laws who bully people like this.
Xiao Anjing clenched his fists, a pang of heartache shooting through him. "The Xie family is too much. If I encounter them, I will definitely teach them a lesson!"
Susu thought that those things were in the past. No matter how foolish or muddled Lan Yu was before, after experiencing so much, she should have woken up and become rational. However, the emotional scars were not so easy to heal.
"You must understand her past experiences. It made her like a hedgehog towards men, so she definitely can't accept a new relationship without psychological barriers for a while. Whether you want to give up or continue to try, that's up to you. If you're not just acting on impulse and still want to be with her, then you need to put in more love and patience."
"Okay, I understand."
Susu said with some uncertainty, "My intuition, just a hunch, she should also have feelings for you, but she's hiding it very well..."
"So, you're saying she didn't want this child, and perhaps if she had known, she would have told me and kept the child?"
"I think she definitely would have. Think about it, she always thought she was infertile. After finally getting pregnant, to be a complete woman, how happy would she be? I think she must be very sad about losing the child."
Xiao Anjing's dejected eyes gained a glimmer of light. Why didn't she tell him these things earlier? If not for Susu, he might have foolishly let her go.
Susu then reminded him to make sure Lan Yu drank the black chicken soup. Without entering the ward again, she left the hospital.