The CEO is domineering, the devil Boss is addicted to pampering

Chapter 1352 Yunrui Enchanting: Supporting this family

In the fetal heart monitoring room, the equipment made a regular "dong dong" sound, like the beating of a small drum. Qi Ruixiang sat in a nearby chair, watching the undulating waveform on the screen, a rare gentle smile on his face. "Nian Nian is very healthy."

Yang Xiaotang turned her head to look at him and suddenly said, "Ruixiang, are you... feeling very uncomfortable?"

Qi Ruixiang's smile paused, then returned to normal: "No, why do you ask?"

"Nothing." Yang Xiaotang lowered her head and gently ran her fingers across the probe of the instrument. "I just felt... you were too quiet today."

Qi Ruixiang didn't respond, but simply reached out and gently held her hand. His palm was still warm, but Yang Xiaotang felt that there was something missing in that warmth, like sunlight through glass on a winter day, which looked warm but lacked true warmth.

After the examination, they ran into Yang Bin. The old man was carrying a thermos bucket and came over to them. "How was the examination? I made pigeon soup for Xiaotang."

"He's fine, Dad." Qi Ruixiang took the thermos and spoke naturally, as if he was talking about his own family. "The doctor said Nian'an is very lively."

Yang Bin hummed, his eyes swept across Qi Ruixiang's face, and suddenly said, "Have you heard about the Gu family's affairs?"

Qi Ruixiang paused and nodded: "I heard about it."

"Alas, such a good family..." Yang Bin sighed and stopped talking. He knew about Qi Ruixiang and the Gu family's past, and he knew he shouldn't say anything. But looking at this young man who had once loved someone madly, he felt that he was a little too calm.

On the way home, the atmosphere in the car was somewhat dull. Yang Xiaotang leaned back in her chair, watching Qi Ruixiang's profile as he focused on driving, the uneasiness in her heart growing tighter and tighter like a vine.

She should have been happy—Qi Ruixiang's indifference to the Gu family showed that he had truly let go of the past, that he only cared about her and the child. But why did she feel so uneasy?

Qi Ruixiang seemed to notice something was wrong with her. When he stopped the car at the intersection, he turned his head and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Yang Xiaotang shook her head. Looking at the concern in his eyes, she suddenly felt that she was overthinking it. "I'm just a little tired."

"Then go back and have a good sleep." Qi Ruixiang reached out and ruffled her hair, his movements so gentle that water could drip out of it. "Auntie should keep the soup warm so you can drink it when you wake up."

Yang Xiaotang nodded, but the uneasiness in her heart did not subside at all. She watched Qi Ruixiang restart the car. The sunlight shone on his profile, outlining his tough features.

This man gave her a stable life and a future to look forward to, but she always felt that beneath his calm surface, there was a deep sea that she could never reach.

As soon as he got home, Qi Ruixiang helped Yang Xiaotang into the house, made her lie down, and went to the kitchen to ask his aunt to heat up the soup. Every move he made was considerate.

Yang Xiaotang leaned against the head of the bed, watching his busy back, and suddenly remembered last night when she got up at night and saw him standing on the balcony smoking. The moonlight cast a long shadow on him, and he looked as lonely as another person.

She didn't dare ask at that time, but now she thinks that perhaps he had already known the news about the Gu family since then.

When Qi Ruixiang walked into the bedroom, he saw Yang Xiaotang staring blankly with her eyes open. He walked over and kissed her on the forehead: "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Ruixiang," Yang Xiaotang grabbed his hand, a pleading look in her eyes, "If... I mean if, if we encounter something in the future, can you... can you not carry it alone?"

Qi Ruixiang's body stiffened, then he smiled: "Silly girl, what could happen to us?" He patted her hand gently, "Go to sleep quickly, I'll take care of some work in the living room, call me if you need anything."

He turned and walked out of the bedroom, gently closing the door. In the living room, sunlight shone through the window lattice onto the floor, forming a bright strip of light. Qi Ruixiang walked to the window, looked at the old locust tree in the yard, and slowly took out his cigarette case.

The lighter clicked, and the light reflected in his eyes, flickering with complex emotions. He was indeed not moved when he heard the news about the Gu family. He really felt that he had no connection with that family.

But for some reason, Ye Muxue's appearance always appeared in front of him - the aunt who always liked to call him "Xiaoxiang" with a smile, and the elder who secretly advised him that "boys should give in more" when he and Gu Yunxi quarreled.

Smoke rings slowly dispersed in the air, blurring his vision. Qi Ruixiang took a deep breath and stubbed the cigarette butt into the ashtray. No matter how many entanglements there were in the past, they were all over.

He now has Yang Xiaotang, a baby who is about to be born, and a new life, and that is enough.

But he didn't see that through the crack of the bedroom door, Yang Xiaotang was looking at his back, the uneasiness in her eyes was like a tide, almost drowning her.

She didn't know where this uneasiness came from, but she clearly felt that something was quietly changing...

"I want the best intensive care team and two VIP wards next to each other." Su Xingya's voice was as steady as a rock. "Cost is not an issue. I just want them to receive the strictest monitoring."

Lu Jinqi was silent for a moment: "I'll arrange it right away. You... don't be too anxious."

After hanging up the phone, Su Xingya turned around and ran into Gu Yunshu rushing towards her. Her sister-in-law dug her nails into her arm and cried, "Mom, I'm going to be fine, right?" Tears covered her shoulders.

Su Xingya patted her back gently, but her eyes passed over the crowd and fell on the busy figures at the nurses' station - there was the nursing team she had just contacted, holding their certificates and registering their information.

"Crying won't solve the problem." She pried open Gu Yunshu's fingers, her voice filled with unquestionable calmness, "I must stay up all night tonight. Go buy some toiletries."

Gu Yunshu stood there in a daze, watching his sister-in-law turn and walk towards the dean's office.

The sound of high heels hitting the ground was crisp and powerful, like typing out a calming code in the chaotic ward.

The sunlight slanted in through the glass windows in the corridor, casting alternating light and dark shadows on Su Xingya's suit pants, which made people feel inexplicably at ease.

Half an hour later, Lu Jinqi personally took Su Xingya to check on the ward. Gu Mingcheng lay in the inner room, his ventilator breathing in and out white mist regularly.

In the ward next door, Ye Muxue lay quietly. The ECMO machine made a slight humming sound, and dark red blood flowed in the transparent tubes.

"The special care nurses are all experienced nurses transferred from the ICU," Lu Jinqi pointed to the bedside monitor, "and they'll notify me immediately of any fluctuations in the data."

Su Xingya nodded and reached out to tuck the corner of the quilt for Gu Mingcheng. The old man's hands were exposed, and his knuckles still had thin calluses from years of holding a pen, but now they were frighteningly cold.

"Please take care of her." Her voice softened. "Especially Ms. Ye. Try your best... to make her feel more comfortable."

When I walked out of the ward, the nursing team was already in place.

When I turned around, I found Gu Yunshu slumped against the door frame, his body limp and his face covered with tears. His beautiful eyes had lost focus.

Su Xingya took a deep breath, reached out to wipe the tears from Gu Yunshu's face, then moved to her side and gently placed her head on her shoulder!