Chapter 1095: A Failed Marriage

Qin Yiyan wanted to ask Liu Xin'ai to take the elevator together.

But he noticed her staring at the bouquet, wanting to say something but hesitating.

This made Qin Yiyan look at the flowers in his arms as well.

"What is it, are there flowers in there that your father doesn't like?"

"Where did you get these flowers?"

Liu Xin'ai was puzzled.

"Order flowers online, and staff will deliver them to the door."

Hearing the answer, Liu Xin'ai suddenly realized.

Then, she felt a bit annoyed.

Even a small matter like sending flowers had been considered by Qin Yiyan...

"Don't just stand there, let's go."

The two took the elevator to the hospital room.

At this moment, Liu Tengnian had just woken up, and his spirits were quite good.

Seeing his daughter and son-in-law, he perked up and said with a smile: "Why are you two here? Don't you have to work today?"

"Yes, today is a day off. It just so happens that neither Xin'ai nor I have to work overtime, so we came to see you," Qin Yiyan said, placing the bouquet on the table.

The faint fragrance of the flowers drifted into Liu Tengnian's nose.

He took a deep breath and fell into memory: "Xin'ai's mother loved lilies very much and often planted them in the garden."

"Often?"

Qin Yiyan was a bit puzzled.

"My wife liked to grow flowers, but she wasn't good at it, so often, as she raised them, they would turn into withered grass."

Mentioning the past, Liu Tengnian's expression was gentle.

The two young people also smiled upon hearing this.

After laughing, Qin Yiyan suddenly looked at Liu Xin'ai and said: "Lilies are also Xin'ai's favorite flowers; she was the one who picked this bouquet."

Liu Xin'ai was surprised.

She did not understand why Qin Yiyan would lie.

Liu Tengnian, however, felt comforted by Qin Yiyan's words.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Xin'ai is really like her mother.

Seeing her, it's as if I'm seeing her mother. Recently... I've been thinking about her often."

The days of being ill are lonely and hard to endure.

Liu Tengnian could only rely on memories to find solace.

But dwelling on too many memories easily makes one despondent.

At this moment, Liu Tengnian had a lonely expression and low spirits.

Seeing this, Qin Yiyan changed the subject and said: "Xin'ai attended a seminar a while ago and ran into her teacher. Now they are working hard together to research a project; as long as they can overcome the difficulties, they can develop a Special Effect Medicine to alleviate your pain."

"Is that so..."

Liu Tengnian did not show the ecstasy of a desperate person finding hope; instead, he was very calm.

He knew his own body better than anyone.

Otherwise, why would he have forced Xin'ai to marry...

Forget it.

What is the use of thinking about these things now...

Hearing Qin Yiyan talk about her profession, Liu Xin'ai couldn't help but let her tone rise slightly: "Dad, the research is currently in the early stages, but progress is very smooth!"

Looking at his daughter's shining eyes, Liu Tengnian couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache and took her hand.

"Just do your best, you... still have to put your health first. Look at you, you seem to have lost a lot of weight since the last time we met... You are a married person now, you have to take good care of yourself..."

Liu Xin'ai nodded.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Qin Yiyan looking at her with a half-smile.

This made Liu Xin'ai a little uneasy.

Because...

She discovered that whenever this guy made this expression, his next step would be to be sarcastic!

The current atmosphere was very good.

Her father was also very happy.

Liu Xin'ai didn't want Qin Yiyan to ruin all of this, so she turned her head and said: "Do you... want to eat some fruit?"

Qin Yiyan was stunned.

He had just been looking at Liu Xin'ai because he felt she was rarely so docile.

He didn't expect that after staring for a while, she would actually take the initiative to care about him.

Facing this unsolicited concern, Qin Yiyan naturally wouldn't refuse, and he curled his lips into a smile: "Sure, I'd like an orange."

"An orange, it seems like here..."

Liu Xin'ai prayed that there was no such fruit in the hospital room.

But with a sweep of her eyes, she saw two big, round, yellow-orange oranges lying in the fruit tray!

With her hopes dashed, Liu Xin'ai could only get up to cut the fruit.

While she was cutting the fruit, Qin Yiyan and Liu Tengnian chatted about company matters.

Although Liu Tengnian was ill, his train of thought was still very clear when talking about business matters.

The two of them were also chatting more and more congenially.

But Liu Xin'ai could sense that Qin Yiyan...

was intentionally masking his sharpness to make her father happy.

Qin Yiyan was not a patient person.

Yet at this moment, he was actually spending his break time coaxing an elder with whom he had no blood relation...

What was the purpose behind this?

Liu Xin'ai was preoccupied with her thoughts and became somewhat distracted.

Immediately after, she felt a sharp pain in her fingertip; she had actually grazed it right against the blade!

"Ah—"

Liu Xin'ai could not help but cry out.

Hearing the sound, Qin Yiyan immediately walked around to her.

Seeing that Liu Xin'ai was injured, he immediately found a cotton swab and iodophor to help her treat the wound.

Liu Xin'ai was not used to being taken care of by Qin Yiyan and reached to take the cotton swab.

But Qin Yiyan dodged away.

He then suddenly revealed a somewhat annoyed expression: "It's my fault; usually the servants do these things."

His words made Liu Xin'ai feel awkward inside.

She felt his performance was a bit over the top.

After all, she was an adult and a doctor, not some little princess who had never done a day's work in her life.

However, the two men present did not find this scene awkward at all.

Especially Liu Tengnian, who was already full of gratification: "Seeing that you two have such a good relationship as husband and wife, I can finally rest easy."

Husband and wife relationship...

Good?

Liu Xin'ai looked toward Qin Yiyan.

She thought to herself that for her father to have such an idea, it was all thanks to the excellent acting skills of the man before her.

But no matter how good his acting was, he couldn't act for a lifetime, could he?

Once he no longer wanted to pretend, wouldn't he still reveal his true colors?

Then what was the point of pretending to be a loving couple now?

Liu Xin'ai could not figure it out; she looked at Qin Yiyan's profile and fell into deep thought.

Qin Yiyan could feel that Liu Xin'ai was looking at him.

He had assumed this woman would look away after a moment.

But... she did not.

Even until Qin Yiyan finished applying the bandage for her, Liu Xin'ai did not shift her gaze.

Qin Yiyan felt a sense of amusement.

Since he was facing away from Liu Tengnian, he curled his lips into a playful smirk and asked in a low voice: "Moved?"

Only then did Liu Xin'ai snap back to reality.

She hurriedly lowered her eyes and replied in a low voice: "No, I am just ashamed of my own acting skills compared to yours."

Just as her voice fell, Qin Yiyan pressed down on the wound he had just wrapped.

Although it was not hard, it still made her frown sharply in pain!

By the time Liu Xin'ai looked over with resentment, Qin Yiyan had used the excuse of his phone ringing to go outside the ward to take a call.

With him gone, Liu Tengnian could finally have some private words with his daughter.

"Xin'ai, seeing you two like this now, I can finally rest easy..."

Liu Tengnian let out a sigh of relief.

But a flash of bitterness crossed the depths of Liu Xin'ai's eyes.

If Dad knew what Qin Yiyan was like in private...

would he still be able to say such things in such a relaxed tone?

However, Liu Xin'ai actually hoped her father would not know the truth.

Otherwise, he would certainly be unable to recover in peace.

Seeing the bouquet still sitting on the bedside table, Liu Xin'ai walked over and carefully inserted the flower stems into the vase.

Liu Tengnian saw that she was emotional and sighed helplessly.

"Xin'ai, I know you might have resentment in your heart, but... things have reached this point. Yiyan is a good child. Even if your feelings for him aren't deep, being a plain, ordinary couple... is also quite nice. Life is a long road; when you reach my age, you will know that having a suitable person by your side to accompany you is the greatest happiness..."

Liu Tengnian said the last sentence with a heavy tone.