Chapter 1400: Why Does Something Feel Off?

Liu Xin'ai felt a bit awkward.

However, she did not show it; instead, she sat calmly by Qin Yiyan's side and asked, "Is there anywhere that hurts?"

Qin Yiyan shook his head very slightly, his voice also very soft: "It doesn't hurt, but I am thinking about something."

"Work matters? You should put that aside for now; your father is helping to handle it."

"No, I am thinking about you."

Qin Yiyan's words made Liu Xin'ai immediately lower her eyes, avoiding his gaze.

Yet Qin Yiyan continued: "I was thinking, if I also pretended to have amnesia, would I be able to cling to you? But after thinking about it, my acting isn't good enough, and my skin isn't thick enough."

That final addition...

Liu Xin'ai looked at Qin Yiyan and questioned: "Why does it feel like you are insinuating something about me?"

Qin Yiyan curled his lips and said: "How would I dare? Come to think of it... we can be considered to have been through life and death together, right?"

"Mm."

"It really was thrilling; this life, it was worth it."

Qin Yiyan was reminiscing, but Liu Xin'ai said: "This kind of thrill, it is better to avoid it if possible."

It would be best... if we never encountered it again in this lifetime.

Qin Yiyan, however, took a broader view and sighed: "If it truly cannot be avoided, having someone by your side is also a kind of fortune. I was fortunate once, but in the end... I didn't know how to cherish it."

"Fortunately, you still have a chance to start over."

Liu Xin'ai's words made Qin Yiyan's eyes light up.

Even the way he looked at her changed!

Liu Xin'ai realized that Qin Yiyan had misunderstood, so she hurriedly explained: "I meant that you have come back to life."

This addition... made Qin Yiyan's eyes slowly dim again.

Watching Qin Yiyan's disillusioned appearance, Liu Xin'ai did not feel very good either.

She thought for a moment and then comforted him from another angle: "When you were in a coma, your parents were extremely worried. For the sake of the two elders, you must also take good care of yourself."

"Mm."

"In the future, there is no need to have Xiao'an take care of me anymore. If there is a need, I will arrange for someone from the Liu Family."

Was she intending to... draw a clear line between them?

Qin Yiyan did not want this, so he tentatively said: "Aren't we already used to it? Then let's just continue having Xiao'an take care of it."

"But some habits need to be corrected; after all, our status will be different."

Qin Yiyan did not react for a moment.

But after thinking about it, he understood that Liu Xin'ai meant that after the divorce, their status would be different.

At the thought of divorce, Qin Yiyan felt a sharp pain.

It wasn't his wound that hurt, but... his heart!

But Qin Yiyan did not evade it; he said with difficulty: "Once I can move freely, I will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with you."

Once upon a time, the divorce was Liu Xin'ai's hope for a new beginning.

But now...

Liu Xin'ai pursed her lips and said again: "Don't consider these things now, just focus on recovering from your injuries."

"Mm, if you are busy, just go back to the Laboratory."

"I have already asked for leave from the professor. During the time you are hospitalized, I will come to take care of you every afternoon."

This result made the guy who had just had dim eyes immediately reveal a smile.

Liu Xin'ai found it a bit strange; Qin Yiyan's emotions had been very stable before, so why was he so expressive today?

Could it be because of his injury?

While Liu Xin'ai was complaining in her heart, Qin Yiyan accidentally tugged at his wound, and his smile turned into pain.

Seeing this, Liu Xin'ai hurriedly said: "Don't talk too much, get some rest."

"Okay."

As Qin Yiyan spoke, his fingers moved slightly.

Liu Xin'ai looked and asked: "What do you want?"

"I want you to hold my hand, just like when I was in a coma. If you could kiss me..."

"That was your hallucination, that never happened!" Before Qin Yiyan could finish, Liu Xin'ai immediately interrupted.

"Oh, is that so?"

Qin Yiyan only said a few simple words before slowly closing his eyes.

And Liu Xin'ai's face... turned red bit by bit.

Regarding the matter of Liu Xin'ai going to take care of Qin Yiyan, Liu Qingze had some objections.

He knew that Qin Yiyan was injured because of his sister.

But it would have been enough to just visit him.

Why go every day?

What if this sparks something again?

But Liu Qingze's warning was of no use at all; Liu Xin'ai had already made her decision.

She even said: "My mind is made up; it will not change just because I have more contact with Qin Yiyan."

Liu Qingze did not believe it, curled his lips, and scoffed: "That's easy to say. That man almost lost his life for you. Looking at him lying there so weakly, you aren't moved at all?"

Liu Xin'ai's hand clenched gently.

How... could she not have been moved?

Watching that man lying there covered in blood, Liu Xin'ai felt as though her own heart had stopped beating at that moment!

However, facing her younger brother, Liu Xin'ai did not tell the truth, only responding indifferently: "I was moved, but I only felt the fragility of life."

"That's it?"

Liu Xin'ai looked at Liu Qingze and asked: "What else did you want me to feel?"

"This has nothing to do with what I think, but rather what is in your heart."

"My thoughts have already been spoken."

Liu Xin'ai's expression was very calm, and her tone of voice was also indifferent.

Liu Qingze stared at her unblinkingly, feeling that his sister at this moment completely lacked the liveliness and relaxation she had when she had amnesia.

Could it be...

Liu Qingze asked tentatively: "Sister, have you recovered your memory?"

"Yes, I have."

This result made Liu Qingze feel a sense of relief!

A smile also crept onto his cheeks as he said: "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Liu Xin'ai could not quite understand Liu Qingze's attitude and asked: "Would saying it sooner have changed anything?"

"Then I wouldn't have been so nervous!"

Hmm... Liu Xin'ai understood even less.

Liu Qingze, however, explained with a relaxed face: "If you've recovered your memory, you must loathe Qin Yiyan to the extreme and avoid him at all costs; there is even less possibility of the two of you getting back together!"

As Liu Qingze spoke, he felt a faint sense that... why did something feel wrong?

Oh, his sister had not avoided Qin Yiyan.

Her attitude toward Qin Yiyan was also very normal.

She even... took the initiative to look after him!

How could things have developed this way?

The more Liu Qingze thought about it, the more panicked he became, and the relaxation on his face had completely vanished!

He even asked cautiously: "Sister, you will leave Qin Yiyan, right?"

"Yes."

"Why does it feel like your attitude isn't very firm?"

Liu Xin'ai looked at Liu Qingze helplessly and retorted: "Then what would count as firm? Writing a letter in blood?"

"It doesn't have to go that far, but at the very least, you should be like me—whenever that guy is mentioned, I wish to never see him again for the rest of my life!"

Thinking of what Qin Yiyan had done in the past, Liu Qingze was still very angry.

But as the one who had experienced it, Liu Xin'ai no longer had any emotional fluctuations.

She only said with a hint of emotion: "Some things are not just black and white, and if one lives in hatred forever, will one be happy?"

"Then are you happy now?"

"It's alright."