Ye Ciqing glanced at the alley where Brother Long had died and smiled disdainfully.
"Hurry up, Cici, stop daydreaming!" Ye Ciqing's mother urged from ahead.
"Alright~ Coming right away!" Ye Ciqing waved to his mother and Ye Yiqing, who was carrying a lot of things behind him.
"Hehe~ Our Yiqing is the most sensible one, he knows to help his mother carry things." Ye's mother smiled like a little girl, walked up to Ye Yiqing and reached out to pat his head.
However, due to her height and the bag hanging on her arm, she couldn't quite reach Ye Yiqing's tall stature of 1.8 meters.
It was only after Ye Yiqing lowered his head that she was able to touch him.
"Of course, our Cici is always the most obedient. You're all my good babies~"
The three of them then continued walking down the street, preparing to buy ingredients for making dumplings.
Along the way, people kept turning back to look at Ye's mother, but they were all turned away by the frightening glares from Ye Yiqing and Ye Ciqing.
The next day, Keke slowly opened her eyes while lying in the hospital bed.
Then, feeling refreshed, I stretched and yawned.
"I slept so comfortably~"
Suddenly she felt a slight pain on the back of her hand, then raised her hand to look.
Upon seeing the needle stuck in the back of his hand, he froze instantly.
Then his lips began to tremble violently, and his entire hand froze in the previous position.
It was only then that she noticed her surroundings.
How did I end up in the hospital?!
Keke tried to sort out her memories before she remembered what had happened last night.
Suddenly the door was pushed open, Hela walked in, carrying a fruit basket in one hand and a banana in the other, munching on it as she went, though it seemed she hadn't peeled it.
Hela...
Um, where's Instructor Qin?! Is he alright?
Keke was taken aback at first, then hurriedly asked Hela about the instructor's situation.
However, because of the needles in her hand, she dared not move around.
He's fine, but he wants to be discharged.
Hela placed the fruit basket by her bedside, then ate the banana in her hand, peel and all.
"Oh, that's good. But why does he want to be discharged so soon? I remember he was badly injured."
"I don't know." Hela shook her head, then took an apple from the fruit basket and started eating it.
Just then, a nurse came in carrying an IV bag.
Upon seeing the nurse and the things in her hands, Keke trembled at first, then asked timidly.
"Um... when can I be discharged from the hospital...?"
"Your condition isn't too serious. You can be discharged after this IV drip is finished." She said this while changing the IV line.
Hearing this, Keke breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to ask,
"Um, do you know when Qin Gucheng can be discharged from the hospital?"
The nurse sighed helplessly after hearing this, " Qin Gucheng, I know, his injury should have required at least a week in the hospital."
He said he wanted to spend the Lunar New Year with his family and insisted on being discharged from the hospital today, saying that his injuries were nothing serious.
Ugh... this is utterly reckless.
"Huh? So, what happened in the end?"
"In the end, we had no choice but to discharge him this afternoon."
The nurse shook her head, picked up the empty IV bag, and left.
After the nurse left, only Keke and Hela remained in the ward.
"Sister Hela, Instructor Qin was injured because of us."
Um... I want to see him off when he's discharged from the hospital.
Then she lowered her head, somewhat ashamed.
"Actually, the main reason is because of me. If I hadn't gone to the bar, he wouldn't have gotten hurt."
Hela, if you don't want to go, I can go with him by myself.
"I'll stay with you." Hela swallowed the apple core and decided to stay with Keke without the slightest hesitation.
Keke was overjoyed. "Really?! That's wonderful! Hela, Hera!"
"But you seem to have eaten something strange just now..."
"Mr. Qin, I know you want to spend time with your family, but you can't joke around with your health..."
A bald-headed, experienced doctor in a white coat looked at Qin Gucheng, who was still wrapped in bandages and about to put on his clothes and leave, and earnestly advised him.
Qin Gucheng put on his clothes, looked at the doctor, and thanked him profusely.
"Thank you, Doctor Qian, I appreciate your kind gesture."
But... I still have to go home to be with my family.
After saying that, he got up and walked towards the door.
"You've suffered such serious injuries all by yourself, and none of your family is here with you. I don't think you deserve this at all!"
"Doctor Qian said to Qin Gucheng's retreating figure."
Qin Gucheng suddenly stopped when he heard the doctor say that.
"Doctor, I know you mean well, but please don't make assumptions without knowing the full story!"
Then Qin Gucheng slammed the door and left, leaving Doctor Qian alone, shaking his head and sighing.
" Instructor Qin!"
As soon as Qin Gucheng stepped out, he saw Hela and Keke calling out to him, and then they came running over excitedly.
"Why haven't you two left yet?" Qin Gucheng asked, reverting to his previous listless demeanor.
Keke blushed slightly and said shyly, "Well, after all, the instructor got injured because of us, so I wanted to take care of you."
"I don't need any help. You should all go home for the New Year."
Qin Gucheng shook his head and turned to leave.
"Hey! Instructor, don't go!" Keke grabbed Hela and hurriedly chased after them.
"Instructor, Hela and I can't go home for the New Year for some reason, and on top of that, you're so badly injured..."
At least let us see you off.
The instructor stopped and pondered for a while with his head down.
Then she sighed softly, "Alright then, you can come to my house and celebrate the New Year together."
"Yay! Thank you, instructor!" Keke cheered, pulling Hela along.
Seeing Keke jumping up and down with joy, the instructor seemed to remember something and smiled happily, but his expression quickly turned somber.
"Let's go, Instructor. Is your home far from here? Do we need to take a taxi?" Keke picked up her phone and asked the instructor with a smile.
"It's a bit far, but I can take a taxi. We need to buy groceries on the way." Qin Gucheng said as he led Keke and Hela out of the hospital.
Suddenly Keke stopped, clutched her head, and exclaimed, "Oh right, the groceries Hela and I bought are still at the hotel we booked!"
"Driver, how much is this trip? I'll scan your code." Sitting in the passenger seat, Qin Gucheng took out his phone to scan the code and pay.
But the taxi driver raised his hand to stop him.
"No need, it's the Lunar New Year, and you're a soldier, this trip is free!"
The taxi driver waved his hand dismissively.
But Qin Gucheng was somewhat stunned.
How did you recognize me as a soldier?
The driver laughed heartily, "I used to be a soldier. I can tell at a glance whether someone is a soldier or not."
Now that I'm retired, being a taxi driver is just another way for me to serve the country.
But young man, you are still young and need to protect your country. Keep this money for yourself.
After saying that, he waved to Qin Gucheng.
Qin Gucheng didn't know what to say for a moment, but he still got out of the car and sincerely thanked the driver.
Keke and Hela, who were sitting in the back row, also got down to thank him.
"Haha! You are all the hope for the future of our country, keep up the good work!"
After saying that, the driver waved and drove away.