He turned around, his gloomy eyes shooting directly at Shen Mochen.
Feeling the hostility in his gaze, Shen Mochen lowered his eyes, knowing that his continued presence was unnecessary.
And Qin Sijue’s look made it clear, he didn’t want him to stay any longer.
He glanced at the door to the restroom. Qin Sijue obviously wasn’t going to give him a chance to say goodbye to Gu Qiangwei, so he turned and left the ward.
After Gu Qiangwei finished in the toilet, she came out to find Shen Mochen gone.
Qin Sijue was sitting on the hospital bed, lifting his eyes to glance at her.
Gu Qiangwei was taken aback, realizing that he really didn’t like Mochen.
But if it weren’t for him today, she would not have known what Chen Peifang would have done to her.
She sat on the bed coming out of the restroom, beside him.
"If it weren’t for Mochen today, I really don’t know what would have happened."
"You’re that grateful to him?" he turned his head, his face full of emotion.
"Are you jealous?" she asked, using a light-hearted tone as she looked at him.
Qin Sijue glanced at her, his handsome face still displeased, and even a bit irritable.
After a while, he turned his gaze away, looking elsewhere, a deep expressionlessness on his face.
Gu Qiangwei truly didn’t understand now.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Turning his head, he could barely hold it in, "I asked you why your stomach hurt, and you didn’t say. But Shen Mochen asks, and you tell him?"
So that’s what was bothering him...
She didn’t speak up not because she wanted to avoid him blaming Grandma, that’s all.
"It’s just because I thought it was a trivial matter... not worth mentioning..."
"Not worth mentioning?" He seemed even more upset now.
She thought it was a trivial matter, one she’d rather share with Shen Mochen and not with him! Yet he had rushed back from City C, only for her to consider it a trivial matter and not worth mentioning to him.
In other words, was it fine as long as Shen Mochen was there?
Catching his look, Gu Qiangwei was stunned, realizing she had said the wrong thing again!
Looking at him, she neatly admitted her mistake.
Telling Shen Mochen was because he didn’t know the real reason, so she answered offhand that her stomachache was caused by eating seafood porridge.
Not telling Qin Sijue was because she knew once she told him, he would undoubtedly grill her until he got answers, asking why she went ahead and ate seafood knowing she shouldn’t.
If he knew the whole story, he would surely go back and blame Grandma, since he’s somewhat impulsive by nature.
Of course, that was still possible.
But she just thought it was better to avoid making a fuss over trivial things, especially since it wasn’t anything serious.
Who knew he would mind so much that she told Shen Mochen about it but not him.
Even after apologizing, Qin Sijue’s face remained stern.
"Don’t be angry." She began to coo, tugging at his arm.
"Isn’t it okay if I’m wrong? Next time, I’ll tell you anything and everything first, and not anyone else!" she coaxed him as if pacifying a big boy.
"Aren’t you angry any more?"
"Darling..." she brought out her trump card!
Qin Sijue felt a stir within, but his exterior showed no sign of turmoil.
Gu Qiangwei frowned, looking at his expressionless profile. This didn’t work?
It used to be very effective in the past.
She tilted her head, slowly moving in front of him, forcing him to meet her eyes.
"Aren’t you angry anymore?"
His eyes lifted to hers, deep and dark, but still, he remained silent.