Chapter 674: Chapter 675: If you don’t want money, what do you want?
Although she was poor, and indeed quite short of money now, the life she saved was his, after all. So why did it feel as if she came to him begging for money? This feeling was truly uncomfortable for her.
Instinctively, she refused the check and tossed it onto the bedside table.
This action, however, caused Qin Sijue to frown unexpectedly.
“If you don’t want money, what do you want? To offer yourself in return?” He asked, his voice somewhat cold, his gaze somewhat deep.
But this frightened Ling Xi.
When she had first joked about offering herself in return, it was with a playful attitude! Well, okay, she had indeed felt some attraction to him back then, since he was so handsome and seemed so safe—a feeling any girl would likely experience upon meeting him.
But now that she knew he had a wife, of course she wouldn’t say such a thing again!
Nervous, Ling Xi couldn’t help but glance at Gu Qiangwei, her expression in turmoil, “I, I didn’t mean that at all!”
Gu Qiangwei narrowed her brows, somewhat puzzled by the few words Qin Sijue had spoken indifferently.
“So what do you want?” Qin Sijue asked, his voice stern.
Ling Xi looked at him, stunned for a few seconds.
She didn’t know what she really wanted; in fact, from the beginning, she hadn’t planned to want anything.
After all, from the start, she didn’t even know who he was, so she hadn’t thought about what reward to ask for after saving him.
After careful consideration for a few seconds, Ling Xi gave her final answer, “You’re fine once you get home, as for me… I’ll just return to the orphanage.”
After speaking, she glanced at Qin Sijue and Gu Qiangwei, then turned and walked toward the hospital room door.
Qin Sijue’s face was calm as he watched her departing figure indifferently.
After all, the only help he could offer her was money.
And since she chose not to take it, he naturally would not make any attempt to retain her.
At that moment, Gu Qiangwei unexpectedly spoke up.
When Gu Qiangwei heard Ling Xi’s final words about returning to the orphanage and caught a glimpse of her slightly desolate silhouette, she thought of her own days in the Gu Family, days devoid of parental affection.
Back then, she at least had a place that could be called ‘home,’ but with Ling Xi going back, not only did she have no parents, but her home had been destroyed because of Qin Si.
If she were to let her go back , it seemed somewhat unfacing.
Following her “wait,” Ling Xi stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and looked at Gu Qiangwei.
Gu Qiangwei did not put on any airs but instead moved to get out of bed.
Qin Sijue furrowed his brows, resisting her movement to get out of bed, “What are you doing?”
Gu Qiangwei looked up with a smile, “Don’t worry, now that you’re back, the baby and I will be fine.”
After speaking, she persisted in getting out of bed and approached Ling Xi.
“Why not stay here in Jingcheng?”
Ling Xi was somewhat stunned, “Stay here?”
Gu Qiangwei smiled, nodded her head, “Yes, you have graduated, haven’t you?”
Although puzzled, Ling Xi still nodded, “Yes.”
“Since you don’t have relatives or a home there, then stay here. Let Qin Si provide you with an apartment and a job. After that, you’ll have to be independent!”
In the big city, although life can be hard, with a stable job and a house, one can naturally survive in this bustling metropolis.
Gu Qiangwei’s words were very tempting to Ling Xi.
She had been an orphan since she was little, taken in by her foster parents and brought to the Ling Family at six, but when she turned sixteen, her foster parents passed away.