But what did that matter?
At least, at this moment, she was his.
She belonged to him completely.
“Captain Li, this girl seems to be only 18 or 19 years old. Isn’t she a little too young for you?”
The doctor took a chair and sat behind Li Qingcang. He didn’t look at Ye Tianxin, but couldn’t he look at Li Qingcang?
“And so? What’s the problem?” Li Qingcang asked coldly.
The doctor felt a lump in his throat. He stood up silently.
“I’ll be in the next room. Call me if you need anything.”
Soon after the doctor left, Xie Xuning came in. The doctor was startled.
“Greetings, Chief.”
“Good evening,” Xie Xuning greeted.
Xie Xuning walked to Li Qingcang’s side. He furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin.
“Qingcang, come talk to me.”
Xie Xuning’s voice was gentle.
“I don’t want to talk now.”
The anti-fever medicine was given to Ye Tianxin more than 10 minutes ago, but she was still hot.
Xie Xuning was angry. He pulled Li Qingcang away and said, “Look at you. Do you have an idea what you look like? You’re the chief instructor of military training, for heaven’s sake!”
“Uncle, if you want to punish me because of my affairs with Tianxin, I will accept it. I will bear it.” Li Qingcang’s hand was holding Ye Tianxin’s, and his eyes were filled with worry. Looking at Xie Xuning, he said quietly, “If you want to speak for Liu Xu, I want you to know that I won’t change my mind.”
“Qingcang, I know what happened. I’m not someone who can’t separate official affairs from private affairs. Liu Xu really shouldn’t have poured water on Ye Tianxin. Do what you want to do with her. I don’t have any objections. Although I’m your superior, I will not interfere with your work nor will I challenge your authority.”
After Xie Xuning finished speaking, his gaze landed on Ye Tianxin’s calm features.
The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she resembled his wife.
He thought that he was probably bewitched.
“I have brought Yan Ge over to temporarily fill in as the chief instructor of military training. You and Tianxin will go to the Capital Hospital overnight for treatment.”
Li Qingcang’s eyes widened upon hearing what Xie Xuning had said.
“Great.”
In front of Xie Xuning, Li Qingcang lowered his head and kissed Ye Tianxin’s forehead affectionately. He whispered, “Tianxin, I will take you back.”
“Wait.” When Xie Xuning saw this, he felt a little uncomfortable. He asked Li Qingcang, “Qingcang, are you really done thinking about it?”
Xie Xuning wasn’t aware yet that Ye Tianxin was his daughter, but this didn’t prevent him from asking Li Qingcang questions.
“She is still so young, and you are already…mature. There is an age gap between you two. What’s more, when you want to start a family, she would still be fulfilling her dreams… If you and her get together, the road ahead will be full of obstacles. Do you really want to be with her?”
Li Qingcang furrowed his eyebrows. He felt Xie Xuning asking him these questions was a bit strange.
“Uncle, this is a matter between me and Tianxin. No matter what difficulties she and I will face in the future, we will go forward hand in hand to overcome it together.”
When Xie Xuning heard this, it became even harder for him to say anything.
He wasn’t Ye Tianxin’s father, so he should watch his mouth.
He tousled his hair.
Deep in his heart, there was an unspeakable despondent feeling, and his chest hurt as if a big stone was clogging it.