"I’m here, I will protect you," Xu Qigang said assertively. After speaking, he waited for Sheng Ning to continue asking him for something, but she just compliantly smiled at him and crisply replied, "Okay!"
This unexpectedly made Xu Qigang feel slightly uneasy and he coughed lightly.
"I’ll go to get you food." He hurriedly left right after speaking.
Sheng Ning watched his departing figure, finding it amusing.
Once outside the hospital room, Xu Qigang immediately saw Su Huai’an holding a thermal container. They exchanged glances and Su Huai’an gave him a gentle smile.
Xu Qigang reluctantly extended his hand to take it after a long hesitation.
"Ningning is currently physically weak, and she really needs to be nourished properly. The food in the hospital is barely edible, so from now on our family will prepare it and bring it over!"
Xu Qigang felt conflicted inside. Xiao Ning would definitely be unhappy if she knew, but he wasn’t skilled at cooking, and the meals from the canteen were indeed not nutritious.
Choosing to accept the food from the Su family was truly the best option for Ningning at the moment.
"Why didn’t Su Yun come?" Finally, just as Su Huai’an thought Xu Qigang might refuse, Xu Qigang took the thermal container and asked.
"Uh..." Su Huai’an scratched his head awkwardly. His aunt was now spending all day by Meng Ping’s bedside, how could she have the energy for anything else? His uncle had called, and it seemed the talk did not go well.
So, they simply ignored their aunt. Thinking it over, Ningning was her biological daughter after all. It really was excessive for her not to come. Speaking of which, his aunt was becoming more and more incomprehensible. Saying she was foolish might even be an insult to the Su family’s intelligence.
Seeing the way Su Huai’an looked, Xu Qigang could guess everything. He could not help but snort coldly, sarcastically saying out of sympathy for the first time, "No wonder Xiao Ning is unwilling to acknowledge her. Anyone would feel the same. I’ll accept what you brought today, but please don’t bring anything next time."
"Captain Xu, my aunt is my aunt; we are us. She can’t represent the Su family," Su Huai’an pleaded.
"But it’s because of her that Xiao Ning had contact with your Su family, right?"
Xu Qigang’s words left Su Huai’an speechless, unable to refute.
Yeah! If not for his aunt, how would Ningning have had any contact with their family? It seemed they could no longer let his aunt continue her capricious behavior. It might be necessary for his father to step in.
"But... she can’t just skip meals, right?"
Carrying the items, Xu Qigang returned to the hospital room where Sheng Ning was shakily attempting to get out of bed and looked like she might fall at any moment, frightening him so much that he quickly rushed forward to catch her.
"Xiao Ning..." he murmured helplessly, "don’t scare me every time."
"I..." Sheng Ning stammered, her face flushed and her eyes darting as she avoided his gaze.
"What is it? Just tell me what you want to do." Xu Qigang carefully held her in his arms, barely daring to use any force, fearing he might touch her wounds.
"I want to go to the bathroom." Sheng Ning, despite being open, hadn’t become open enough to let the man she loved take care of her going to the restroom. It was just too embarrassing!
Hearing this, Xu Qigang stole a kiss on her cheek and carelessly said, "No problem! I’ll carry you there." Without further ado, he swept her up horizontally and effortlessly carried her into the restroom.
"Don’t be shy; we are husband and wife—it’s normal for me to take care of you."
Sheng Ning was dumbstruck, feeling that this man had suddenly become bizarrely open-minded. Thinking about being served by "Living Yama" in the restroom was exceedingly awkward. No, she had to resist to the end.