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Just at that moment, Quan Shaoqing suddenly stirred.

Apparently startled, he then opened his eyes and found the light in front of him blocked by a silhouette.

Looking up, he saw Gu Xiaoxi with reddened eyes, standing at the window of his car.

His heart constricted instinctively, he pushed the car door open and got out, took her hand, and asked with concern, "Why are you crying? Did someone bully you?"

The worry in his voice, each word like a heavy stone, struck her heart.

She dropped her luggage bag, reached out, buried her face in his embrace, and hugged him tightly.

For some reason, her heart felt so heavy at that moment, and tears involuntarily fell from her eyes.

"Be good! Is it someone from Department L who has bullied you? I’ll take it up with Mr. Zhang," Quan Shaoqing hugged Gu Xiaoxi. It was then he noticed that this woman had grown taller again. Now she had reached the height of his shoulders.

"I wasn’t bullied. It’s just that I missed you a bit," Gu Xiaoxi heard her own voice become stiff and choked up.

Quan Shaoqing felt a warm sensation in his chest, her words making him happy. He hugged her, stroked her hair, and smiled, "Have you really just missed me a little after such a long time?"

Faced with his words, Gu Xiaoxi felt her cheeks warm up again, "It should be quite a lot!"

Because he was the only one in her heart, she had never thought of anyone else besides him.

"I’ve missed you a lot too. Alright, it’s not safe outside, let’s go home first," Quan Shaoqing patted Gu Xiaoxi’s head, opened the car door for her to get in first.

He helped her with her bag and then got into the car himself.

Lin Mi quickly drove away.

Sitting beside Quan Shaoqing, Gu Xiaoxi looked at his haggard face and asked in confusion, "Have you been too busy with work lately? You’ve lost weight."

"It’s not just the workload, I’ve been ill.

Xiao Xi, you should get a doctor to have a good look at your superior officer, he always has pain in his chest, and once it starts, it doesn’t stop.

He has even fainted in the office several times.

" Lin Mi, unconcerned about Quan Shaoqing’s murderous gaze, said while driving.

"Fainted?" Gu Xiaoxi immediately grabbed Quan Shaoqing’s hand, urgently asking, "Have you seen Ai Xiang? Isn’t he a great doctor? Last time on Dream Island, he even auctioned off a life-saving herb, saying he wanted to refine an elixir."

Seeing Gu Xiaoxi’s concern, Quan Shaoqing hastily explained, "Don’t listen to Lin Mi’s nonsense, I’ll be fine as long as you are back. Ai Xiang has seen me, he said it’s nothing. Aren’t you reassured yet?"

"Ai Xiang hasn’t been back for a month. I don’t know where he has gone. Xiao Xi, your superior officer’s illness is a bit serious. You should pay more attention," Lin Mi said seriously.

Quan Shaoqing glared at him several times.

Lin Mi drove earnestly, pretending not to see and unfazed by his warning tone, he continued, "Now that you’re back, I’m entrusting your superior officer’s safety to you. Gu Xiaoxi, you have to take good care of him."

Lin Mi’s words weren’t needed; Gu Xiaoxi could already feel that Quan Shaoqing’s sickness was serious.

After returning to the villa, Gu Xiaoxi immediately found Ai Xiang’s number, sneaked into her room, and quietly made the call.

However, Ai Xiang’s cell phone was unreachable.

In the bedroom.

Gu Xiaoxi sat at the vanity, searching the room, hoping to find something related to Quan Shaoqing’s illness. But she found nothing.

At that time, Quan Shaoqing stood at the door, knocking forcefully.

"Xiao Xi, open the door!"

Gu Xiaoxi glanced around the room, tidied everything up, then sighed and opened the door, pretending to be relaxed.

"What are you doing inside that you have to lock the door and avoid me?" Quan Shaoqing bent down and directly picked her up.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, anxiously asking, "Tell me, are you really sick? I don’t want you to hide it from me."

Quan Shaoqing’s steps involuntarily stiffened, but he quickly regained composure, "I’m not sick, just encountered a bit of a situation. Don’t worry, when Ai Xiang comes back, he will solve it."

Faced with Gu Xiaoxi’s persistent questioning, Quan Shaoqing didn’t know how to keep hiding the truth.

Yet, he truly didn’t want her to know and worry.

He didn’t know how to start; they had just gotten married and been together for only half a year.

If his half-year with her became a lifetime’s burden.

He felt like a sinner.

Quan Shaoqing walked to the edge of the large bed and placed Gu Xiaoxi on the quilt.

Sitting beside her, he took her slightly cold hand into his own, smiling, "Wait for Ai Xiang, he’ll be back tomorrow."

A heart that had been hanging worryingly was still unsettled within Gu Xiaoxi.

She buried her head in his chest, listening to his strong, powerful heartbeat.

This reminded her of the first time Quan Shaoqing’s chest hurt.

That night, a stormy night, she stayed with him all night. And he was in pain all night, looking haggard the next day.

The symptoms now were so similar.

"Shaoqing! I hope you won’t lie to me about anything. I can handle being lied to by anyone, even by Song Jingyi. I may not care about that. But I can’t accept it if you lie to me," Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, as tears she couldn’t hold back threatened to fall because of her worry.

Yet, she had to hold them back and swallow them.

"You saw Song Jingyi?" Quan Shaoqing looked down at Gu Xiaoxi’s profile. Her face, growing ever more beautiful and womanly with each passing day.

"Yes!" Gu Xiaoxi responded casually, not wishing to talk more about Song Jingyi.

Quan Shaoqing could feel her resistance. Did this mean she still cared deeply about her good friend’s deception?

After all, she once trusted Song Jingyi so much.

"I won’t lie to you. Tomorrow, once Ai Xiang returns, I’ll tell you everything," Quan Shaoqing said solemnly.

Gu Xiaoxi lifted her head, cupped his face with both hands, and nodded vigorously, "I will trust you for now."

Because with just a night’s sleep, tomorrow would quickly pass.

She decided to wait for Ai Xiang to return. Little did she know, waiting for Ai Xiang’s return would turn into an eternal farewell with him!

Quan Shaoqing held Gu Xiaoxi, his gaze falling on her red lips.

Just as his lips were about to touch hers.

The man before her fainted without warning.

Gu Xiaoxi’s heart nearly leapt from her chest with fright.

"Quan Shaoqing, what’s wrong with you!" Gu Xiaoxi cried out in alarm, "Uncle Zhou, call an ambulance quickly!"

Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoxi grabbed Quan Shaoqing’s palm and poured her own Spiritual Power into his body.

But ten minutes passed.

Her Spiritual Power disappeared without a trace as soon as it entered his body, like a stone sinking into the ocean.

Quan Shaoqing lay on the bed, as if he were peacefully asleep.

Moments later, Uncle Zhou had called an ambulance and took Quan Shaoqing to the hospital.

After three to four hours of preliminary examination, the professor brought out a stack of documents and said to Gu Xiaoxi, "Madam, you can rest assured.

The superior officer is not ill, merely overworked and a bit run down.

Just pay more attention to rest and diet in the future. No need for hospital treatment."

"But, he hasn’t woken up yet." Gu Xiaoxi didn’t know what to do. Now that the old professor said his health was fine, but his chest kept hurting, what was really going on?

The old professor had never seen such a condition either, where the patient seemed to be sleeping rather than comatose.

How could a perfectly healthy man with no heart problems just faint?

This indeed was a peculiar case.

With all the back and forth, the next morning had arrived.

In the hospital room, Quan Shaoqing had an IV drip.

The doctors had given him some glucose and nutrients to help him regain some Physical Strength.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t sleep all night, watching over Quan Shaoqing but also too worried to fall asleep.

As dawn was breaking, the doctors took out the IV drip, but Quan Shaoqing was still unconscious, though fortunately, all his vital signs were very good.

Gu Xiaoxi stood in front of the hospital window, looking down at the city below.

Skyscrapers everywhere, the temperature was only nineteen degrees in the morning, and the air was still cool. With such advanced medical technology in the hospital, what kind of illnesses could go undetected?

Gu Xiaoxi pondered carefully.

It reminded her of Sharon whom she met on Dream Island.

She had been in a coma due to her soul being bound by Gu Feng.

But at that time, Sharon’s complexion was bluish, her breath weak.

Which again didn’t quite match Quan Shaoqing’s current condition.

Gu Xiaoxi thought for a long time but had no leads.

Today Ai Xiang would be back, but she didn’t know when he would arrive.