Reborn! I Ditched the Run and Married the Heir-Chapter 319: Qin Xiao, How Dare You Hide This from Me!

Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Qin Xiao, How Dare You Hide This from Me!

"Teacher Xiao, here are your meds, remember to take them later." Yang Wangcheng handed a capful of medicine to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li looked at him helplessly and said, "Yang Wangcheng, you’re doing all the nurses’ jobs, planning to make them all unemployed?"

Ever since Yang Wangcheng found out about Xiao Li’s situation, his way of addressing Xiao Li changed, calling her "Teacher Xiao" all the time.

Not only that, whenever he had time, he would stay in Xiao Li’s hospital room, sometimes bringing meds, sometimes changing IV fluids, completely taking over the nurses’ duties.

Xiao Li was genuinely helpless about how he was acting.

"Teacher Xiao, the nurses have been working hard lately. If I lend them a hand, they can rest a bit!" Yang Wangcheng said with a smile.

During the pandemic, caregiving was indeed exhausting, so what Yang Wangcheng said wasn’t wrong!

Xiao Li took the medicine, "Alright, I’ll take the meds myself later. Don’t waste time here, go see if there’s anything that needs your attention.

Don’t think just because I’m lying here now you can slack off.

If you don’t take your internship seriously, trust me, your evaluation won’t be great when you leave the department."

Yang Wangcheng straightened his expression, "Got it, Teacher Xiao. I’ll go outside and help right now."

He then left the room, leaving it quiet. Xiao Li took her meds and lay back on the bed.

Oh, I really miss Uncle! I wonder what he’s doing now? And the kids, what are they up to?

In the lab, Qin Xiao was conducting multiple analyses with Zhang Yang.

At the villa, it’s the weekend, and after eating, the kids went off to do their homework.

Being independent from a young age, they’re quite used to their parents often not being home!

After a few more days, Xiao Li finally got discharged. As she was leaving, Bai Yu smiled and said to her, "You’ve finally been discharged, now I can officially say our hospital has zero patients."

Xiao Li chuckled, "Sorry for holding you guys back!"

"It’s good that you know! Hurry up and leave, don’t stay another second."

Smiling, Xiao Li walked out of the hospital and got into the transport arranged to take her to the quarantine site.

At the quarantine hotel, once Xiao Li checked in, sanitized thoroughly, she immediately grabbed her newly obtained phone to video call Qin Xiao.

Receiving the heads-up from Bai Yu, Qin Xiao was sitting in his car awaiting the call.

After half a month of not seeing Qin Xiao, the moment the video call connected, Xiao Li’s heart was filled with yearning.

"Uncle, I’ve been discharged and am at the quarantine site now, where are you? You seem thinner to me, how’s the gunshot wound on your back?"

Qin Xiao smiled, "I’m in the car, I haven’t lost weight, it must be the camera angle. The gunshot wound is fine, don’t worry."

Xiao Li nodded, "What are you doing in the car? Are you going somewhere?"

Qin Xiao smiled, "I’ve been sitting in the car following you, I saw you board the transport, entering the quarantine hotel."

Xiao Li was surprised, "You’ve been following me? I didn’t know, didn’t see."

She then walked over to the hotel window to look out, but she was on the tenth floor, and couldn’t see anything down below.

She had to quarantine for half a month, it felt so hard to endure!

Qin Xiao, seeing her actions through the video call, chuckled and said, "Don’t look, you won’t see me. Hang in there, we’ll meet soon."

Xiao Li nodded, "I know, Uncle, do you miss me?"

Qin Xiao gazed warmly, "What do you think?"

Xiao Li smiled contentedly, "Of course you do, Uncle, are the kids okay?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao went silent.

Seeing this, Xiao Li became nervous, "Uncle, did something happen to the kids?"

Qin Xiao shook his head, "No, it’s just that I don’t really know about the kids’ situation either.

Nini, there’s something I need to tell you. After you were hospitalized, I returned to the lab, busy isolating virus strains and developing vaccines."

Hearing this, Xiao Li pressed her lips shut, staying silent.

She thought Qin Xiao looked thinner because he was exhausted.

In his still-recovering state, he had returned to the lab. Could he handle it?

"Qin Xiao, is our country left with only you as a researcher?" Xiao Li’s voice had a tense edge, an obvious sign she was angry.

Qin Xiao chuckled softly, teasing, "Of course not, but there’s not many as excellent as me!"

Xiao Li huffed softly, "Pfft... as if, don’t think that praising yourself will let you off!

You seem really impressive now, just when you promised to recuperate at home, you went back to the lab as soon as I was put in quarantine.

And you even had everyone keep it from me for so long!"

During her hospitalization, Xiao Li couldn’t have her phone, but she still occasionally had Bai Yu video call with Qin Xiao to check on his injury.

Every time, Bai Yu insisted Qin Xiao was fine!

Pfft!

She was sure Bai Yu knew Qin Xiao returned to the lab, just kept it from her!

Qin Xiao chuckled softly, "Nini, it wasn’t intentional to keep you in the dark, but since you were hospitalized, we didn’t want you to worry, so we didn’t tell you!

You see, as soon as you were released, at our first video chat, I immediately told you."

Xiao Li rolled her eyes, "That’s only because I have a phone after discharge, and can video call you often.

You knew you couldn’t hide it for long, so you confessed. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have said a thing!"

"I would’ve told you, you know I wouldn’t hide anything from you. In the past, I’ve never concealed anything even more dangerous, right?" Qin Xiao continued, yet forgot his track record!

As soon as these words were out, Xiao Li shook her head, "No! Remember last time you went to Yue Wenwen’s place to catch someone, you didn’t tell me either until I called, and you ended up coming back injured.

So it’s not the first time you’ve kept something from me, hmm... Last time, I was too lenient considering your injury, which is why you dared keep it again!

I’ve decided! This time I won’t let you off that easy!

Qin Xiao, until my quarantine is over, you’re not allowed to call or video chat with me because I won’t answer!

Also, before my quarantine ends, you need to gain back the weight you’ve lost during this time! 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

When my quarantine is over, if I see you’ve lost weight and look paler than this patient, then I’m not talking to you again!"

With that, Xiao Li hung up the video call, angrily throwing the phone aside.

It’s not that she minded Qin Xiao returning to the lab. Just as Qin Xiao supported her work, she would unconditionally support his. She’s just upset he kept it from her!

Qin Xiao watched the cut-off chat screen, recalling Xiao Li’s fierce yet caring words, and smiled silently.