Thinking that she still had to return to S City, Xiao Li remembered something: if she was going back to S City, what about Qin Xiao?
Come to think of it, she didn't even know where Qin Xiao worked?
In her previous life, when Xiao Zhennan introduced Qin Xiao to her, he only mentioned that he was a university professor, but didn't say which university?
Later, after she had an accident, Qin Xiao stayed in C City to take care of her. Xiao Li knew the Qin Family wasn't a simple one, so what exactly did Qin Xiao do?
Hesitating, Xiao Li opened her mouth and asked, "Qin Xiao, I heard from Dad that you're a university professor. Which university is it?"
Qin Xiao smiled and replied, "The Medical University of S City."
Xiao Li exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible? I've never seen you at the university!"
Qin Xiao laughed, "That's because I used to teach at the Medical University in B City. I just transferred to your school last month.
Since I haven't been to S City recently, I haven't signed the appointment letter yet. I'll sign it when I get there..."
Xiao Li was surprised, "So... when I return to S City, you'll be heading there too."
Qin Xiao nodded...
Xiao Li asked, "Which subject do you teach? Will I have to take your class?
Actually, no, I'm going out for an internship."
Xiao Li was a five-year undergraduate medical student. Normally, she wouldn't have to intern so early, but since she was in the clinical medicine program, she had to start interning in the first semester of her fourth year, spending a full two years in the hospital.
As she talked about the internship, Xiao Li thought of something, "Qin Xiao, could we keep our relationship a secret at the university for the time being?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao's eyes darkened slightly, "Are you really afraid of people finding out about us?"
There wasn't any displeasure in his calm tone, but Xiao Li could sense a trace of unhappiness...
Waving her hand, Xiao Li said, "No... I'm not afraid...
I was just thinking that this time when I return to school, I probably won't be staying long before heading out for the internship.
I don't want others to know because I don't want people to treat me differently because of you. I hope during these two years of internship, I can focus and learn a lot of real skills."
Hearing this, Qin Xiao smiled, "So, you're saying if we keep it a secret, you'd like me to be your 'underground' husband for two years...
That's not a short period of time!
If I endure such a grievance for so long, shouldn't you reward me somehow?"
Xiao Li was speechless at these words. Grievance...?
Is it really that grievous?
It seems...
Indeed...
A bit...
In doing so, it feels like she's undervaluing Qin Xiao...
"In that case, why don't we go public?
Or better yet, let's not intentionally disclose it, but if someone finds out, we won't hide it. We'll just be straightforward.
What do you think of that?"
Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow at this. He hadn't actually been opposed to it; he was just teasing her, not expecting there to be a surprising gain.
Since there's a surprising gain, he might as well accept it...
With a slight smile, Qin Xiao said, "Then let's settle it that way, neither deliberately announcing it nor hiding it."
Yes, the first thing to do after returning to school is to wait for his wife to finish class.
Xiao Li nodded, "But what subject do you actually teach?"
Qin Xiao calmly replied, "Medical technology."
Xiao Li said, "You studied medicine too, and you're my mom's student...
So, you graduated from the Medical University in C City, right?"
Qin Xiao nodded...
Xiao Li took a sharp breath, "C City's Med School, oh my! You're amazing!
I wanted to apply to C City's Medical University too but was slightly short on marks."
The two of them chatted away idly, continuing their conversation until Xiao Li grew tired, and they finally rested.
At bedtime, Xiao Li habitually nestled into Qin Xiao's arms to fall asleep; this had become a habit over the past month.
Though this habit was a bit taxing on Qin Xiao, as every day he ended up just holding his beloved woman for a pure cuddle, a pure sleep...
The feeling...
The next day, Xiao Li returned to the Xiao Family home, first settling the salary with Master Zhang to let him leave.
With Xiao Zhennan gone, there was no longer a need for a personal driver.
While Xiao Li didn't dismiss Aunt Xu and Uncle Geng, even though she would be going back to S City soon, someone needed to stay at the house!
After arranging everything at home, Xiao Li glanced at the small building of the Xiao Family once more before leaving.
After leaving the Xiao Family home, Xiao Li and Qin Xiao returned home.
Upon arriving home, they saw people sitting inside, and Qin Xiao immediately called out upon seeing the two in the living room, "Dad, Mom... you're back."
Xiao Li was taken aback, standing there in surprise...
Upon seeing them return, Qin's mother quickly stood up, pulling Xiao Li to sit beside her...
"Xiao Li! I'm so sorry! We, Qin Xiao's dad and I, came back late, we didn't even attend your father's funeral..."
Qin's mother lowered her head in guilt as she spoke...
Previously, when Qin Xiao and Xiao Li married, Qin's Father and Mother had just gone abroad for a trip. They missed the wedding because they couldn't be notified in time.
Later, after getting in touch and learning their son had gotten married, they decided to give the young couple some space, hence, they continued enjoying their time abroad and didn't return...
Having already set a return date, they had even turned off their phones, thus missing such significant news this time.
Last night, upon checking their email and seeing Qin Xiao's message, they quickly caught a flight back overnight, but they were still too late.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately shook her head, "Mom, you can't be blamed for this!
It's my fault for not informing you about my dad's health condition earlier on."
This is what Xiao Li said and indeed thought; she didn't blame Qin Father and Mother at all.
That's because she had genuinely forgotten to inform them about her father's health condition earlier on. And as for why she forgot?
It was simply because to this day, she hadn't truly come to terms yet with being married into the Qin Family.
She was just habitually thinking that having Qin Xiao by her side was enough, neglecting the presence of others in the Qin Family.
As for why Qin Xiao hadn't informed his parents, it was because he wanted Xiao Li to spend valuable time with Xiao Zhennan initially.
He didn't want his parents' return to disrupt Xiao Li and Xiao Zhennan's time together, which was why he initially prevented Qin Father and Mother from coming back.
This past month, Xiao Li and Qin Xiao had been staying at the Xiao Family home. Had Qin Father and Mother returned earlier, Xiao Li wouldn't have enjoyed such a relaxed stay at the Xiao Family home.
Though Qin Father and Mother wouldn't have said anything, just having them around would naturally cause Xiao Li to be more cautious in her actions.
However, the fact that Qin Father and Mother didn't make it to the funeral caught even Qin Xiao off guard; he hadn't expected Xiao Zhennan's passing to be so sudden, giving him no time to notify his parents.
Even Qin Xiao's elder brother, Qin Tan, missed the funeral as he happened to be on a business trip in M Country.
This resulted in no one from the in-laws' side attending Xiao Zhennan's funeral, which made Qin Xiao feel guilty towards Xiao Li as well.