Xiao Li smiled and asked, "Uncle, have you thought of a name for our Mianmian yet?"
Mianmian is the nickname for the daughter of Xiao Li and Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao shook his head, "Not yet, none of them feel right..."
Since learning Xiao Li was pregnant, Qin Xiao had been thinking about names, but up until now, he still hadn't come to a decision.
Xiao Li still remembered that when they were picking names, Qin Xiao wrote down a whole bunch of names for boys, but none of the girl names he wrote was satisfactory.
According to Qin Xiao, boys' names don't need much thought as long as the characters fit a male...
But for girls' names, they can't be settled easily, lest his little darling might be teased by her friends when the time comes.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li covered her mouth with a smile, "Just don't let it be that by the time the two of us get discharged, you still haven't come up with one..."
Qin Xiao frowned, "Still, we can't rush it either!
Giving it more thought won't hurt..."
Xiao Li laughed, "Uncle, how about we call her Qin Chu?"
Chu: means beginning, everything starts anew, like a rebirth.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao was first stunned, but then he understood the meaning behind the name and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, Qin Chu it is."
Xiao Li smiled, knowing that Qin Xiao understood her intention, but also knowing he only grasped part of it.
Qin Xiao surely thought that, having walked through the gates of hell and back, the name Chu signified a rebirth.
However, she chose this name for its deeper meaning of completely severing ties with her past life...
Because only recently did she remember that it was around this time in her past life that she left this world; perhaps this accident was her tribulation, and once over it, everything would truly be different.
And Qin Chu was the most significant difference between her two lifetimes; the birth of her child also marked her rebirth.
Thinking of this, Xiao Li suddenly longed to see the child, "I can't wait to see Mianmian..."
Since Xiao Li couldn't easily get out of bed yet and Qin Chu was still in the incubator, she hadn't been able to see Qin Chu until now...
She had only seen her in photos on the phone...
Qin Xiao stroked her face, "Soon, just two more days..."
Xiao Li nodded, "I'm a bit tired now, I'll take a nap."
Qin Xiao, "Alright."
In no time, Xiao Li fell asleep, and once he was sure she was completely asleep, Qin Xiao left the ward to make a phone call...
Once the call connected, the other side remained silent, while Qin Xiao coldly gave instructions, "Investigate Jiao Zhuang's matter thoroughly."
"Yes..."
Previously, Qin Xiao didn't know that Jiao Zhuang was targeting Xiao Li; he just thought it was a medical disturbance incident.
Although he hated Jiao Zhuang for harming Xiao Li, he only thought about how to make them suffer more punishment, and never considered investigating him...
But now...
Unless the hand behind the scenes is dealt with, how can he be at ease?
In the basement of an apartment not far from the hospital, a scarred-faced woman with uneven legs sat on an iron bed, while another elegantly dressed woman stood nearby, pale-faced...
"Miss Xiao, didn't you say you just wanted Jiao Zhuang to stir up some trouble, so Xiao Li's internship wouldn't go too smoothly?
Why did it escalate so much?
I heard from my former colleagues at the hospital that Xiao Li almost died.
Do you know I haven't dared to leave the house these past few days, afraid they might trace it back to me..."
Miao Ting said fearfully, deeply regretting why she cooperated with this crazy woman just to get back at Qin Xiao.
Now it nearly cost a life, and if it traces back to her, she'd end up locked up.
Since leaving the hospital, Miao Ting had submitted resumes to other hospitals, but being dismissed made it hard for her to find a job; she hit walls everywhere...
As she previously worked at the hospital, for convenience, she rented her place nearby; without another job prospect, she hadn't moved, still living there.
Because she was still living near the hospital, she often saw Qin Xiao and Xiao Li together, going to work and coming home...
Every time she saw them, Miao Ting fumed, thinking how Qin Xiao cost her a job yet they got to be so happy together?
As her resentment grew, Xiao Yan approached her, claiming she too was wronged by Qin Xiao and Xiao Li.
In just a few words, she resonated with Miao Ting...
After that, Miao Ting used her former colleagues to snoop on Qin Xiao and Xiao Li, learning of Xiao Li's situation at the major internal medicine department, and later that she was going to nephrology, when she also happened upon Jiao Zhuang and learned of Jiao Yue's death.
Thus, through Miao Ting, Xiao Yan met Jiao Zhuang and used him to target Xiao Li in the hospital, while Miao Ting ignorantly assumed Xiao Yan only wanted to vent and Jiao Zhuang intended to get compensation from the hospital...
She never imagined Xiao Yan intended for Jiao Zhuang to kill in the hospital; when she first learned the news, Miao Ting was stunned.
On the iron bed, Xiao Yan simply flicked the ash off the cigarette between her fingers...
"What are you afraid of? Jiao Zhuang causing trouble in the hospital is a conflict with the doctors, just a medical disturbance.
It won't lead back to us, don't worry!"
Miao Ting, still tense, asked nervously, "Are you sure, won't Jiao Zhuang implicate us?"
Xiao Yan sneered, "He won't, not in a million years."
Xiao Yan's confidence stemmed from the fact that, at their first meeting, she portrayed herself as pitiful and empathetic to Jiao Zhuang's loss, and with a tiny bit of drugs, she coaxed Jiao Zhuang into bed.
This time, Jiao Zhuang acted because she deceived him into believing she was pregnant and had encountered the person who broke her leg, fearing they might harm her again.
Jiao Zhuang, thoroughly deceived by Xiao Yan, was only focused on helping her and protecting the unborn child he believed was his.
Thus, driven by Xiao Yan's arrangement, Jiao Zhuang went to the hospital determined.
Convinced by Xiao Yan's assurance and recalling the numerous medical disturbance incidents nationwide every year, Miao Ting relaxed and left.
Only when Miao Ting's figure fully vanished did Xiao Yan scornfully utter, "Fool."
Having said that, she pulled out a suitcase from under the bed, packed some important items, and left the basement she had lived in for more than half a year.
Unlike Miao Ting, Xiao Yan was not naive; she knew the Qin Family's capabilities meant they could trace her quickly, and she already realized Qin Xiao wasn't simply a university professor.
With the situation as it was, Xiao Yan had been hiding carefully, wanting to see if Xiao Li survived.
Now that she knew, it was time to leave; staying longer might mean getting eliminated.