After Divorcing My Omega Ex-Wife - Chapter 16

Shi Yun raised her head and looked over. The grievance that had just risen inside her was swallowed back down again.

Shi Yun said, “I can do it myself.”

“Do what yourself? You can’t even press the call bell.” Xie Qingyun was somewhat angry. How could Shi Yun treat her own body so carelessly?

“I just can!”

“What if the blood flows back? You care that little about your own body?”

Their voices grew louder than the other. At first, they could still restrain themselves, but as the conversation grew more intense, the voices they had tried to keep lowered instead became even louder.

“Swish—”

The privacy curtain was pulled open by a nurse. She looked left and right at the two of them. “This is a hospital. Please keep quiet.”

“I understand. Sorry.” Shi Yun apologized awkwardly, then glared at Xie Qingyun.

When Xie Qingyun had come out, she was wearing a black mask and sunglasses, making her look especially strange in this setting.

She did not look like a good person.

The nurse changed Shi Yun’s IV bottle and looked Xie Qingyun up and down several times. In the end, after reminding them to speak more quietly, she walked out.

Xie Qingyun found a stool and sat down, glancing at the tablet that was playing.

On the screen was her own face. She raised her brows. “You like me that much?”

“Even while getting an IV, you still have to look at my face?”

Shi Yun’s face flushed. She looked down. Just now, in order to press the call bell, she had randomly paused the video. But maybe the blanket had touched the screen during the movement, because it had automatically resumed.

And it just so happened to freeze on this frame. She had not expected Xie Qingyun to come over either. She made something up. “Not at all! I didn’t even know you were in this drama beforehand.”

“Really?” Xie Qingyun leaned closer to Shi Yun’s face, wanting to see if there was anything suspicious in her expression.

But Shi Yun pretended very well, looking so serious that she almost fooled her.

Shi Yun quickly swiped a few times, exiting the viewing screen, but it froze on the homepage instead. In the upper-right corner was a small search bar.

And written there was Xie Qingyun’s name.

Both of them saw it. Xie Qingyun reacted quickly and grabbed Shi Yun’s hand as she was about to lock the screen. “Then what does this mean?”

“You specially searched for me?”

Shi Yun’s throat tightened. She did not know how to explain.

She lifted her chin. “What, am I not allowed?”

“No, no, no. How could you not be allowed? I’m extremely happy.” Xie Qingyun smiled until her eyes curved. She thought today was the happiest day of her life. In the first thirty years of her life, and in the next fifty, she thought she would never have a happier moment than this.

Shi Yun had specially searched for her dramas to watch. She even felt a little grateful that she had worked so hard to film before, allowing herself to have a place in the entertainment industry. Now there were many things for Shi Yun to watch.

If she had only acted in small supporting roles, would Shi Yun have had the patience to watch them bit by bit?

She did not dare think about it.

Shi Yun also smiled and casually put the tablet away, stuffing it under the pillow.

She did not meet Xie Qingyun’s face and turned her head to the side.

Xie Qingyun sat beside her and gently held the hand Shi Yun was using for the IV.

The air in the hospital did not circulate well, and the air-conditioning was still on in this season. Shi Yun’s hand was cold, so Xie Qingyun carefully warmed it for her.

Shi Yun’s fingers stiffened. She wanted to pull away, but endured it.

With her other hand, she picked up her phone and opened WeChat.

She had not replied to Qian Can’s message yet.

The previous message read—

Xie Qingyun went to see you. She won’t let Xiao Cui stay with her either. Persuade her and tell her to come back earlier.

Shi Yun thought for a while, then replied with one hand.

[Got it.]

Shi Yun lowered the volume and watched short videos for a while.

Lately, she did not know what was going on.

It was as if her short-video app had been invaded by Xie Qingyun. If she casually scrolled through ten videos, six of them were about Xie Qingyun.

Her app looked terrible.

She really wanted to uninstall it.

Shi Yun locked her phone and held it up in front of Xie Qingyun. “It’s so late. Aren’t you going back? Don’t you need an IV tomorrow?”

She truly did not want to stay in the same place as Xie Qingyun. The moment she thought of what Xie Qingyun had done earlier, waves of nausea rose inside her.

Xie Qingyun seemed to still be immersed in the sweetness from earlier, unable to pull herself out. Her face rippled with spring-water-like bliss. “I’m not going back. I’ll stay here with you.”

“What?!” Shi Yun cried out in surprise.

Xie Qingyun was startled by the sound. “What’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong? You don’t want me here?” she asked helplessly.

Shi Yun’s cheeks twitched twice.

Of course she didn’t.

“No, I’m just afraid it’ll be too hard on you. Don’t you still need an IV tomorrow?”

Shi Yun’s mind spun rapidly as she desperately tried to drive Xie Qingyun away.

Xie Qingyun’s gaze was very firm. “But I want to stay with you.”

Shi Yun bit her lip, even more determined than her. “I can do it myself.”

“But just now, you couldn’t even press the call bell.”

Shi Yun was momentarily speechless. “Then once I finish the IV, you’ll go back, all right?”

She felt she should go take the teacher qualification exam, or study child psychology. This coaxing-a-child tone was giving her an unprecedented sense of defeat.

Should she really have compromised this much just to make Xie Qingyun inject capital into Yinian?

What was the difference between this and being someone’s dog?!

“Ah-Yun, do you really want me to go back?” Xie Qingyun blinked twice.

Shi Yun nodded hard twice. “Of course. I really hope you can take good care of your own body.”

“Then all right. Once I see that your IV is finished, I’ll go back.”

Shi Yun let out a long breath as if she had been saved, and a gratified smile rose on her face.

Sure enough, child psychology worked.

She raised her head and looked. There were still about one and a half bottles left.

Time passed second by second. Every five minutes, she raised her head to look.

Closing her eyes, she felt somewhat resigned. How could it be dripping so slowly?

She reached out, wanting to adjust the IV speed, only to find that it was already at the fastest setting.

Accepting her fate, she pulled the tablet from under her pillow.

Then she discovered that Xie Qingyun beside her was holding her face in her hands and watching her.

Shi Yun tilted her head and smiled. “What’s wrong?”

Xie Qingyun spoke with a face full of expectation. “Are you going to watch my movie from earlier?”

?

Shi Yun suddenly felt that she had used the wrong method. Xie Qingyun was the kind of person who would shine with just a bit of sunlight, who would immediately push her luck and climb over your head if you gave her the slightest pleasant expression.

Shi Yun tried hard to keep her expression from looking too ugly. “I don’t think I ever said that, did I?”

“But I’m really looking forward to your evaluation.”

Xie Qingyun was very confident in her own acting. But after discovering that Shi Yun had been watching her previous drama, the excitement had instead been diluted, replaced by more worry.

She thought of the small flaws she had found when she reviewed her own performance afterward. Here, she should have smiled a little more openly. There, her lines should have been delivered more forcefully.

She had never cared this much about one person’s evaluation.

Because she liked her, she cared.

Shi Yun laughed awkwardly twice. “But I don’t understand film.”

Xie Qingyun quickly answered, “It’s okay! As long as it’s your evaluation, I’ll think it’s very useful!”

She knew that Shi Yun had carefully studied Zhao Zhilin because she was preparing to sign her. She also knew that Shi Yun had watched through Zhao Zhilin’s previous dramas.

Envy. She had never envied Zhao Zhilin so much before.

Over the years, all the good resources had flowed toward Xie Qingyun. Any good script would pass through her hands first.

She had also won all kinds of awards.

Professionally, she had long since had no regrets.

Many people in the industry compared her with Zhao Zhilin, but she had never taken it to heart.

But the moment she learned this, she truly envied Zhao Zhilin from the bottom of her heart.

When she and Shi Yun had just gotten together, they had also spent a relatively sweet period together.

Shi Yun would follow the production, but at that time, Shi Yun could only stay at the hotel. Xie Qingyun never let her go to the film set.

On one hand, the two of them were secretly married, and she did not want everyone to know their relationship. On the other hand, she also did not want Shi Yun to watch her act.

Perhaps that was what not loving someone meant.

At the time, although Shi Yun was bored being cooped up in the hotel, she still took tireless pleasure in it.

Gradually, Xie Qingyun grew tired of it. Whenever she returned to the hotel, she would see Shi Yun not needing to work, only holding the food she had bought from outside and placing it in front of her.

For no reason, she would grow angry. She herself had to stay up through the night, while Shi Yun did not have to do anything.

After it happened many times, she no longer allowed Shi Yun to go over.

Later, Xie Qingyun met Shi Yu. Shi Yu always looked very busy every day. When Xie Qingyun returned to the hotel, there was no longer any fresh food waiting.

Shi Yu would always sit in front of the computer, typing away.

Xie Qingyun did not know what she was doing, but she felt that the other person was working hard just like her.

Thinking of this, she could not help feeling that she truly was a bastard.

She had wasted all of Shi Yun’s sincere heart.

All that food had been found by Shi Yun online. She had repeatedly confirmed whether those places were advertisements before specially running over to buy local specialties or popular internet-famous foods.

It was only so that Xie Qingyun could taste the specialties of a city even while filming with the crew.

Thinking this far, Xie Qingyun lowered her eyes, her mood somewhat low. “If you don’t want to, it’s okay.”

Shi Yun did not know what was wrong with her now.

Steeling her heart and gritting her teeth, she agreed. “I’ll watch it. I’ll watch it later.”

The moment she said it, she regretted it. Wasn’t this just finding more frustration for herself?

Xie Qingyun raised her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Shi Yun. “Really?”

Shi Yun nodded. “Really. I do what I say.”

Thinking of what had just flashed through her mind, Xie Qingyun suddenly felt that she owed Shi Yun an apology.

“Shi Yun, thank you. And I’m sorry. I know I did a lot of wrong things before. I truly want to repent now.”

Shi Yun had originally been somewhat affected by the mood, but the moment she heard Xie Qingyun say this, her expression became a little strained.

The smile on her face faded a little. “It’s fine.”

Did an apology mean she had to forgive? She was not some saint.

The current Shi Yun had no right to forgive on behalf of the Shi Yun of the past.

Shi Yun pulled her hand back and said she was hot.

She took the tablet from under the pillow and, under Xie Qingyun’s expectant gaze, opened a game app.

She deliberately ignored Xie Qingyun’s disappointed eyes.

Then she focused on playing a matching game with one hand.

When she did not deliberately pay attention, the IV time instead passed faster.

The nurse came once in the middle. After Shi Yun cleared more than ten levels of the game, the IV bottle reached the bottom again.

During that time, Xie Qingyun kept glancing at Shi Yun’s tablet from time to time, always hoping she would open the movie from earlier.

But seeing Shi Yun’s fingers moving without stopping, she gradually gave up.

When the final bottle of medicine ran out, Xie Qingyun had promised something herself, so she no longer had a reason to stay.

She sat reluctantly on the chair, unwilling to move.

After the needle was removed, Shi Yun finally pulled herself away from the game and looked at Xie Qingyun. “Aren’t you going back yet? It’s late.”

Xie Qingyun said, “I’ll sit with you a little longer.”

Shi Yun could hardly sit still. Why couldn’t this person be driven away?

“You promised me just now.”

Shi Yun asked in confusion, “What?”

“You promised you would watch the movie.”

Realizing it was this issue, Shi Yun could not help wanting to negotiate with her. “Once you leave, I’ll watch it immediately.”

“Do I have to leave?” Xie Qingyun asked pitifully.

“You have to. You still need an IV tomorrow.”

“All right, then. You must remember to watch it.”

“I definitely will. Don’t worry.”

After Shi Yun finished coaxing the child, Xie Qingyun still refused to move. It was as if there were glue on the stool and Xie Qingyun had been stuck to it.

Even the best temper could not help urging her. “Hurry up and go.”

“Then I’m really leaving.” After saying this, Xie Qingyun stood from the chair and walked to the privacy curtain. She lifted the curtain, then put it down again. “I’m really leaving?”

Shi Yun raised the hand that had just had the IV. “Go quickly.”

Xie Qingyun looked back every three steps, reluctant no matter what.

After sending Xie Qingyun away, Shi Yun let out a breath of relief.

She waited about a few minutes to confirm that Xie Qingyun had truly left and would not come back before putting down the tablet.

Just now, she had opened the game only so she would not have to talk to Xie Qingyun.

She opened the video app again and found the movie from earlier in her viewing history.

Dragging the movie back to the starting point, she patiently tried to watch it.

But whenever the camera landed on Xie Qingyun, her thoughts scattered everywhere.

In the end, having no other choice, she opened a review app, searched for the movie, and carefully read through other people’s reviews.

Most people praised Xie Qingyun’s acting as excellent.

Many people spoke highly of her, saying she was acting as herself, chivalrous and righteous.

Shi Yun gave a cold laugh.

This was completely fan-controlled commentary!

If they truly knew Xie Qingyun, they would never use those words to describe her!

She angrily closed the tablet.

Lying on the hospital bed, she forcefully turned over.

Was she really going to sacrifice herself to this extent for Yinian?

She opened her phone and sent Chen Su a message.

[Let’s see if we can pull in other investment.]

Chen Su seemed not to be asleep and replied very quickly.

[?]

[What happened? Did you and Xie Qingyun fall out?]

Before Shi Yun could reply, Chen Su anxiously called her.

The ringtone sounded, and Shi Yun was startled. She quickly tapped the red hang-up button.

[I’m at the hospital. It’s not convenient to answer.]

[?]

[You’re at the hospital with her?]

[Something happened. I’m hospitalized. I just think Xie Qingyun’s funding isn’t reliable. What if it doesn’t come through? Are we going to drink northwest wind together?]

[Which hospital are you at?]

Shi Yun sent the address.

[It’s so late. Don’t come. I’ll be discharged tomorrow and tell you then.]

The message sank without a response.

Shi Yun did not mind. She turned over and stuffed her phone under the pillow.

She closed her eyes, but no matter what, she could not sleep.

Only a few days had passed from her discharge to her being hospitalized again.

Yet the things she had experienced felt as if they had spanned several years.

Her mentality had also undergone earth-shaking changes.

At first, she could not tolerate Xie Qingyun’s deception. Later, she developed a tiny bit of guilt over Xie Qingyun being hospitalized.

And now, complete use.

She worked hard to stop her heart from developing feelings for Xie Qingyun again.

But could those habits from the past truly be forgotten?

She did not know.

“Swish!”

The privacy curtain was pulled open again. Shi Yun thought Xie Qingyun had turned back. She sat up angrily. “Are you ever done?”

Chen Su’s hand was still on the curtain, frozen awkwardly in place. “What’s going on? Did you eat gunpowder?”

Seeing that it was Chen Su, Shi Yun’s anger instantly dissipated. “No. I thought Xie Qingyun had come. Didn’t I tell you not to come?”

Chen Su plopped down on the chair Xie Qingyun had just sat in. “Am I not welcome?”

“You being hospitalized is such a big deal. How could I not come?”

“Wouldn’t you chant it in my ear for the rest of my life?”

“Stop slandering me!” The appearance of her good friend swept away the gloom of the whole night, and even Shi Yun’s words carried a smile.

It was not the kind of smile she had forced out when talking to Xie Qingyun earlier. It was the kind that came from genuine happiness.

Shi Yun thought for a moment and felt that she could also switch careers and become an actress. After all, her acting in front of Xie Qingyun was so good.

“Tell me, then. What happened between you and Xie Qingyun again?” Chen Su picked up Shi Yun’s tablet, preparing to play a drama while listening to Shi Yun speak.

The moment she opened it, the tablet continued playing the movie from earlier. Xie Qingyun’s face appeared on the screen.

Shi Yun wanted to stop her, but it was already too late.

She covered her forehead. Was she having bad luck or what? The same thing had happened twice in one night?

“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”

Chen Su sighed several times in a row. “Looks like old feelings are still there.”

“They really aren’t.”

Chen Su tossed the tablet onto Shi Yun’s bed and spread her hands. “Facts speak louder than words.”

“She asked me to.”

Shi Yun concealed the cause and effect, only saying it was Xie Qingyun’s request.

Chen Su suddenly said, “Actually, I think she treats you pretty well now.”

“If you really still like her and can’t forget her, I think there’s nothing wrong with you two getting back together.”

Chen Su looked at Shi Yun seriously.

She sincerely hoped her good friend could obtain happiness.

She had been by Shi Yun’s side for so many years, and she had seen clearly how Xie Qingyun treated Shi Yun.

Now that Xie Qingyun had genuinely changed, she felt it could be considered.

Shi Yun asked in confusion, “Why?”

“Ah-Yun, in the future, you’ll understand. Meeting someone you truly like who also truly likes you is very rare. Many times, because of misunderstandings or small matters, missing each other can easily become a lifetime thing.”

“I don’t want you to grow old, lying in a rocking chair, and regret it.”

“After interacting with her, I feel there’s nothing wrong with her character. She just didn’t like you before.”

Shi Yun fell silent. She did not know how to tell Chen Su everything that had happened at home earlier.

Was there really nothing wrong with Xie Qingyun’s character?

Why was everyone praising her? Did no one remember the harm Xie Qingyun had once caused her?

“Are you saying this because she’s going to invest in Yinian?” Shi Yun knew this question would hurt her good friend, but she had no choice.

Chen Su paused. “A little, yes.”

“Ah-Yun, wherever the money is, that’s where the love is. When people interact, they always want something. I know Lu Yi wants my money, and I’m very glad that I just happen to have a lot of money.”

The words Shi Yun wanted to say were frozen.

Her good friend, just like her, was deeply trapped in a relationship and unable to extricate herself.

But Shi Yun had lost her memory and could start over. Her good friend had not.

“I’ll think about it some more.” Shi Yun did not want to brush her off, nor did she want to say something against her heart.

Seeing that Shi Yun did not want to talk more, Chen Su did not say anything more against her heart either.

“Sleep for a while. I’ll stay here with you.”

Shi Yun did not refuse again.

The next morning.

Shi Yun was woken by a burst of noise.

When she woke, Chen Su was not there. She opened her phone and saw a message Chen Su had just sent her, saying she had gone to buy breakfast.

She was young, and after resting for a whole night, she had already recovered more than half.

Her spirits were much better too.

She pulled open the privacy curtain, wanting to see what was happening outside.

Then she saw a woman. Shi Yun looked carefully before realizing it was Xie Qingyun’s biological mother.

Clearly, Su Lirong also saw Shi Yun and rushed straight toward her.

Before she and Xie Qingyun married, they had met each other’s parents.

The Xie family’s situation was rather complicated. Xie Qingyun had gone missing when she was young, and after becoming famous, she was found and brought back.

By then, the Xie family had long since had a new child.

Xie Qingyun’s position became awkward. It could be said that her father did not love her, and her mother did not care for her.

The marriage engagement between the two families had been arranged years ago. Originally, Shi Yun was supposed to be with Xie Qingyun’s younger sister.

By a twist of fate, Xie Qingyun had been found and brought back.

Naturally, the engagement fell to the older sister.

Xie Qingyun and Su Lirong’s relationship was not good.

Shi Yun did not know why Su Lirong had appeared at this time.

She could only brace herself to deal with it, but she vaguely felt that Su Lirong had come with ill intentions.

Sure enough, as soon as Su Lirong arrived, she sat in the chair and questioned her. “What is going on with you?”

Shi Yun was completely confused by the question and could only greet her first. “Hello, Aunt Su.”

After Xie Qingyun returned to the Xie family, she did not call Su Lirong “Mom.” She only called her adoptive parents Mom and Dad.

So Shi Yun followed and called her Aunt Su.

Hearing “Aunt Su,” Su Lirong’s expression did not look good. She wanted to put on the airs of a mother-in-law. “How did our Qingyun become this sick?”

Su Lirong slapped the bedside cabinet. “How exactly did you take care of her?!”

Her voice was not quiet. Some nosy people nearby stood around and peeked inside.

Shi Yun thought that she was an elder, and in this kind of setting, she really had no choice but to be patient. “Auntie, this is a hospital. If there’s anything, can we talk about it after going home?”

Su Lirong suddenly raised her voice. “So you still know to go home?! Let me ask you, how did the house get flooded like that?”

More and more people gathered around. A nurse came over and reminded them to lower their voices.

Shi Yun apologized repeatedly, feeling embarrassed. “Auntie, can we talk somewhere else? There are too many people here. And it’s not good for Qingyun’s image either.” She emphasized the latter half, thinking Su Lirong probably would not want to affect Xie Qingyun’s work either.

Su Lirong glanced back at the people around them, then stood up and shot Shi Yun a glare. “Let’s go.”

Shi Yun let out a long breath, led her to the stairwell, and sent Xie Qingyun a message asking her to come over as soon as possible.

Shi Yun spoke in a pleasant tone. “Auntie, the house was my fault. I’ll pay for the repairs. Don’t worry.”

Su Lirong gave a cold snort. “Of course you’ll pay! Are we supposed to make Qingyun pay?”

Now Shi Yun understood why Su Lirong had come. So she was here to protect her daughter’s wallet.

From the very beginning, Shi Yun had known that Su Lirong’s impression of her was average, especially after Xie Qingyun won quite a few awards and her career rose steadily.

Su Lirong’s lack of approval gradually turned into disdain.

She often made trouble for Shi Yun.

Thinking of the relationship between the two families, Shi Yun endured it. Later, after Xie Qingyun and Shi Yu became unclear with each other, Su Lirong intensified even more.

Chen Su had once told her that Su Lirong was the reincarnation of a greedy ghost, greedy to the core.

Shi Yun felt somewhat speechless and even more convinced that her decision to divorce had not been wrong.

Otherwise, who knew how she would continue to suffer under this family’s torment?

The stairwell door opened with a heavy sound.

Xie Qingyun pushed the door and entered, light falling against her back. Shi Yun had never once felt that her figure looked so majestic.

She was like a savior descending from the heavens.

Shi Yun walked to Xie Qingyun’s side.

Xie Qingyun had run over. The moment she received Shi Yun’s message, she had rushed over without stopping. Now she was still panting slightly, and fine sweat seeped from her forehead.

Shi Yun pulled a pack of tissues from her pocket and handed it to her.

Su Lirong warmly stepped forward and grabbed Xie Qingyun. “Qingyun!”

Xie Qingyun wiped her sweat and pushed Su Lirong’s hand away. “Why are you here?”

Polite and distant. This was her usual tone toward the Xie family.

“I came to see you. It must be because Shi Yun didn’t take good care of you that you ended up hospitalized!” After saying this, she gave Shi Yun a fierce glare.

Great. I’m taking the blame again.

Shi Yun rolled her eyes inwardly.

Xie Qingyun said coldly, “What right do you have to say that about her?”

Su Lirong looked at Xie Qingyun in shock.

Hadn’t this child liked Shi Yu before? Why was she now protecting Shi Yun?