Chapter 9

When Fu Xiangze returned to the ward, Bian Li had already woken up.

She looked pale and weak. Fu Xiangze approached and asked, “How are you?”

She replied sickly, “It doesn’t hurt that much anymore.”

Bian Li looked at his indifferent expression and said nothing. He looked a little fierce when he frowned and didn’t smile. “What’s wrong with you?”

Fu Xiangze said coldly, “It’s okay.”

The doctor told her that she couldn’t eat yet, and gave her a cotton swab dipped in warm water to wipe her lips. She looked at him approaching and subconsciously turned her head, but Fu Xiangze immediately said, “Don’t move.”

“You…” Then she realized that he was carefully wiping the corner of her lips. Soon the doctor came in to check on her.

Fu Xiangze, “Doctor, how is she now?”

“It’s fairly stable. You can be discharged this afternoon.”

“Okay, thank you, doctor.”

“Yeah.” After Fu Xiangze watched the doctor leave, he turned to look at Bian Li, and suddenly remembered how greedy she was when she ate ice cream snacks yesterday.

“It’s a good thing I was here last night. What are you going to do if I’m not around anymore?”

Bian Li thought he had caused trouble for him, and looked at him apologetically, “Sorry for the trouble.”

Fu Xiangze didn’t show any expression, but he just replied with one word faintly, “Yeah.” Bian Li knew that he was in a bad mood.

Bian Li felt a little guilty and didn’t dare to say anything more. At noon, Fu Xiangze came back with a bowl of porridge.

Judging from the packaging, it should be takeout ordered from a certain store, and the price doesn’t look cheap.

He said, “Drink the porridge first, and then I will take medicine.”

Bian Li had no appetite at all, but he still sat up obediently. Fu Xiangze sat next to him and brought the porridge over. Bian Li wanted to take it, but Fu Xiangze refused, “I’ll do it.”

Bian Li withdrew his hand and watched Fu Xiangze pick up the spoon, scoop a mouthful of porridge, blew on it, and handed it to her mouth. She opened her mouth in a daze and ate it.

As far as I can remember, only my aunt would take care of her like this…this is the first time that a boy has taken care of her like this.

The porridge tasted better than she had imagined. She pursed her lips and Fu Xiangze asked calmly, “Is it delicious?”

Bian Li smiled and nodded, “Yeah.”

At this time, there was a knock on the door. The two looked over and saw that it was Fang Yixing. Bian Li said in a sickly voice, “Brother, why are you here?”

“Come and see during your break. Are you feeling better?”

Bian Li nodded while eating, and the spoon accidentally touched the corner of her mouth, which was stained with porridge. Fu Xiangze picked up a tissue and gently wiped it for her.

Fang Yixing looked at Fu Xiangze. Although this man didn’t like to talk much, he was still very good at taking care of his sister.

Then he said, “Tsk, tsk, tsk, oh, I’m choking.”

Bian Li glanced at Fu Xiangze, but Fu Xiangze ignored Fang Yixing’s teasing and continued to feed her.

Then he found time to ask, “Are you free?”

“Aren’t you here to see my poor sister? My husband is back and he doesn’t need his brother anymore.”

Fu Xiangze said indifferently, “You can go now.”

“You, Bian Li, look at his attitude, why don’t you do anything about it?”

Bian Li was stunned. How could she still take care of him? She said, “He is not my responsibility.”

“Humph, you two are just talking out of the same horn.” Then he sat down on the sofa next to him, Bian Li, and asked, “You didn’t tell my uncle and aunt about my hospitalization, did you?”

“No. Bian Li, let me tell you, you have not yet paid back what you owe me. Last time you were hospitalized, and this time, if my parents knew about it, they would beat me up.”

Bian Li curled his lips, “I am fine now, am I not? Telling them will only make uncle and aunt more worried. Their health is not good to begin with, so don’t stimulate them.”

“That’s true. But why do I feel a little uneasy?”

“Don’t think too much.”

Fu Xiangze looked at her pale face and her stubborn look as if she didn’t want anyone to worry about her, which made him feel a little irritated.

After Bian Li finished eating, Fang Yixing was driven away by Fu Xiangze, who said that Bian Li needed to rest after taking the medicine.

It seemed like she hadn’t slept like this for a long time, and she slept until the evening. At this time, the setting sun shone through the window. Fu Xiangze lowered his head and looked at the information on his mobile phone, thinking about making something to eat for her after he was discharged from the hospital.

Fu Xiangze saw that she had woken up and asked, “Would you like some water?”

“Yes.” Fu Xiangze walked to the dining table and poured water. He carefully used a straw to drop water into the palm of his hand to measure the water temperature. When the temperature was right, he gave it to her.

She took it and started to gulp down the drink. Fu Xiangze stood beside her and said, “Don’t drink too much. You’ll feel uncomfortable later.”

Bian Li drank half a cup and stopped. She probably felt uncomfortable because she had been lying down for too long and wanted to get up.

Fu Xiangze stopped her, “What’s wrong?”

“I want to get up and walk.”

“You haven’t recovered yet.”

“Fu Xiangze, just let me go. I’m going to grow mushrooms if I keep going like this.”

Fu Xiangze curved his lower lip and said, “Just for a while.” He sounded like he was coaxing a child, and he didn’t even realize that his tone had become much gentler.

“Okay.” Then Fu Xiangze helped her get out of bed. She walked to the window. A breeze blew, and the wind was full of the fragrance of soil and plants, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

He turned around and looked at Fu Xiangze and said, “Shall we go for a walk in the garden downstairs?”

Fu Xiangze, “When will you change your situation of taking advantage of every opportunity to make progress?”

Bian Lihe laughed, “Well, let’s go and take a look. We’ll be back in 20 minutes.” Finally, Fu Xiangze couldn’t resist her pestering and agreed.

When he got downstairs, a breeze blew in his face, and a smile instantly appeared on Bian Li’s face. He took a deep breath. The garden here was very beautiful, and it seemed to be specially designed for the rehabilitation of patients. It was really healing here.

The two of them were walking one after the other when suddenly someone came up and called out, “Bian Li?”

Bian Li: “Doctor Zhou?”

“Well, I work at this hospital. How are you doing?”

“Yeah, you’re recovering well.”

“That’s good. You should take good care of yourself when you go back, go to bed early at night, and don’t stay up late to work overtime.”

Bian Li felt that his last sentence seemed to be said deliberately, which could easily make people misunderstand that there was something unusual between the two of them.

And how did he know that I often stayed up late and worked overtime? Forget it, forget it.

Bian Li replied calmly, “Thank you.”

“Then I’ll be busy now. Remember to find me if you have anything.”

“Thank you.” Bian Li still responded politely.

After Dr. Zhou left, Fu Xiangze turned around and looked at his back, frowning…

Bian Li turned around and wanted to look for Fu Xiangze, but she met his eyes as soon as she turned around. He looked at her meaningfully.

Bian Li was stunned for a moment and thought that it must be what Dr. Zhou said just now. He didn’t know how to explain it. The more he talked about this kind of thing, the easier it would be to cause misunderstanding.

Fu Xiangze asked calmly, “Are you still leaving?”

“Let’s go.” The environment here is nice. It’s spring now and everything is reviving everywhere. It always gives people a vibrant feeling and makes people feel leisurely and comfortable.

I don’t know when Fu Xiangze walked behind her and said directly, “You can go back now.”

Bian Li said helplessly, “Okay, okay, I will follow your instructions in everything.”

She turned around and walked back happily, Fu Xiangze still walked behind her like a bodyguard, looking at her happy back.