The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

It was late at night, and the corridor of the inpatient department was very quiet, with only the occasional call bell and footsteps from the nurses' station.

The advantage of a private hospital room is that it has good sound insulation; closing the door can block out most of the noise from outside.

The nurse who was making rounds that evening came by and symbolically reminded everyone, "Just leave one family member to stay with you." She glanced at the four people and didn't say anything more.

Everyone knows that this regulation mainly applies to regular wards. In private wards, as long as you don't go clubbing in them, they usually turn a blind eye.

Nobody left.

After a brief struggle, An Jianxing and Ye Shu walked out of the ward. There were many empty extra beds in the corridor, and they each randomly picked one to lie down.

The lights in the hallway were very bright, so bright that they were still glaring even through my eyelids. Combined with the hard feeling of the bed beneath me, it was really difficult to fall asleep.

An Jianxing turned over, sighed, and closed his eyes to rest.

Ye Shuping lay flat on his back with his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling in the corridor, his mind preoccupied with the events of the day, unable to fall asleep.

After being repeatedly persuaded by Shen Jingwan, Qin Lili lay down on the cot and quickly fell asleep.

Shen Jingwan sat on a chair by her daughter's bed, her eyes never leaving An Suxue, occasionally reaching out to touch her forehead, her eyes filled with heartache.

"Okay, stop playing on your phone and go to sleep."

An Suxue had finished her IV drip and had a small bandage on the back of her hand. She was lying in bed, holding her phone, completely oblivious to her mother's words.

She is watching the video repeatedly, analyzing it frame by frame.

That video in Ye Shu's WeChat Moments had no accompanying text.

Looking at her own face in the video, her eyes were red-rimmed, her nose was red, her hair was messy, and a lot of it was stuck to her face because of tears. Her face was pale, and she looked like Su Qier, not pretty at all.

She turned her phone volume down to the lowest setting and listened to Ye Shu's somewhat unprofessional assurances over and over again: sores on his head, pus flowing from the soles of his feet, eating takeout without chopsticks, eating instant noodles with only the seasoning packet... She could recite them by heart.

But every time she watched it, that overwhelming sweetness would surge back, making her heart race.

Especially when Ye Shu earnestly asked everyone to supervise her, she always felt her eyes getting a little hot.

Her heart was sweet, so sweet it made her tremble, so sweet it made her dizzy.

She could feel the sense of security from being solemnly chosen and unreservedly favored, which was gradually filling the crack in her heart caused by fear.

Ye Shu's video was like a wall, completely blocking all the scenarios she had imagined, and it crumbled on its own.

He used a rather clumsy, but also the most reliable, method to give An Suxue evidence, leverage, and assurance.

but……

Seeing her disheveled appearance in the video, An Suxue couldn't help but bury her face under the covers, only her eyes peeking out as she stared at the screen, her toes awkwardly tucked up under the blanket.

She was completely stunned and didn't even realize how he could have taken such an unflattering picture of her.

and……

Suddenly, an even more unsettling thought surfaced as the video was replayed again and again.

Ye Shu posted this video to his WeChat Moments, which means that everyone he has contact with can see it—friends, classmates, family…

What will they think when they see Ye Shu posting such a serious guarantee video?

Do you feel like you forced Ye Shufa to do it?

Will she feel that she used some kind of trickery, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, and that Ye Shucai had no choice but to comfort herself in this way, that she was being held hostage by herself, and that's why she made this promise?

In the video, she clearly had been crying, and Ye Shu's words were so resolute...

To an unsuspecting outsider, might they interpret this as something else entirely? Would they see themselves as a manipulative woman using vulnerability to manipulate others?

Does this mean that I have voluntarily burdened him?

When he posted that message on his WeChat Moments, did he consider what others would say about him? How would his friends tease him? How would his family view him?

Is he under a lot of pressure?

The sweetness was gradually replaced by a slowly fermenting worry and a vague sense of guilt as she held her phone and stared at the frozen image on the screen.

She didn't want to be a burden to Ye Shu, and she didn't want to put unnecessary pressure on Ye Shu because of her.

This sentiment was so precious that she began to fear it, fearing that she was not worthy of it, fearing that it would become a noose around his neck.

The tangled mess in her heart grew tighter and tighter, a mixture of sweetness and guilt. She only wanted to talk to one person about this pain.

Not Mom, not Dad, not Sister Lili, I can only say Ye Shu.

Subconsciously, she always felt that if she had any difficulties, she should go to Ye Shu. As long as she told him, he would definitely have a solution, just as he always made her feel at ease.

He put down his phone, turned to look at Mingming who had been watching over him by the bedside, and said softly:

"Mom, I...I want to talk to Ye Shu."

Shen Jingwan had been carefully observing her daughter's expression, noticing the change in her demeanor just now. She reached out and gently smoothed An Suxue's hair, saying softly:

"Okay, then Mom will go see if Xiao Shu is asleep. If he's not asleep, I'll have him come in and keep you company for a while."

"Um."

An Suxue responded softly, then added:

"If Ye Shu is asleep... don't wake him."

"Okay, Mom understands."

Shen Jingwan patted the back of her hand, got up and gently opened the ward door.

As Shen Jingwan came out of the hallway, An Jianxing, who was on the bed next to her, sat up. He hadn't been asleep and asked:

"Are you tired? Lie down here for a while, I'll go keep my daughter company."

Shen Jingwan waved her hand:

"No need, Xiaoxue wants to talk to Xiaoshu. I came out to see if Xiaoshu is awake."

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Shu had already sat up beside her:

"I'm not asleep. Auntie, please rest here."

Shen Jingwan nodded and instructed Ye Shu:

"Xiao Shu, Xiao Xue seems a bit off again. She's been staring at her phone, and then she just spaced out. She called you; she's probably thinking about something again. You…"

"I understand, Auntie."

After saying that, he gently pushed open the ward door.

The ward was dimly lit. Qin Lili was sleeping soundly on the cot, but her brows were furrowed and she was hugging her arms. Clearly, the narrow and hard cot was not very comfortable for her.

The bedside lamp was on, and An Suxue was lying on her side, facing the door.

Her complexion was much better than in the afternoon. Her eyes were fixed on Ye Shu, and there was dependence, worry, and some guilt in her gaze.

Ye Shu walked over, sat down in the chair, bent down slightly, looked down at her, and asked softly:

"Can't sleep? Is the bed uncomfortable, or is something else bothering you?"