After her dramatic cousin stopped acting up, the aloof doctor got anxious.

"Why are you wrapping it up? It's not letting in any air, and it won't heal quickly. As a nurse, don't you even have this basic common sense? Why didn't you send me a picture?"

"I sent it."

"That was taken on the first day. I haven't posted the later ones. When I asked you, you said it was much better. What do you mean by 'much better'? Is it red anymore? Is it swollen anymore?"

Shen Ruo rolled her eyes. "The rest isn't good. I don't want to film it. I don't have money to comfort your frightened little heart."

"..."

Just then, another person came up beside them.

It's Xiao Chen.

"Shen Ruo, how's your neck?"

Shen Ruo turned around and smiled at her, "Much better, really, it's nothing serious."

"Let me take a look."

Xiao Chen also joined in.

The two people, one on the left and one on the right, each looked at the back of Shen Ruo's neck.

Shen Ruo was sandwiched between them, and helplessly spread her hands, "It's wrapped up, you won't get a chance to see it."

Zhou Lan was not giving up and reached out again, "Just lift it up a little, let me see if the blisters have gone down."

Shen Ruo quickly covered the back of her neck and took a step back. "Don't move, don't move. You'll have to put it back on if you lift it up."

Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment, looked at Shen Ruo, then at Zhou Lan, and asked in a low voice, "Where were you bitten? I asked Zhou Lan, but she didn't give me a clear answer either."

Shen Ruo turned her head and glanced at Zhou Lan.

Zhou Lan winked at her.

I didn't say it.

Shen Ruo turned to Xiao Chen and said, "It's at my cousin's house."

Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. "My parents were also bitten by rove beetles before, and it took them a long time to get better after applying medicine."

Shen Ruo's heart tightened slightly. "Was it scarred?"

Xiao Chen thought for a moment, "There was a slight mark, but you couldn't see it unless you looked closely. After that layer of skin peeled off, the new skin was a little lighter in color for a while, but after a few months it became the same color as the surrounding skin."

After hearing this, Shen Ruo breathed a long sigh of relief, "Thank goodness, that's good."

Seeing her expression, Zhou Lan nudged her with her elbow. "Are you relieved now, beautiful lady?"

When Shen Ruo smiled, her already beautiful face became even more radiant.

"Okay, I'm relieved."

When lunchtime arrived, Shen Ruo sat down with her hospital meal, which was bland and watery, with not a trace of oil in sight.

Across from her, Zhou Lan's plate contained spicy chicken, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and wontons in chili oil; the aroma wafted straight into her nose.

Shen Ruo stared at the dishes, her eyes wide with amazement.

She swallowed hard, her eyes following Zhou Lan's chopsticks. While Zhou Lan was chatting with Xiao Chen, she sneakily reached over with her chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken, and put it in her mouth.

Before even touching her lips, Zhou Lan didn't turn her head. "If you want to become ugly, then eat as much as you want. That scar on your neck hasn't fully healed yet."

Shen Ruo's chopsticks were suspended in mid-air when the diced chicken fell back into the plate.

She reluctantly withdrew her hand, ate a couple of mouthfuls of white rice, and found it tasted like chewing wax.

The phone screen lit up.

[I just got off the operating table. Bring some food up to the recovery room.]

Shen Ruo tapped the screen and replied with "Okay."

She lowered her head and ate her rice quickly.

Zhou Lan clicked her tongue twice. "With such a pretty face, can't you at least eat a little more politely? Eating like this on dates, aren't you afraid of scaring people away?"

"There's no man I like here, so why pretend to be so refined?"

Shen Ruo's mouth was full of rice, and she mumbled incoherently.

Zhou Lan: "..."

Shen Ruo walked to the food window, thought for a moment, and then packed a patient meal to go.

She laughed to herself as she carried the lunchbox up the stairs.

We should share joys and sorrows; she can't be eating coarse food while he's enjoying fine food and drink.

Pushing open the door to the lounge, Qi Wenshen had just washed his face; water droplets still clung to his temples, and the cuffs of his white shirt were rolled up to his forearms.

"Cousin, let's eat."

Shen Ruoyin diligently laid out the lunchbox and even broke the chopsticks for him.

Qi Wenshen glanced at the dishes and raised an eyebrow.

Shen Ruo sat down opposite him, smiling innocently, "A light diet is good, it's good for your health."

Qi Wenshen glanced at her expression but didn't expose her. He sat down, picked up his bowl, and started eating.

He was really hungry after two major surgeries in the morning, so he ate slowly but very elegantly.

Shen Ruo watched him eat, and the more she watched, the more she regretted it.

I should have ordered more meat; look how hungry they are.

As soon as he put down his chopsticks, she immediately fawned over him, poured him a glass of warm water, and went behind him to massage his shoulders. "Is the pressure okay? Are you sore here?"

Qi Wenshen grasped her wrist and pulled her to sit down beside him. "Don't bother, let me apply the medicine for you."

Shen Ruo then realized that he had actually brought the medicine with him.

"When did you put it in the car? I didn't see it."

She clearly remembered that when he left home that morning, he only carried a laptop bag.

Qi Wenshen did not answer, but his fingers had already peeled off the tape from the gauze on the back of her neck.

Shen Ruo stiffened, thinking, "It's all over. The burn on the back of my neck is red and swollen, and there are blisters. It looks like an alien."

Qi Wenshen just finished eating. Wouldn't he be so disgusted by this that he would throw up?

Ugh, this is practically a dark chapter in their love life. If they could just delete this scene, their story would be perfect.

Lost in thought, Qi Wenshen had already finished applying the medicine and was now putting on a new gauze, his movements so gentle she could barely feel it.

"pain?"

After he finished applying the gauze, he noticed she was in a daze and asked her what was wrong.

Shen Ruo snapped out of her daze, "Huh? It doesn't hurt."

Qi Wenshen frowned slightly, thinking she was just putting on a brave face.

Shen Ruo stole a glance at his expression.

She breathed a sigh of relief, as the boy neither turned his face away nor showed any disgust.

Her damn fragile heart almost shattered into pieces.

"Want to lie down for a while?"

Qi Wenshen patted the edge of the bed.

Shen Ruo tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft, "Then you'll stay with me."

Qi Wenshen helped her lie down, and Shen Ruo reached for her phone again, "Set the alarm, don't oversleep."

After setting the alarm, Qi Wenshen lay down on his side next to her, his arm loosely draped over her waist, and he closed his eyes.

Shen Ruo stared at his eyelashes for a long time. How come this person's breathing is so light when he sleeps?

Her stare made Qi Wenshen's eyelashes tremble. He opened his eyes helplessly, "Aren't you tired? Why don't you sleep?"

Shen Ruo snuggled closer to him, her voice muffled, "I have a question for you... Am I... a little hesitant to kiss you right now?"

Qi Wenshen closed his eyes. This little woman was like a madwoman, climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles if he didn't clean up the mess in a day.

He tightened his arms around her, pulling her close to his chest, and lowered his head to kiss her.

The tip of her tongue pried open Shen Ruo's teeth, sending a shiver down her spine.

When they parted, Shen Ruo's face was flushed and her lips were moist.

Qi Wenshen ran his thumb across the corner of her mouth. "Now you know if I could bring myself to kiss you?"

Shen Ruo nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

She really asked the wrong question; she dug her own grave.

Qi Wenshen smoothed her disheveled hair, his voice still hoarse from before, "Ruoruo, don't try to test my patience... I'm afraid of hurting you."

Shen Ruo's face flushed instantly.

Because she could clearly feel the change in his waist.

She tried to step back a little, but Qi Wenshen didn't let go.

Qi Wenshen chuckled softly, pulled her closer to him, and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Go to sleep."

Shen Ruo closed her eyes, her mind racing.

Serves you right for being so cheeky! If she asks that stupid question again, she's a pig.