On Saturday noon, Shen Keqin brought braised pork made by her aunt to the hospital.
Before, the door to Jian Mubai's ward was always tightly closed. Today, she subconsciously glanced at it and found that the door was open.
She took a deep breath and walked past without looking.
Every time she passed his ward, it felt like walking on a knife's edge. Only after passing did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Ah... my dearest darling, I smelled the braised pork from afar. I love you so much."
Miao Zi'ai, upon seeing Shen Keqin carrying two lunch boxes, hugged her excitedly.
Shen Keqin handed one of the lunch boxes to her. "How is your leg? What did the doctor say?"
Miao Zi'ai let out a "hehe" mischievous laugh. "If you want to know what the doctor said, you should go ask him yourself."
Shen Keqin: "..."
Miao Zi'ai smiled and pushed Shen Keqin. "Hurry up. I heard Doctor Ye had a major surgery this morning, so he must be tired and hungry now."
As Shen Keqin walked out of the ward with the other lunch box, Miao Zi'ai's voice echoed from behind. "Go ahead, don't worry. Seeing your loving lunch, Doctor Ye might even propose to you. You two are a perfect match, a match made in heaven!"
Miao Zi'ai's voice was so loud that it wasn't just the next room, but likely the entire floor could hear her.
Shen Keqin subconsciously glanced at Jian Mubai's ward and gnawed her teeth in annoyance.
Just as she was about to walk over, she suddenly heard a loud crash from Jian Mubai's ward, like a heavy object falling to the floor.
Immediately after, a muffled groan of pain was heard.
Her heart tightened, and her steps faltered subconsciously.
Shen Keqin, it has nothing to do with you!
Don't look! Just walk past!
She kept telling herself, but as she passed the ward, she couldn't help but glance inside. She saw Jian Mubai had fallen to the floor.
He tried to support himself on the bed to get up, but he couldn't manage it.
He looked quite disheveled and pitiful.
Shen Keqin knew very well that she shouldn't pity him, shouldn't care about his life or death anymore.
She had already walked past Jian Mubai's ward, but in the end, she let out a curse and turned back into Jian Mubai's ward.
She placed the lunch box on the table and went to help Jian Mubai.
When Jian Mubai saw Shen Keqin, he seemed to be stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Keqin interrupted him, "Shut up, I don't want to hear you speak."
Jian Mubai: "..."
When her hand touched Jian Mubai's body, Shen Keqin clearly felt that he had lost a lot of weight. When she touched him, there was no flesh, only bones.
After helping him onto the bed, Shen Keqin turned to leave without a word. Jian Mubai suddenly called out to her, "Qinqin..."
Shen Keqin ignored him and continued to walk out.
"Your lunch box... you forgot to take it."
Shen Keqin stopped abruptly, clenched her fists tightly, and turned back to retrieve the lunch box.
"Cola chicken wings made by Aunt Liu, are you sending them to Doctor Ye?"
Cola chicken wings were Jian Mubai's favorite dish. Aunt Liu liked Jian Mubai very much and often made this dish for him.
In the morning, when Aunt Liu asked Shen Keqin what other dishes she wanted besides braised pork, she didn't know why, but she instinctively said "cola chicken wings."
Shen Keqin felt very annoyed and didn't respond to Jian Mubai, leaving the ward without looking back.
Not long after Shen Keqin left, Lin Zhuyin arrived with a thermal lunch box.
She took out all the food inside; they were all dishes that Jian Mubai liked.
Jian Mubai looked at the cola chicken wings in the lunch box and said to Lin Zhuyin, "Next time, bring me a few boxes of instant noodles, okay?"
Lin Zhuyin was taken aback. "Instant noodles? You don't like instant noodles, do you? Besides, eating instant noodles is not good for your health. You're in the recovery period, you can't eat instant noodles."
Jian Mubai didn't explain why. "Buy a few boxes."
Seeing his insistence, Lin Zhuyin didn't say anything more and agreed.
Meanwhile, Shen Keqin did not go to Ye Jingqiu's office. Instead, she took the lunch box back to Miao Zi'ai's ward.
Miao Zi'ai was surprised to see her return. "Hey, what's going on? Weren't you delivering lunch to Doctor Ye? Why are you back?"
"Doctor Ye isn't here. You can eat the cola chicken wings."
"Haha, that's great. Doctor Ye has no taste!"
Fearing Miao Zi'ai would be bored, Shen Keqin stayed with her for the entire afternoon.
It was past six in the evening when Shen Keqin finally left Miao Zi'ai's ward.
This time, Jian Mubai's ward door was closed. As she walked to the elevator and waited, she suddenly overheard a conversation between two nurses at the front desk.
"Mr. Jian in room 1203 is quite pitiful. His girlfriend, I don't know what's wrong with her. After looking at him for a moment when he's so badly injured, she leaves without ever staying to look after him."
"Not staying is a minor issue. Not bringing food is a big deal. Sometimes he used to get meals, but now she directly buys him instant noodles and pickled vegetables. He's recovering, and instant noodles have no nutrition."
"Yeah, I heard that woman isn't even his girlfriend. Think about it, would a couple's relationship be so distant? Have you ever seen them hug or kiss?"
"Exactly. Mr. Jian is very polite to Miss Lin. The last time I saw Miss Lin hand him a towel, he even said thank you. Would you be so polite to your boyfriend?"
"Alas, it's too pitiful. Such a handsome man, why is he so miserable? Just now, when I went in, he asked me to help him make some instant noodles. I offered to order takeout for him, but he refused, his pride is too strong."
The elevator arrived.
Shen Keqin stepped into the elevator with heavy steps, her mood extremely depressed.
If she had come out a moment earlier or later, she wouldn't have heard these words.
Eating instant noodles! Eating pickled vegetables!
Is this how Lin Zhuyin treats her childhood sweetheart?
Didn't Miao Zi'ai say Jian Mubai had many admirers and pursuers? Why aren't they rushing to show their affection now? Watching the person they like eat instant noodles!
No, whether Jian Mubai eats instant noodles or pickled vegetables, whether he's healthy or not, what does it have to do with her?
Why is she so angry?
Angrily pressing the button for the first floor, she took several deep breaths.
When the elevator reached the first floor, she stepped out, then angrily closed the elevator door and pressed the button for the 12th floor.
She stormed to Jian Mubai's ward door, pushed it open without knocking.
As the door opened, she saw Jian Mubai struggling to eat instant noodles with a fork. Because his hand was broken, even after a long period of recuperation, he couldn't exert much strength. He tried several times, and the noodles slipped off the fork.
Hearing the movement, he looked back. The moment he saw Shen Keqin, he panicked and instinctively tried to hide the bowl of instant noodles.
But his hand was unstable, and the noodles spilled all over the bed.
Seeing this, Shen Keqin's eyes reddened, unsure if it was from anger or some other emotion.
There were many people passing by outside. She didn't want them to see what was happening inside, so she walked in and closed the door.
"Qinqin, you... is there something?"
Shen Keqin ignored Jian Mubai. She walked step by step and glanced at the things on the table. There were only instant noodles and pickled vegetables.
Holding back tears, she looked at Jian Mubai and sneered, "I thought you were living a carefree and happy life after leaving my house. I didn't expect you to be so miserable."