The distance between Tang Yuanchu’s ward and Huang He’s ward was less than 50 meters.

Relatively speaking, Huang He’s ward had more privacy than his.

There was a turn at the end of the corridor, and a closed-door after walking a few more steps.

There was no room number outside. It looked like just another space limited to hospital personnel.

Bai Muchuan walked over to knock on the door.

Soon, someone from within asked, “Who’s there?”

It was Fang Yuanyuan’s voice.

Prior to coming to the hospital, Xiang Wan did not tell Fang Yuanyuan that they had arrived in Xi City.

Now that she heard Yuanyuan’s voice, Xiang Wan was a little excited.

Bai Muchuan swept a glance at Tang Yuanchu and motioned for him to speak.

Poor Tang Yuanchu limped as he walked up and cleared his throat.

“It’s me!”

Fang Yuanyuan did not suspect anything when she heard Tang Yuanchu’s voice and opened the door thereafter.

Before she could see anything, she felt a gush of wind as a woman hugged her tightly.

“Oh my goodness!” Fang Yuanyuan was taken by surprise and had to take a step back.

When she realized that it was Xiang Wan, her voice grew bubbly and couldn’t stop grinning.

“Seems like you missed me a lot! I haven’t even seen your face clearly and you lunged yourself at me. Aren’t you worried that your Detective Bai will get jealous!?”

“Yes, I miss you so much.” Xiang Wan was also grinning from ear to ear. “I haven’t hugged this 120 pounds of meat for so long. My hands are getting ticklish!”

“I beg to differ; you should be itching for a beating!”

Fang Yuanyuan swept a glance at her but did not want to keep them hanging at the doorway.

It had been a long time since they met each other. Moreover, both of them had also suffered and survived the ordeal. Now that she could see Xiang Wan, she was exhilarated and decided not to get angry at her.

“Come in!”

Bai Muchuan looked around. “Where is he?”

Fang Yuanyuan pouted her lips towards a direction. “He’s sunbathing on the balcony, getting his daily calcium!”

“…”

The three of them followed Fang Yuanyuan’s lead.

Tang Yuanchu took those steps with difficulty before he exclaimed. “What the!”

“Boss, why such a difference in treatment!?”

Tang Yuanchu’s ward was not bad. It was a one-bedroom ward, clean and tidy.

However, when compared to Huang He’s ward just 50 meters away, there was a huge difference like heaven and earth!

Huang He’s ward was a three-bedroom suite with a bathroom and a balcony facing the street.

Since the weather that day was good, the winter sun was shining lazily onto the glass windows, and Huang He was lying there…

Well, he was not lying on the wheelchair but on a bed.

Fang Yuanyuan actually got him a foldable bed and placed it there for him…

She was really considerate and thorough.

When Tang Yuanchu saw that, he was shaking his head.

“I’m so jealous and envious!”

Bai Muchuan casually said, “You want to swap with him?”

Ah! Tang Yuanchu immediately waved his hands.

“No, no! I dare not compare with Brother Huang…”

Huang He’s work got him such great treatment, due to the degree of danger he was exposed to. Even if they put that aside, because of the confidentiality of his job, it was also necessary for them to adopt protective measures for him.

Besides, one’s new while the other’s experienced for many years.

Tang Yuanchu was very clear about this, in fact. He was just saying it for fun.

“I’m just cracking a joke!” he tittered. “Right, Brother Huang?”

Huang He did not talk while they were chatting. After Tang Yuanchu mentioned him, he patted his bed.

“Yeah, come sit over here!”

“Okay!”

Tang Yuanchu’s injuries were genuine.

If he said that it was not serious, then he was the one who’s lying!

He was really enduring the pain by taking that short walk.

He sat beside Huang He with a big smile and asked him about his injuries. Bai Muchuan also pulled a chair and talked to Huang He.

Fang Yuanyuan looked at them and wanted to cut some fruits for everyone. She was like a housewife.

While Xiang Wan looked at her younger cousin doing all of this… she was suddenly filled with the emotions as if Yuanyuan was about to get married.

Xiang Wan knew Yuanyuan must be really adamant about getting married!

…

Fang Yuanyuan put the cut fruits on the coffee table, cut the apple into small pieces, and gave it to Huang He.

“Here, take this!”

Huang He reached out to take it, but Fang Yuanyuan pulled her hand back.

“Mr. Huang, let’s settle today’s bill first!”

Eh? Bill?

What’s happening?

Xiang Wan was clueless.

She turned to look at Bai Muchuan and Tang Yuanchu’s expression. Both of them were also puzzled.

Huang He was calm though. He gave a bitter laugh.

“Bring it to me!”

Everyone did not know what he was referring to.

Fang Yuanyuan took out a notebook and gave it to him.

Huang He did not even look at the details on the notebook and directly signed his name on it.

“Done! Take a look!”

Fang Yuanyuan took the notebook with a satisfied expression. She looked at it and put it back into her bag with care.

Xiang Wan was curious. “What are the two of you two up to? I don’t get it at all?”

“It’s totally normal that you don’t understand!”

Fang Yuanyuan pulled Xiang Wan to her side; her hands holding her arms affectionately.

“We’ll talk between ourselves there.”

“…”

Xiang Wan did not know what she was up to.

Fang Yuanyuan leaned her head on Xiang Wan; her eyes suddenly reddened a little.

“What’s so difficult to understand? He’s paying me for what I’ve done. I’ve been taking care of him all these while. I should get paid for it, right? Moreover, I’ve been buying stuff for him. He should reimburse me all these expenses.”

“…”

However, that was not what she had told Xiang Wan the last time when she said she was a little short on cash?

Not only that, she even told Xiang Wan that she did not want to spend Huang He’s money although he gave her a bank card.

Why did everything change in such a short period of time?

Xiang Wan was bewildered.

Fang Yuanyuan seemed to be able to understand what she was thinking and squeezed her wrist.

“This is different.”

“…” Okay, so what happened?

“What I wanted now is what I should get.” Fang Yuanyuan looked away to peek at Huang He who was talking with Bai Muchuan before whispering to Xiang Wan. “What if he really has something going on with that woman, Tian Danyue? If so, I would be at a terrible disadvantage. So in order to protect my interests, I wanted him to owe me a huge sum of money before we talk about anything else!”

Owe her a huge sum of money?

Xiang Wan gave her a sidelong glance. “How much do you charge him per day?”

Fang Yuanyuan winked and put up four fingers.

“This is only the labor charge. Consumables and expenses are charged separately!”

“Forty yuan?”

She shook her head.

“Four hundred yuan?”

She shook her head.

“Four thousand yuan?”

Fang Yuanyuan finally nodded her head, her eyes were smiling.

What the…! Xiang Wan was thunderstruck.

“Miss, this is extortion!”

“He’s fine with this arrangement,” snorted Fang Yuanyuan, “so it’s not extortion. Besides, I didn’t really take his money. It’s just to keep a record for now.”

So does that mean you’re going to take the money anyway ? she thought.

Xiang Wan felt Yuanyuan’s forehead.

“Are you running a fever?”

Fang Yuanyuan was so different from the day she told Xiang Wan she had been spending her money to take care of Huang He…

Why did she suddenly transform into a woman who loved money so much?

Fang Yuanyuan was like a chameleon. Xiang Wan could not understand her motives.

“Well, my point is, don’t carry things too far. Men are not idiots. Since he dared to sign that… that means he’s pampering you as well. You need to appreciate that.”

Fang Yuanyuan lowered her head. “Yeah, I know!”

Xiang Wan lowered her head to look at Fang Yuanyuan, who seemed to be down again. “What’s the matter? You’re not happy?”

Fang Yuanyuan swept a glance at Huang He. “He told me that he did not have a romantic relationship with that woman… Should I believe that?”

Well…

Frankly, Xiang Wan felt that she couldn’t give a definite reply.

Both Huang He and Tian Danyue were certainly working together and would see each other every day. It was too difficult for them not to be in an ambiguous relationship.

Furthermore, on what basis would Tian Danyue willing to be made use of or listen to Huang He?

Xiang Wan had seen that woman before.

She was certainly a capable woman who was smart; she was definitely not someone who was easy to fool.

If there was nothing that could make Tian Danyue secure, how would she listen to Huang He?

“You have to ask your own heart!” Xiang Wan took the matter on its merits. “If you want to believe him, then don’t be suspicious and do all this. Just open up and accept him! If you don’t want to believe him… I will still advise you to just believe in him.”

“…”

“Otherwise, won’t you feel that you’re torturing yourself?”

Fang Yuanyuan glanced at her and kept quiet for a while before she suddenly smiled.

“Forget it; I don’t want to bother about all this. I just want to make sure I achieve the small goal I’ve decided.”

Uh! Xiang Wan raised her eyebrows. “What small goal?”

“Make him owe me a billion yuan!”

“… Ah, hahaha!”

“If he really deceived me, I’ll make sure he won’t be able to pay me back this lifetime even if he sells his butt…”

“…”

Impressive!

Xiang Wan suddenly felt that this method was actually not bad after all.

It was interesting and effective!

Reflexively, she peeked at Bai Muchuan.

Coincidentally, he looked over as well.

“What are you both talking happily about?”

That guy’s eyes are too sharp! she thought.

His half-smile and look felt as if he sensed something.

Xiang Wan cleared her throat. “Cats. Blackie…”

“Oh yeah!” Fang Yuanyuan chimed in, “You said you’re now keeping a cat. What cat is it? Quick, tell me about it…”

Xiang Wan sighed. “…”

Where had her IQ gone to? Xiang Wan felt like dissing Fang Yuanyuan.

This girl had openly “proven” to Bai Muchuan that they were not talking about cats earlier!

A smile appeared on Bai Muchuan’s lips, and he turned away.

Xiang Wan stared at Fang Yuanyuan. “You’re so silly.”

Fang Yuanyuan looked innocent and confused. “Aren’t you saying that we’re talking about cats?”

Where has your logical thinking gone to? she thought.

Xiang Wan scoffed, “Just look at your IQ. You need to take more fish oil!”

Fang Yuanyuan looked at her from the corner of her eyes. “… Shall I declare that we’re no longer friends!?”

Xiang Wan put an arm around her shoulders with a grin. “It’s a black cat called Blackie!”

Hmph! The moment Fang Yuanyuan heard that, she immediately forgave her.

“Is it beautiful? Let me tell you this, you need determination to keep a pet; don’t think that it’s fun and interesting…”

“It’s quite beautiful.” Xiang Wan thought about Blackie’s smooth, soft fur, and she wore a smile like a mom talking about her kid subconsciously. “But he’s a little too skinny; you need to teach me how to take care of him. I’m sure that in no time, he will be so strong that he could make kittens with Bao Jie!”

“… So it’s a male cat?”

“Yeah!”

“Neuter it!”

“You’re depriving his cat rights; that’s too cruel!”

“… You’ll find out in no time! You’ll be in for a hard time.”

The two of them sat and chatted on the balcony, basking in the warm sunlight.

The streets were quite crowded and lively. The people under the sun were noisy and busy.

When Xiang Wan thought about those desperate and bleak days she experienced in Nanmu…

That beautiful afternoon was too good to be true.

…