"Xue'er, what kind of makeup are you putting on now?"
"I'm going to give Mr. Si an injection in a bit."
"You don't have any ideas about Mr. Si, do you?"
"Mr. Si is exactly my type. He's even more noble and elegant than the guys on TV. When he was first brought to our hospital, my heart started pounding the moment I laid eyes on him."
"Xue'er, you'd better drop that idea as soon as possible. Even though you're the prettiest nurse in our hospital, I heard that Miss Tang, who came by earlier, is a host at Ye City Television. She's even prettier than you!"
"As far as I know, Mr. Si is single, so anyone has the right to pursue him. Miss Tang might be pretty, but I'm not bad either. I'm much more pure and innocent than she is. Maybe men prefer pure girls. Besides, my chest is bigger than Miss Tang's."
Tang Wu looked down at herself.
Her chest was indeed not as large as that nurse named Xue'er's.
Tang Wu didn't linger at the nursing station for long. Taking advantage of the fact that the gossiping nurses hadn't noticed her, she quickly walked away.
She drove out to buy some light porridge and soup.
When she returned to the ward and was just about to go in, she saw the nurse named Xue'er changing Si Yanli's IV drip.
After changing the drip, Xue'er looked down at the needle in the back of Si Yanli's hand.
"Mr. Si, does the speed of the IV drip need to be adjusted a bit slower?" Xue'er's voice was soft and sweet, and she flashed Si Yanli a lovely smile.
Si Yanli leaned against the headboard, looking at his phone with his uninjured hand.
Without even glancing up at Xue'er, he said in a cold and indifferent tone, "No need."
Xue'er stepped forward again, tucked the blanket around Si Yanli, and said gently and considerately, "Mr. Si, I'm on the night shift tonight. If you need anything, you can press the bell at any time, and I'll come right over."
Si Yanli gave a faint "mm."
As Xue'er left the ward, she glanced at Tang Wu, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
Tang Wu shook her head helplessly.
When Tang Wu walked into the ward, Si Yanli recognized her footsteps. He put down his phone and looked up at her.
"Sorry to trouble you."
Tang Wu didn't respond to Si Yanli's remark. She took out the porridge. "Mr. Si, do you want me to get that little nurse from just now to feed you?"
Si Yanli's slender, dark eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Have the little nurse feed me?"
Tang Wu thought he would refuse outright, but unexpectedly, he followed up with, "That works too."
Tang Wu gritted her teeth.
She could see it now—he was deliberately trying to make her mad.
She nodded. "Then I'll go out and call someone in for you right now?"
Seeing that she was really about to turn and leave, Si Yanli quickly stopped her. "I'm just teasing you. I only want you to feed me."
Tang Wu turned back to look at him, her delicate brows unconsciously knitting together. "I'm not feeding you. Your other hand isn't injured; you can eat by yourself."
As soon as Tang Wu finished speaking, the man started coughing again. "Besides the external injuries, I also have internal injuries. I'm not feeling too well."
Thinking that she would be leaving the day after tomorrow anyway, Tang Wu figured taking care of Si Yanli for one night wouldn't be a big deal.
It wasn't as if there was some deep-seated blood feud between them.
She pulled up a chair to the side of the hospital bed and began to feed him.
Si Yanli's deep gaze remained fixed on Tang Wu the entire time.
Looking at her exquisite and bright features, her elegant nose, her rosy lips, and her porcelain-white skin, a complex wave of emotion surged in his chest.
"Wuwu, is there really not the slightest possibility of you staying?"
Tang Wu's movements paused slightly as she fed him.
She hadn't expected him to bring up this topic again.
"Si Yanli, if you still want me to stay and take care of you tonight, then don't mention this matter anymore."
Si Yanli pressed his thin lips tightly together and said nothing more.
After feeding him, Tang Wu stood up to leave.
The man watched her silhouette and said in a hoarse voice, "Even if you go abroad, please don't delete my contact information, okay?"
Tang Wu nodded. "I won't delete it."
Although they couldn't be husband and wife anymore, he had still left a vivid and colorful mark on her life.
She would never forget him in this lifetime.
When Tang Wu left the hospital, she unexpectedly ran into Wen Yan at the entrance.
"Wuwu, can we talk?" Wen Yan had been waiting here specifically for Tang Wu.
Tang Wu nodded. "Okay."
As the two walked through the hospital garden, Wen Yan looked at Tang Wu, who had lost quite a bit of weight recently. She knew very well that the passing of Tang Wu's grandmother had dealt her a massive blow.
"Wuwu, I know you're leaving for Australia, but Sister-in-law has a few questions I want to ask you."
Tang Wu looked at Wen Yan. "What does Sister-in-law want to ask?"
"When Third Brother got into the car accident tonight, what was your first thought?"
Tang Wu wrapped her arms around her slender body. "I was thinking that I didn't want anything bad to happen to him."
"Were you terrified that you might never see him again?"
After a moment of silence, Tang Wu nodded. "...Yes."
"If Sister-in-law is guessing right, you've liked Third Brother for a long time, haven't you?"
Tang Wu didn't deny it.
"Sister-in-law knows you have a hurdle in your heart. You feel that your grandmother passing away right when you and Si Yanli were getting your marriage certificate was her way of stopping you two from being together. But you were raised by your grandmother; what did she truly care about? I think what she cared about was your happiness. If you go abroad and separate from Yanli, will you really be able to forget him? Will you really ever meet another man who you love so deeply and unforgettably?"
Tang Wu didn't say anything more; she remained silent for a long time.
"Wuwu, you are a smart and wise girl. Take these words Sister-in-law has told you and think about them carefully when you go back."
...
On the day Tang Wu went abroad with her mother, Wen Yan and Old Master Si went to the hospital.
Si Yanli stood by the window of his ward, looking somewhat lonely and depressed, lost in thought.
"Third Brother, I'm having the driver take you to the airport right now. Don't give up until the very last moment!" Old Master Si glared at Si Yanli. "If you want to win back your wife, how can you not be a little thick-skinned?"
Si Yanli said in a hoarse voice, "Grandpa, I don't want to force her."
Wen Yan spoke up, "Yanli, if Wuwu didn't care about you, would she have rushed over so anxiously the night of your accident? If you really give up, the two of you might miss out on each other for a lifetime!"
Si Yanli looked back at Old Master Si and Wen Yan. Seeing the look in their eyes, it was as if he had figured something out, and he nodded. "Alright, I'll change my clothes and go to the airport."
The driver arranged by Old Master Si took Si Yanli to the airport at top speed.
People were coming and going in the lobby, with the constant noise of broadcasts, rolling luggage, and chatter.
Si Yanli searched everywhere for Tang Wu, but he couldn't see her.
Si Yanli closed his eyes; his chest felt completely empty.
He had never felt this way before.
Agony, suffocation, confusion, helplessness... all sorts of emotions washed over his heart like a tidal wave.
Just as Si Yanli was feeling lost and devastated, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him—
