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The incident happened so suddenly that Gu Xinglan was still in a daze when two nurses helped him into the ambulance. He only came to his senses when he arrived at the hospital entrance.
"Sir, are you experiencing low blood sugar? Here's some sugar."
"No, I just feel a bit tightness in my chest." Gu Xinglan rubbed it a couple of times.
Lu Yinian had just punched him with all his might, and he still felt a tightness in his chest, as if his blood was blocked.
"There are hot towels."
At the door of the ward, Li Hetai walked over with a towel.
"Just apply a warm compress, change it every 15 minutes. Let me help you." The nurse had just finished washing her hands and turned around to see that the chair she had just been sitting in had been taken by the child.
"kid?"
The nurse glanced at Li Hetai sitting in the chair.
The muscle lines exposed under the short sleeves are smooth and clear; no one would think that this is the physique of a child.
“This is…” The nurse turned her gaze to Gu Xinglan.
"Thank you, I'll do the hot compress myself." Gu Xinglan smiled and took the towel, putting it inside her clothes.
"It would be best to pair it with a massage. Since you are a member here, we can provide you with a special massage service."
This is a private hospital, invested by the Li family. He used Li Taihe's card, so he naturally became a member here.
"No need, this is not a minor injury. Please take care of those two for me."
"You're joking, aren't you? Each ward here has its own designated person in charge. Please rest first, and we'll bring your meals over in a bit. If you don't have any dietary restrictions, we'll provide the standard member meal." After the two finished their polite conversation, the nurse brought over the hospital's member meal list.
"I don't need a massage, and I don't need any food either, I just ate."
He was just there to make up the numbers, but unexpectedly he was treated as a patient and placed in the same ward.
"Okay, then you should get some rest."
Now there were only the two of them in the ward.
"Who is he?" Li Hetai's tone was as still as water.
The word "he" lingered in her mind, and she thought it referred to Lu Yinian. Gu Xinglan smiled and said, "He's my former colleague, someone you've met."
These two people met when they first came to this world and hosted a program at a bespoke suit shop, so they had a brief encounter.
Gu Xinglan casually picked up an apple from the bedside table.
The apple was big and red, and Li Hetai snatched it away. He pulled out a knife from somewhere and began peeling the skin off in circles, without the skin sticking to the flesh. He was quite skilled.
This version of Li Hetai is so unfamiliar; it's like the ice cream from before and the apple from now.
Gu Xinglan tucked the blanket in her hands and said casually, "That person's name is Lu Yinian. He is a good friend who has helped me a lot. Unfortunately, I have no choice in the matter. I don't have a job now, so I have gradually drifted away from him."
The apple was peeled and presented to him.
One bite and it's bursting with juice, "So sweet."
Seeing that Li Hetai was still holding the knife and looking at the apple in his hand, Gu Xinglan belatedly realized what was happening and handed the uneaten side of the apple to him, saying, "You peeled this apple, eat more."
But Li Hetai just watched quietly and said nothing more.
"If you're not going to eat it, then I'll eat it all?"
"Hmm." Li Hetai picked up the knife, got up, and left.
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The air was slightly cool, and the sun only peeked out from behind the clouds.
Two people were sitting in the hospital corridor, both looking rather reserved.
Song Zhengsi looked around frantically, trying to find Gu Xinglan, but the nurses only talked about patient privacy and such. He had been awake for two or three hours and still couldn't see Gu Xinglan or Young Master Li. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.
The memory of vomiting all over the floor while drunk was still vivid in Song Zhengsi's mind, making him somewhat embarrassed.
I should have known better than to drink so much.
"You know Gu Xinglan, don't you?" The person next to him suddenly spoke to him.
Song Zhengsi nodded quickly, "Yes, he's my brother!"
“How come I didn’t know he had a younger brother?” Lu Yinian said through gritted teeth.
"What did you say?" Song Zhengsi pricked up his ears. "I didn't hear you clearly."
"No, I was asking how you two met. I'm his colleague."
Upon hearing the word "colleague," Song Zhengsi looked strangely at the person next to him.
“I’m his colleague. I’ve never even seen you at the Li family’s house.”
“The Li family? What Li family?” Lu Yinian frowned.
Was Gu Xinglan being kept by the president of the Li Group? But the Li Group isn't involved in the entertainment industry. Gu Xinglan, who is so dedicated to her career, suddenly disappeared without a trace, faking her death, and hasn't even logged into her social media accounts.
"Explain yourself clearly. Insulting someone's innocence can land you in jail."
"Who are you? When did I ever insult someone's innocence?"
"What do you say……"
“We are all servants of the Li family. Do you understand what a servant is?” Song Zhengsi crossed his legs and turned around, ignoring the people next to him.
But Lu Yinian, standing next to him, was furious.
A promising newcomer actually went to work as a maid! He had almost paved the way for Gu Xinglan, and she ended up working as a maid?!
"Where is he? Tell me! Where is he?!"
"This is ridiculous! Did you escape from a psychiatric ward?!"
The two suddenly started fighting in the hospital corridor, and were eventually separated by two doctors and three nurses.
When Gu Xinglan arrived, he received two pairs of resentful eyes.
"Are you having breakfast?" Gu Xinglan asked with an awkward smile, carrying soy milk and steamed buns in her hands.
Outside the hospital.
The stone benches under the banyan tree were already steaming hot under the scorching sun, even at seven o'clock.
The atmosphere was somewhat tense, and Gu Xinglan sat in the middle, her movements a little restrained.
"Brother Xinglan, it's time to go back. We still need to weed the yard."
Song Zhengsi was unaware that he had climbed to the fourth floor and tied up Hong Liang. If he went back now, he might be punished. He needed to find a better time to go back.
Gu Xinglan shook her head. "You go first. Remember, don't tell anyone that you came out with me."
"I know. If you want to leave the Li family, remember to tell me. I've already found another job with a salary twice as high as the Li family's." Song Zhengsi gave a thumbs-up.
As soon as the person left, Lu Yinian let out two muffled snorts in an annoyed tone.
"Yinian?" Gu Xinglan sat closer to him, trying to ingratiate herself.
"Don't call me so affectionately. Who am I to you? You don't call me, and you don't even send me a New Year's greeting. Our friendship is over."
“If it really came to an end, you wouldn’t have waited for me at the hospital for two hours.” Gu Xinglan stood behind Lu Yinian with a smile and helped massage him.
He would pound from the left shoulder to the right shoulder, then from the right shoulder to the left shoulder, and occasionally fan Lu Yinian with a fan.
Lu Yinian only turned his head to look once, but he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for so long, there was an inexplicable barrier and unfamiliarity between them. He found it difficult to face Gu Xinglan with the same attitude as before, as if he had an inexplicable burden on his shoulders, preventing him from seeing the other person clearly.
"Lower your head a little."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinglan instinctively lowered her head.
The short hair felt nice to the touch. After wiping her hands with a tissue, Lu Yinian couldn't help but rub the round head back and forth twice, and said in a soft voice, "Look, who cut your hair? Now you can't even get a hairstyle."
That's what they said, but Lu Yinian had no intention of letting go at all; in fact, he seemed quite fond of it.
There is a faint, pleasant fragrance in the air, so subtle that you can only smell it if you get very close.
Gu Xinglan is indeed still alive and well. Lu Yinian couldn't help but feel her eyes well up with tears. "Next time, no matter what happens, you have to call me, okay?"
A slightly choked voice reached Gu Xinglan's ears. He tried to look up, but Lu Yinian pressed his head down and pulled him into her arms.
"Don't become a maid. You have such a unique face, you should be shining in front of the camera, not doing odd jobs. Quit and come live with me. My bed can fit two grown men."
PDLP