Nian Shen wanted some water, so she immediately went to pour a cup of hot water. Her service was impeccableânot only did she blow on it to cool it down, but she even brought it directly to his lips and fed it to him. Most absurdly, she spoke to him the way one might address a child, warning him, "Be careful, itâs a bit hot."
Watching this series of scenes unfold, Yi Yang suddenly began to understand something.
Could this be...
A ploy to gain sympathy?
But evidently, Miss Hai seemed to be... quite receptive to this sympathy ploy?
Yi Yang thought about it again and suddenly clapped his hands internally.
How had he not thought of this before!
If not for using this sympathy ploy, how long would it have taken for Mr. Nian to share the same bed with Miss Hai? A scene like the one this morningâwho knows how long it would take to witness such a thing again!
A sympathy ploy really is a masterstroke!
...
The nurse came in to change Nian Shenâs dressing. Seeing Heather painstakingly tending to him and helping out, she shook her head and sighed quietly.
Heather, who was earnestly helping, heard the sigh and, thinking sheâd done something wrong, asked anxiously, "Is something the matter? Did I do something wrong?"
"No, no..." The nurse shook her head. "Everything is fine."
"Then why sigh?"
The nurse hesitated but shook her head again, saying, "Itâs nothing..."
After speaking, her gaze unconsciously drifted to Nian Shen again, and she sighed once moreâperhaps without even realizing it herself.
"Youâve sighed again..." Heather reminded her.
The nurse looked at Heather and, thinking she might still be unaware, shook her head and said, "Forget it, maybe itâs better if you donât know."
"?" That comment only made Heather more curious.
What could it be that she was supposedly better off not knowing?
It wasnât until she noticed the nurse occasionally shooting Nian Shen a glance filled with a disappointed expression that she suddenly pieced it together.
So thatâs what it was... She had a good idea now!
Heather chuckled and said, "Youâre not talking about this morningâs news, are you?"
Hearing the word "news," Nian Shen also took notice.
"You know??" The nurse looked at her in shock, "Youâre acting like nothing happened... I thought you didnât know about it."
Thatâs why she had felt pity for Heather earlier, thinking it might be kindest if Heather remained unaware.
Perhaps it was out of a yearning for this rare, fairytale-like love storyâso when it shattered, it left people feeling disillusioned.
"Of course I know. Why would there be anything wrong with me?"
Since the topic was already out in the open, the nurse decided to speak plainly. "Your romance with Mr. Nian has been widely circulated here in the hospital. You gave everyone here hope in love again! Yesterday when Mr. Nian was admitted, you were taking such meticulous care of him. We even talked about you two for a long time, envying how great your relationship was... But... but how could everything have changed overnight?"
The nurse shot a disgruntled look at Nian Shen. "No matter how handsome Mr. Nian is, I still have to sayâhow could he be such a jerk...! Jerks arenât trendy anymore; they lose fans quickly these days."
Surprisingly, Nian Shen didnât get angry at her comment. Instead, he smiled slightly but didnât offer any explanation.
It was Heather, on the other hand, who, though smiling, couldnât hold back from saying, "Thatâs why I keep telling you all that youâve misunderstood him completely. No matter what I said before, no one believed me. There was nothing I could do. Now that the real girlfriend has already been revealed, I suppose I should finally say something fair for Mr. Nian. Actually, Iâ"
"I feel very ashamed," Nian Shen interrupted her, "for letting you down."