Shen Zhixia looked as though she had discovered a whole new world when she picked up the razor Ji Zhouye had not had time to put away.
“The obstetrician-gynecologist you mentioned is a man?”
Nan Xin did not think there was anything strange about it.
She nodded. “Dr. Ji is an excellent obstetrician-gynecologist. If it weren’t for him, I probably wouldn’t have just lost the baby—I might have lost my life too. So, Zhixia, staying here is the best option for me right now.”
“My poor Xinxin.”
Shen Zhixia completely forgot about the razor and gently hugged Nan Xin, her eyes turning red.
She knew everything that had happened to Nan Xin. And precisely because she knew, she felt even more heartbroken for her.
“To hell with your family and husband! Cut ties with all of them. From now on, I’ll support you and your baby!”
Shen Zhixia was an only child. Both of her parents worked in the government sector and had doted on her since she was little. Even if she declared that she would never get married, they would accept it without question.
As a result, Shen Zhixia had always been carefree and outspoken, which perfectly complemented Nan Xin, who had been cautious and restrained since childhood.
That was why the two had remained best friends for so many years.
Nan Xin smiled and patted Shen Zhixia on the back. “There’s no need. The Fu Group just transferred three million yuan to me. I’m not short on money.”
“Fu Beichen could actually be that generous?” Shen Zhixia asked suspiciously.
Nan Xin did not hide the truth from Shen Zhixia. She knew that Nan Xin was Moon.
“Based on what I know, the budget for the Fu Group’s cosmetics R&D department isn’t that high. So there’s a good chance Nan Yu paid this money out of her own pocket. She’d do something like this just to establish herself in the Fu Group’s R&D department.”
“Even so, are you really willing to let Nan Yu become famous using the fragrance you created?”
A sly smile appeared on Nan Xin’s lips.
“The ten million yuan was only for the fragrance. I never said the fragrance would make her famous.”
Shen Zhixia froze for a moment before immediately understanding. She gave Nan Xin a thumbs-up.
“Brilliant! As expected of my bestie!”
“Zhixia, wait until Dr. Ji comes back and say goodbye to him. Then let’s go shopping at Xinghuan Shopping Center.”
Xinghuan was the largest shopping mall in Jiangcheng, with many luxury-brand boutiques and flagship stores.
Nan Xin had barely touched fragrances for nearly three years. To create the commercial fragrance Nan Yu wanted, she first needed to study the current market trends before formulating it.
Shen Zhixia readily agreed.
Time passed without them noticing, and before long, it was already past five.
“Grrr…”
Nan Xin’s stomach suddenly growled, interrupting their conversation.
She rubbed her round belly helplessly. For the past few days, the nurses had brought her meals. Her last meal had been at noon when the nurse was there. On top of that, pregnancy made her hungry much faster, so by now she was already starving.
Before she could even decide what to do, Shen Zhixia had already grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the door, grumbling the entire way.
“Does this heartless doctor not know that pregnant women need to eat? It’s already past five and he still hasn’t come back. No way. I’m taking you out to get something to eat. I can’t let my godson or goddaughter go hungry.”
“He doesn’t care about a pregnant woman’s health at all. This hospital is terrible, and the doctor is just as heartless. I’m going to file a complaint against him later… Oh!”
When Shen Zhixia pulled Nan Xin toward the door and pushed it open, Ji Zhouye was unexpectedly standing right outside.
Startled, she instinctively stepped backward.
Nan Xin was directly behind her.
Seeing that Shen Zhixia was about to crash into Nan Xin, Ji Zhouye immediately extended his long arm and pulled Nan Xin to his side.
Nan Xin’s brain could barely keep up with what had happened. In the blink of an eye, the person standing beside her had changed.
By the time she realized what had happened, Shen Zhixia was already standing opposite her, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
“Who is this?”
Shen Zhixia had never met Ji Zhouye before. Several times when she had visited Nan Xin at the hospital, Ji Zhouye had been seeing patients. This was the first time she had actually encountered him.
Afraid that Shen Zhixia would misunderstand, Nan Xin hurriedly introduced them.
“This is the obstetrician-gynecologist I told you about, Dr. Ji. Dr. Ji, this is my best friend, Shen Zhixia. She’s a reporter for the Jiangcheng newspaper.”
“Ji Zhouye.”
Ji Zhouye gave Shen Zhixia a slight nod, his expression as cold as ever.
But the moment Shen Zhixia heard his name, her brows furrowed slightly.
“Ji Zhouye… Why does that name sound so familiar?”
She had a feeling she had heard it somewhere before.
Nan Xin didn’t think much of it. Shen Zhixia met all kinds of people through her work, so it wasn’t strange for her to have heard a similar name.
She turned toward Ji Zhouye and gave him a polite, apologetic smile.
“Dr. Ji, could you calculate the medical expenses I’ve incurred during this time? I’m sorry to have troubled you for so long.”
Ji Zhouye glanced at her indifferently.
“With your current physical condition, leaving here would be no different from courting death.”
Nan Xin froze for a moment before realizing that Ji Zhouye had misunderstood her.
She quickly explained, “Dr. Ji, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t mean that I’m leaving. I just want to go out with my friend for a while. I’ll be back tonight.”
Ji Zhouye gave a quiet hum, his expression revealing nothing.
Without another word, he walked past her and went straight into the room.
Nan Xin touched her nose.
Had she said something wrong?
Shen Zhixia tugged at her arm and whispered excitedly, her voice full of gossip.
“What exactly is going on?”
Afraid that Shen Zhixia would say something outrageous again, Nan Xin called toward Ji Zhouye’s back, “Dr. Ji, I’m heading out.”
With that, she quickly dragged Shen Zhixia away.
“Wow, that heartless hospital’s doctor is really handsome! He’s even better-looking than your scumbag husband, and his presence is incredible too. You can tell at a glance that his family background is anything but ordinary.”
Shen Zhixia continued chattering behind her.
“Strange. His name really does sound familiar. I just can’t remember where I’ve heard it before. Where was it…?”
Nan Xin smiled helplessly.
“All right, Chief Reporter Shen. I know you have plenty of connections and know all kinds of news. Dr. Ji is indeed a very famous doctor. You probably saw his name in some magazine or special feature.”
Shen Zhixia shook her head.
“No, that’s not it. I never read those kinds of things. Xinxin, is Dr. Ji a local from Jiangcheng?”
Nan Xin happened to know the answer. It was listed on his expert profile.
“He’s probably from the capital.”
Nan Xin was somewhat distracted.
Right now, both her and her baby’s lives were in Ji Zhouye’s hands. What if he became unhappy and decided to stop being her attending physician?
“Zhixia, do you think Dr. Ji is upset?”
“Isn’t that obvious? Would you be happy if someone misunderstood you and thought you were going to abandon them the moment you no longer needed them?”
Shen Zhixia rolled her eyes at Nan Xin.
“Dr. Ji saved you from the brink of death. He even brought you home and took meticulous care of you. And then, the moment you thought you were better, you were ready to leave without even treating him to a meal or giving him a gift. Do you think he’d be happy about that?”
Only after Shen Zhixia pointed it out did Nan Xin suddenly realize it.
She became even more nervous.
Could Dr. Ji really be angry and decide not to care about her anymore?
Nan Xin decided that while they were shopping, she would pick out a gift for Ji Zhouye.
Just as she was wondering what she should buy, Shen Zhixia, who was driving, suddenly slapped her forehead and shouted,
“I remember who he is!”