Previously, there had been rumors around the hospital that Doctor Wen and Shen Lifeng didn’t seem very close.
But judging from the situation now…
How could they be considered unfamiliar with each other?
They were far more than just acquainted!
Could two people who weren’t close be holding each other like that?
The three of them stared at one another awkwardly.
The orthopedic doctor waved his hand and said, “Sorry, sorry! Didn’t mean to interrupt you two!”
With that, he turned around and left immediately.
The consultation room was left with only Shen Lifeng and Wen Zhiyu.
Wen Zhiyu’s face began to grow warm.
Shen Lifeng appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was already panicking.
His hand was still around Wen Zhiyu’s waist, and he had become so flustered that he couldn’t even bring himself to let go.
Only when Wen Zhiyu gently pushed against his chest and said quietly,
“Comrade Shen, are you planning to keep holding me?”
did Shen Lifeng instinctively release his grip without any warning.
But Wen Zhiyu’s legs hadn’t fully steadied yet.
The moment he relaxed his hold, she sank downward and nearly fell again.
Even though Shen Lifeng’s mind felt like a pot of porridge and was practically steaming from embarrassment, his reflexes remained sharp. He quickly caught her once more.
Wen Zhiyu’s hands were trapped below. When Shen Lifeng pulled her back up, her body pressed forward against him.
The contours of the muscles beneath his clothes—the rises and dips of his physique—were all transmitted clearly through her hands.
She coughed awkwardly twice.
Wen Zhiyu wanted to push him away, but instead only ended up taking even greater advantage of him.
Although layers of clothing separated them, the softness of her small hands seemed impossible to ignore. Worse still, they continued fidgeting unintentionally against him.
Shen Lifeng wasn’t a block of wood.
Of course he could feel it.
“S-Sorry.”
Wen Zhiyu swallowed nervously.
She wasn’t particularly obsessed with handsome men, but that didn’t mean she would reject one who practically presented himself to her.
“It’s fine.”
Shen Lifeng didn’t stop her.
However, a trace of heat lingered in his low voice.
Seeing that Shen Lifeng wasn’t rejecting her, Wen Zhiyu looked at him and suddenly felt herself begin to sweat.
At first, she hadn’t wanted any sort of relationship with him.
But now…
Wen Zhiyu could only fall silent.
Perhaps her original judgment had been a little too hasty.
The orthopedic doctor headed back toward his own office.
As he passed the nurses’ station, he noticed that the nurses weren’t as busy as usual.
He immediately stopped in his tracks.
Sure enough, they were all gathered together gossiping.
One nurse’s voice drifted into his ears.
“Did you hear? Battalion Commander Shen stood up for Doctor Wen today!”
“Oh my! I heard before that Doctor Wen didn’t like Battalion Commander Shen and had come to break off the engagement. But now it doesn’t seem like that at all!”
…
The orthopedic doctor’s interest was instantly piqued.
Without hesitation, he joined the gossip circle.
“Want to know what I just saw? Battalion Commander Shen and Doctor Wen were holding each other. They looked so affectionate that I’d believe they were already married!”
That single sentence ignited everyone’s gossip-loving souls.
Ruan Yue had come to handle Ruan Qingyang’s discharge paperwork.
Who would have thought she’d hear all those rumors?
She was so angry she nearly exploded.
Hands on her hips, she stormed straight back to the hospital room.
The moment she entered, she saw Ruan Qingyang still lying on the bed enjoying the sunshine.
Her anger flared immediately.
The opportunity had practically been served up on a silver platter, yet her brother still hadn’t managed to win Zhizhi’s heart!
Where would he ever find a girl as wonderful as Zhizhi again?
The more Ruan Yue thought about it, the angrier she became.
She kicked the hospital bed.
Unfortunately, she used a little too much force.
The entire bed collapsed.
Completely unprepared for an attack from his own sister, Ruan Qingyang went crashing down with the broken bed frame and landed among the wreckage.
He shakily raised a finger and pointed at Ruan Yue.
“Ruan Yue, are you trying to kill me?!”
His hand trembled as he spoke.
He felt as though his waist was about to snap in half.
The pain was so intense that he could barely breathe.