On the other side, after Shao Cheng finished his surgery, he went to his office and saw a figure sitting on the sofa.
He adjusted his glasses and closed the door behind him, saying, "You're here."
Lou Yuming lazily lifted his eyelids and noticed the redness in Shao Cheng's eyes. He said lightly, "Still up all night?"
Shao Cheng grunted, washed his hands, and dried them with a disposable paper towel before throwing it into the trash can. He said, "There are a few major surgeries at the hospital recently, and I couldn't get away. Did something happen? You didn't explain clearly on the phone."
Lou Yuming pursed his lips, his jawline appearing tense due to his discomfort.
Shao Cheng, not often seeing him in this state, raised an eyebrow with a touch of amusement.
"Because of Song Xi?"
Lou Yuming frowned.
Shao Cheng, with a knowing look, asked, "What happened with her this time?"
Lou Yuming's expression darkened, and he lowered his voice, suddenly asking, "Do you have a woman right now?"
Shao Cheng almost choked. "Why the sudden question?"
"Just asking."
He rarely concerned himself with others' private lives, let alone ask such a question out of the blue.
Shao Cheng took a sip of water and said, "Alright, stop beating around the bush with me. Just say what you want to say."
Lou Yuming cleared his throat, clenching his fist. "If... cough... a woman isn't proactive, what could be the reason?"
Shao Cheng was dumbfounded.
"What?"
He thought he had misheard until he saw Lou Yuming's awkward expression.
Shao Cheng was greatly surprised. "Are you saying... Song Xi?"
Lou Yuming didn't confirm or deny.
"This..." Shao Cheng took a tactical sip of water. "If it's Song Xi, then it's not surprising."
Lou Yuming's narrow black eyes narrowed into slits. "Explain."
Shao Cheng said, "After this woman was sick, her physical condition would worsen, and her physiological desire would also decrease. Moreover..."
"Moreover what?"
Shao Cheng's lips twitched. He dared not say that given his ambiguous relationship with Song Xi, it was impossible for them to have a harmonious intimate relationship.
"Don't rush things. Women are like flowers, very delicate. You have to take it slow."
Lou Yuming glared at him. "Easy for you to say, you don't even have a girlfriend."
"..."
Enough, he's resorting to personal attacks now!
"Prescribe her some tonics to strengthen her body. I'll pick them up in a couple of days." As he reached the door, Lou Yuming suddenly turned back, his eyes warning Shao Cheng. "What happened today—"
Shao Cheng immediately made a zipping motion across his lips.
Lou Yuming left, reassured.
After the door closed, Shao Cheng finally couldn't help but cover his forehead and laugh.
*Bang bang—*
There was a knock on the door. Shao Cheng thought Lou Yuming had returned, but then he remembered Lou Yuming never knocked when entering his office.
He suppressed the smile on his face, sat back in his chair, and resumed his usual image of a detached and aloof Dr. Shao.
"Come in."
"Dr. Shao."
Hearing a familiar voice, Shao Cheng's expression froze. He watched as Song Xi slowly pushed the door open, and the pen he had been twirling on his desk fell to the table with a clatter.
They planned this, didn't they? One leaves, and the other arrives right after.
Shao Cheng's lips twitched. "Miss Song."
Song Xi took off her mask. "I'm sorry, I need to trouble you with something."
Shao Cheng frowned. Could it be that she was also here for—
"I want to visit a friend. Can you help me?"
"Ah? Oh..."
Song Xi: ??
Why did his tone sound a little disappointed?
...
With Shao Cheng's help leading the way, the whole process went much smoother.
When Shao Cheng learned she was visiting Ye Tian, he didn't say much, only urging her to hurry and not let Ye Tian's brother see her. He hinted, in a roundabout way, that Ye Tian's brother was simple-minded and physically strong, like a... gorilla.
Ye Tian has a brother?
Song Xi had never heard of it.
She nodded. "Okay, I'll be out soon."
Entering the ward, Song Xi's first sight was Ye Tian lying in bed.
His eyes were closed, he wore a respirator, and the heart monitor beside him beeped rhythmically.
Song Xi admitted her legs felt weak for a second when she saw Ye Tian with the oxygen mask.
She hadn't expected it to be so serious!
When Jin Ying and Tao Qingyu told her, she thought he was recovering and just resting in his room, but she hadn't expected...
She cautiously walked over and gently called out, "Ye Tian?"
The only response was the sound from the machine on the table.
After nearly three months, Ye Tian had become alarmingly thin. His cheeks were deeply sunken, his skin pale, like paper.
Recalling how he used to follow her around the set and the training facility, calling out "Sister Song Xi, Sister Song Xi," Song Xi's nose inexplicably felt sore, and she felt like crying.
She had always treated Ye Tian like her younger brother. The last time on set, when he suddenly fainted, he had said it was just a minor illness. She hadn't expected it to be heart disease!
That silly boy...
Song Xi sniffled. She had thought he was fine and could video call with Tao Qingyu, but now it seemed unlikely.
Song Xi sighed powerlessly. After talking with Ye Tian for a while, she decided to leave. As she put on her mask, the ward door was suddenly opened from the outside.
Their eyes met. Ye Hai recognized her at first glance.
His expression was surprised, a fleeting glint of light in his eyes. He took an excited step forward. "Song Xi?"