Throughout this journey, he was rather anxious and didn’t have the mood to chat with the driver, but it passed peacefully. As he returned to the hospital’s front yard, perhaps because the group that had chased him had gradually gone home, he didn’t draw anyone’s attention.
It was getting late; he had been running around and was hungry. Back at the ward, he wasn’t sure what he could eat—in truth, it was quite a bitter thought.
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After a long trek, he finally reached the front of the hospital room. As Yu Zexiao pushed open the door, he happily exclaimed, "Anning, I’m back—"
Before he could finish the word "back," he saw the room bustling with people seated!
Yu Zexiao was stunned—what was going on?
Hong Minjun and Nie Anni were both seated in front of the hospital bed, while Jian Anning was sitting by the head of the bed, smiling weakly at them. As soon as the three saw Yu Zexiao return, they all looked his way. Hong Minjun greeted him: "Zexiao, where did you go? Why are you only back now? I thought something happened to you. The phone wasn’t connecting."
Nie Anni simply pouted at him and then refused to say anything else. But Jian Anning smiled at him softly, "Zexiao."
Though she only called his name, her tone was unusually affectionate. This made Hong Minjun and Nie Anni look towards her. Yu Zexiao put the large bag of sanitary pads he had bought aside, ignoring Hong Minjun and Nie Anni, and walked directly to Jian Anning’s bedside.
There were only two chairs in the room, occupied by Hong Minjun and Nie Anni. Seeing this, Hong Minjun immediately stood up: "Zexiao, do you want to sit for a while, I..."
"No need." Yu Zexiao refused without thinking and then very familiarly sat beside Jian Anning, slightly lifting her quilt and holding her hand under it, intimately leaning against her, speaking softly: "Feeling better?"
This not only made Hong Minjun and Nie Anni widen their eyes but Jian Anning also coughed awkwardly: "No, I’m fine."
Hong Minjun had long known these two were together—even before "Rock Youth" started filming, Yu Zexiao was lying on the sofa holding Jian Anning. Later, whenever they met, she felt their relationship had gotten even better. Nie Anni too, since meeting them during that matchmaking event, knew they were definitely a couple. However, previously Yu Zexiao still maintained distance from her in public. She never expected, in private, Yu Zexiao would be !
Facing the two’s intensely focused gaze, Yu Zexiao felt no pressure; he was still very concerned, even wrapping an arm around her back, pulling her entirely into his embrace: "Want to eat something? You haven’t had dinner, right?"
Anyway, in his eyes, Hong Minjun definitely wouldn’t spread the word. As for Nie Anni...it’s not her first day knowing he and Jian Anning are dating, so what’s there to fear?
He was at ease, but Jian Anning indeed felt a bit embarrassed; she glanced at Hong Minjun beside her, who also seemed slightly awkward.