"Let's look around."
Du Juan nodded.
"So, you agree then?"
Xiao Cheng flashed a sunshine-like smile, stood up, and took out the necklace from the brocade box. "Here, let me put it on for you."
As he stood up, he happened to block Meng Jingwei's view. The little woman frowned and whispered, "This act is almost over, any more and it'll be too much."
Xiao Cheng raised an eyebrow at her. "If we're going to act, we have to see it through."
He unclasped the pendant necklace and leaned in towards Meng Jingwei, embracing her as he put the necklace on.
Even though it was just an act, the intimate gesture still made Meng Jingwei's heart flutter and her face blush.
The nurses at the door were even more excited, cheering.
"So touching."
"Oh my gosh, if I weren't a nurse, maybe I'd have time for romance too."
"Kiss her, kiss her!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, kiss her!"
"Hahaha..."
The nurses, not wanting to miss any excitement, stood by, recording videos and egging them on.
Meng Jingwei was left speechless, unable to do anything about those few nurses.
What was this situation?
Xiao Cheng tilted his head towards the nurses at the door, a curve on his handsome lips, and then pecked Meng Jingwei's cheek.
"Wow, you're blinding us with your PDA."
"So envious, so envious."
"Give me a dozen boyfriends like this."
"Come on, let's get back to work. Go, go, go, or the head nurse will scold us again."
The nurses grinned at Meng Jingwei and left.
Meng Jingwei, however, stood there with her body slightly stiff, her eyes, blazing with anger, fixed on Xiao Cheng.
Her gaze seemed to say: Xiao Cheng, you bastard, didn't you say this was just for show? You took advantage of me!
Xiao Cheng just smiled it off.
Du Juan, on the other hand, was in a very good mood. She repeatedly cautioned Meng Jingwei, "Jingwei, Xiao Cheng is so good to you, you must treat him well."
"Yes, yes, I know, Mom."
Meng Jingwei nodded, then looked at Xiao Cheng with a sideways glance, and in a voice only they could hear, said, "Xiao Cheng, you're dead."
Although the two of them were 'acting', Du Juan was in an exceptionally good mood that noon. She even ate all the lunch Meng Jingwei brought and no longer mentioned leaving the hospital.
After she finished eating, Meng Jingwei and Xiao Cheng left the ward.
Du Juan saw them off to the elevator. "Xiao Cheng, be careful on your way."
"Certainly, Auntie."
Xiao Cheng replied politely and courteously, his arm around Meng Jingwei's shoulders.
"Next time you visit, please don't bring anything. Understand?"
"Got it, Auntie. You should also go back and rest."
"Okay, then Auntie will go see your uncle."
With that, Du Juan turned and left.
Meng Jingwei: "..."
That's it...
Was she already irrelevant?
Ding—
The elevator doors closed.
Meng Jingwei's expression changed instantly. She flung Xiao Cheng's arm away and kicked him. "Xiao Cheng, what the hell! I told you to 'act,' not to take advantage of me."
"Ouch..."
Xiao Cheng rubbed his leg in pain. "If you break my leg, you'll have to support me for the rest of my life. Besides, it was just a performance, don't take it too seriously."
"Then why did you kiss me?"
"It was 'required by the plot,' what else could I do?"
"You... damn it."
Meng Jingwei's head ached with anger. She couldn't be bothered with Xiao Cheng and reached up to take off the necklace, but Xiao Cheng stopped her. "If you take it off now, your mother will be suspicious tomorrow."
"Still, it's too precious."
"I bought it at a street stall just now for 23 yuan. If you think it's too expensive, just order more lamb skewers when we have barbecue tonight."
"Oh, that's better then."
Meng Jingwei believed him and didn't think much of it.
As they walked out of the elevator and passed through the inpatient lobby, they were met by a group of doctors and nurses in white coats, with Qing Muyye and Song Ci at the forefront, as if they were the stars of the show.
When Meng Jingwei saw Qing Muyye, he was also looking at her. His gaze finally settled on Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng had his arm around Meng Jingwei's shoulders like a good buddy, and they were chatting and laughing.
His calm expression was suddenly hit by a tidal wave of emotions, but he managed to conceal all of it exceptionally well in an instant.
However, they passed by each other this time without speaking.
Xiao Cheng had been looking at Meng Jingwei and chatting with her the whole time, so he hadn't even noticed Qing Muyye's presence.
It wasn't until they were outside the hospital and Xiao Cheng had left, and Meng Jingwei was preparing to ride her electric scooter home, that her phone rang.
She took it out and saw it was Qing Muyye's call.
She frowned with clear annoyance. "Mr. Qing, is something wrong?"
Her tone was sharp and unpleasant, as if she had just bitten into a bullet.
"Be in your father's ward within five minutes, or I'll have the expert team leave immediately."
"Ah? Oh, okay, okay. I'm coming right now, right now."
Upon hearing about the expert team, Meng Jingwei suddenly remembered the group of 'angels in white' who had followed Qing Muyye just now, and immediately grabbed her phone and ran back.
Meanwhile, the expert team was discussing Meng Tianhua's condition in the office. Qing Muyye, with nothing else to do, walked out of the office and headed towards Meng Tianhua's ward.
As he passed the nurses' station, several nurses were still talking about what had just happened.
"You know, how lucky is Meng Jingwei? She's just average-looking, but such a handsome guy confessed to her."
"No way. Meng Jingwei is so ugly. It's good enough if someone likes her, let alone a handsome guy."
"Really, why would I lie to you? We saw it with our own eyes and even recorded a video."
"Let me see."
Qing Muyye overheard the nurses' conversation and intentionally slowed his pace. He then heard the latter part of the nurses' discussion.
He thought of Xiao Cheng with Meng Jingwei just now and had already figured out a thing or two.
"My god, this guy is so handsome."
"Right, right, he even knelt down to propose and give a necklace. My boyfriend must propose to me like this in the future."
"He's so captivating."
The nurses were engrossed in their gossip, completely oblivious to Qing Muyye passing by.
He had originally arranged for an expert team to treat Meng Jingwei's father, but now it seemed unnecessary.
With a dark expression, Qing Muyye entered the elevator and made a call to Song Ci. "You don't need to have the expert team treat Meng Tianhua anymore."
"Boss, what happened? ... Beep beep beep..."
Song Ci didn't get an answer before the call was hung up.
Qing Muyye's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He took the elevator to the first floor.
As the elevator doors opened, Meng Jingwei was standing outside, panting.
"You, why are you downstairs? Didn't you say you'd hired an expert team for my dad? Are they upstairs?"
Meng Jingwei asked Qing Muyye, then added, "I'll go up and check."
The man stood tall and straight, his hands in his suit pockets. His cold eyes swept over the brand-new necklace on Meng Jingwei's neck, which glinted under the elevator lights, looking exceptionally glaring.
"No need to check. I've already had the expert team withdrawn."
He walked past Meng Jingwei and strode away.
Meng Jingwei looked bewildered and immediately checked her watch. "That's not right. It's only been two minutes. It's not even five minutes yet, how can you go back on your word?"