Wan Yunting quickly drove his car to a parking spot outside his second brother's villa. He turned to Ye Manni and said with a smile, "This is my second brother's home, but I'm only letting you stay here for a few days temporarily. That's why I haven't told my second brother's family your real identity. I hope you can understand."
Ye Manni, still holding the unfinished fruit tea, nodded her head obediently and said, "I understand. I'm causing you trouble."
"It's no trouble at all. After all, you're still my patient. Let's get out of the car," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
"Okay."
Ye Manni unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the car door. Wan Yunting had already gotten out and was taking her suitcase from the trunk. He pointed to the villa's entrance and said, "It's just my second brother, his wife, and my niece at home. There's no one else. Once I've finalized things with the university and confirmed everything, we can discuss where you'll stay then, alright?"
"Mm-hmm, I'll listen to you."
Ye Manni felt a little anxious. After all, as an outsider, she was naturally nervous about staying in a stranger's home.
"Third brother is back."
Wang Chulin, who was playing with Wan'er in the yard, saw the courtyard gate open. She saw Wan Yunting carrying a suitcase and entering with a pretty young girl, and immediately went to greet them.
"This is my second sister-in-law, Wang Chulin, and this is my niece, Wan'er. But she's not my second sister-in-law's daughter; she's my eldest sister's."
Wan Yunting quickly introduced his second sister-in-law and Wan'er to Ye Manni. He then introduced them to her, "Second sister-in-law, this is the daughter of my friend from Myanmar, Ye Manni."
"Hello, second sister-in-law..."
Nervous Ye Manni quickly bowed to Wang Chulin to greet her.
"Oh, get up quickly. There's no need to be so formal."
Seeing the girl's politeness, Wang Chulin helped her up and said warmly with a smile, "Yunting has already told me about you. He said you're here to recuperate temporarily, so you should feel at home here. Don't be so polite, understand?"
Faced with Wang Chulin's gentle and warm demeanor, Ye Manni's previous nervousness eased considerably, but she still felt very reserved. She nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Sister, you're so pretty."
Wan'er, who was beside Wan Yunting, kept staring at Ye Manni with her big eyes and said with a cute smile.
This made Ye Manni's pretty face freeze for a moment. Then, she reacted and smiled a little shyly, "You're beautiful too."
"Hehe, Wan'er likes playing with big sisters, right?"
Wang Chulin smiled and stroked Wan'er's little head. She nodded yes and then went to pull Ye Manni's left hand, shaking it. "Sister, can you play with me from now on? Third Uncle and Second Uncle are busy with work. It's just me and Auntie at home, but she has to do housework every day, so no one plays with me."
Ye Manni was a little taken aback by this scene, while Wan Yunting and Wang Chulin watched and smiled. "Alright, Wan'er, your sister will play with you. Let's go inside first."
"Right, right, Manni, I'll take you to see your room first..."
With that, Wang Chulin pulled Ye Manni towards the living room. Since the rooms on the second floor were already occupied, there was only one vacant room on the first floor. "Manni, what do you think of this room? If you need anything else, I'll take you out to buy it tonight..."
Although the room wasn't very large, Wang Chulin had always kept it very clean. In addition, because she was coming, new sheets, a comforter, and pillows had been added. The window faced the villa's backyard garden, so it received excellent sunlight in the afternoon.
"Second sister-in-law, this is great. I don't need anything."
Ye Manni was very touched that Wan Yunting's family had arranged such a nice room for her.
"Then I'll leave my suitcase here."
Wan Yunting brought her suitcase in, and Wan'er immediately pulled him out to play.
"Manni, is this your first time in China?"
Wang Chulin was still tidying things for her. Ye Manni nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's my first time. Thank you, second sister-in-law, for letting me stay here."
"Alright, you've said thank you several times now."
Wang Chulin gave her a playful glare and then smiled gently, "It's just us at home. It'll be livelier with you here, so we welcome you very much. After dinner tonight, I'll take you out to look around, go shopping, and buy some things."
"Okay."
Ye Manni nodded. Seeing how enthusiastic Wang Chulin was towards her, her previous nervousness finally subsided.
Wan Yunting, who was in the living room, saw them come out and said to Ye Manni, "Come here, let me take your pulse."
"Oh."
Ye Manni quickly walked over and sat beside Wan Yunting, extending her wrist. Wan Yunting placed it on the armrest of the chair and carefully took her pulse, asking, "Are you still taking the medicine I prescribed?"
"Yes, I'm still taking it, once every morning," Ye Manni replied honestly and obediently.
"And are you still experiencing headaches now?" Wan Yunting asked, looking at her.
"No more."
Ye Manni shook her head. Since Wan Yunting had given her acupuncture last time and she had been taking the medication consistently, her sudden onset headache syndrome had not recurred.
In fact, as Wan Yunting had said before, as long as she stayed away from the life circumstances that affected her and took the medication, the illness would gradually get better.
"You're recovering very well. You don't need to take the medicine anymore," Wan Yunting released her wrist and said with a gentle smile.
"Really?"
Upon hearing that she wouldn't have to drink the unpleasant-tasting traditional Chinese medicine every day, Ye Manni was immediately happy. However, she then worried and asked, "If I hear gunshots, will I still have a relapse?"
"Haha..."
This made both Wan Yunting and Wang Chulin laugh, but Ye Manni wore an expression of incomprehension.
"In China, you'd have to be pretty lucky to hear gunshots," Wan Yunting stood up and said with a smile, then went upstairs.
Wang Chulin also said with a smile, "Manni, in my entire life, the only real gunshot I've ever heard was during my university's military training when we fired guns!"
"Ah."
This statement completely overturned Ye Manni's perception. After all, she was from Myanmar, where she could hear gunshots every day. Later, when her mother sent her abroad to study and live, she occasionally heard gunshots.
"Does what they say on social media about China being the safest country in the world actually hold true!" Ye Manni's big eyes widened in disbelief and excitement.
Wang Chulin, who was putting on an apron to prepare dinner, smiled gently, "I don't know if it's the safest country, but our country isn't as chaotic as some foreign societies."
"Second sister-in-law, are you preparing dinner?"
"Yes, it's almost six o'clock."
"Let me help you."
With that, Ye Manni happily followed her into the kitchen, asking, "Second sister-in-law, can you tell me about your country? For example, when you go out now, do you really not need to carry cash..."
On the second floor, Wan Yunting was about to change his clothes to go out when he received a call from Jin Xiuwen urging him, "Old Wan, are you ready? Remember, it's at Deyue Tower."
"You've said it several times now. I know. I'll change and head out now." Wan Yunting said with a speechless smile upon receiving the impatient call.
"Great, then you and Yan Xi get there early. I'm heading out now to make arrangements. Talk to you later."
At this moment, Jin Xiuwen, at home, was tidying his clothes in front of the mirror. He was very pleased with his dapper appearance and then took his car keys to head out.
Suddenly, he saw a room door next to his open. Dai Qiuyue, dressed in a dress, emerged. She had just returned from work and ordered a takeout.
"Hello, this is your takeout. Please remember to give me a five-star review."
The delivery driver handed the takeout to Dai Qiuyue...
"Yo, when did a beauty move in next door?"
Seeing Dai Qiuyue's striking beauty and elegant demeanor, Jin Xiuwen's eyes lit up. As he passed by, he couldn't help but glance at her several times. Dai Qiuyue naturally noticed Jin Xiuwen's ill-intentioned gaze. She took the takeout and nodded expressionlessly at the delivery driver before preparing to close the door.
Jin Xiuwen immediately adopted a gentlemanly demeanor and said with a smile, "Beautiful lady, eating too much takeout isn't good. Come over to my place another day, and I'll cook dinner for you. I guarantee it'll be tastier and healthier than takeout. By the way, I live right next door..."
Bang!
His response was Dai Qiuyue's door slamming shut heavily.
Jin Xiuwen was stunned for a moment, causing the delivery driver who had just entered the elevator to chuckle.
"She's got personality. I like it."
Jin Xiuwen reacted and couldn't help but laugh excitedly. When pursuing a woman, patience was key...
"Buddy, wait for me..."
Seeing the delivery driver about to close the elevator door, Jin Xiuwen shouted and rushed over...