"Ke'er sister, I need to go to the restroom."
It was Wan'er who spoke, breaking the strange atmosphere between Fang Yanxi and Su Ke'er.
"Alright, Wan'er, I'll take you..."
Su Ke'er stood up, carefully took the half-eaten hamburger from Wan'er's hand and placed it on the table with the tableware. She wiped Wan'er's small mouth with a tissue, then her little hands, before picking her up. She turned to look directly at Fang Yanxi sitting opposite her, and Su Ke'er said with a smile and determination, "No matter what you say, I will not leave Yun Ting brother, absolutely not!"
Fang Yanxi's expression was indifferent. Watching Su Ke'er take Wan'er to the restroom, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she remained silent.
A moment later, Su Ke'er returned, pulling Wan'er along. Fang Yanxi stood up and said to her, "Please take Wan'er home safely later."
Su Ke'er's cute, round face froze for a moment. Fang Yanxi walked over and bent down, her expressionless face suddenly breaking into a gentle smile. She said softly to Wan'er, "Wan'er, Aunt Yanxi has a sudden company matter, so I have to go back to work. After you finish your hamburger, you'll go back with her to find your third uncle, okay?"
"Mhm, goodbye Aunt Yanxi."
Wan'er waved her little hand at her. Fang Yanxi smiled and straightened up, her pretty face instantly returning to its cold demeanor. She then said to Su Ke'er, "I'll give you one chance, go and talk to him yourself."
Su Ke'er's expression was stunned. Watching Fang Yanxi leave directly, she suddenly felt that this woman was very strange. She had been so aggressive just now, and now she was giving her a chance to go find Yun Ting brother...
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Wan Yun Ting was filled with unease because Fang Yanxi had gone to see Su Ke'er. He didn't know if they would fight, or who would win, Fang Yanxi or Su Ke'er...
*Knock knock... Third brother.*
"Sister-in-law, you can push the door open."
Wan Yun Ting, who was meditating and practicing on the hospital bed to heal himself, heard his second sister-in-law's voice outside the door. He stopped his practice and exhaled a breath of turbid air...
"Eh, where's Wan'er?"
Wang Chulin, carrying a thermos and a thermal lunchbox, entered but only saw Wan Yun Ting alone in the room, with no sign of her niece.
"Oh, Yanxi and Ke'er took her out to eat." Wan Yun Ting said somewhat awkwardly.
"Ke'er?"
Wang Chulin's expression was surprised. "Ke'er is back?"
"Mhm."
Wan Yun Ting smiled sheepishly and looked at the thermal lunchbox Wang Chulin was carrying. "Sister-in-law, Yanxi also brought me lunch just now..."
"Oh, that's fine. Eat it later if you're hungry."
Wang Chulin smiled as she put down the thermos and thermal lunchbox, then asked, "Third brother, didn't you and Ke'er break up? Why did she come back?"
"This..."
Wan Yun Ting scratched the back of his head. Just then, the door opened, and Su Ke'er returned, pulling Wan'er along. "Yun Ting brother, we're back! Eh, second sister-in-law, you're here too..."
"Second Aunt..."
Wan'er immediately ran happily to Wang Chulin. Wang Chulin picked her up and smiled at Su Ke'er, "Ke'er, you're back! I just heard Third Brother say you took Wan'er out to eat."
"Yes, we took her to McDonald's." Su Ke'er smiled.
"This girl just likes to eat that stuff."
Wang Chulin chuckled and glanced at Wan Yun Ting on the bed, whose expression was unnatural. She smiled and said, "Then Third Brother, I'll take Wan'er home to nap. You should rest early too."
"Alright, sister-in-law." Wan Yun Ting finally reacted and smiled up at her.
"Goodbye, second sister-in-law. Wan'er, be good. I'll find you to play later!" Su Ke'er stood obediently to the side, waving goodbye to Wang Chulin and Wan'er with a smile.
"Mhm, Wan'er, say goodbye to sister..."
"Goodbye, Ke'er sister. Remember to look for me to play!" Wan'er said with a cute smile.
"Okay, hurry back and sleep." Su Ke'er waved her little hand, watching Wang Chulin lead Wan'er away.
"Why did you come back alone?"
After his second sister-in-law left, Wan Yun Ting on the bed asked Su Ke'er, puzzled.
"Yun Ting brother, are you asking about your girlfriend?"
Su Ke'er immediately went up and squatted by the bed, resting her hands on the bed and propping her chin. She stared intently at Wan Yun Ting with her bright, lively, and large eyes, pouting her small lips and saying, "Then what am I?"
Wan Yun Ting's expression froze. Looking at the girl's adorable appearance, he sighed helplessly and said, "Ke'er, what's past is past. It can't go back to how it was. So, I hope you can understand!"
Su Ke'er's cute, round face was stunned by his words. Her large eyes immediately became flustered, and she grabbed Wan Yun Ting's left hand with her small hand. "Yun Ting brother, I know it was wrong of me to leave suddenly back then, but it was all because my father forced me. You know that in Singapore, if it weren't for you, I might have been forced to marry that Gao Zhe."
"Yun Ting brother, the only one I've ever loved is you, and that has never changed. You..."
"Ke'er, that's not what I'm saying!"
Looking at the girl's pleading eyes, which were almost tearful, Wan Yun Ting's attitude remained firm. He looked at her seriously and said, "Ke'er, you are a very good girl, really. Since I was released from prison, you have given me warmth. To be honest, a large part of the reason I agreed to be your boyfriend back then was this."
"Of course, I like you too. I like your optimism, liveliness, and carefree nature. But Ke'er, I can never forget Yanxi in my heart. Do you understand what I mean?"
"So..."
The tears in Su Ke'er's large eyes slid down. She looked at Wan Yun Ting pitifully and said with a trembling voice, "Yun Ting brother, the one you've always loved is her, right?"
Wan Yun Ting felt a pang of guilt, but his gaze was firm. He nodded and said, "Yes."
"I don't believe you..."
Su Ke'er's tears fell like pear blossoms. She shook her head, her emotions running high, and said, "If you didn't love me, why did you go to Singapore to save me back then..."
"I went to find you, but I was looking for Gao Zhe!" Wan Yun Ting said forcefully.
He did not want to delay such a good girl as Su Ke'er anymore, so he had to be resolute.
"Wuwuwu, I don't believe it..."
Su Ke'er cried emotionally, her small hands tightly grasping Wan Yun Ting's arm, almost kneeling on the ground. Her tear-filled eyes looked at Wan Yun Ting with almost desperate pleading, crying, "Yun Ting brother, I don't want to leave you. Even if you have a girlfriend, I don't mind. Please don't leave me, okay, wuwuwu..."
*Bang!*
The hospital room door was pushed open abruptly. Jiang Tongxin walked in with a cold expression. She glared at Wan Yun Ting, who sat on the bed, unmoved and resolute. She went up and grabbed Su Ke'er's arm, pulling her up. But the heartbroken girl's body softened as she cried. Jiang Tongxin hugged her to comfort her. Wan Yun Ting, sitting on the bed, saw this scene and a hint of pity appeared in his eyes. He felt extremely distressed.
"Ke'er, since he doesn't love you, then leave him. You don't have to beg him so humbly. Come with me..."
Jiang Tongxin gave Wan Yun Ting a cold glance and then forcibly pulled Su Ke'er away. She looked back, her large eyes full of tears, still looking at Wan Yun Ting with pleading and despair, as if begging him to say a word, to let her stay...
Unfortunately, Wan Yun Ting was determined and did not say a word. He just watched Su Ke'er being pulled out of the room by Jiang Tongxin and leaving, her sobbing sounds fading further and further away...
"What happened?"
"I don't know..."
Seeing Jiang Tongxin pull a crying Su Ke'er out of the hospital room and head straight for the office on the second floor, other doctors and nurses looked on in confusion.
"You guys don't know, right?"
Nurse Xiao Ai pointed at the hospital room and said to the doctors and nurses who didn't know, "Ke'er used to be an intern doctor in our emergency department, and Wan Yun Ting in the room is her boyfriend. But Ke'er disappeared for a while, so Wan Yun Ting has now reconciled with his university girlfriend..."
This piece of gossip quickly spread throughout the emergency department...
"Sister Jiang, I don't want to leave Yun Ting brother, wuwuwu..."
Back in the office, Su Ke'er, heartbroken, hugged Jiang Tongxin and cried.
Jiang Tongxin quickly asked the other doctors in the office to leave, and she kept wiping Su Ke'er's tear-streaked face with tissues, coaxing, "Ke'er, why don't you understand? He already has a girlfriend and doesn't have you in his heart anymore. You should give up on this."
"Wuwuwu, but I'm not dead yet."
Su Ke'er's large eyes were blurred with tears. The heartbroken girl sobbed intermittently, showing that she truly loved Wan Yun Ting, even to the point of being so humble that she didn't care if he had a girlfriend and still wanted to be with him.
"You foolish girl."
Seeing the girl's devoted devotion to Wan Yun Ting made Jiang Tongxin feel frustrated.
"No, I can't give up like this. I believe Yun Ting brother still has me in his heart. I must make him change his mind about me!" Suddenly, Su Ke'er's tear-filled eyes widened, and she bit her lip, speaking with resilience.
"Tsk, why are you still so persistent?"
Jiang Tongxin found it hard to understand. What magic potion had Wan Yun Ting given this girl, or what had happened, for her to be so deeply in love with him?
"Sister Jiang, you don't understand. Once you truly fall in love with someone, you'll understand why I am like this." Su Ke'er said, wiping away her tears and regaining her composure.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door. A tall, handsome man in a suit stood at the entrance and smiled at Jiang Tongxin, "Tongxin, are you free now?"
"Mhm, why are you here?"
Jiang Tongxin looked up at the man. Her expression remained very calm.
Su Ke'er quickly wiped her tears and turned to look at such a handsome man, asking, "Sister Jiang, who is he?"
Jiang Tongxin looked back at her and said calmly, "My boyfriend, Cao Jianhua!"