The strong smell of liquid medicine filled the corridors and wards of the hospital. The pungent smell spread to every corner.

Chen Keren packed Chen Kexin's things and then sat in the room with her as they waited for w.a.n.g Weixi. He hadn't come or talked about it these past few days, and he didn't enter the ward. Perhaps he felt that Chen Kexin didn't want to look at him. Meanwhile, Chen Kexin's ardent hope every day was apparent to Chen Keren.

Every time the nurse brought flowers or food from w.a.n.g Weixi, Chen Kexin would get up from the bed and stand in front of the window to look at the small figure below and then watch as he drove away dejectedly.

Her eyes looking out of the window were always sad, but whenever she turned around, she always pretended to smile at Chen Keren standing behind her and then she would nest in bed again.

Chen Keren was also hoping. Although she had been blaming Yi Duanfang in her heart since that day, she had not seen him for several days and wanted to see him again, hoping to hear his explanation. However, he didn't come at all. He was as far away as w.a.n.g Weixi.

Chen Keren sat there, thinking maybe that he didn't care about her at all. They didn't even count as friends, did they? Looking back from their initial acquaintance to the present, there had been no emotional exchanges between the two of them...

Hate or like, all emotions changed, and he, as always, had been doing his own thing. Perhaps she had misunderstood at the beginning, so now she was so disappointed.

"Weixi is taking so long." Chen Kexin was impatient. She hadn't been home for a long time. She thought it would be better to go home today and soak in the bathtub.

This morning, it had been agreed that w.a.n.g Weixi would pick her. He had sent her an early text message saying that he would pick her up himself from the hospital. In order to not embarra.s.s him, Chen Kexin had driven Chen Derong away, so Chen Derong had been complaining. Chen Kexin just smiled and said nothing. However, Chen Keren's att.i.tude towards Chen Derong remained unchanged - as cold as a stranger.

From the afternoon till now, from day till night, until the starry sky filled their eyes, w.a.n.g Weixi still did not appear. "Maybe he is too busy at work?" Chen Kexin thought.

Chen Keren eventually said, "I think it is because he is too busy at work. Just wait."

Chen Kexin fell onto the bed, waiting for w.a.n.g Weixi with antic.i.p.ation.

However, at eight o'clock, it was Yi Duanfang who appeared in front of the two.

Yi Duanfang stood at the door, with an uneasy look on his face and his eyes staring at the two stunned people in the room. He was panting as if he had been running. Chen Kexin and Chen Keren exchanged glances, and a hint of concern appeared on Chen Keren's face.

"Elder Sister Duanfang, why have you come alone? Also, what's the matter with you these days? Why are you so haggard?" Chen Kexin walked over and looked Yi Duanfang over. She was very worried and looked back at Chen Keren, who was standing there like a statue.

Yi Duanfang looked up and his eyes met Chen Keren's. Chen Keren's face instantly became dignified and cold. Yi Duanfang knew that she had not forgiven him. He knew that he had done nothing to be forgiven.

He hesitated for a long time, and when he finally saw Chen Kexin's half-expectant, half-caring look, he finally faltered. "Weixi is working overtime tonight... He asked me to pick you up."

Chen Kexin's face darkened, and the radiance in her eyes that resembled a flower blooming, vanished instantly. "Is that so... He didn't tell me," she said in a low voice, shrugging her shoulders in disappointment.

Yi Duanfang looked at her for a long time as his heart ached. They didn't speak. He raised his hand and touched her head gently and said, "It doesn't matter. Let him come back to make up to you."

Chen Kexin and Chen Keren had never seen such a tender and delicate Yi Duanfang. Chen Kexin looked at Yi Duanfang with some surprise, while Chen Keren looked at him with strange and discerning eyes. Her keen intuition told her that things were not so simple.

Yi Duanfang raised his eyes and smiled at Chen Keren with a guilty conscience. Chen Keren gave him a light glance, then she softly said, "In that case, let's go. I'll go through the discharge formalities. We'll have a meal together later."

Chen Kexin, who was no longer in the mood, just nodded reluctantly, smiled and stopped talking. On the other hand, Yi Duanfang just nodded lightly and kept silent.

Chen Keren then left the ward, remaining expressionless when she pa.s.sed by Yi Duanfang. In fact, she wanted to smile, but she didn't know what kind of smile to use when facing Yi Duanfang at the moment. It had only been three days since that afternoon. In her heart, it was as long as three years apart.

In the ward, Chen Kexin pulled Yi Duanfang to sit down. She looked at Yi Duanfang's thin face and asked anxiously, "Sister Duanfang, why have you lost so much weight these days? Why are you so gaunt? When you first came in, I almost didn't recognize you."

Yi Duanfang awkwardly said, "Nothing... Work is just too tiring."

Chen Kexin said with some uneasiness, "Is this really the case? Then tell me, why didn't you come to see me in the past few days? Did Sister Duanfang really not want to see Kexin?" As she spoke, her tears swirled in her eyes.

Yi Duanfang froze for a second. He looked at Chen Kexin in front of him with some complexity. He knew Chen Kexin was also very concerned about that afternoon. He touched his head, half his face flushed red, and he said guiltily, "I'm sorry, that afternoon, I..."

But Chen Kexin shook her head and hurriedly said, "Don't mention that. I know that you have your own reasons and you don't need to explain it to me. I just don't want you to have any psychological burdens. For me, the important thing is that you can live well... I don't want my friends to live badly."

Yi Duanfang felt even more ashamed when he heard these words. He looked at Chen Kexin, clearly in a bad mood. "Why should you comfort me, who feels sorry for you? Silly wench, your words in my ears seem to have killed me..."

"Kexin, Sister Duanfang is sorry." Yi Duanfang said sadly.

Chen Kexin shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just..." Chen Kexin was frowning slightly and her face showed a very worried expression at the thought of Chen Keren's distracted mood in the past few days.

"What's the matter?" Yi Duanfang curiously asked.

Chen Kexin sighed lightly and looked at Yi Duanfang bitterly as she said, "Sister Duanfang, why are you so slow in your own affairs?"

Yi Duanfang was puzzled and thought it was strange as he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Even... Alas, it's not good of me to say it. Although I would like to say it, if I tell you, I will die. But if I don't tell you, I am afraid you will die." Chen Kexin said impatiently. If Chen Keren became anxious, Chen Kexin was not sure what her sister, who never acted according to common sense, would do.

Yi Duanfang listened in confusion, but still did not understand what Chen Kexin was trying to say.

Chen Kexin looked at his blank expression, looked up at the sky and wailed. Finally, she helplessly said, "Forget it."

"Huh?"

Chen Kexin waved her hand, expecting Chen Keren to come back any moment. She weakly said, "Let's think about what to eat now."

"Oh..." Looking at Chen Kexin, he had an impulse to say something about w.a.n.g Weixi and Tong Siqi together, but he knew that he could not do it. Although he was very angry, he could vaguely guess what Tong Siqi must have said, making w.a.n.g Weixi unable to refuse her 'invitation'. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt his heart tighten, it wouldn't be...

He suddenly sat up from the bed, his face tense, completely forgetting that across from him was Chen Kexin.

Seeing Yi Duanfang's abnormal behavior, Chen Kexin looked at him strangely and asked in concern, "What's the matter?"

Yi Duanfang suddenly reacted. He was too fl.u.s.tered. He shook his head and hurriedly said, "Nothing... By the way, is everything all right with you? If you haven't packed it, I'll help you." As he spoke, his eyes were s.h.i.+fty. Chen Kexin could even see his hands shaking.

Getting more and more surprised, Chen Kexin was suddenly worried about why w.a.n.g Weixi didn't come today and asked, "Is something wrong with Weixi?"

Seeing that she was so nervous, Yi Duanfang shook his head and said, "It's okay. He's okay. I just suddenly remembered something. Oh, where are your things? Let me help you pack up." He looked around a little guiltily.

Chen Kexin said with some disappointment, "Everything is ready, so... why didn't he even call me?" Yi Duanfang bowed his head and looked at her with her head hanging. She looked pitiful. He felt bad for her, so he said softly, "He is really busy. He doesn't even have time to drink water. He will call you when he has time. He can't come. He feels very guilty. He said he hasn't been with you for several days, so now he must finish his work quickly so that he can go home to accompany you. So don't be sad, okay?"

Chen Kexin nodded and said nothing.

Standing at the door, Chen Keren's expressionless mouth rose slightly. Even if Yi Duanfang had no feelings for her, he must really consider her sister as his friend, right? If one more person was good to her, she could rest a.s.sured. Thinking of this, she opened the door and said to the two, "Okay, let's go."

Although her facial expression was still stiff, Chen Kexin and Yi Duanfang could see that compared with before, her facial expression had eased a lot, so they finally felt relieved.

Walking to the door, Chen Kexin's cell phone suddenly rang.

Yi Duanfang and Chen Keren both stopped and saw Chen Kexin answer the phone and then... the mobile phone slipped to the ground.

Chen Keren and Yi Duanfang looked at each other and then turned to Chen Kexin's face.

"Sister Duanfang, is Weixi very busy at work?" Chen Kexin looked up with infinite sadness in her voice.

Yi Duanfang looked at the mobile phone on the ground and finally had nothing to say.