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A chill ran down Jiang Huali's collarbone.

These are Meng Zhiling's tears.

Meng Zhiling looked at Jiang Huali for a while, then slowly lowered his head and buried his face in the side of Jiang Huali's neck.

He remained silent for a long while.

Jiang Huali didn't say anything either.

After a while, Meng Zhiling raised his head again, his voice a little hoarse: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Huali looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Meng Zhiling repeated, "You just now..."

His ears were a little red, and his eyes were somewhat unfocused: "What did you mean by kissing me just now?"

Jiang Huali noticed his slightly reddened ears and a mischievous thought popped into her head. She couldn't help but tease him, and her words came out like a bully's: "If you want to kiss someone, you just kiss them. What else could it mean?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Zhiling fell silent. He slowly straightened up, lowered his eyes, looked at Jiang Huali, and gently stroked the side of her face with his fingers.

He said softly, "Is that so?"

Jiang Huali was not shy at all, and returned his gaze directly, waiting for his next words.

Meng Zhiling was the first to give in. He withdrew his hand, got up from the hospital bed, and sat back down in the chair.

Jiang Huali smiled and said, "I want to drink water."

Meng Zhiling picked up a water glass from the side. The water inside was a bit cold, so he added some hot water. After feeling the temperature with his hand to make sure it was suitable, he handed the water to Jiang Huali.

Jiang Huali didn't reach out to take it, but instead took a sip from his hand.

Meng Zhiling's hands were steady. He swallowed the warm water, and his parched throat felt a little better.

Jiang Huali took a sip before taking the water glass from her.

She ran her fingers over the water glass and slowly opened her mouth to answer the question the other person had just asked.

"It means I like you."

After saying that, Jiang Huali looked at Meng Zhiling's slightly dry lips, smiled slightly, raised the water glass in her hand and shook it, indicating, "You look a little thirsty, would you like some water?"

Her face was still a little pale, but her expression was lively, with her eyebrows and eyes curving. Meng Zhiling's gaze followed her words and fell on the glass, where some water stains remained on the rim.

like?

His mind seemed completely absorbed by the word "like," his thoughts were blank, but his eyes were fixed on the cup, and he unconsciously murmured, "Is it okay?"

She looked at him, saying nothing, yet it seemed she had said everything.

This time, it was Meng Zhiling's turn to lower his head and take a sip of water from Jiang Huali's hand.

The water in the glass was quickly emptied, and Jiang Huali put the glass aside.

Meng Zhiling leaned closer again and asked softly, "Could you repeat what you just said?"

Jiang Huali didn't mince words and simply repeated, "I like you."

Meng Zhiling looked into her eyes: "Can I have another kiss?"

Jiang Huali nodded and readily agreed: "Okay."

It was a fleeting kiss, as light as a feather landing on the lips. Meng Zhiling pulled away, his fingers twitching at the blanket covering Jiang Huali before quickly letting go. "Are you tired? Let's rest."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huali rested her chin on her hand and said, "Are you hungry? Let's eat first."

Meng Zhiling was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. He hadn't expected her to be thinking about that. He replied, "Then I'll eat first."

It was getting late, and Meng Zhiling hadn't eaten much all day. Half of the porridge she had brought to Jiang Huali for dinner was still in the thermos, so Meng Zhiling took a small bowl, ladled out the rest of the porridge, and drank it.

The small bowl used was the same one Jiang Huali had used.

While Meng Zhiling was eating porridge, the system popped up and asked, bewildered, "[Host, why did I just end up in the dark room?]"

Jiang Huali asked in surprise, "You even have a small dark room?"

System: [According to Article 41 of the Time and Space Bureau's Daily Work Rules, when the host engages in private activities, the bound system will automatically enter the "black room" (a period of inactivity or privacy restrictions).]

It asked suspiciously, "What...did you just do?"

Jiang Huali made no attempt to hide anything, her tone casual: "Well, nothing much, I just kissed him."

system:【? 】

How come the progress bar suddenly jumped a lot after the car accident? Was she moved by the man's tireless care day and night?

The system chewed on its little handkerchief, thinking to itself.

Jiang Huali thought about it seriously for a moment and replied, "[Because he looks so pitiful, don't you think?]"

It really looked pitiful, like a little dog soaking wet in the rain, afraid of being abandoned.

The system neither perceives nor understands.

It doesn't know that in the human world, sometimes when you like someone, you can easily feel sorry for them.

After finishing his porridge, Meng Zhiling cleaned up everything.

His voice was low, almost floating, "What is our relationship now?"

What do you think?

Jiang Huali didn't expect that even though she had made it so obvious, Meng Zhiling still insisted that she give a definite answer.

Meng Zhiling didn't answer. He said in a low voice, "I want to hear what you have to say."

The choice is in her hands; only if she confirms can he gain the right to enter her world.

"Romantic relationship".

Jiang Huali said.

-

Yun Xin held a bunch of tulips in her arms, wearing a mask on her face, and checked her phone again to confirm the location.

Arriving at a hospital room, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.

The door opened quickly, but...

The person who opened the door was a man I had never seen before.

Yun Xin took a step back suspiciously, wondering if she had gone to the wrong place. Her mouth slurred before her brain could process it, "Excuse me, I think I've gone to the wrong place..."

"Yun Xin?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from the ward.

It is Jiang Huali.

Yun Xin paused in her retreating steps. The strange man in front of her turned to the side, and she finally saw Jiang Huali.

"Hello, I'm Xiaoli's friend."

Realizing it was a misunderstanding, Yun Xin smiled awkwardly at Meng Zhiling.

Meng Zhiling nodded to her, "Hello."

After Yunxin came in, he closed the door.

Yunxin walked into the ward, placed the flowers she was holding aside, and sat down.

As she removed her mask, she looked at Jiang Huali with concern, "Are you feeling any better?"

When the news of Jiang Huali's car accident came out a few days ago, Yun Xin was shocked, but she had a job to do recently and couldn't find the time to leave.

Having finally found some free time and heard the good news that Jiang Huali had woken up, she rushed over to visit Jiang Huali immediately.

Jiang Huali nodded. "Much better."

Yun Xin asked, "What about your film crew? Has any work been postponed?"

Yunxin knew that Jiang Huali was in a car accident on her way to the film set, and that Jiang Huali needed to rest for a while. She was worried that Jiang Huali and the film crew had not reached an agreement.

"Don't worry, all the work has been put on hold for now. My scenes can be added later."

When she was in a coma after the car accident, Meng Zhiling had already taken care of her and communicated with the production team to decide to film the scenes of other characters first, while her scenes would be filmed later.

Meng Zhiling has also arranged for someone to contact the driver and assistant who were in the car accident with Jiang Huali, and the dispute with the truck driver is still being handled.

It was drizzling at the time, making the road slippery. Being on the highway, the truck driver was fatigued, which led to the accident.

Several other cars were also hit, but Jiang Huali and her group were lucky; their injuries were not too serious.

While the two exchanged pleasantries, Meng Zhiling sat quietly not far away.

Yun Xin felt a little uncomfortable with a stranger in the room. Jiang Huali looked at Meng Zhiling sitting next to her and said, "Didn't Assistant Liu just call you? Why don't you go back to the company first?"

Liu Yuan just called, probably to report on work-related matters.

Jiang Huali knew that Meng Zhiling had been in the hospital for the past few days and hadn't been able to handle much work.

Upon hearing this, Meng Zhiling knew that his presence would disrupt the atmosphere, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

He stood up, took a disposable cup, poured a cup of water for Yun Xin, and added some water to Jiang Huali's thermos.

"Call me immediately if anything happens," Meng Zhiling instructed before leaving.

Jiang Huali agreed, "Okay."

After Meng Zhiling left, Yun Xin took a sip of water and asked curiously, "Who was that just now?"

That person seemed to know Xiaoli very well, which made Yunxin a little curious.

And then I vaguely felt that he looked familiar.

When Jiang Huali was on set, Liu Yuan would often deliver meals at the request of his superiors, and Meng Zhiling would also visit the set occasionally. However, he would always deliberately avoid other people when he came, so it was normal that Yun Xin did not recognize him.

Jiang Huali's phone suddenly vibrated. She looked at it and saw that it was a message from Meng Zhiling.

M: I'll come over for lunch, let's eat together.

Jiang Huali heard Yun Xin's question and answered, "Um, boyfriend."

After saying that, he lowered his head and replied to the message.

A pear: [Good]

"Oh, oh..." Yun Xin nodded. "Hmm? Who is it?"

She then realized what was happening and asked uncertainly.

Jiang Huali said earnestly, "My partner."

Yun Xin's eyes widened. "You're in a relationship?"

After saying that, she muttered to herself, "Normal, normal..."

Jiang Huali was amused by her reaction, and Yun Xin said shyly in a low voice, "Then your boyfriend is quite handsome."

She gave a thumbs up, "You're a perfect match."

Meng Zhiling's appearance is indeed outstanding, and he also has a great temperament. In Yun Xin's mind, only someone like him is worthy of Jiang Huali.

Yun Xin complained, "He's so much more handsome than Gu Huayu. I realize now that I really can't associate with immature men. Ever since the last drama wrapped up, he keeps coming to see me. I've already told him not to contact me outside of work hours."

Of course, the system was there while everyone was enjoying the gossip. It said, "[Of course, the connection between the male and female leads isn't so easily severed, even if...]"

The system spoke very softly after that, and Jiang Huali didn't hear it clearly, only vaguely hearing words like "degree of freedom".

Jiang Huali blinked and said, "Next time, we can ask Su Yueke for help."

Gu Huayu is now deliberately keeping his distance from female celebrities, and he avoids Su Yueke whenever he sees her.

Su Yueke was filming an advertisement at the time. After Jiang Huali was in a car accident, the company issued a statement on Weibo. After learning about it, she has been in a great mood these past few days.

She was posing as instructed by the photographer when she suddenly sneezed without warning, and the vase she was holding slipped from her hand.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the staff nearby rushed over.

...

Yun Xin was urged to leave by her agent before noon. After she left, Jiang Huali stayed alone in the ward, staring blankly at the green leaves outside the window.

This was the scene that greeted Meng Zhiling when she came in carrying the lunchbox.

He gently put down the lunchbox, walked closer to Jiang Huali, and naturally bent down to kiss the red mole at the corner of her eye.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Are you bored?"

Jiang Huali shook her head. "No."

She turned her head and looked at Meng Zhiling, as if a warm touch still lingered at the corner of her eye.

Jiang Huali asked, "What dishes did Auntie cook today?"

Meng Zhiling chuckled and placed the lunchboxes one by one on the table.

"It's what you like to eat."

The midday sun gradually grew hotter, and the green leaves swayed, shimmering with tiny rays of light.