The sound of a woman crying came from the other end of the phone. Su Jin frowned and hung up immediately.

Xichen, who is Xichen? This name sounds familiar.

Su Jin felt a sharp pain in her brain and pressed her temple.

But she has something important to do now.

Out of selfishness, she had to hide Zheng Lin's phone.

She turned off her phone and hid it in the closet.

The next second, I heard the sound of the room door opening.

The man's footsteps were hurried. Startled, Su Jin sat down on the floor beside the bed and looked up at the person who had come.

Zheng Lin: "My phone is missing. Is it in your room?"

"No, I didn't see it," Su Jin said guiltily. "It might have fallen somewhere else. Are you in a hurry? Why don't you use mine?"

Zheng Lin noticed her slight panic, so he sat down and looked at her calmly.

Su Jin: "Aren't you going to go look for it?"

"Since we can't find it anyway, let's not look for it." Zheng Lin's lips curled up, seeing through her subtle tension. "Maybe if we sit for a while longer, it will appear on its own."

Su Jin's heart sank. Thinking of the phone call Bai Qingchi had just made, she bit her lip lightly. "Could it be left in the emergency room? Or in the car? Why don't you go look for it?"

Zheng Lin chuckled. "Alright, take out your phone. I have an important call to make, so I can't keep playing around with you like this."

"What important call, was it from a woman or a man?"

Zheng Lin frowned: "Xiao Jin."

Su Jin: "I understand."

Su Jin's hand trembled, and a bad thought crossed her mind.

He and Bai Qingchi must talk every day; it's become a habit—a phone call when he wakes up and another before he goes to sleep. That's probably why he had to find his phone.

It turns out that the person in his heart was Bai Qingchi.

So what's the point of hiding his phone?

Her nose stung, and a tear fell to the floor. She quickly wiped it away with the back of her hand.

Opening the wardrobe, Su Jin pulled out her phone and held it out to Zheng Lin. "Your phone has been found. Go wherever you want. Don't look at me like that. Get lost before I change my mind!"

Zheng Lin turned on his phone, looked at Su Jin, and asked with a furrowed brow, "Xiao Jin, your emotions have been very unstable lately. You're still recovering, so don't think too much."

“But this is me. I’m really bad, you’ve seen it yourself,” Su Jin said, her head bowed, trembling with grievance. Suddenly, she looked up and shouted, “If you can’t stand it, then let’s get a divorce! If I can hide your phone once, I can hide it hundreds or thousands of times!”

Zheng Lin gazed at her intently, opened his mouth slightly but said nothing, and instead turned to return Bai Qingchi's call.

He said, "I'll be right there."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin couldn't help but snatch Zheng Lin's phone and say through the speakerphone, "Listen, my husband isn't coming. If you're scared, call the police. If that doesn't work, download a dating app; every man and woman on it can come and keep you company right away. Please..."

At this point, Zheng Lin grasped her wrist, "Xiao Jin, don't go too far."

Feeling the tightening force on her wrist, her hand suddenly lost all strength, and he easily took the phone away.

Su Jin's hands were suddenly empty.

At this moment, Zheng Lin, who had regained control of the phone, said to Bai Qingchi on the other end of the line, "I'll be right there, don't worry. Don't take what I just said to heart."

Should we still go there?

Su Jin spread her arms, unwillingly blocking his way. "You can go, but take me with you. Otherwise, you can stay here."

Zheng Lin picked up Su Jin and coaxed her, "Go to sleep well, I'll be back soon."

"No! If you don't take me today, then step over my dead body!" Su Jin has always been very stubborn, especially after that phone call, which almost made her lungs explode with anger.

This is a blatant challenge to her authority as a wife!

Seeing that Zheng Lin remained silent, she raised her voice and shouted, "What, have you changed your mind? If you're not going, go back to your room and sleep!"

As she spoke, she grabbed his wrist and led him upstairs.

But he didn't move, and even a young woman like her couldn't pull him away.

She gritted her teeth and pulled hard, "Come on, get back to your room."

"Enough!" Zheng Lin placed her on the large bed and pressed her hands above her head.

His dark eyes were fixed on her: "Stop messing around, okay? I'm really a little tired."

Su Jin stared at him with wide eyes. When he said he was tired, he meant he was exhausted by her!

If she had just tried to struggle and salvage the marriage, now her heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, cold and painful.

"Okay, I won't make a scene. I finally understand what our marriage is all about—it's just a farce."

She spoke, but no more tears fell.

Zheng Lin was deeply hurt by these words. He let her go, not wanting her to misunderstand, but taking her along would also lead to misunderstandings.

I'm caught in a dilemma; there's nothing I can do about her.

...

Ten minutes later, Su Jin got her wish and went to the hospital with Zheng Lin to see Bai Qingchi.

At that moment, she really wanted to slap herself twice.

Yes, absolutely.

He was just saying that unless he took her with him, but his real purpose was to prevent him from going!

He actually took it seriously.

Not only did he take it seriously, but he also bought a large bouquet of roses right in front of her.

A small card for Bai Qingchi was also included.

At the hospital entrance, Su Jin was internally frantic, wishing she could ruthlessly destroy him!

"Look at the color of these flowers, doesn't it look like blood? It's unlucky. I suggest you throw them away and buy a new bouquet." Su Jin snatched the bouquet of roses and ruthlessly threw it into the roadside trash can.

Zheng Lin's patience was also limited. Su Jin's repeated obstruction tonight had made him very agitated.

Bringing her along was already the greatest concession he could make.

If she continues to press him, he doesn't know what will happen to him.

"Don't do something so foolish." Zheng Lin took a long stride and walked back to the flower shop to continue buying roses.

Su Jin immediately took Zheng Lin's arm and said to the florist, "No roses, please change to white lotus flowers, thank you."

Zheng Lin: "I told you, don't make trouble."

Su Jin: "I'm not making a fuss. A pure white lotus is a perfect match. In your heart, isn't she pure and flawless, rising from the mud unsullied? Then you should give her this."

The florist brought over the wrapped lotus flowers, saying, "You're lucky; we just happened to receive some lotus flowers today."

Zheng Lin: "...Fine, whatever makes you happy. But don't say anything carelessly later. You're a patient, and Bai Qingchi is a patient too."

The two entered the ward one after the other.

Bai Qingchi first saw Zheng Lin holding a bouquet of flowers, and she showed a happy expression. But before she could be happy for two seconds, she realized that it was a bouquet of lotus flowers.

Bai Qingchi: "..."

"Brother Zheng Lin, this is..."

Zheng Lin placed the flowers on the bedside table, and Su Jin said, "These are the flowers I picked out for you. We saw them when we passed by a flower shop, and I thought they suited you better; they match your fresh and refined temperament perfectly."

Bai Qingchi: "..." This is clearly an insult calling her a white lotus flower.

Zheng Lin didn't want to say anything to Xiao Jin. She had been crying too much lately, and if he said anything even slightly harsh, she would burst into tears for no reason.

He still can't figure out why Xiao Jin's emotions fluctuate so much, like a little kitten that needs to be coaxed all the time.

She also kept saying nonsensical things, which annoyed him.

Bai Qingchi looked at Zheng Lin, hoping he would say something about Su Jin, but Zheng Lin only responded with silence.

Bai Qingchi: "..."

Zheng Lin didn't want to say anything, otherwise this little darling would cry her eyes out again, and he wouldn't be able to comfort her.