Letting go of her hand, Wen Runruan came out of Xie Jinzhi's arms, and took a last look at the shoes on her feet. She looked up at Xie Jinzhi in a daze.

The boy looked down, his handsome features relaxed, "What should I do now? Barefoot?"

The straps of the little girl's slippers that originally wrapped around her feet had become loose and fallen off, and it was obvious that she could no longer wear them.

Lifting her toes, Wen Ruan felt a little uncomfortable, her face blushing as she lowered her head and asked softly, "What should I do? Xie Jinzhi, I don't want to walk barefoot, it's so dirty!"

He squatted down and looked at his shoes, motioning her to take them off. Wen Ruan stood on the ground hesitantly: "But, what should I wear if I take them off?"

It was hard to tell what was so funny about this sentence. Xie Jinzhi squatted on the ground and laughed faintly. Wen Runruan almost thought she had heard it wrong.

"Take them off, I'll carry you. We're almost there." Xie Jinzhi bent over in front of Wen Runruan. She looked at the boy with his head down, took off her shoes hesitantly, and finally slowly lay on Xie Jinzhi's back.

People don’t wear much in the summer, and even with the girl’s body on his back, Xie Jinzhi could feel her softness. Finally, he stood up and carefully let her hold on to him.

"Don't fall, you can just hold my neck."

He was a little cool, perhaps because he had stayed in the ward for too long, but his unique sound of clear spring water calmed Wen Ruan's slightly restless heart.

"Xie Jinzhi, am I heavy?" It seemed that every girl would worry about what others think of her weight. The little girl lay on his shoulder, and her breath hit his neck when she spoke. Xie Jinzhi was a little dazed.

The temperature of his hand made Xie Jinzhi feel a little uncomfortable: "It's not heavy."

He reached out and moved Wen Ruanruan's legs upwards so that it would be easier to exert force, but he didn't dare touch Wen Ruanruan's white legs at all.

Taking a deep breath, Xie Jinzhi couldn't help but feel fortunate that he was only at the stairs and would soon reach the doctor's office.

The slightly older doctor looked at the two people coming in and asked, "Recheck? Let's go for a CT scan first."

Wen Ruanruan struggled to get down, but didn't want to put her feet on the ground: "I... I want to get down... But, Xie Jinzhi, can you... can you help me think of a way."

"Step on my foot!"

"Ah?" Before Wen Runruan could react, Xie Jinzhi reached out and turned Wen Runruan from behind him to the front. Finally, the two of them were facing each other, and Wen Runruan's feet were on Xie Jinzhi's shoes.

She was a little panicked for a moment: "Xie Jinzhi, you...you...you let me down!" The little girl struggled to get down, not caring whether she was dirty or not. She was too close, she seemed to see her own reflection in Xie Jinzhi's pupils.

Some people didn't understand why the little girl was so resistant at the moment, but if she was really put down, the little girl would cry again. Finally, Xie Jinzhi helped Wen Ruan steady herself: "Stand still, be obedient, if you want to get down, the doctor wants to take you to do a CT scan first, I'll carry you there."

He passed his left hand through Wen Ruan's knees and picked her up in a princess hug. "Let's go, stop making trouble!"

Before leaving, he nodded and thanked the doctor who was smiling happily inside, and said he would come back after he was done.

The doctor waved his hand with a smile and watched the two leave. He couldn't help but sigh that it was great to be young.

There were several nurses still talking in the corridor. Their voices were not loud, but Wen Runruan could hear them clearly.

"Wow, this guy is so handsome, and this girl is so beautiful, what a pair of beautiful couples!"

"Her boyfriend is so gentle, oh my god, princess hug!"

"I remember this girl. Her brother is so handsome. I feel like I've seen him somewhere..."

These words were well captured by Wen Ruanruan. Although the corridor was not quiet, Wen Ruanruan could distinguish them. She came out of Xie Jinzhi's arms and suddenly felt a little awkward: "Do you hug anyone?"

I don't know why Wen Ruanruan asked this question, but Xie Jinzhi glanced at Wen Ruanruan and said, "This is your first time hugging a girl."

In fact, Xie Jinzhi felt a little uncomfortable when he picked up Wen Ruanruan. He just felt that the little girl was too delicate for some reason. If he really let her walk alone, her eyes would probably turn red again.

"Will you hug someone else in the future?" Wen Ruan asked.

"No one is more pampered than you." The man's cold voice reached Wen Ruan's ears.

Probably unhappy again, Wen Ruan snorted, hugged Xie Jinzhi, rested her chin on his shoulder and pressed down hard.

"Hiss," Xie Jinzhi cried out in pain, "You squeamish kid, you're still saying that?"

Looking up, she could see the smile on Xie Jinzhi's lips. Wen Ruan pouted unhappily, "Who's being spoiled? If you don't care about me, I won't be spoiled."

The girl's voice was a little low, and Xie Jinzhi didn't hear clearly. He moved closer to her face and asked, "Hmm? What did you say?"

The man came forward all of a sudden. Wen Ruan stepped back abruptly, stretched out a finger to push him away, and her face flushed slightly: "I didn't say anything..."

The girl spoke with a coquettishness that Xie Jinzhi had not noticed, and her ending tone was drawn out. Xie Jinzhi was shocked when he heard it, but pretended to be calm.

"Take the report and go find Doctor Li."

Xie Jinzhi took the report from the doctor, then walked over to Wen Ruanruan who was sitting on the bed and refused to get down: "Let's go, you little bastard!"

She seemed unconvinced again, but she only muttered softly: "I'm not, I just..."

She swallowed her words before she finished speaking, snorted, and finally reached out and put her arms around Xie Jinzhi's neck.

"I think I can definitely be discharged today." The little girl's feet swayed restlessly. Xie Jinzhi pretended to throw her out: "Then you can leave by yourself."

Wen Runruan was frightened and hugged Xie Jinzhi's neck tightly, moving her head closer to his neck.

The fragrance of myrtle suddenly filled Xie Jinzhi's nose.

"I'm just teasing you. What are you afraid of? Aren't you fearless? The arrogant and stubborn spirit you had before is now just coquettishness." Xie Jinzhi joked.

Wen Runruan felt uncomfortable after being teased, but she just snorted and sulked.

Seeing that the little girl didn't say anything, Xie Jinzhi lowered his head and said, "You can hang a bottle of oil on your mouth."

"Why are you talking so much now!" Wen Ruan counterattacked softly.

He actually laughed: "I just don't like talking to people I don't know well. People I know well talk a lot."

Wen Ruan murmured softly: "It's just social anxiety. He's so old but still doesn't dare to talk to strangers."

It was probably really funny. Xie Jinzhi hugged her and she could clearly feel the vibration of his chest: "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm just kidding. Who says adults can't have social anxiety? I can accept interacting with others, but I don't think it's necessary. The more ineffective a person's social interactions are, the more they're wasting time."

He simply explained it lightly, with a smile that hadn't faded away yet.

"I'm better than you. I can chat with anyone." The little girl said proudly.

After all, he was well protected by his family. He said this in a childish way. Xie Jinzhi smiled and did not respond.