The middle-aged man is Su Ke's uncle, Wei Wen.

Upon seeing Su Ke enter, his expression softened for a moment, then returned with worry: "It's an old ailment. The doctor suggested I stay in the hospital for observation and see how the test results come out tomorrow morning."

Su Ke nodded, found a small stool and sat down by the hospital bed, looking at her sleeping grandmother.

She was lucky that year; just as she drove a short distance, she saw a car drive away from the side of the road.

Although it was a parking space sandwiched between two cars, it was no problem for Liu Nian. It was just a parallel parking space, right?

It took a minute for the car to come to a complete stop.

Liu Nian got off the bus, saw a fruit shop, went straight in, bought a basket of fruit, and then walked towards the hospital.

Liu Nian sent messages to Su Ke but didn't receive a reply, so she had to ask the nurse. However, because she didn't know the patient's name, it took her quite a while to find it.

Su Ke was feeding his grandmother porridge when Liu Nian stood at the door and looked around. Not seeing anyone else, she gently knocked on the door.

Upon hearing the knock on the door, the two people in the ward looked over at the same time.

Su Ke's eyes lit up when he saw the passage of time.

Liu Nian knocked on the door and came in, smiling gently and harmlessly.

She stepped forward and greeted her, "Grandma, hello. I'm Su Ke's friend. Su Ke told me you weren't feeling well, so I came to see you. Are you feeling better?"

The old man was clearly still not quite there when he heard the words "returning to the past."

Su Ke, fearing that Liu Nian would feel awkward, took the initiative to step forward and take the fruit basket from her hands.

"You're here, why did you bring a fruit basket!"

At this moment, Su Ke's grandmother also realized what was happening and quickly greeted her, "Why is the young lady buying fruit? That's too much of a waste. Xiao Ke, quickly get her a stool."

Su Ke moved the small stool over to Liu Nian and whispered, "Sister."

Liu Nian sat down on the stool he had given her.

The old woman looked back at the passing years; it was the first time she had met Su Ke's college friend, and she was delighted.

Moreover, the more he looked at Liu Nian, the more he liked her: "The little girl is so pretty, does she go to the same school as Xiao Ke?"

Liu Nian glanced at Su Ke and noticed that he was looking at her too. After thinking for a moment, she said, "No."

Grandma didn't sense anything amiss and continued, "Where does that little girl study? How did she meet Xiao Ke?"

Liu Nian smiled and said, "Grandma, I've already graduated."

"Graduated!" But it doesn't seem like it.

Liu Nian nodded: "Mm."

Afraid that his grandmother would continue to ask questions, Su Ke quickly took the porridge that he hadn't finished eating: "Grandma, finish the porridge first, it will get cold later."

"Oh right, finish it first, we can't waste it."

Watching their interaction, Liu Nian felt quite warm. It was her first time meeting Su Ke's grandmother, and she wasn't prepared at all.

After staying for about half an hour, Liu Nian decided to leave, as it wouldn't be good to disturb the old man's rest.

Su Ke saw her out to wait for the elevator. While waiting, he took Liu Nian's hand and gently squeezed it, saying apologetically, "Sister, I have to visit Grandma at the hospital tonight, so I can't come back to be with you."

Liu Nian squeezed his hand back: "It's okay, take good care of Grandma, and take good care of yourself too." Just then, the elevator arrived: "I'm leaving now, call me if you need any help." Then she waved to Su Ke, and the elevator descended.