"Of course it's because I was discharged from the hospital," Ruan Wushuang replied matter-of-factly.

"Discharged? Given your condition, you shouldn't be discharged so soon." Huo Minxue frowned.

The doctor had told him that he would have to stay in the hospital for several days.

"I know my own body, and besides, I don't like being in the hospital," Ruan Wushuang said nonchalantly.

"Don't like it? You're sick, how can you have your opinion on whether you like it or not? Does that mean everyone who's hospitalized likes hospitals?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Wushuang slowly raised her head, still stroking the kitten in her arms.

"What should we do? I've already been discharged from the hospital. Are you going to send me back?"

Huo Minxue stared at Ruan Wushuang for a long while before speaking in a somewhat cold and hard tone.

"It's your own body. If you don't even care about it, what right do I, an outsider, have to say anything?"

After Huo Minxue finished speaking, he walked forward.

Ruan Wushuang followed, carrying the kitten.

Are you angry?

"No."

"Really? But your brows are all furrowed."

Huo Minxue, whether annoyed by the noise or genuinely angry, stopped abruptly.

Ruan Wushuang didn't expect him to stop suddenly and crashed into him.

"My forehead..." Ruan Wushuang covered her forehead, looking angrily at Huo Minxue in front of her, "Why is your back so stiff?"

Huo Minxue wanted to explain, but when he saw that Ruan Wushuang's forehead was indeed red after she removed her hand, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

What's wrong with her skin?

How come it turns so red from just a light touch?

“I know you were a little reluctant to ask me to take care of my cat before, but I came to pick it up as soon as I felt a little better.” Ruan Wushuang said, looking at the kitten in her arms.

"Little cat, you saw that? He doesn't like us at all. You were clinging to him like that just now. How embarrassing!"

Huo Minxue didn't say a word, but Ruan Wushuang accused him of a whole bunch of things.

“I’m not reluctant. You can come back to pick it up after it has fully recovered in the hospital,” Huo Minxue finally said.

"Are you still angry?" Ruan Wushuang tilted her head slightly.

"I'm not angry." Nor do I have any right to be angry.

Ruan Wushuang stared at him for a moment, and only after confirming that he was not angry did she smile.

"Since you're not angry, I'll treat you to dinner as a way of thanking you for taking care of the kitten."

“You don’t even have a pot in your kitchen,” Huo Minxue said.

Ruan Wushuang looked up in surprise.

Huo Minxue then realized that his words might have been misunderstood and quickly explained.

“I went to your shop yesterday to find something to eat for the kitten, so I went to check out your kitchen.”

"I can't cook, so there's not much food in the kitchen. But I said I'd invite you to a state-run restaurant, why are you thinking of coming to my house? Are you trying to barge into my home?" Ruan Wushuang teased deliberately.

"I didn't mean that!" Huo Minxue's ears turned slightly red.

"Little cat, some people are dishonest. You mustn't learn from them in the future." Ruan Wushuang carried the kitten forward.

Huo Minxue stood there somewhat annoyed. He didn't know why he had blurted out those words, which sounded very much like those of a lecher.

Ruan Wushuang walked for a while, then stopped and turned around when she realized that the people behind her were not following.

"Why are you still standing there? You won't go unless I invite you home for dinner?"

“I already said that’s not what I meant,” Huo Minxue said firmly.

"If that's not what you mean, then why don't you hurry up and follow us?"

Huo Minxue sighed, but in the end, he still walked towards Ruan Wushuang.

"You're such a big man, and you're dawdling like this. There won't be any seats left at the restaurant later," Ruan Wushuang complained in a low voice.

However, her voice was very pleasant, and even her complaints sounded like she was being coquettish.

Huo Minxue felt his heartbeat become somewhat unbalanced.