Qiao Wanwan frowned. "What are you doing?"

"Wanwan, this is the first thing you said to me today."

Qiao Wanwan's heart softened for a moment, but when she remembered the scene in the cafeteria at noon, her face immediately turned cold. "I asked you what you were doing."

"I'll carry you back to your room to sleep."

"No need," Qiao Wanwan said coldly. "Put me down!"

"This is not a place to sleep."

"Zhan Jingting, do you have a split personality?" Qiao Wanwan suddenly asked. "I think you're amazing. You're like a good husband when you're at home, but as soon as you leave Wutong Bay, you start philandering!"

Zhan Jingting: "......"

"I told you, don't touch me, I find you dirty!" Qiao Wanwan jumped off him, glared at him fiercely, and was about to leave when her arm was suddenly grabbed.

"Wanwan." The man stared at her profile. "You're jealous, aren't you?"

"Jealous of you?" Qiao Wanwan scoffed. "Zhan Jingting, stop trying to make yourself look good!"

"You're just jealous." The man chuckled softly. "You haven't changed, you never have."

Qiao Wanwan paused for a moment, then raised her hand to pull it back and left.

From that day on, although the two of them could meet in class and at home every day, they communicated less and less each day.

However, no other woman ever appeared by Zhan Jingting's side again, and he always ate lunch alone, while Qiao Wanwan was always pestered to eat with her "rumored boyfriend" Zhan Yin.

Before she knew it, winter vacation arrived. Qiao Wanwan was finally able to sleep in until she naturally woke up. She cooked a pot of soup in the kitchen and delivered it to Cheng Zaozao in the afternoon.

"Sis, your cooking is getting better and better." Cheng Zaozao was very obliging, finishing the whole pot of soup. "How have you been lately? You seem to have lost weight?"

“I’ve always been this thin.” Qiao Wanwan touched her face. “But since my sister said so, I’ll try to eat more and fatten myself up.”

"Yes, I will also try to eat well to get better and reduce my sister's burden."

"good."

"Sister," Cheng Zaozao asked cautiously, "how have you and Brother Lin Mo been doing lately?"

"There's nothing between him and me, so of course nothing will happen. Don't worry about it."

"Oh." Cheng Zaozao lowered her eyes. "Brother Lin Mo is so good to us, I really don't want you to break up with him."

“Zaozao, I didn’t intend to break ties with him. Lin Mo did take good care of my sister and me, but I never thought that he was so dedicated to helping us because he had feelings for me.” Qiao Wanwan felt a headache just thinking about it. “Zaozao, I don’t have any romantic feelings for him. I can’t reciprocate his feelings, do you understand?”

"Sister, I understand. Girls all want to marry for love, so Zhan Jingting is your love, right?"

Qiao Wanwan didn't speak for a long time before finally saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I went to talk to the doctor to find out about your recent condition. The doctor said you're doing very well."

"Sister, I've been trying my best to get better so I won't be a burden to you anymore."

"If you say that again, I'll really get angry." Qiao Wanwan patted her head. "Zaozao, you've never been a burden. You're family. How could family be a burden?"

Cheng Zaozao's eyes were filled with tears, "Mmm..."

Qiao Wanwan spent the afternoon at the hospital, and was about to leave in the evening when Lin Mo suddenly pushed the door open and came in.

"Brother Lin Mo!" Cheng Zaozao exclaimed excitedly, "You haven't come to see me in so long!"

"Sorry, Zaozao, I've been a bit busy lately." Lin Mo handed over the flowers in his hand, "Your favorite baby's breath."

"Thank you, Brother Lin Mo, I like it very much."

"I'm glad you like it." Lin Mo looked at Qiao Wanwan. "You're here too."

"I'm on holiday now, so I have time to spend with Zaozao."

"Well, the Spring Festival is coming soon. Why don't we take Zaozao on a vacation during the holiday?"

Qiao Wanwan refused, "Zaozao's health prevents her from leaving the hospital, let alone going on vacation."

“I’m a doctor, and I know her condition very well. We won’t go far; we’ll find a hot spring nearby. I’ll take her to get her IV drips on time every day. We’ll go for a few days and then come back. Everything will be fine.”

"Sis, I want to go!" Cheng Zaozao said with great anticipation. "I haven't left the hospital in a long time, and I'll get so bored if this continues."

Qiao Wanwan patiently advised, "Zaozao, we can't take any risks when it comes to your health. Let's be patient and wait until you're fully recovered. You can go wherever you want then, okay?"

Cheng Zaozao looked disappointed. "Sis, but I really want to go..."

"No, I won't agree." Qiao Wanwan's attitude was firm.

Cheng Zaozao lowered her eyes, on the verge of tears.

"It's getting late, I have to go. You get some rest, I'll come see you again tomorrow." Qiao Wanwan picked up her bag and left.

Lin Mo quickly caught up and questioned, "Zaozao is rarely so happy, why did you have to disappoint her?"

"Am I the one who disappointed her?" Qiao Wanwan turned to look at him, a hint of anger on her cold face. "Lin Mo, you may be naive, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. Aren't you the one who took advantage of her?"

"You exploited Zaozao's desire to leave the hospital, which is why you suggested going on vacation. You're just using Zaozao's desire to go on vacation with me, do you think I can't see that?" Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes, suppressing the anger in her chest. "Zaozao needs to focus on her treatment right now and can't leave the hospital casually. As a doctor, you actually took this risk for your own selfish desires. Lin Mo, you've gone too far!"

“You said yourself that I’m a doctor. Once she steps out of the hospital, I’ll naturally have a way to ensure her safety!” Lin Mo argued. “Why can’t you trust me just this once? Why do you always think the worst about me?”

Just as Qiao Wanwan was about to speak, Cheng Zaozao's voice suddenly came from beside her, "Stop arguing."

The two turned their heads and saw Cheng Zaozao sitting in a wheelchair at the door of the ward.

Two lines of tears streamed down her pale face. "Sister, Brother Lin Mo, I don't want to go on vacation anymore. Please, I beg you, don't fight because of me."

Qiao Wanwan sighed and rubbed her forehead, trying to calm herself down. "Zaozao, this has nothing to do with you. Don't take the blame. We're not arguing about you, it's a private matter, understand?"

“But this all started because of me.” Cheng Zaozao looked at her sadly. “Sister, I know I was wrong. I will never mention it again and I will never make you angry again. Please don’t argue with Brother Lin Mo anymore, okay?”

"Okay, I promise you."

Lin Mo also spoke up, "Zaozao, I'm sorry, but Wanwan is right, this has nothing to do with you. Go back to your room and get some rest, okay?"

"Um."

Qiao Wanwan took Cheng Zaozao back to her ward, helped her lie down, and then left the hospital.

But in the middle of the night, a cell phone suddenly rang urgently!

Qiao Wanwan was startled awake and hurriedly got up to grab her phone to answer, "Hello... what did you say? I'm coming right away!"