Shen Yunjin watched Nan Zhi and Shen Zhencai leave in a car, his gaze turning serious as he looked at Wen Xuyang, who was peeking out from the side.

Wen Xuyang noticed his gaze, then smiled and looked away.

Upon seeing his expressionless face, he suddenly clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Oh no, oh no!"

Shen Yunjin frowned. "What?"

Wen Xuyang circled around him, looking him up and down, shaking his head as he did so. "Oh no, you've fallen in love."

Shen Yunjin's brows furrowed. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Really?" Wen Xuyang rubbed his chin, looking puzzled. "Then I'm curious, why did someone suddenly rush me to pretend to be sick and come to the hospital?"

Shen Yunjin continued to deny it, saying, "I just happened to need your help with something."

"What is it?" Wen Xuyang blinked at him, looking like he wouldn't give up until he exposed him.

Shen Yunjin glanced at him: "No comment."

If Wen Xuyang hadn't known him well enough, he would have been fooled by his serious demeanor.

This guy, his eyes are practically glued to the other person, yet he still won't admit it.

Just thinking about that person's identity, Wen Xuyang couldn't help but sigh.

As he followed Shen Yunjin toward the car, he earnestly advised her:

"Yunjin, the girl is very pretty, it's normal to be attracted, but after all, your social statuses are not right. Although it's a new society now, no matter how things change, these ethical issues won't change. I suggest you quickly find another woman. Look at my sister, she's quite nice..."

"Shut up!" Shen Yunjin turned around and gave him a cold glare. "Say it again, I'm not interested!"

Seeing his fierce expression, Wen Xuyang silently shut his mouth.

Once Shen Yunjin stopped looking at him, he started muttering to himself again: "Oh, so you're not interested anymore, right? Why are you so angry..."

Shen Yunjin got into the driver's seat and glanced at him in the passenger seat: "What are you muttering about over there?"

"It's nothing." Wen Xuyang grinned. "I mean, our newspaper hasn't had any hot news in a while. Would you mind if I wrote about the Marshal and his concubine today?"

Shen Yunjin's gaze was as if he were looking at a dead man: "You want to die!"

Wen Xuyang gave an awkward smile: "I was just joking."

So fierce, is she protecting that ninth concubine? And she still dares to say she doesn't love her.

He's absolutely madly in love with her.

Otherwise, how could I be so distracted while driving, practically turning the steering wheel on fire?

Half an hour later, Wen Xuyang looked at the street scene outside and the People's Hospital not far away and shouted, "Hey, Shen Yunjin, why did you bring me here?"

Shen Yunjin said coldly, "Get out of here."

Wen Xuyang said, feeling wronged, "Oh, aren't you going to take her to the newspaper office?"

Shen Yunjin: "Get out!"

Wen Xuyang's expression hardened, and he sat motionless in the car. "You ungrateful man, I will never cooperate again..."

When Wen Xuyang saw the silver coins Shen Yunjin threw at him, his expression immediately changed. He quickly picked up the silver coins that had fallen on his lap, counted them, and found that there were ten of them, enough for him to have a good time.

He immediately opened the car door, got out, and bowed to the car, saying, "Young Marshal, may you rest in peace!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yunjin had already stepped on the gas and driven off, leaving him with a trail of exhaust fumes.

Wen Xuyang: That kid is really despicable!

Nanzhi underwent all the necessary examinations at the People's Hospital.

Shen Zhencai asked the doctor to expedite all the tests, and finally got the answer he wanted around 5 p.m.

Nanzhi is innocent and has no unclean diseases.

Having finally confirmed that Dr. Kevin's words were false, Shen Zhencai put aside all his misunderstandings and doubts and looked at Nanzhi, who was sneezing beside him.

His expression softened considerably. "How are you? Do you have a cold? Shall I have the doctor take a look at you?"

She had been sneezing for a long time, but he seemed to only notice it now.

Nanzhi looked up at him, her eyes filled with a deep sense of estrangement. "Thank you, Commander."

Shen Zhencai asked the doctor to take her temperature.

Nanzhi had a high fever; her face was flushed, and her temperature reached 38.5 degrees Celsius.

Because of her high fever and her previous illness, Nanzhi was kept in the hospital for intravenous infusion due to concerns that her condition might worsen.

Shen Zhencai asked the doctor to prescribe the best medicine for her, and to do everything in the best possible way, in order to ensure that her body recovers as soon as possible.

He told the nurse to take good care of Nanzhi, then looked at Nanzhi lying on the hospital bed and said, "I have some things to take care of first. I will ask the driver to pick up Yuzhi to take care of you later. You stay here and get well."

He didn't mention Dr. Kevin's slander at all, firstly because he didn't want outsiders to know, and secondly because he felt that he had already cleared Nanzhi's name and that the matter was over.

"Yes, Commander." Nanzhi nodded obediently.

Shen Zhencai patted her other hand, the one that wasn't receiving an IV drip, and gave her a deep look. "I'll come pick you up personally when you're discharged from the hospital."

This made it seem as if he was very fond of Nanzhi, and that's what the doctors and nurses at the People's Hospital thought.

After Shen Zhencai left, a nurse looked at Nanzhi with envy and said, "You are so lucky to have married such a good man as the Marshal."

"Yes, it's great."

Nan Zhi had no expression, and looked up blankly out the window.

Shen Yunjin stood at the door and saw this scene.

Her lips were pale, but her face was flushed, whether from a fever or something else, she looked listless, like the withered birch tree outside the window.

Shen Yunjin's gaze also darkened.

He stood silently at the door for who knows how long, until he saw a tear slide down her cheek, silently grieving. His heart felt as if it had been deeply pierced, and he remembered the words she had asked him to say before.

She wanted to leave the Shen family.

She didn't want to be the ninth concubine.

Nanzhi felt a stinging pain in her eyes. She silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, closed her eyes, and lay down on the hospital bed.

At 5:30, the nurse brought her food. As soon as she brought it in, Nanzhi smelled the aroma.

The nurse said, "Ninth Madam, get up and eat."

Nanzhi leaned forward slightly and sat up, seeing the nurse setting up a small table on the hospital bed.

Nanzhi looked at the meat porridge and other side dishes on the table with some surprise.

Is the food at the hospital really that good?

The hospital food wasn't that good, of course, but the nurses, remembering what that person had told them, didn't dare say it aloud.

The beautiful woman before her was truly pitiful. Seeing her weak appearance and the fact that her IV drip wasn't finished, the nurse couldn't help but say, "Ninth Madam, you're not feeling well, let me feed you."

"No need, I can manage," Nan Zhi said shyly.

She was a little hungry, and the side dishes in front of her were to her liking, so she picked up her chopsticks and ate them in small bites.

As soon as she took a bite, her dim eyes brightened slightly, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Shen Yunjin stood at the door and caught a glimpse of her smile. His previously mesmerizing eyes softened unconsciously.