Ye Jiu looked at Chen Que on her left and asked, "When did you get back? Is the training camp over?"

Chen Que pouted, "I originally wanted to sneak back and surprise my sister, but when I heard about her accident, I rushed over immediately. Although I didn't get to give her a 'surprise,' she gave me one." His words were full of resentment.

"Next time your sister gets into trouble, she can call my name, and I'll definitely get there faster than him."

Xin Mao didn't speak, but quietly intertwined his five fingers with Ye Jiu's right hand. Xin Mao lowered his head and played with Ye Jiu's hand, seemingly ignoring Shen Que's words.

Ye Jiu tried to free her hand several times but failed, and finally had no choice but to let him do as he pleased.

"Sorry, it was an accident, but I'm fine now." Ye Jiu touched her nose sheepishly, thankful that she was alright, otherwise Shen Que would have caused a huge uproar.

Shen Que suddenly leaned over and hugged Ye Jiu. "It's so good that you're alright, sister." He leaned over and looked down, seeing their tightly clasped fingers. A feeling of being abandoned overwhelmed him.

His heart ached and felt numb. Even though he already knew that Xin Mao had taken advantage of his vulnerability and was mentally prepared for their intimacy, seeing this scene with his own eyes still made him feel uncomfortable.

In an instant, his beautiful eyes filled with tears, and he bit his lip as he looked at Ye Jiu, "Sister, when did you meet Xin Mao?"

Ye Jiu felt embarrassed and pulled her hand away from Xin Mao's. She hugged him and patted his back. "Two or three days after you left, he was tricked and came to you for help. I felt sorry for him, so I let him stay in our guest room."

"You even let him stay at our house?!" Shen Que's voice suddenly rose, extremely dissatisfied with her answer. At this moment, he was like a resentful husband questioning his cheating wife.

Before Ye Jiu could answer, Xin Mao spoke first, "You scared my sister."

Ye Jiu glanced at him gratefully. Good lad, just when I didn't know how to reply.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that her behavior with Xin Mao had indeed crossed the line between sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

Ye Jiu covered her face. What had she done wrong? She had only fallen for a face twice!

Shen Que stood up and looked at Xin Mao. The silent tension filled the ward. The other patients in the beds peeked over when they heard the noise. Even those receiving IV drips struggled to sit up to see what was going on. It seems that watching a spectacle is human nature.

Xin Maoxian smiled and said, "Sister's injury hasn't healed yet. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Shen Que held his breath, unable to catch his breath, and finally puffed out his cheeks and said, "I'll go buy you something to eat."

Ye Jiu hurriedly replied, "I want congee with preserved egg and lean pork!"

"Dream on! I'm going to buy you chicken soup!" With that, Shen Que turned and left without looking back.

Hey, chicken soup is good, chicken soup is even better than congee with preserved egg and lean pork, hehe, Shen Que still loves her, boohoo.

Ye Jiu stuck out her tongue shyly and asked Xin Mao, "Shen Que shouldn't be angry, right?"

Xin Mao smiled and patted her head. "Why would your brother be angry with your sister? He just accidentally said something wrong."

When Chen Que brought back the chicken soup and saw Xin Mao and Ye Jiu chatting and laughing, he became even angrier. With a stern face, he set up a small table, put the chicken soup on it, and silently fed Ye Jiu with a spoon.

Ye Jiu didn't dare to breathe loudly and obediently drank the soup.

Seeing that one of them was drinking soup and the other was feeding him soup, Xin Mao almost bit his teeth to pieces. He then smiled and said, "Then I'll go home and clean the room first. Brother, take good care of sister. The doctor said sister can be discharged this afternoon. I'll wait for sister at home."

Ye Jiu pursed her lips, glancing at Xin Mao's retreating figure, then at Shen Que, who was feeding him soup. Shen Que's expression was grim, and he asked coldly, "What? Feeling sorry for him?"

Shen Que inwardly despised Xin Mao. What kind of brother was he calling? Yue, how disgusting! They both clearly wanted the other dead.

"Shen Que, do you really dislike Xin Mao?" Ye Jiu asked tentatively.

"You hate me but I can't say it?" Shen Que smirked.

Ye Jiu frowned. "So you really did things like throwing him into the basement and into the mountains?"

Shen Que instantly understood that Xin Mao was smearing him, and he would never admit to those two things. They were all old monsters, why were they pretending to be innocent children? Bah!

"How could I be that kind of person?! I've barely met him, we're not close, but I just can't stand him." After feeding Ye Jiu the chicken soup, Shen Que put the small table down, leaned over and kissed her, and said aggrievedly, "He even tried to steal my sister from me."

Ye Jiu felt a little guilty after hearing this. Haha, she just divided her heart in two (not really).

Ye Jiu's injuries weren't serious; she could be discharged after lying in bed for half a day. However, due to severe exhaustion, Ye Jiu didn't want to take a single step.

"Chen Que~" Ye Jiu said coquettishly, "Can you carry me on your back?"

One sentence made Shen Que dizzy and forget his grievances. He squatted down, carried her on his back, and did not forget to emphasize his goodness to her.

"Sister, look, Xin Mao slipped away early, and I'm the one who has to take care of you. Sister, don't pay any attention to him, he's just a treacherous and cunning little man."

Ye Jiu naturally frantically tried to appease him, "Yes, yes, Shen Que is the best!"

The thought of Ye Jiu at home gave him an even bigger headache. Would they fight? I kind of want to see (just kidding).

It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when they got home. Xin Mao had prepared a table full of food and was waiting for them to return.

"Sister, come and eat!" Xin Mao, still wearing an apron, greeted Ye Jiu warmly. His gaze shifted to Chen Que, and he raised an eyebrow, realizing that he had gotten a free meal.

When Ye Jiu saw the table full of her favorite dishes, her backache and leg pain disappeared. She changed into slippers and ran to the dining table to wait for the meal to be served.

"Chen Que, come quickly too! Xin Mao's cooking is especially delicious!"

At this moment, Shen Que suddenly understood why Xin Mao had left early—to win her over through her stomach, right? Shen Que struggled between eating and not eating.

He finally nodded, wanting to see what kind of food could have captivated his sister like this.

"Sister, have some of this. It was specially made for you." Shen Que picked up the Mapo Tofu with serving chopsticks and was about to put it into Ye Jiu's bowl.

Xin Mao pressed his hand down, "My sister hasn't recovered yet and can't eat spicy food."

Shen Que was stunned for a second. He was the one who cooked the meal, and he still cooked it even though his sister couldn't eat it... Wasn't this setting a trap for him?!

Xin Mao smiled gently and placed a piece of pork rib on Ye Jiu's plate. "I stewed the ribs for a long time, so they should be falling off the bone by now. Sister, please try it."

Ye Jiu nodded and buried himself in his food, pretending not to see their "swordplay".

Holy crap, I feel like they're about to start fighting any second now.

Shen Que was naturally unconvinced, so he picked up a piece of shredded potato with his chopsticks and put it into Ye Jiu's bowl. It was as if they had started some kind of competition, with each of them putting a piece of potato into Ye Jiu's bowl with their chopsticks.

Seeing that the small bowl was full, Ye Jiu covered the bowl with her hand and put a piece of pork rib on each of them. "Pork ribs are really delicious. Try them and eat well."

The two paused their argument, smiled at each other, and said in unison, "Yes, thank you, sister."

Upon noticing the two speaking at the same time, they exchanged a glance and suppressed their smiles—such useless tacit understanding between twins.