Ten minutes later, at Lu Huai's door.

A knocking sound came from the door...

"Lu Huai, remember to take a shower and change out of your wet clothes."

...

The room was completely silent; no one responded.

Qin Wan stood at the door for about a minute. Seeing that Lu Huai did not respond for a long time, she seemed to leave angrily, and her steps were noticeably heavier than when she came.

Ten minutes later...

"Knock knock knock".

"Lu Huai, remember to apply medicated wine to your wounds."

...

The room remained quiet, with no response.

Qin Wan: "..."

After a brief stay, Qin Wan left again. This time, however, she kicked Lu Huai's door in a huff before leaving.

Another ten minutes passed...

This time, Qin Wan did not appear again, and there was no more movement at the door. Lu Huai, who was sitting on the floor by the door, moved his body, his eyelids twitched, and his gaze was fixed on the time on his phone.

Eleven minutes have passed...

Fifteen minutes have passed...

Half an hour has passed...

She still didn't come...

So soon... have you given up?

Sure enough, in her heart, he wasn't important at all...

He was just being delusional.

He was just being arrogant.

I thought she braved the heavy rain and disregarded her own safety to go out and wait for Lu Jie late at night because she cared about him...

Lu Huai closed his eyes, weakly tugged at the corners of his mouth, and let his body slide down the door panel, falling helplessly and pathetically to the ground.

Under the dim moonlight shining through the window, one could vaguely see that his face was deathly pale.

"Qin Wan..."

"Qin Wan..."

Lu Huai's thin lips moved slightly, and he kept calling out Qin Wan's name in a weak voice.

[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 10, current favorability is 90.]

[Lu Huai's favorability decreased by 15, current favorability is 75.]

...

Throughout the night, Lu Huai's favorability rating fluctuated wildly, like a rollercoaster, never settling down.

Qin Wan tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

The next second, Qin Wan sat up straight, threw off the covers, got out of bed, picked up the first-aid kit that was always kept on the bedside table, and walked outside.

"Click, click, click..."

The sound of the door lock turning came, but Lu Huai was lying on the ground, fast asleep, and completely unaware of the noise coming from the doorway.

With a creak, the door got stuck as soon as it was pushed open a crack.

Through the crack in the door, Qin Wan looked at Lu Huai, who was sleeping on the floor by the doorway, with a look that was hard to describe...

She took a deep breath.

"Why would you choose to sleep on the floor when you have a perfectly good bed? I don't know what you were thinking!"

Qin Wan grumbled with disgust, but still let go of the doorknob and didn't force her way in.

The balcony in the living room on the second floor...

Qin Wan nimbly flipped over, jumped, and landed smoothly on the balcony of Lu Huai's room.

Brushing the dust off her hands, Qin Wan smiled with satisfaction.

However, when her hand touched the floor-to-ceiling glass door of the balcony, the smile on her lips froze...

The glass door is locked from the inside...

Qin Wan: "???"

Is Lu Huai out of his mind?

What is the procedure for locking the balcony door from the inside?

Could it be that he thinks she might climb through his window in the middle of the night with ulterior motives?

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass doors of the balcony, Qin Wan glared at Lu Huai, who lay unconscious on the floor by the doorway, her face dark with anger.

This man...

It's really infuriating.

Thinking it over, Qin Wan stepped forward and placed her palm on the floor-to-ceiling glass door.

"system."

【immediately! 】

The system, which is usually slow to react, has been unusually clever and responsive this time.

With a "click," the balcony glass door unlocked automatically.

Qin Wan pushed open the door and entered. When she reached the doorway, she bent down and picked up the person on the ground who had a high fever and was unconscious.

I've been home for so long, but my clothes are still wet...

Her hair was wet too...

My forehead is getting hotter and hotter...

Qin Wan served Lu Huai diligently and without complaint, changing his clothes, drying his hair, giving him stomach medicine, and wrapping him in a blanket.

After finishing all that, Qin Wan found some ointment and medicinal wine and carefully treated the messy wounds on Lu Huai's body.

A constant stream of cool and warm sensations emanated from my body...

In his dazed state, Lu Huai seemed to see a familiar, delicate face constantly swaying in front of him.

It's Qin Wan...

[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 20, current favorability is 95.]

She's still worried about him, isn't she?

She still has feelings for him, even if only a little...

Even if she only considered him a friend or a roommate, she was still sincere towards him, wasn't she?

Otherwise, she would have no reason to go to Lu Jie in the middle of the night in the pouring rain.

She's clearly not the type to meddle in other people's business.

yes……

Even if we're just friends now, he still has a very long time and many, many opportunities.

He can definitely capture her heart, dominate her eyes and soul, and make her world revolve solely around him...

As he pondered, Lu Huai's chaotic mind seemed to clear up considerably.

Qin Wan was wiping the bruise on his forehead when, unexpectedly, her wrist was grabbed.

Looking up, she realized that Lu Huai had opened his eyes at some point and was staring straight at her without blinking.

"You're awake?"

Are you feeling better?

"If you're feeling really unwell, I'll arrange for you to go to the hospital."

Faced with Qin Wan's concern, Lu Huai gently shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

"Much better..." His voice was hoarse and he spoke with difficulty, seemingly due to a high fever.

Qin Wan stared at him for a few seconds, then angrily broke free from his hand and got up as if to leave.

Seeing this, Lu Huai unusually did not try to stop him...

Upon reaching the door, Qin Wan seemed to remember something, turned back, tidied up the medicine on the bedside table, picked up the medicine box, and left again.

Watching her heartless departure, a trace of disappointment flashed in Lu Huai's eyes.

As expected... it's still not important enough.

As he pondered, the heaviness of his eyelids made Lu Huai close his eyes weakly and fall into a deep sleep.

"Qin Wan..."

"No...don't leave me..."

In his drowsy state, Lu Huai's faint murmurs continued to ring out.

At that moment, Qin Wan was standing in front of the bed with a complicated expression, changing the wet towel on his forehead from time to time, and taking his temperature regularly.

As dawn broke, Lu Huai's fingertips twitched slightly.

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Qin Wan's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Wan slumped onto the edge of the bed, closed her eyes, and pretended to fall asleep, feigning exhaustion...

When Lu Huai opened his eyes, they were completely blank.

Staring at the ceiling above him, he remained in a daze for several seconds before slowly coming back to his senses.

The moment he moved, the heaviness in his arm made his heart skip a beat.

Is there...someone?

The person who can appear in this house, and also in his room...

Qin Wan's face appeared uncontrollably in Lu Huai's mind.

But didn't she leave last night?

He clearly saw it all...

Thinking about it, Lu Huai slowly looked down and saw Qin Wan's delicate but tired face. Her brows were furrowed, as if she was having a dream and sleeping very restlessly.

Lu Huai just stared at her, lost in thought for a long while.

It really was her...

[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 97.]

Qin Wan, what am I supposed to do with you...?

Is the person who stayed up all night taking care of me really just a friend?

Are you this kind to all your friends?

Or is she only this nice to me?

As he pondered, Lu Huai's fingertips trembled slightly as he gently touched Qin Wan's face.

The warm, delicate touch made his heart tremble, and at the same time, the possessiveness in his eyes grew stronger and more frantic.

Just then, Qin Wan's face moved; she turned her head and changed her posture, freeing his hand.

And as she turned her head, her face happened to be right in front of his hand...

His fingertips landed right on her warm, soft lips...

[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 1, current favorability is 98.]

In that instant, Lu Huai's deep black eyes seemed to be thinking of something, staring intently at Qin Wan's rosy lips, unable to look away...