She decided to prepare a delicious meal to express her apology and love to Shi Tianwang.

Wu Yanqiu's pace seemed a little hurried, but her heart was full of anticipation and determination.

I hope that through this change, the relationship between husband and wife will become closer and more harmonious.

After Wu Yanqiu carefully selected fresh ingredients at the vegetable market, she quickly returned home and started working.

She carefully cooked several of Shi Tianwang's favorite dishes: braised pork, steamed sea bass, broccoli with garlic, and his favorite scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Every dish is an expression of her love for her husband. She even carefully placed a heart carved from carrots on the braised pork, hoping that this little thought would surprise him.

After putting all the dishes into lunch boxes, Wu Yanqiu changed into her newly bought dress and came to the hospital with full expectations.

But she didn't see Shi Tianwang in the office.

When I asked his colleagues, I was told that Shi Tianwang did not come to work today.

Wu Yanqiu's heart sank instantly, and the lunch box in her hand seemed to become extremely heavy.

Loss and confusion intertwined together, and she felt an indescribable grievance and heartache.

She pretended to be calm and asked Shi Tianwang if he had been working overtime frequently recently.

The answer is no.

With a smile on her face, Wu Yanqiu asked the colleague not to tell Shi Tianwang about her visit, and then walked out of Shi Tianwang's office.

She stood in the empty hospital corridor, surrounded by white walls and cold lights, a stark contrast to the warmth in her heart.

She began to imagine various possibilities: Did he have other things to deal with? Or did he switch shifts with other colleagues and this colleague didn't know?

How she hoped this was all just a misunderstanding.

She walked out of the hospital slowly, each step seeming so heavy.

When she returned home and looked at the quiet house, her heart was filled with helplessness and loss.

In the evening, Shi Tianwang called home and said that there was an urgent matter at the hospital and he would not be back that night.

Wu Yanqiu pretended to be calm and said she knew.

On Monday, Wu Yanqiu arrived at the company early and took a day off.

After her leave was over, she quietly came to the hospital and found Shi Tianwang's office.

When she saw Shi Tianwang concentrating on seeing patients, she decided to observe him in the hospital for a while.

The whole morning passed, and she found that Shi Tianwang was no different from usual in the hospital.

So she left the hospital with peace of mind and returned home.

When it was almost time to get off work, she took the initiative to call Shi Tianwang and asked him if he would go home in the evening.

Shi Tianwang replied that he would come back.

Wu Yanqiu was waiting near her home. Seeing that Shi Tianwang had returned home first, she also returned home at her usual time after get off work.

When I got home, Shi Tianwang was in the kitchen.

She walked to the kitchen door and saw him busy cooking.

Wu Yanqiu pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Tianwang, why did you come back so early today?"

Shi Tianwang continued washing vegetables while answering, "It's because we've been working overtime for several days in a row, and the boss feels that everyone is very tired, so he let us go home on time today."

Wu Yanqiu washed her hands, walked over to Shi Tianwang, gently massaged his shoulders, and said with a distressed look on her face, "You've worked so hard during this period."

Shi Tianwang gently took Wu Yanqiu's hand and said softly, "This is my job. It's not hard at all."

Wu Yanqiu acted coquettishly and said in a sweet voice: "Husband, you are so good!"

Then, as if she suddenly thought of something, she pretended to ask casually, "By the way, yesterday was the weekend. Were there more patients in the hospital than usual?"

Shi Tianwang naturally put his arm around Wu Yanqiu's shoulders and replied with a hint of complaint, "Of course, I was exhausted yesterday."

"I didn't go to bed until the early hours of the morning. I was so tired that I didn't have any strength left. I couldn't go home to be with you. Are you angry with me?"

Wu Yanqiu looked at Shi Tianwang's affectionate eyes and the apologetic expression on his face, but her heart felt cold.

It turns out that Shi Tianwang is such an outstanding actor.

If she had not gone to the hospital in person yesterday and learned that he was not at work, she would never have believed that Shi Tianwang would lie at this moment.

So, how many of the sweet words he had said to her before were true and how many were false?

At this moment, Wu Yanqiu felt that the man in her arms had become extremely unfamiliar.

She tried her best to calm herself down and managed a smile.

"How could I be angry with you? You work so hard for our family."

"By the way, my stomach is a little uncomfortable today, so I don't want to eat. I want to go to sleep for a while. You can eat by yourself."

Wu Yanqiu went straight back to the bedroom and lay down without saying anything else.

Shi Tianwang hurriedly followed her in and asked her with concern whether she needed to take medicine and whether she had any other discomfort.

However, Wu Yanqiu had completely lost interest in the conversation and replied perfunctorily, "No, I just want to rest quietly. Please don't disturb me."

Seeing her attitude, Shi Tianwang said no more and quietly retreated.

Throughout the evening, Shi Tianwang was very tactful and did not disturb Wu Yanqiu again.

He cooked his own meal and after eating he went to sleep in the guest room.

Wu Yanqiu tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

The next morning, Shi Tianwang got up early as usual, washed, packed his clothes and prepared to go to work.

It was not until she heard the door close and confirmed that Shi Tianwang had left that Wu Yanqiu got up and went to work with dark circles under her eyes.

Based on past experience, if Shi Tianwang did not go home at night, he would usually call his workplace in the afternoon to inform Wu Yanqiu.

Sure enough, when it was past four o'clock, the doorman came to ask Wu Yanqiu to answer the phone.

Shi Tianwang said apologetically on the other end of the phone: "Yanqiu, I'm so sorry, there's an experiment that needs to be completed in the hospital today, so I may not be able to go home today."

Wu Yanqiu replied, "Okay, I understand."

Then he hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, she quickly found her leader, asked for leave, and rushed to the hospital.

When the hospital was closing time, Wu Yanqiu stood at the door and saw Shi Tianwang pushing a bicycle slowly out of the hospital gate.

She followed him without hesitation.

Shi Tianwang rode his bike and turned a few corners ahead, and soon arrived at the entrance of an alley.

He stopped the car, greeted the old men and women in the alley naturally, and turned into one of the courtyards.