Xu Jiayue tucked the blanket around Ni Sitian, sat down on the stool by the bed, and stared at Ni Sitian with a smile.

Feeling embarrassed by her gaze, Ni Sitian raised her hand to touch her cheek and asked softly, "Do I look very haggard and unattractive now?"

Xu Jiayue shook her head. She was just curious about what was so special about Ni Sitian that could attract her brother, who had been abstinent for so many years.

This was the first time she had ever seen her workaholic brother abandon such important work and rush back in such an uncalm manner.

It's actually just a minor appendectomy, which doesn't carry much risk, and the stitches can be removed a few days after the surgery.

Her brother not only called their mother late at night to ask her to take care of Ni Sitian, but also flew back himself, which really surprised her.

She was growing to admire her young sister-in-law more and more, and she felt that perhaps the turning point in her mother's and brother's relationship depended on Ni Sitian.

As Xu Jiayue thought about it, her lips curved into a smile as she looked at Ni Sitian. She then took out a tablet and a few books from her luggage bag and handed them to Ni Sitian, saying, "I brought these for you to keep you entertained, but I thought you might get bored, so I brought these along for you to use."

"Thank you." Ni Sitian smiled happily.

Keeping her in bed for so many days would surely make her bored to death; it's a good thing Xu Jiayue thought of everything so carefully.

"Does the incision still hurt?" Xu Jiayue asked with concern.

"Yes, it still hurts a little, but it's much better than when I first woke up," Ni Sitian said with a faint smile.

“If I’m not home in the future, you can come and stay at the old house, or you can come to my place. I live alone in the South City Apartment, so you can keep me company.” Xu Jiayue sincerely invited her to her place.

"Aren't you going back to England?" Ni Sitian remembered that Xu Tingchuan had said that Xu Jiayue was still pursuing her master's degree.

"Actually, all that's left is the thesis and defense. I'll probably go next spring."

"Do you want to come back to work, or work there?" Ni Sitian was troubled by her work situation and wanted to learn from Xu Jiayue's ideas.

"I might get a job at a research institute here." Xu Jiayue tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled playfully. "Don't let my appearance fool you, I studied chemistry."

Ni Sitian was genuinely surprised. She had heard Xu Tingchuan say that Xu Jiayue was studying for her master's degree at Imperial College London, but she hadn't expected it to be such a purely academic subject.

After the initial surprise, it became understandable. Jin Rulan was an expert in chemistry and the director of a research institute; Xu Jiayue probably inherited her talent.

This made Ni Sitian feel a little envious. For people like Xu Jia, whose IQ is so much higher than that of ordinary people, studying and working should be very easy, unlike her, who is confused about what to do in the future.

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Jiayue asked, waving her hand in front of her face when she saw her lost in thought.

Ni Sitian snapped out of her reverie and smiled slightly: "I'm just envious of you. You're so smart. I struggled a lot to get into Yihai University back then, and I stayed up late every night."

Xu Jiayue chuckled and shook her head: "You don't know, I was forced into this situation by my brother."

"He even supervises your studies?" Ni Sitian was very interested in Xu Tingchuan's past and immediately perked up.

“That’s not how it is.” Xu Jiayue moved her chair closer to the bed and complained, “Since he started school, he has always been a star student. He skipped grades very quickly and left a legend in junior and senior high school. Later, I also went to the school he went to. The teachers who taught him always treated me by the same standards they used to teach him. They probably thought that a genius’s sister also had to be a genius, and I couldn’t not get first place.”

Ni Sitian laughed when she heard this, and patted her hand to express her sympathy.