Jiang Yun declined several times, but Ni Sitian insisted.

In the end, all of these steamed dumplings ended up in Jiang Yun's stomach.

Ni Sitian glanced at the time; it was already past nine o'clock. Jiang Yun would be staying in the hospital tonight to prevent infection of the wound and the resulting high fever.

But it wouldn't be right for her to stay there with him all night. However, he was injured because of her, and it would seem disloyal of her to just leave like this.

Jiang Yun seemed to sense her hesitation and difficulty, and said, "You should go back. It's so late, your husband will worry."

Ni Sitian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do you want to contact your family or friends, or perhaps your agent?"

"Okay, I'll get in touch. You can go back now." Jiang Yun smiled and said something to reassure her, "Don't worry, everything's fine now."

Since he had already said that, Ni Sitian felt relieved, thanked him again, and said goodbye.

After leaving the hospital, she took a taxi home.

When I got home, I was so tired that I threw my bag aside and lay down on the sofa, not wanting to move at all.

Not long after, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Tingchuan returned home around eleven o'clock and saw shoes lying haphazardly in the entryway as soon as he entered.

He looked up and saw that the living room lights were on, and Ni Sitian was lying on the sofa with a bloodstain on her white down jacket.

Xu Tingchuan was shocked. Without even changing his shoes, he rushed over, his voice panicked and urgent: "Sitian! Sitian!"

Ni Sitian opened her eyes wearily and saw Xu Tingchuan. She yawned delicately and said, "You're back."

Looking at her sleepy expression, Xu Tingchuan realized that the blood wasn't Ni Sitian's. He breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned slightly. "What's this blood?"

Ni Sitian propped herself up and looked down at the bloodstains on her down jacket. She thought to herself, "No wonder he looked so panicked just now." She shook her head at him and said, "This isn't mine, it's Jiang Yun's."

"Jiang Yun?" Xu Tingchuan felt that the name sounded familiar.

Ni Sitian then told Xu Tingchuan what had happened that night.

Xu Tingchuan frowned upon hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Don't walk outside alone at night anymore. You can call me, or Xiao Zhang will do."

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time." Ni Sitian cupped Xu Tingchuan's face, rubbed it, and laughed, "Don't have such a grumpy face, it scares me."

"You don't look scared at all." Xu Tingchuan put on a stern face. He realized that she had completely ignored his authority now, and was both affectionate and spoiled.

"There was a silver lining to today's events. After I got my driver's license, I was too scared to drive on the road, but today I was able to drive that far smoothly." Ni Sitian tried to change the subject when she saw his expression as if he was about to spank her.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan frowned even more, pulled her down onto his lap, and slapped her bottom with his hand.

"Ah!" Ni Sitian exclaimed, turning around and staring at him with her big, dark eyes.

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Xu Tingchuan slapped her again.

Ni Sitian struggled to get up, but he held her down firmly and slapped her again. He then repeated in a deep voice, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong." Ni Sitian covered her buttocks.

Xu Tingchuan pulled her up, sat her down facing him, stared at her, and waited for her to list her mistakes.

Ni Sitian rubbed her bottom, noticing Xu Tingchuan's unpleasant expression, and racked her brains to think of her own mistakes.