After the meal, her phone rang, displaying a number. Xun Ting frowned slightly, wondering who it was, and answered, "Hello."

Almost immediately, a woman's sobbing came from the other end, exceptionally pitiful, coming in fits and starts.

"Xunting... are you free right now? Could you come out for a moment? I'm at your school gate."

"What's wrong?" Xun Ting immediately recognized Xu Xinxin's voice and subconsciously lowered his voice to ask.

"Please come out, okay? I... I can only find you, I... I only know you..." Xu Xinxin cried uncontrollably, unable to finish her sentence.

Xun Ting glanced instinctively at the villain on the hospital bed, feeling somewhat troubled. Going out now would leave the villain alone in the hospital, especially since he was injured.

But Xu Xinxin cried so badly today...

"If you... if you're not free... then forget it." Xu Xinxin seemed to sense the difficulty on the other end of the phone.

Xun Ting sighed, but ultimately decided to go over there anyway. After all, Xu Xinxin's contact list only contained her and Wen Xiyang. If she didn't go, Xu Xinxin would have no one to contact.

She's crying so hard, what if something serious happens?

"When you have time, find a place to sit and wait for me."

"Okay, I... I'll wait for you outside at the door, I won't go anywhere." Xu Xinxin replied impatiently, as if afraid that the person on the other end of the phone would change their mind.

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Xun Ting looked at the man on the hospital bed and couldn't help but smile ingratiatingly, "Mr. Huo, I have to go out for a bit now, but I'll be back to take care of you later, okay?"

"No." Huo Lin's gaze fell on her, he pursed his lips, his face full of displeasure.

"Sweetheart~ It happened so suddenly, a friend of mine had some trouble, I can't not go, I promise I'll only be gone for two hours and I'll be right back, really!"

Xun Ting, with a sweet smile on her face, squatted down and leaned against the bedside.

"Male or female?" The man scoffed. He called her "little darling" when something happened, but "Master Huo" when nothing happened.

The word "darling" really made him want to give in...

"A woman!"

Although Huo Lin agreed, his expression remained grim, and he said in a low voice, "Go, you must be back in two hours."

"Okay, my little darling, I'll come back and coax you to sleep. Remember not to move around too much, and take care of the wound on your back. If you need anything, just ask Assistant Gu to come in and help."

Xun Ting picked up his phone and headed towards the door, disappearing in a flash.

Huo Lin smiled faintly, watching her leave until her figure disappeared from sight. She was becoming more and more demanding, thinking he was easy to talk to.

He wasn't annoyed at all by the woman's overstepping her bounds; on the contrary, he was pleased.

...

After taking a taxi to Imperial Academy, I saw a woman squatting at the entrance, hugging her knees and burying her head in her hands, her back shaking as she clearly cried.

Hearing this, he instinctively quickened his pace and knelt down beside her. "What happened?"

"Xunting, I...I didn't mean to call you. I really can't find anyone else. I can only call you. I can only call you."

Upon hearing the sound, Xu Xinxin eagerly looked up and hugged her.

Tears and snot streamed down her face.

"Okay, you can ask me if you can't find anyone, but let's wipe our noses first, I'm a little disgusted." Xun Ting patted her back reassuringly.

Xu Xinxin, who was deeply moved by the first sentence, was no longer moved by the second sentence.

She looked up at Xunting and couldn't help but laugh out loud.