"As long as you're alright, that's all that matters."

Looking at these seven words, Song Yuli pursed his lips, his eyes slightly swollen and sore.

Xu Yang was a campus heartthrob, tall and handsome with excellent grades. Many girls liked him and confessed their feelings to him.

Song Yuli was just an ordinary girl, nothing special. What did she have that made Xu Yang treat her like this?

Her slender fingers tapped on the screen for a while, then paused slightly before finally steeling herself and pressing the send button.

"No matter what, I still want to say thank you."

Thank you. Without you, my child might not be here anymore.

Actually, she said that on purpose, just to make Xu Yang give up on her.

Sure enough, when Xu Yang, who was in another ward, received this message, his eyes were fixed on the words "my child" for a long time.

Thinking of the man I saw at the school gate this afternoon, so outstanding, so excellent, so successful, every girl would probably like him.

Thinking of this, Xu Yang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, revealing a bitter smile.

Seeing this, Feng Haocheng, who was sitting beside him, frowned slightly and asked, "Is it worth it?"

Xu Yang put down his phone, lay on the bed somewhat dejectedly, and stared blankly out the window.

Blue sky, white clouds, birds flying freely—everything was so beautiful.

After a long while, Xu Yang murmured, as if answering Feng Haocheng, or perhaps talking to himself.

"I would gladly accept it."

After pausing, he continued, "Did you tell my mom?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Haocheng scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly: "I told her, and she said she understands. She'll transfer the medical expenses to your card right away."

Xu Yang was slightly taken aback after hearing this, then curled his lips into a self-deprecating smile.

*

Nangong Yu went to a restaurant, ordered what Song Yuli wanted to eat, and then sat down to wait.

He opened his phone's contacts, his long, slender fingers swiped across the screen a few times, finally stopping at Pei Shaojia's name.

"Ring ring—"

Hello, who is this?

Hearing the deafening music and laughter of men and women coming from the other end of the phone, Nangong Yu frowned.

"It's me."

After the words were spoken, Pei Shaojia on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then whispered a few words to the person next to him before leaving the private room.

"Oh, it's our President Nangong Yu! May I ask what brings you here, President Nan?"

Hearing Pei Shaojia's nonchalant voice, Nangong Yu pursed his lips and said, "I want the video footage from all the surveillance cameras in the fifth examination room."

Pei Shaojia was slightly taken aback: "What do you need them for?"

Nangong Yu: "Never mind that, you only have half an hour."

Pei Shaojia on the other end of the phone asked the bartender for a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said.

"No problem, but first you have to tell me where Muya is."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and said dangerously, "Are you trying to bargain with me? Hmm?"

The final "hmm" was delivered with a slightly rising tone, carrying a dangerous undertone.

Pei Shaojia's heart skipped a beat, and then he subconsciously shook his head and quickly tried to appease her, saying, "No, no, didn't you want the video of the fifth examination room? No problem, no problem, I'll definitely send it to your phone within fifteen minutes."

"Um."

Nangong Yu pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Muya is very happy now. If you haven't dealt with Tao Lian yet, don't provoke her."

He hung up the phone immediately after speaking. Just then, the food he ordered was ready. He paid for it, picked up his things, and headed towards the hospital.