Hate?

Xia Wenxi thought for a moment, or perhaps she didn't even think about it, and subconsciously shook her head.

I have never disliked it.

"But Minghuan, there's probably a big difference between not disliking and liking, right?"

Minghuan didn't speak at first, but looked into Xia Wenxi's eyes for a long while before mysteriously saying to her:

"If you've started thinking about this, then it means that maybe the distance isn't that big."

Minghuan reached out and gently stroked Xia Wenxi's hair, saying softly, "Sometimes you don't have to think so much, just follow your instincts."

Xia Wenxi nodded thoughtfully.

Just as the two finished speaking, Xia Wensheng came out of another room. Just as Xia Wenxi didn't tell him what she and Lin Shen had talked about, Xia Wensheng didn't tell his sister what he and Lin Shen had said on the phone.

The final medical examination results showed that Xia Wenxi was in perfect health and everything was normal.

"She looks healthier than me, so how did she get a fever?"

However, the test results showed that there was nothing wrong, which relieved them all.

"Since everything's alright, let's go home. I've had enough of this hospital."

Xia Wenxi walked ahead with Ming Huan on her arm, while Xia Wensheng followed behind them, talking on his phone with his assistant. He almost bumped into the two of them when they stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Wensheng had barely asked the question when he saw the answer. He told his assistant and hung up the phone, "I didn't ask him to come."

"Wenxi, you...you've been discharged from the hospital?"

Xia Wenxi turned to look at Xia Wensheng, wanting to ask him what was going on, but Xia Wensheng looked up at the ceiling and refused to meet her gaze.

He didn't call Lin Shen over, but he did say that Wen Xi was in the hospital...

Seeing the siblings like this, Minghuan shook his head helplessly and explained to Lin Shen, "Wenxi came to the hospital yesterday because of a fever. I was worried, so I had her undergo a full-body checkup."

Xia Wenxi smiled sheepishly, "The test results came back, and I'm perfectly healthy, so I was discharged from the hospital."

"Why are you all looking at me..." Xia Wensheng cleared his throat. "I didn't ask you to come. You hung up the phone before listening to the rest of the conversation, so don't blame me."

Lin Shen, being very "understanding," said, "I didn't hear you clearly. It's alright now. Are you getting ready to go home?"

Xia Wenxi nodded. "Yes, we're getting ready to go home."

"I send you?"

"Hey! You're pretending I don't exist, aren't you?"

Xia Wenxi pretended not to hear Xia Wensheng's voice. After thinking for a moment, she agreed to let Lin Shen take her home.

"Brother, you take Sister Minghuan home. I'll ride in Lin Shen's car."

Xia heard the sound...

Xia Wensheng felt as if he had shot himself in the foot.

I wanted to say something, but then I remembered what I had said before: in the Xia family, people are free to date.

After finishing, he could only let out a rather deep sigh, though he didn't know what he was sighing about.

"Okay, take your time on the way back, and let me know when you get home."

"Minghuan, thank you for your hard work today. Xia Wensheng told me you have a full day of work tomorrow, so I'm troubling you again today."

"No trouble at all. I was supposed to be bored at home all day, but I can play with you today. Isn't that great?"

The four people parted ways at the hospital entrance, and the two cars drove out of the hospital one after the other.

After getting on the bus, Xia Wenxi checked her phone and realized that it was Monday, and Lin Shen should be as busy with work as Xia Wensheng.

"I'm sorry if I've kept you from working today."

Lin Shen looked ahead and curled the corners of his mouth. "No, it's already past closing time. Besides, based on my usual overtime hours, I'm already taking a day off to leave early today."

It was past six o'clock, which was indeed the time to get off work.

The congested roads also demonstrate this.

The car moved slowly through the traffic. Xia Wenxi saw a Shiba Inu sticking out of the open rear window of the car next to her, its tongue lolling out, looking very excited.

The puppy doesn't know what a traffic jam is; it might even find the scene amusing.

It's like... instinct.

Neither of them spoke, but the cacophony of horns from countless cars outside seeped into the car through the windows, making the interior both quiet and restless.

"Wenxi"

"Deep Forest"

The two spoke at the same time, then looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Shen spoke with a smile, "You go first."

Xia Wenxi turned her head to look at the Shiba Inu, but it had already tucked its head into the car.

"Want to have dinner together tonight? I'll treat you. I'm sorry to have troubled you to come all this way."

After Xia Wenxi finished speaking, she saw Lin Shen quickly turn his head to look at her, looking surprised.

The same enthusiasm I felt when I made that phone call this afternoon came rushing back.

Xia Wenxi resisted the urge to touch her face. "What's wrong?"

Lin Shen opened his mouth, about to speak, when he was interrupted by a series of urgent horn sounds. Only then did the two realize that the car in front was already moving forward.

Lin Shen had no choice but to temporarily shift his attention back to his original position.

After a while, Xia Wenxi heard Lin Shen ask her:

"Wenxi, can I interpret this as a positive sign?"

Xia Wenxi subconsciously turned her head to look to the side, and saw the Shiba Inu with its tongue sticking out again.

Then she heard herself say, "Okay."

After saying that, Xia Wenxi repeated it to herself in her mind.

Can.

Xia Wenxi turned to look at Lin Shen's profile and repeated herself earnestly.

"Yes, Lin Shen."

"Okay, I understand. What would you like to eat tonight?"

Xia Wenxi couldn't think of anything to eat, so she simply threw the question back at her.

She said quite matter-of-factly, "I'm treating you to dinner, so you should choose where we eat."

Lin Shen nodded with a smile, or rather, his smile hadn't faded since then.

"You're right."

When the light was red, Lin Shen entered his destination into the navigation and found that there was a restaurant nearby, which saved him time.

Five minutes later, Xia Wenxi stared blankly at the "restaurant" in front of her.

"You want to eat this?"

"Is there a problem? You said I'd decide what to eat."

That's what they said, but Xia Wenxi really didn't expect Lin Shen to choose such a place—

McDonald's? !

"Lin Shen, actually I'm quite wealthy..."

Lin Shen chuckled. "I know. I'm not trying to save you money. Is it possible that I just want to eat McDonald's with you?"

It wasn't until Lin Shen moved to the passenger side and opened the car door for Xia Wenxi that she looked at the tall, elegant man in front of her and suddenly thought of something...

Back when Lin Shen brought Lin Junying to apologize to her at the school gate, she chose McDonald's as the place.

Is that why?

"Let's go, it looks like there are quite a few people here."

There are several companies near this McDonald's, and many people who are too lazy to go home and cook after get off work choose to have dinner at McDonald's.

Xia Wenxi looked at the man beside her, dressed in a well-fitting blue shirt and crisp trousers, and smiled:

"I feel like there's something odd about you standing here."