Chi Rui looked at his frowning face, tilted his head, and touched the raised area between his eyebrows with his index finger.

"I promised my mother not to fall in love too early."

She said softly, "Can we tell her after I take the college entrance exam?"

The girl's voice was soft and soothing, and Ye Minghan's brows relaxed.

He pulled down her little hand and kissed the palm of her hand.

"Okay," he said reluctantly.

Chi Rui's reasons were indeed sufficient. He currently didn't know Aunt Liu's attitude towards him, so it would be better to be cautious.

It would be troublesome if he aroused her dislike and she disagreed with him being with the little girl.

"Well, thank you, Brother Han."

Chi Rui giggled, hesitated for a moment, then moved closer and pecked him lightly on the lips.

Ye Minghan touched her head and said, "No need."

He wanted to be with her, so naturally he had to consider her family. This was what he should do.

“Knock knock knock—”

At this moment, there was a knock on the ward door.

Chi Rui's face turned red and she quickly sat up from the bed, tidied her messy hair, then put on her shoes and went out to open the door.

It was the nurse who came to check on the ward. She glanced at the girl's rosy face, then looked at Ye Minghan, obviously suspicious.

Chi Rui's face became even hotter, as if he had been caught doing something bad. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her.

Fortunately, the nurse didn't say anything and went over to help Ye Minghan check the IV bottle.

"This bottle is not bad. I'll come back later."

"Yeah, okay." Chi Rui responded quickly.

She took Ye Minghan's temperature again, asked a few questions, and left after finding nothing special.

Chi Rui sent the nurse away, carefully closed the door, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Ye Minghan had half sat up. He kept looking at her. He found the girl's guilty look amusing and couldn't help but curl his lips.

But just as he smiled, he was seen by Chi Rui who turned around.

She glared at him angrily, her cheeks slightly puffed up, and sat aside without talking to him.

"Are you angry?" Ye Minghan raised his eyebrows.

Chi Rui looked at him and continued to pout without saying anything.

Ye Minghan thought about it, reached out as if to pull her, but ended up pulling the infusion tube and needle.

"Don't move!" Chi Rui suddenly became anxious and quickly stood up and held him down.

Ye Minghan took advantage of the situation and put his other hand around her, holding her close to him, resting his chin on her shoulder, "This way you won't move."

Chi Rui bit her lip, afraid that he would move again, and finally stopped struggling.

"The nurse will be back soon..." she whispered.

"Wait till she comes."

Chi Rui had no idea what to do with him and could only obey him. However, she was still happy seeing that his fever had subsided a little and his complexion looked much better.

When they were almost ready, Chi Rui called Chi Lang, but was told that he couldn't come because of something urgent.

However, Chi Lang has already informed Liu Manzhi, and she will ask her assistant to pick them up.

Chi Lang gave her a lot of advice on the phone, asking her to protect herself. Although he did not object to her falling in love, she should also be careful about the limits.

Chi Rui also knew that he was doing this for her own good, so she agreed to all of his requests.

When she finally hung up the phone, she vaguely heard a woman's voice talking on the other end.

She couldn't help but blink.

Brother Lang has never had a girlfriend, or maybe he has one, but she has never seen one, which makes her a little curious.

Maybe just ordinary friends?

Thinking of this, Chi Rui put away his phone, but soon Liu Manzhi called again.

She asked about Ye Minghan's condition and was obviously relieved to know that his fever had subsided. She also told her that her assistant had already set off and should be here soon.

She seemed very busy and hung up the phone after speaking quickly.

Not long after, Xiao Cheng, the assistant Liu Manzhi mentioned, came over.

She was probably about twenty-five or twenty-six, with delicate features. She smiled a little shyly, but was quite capable in doing things.

After helping Ye Minghan complete the discharge procedures and getting the medicine, Xiao Cheng drove them home.

When Chi Rui was studying in Nancheng, she often went to the school to pick her up, and occasionally helped deal with emergencies. She was very familiar with Chi Rui's family.

Seeing that everyone was settled, it was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and Assistant Cheng asked again: "Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook for you?"

It is now the peak period for people to return home for the Spring Festival. Many stores are closed, and it is not easy to order takeout. So she thought about helping to cook, since she has done it before.

But Chi Rui declined her kindness.

"Thank you, Sister Cheng, but no need, I can do it myself." She said softly, "Your home is quite far from here, you should go back early."

Assistant Cheng smiled bitterly, "We have to go back to the company later."

Then she glanced at Chi Rui and said with some reluctance: "Sister Liu probably won't be back tonight, so if you can't wait, go to bed first."

She knew that the little girl went to study in another place, and she finally came back for the New Year, but she couldn't see her only family a few times. She must have felt very uncomfortable.

Chi Rui's eyes dimmed for a moment, then quickly brightened again.

"Yeah, I get it. Thank you for your hard work, Sister Cheng."

Thinking of something, she asked Assistant Cheng to wait and went back into the room. After a while, she came out with a bag.

"Here are some snacks you can take to work."

Assistant Cheng's eyes lit up. Few girls could resist the temptation of snacks, and she looked at Chi Rui with a more intimate gaze. "

"Thank you then!" She took the bag gladly without refusing, then said goodbye and left.

Chi Rui sent her to the stairs. When she turned back, she saw Ye Minghan standing at the door, looking at her.

She was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Brother Han, let's go in."

Ye Minghan looked at her deeply, took her little hand, pulled her into the house, and then closed the door.

"I'm going to cook, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Ye Minghan shook his head. He had slept enough in the hospital today.

"Then you sit here, I'll be there soon." Chi Rui pushed him down on the sofa and walked towards the kitchen.

Ye Minghan did not obey obediently. His fever had subsided and apart from being a little weak, he was not seriously ill.

He listened to the noise in the kitchen, stood up and walked over, stood at the kitchen door, and stared at the busy petite figure with his black eyes.

The girl's movements were skillful and she didn't seem unfamiliar at all. The kitchen seemed to have become her territory.

Ye Minghan watched quietly, feeling a little pain in his heart.

Why do you become proficient? Of course, it’s because you do it more often.

"Is Aunt Liu always so busy?" After watching for a while, he finally asked.

Although he had only been there for two days, it was enough for him to notice something - apart from personally picking them up at the airport yesterday and having dinner together, he had not seen Liu Manzhi again.

It can be seen that Chi Rui has become accustomed to this.

He had commissioned a detective to investigate and found out that Liu Manzhi had been working as a broker since she returned to South City.

After overcoming the initial difficulties, she gradually became successful and has become a well-known gold medal agent in the industry.

Ever since he started getting involved in company affairs, Ye Minghan realized that it is sometimes difficult to balance career and life, especially in the early stages.

It can be inferred that Liu Manzhi probably doesn't have much time to spend with her daughter.

He didn't realize this when he was reading the information. It was not until he experienced it personally that he finally realized how busy Liu Manzhi was.

So, how did Chi Rui, who only had her mother to depend on, spend that lonely childhood?

When he thought of this, Ye Minghan felt as if a thorn had pierced his heart.

How much had his little girl suffered when he didn't know? And at that time, he was still angry because she refused to stay...

The man's eyes dimmed, with a hint of annoyance.

Chi Rui was cutting vegetables and did not see Ye Minghan's expression.

Hearing his question, she nodded and said, "Yes, but I seem to be a little busier recently."

Maybe it's because she is not in South City, she has nothing to worry about, so she is more devoted to her work.

"Brother Lang bought some ingredients this morning. I'm going to make some soup with them so that I can drink it when Mom comes back."

Chi Rui said, then turned around and smiled at him with crooked eyes, "Brother Han, you should try it too. Although my cooking is average, the soup I make is still delicious."

Ye Minghan stared at her smile with a heavy look in his eyes.

Noticing his strangeness, Chi Rui blinked, "What's wrong? Don't you like soup?"

Ye Minghan said nothing. He walked over silently and hugged her with open arms.

Chi Rui couldn't help but be stunned. Her hands were wet, and she couldn't push him or hug him. She just felt a little confused.

"Brother Han?"

The man just hugged her tightly but did not answer her question.

It seemed that after his fever subsided in the afternoon, he started talking less again, but at least he was no longer as cold as before.

Chi Rui let him hold her, leaning lightly on his chest, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.

Combined with his previous question, she roughly guessed what he was thinking, which touched her a little and made her feel warm in her heart.

She no longer cared about something, but someone cared about her and comforted her in his own way. That feeling was a bit intoxicating...

"Brother Han, do you want to help me prepare the ingredients?" Chi Rui suddenly asked after a long time.

Ye Minghan did not refuse. He gently let her go and nodded, "Okay."

"That's great." Chi Rui looked at him and smiled happily.

Ye Minghan has strong learning and hands-on abilities. Although he had never done this kind of housework before, with Chi Rui's brief guidance, he mastered the skills in no time.

The two were busy in the kitchen together.

Such things were very unfamiliar to both of them, but there was a kind of sweet feeling that made people smile knowingly, which quietly arose in each other's hearts.

In this small kitchen, a faint warmth permeates, and the clinking of pots and pans adds a lively feeling.

After dinner, Chi Rui cut the fruit plate and sat on the sofa with Ye Minghan to watch TV.

The TV series is long, and what Chi Rui lacks most right now is time, so she just randomly picked a variety show as a pastime.

She was so fascinated by the scene that when she stood up to get some snacks from the table, she was caught off guard and the man behind her grabbed her waist and held her in his arms.

"Um?"

"I'll help you."

Ye Minghan stretched out his arm and easily handed her a bag of potato chips.

Chi Rui simply nestled in his arms, eating potato chips and watching the variety show.

She ate by herself and fed Ye Minghan from time to time. Occasionally, he sucked her finger and kissed her, and she blushed and pretended not to know.

She was so focused on watching that she didn't hear the sound of a key turning in the door lock...