Shen Nan paused, then looked up.
The two locked eyes. He looked at Zhou Zuizui's indifferent expression and subconsciously frowned, wanting to explain, but when the words reached his lips, he felt that explaining would be superfluous.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Zuizui came in carrying a white plastic bag and put the things on the table.
Shen Nan glanced at him before asking, "Why are you here?"
Zhou Zuizui pulled out a chair and sat down, lazily grunting in agreement, and said succinctly, "I ran into your mom while shopping."
She didn't show much emotion.
Shen Nan: "..."
He stared intently at Zhou Zuizui for a long time, then remained silent for a while before asking, "What did she say to you?"
Zhou Zuizui smiled slightly, adopting her signature expression when dealing with others, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "I didn't say anything."
The room fell silent.
When Shen Nan first met Zhou Zuizui, he thought her current demeanor seemed natural and genuine. However, he wasn't someone she had just met, nor was he a casual acquaintance. Naturally, he could sense that something was amiss. The calmer Zhou Zuizui appeared, the more emotionally unstable she actually was.
At least that's how he sees it.
He stared at the person for a while before saying apologetically, "My injury is nothing serious, don't worry."
"Yeah, I'm not worried." Zhou Zuizui looked at Shen Nan with amusement.
Shen Nan: "..."
She bent down, untied the plastic bag on the table, took out the food inside, and carried it to the small table next to Shen Nan's bed. She said in a low voice, "You can't eat spicy food because you're injured, so I only bought plain porridge."
Shen Nan looked down at her fair hands without saying a word.
After placing them, Zhou Zuizui looked at him and said, "Eat up, two servings should be enough."
Shen Nan paused, glanced at her expression, and reached for the porridge on one side, but as he turned, the bandaged area on his waist and abdomen throbbed with pain. He looked at Zhou Zuizui, who hadn't even frowned, and called out, "I can't take it."
Zhou Zuizui glanced up, handed the phone to Shen Nan, then silently retreated to a chair on the side and continued playing on her phone.
Shen Nan paused for a moment, then lowered his head and began eating his porridge.
The moment it entered his mouth, Shen Nan sensed something was wrong... The plain porridge Zhou Zuizui bought had absolutely no flavor. He paused, holding the spoon, but still ate it without changing his expression. In the end... both bowls of tasteless porridge ended up in his stomach.
Zhou Zuizui, on the other hand, never looked up at him from beginning to end. She kept her head down playing mobile games and occasionally chatting with people via voice. She sounded like she was in a pretty good mood.
After finishing her meal, Zhou Zuizui tidied up the trash and threw it out. Then she came back to him and said, "Since you're alright, take good care of your injury. I'll head back now."
After saying that, Zhou Zuizui turned around and wanted to leave.
She had only taken two steps when she heard a loud bang behind her. She frowned, looked at the man who was about to get out of bed, and asked with pursed lips, "What are you doing?"
Shen Nan's face turned deathly pale, his lips pressed into a straight line as he stared intently at her, but his voice remained calm and steady: "Are you angry?"
"No."
Zhou Zuizui glanced at her indifferently and asked, "Should I call a doctor for you?"
Shen Nan: "..."
That day, after Zhou Zuizui called a doctor for Shen Nan, she left directly.
For the next two days, Zhou Zuizui showed up at the hospital promptly, morning, noon, and night, carrying tasteless plain porridge. She watched him eat and then leave, remaining extremely indifferent throughout.
On the evening of the third day, Zhou Zuizui appeared as usual, carrying white porridge.
Shen Nan ate in silence. After she finished eating, Zhou Zuizui got up to collect the insulated box. Just as she bent down, her wrist was grabbed.
She was startled, looking down to meet Shen Nan's gaze. In an instant, she saw his deep, dark eyes, those eyes fixed intently on her. Zhou Zuizui pursed her lips, looking at the hand gripping her wrist: "What are you doing?"
Shen Nan chuckled and looked at her: "Still not over it?"
Zhou Zuizui paused, then tried to pry his hand away: "What do you mean, 'calm down'? I'm not angry."
She was trying to cover it up.
Shen Nan pulled her hand and with a little force, bumped her into his shoulder.
The two of them were in such close proximity that they could clearly see their own reflections in each other's pupils.
Zhou Zuizui pursed her lips, stubbornly refusing to look at him. Just as she was about to break free and leave, Shen Nan suddenly exerted force again, pulling Zhou Zuizui directly onto the bed. She fell onto the bed, and then Shen Nan rolled over and pressed down on her.
"What exactly do you want?" she asked, slightly annoyed.
Shen Nan stared intently at her, his gaze filled with a burning intensity and an indescribable emotion.
The two stared at each other, their breaths mingling. Shen Nan pressed down on the woman beneath him, a pulling pain shooting through his wounds, but he didn't show it. He looked down at Zhou Zuizui for a long time before explaining in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just thought the injury wasn't too serious and would heal in a few days. I didn't tell anyone else; I wasn't just keeping it from you."
In this regard, Shen Nan treats everyone equally.
He was a soldier, and while he was injured a fair number of times, it wasn't insignificant either. It happened frequently, but he rarely told anyone unless his life was in danger. People tend to report good news and hide bad news; everyone's the same. Given Shen Nan's profession, his family already lived in constant fear, so he was even less likely to tell them about minor issues.
This is a personal habit.
Moreover, Shen Nan was over 90% certain that Zhou Zuizui wouldn't know. He just hadn't anticipated that she would run into his mother.
Zhou Zuizui's eyes flickered, feeling a little suffocated by the pressure, and she coldly replied with an "Oh," "I know."
She reached out and nudged Chen Nan's shoulder: "Can't you talk to me normally?"
Shen Nan raised an eyebrow, looking at her with amusement in his eyes: "Would you listen if I spoke to you normally?"
This person has a temper like a little leopard; you can't hold him back.
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
She lifted her eyelids, looked at the man in front of her, and said coldly, "What else do you want to say?"
Shen Nan pondered for a moment and then explained, "I will try to be more careful in the future, but if I tell you, don't worry too much."
He feared that the past would repeat itself.
Zhou Zuizui lowered her eyes and remained silent. She could understand why Shen Nan didn't tell her, but even though she understood, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
They don't have much affection for each other now, but they are still legally married. And what happened... Zhou Zuizui found out about her husband's injury from her mother-in-law. She still can't bear to think about the look on her mother-in-law's face when she was injured.
She concealed her emotions and said softly, "Oh."
The two stared at each other silently, an indescribable atmosphere lingering around them. Shen Nan looked at the woman so close to him, his Adam's apple bobbing, his gaze deep and intense.
Their current position is incredibly awkward... one above the other, it's extremely ambiguous.
Zhou Zuizui avoided his gaze, turning her head away. Just as she was about to speak, the door was pushed open from the outside, followed by a male voice: "Master Chen, you're too much..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jiaxiu and Hu Yi froze in the doorway. They stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding inside. Lu Jiaxiu blinked, and Hu Yi finished his sentence, changing his words: "So happy..."
Zhou Zuizui paused, her face flushed, and pushed Shen Nan away completely. Shen Nan, not paying attention, aggravated his wound and groaned.
Zhou Zuizui ignored him, climbed out of bed, and looked at the two of them.
The atmosphere became incredibly awkward.
The hospital was not peaceful even at night. As the nurse bandaged Shen Nan's wound, she frowned at the blood on it, looked at the man in front of her, coughed, and whispered a reminder: "You need to be more careful, so you don't cause any more bleeding."
Shen Nan remained silent.
The nurse on one side blushed deeply as she looked at his lifted shirt and the V-line beneath it.
The man was a soldier, as everyone in the hospital knew. The young nurse had only been there a short time when she took over Shen Nan's daily bandaging duties. She was meticulous and conscientious in her work, but every time she saw Shen Nan, she couldn't help but blush... She always felt that this man was too outstanding, with a cold and tough appearance and a first-class physique.
The nurses at the station often discussed random things. She secretly glanced at the bronze skin in front of her, and her mind suddenly went blank as she recalled some of the things her friends had said. Her movements became a little heavier.
Shen Nan frowned.
Zhou Zuizui watched from the side and asked indifferently, "Not ready yet?"
The nurse quickly snapped out of her daze and looked at Zhou Zuizui with a slightly apologetic expression: "I'm sorry."
"It's nothing," Shen Nan said.
After the nurse finished bandaging him, she reminded him, "Don't touch the wound for now, and don't get it wet when you take a bath, to avoid infection."
Zhou Zuizui's face darkened after the nurse left.
Lu Jiaxiu and Hu Yi exchanged a glance, then coughed to break the silence: "Um... is Master Chen feeling better?"
“Master Chen is resting well. We happened to run into Zhou Ran today, so we came to check on him.”
Neither of them expected to witness such a thrilling scene. Thinking about it, Lu Jiaxiu suddenly realized that once Shen Nan recovered, he would need to prepare to go into hiding for a while; interrupting Master Shen's good time... he was bound to get a beating.
As Zhou Zuizui was thinking about the scene that had just unfolded and trying to find an excuse to leave, her phone rang first. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the caller ID: "You guys chat first, I'll go out and make a call."
After Zhou Zuizui left, Lu Jiaxiu and Hu Yi couldn't help but laugh. They looked at Shen Nan, whose expression wasn't good, and teased, "Brother Shen, did we interrupt your good time just now?"
Hu Yi chimed in, "Your sister-in-law really does have a great figure, better than most celebrities."
"Coming to the hospital to accompany Grandpa Chen every day, it's no wonder Grandpa Chen couldn't help himself."
Hu Yi chuckled and raised an eyebrow: "Correct!"
Shen Nan, slightly angry, glared at the two of them: "Shut up!"
On the other end, the call was from Xia Wen.
"What are you doing?"
Zhou Zuizui walked to the end of the corridor and grunted, "At the hospital, what's wrong?"
Hearing this, Xia Wen laughed and said, "Want to come for drinks? Ai Zeyang is here tonight too."
Zhou Zuizui pondered for a moment: "I won't go over tonight."
"How can you sleep at night if you don't come over?" Xia Wen knew Zhou Zuizui very well. This person had been suffering from insomnia lately. Unless he was drunk and confused, he could barely sleep for two hours. Otherwise, he could only take medicine.
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
Hearing the silence on her end, Xia Wen teased, "Or are you planning to sleep with your husband tonight?" She whistled, like a female hooligan, "So, how's it going? Has your husband explained anything to you yet?"
"Um."
"What about the others?"
"What other ones?"
"You two, can't you be a little more direct? Just go for it! What are you afraid of? It's legal anyway." She thought for a moment and asked, "Or is it that you've lost your charm?"
She clicked her tongue and gave Zhou Zuizui a bad idea: "Why don't you... try seducing her?"
“…” Zhou Zuizui rolled her eyes: “Shut up.”
What kind of seduction?
Thinking about Shen Nan's wound, she snorted speechlessly. Even if she had that thought, Shen Nan wouldn't do it; with his broken body... he was completely incapable.
After exchanging a few words, Zhou Zuizui hung up the phone.
When she returned to the ward, Shen Nan had changed his clothes and put on his coat.
Zhou Zuizui was taken aback, and paused, looking at Lu Jiaxiu and the others beside her: "Are you going out?"
Lu Jiaxiu winked at her and said softly, "Sister-in-law, Master Chen said he wants to be discharged from the hospital."
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
She looked at Shen Nan, her expression indifferent: "Didn't the nurse just say not to touch the wound? Are you leaving already?"
Shen Nan glanced at her and hummed in agreement: "As long as the wound isn't touched, there won't be any major problems. I just called the doctor."
And so, inexplicably, one night, Shen Nan returned home from the hospital.
After Lu Jiaxiu and the others escorted the two to the door, they left. Zhou Zuizui helped Shen Nan directly into the room, remaining indifferent throughout and not saying a word to him.
After entering the room, Zhou Zuizui gently helped him lie down on the bed, protecting the areas where he was still bleeding intermittently. After watching him lie down, Zhou Zuizui turned to leave, but her hand was once again grabbed.
"What are you up to now?" she asked, her tone less than friendly.
Shen Nan chuckled softly, observing her expression: "Let's talk some more."
Zhou Zuizui was silent for a while, then said coldly, "What are we talking about? We have nothing to talk about." Her struggle was a genuine desire to leave.
Shen Nan refused to yield.
"You... ah..." Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Zuizui was pulled to lie face down on Shen Nan's chest again.
She bumped into a hard chest and blurted out, a little dazed, "If you keep moving, there won't be a gentle nurse to bandage you up!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Nan raised an eyebrow slightly, smiled, and moved closer to her. He reached out and pressed down on Zhou Zuizui's back, looking down at the woman nestled in his arms. He leaned close to her ear and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Jealous?"
Author's Note: Master Shen: I'll let you experience whether my body is up to par or not in the future.
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Shen Yu is the school bully of No. 1 Middle School. He is ruthless and fierce. His handsome face has deceived many naive girls into falling for him, but he just... never pays any attention to them.
Until a new student transferred to the class and became the school bully's darling.
When she cried, the school bully felt incredibly sorry for her, lowering his standards again and again, and his submissive attitude in trying to coax her was simply unbearable to watch.
People complained: Shen Yu either doesn't get close to women, or when he does, he's incredibly "fierce".
"Did you know that Brother Chen tied Xu Xingran's shoelaces on the playground yesterday?"
"Tch, what's the big deal? I even saw Brother Chen stealing a kiss from Xu Xingran before."
"As long as it's Xu Xingran, whatever Brother Chen does is normal!"
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At the New Year's Eve party, Xu Xingran, as the female host, was resting backstage in a white mini-skirt.
Someone saw that besides her, the school's bully, Shen Yu, was also in the lounge. Xu Xingran's legs were being gently massaged by Shen Yu, and her legs even... were tucked under the bully's clothes to keep warm.
Are you still cold?
"It's so cold, I don't even want to host anymore."
Shen Yu frowned slightly, but without the slightest disgust, he put her feet into his lap: "Warm them up first, then I'll take you home to warm up later."
Xu Xingran blinked and asked softly, "How will we keep warm when we get home?"
"......."
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She/He is so wonderful, I want to give her/him the whole world.
I have a passionate dream, unrelated to anything else, existing only because of you.
Thank you to the little angel who threw the [grenade]: mavis_ting 1 grenade
Thank you, little angels, for watering me with nutrient solution!
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard! ^_^
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