After Ni Sitian realized what was happening, she nervously pursed her lips.
After a while, she secretly glanced at Xu Tingchuan, but Xu Tingchuan had already picked up the folder and started flipping through it with a normal expression.
His nonchalant demeanor made it seem as if he wasn't the one who had just made a veiled confession.
Was she overthinking things? Or was she just imagining things again?
Ni Sitian bit her lip, wanting to ask more questions, but she was too embarrassed to know how to bring it up.
Xu Tingchuan had already taken the pen, signed the document, closed the folder, and then picked up another one.
Seeing how focused and serious he was, Ni Sitian naturally didn't want to disturb him any further, so she held back her words.
But when she thought about how he had just said he liked her, she couldn't help but smile again.
A touch of sweetness slowly seeped into my heart, filling it completely, making it warm and sweet.
She lowered her head and played with his fingers, running her fingers over them one by one.
His fingertips had a few thin calluses, not very hard, and gave a particularly reassuring feeling.
She smiled, unable to suppress the joy in her heart.
Xu Tingchuan flipped through the documents, glanced at her, and saw her smiling absentmindedly, so the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve slightly as well.
The sunlight slanted in, creating a feeling of being close together, of peaceful bliss.
On the third day of Ni Sitian's hospitalization, her wound began to heal, and the newly grown flesh felt itchy.
While Xu Tingchuan was away, she lifted her clothes to take a look at the scar. The stitches were still there, and the scar was rather long, red, and looked like a centipede on her fair skin, which was not very attractive.
After reading it, she felt somewhat dejected, biting her lip and lowering her eyes in silence.
Most girls probably don't like having a scar on their body. She didn't have many advantages to begin with, and her fair and delicate skin was what she was most proud of, but now that has been ruined.
"What's wrong?" Xu Tingchuan came in from outside, carrying fruit. Seeing her sad expression, he sat down next to her.
Ni Sitian felt sad and turned her head away without saying a word.
"Didn't you say you wanted to eat oranges? I bought some for you. Do you want me to peel them now?" Xu Tingchuan didn't know why she was acting so suddenly, so he could only gently coax her.
Ni Sitian closed her eyes and shook her head.
Xu Tingchuan could tell that she wasn't tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked in a low voice with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Ni Sitian pouted, opened her eyes to look at Xu Tingchuan, and said sadly in a low voice, "The scar looks terrible."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan understood that she was bothered by the wound on her body.
"Silly girl, the stitches haven't been removed yet. How could you tell? Wait a few days until it heals completely, then the stitches will be removed and it won't look like this anymore." He reached out and patted her head to coax her.
"You're just trying to comfort me, even though things are already like this." Ni Sitian sniffed.
"Really, I'm not lying to you. The doctor who did the stitches told me that there will only be a very thin and shallow line. I'll just apply some post-operative scar-reducing ointment and it will be fine," Xu Tingchuan said earnestly.
Ni Sitian wavered a little; she couldn't resist what Xu Tingchuan said.
"real?"
"Yes, really." Seeing her childishness, Xu Tingchuan added, "Besides, I don't mind."
"Who cares if you mind or not?" Ni Sitian couldn't help but feel a little happy when she heard him say that, but she muttered, "I'm afraid I won't be able to wear a bikini anymore."
Xu Tingchuan's face immediately darkened. "Who are you trying to impress by wearing a bikini?"
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