Chapter 65

When Song Shu woke up for the second time, it was already very dark outside the window and it was clearly the second half of the night.

Song Shu turned her head and met the man's gaze. He was sitting on a chair with his arms folded, his head slightly lowered, staring straight at her. When he saw her wake up, he approached and asked, "Awake?"

His voice was even deeper than usual, with a hoarseness that came from not having spoken for a long time. Looking at his red eyes, it was obvious that this man had been guarding her by her bed while she was sleeping, and his eyes had never left her. Just like he had told her before going to bed, he would always be by her side and would never leave.

Song Shu's heart was deeply touched, and she said in a gloomy voice: "You are not going to sit here and watch over me all the time, are you?"

After hearing what she said, the man touched his nose and explained unsteadily, "I'm not very sleepy."

What a liar. His eyes are all red from staying up all night but he still says he is not sleepy, Song Shu murmured in her heart. Seeing him like this, she felt distressed and sad for a moment. What a fool! He doesn't have to stay still like this and guard her. Is he some kind of idiot? He says he won't move and he won't move. Can't he just close his eyes and take a nap? It really makes people angry and distressed.

Chen Zonghao felt extremely sweet when he saw her distressed expression, but he didn't want her to be trapped in this mood. He never did these things to make her feel distressed. He turned his body, picked up a bowl of lean meat porridge on the bedside table, held it in his hand and looked at her, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat some porridge?"

Song Shu saw that he had placed the bowl of porridge in a large basin and warmed it with hot water, obviously to keep it warm for her to eat. She didn't know how many times he had changed the hot water since she had slept for so long. She asked, "Did you buy this porridge?"

Chen Zonghao shook his head, "No, I paid extra money to ask someone to buy it for me." He was also afraid that she would wake up as soon as he went there, and he didn't want her to experience the helplessness of waking up and seeing no one again.

As he spoke, Chen Zonghao took the porridge out of the basin, wiped the water under the bowl with a tissue, and picked up the spoon as if preparing to feed her.

Song Shu reached out and took it: "I'll do it myself." She was feeling much better now, not so weak anymore, and could eat by herself without bothering him.

Chen Zonghao let her take the bowl and did not rush to feed her. Although he wanted to, he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable.

Song Shu held the bowl, picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful into her mouth. She hadn't eaten anything since the afternoon, and she happened to be hungry, so this bowl of porridge appeared just in time.

The lean meat porridge was very thick and looked very appetizing. After taking a bite, she found that the temperature of the porridge was just right and the warm porridge immediately warmed her stomach.

After taking a bite, she thought of something and looked up at him: "Have you eaten?"

Chen Zonghao nodded, "I have already eaten."

Song Shu glanced at the lunch box thrown in the trash can next to her and knew that the man was not lying. She thought to herself that it was a good thing that he still remembered to eat dinner instead of waiting for her hungryly.

After eating a bowl of porridge, Song Shu became more energetic. Chen Zonghao reached out and took the empty bowl and put it on the table. "Are you still hungry?"

Song Shu shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry anymore. I'm just full." She was really full. The bowl of porridge was full of ingredients and the bowl was not small. She was full after just one bowl.

After drinking the porridge, Song Shu felt sticky. She had a fever at noon and sweated a lot, and the sweat stuck to her body after it dried up, making her feel a little uncomfortable. But she also felt that she was sick now, and was afraid of bothering him too much.

Chen Zonghao saw her expression, frowned and asked worriedly: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"I'm not feeling uncomfortable." Song Shu waved her hands repeatedly and said a little embarrassedly: "I want to wipe my body."

Chen Zonghao heaved a sigh of relief. He thought she had a fever again. He stood up without saying anything and said, "There's a bathroom in the room. I'll get you some hot water."

Song Shu nodded quickly, "Thank you." Then she saw the man walking out with the basin.

Song Shu got off the bed. Her medicine had finished dripping, leaving only a small pinhole on the back of her hand. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for her to wipe her body.

A few minutes later, the man came back with a basin of hot water and a clean towel in his hand. He put the basin into the toilet, hung up the towel, walked out and glanced at her: "I'll ask the nurse to find you a new hospital gown."

After hearing what he said, Song Shu realized that she was indeed wearing a set of hospital clothes. She didn't think that the clothes were changed by a man. She believed that he would not be so rude to her. He must have asked the nurse to help her change them. "Okay, thank you."

Chen Zonghao knew what she was thinking from her expression. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be relieved because of her trust. Instead, he was worried that she trusted him too much. He was not Liu Xiahui.

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At the nurses' station, two nurses were sitting behind the desk on duty. It was already past three o'clock, the time when people were most sleepy. They both squinted their eyes drowsily.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the nurse's desk. The two woke up immediately and looked up to see a tall man standing in front of them.

The two nurses were deeply impressed by this man because when his wife was sent to the emergency room this afternoon with a high fever and coma, the man held his wife tightly the whole time. Even after he let her go, he still stayed by her side nervously. Looking so nervous, if you didn't know him, you would think his wife was seriously ill.

And I heard from my colleagues who were on patrol at night that when they arrived at the ward, they saw the man standing motionless by the bed, without even blinking.

The other nurses were amazed when they heard this. They had been in the hospital for so long, but they had never seen a husband so worried about his wife. They usually saw husbands who accompanied their wives to give birth, or who came to keep watch over their wives when they couldn't sleep after giving birth because of the pain, still sleeping soundly.

The two nurses saw the man politely said, "Hello, could you please get my wife a new set of clean hospital gown?"

A nurse stood up immediately and nodded, "Of course."

Then he took out a new set of hospital gown from the storage room at the back and handed it to him.

Chen Zonghao took it and said, "Thank you very much."

"You're welcome." The nurse waved.

The nurse next to her also stood up and stretched her body, looking at the man and his colleagues walking away and exclaiming: "He is so handsome and loves his wife so much, he is really enviable."

Another nurse nodded in agreement, "I'm jealous too, but I see his wife is also very beautiful. If you don't know her, you might think she's a celebrity. They look very compatible."

The nurse nodded in agreement: "Yes, this handsome man and beautiful woman are a perfect match."

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Song Shu took the new hospital gown handed to her by the man, and then he lowered his head and said to her, "I'll wait for you in the corridor outside."

Obviously, he was afraid that he would make her uncomfortable staying in the room. Song Shu didn't expect that he would think of this and was very considerate. She nodded: "Yes."

Chen Zonghao sat in the corridor outside the ward. At this time, the doors of other wards were closed and the corridor was extremely quiet. Only the incandescent light above his head was on. However, he did not feel lonely. The warm light from the ward came through the gap in the door and warmed his heart.

At this moment, with a "click", the door of the ward opened. Song Shu grabbed the door handle and smiled, "Okay, come in."

Chen Zonghao stood up, walked over, looked down at her bright smile, and smiled as well, "Yeah."

He still liked her best when she was healthy and bright, rather than when she looked sick.

Song Shu walked in and sat on the bed, looking up at him. Chen Zonghao walked to the bedside cabinet and poured her a glass of water, "Drink more water."

Song Shu took it, drank half of it, and handed the rest of the cup back to him, "That's enough."

Chen Zonghao glanced at her, and drank the remaining water from the cup she had just used. After finishing, he put the cup on the table. He turned around and found that the woman was still looking at him, and she was smiling all the time. Chen Zonghao raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Why are you smiling so happily?"

Song Shu kept looking at him, with a smile on her face. "I'm happy."

And she made up her mind that during the time she had been with the man, she could not deny that she was moved by him. Although she was confused at times, she had never thought of backing down after getting to know the man.

Chen Zonghao looked at her with a doting look in his eyes, "Why are you so happy?"

"Chen Zonghao." Song Shu straightened her face and called him seriously, "I have something to tell you."

Chen Zonghao looked at her face which suddenly became serious, as if she had something to tell him. He couldn't help but guess what she was going to say, and couldn't help but lower his voice, "What is it?"

Song Shu suddenly felt a little nervous when she met his gaze. Her hands could not help but grab the bed sheet. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, telling herself not to avoid his gaze. She said solemnly, "Chen Zonghao, I like you. Are you willing to date me?"

With a "buzz" sound, Chen Zonghao suddenly felt a muffled thunder exploding in his ears, making him feel like he had tinnitus. For a moment, he couldn't believe what she had just said. He was afraid that he had suddenly started to hallucinate and this happy moment was all just his imagination.

He clenched his fists, his fingers tightly pinching his palms. The pain brought him back to his senses and told him that this was not an illusion. Song Shu had really said that she liked him. Those few words from her mouth hit his heart hard, making it "thump thump" non-stop. He could only reply blankly, "What."

Now his mind was like a mess and his thoughts were completely out of his control.

Song Shu saw that after she said that, the man just stood there in a daze, with a rare dull expression on his face, as if he was frightened by her and didn't react.

Seeing him like this, Song Shu, who was about to confess her feelings, felt much less nervous. Seeing someone who was more at a loss than she was made her feel relaxed. And after she said it, she realized it wasn't that difficult to speak. "I said I..."

Before she could finish her words, the man came to his senses and suddenly bent down and moved closer to her, his eyes only a few centimeters away from her. The two of them could smell each other's breath. The man's big hand was placed on her shoulder, and the warmth was transmitted to Song Shu.

"I like you too, and I agree to date you. No, can you agree to date me?" Chen Zonghao spoke with a heavy breath.

Song Shu listened to his nervous and somewhat confused words. It was clearly she who asked him, but he asked her in return. However, seeing how cautious and sincere he was, Song Shu also raised her head and said to him in a pleading manner: "I promise you, Mr. Chen Zonghao."

The two looked at each other, each other's figures reflected in each other's eyes, and soon they both smiled. That smile was filled with a hint of sweetness, and it seemed as if the quiet ward was filled with the sound of bubbles.

Chen Zonghao felt sweet and a little annoyed in his heart: "I should have been the one to say it again."

Song Shu tilted her head to look at him and said with a smile, "Why, don't you want to hear my confession?"

"No." Chen Zonghao replied anxiously, "I really want to."

He wanted it so much, he had been thinking about it every night these days, he never thought that this day would really come, he was so happy that he wanted to tell the whole world.

"Well, Miss Song, from today on, not now on, I am your boyfriend. I am honored to be your boyfriend." Chen Zonghao looked at her intently, his voice serious.

Song Shu looked back at him, "Okay, Mr. Chen, it's an honor to be your girlfriend."

Song Shu used to think that these words sounded pretentious and childish, but when you are in this situation, you find that these words that sound a little funny are so beautiful and so sincere when spoken by the mouth of the person you like. Even when you think back on them later, you can still feel the excitement at that time.