Lin Jiudong rolled her eyes, feeling that Gu Ciyu had ill intentions. "Tch! Who would believe your nonsense? I think you should just get lost!"
"Jiu Dong, leave this to me." Lin Qixia's voice came at this moment, stopping Lin Jiu Dong from continuing.
"Sister-in-law." She turned to look at He Zhilan, telling her not to worry.
Seeing this, He Zhilan didn't stop her.
Lin Qixia then said to Gu Ciyu outside the courtyard, "Come in."
Gu Ciyu was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Lin Qixia to have such an attitude.
However, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay." Then she pushed open the courtyard gate and came in.
Lin Qixia invited her into the room, intending to talk to her.
"This is where you live?"
The two entered Lin Qixia's room. After Gu Ciyu entered the room, she looked around and asked her a question.
In her memory, Lin Qixia had been doing well lately.
In particular, recently many people in the village asked her for help to solve problems with their land, which earned her a lot of money.
But her room was surprisingly simple.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qixia raised an eyebrow, clearly not understanding what Gu Ciyu meant by asking that question.
Gu Ciyu chuckled and shook her head. "It's nothing."
Lin Qixia simply pulled up a chair and sat down, extending her hand to her: "Come on."
"Hmm?" Gu Ciyu looked at her in confusion.
Lin Qixia, "Weren't you going to treat me?"
The other party wasn't in a hurry at all.
Seeing her like this, even she herself began to doubt her true purpose for coming here.
"Oh." Gu Ciyu then sat down in front of her and reached out to take her pulse.
At this moment, Lin Qixia casually asked her, "Tell me, why did you assume I had the plague before?"
Gu Ciyu, who was carefully taking the pulse, froze at her words.
Then she replied to Lin Qixia: "I thought your symptoms were somewhat similar at the time, but looking at your situation now... it doesn't seem to be."
As she spoke, she withdrew her hand.
"Really?" A mocking smile flashed across Lin Qixia's face at her words. "As a doctor, you even know about the epidemic situation in Qishan County?"
"Since you dared to enter my room without any protection, you probably already knew I wasn't infected, right?"
As she spoke, Lin Qixia looked at Gu Ciyu as if she could see right through him.
Since we already know, why bother pretending to check her again?
Gu Ciyu paused in packing her things, then turned to Lin Qixia, "Please stop making unfounded judgments about me, Miss Lin. I admit that my diagnosis was wrong."
"As for anything else, don't even think about slandering me!"
With that, Gu Ciyu picked up her medicine box, stood up, and prepared to leave.
However, the next second Lin Qixia reached out and grabbed Gu Ciyu's arm.
“You…” Gu Ciyu frowned at her with displeasure, but was speechless when she met Lin Qixia’s sharp eyes.
"I haven't finished speaking yet," Lin Qixia said, looking at her. "I thought I had resolved the Zhao Shao matter myself, and that was the end of our relationship."
"So, I don't understand why you're still targeting me?"
And it wasn't just once; they deliberately targeted her.
Gu Ciyu met her gaze because of her words.
A stalemate ensued between the two, and the atmosphere around them tense and frozen.
After a long pause, Gu Ciyu forced an unnatural smile. "Miss Lin, you've misunderstood. I wasn't targeting you."
"I see." Lin Qixia stood up upon hearing this and pressed closer to her.
"What are you doing?"
Because Lin Qixia's cold aura was too strong at this moment, Gu Ciyu unconsciously retreated step by step until she was backed into a corner with nowhere to go, and then asked Lin Qixia in a nervous voice.
At the same time, he gripped the handle of the medicine box in his hand tightly.
"I didn't mean to do anything, why are you so nervous, Dr. Gu?" Lin Qixia looked at her with a worried expression and said, "It's just that some of your recent behavior is really giving me a headache."
As she spoke, she looked up at her and said sincerely, "If it's because of that guy Li Pei, you can rest assured, I've long since lost interest in him."
Upon hearing her words, Gu Ciyu's face flashed with anger, and she shoved her away, saying, "I don't understand what you mean!"
After saying those words, Gu Ciyu turned and left in a disheveled state.
Lin Qixia stumbled from the push, feeling dizzy from the heatstroke and almost losing her balance.
When she came to her senses, she was all alone in the room.
Lin Qixia shrugged and sighed, "I really don't understand this so-called female lead."
She thought that by being so honest and open with him, Gu Ciyu would at least feel relieved, if not grateful.
But what caused her angry reaction?
Lin Qixia shook her head, too lazy to care anymore.
I relaxed and stretched to relieve the fatigue in my body.
Glug glug—
Just then, her stomach suddenly growled. Lin Qixia paused, then sighed, "I've slept for several hours, and now I finally feel hungry."
"Xia'er, come out for dinner." He Zhilan's voice rang out from outside.
Lin Qixia chuckled, "Coming!" she replied.
There was water in the room that He Zhilan had given her while she was unconscious.
Lin Qixia had been sweating a lot all day and hadn't changed her clothes yet; she was practically smelling of sweat.
She washed up quickly and changed her clothes before going out.
"What are we having for dinner today, sister-in-law?"
When Lin Qixia left the room, she already felt much refreshed. She walked towards the kitchen with a look of anticipation on her face.
When He Zhilan saw her come in, she handed her a bowl of steamed pork rice that had already been served: "Try my steamed pork rice. It's definitely not as good as Xia'er's cooking, but you'll have to make do with it."
"No, sister-in-law's cooking is absolutely superb." Lin Qixia took the bowl and praised it, sniffing the aroma of the meat inside.
Just the smell is enough to make your mouth water.
"Xia'er must have been hungry for a long time, go and eat quickly." He Zhilan urged her directly, stuffing chopsticks into her hand.
Lin Qixia responded and, as she turned to leave, picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks.
"Mmm! It's so delicious!" she exclaimed happily.
The steamed meat is made with smoked meat seasoned with various spices, resulting in a soft, tender, and savory flavor.
Paired with tender white rice, the taste is absolutely superb.
Lin Qixia ate as she walked, smiling happily as she ate.
Waking up to such delicious steamed meat, she's definitely living a happy life.
"Oh dear, Xia'er, are you alright!"
When it was time to eat, the Zhang family also brought over their dishes.
Seeing that Lin Qixia was much better, Li Shufen breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss Xia'er is finally better. I was worried that you were really sick at noon."
It seems Gu was wrong after all; Lin is alright.
"Sister Li, why are you being so polite?" He Zhilan said with dissatisfaction when she saw Li Shufen bringing the dishes she had made. "I already told you to come to my house for dinner tonight."
They even brought their own food.
"Don't worry, I won't stand on ceremony with you. I've invited others too!" Li Shufen said, waving to the people at the door.
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