The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

Ye Shu was playing games by the headboard when he heard someone coming in through the door. He looked up and saw that person.

Then I saw Zhi Qiu standing at the door of the ward. Her hair, which she usually tied up, was now a little messy, obviously because she had run over. Moreover, her usually smiling eyes were now red and there were tears on her face.

She just stood there at the door, staring blankly at herself.

"Sister Zhi Qiu?"

Ye Shu put down her phone, shifted her body, and sat up straighter.

"You... what brings you here?"

Zhi Qiu didn't say anything. When she saw Ye Shu sitting on the hospital bed looking perfectly fine and even able to play on her phone, her mind went blank for a few seconds, and then she felt a strong sense of relief and joy.

She rushed over in a few steps, ignoring Han Yang who was holding up his phone next to her.

"Where are you hurt? Huh? Where exactly are you hurt? Is it serious? Does it hurt?"

Zhi Qiu's voice still trembled uncontrollably, and her sobbing was very obvious. While asking questions, she touched Ye Shu's body, arms, and legs back and forth to check if he was really sitting there unharmed.

As she asked, tears streamed down her face, landing on Ye Shu's hot hands.

"Hey, Sister Zhi Qiu, Sister Zhi Qiu! No, no, I'm fine, really fine!"

Ye Shu quickly grabbed her hand that was stroking him and held it tightly to calm her down.

But Ye Shu felt a pang of heartache when he saw the coldness of Zhi Qiu's hands and their uncontrollable trembling.

"Look, it's really nothing, just... just a minor injury."

Ye Shu twitched the corner of her mouth and smiled, then pointed with her chin to her right foot, which was immobilized:

"I just twisted my ankle, the doctor put it in place, and everything else is fine, really, don't worry."

Zhi Qiu turned to look at the splint on Ye Shu's right ankle, then turned back and carefully examined Ye Shu from top to bottom. Apart from the splint, there seemed to be no problem.

My tense nerves suddenly relaxed, followed by the fear of almost losing him, the grievance of having been worried all the way, and a little bit of anger that it wasn't him who called me personally.

"You...you scared me to death, you know that?!"

Zhi Qiu suddenly complained in a tearful voice, then raised her hand and slapped Ye Shu on the chest.

This was the first time Zhi Qiu had used violence against Ye Shu, though it wasn't very violent.

Ye Shu knew that she was feeling sorry for herself.

Then, Zhi Qiu lunged forward and threw herself into Ye Shu's arms, tightly hugging his waist with both hands and pressing her face against his chest, releasing all the fear and heartache she had suppressed along the way.

"You scared me to death... I thought... I thought you..."

Ye Shu was completely dazed. He held Zhi Qiu in his arms and felt his clothes getting soaked.

This was the first time in so long that he had ever seen Sister Zhi Qiu cry, let alone break down like this.

He could only raise his arms to hug Zhi Qiu and pat her gently.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm perfectly fine. It was just an accident, I twisted my ankle, the doctor said it'll be fine in about two weeks. Look at you, why are you crying... I didn't even plan for you to know, and you came all this way..."

While coaxing him, he turned to look at Han Yang, who was standing next to him looking like he didn't know what to say.

It's obvious that the old bastard betrayed them.

Han Yang shrugged when he saw his expression:

"Why are you glaring at me? You've been honorably wounded, can't your family know? Besides, even if I don't tell, they'll find out when you get home tonight, right? Are you going to stay away from home?"

At this moment, Zhi Qiu, who had been crying in Ye Shu's arms for a while, calmed down a little.

She slowly lifted her head from Ye Shu's embrace, her eyes and nose red, tears still clinging to her face. To be honest, when she cried, she really looked exactly like Xiaoxue, but that seems pointless.

She grabbed a tissue from the bedside table, wiped her tears, blew her nose, and waited for Ye Shu to speak:

"Exactly! You got into an accident and you were trying to hide it from me?! If Han Yang hadn't told me, were you planning to wait until your foot was fully healed before coming home?"

"I……"

Ye Shu choked for a moment, then muttered under her breath:

"I was just worried you'd be anxious, and it's not that serious. I'll be discharged and go home tonight."

"It's not serious yet!"

Zhi Qiu glared at him again, and when he did, Ye Shu suddenly saw a vision of his mother yelling at him in the past, which made him immediately cower.

Seeing Ye Shu's guilty and somewhat helpless expression, Zhi Qiu couldn't vent her anger; instead, she felt only heartache and lingering fear.

She sniffed, turned to look at the splint on Ye Shu's ankle, and asked:

"Han Yang said on the phone that you were hit by a car. What exactly happened? How did you get hit? Where were you hit? Besides your foot, does anything else hurt?"

Another series of questions followed.

Ye Shu sighed, knowing there was no way to avoid this matter, so he had no choice but to confess honestly:

"Ugh, don't even mention it, today was just pure bad luck."

He looked dejected and a little embarrassed.

"This morning I was on my way to work, and when I was crossing the crosswalk, the light was green, so I went straight for it. Suddenly, a car darted out from the side, ran a red light, and came straight at me. I'm so quick-witted; I'm always watching my surroundings. I dodged to the side in a flash. The car didn't hit me, but..."

As he spoke, he pointed to his right elbow:

"I was grazed here by the rearview mirror or something from that car. It was a little numb at first, but after moving it around, my bones are fine, just a bit bruised."

"Let me see!"

Zhi Qiu immediately reached out and tugged at his sleeve.

Ye Shu had no choice but to let her roll up her sleeves. Sure enough, there was a bruise on her elbow, but the skin wasn't broken. It was just a good thing that the down jacket was thick.

"Does it hurt?"

Zhi Qiu touched it gently with her fingertips.

"A little, it's okay, it'll shrink in a couple of days."

Seeing Zhi Qiu's distressed expression, Ye Shu quickly lowered his sleeves, not wanting her to see any more.

"So that's when you injured your foot?"

When Ye Shu heard Zhi Qiu ask this, her expression became even more embarrassed, as if she were extremely ashamed.

"Listen to me, the police were called later, and when they arrived, they determined the responsibility. The driver was fully responsible. Then I went to the police station to give a statement. After the matter was settled, I came out of the police station and was going down the steps. There might have been some frost on the ground in the morning, and I wasn't paying attention. My foot slipped, and I twisted my ankle."

Ye Shu gave an awkward laugh:

"It swelled up immediately and was so painful I couldn't walk, so the police officers brought me here. The doctor said my ankle sprain was pretty bad, so he put a splint on it and told me to walk around less. I can go home and rest tonight."

Ye Shu felt more and more embarrassed as she talked. The car hadn't hit her, but she had sprained her ankle badly while going down the steps. It sounded like a joke.