Addiction sets in at night; even the abstinent older man has fallen for it.

Mu Tiantian was both confused and angry.

I'm afraid Ling Jieyu went to see Fu Zhengting with a provocative purpose.

However, she couldn't help but have an optimistic thought: perhaps this would stimulate Fu Zhengting to remember her?

Xia Guiying belatedly realized that she had lost control, and cautiously glanced at Mu Tiantian.

Mu Tiantian closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Xia Guiying then asked, "Ayu, are you coming to the hospital to see Tiantian after get off work tonight?"

"I have to go," Ling Jieyu said firmly.

Xia Guiying smiled again, like an aunt, "I'm relieved to have you taking care of Tiantian, but I feel a little bad making you travel between two places."

"Aunt Xia, there's no need to be so polite to your future son-in-law. It's what a son-in-law should do," Ling Jieyu said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

The phrase "future son-in-law" made Xia Guiying beam with joy.

Seeing the driver come in, Xia Guiying felt relieved and could go back. "Ayu, I won't disturb you on your way to work. Remember to drive carefully. I need to go home and cook too."

"Okay!" Ling Jieyu hung up the phone, glanced at Fu Zhengting with a smile, and seeing that Fu Zhengting still looked confused, he felt a little bored and turned to leave.

Han Huimin wanted to stay and chat with Fu Zhengting, but she was too curious about Ling Jieyu. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to chase after him first.

Catching up with Ling Jieyu, she curiously repeated the question, "Mr. Ling, are you serious? Are you really planning to marry Mu Tiantian?"

Ling Jieyu turned to face Han Huimin and asked seriously, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

After careful examination, Han Huimin concluded, "It doesn't look like it."

Then she asked, "But what's your purpose? Is it simply because you disliked Fu Zhengting before and want to get revenge on him?"

"Half of it. He's Fu Zhenlong's son. Fu Zhenlong caused Qin Dongyang such a terrible situation back then, so I wanted to get revenge on him. The other half is that I don't want my old father to nag me about marriage every day, so I need a contract wife..." Ling Jieyu said frankly.

Han Huimin found the term "contract wife" quite intriguing.

"Mr. Ling, does the contract wife you mentioned need to fulfill marital obligations?" He wanted to clarify this question.

Ling Jieyu frowned, glancing sideways at Han Huimin. "Mr. Han, you seem to be meddling quite a bit!"

Han Huimin gave an awkward smile. Since Ling Jieyu had been so frank with him, he had to be frank in return. "You know that I have a good relationship with President Fu, and Mu Tiantian is President Fu's first love and the only woman he has ever loved. Of course, I don't want you to steal Mu Tiantian away and then touch her..."

Ling Jieyu chuckled. Although Han Huimin's words were very direct, he was still angry.

He didn't answer Han Huimin and strode towards the elevator.

Han Huimin knew that he wouldn't get any answers even if he pressed for details, so he watched Ling Jieyu enter the elevator without following him.

He went back to his ward.

When Anan and Uncle Zhong saw Han Huimin return, Uncle Zhong, still seething with anger, scolded Han Huimin, "Boss Han, you shouldn't have brought Ling Jieyu in."

This is really affecting my mood.

"It's not my fault. I couldn't refuse President Ling's insistence on coming in," Han Huimin explained.

Uncle Zhong knew he shouldn't take his anger out on Han Huimin; it was very kind of Han Huimin to come all the way from abroad to see Fu Zhengting.

He suppressed his anger and didn't say anything more.

Han Huimin didn't want Uncle Zhong and Anan to dislike him, so he specifically explained, "Don't worry, I'm on your president's side."

He picked up a bunch of grapes from the fruit basket, smiled at Fu Zhengting, and said, "Mr. Fu, I'll go in and wash these grapes for you."

Fu Zhengting neither refused nor replied.

This person was very enthusiastic towards him.

Like Uncle Zhong, there's a sense of familiarity.

Uncle Zhong and Anan had something to discuss, so Uncle Zhong said to Han Huimin, who was washing grapes in the kitchen, "Boss Han, would you please keep our boss company for a while? We're going out for a bit."

Pulling Anan outside the ward, she murmured, "It seems Ling Jieyu is serious, not just talking."

"That Sea King just wants to get revenge on the boss," Anan said, narrowing his eyes.

Uncle Zhong was very anxious and worried for Fu Zhengting.

Seeing Uncle Zhong's worried expression, Anan couldn't help but joke, "Uncle Zhong, I have a feeling you also like Mu Tiantian? Are you so afraid that Ling Jieyu will marry Mu Tiantian..."

Uncle Zhong beckoned with his finger and gave Anan a hard tap on the head. "Anan, how dare you make a joke like that?"

Ah Nan rubbed the sore spot, immediately cowered, and quickly admitted his mistake, "Uncle Zhong, I was wrong, I'll never make that kind of joke again."

I didn't expect Uncle Zhong to be so strong; his head started to throb.

Uncle Zhong warned in a stern tone, "If you dare to make such a joke again, I'll rip your tongue out."

Anan chuckled and nodded.

Uncle Zhong took out his phone to check Mu Tiantian's WeChat messages.

I was so curious about what was going on with Mu Tiantian that I made a voice call.

Over at Mu Tiantian's place.

After instructing the driver to take good care of Mu Tiantian, Xia Guiying was about to leave when she saw Mu Tiantian's phone ringing on the table. The lit screen showed that it was Uncle Zhong calling.

She had deleted the chat history not long ago, and she intended to block and delete the chat as well, but she was afraid that her daughter would be very disgusted by this behavior, so she refrained from doing so.

This person called again so quickly.

She wanted to answer for Mu Tiantian, but she didn't know the phone's unlock password.

The notification sound annoyed Mu Tiantian. She couldn't sleep at all, so she had to open her eyes, wake up, and pick up her phone.

Seeing that it was Uncle Zhong calling, she glanced at Xia Guiying, whose complexion wasn't good, and hesitated.

The driver glanced at Mu Tiantian, then at Xia Guiying. The atmosphere was so awkward that even he, the driver, was at a loss for what to do.

In the end, Xia Guiying compromised.

"Ruohan, Mom won't bother you anymore. I'll go back and cook, and then bring the food to you and Grandpa."

She left after saying that.

Mu Tiantian glanced at Xia Guiying's retreating figure, feeling a touch of emotion in her heart.

Fearing that Uncle Zhong was looking for her because Fu Zhengting was in trouble, Xia Guiying immediately accepted the offer as soon as she came out of the ward.

"Uncle Zhong, how is Ah Shen? Is his injury any better?"

Xia Guiying, who had just stepped out of the ward, vaguely heard Mu Tiantian's anxious question and stopped, her hands unconsciously clenching tightly.

She was angry with herself.

She shouldn't have been soft-hearted and compromised.

I regretted it as soon as I left.

Once you soften your heart, it's hard to sever your daughter's emotional ties.

Being soft-hearted is cruel to one's deceased mother-in-law.

Thinking back to Ling Jieyu's phone call not long ago, I realized I shouldn't be so nervous.

She gave a cold laugh and entered the elevator.

Mu Tiantian listened intently to the sounds outside, and only relaxed after confirming that the footsteps had faded away.

"Sweetie, don't worry, Ah Shen is doing well, there's nothing unexpected. There's just one problem: he can't use his brain right now. If he tries to think about anything, he'll be in a lot of pain," Uncle Zhong replied.

Looking out the window, Mu Tiantian couldn't help but imagine the scene in her mind, "Then let him not think about anything for the time being, and you don't need to mention me to him..."

Birds flew by outside the window, and she felt like a caged bird, unable to fly even if she wanted to.