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

Seeing Xu Xia's insistence, Uncle Zhong couldn't bear to discourage her, so he waited with her for about half an hour. When he saw that Fu Zhengting still hadn't woken up, he decided to go home.

Before leaving, he exchanged WeChat contacts with Xu Xia so they could easily contact each other if anything happened.

Xu Xia pulled up a chair and sat down, looking at Fu Zhengting on the hospital bed with a worried expression.

Although she was confident, she was still afraid that Fu Zhengting would reject her request, since Fu Zhengting already had someone he liked.

She was thinking about how to talk to Fu Zhengting so that he would definitely agree.

After chatting with her night shift nurse colleagues, Zhong Qiuyi planned to visit Fu Zhengting in his ward.

After knocking, he saw that it wasn't Uncle Zhong who opened the door, but a woman he didn't recognize.

She looked around but didn't see Uncle Zhong in the ward. After asking around, she learned that Uncle Zhong had gone home.

To avoid complicating matters, Xu Xia didn't tell Zhong Qiuyi that Fu Zhengting had fainted, but said he was asleep.

But Zhong Qiuyi, after looking her over, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Are you a relative of the Fu family?"

Xu Xia frankly admitted, "I was A Shen's former mother-in-law."

Zhong Qiuyi then realized that it was Wen Kerou's mother.

She was a little worried for Mu Tiantian. Would Wen Kerou's mother try to get Fu Zhengting and Wen Kerou back together while Fu Zhengting was suffering from amnesia?

Xu Xia keenly saw through Zhong Qiuyi's worries and said frankly, "Don't worry, I won't interfere with Ashen's love life. I just really like him as my ex-son-in-law and couldn't sleep, so I came to take care of him for one night. I don't want to bring shame to my daughter."

She just wanted to fulfill a humble wish for her daughter.

Zhong Qiuyi didn't expect Xu Xia to be so direct. She thought the worst of people, which showed a narrow-minded perspective.

"I won't bother you anymore, I'm going back to rest, bye-bye."

She smiled warmly at Xu Xia and waved goodbye.

Once inside the elevator, she wondered whether she should tell Mu Tiantian about the situation.

After thinking about it, I decided to forget about it.

I don't want Sweetie to worry.

I wanted to call Xiao Hailan to ask if she wanted any late-night snacks, but I was afraid she would be asleep at this hour.

After leaving the hospital, she bought two servings of fried noodles from a roadside stall, intending to surprise Xiao Hailan when she got back.

Xiao Hailan was drunk in her rented room, slumped over the table and talking nonsense.

She didn't turn on the lights, and the darkness of the room amplified her loneliness.

Zhong Qiuyi had a spare key to Mu Tiantian's room. Standing at the door, she heard a faint sobbing sound and, feeling worried, quickly took out her key to open the door.

Fortunately, it wasn't locked from the inside, so I could get in.

She turned on the light.

The dark world was instantly restored to light.

When Zhong Qiuyi saw Xiao Hailan in tears, she rushed over to hug her and took out a tissue to wipe away her tears.

Fortunately, she came back; otherwise, Aunt Xiao would have been devastated.

Xiao Hailan looked up at Zhong Qiuyi, who had suddenly appeared. She had a high alcohol tolerance and wasn't completely drunk; she was just subconsciously trying to numb herself.

During this lonely and sad time, someone wiped away her tears, which gave her a sense of comfort.

She smiled at Zhong Qiuyi, "Qiuyi, what brings you back?"

"I'll come back here to finish my resignation and keep you company while I'm at it," Zhong Qiuyi continued wiping Xiao Hailan's tears.

Xiao Hailan's tears flowed even more profusely.

"I'm such a terrible person, you don't need to be so nice to me. I deserve it all."

She spoke tragically, hating herself to the core.

"The fact that you realize your mistakes and regret your past cold-bloodedness shows that you are not a bad person. No one is perfect," Zhong Qiuyi comforted her.

But Xiao Hailan couldn't forgive herself. She was trapped inside and couldn't get out. "Qiuyi, why is there no going back?"

"There's no going back in this world, so you have to think twice before you do anything," Chung Chiu-yi continued to comfort her.

She cited her own mother as an example, forcing a bitter smile, "Aunt Xiao, you are so much better than my mother. My mother will never realize how much her indifference hurts her daughter."

Xiao Hailan felt a pang of heartache seeing Zhong Qiuyi's bitter smile.

She asked seriously, "What did your mother do to you?"

Chung Chiu-yi's bitter smile was full of sarcasm. "The hurt she caused me could fill three days and three nights."

She picked up the remaining half-bottle of beer, tilted her head back and took a big gulp, and began to tell Xiao Hailan about her unfortunate family background, "My parents had typical patriarchal ideas. When I was in school, my mother forced me to repeat a grade, just so she could take care of my younger brother..."

Jiang Hui couldn't sleep and was also worried about Xiao Hailan's situation, so she called her via voice message.

Xiao Hailan was listening intently when she realized that people who favored sons over daughters were disgusting. She even wanted to beat up Qiu Yi's mean-spirited mother.

Her indifference had a reason, but her preference for sons over daughters did not.

She waved for Chung Chiu-yee to stop for a moment, and then swiped to answer the call.

"Alan, are you not used to not having me by your side?" Jiang Hui teased.

Xiao Hailan sighed deeply, "Yes, it's very uncomfortable, it's like my heart has fallen on you."

Jiang Hui was amused.

She turned over, looked at the luxurious room, but didn't feel happy. Instead, she missed her life in an ordinary rented room.

"I'm not quite used to it here either."

I can't fall asleep.

"Ah Hui, if there's a good place to stay, then stay. You'll get used to it eventually," Xiao Hailan said earnestly this time.

Although I really want Jiang Hui to be with her, I can't be that selfish.

Chung Chiu-yi took the phone and joined in the persuasion.

Finally, after the two of them took turns persuading her, Jiang Hui hung up the phone, turned off the light, put down her phone, closed her eyes, and forced herself to sleep.

Mu Tiantian was worried that Jiang Hui wouldn't be able to sleep in the unfamiliar environment, so she gently knocked on the door. Jiang Hui pretended to be asleep and didn't open the door.

She didn't lock it.

Mu Tiantian opened the door quietly, turned on the lamp, and smiled with relief as she looked at Jiang Hui sleeping.

It seems her worries were unnecessary.

She bent down and pulled the blanket up to cover Jiang Hui more securely before turning off the light and leaving.

The door closes very gently.

In the darkness, Jiang Hui slowly raised the corners of her mouth.

With Tian Tian living face-to-face with her like this, what else could she possibly worry about?

She went to sleep with a good mood and a clear mind.

Mu Tiantian returned to her room and lay down on the bed. She was a little puzzled when she saw that Wen Kerou had not replied to her message.

If I'm busy, I'll definitely watch it when I'm done.

Do you go to bed so early?

But it's really comfortable to stay in bed when it's cold.

She yawned, wanting to go to bed early too.

As soon as I put my phone down, I drifted off to sleep.

Xu Xia was so worried about her daughter that she stayed up late into the night without feeling sleepy.

Seeing Fu Zhengting suddenly frown, she touched his forehead and gently called out, "Ah Shen, are you feeling unwell?"