It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

Zhu Xi propped herself up on her knees with her hands, her back still hunched.

She glanced at Lezhishi. "Want to know?"

Lezhi was still leaning to one side, and replied lazily, "I want to."

"Pour me a cup of tea. I'll take you as my apprentice." Zhu Xi raised an eyebrow and emphasized, "You must bathe and perfume yourself for three days beforehand, and eat vegetarian food."

After saying that, she dragged her tired feet and left the emergency room.

She was busy all night, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the covered walkway, she saw the first light of dawn.

Zhu Xi, immersed in the morning's vibrancy, took out her phone to take a picture.

The intention was to take a photo to record the start of this vibrant day, which also marked the countdown to my more than 300 days in the hospital.

She went to the nurses' station first, and after confirming that there were no problems, she wandered around and returned to her dormitory.

Zhu Xi, rubbing her sore neck, pushed open the dormitory door and was surprised to see Zhou Yinghuai lying fully clothed on her bed.

With his tall stature and long legs, his two feet seemed to be suspended in mid-air.

There was a blanket that had been used in the car yesterday lying on the ground beneath her.

She stopped walking and closed the door even more gently.

Seeing the food on the desk, which I couldn't tell was either a late-night snack or breakfast, filled me with joy.

Yesterday's cave, today's dormitory.

Zhu Xi saw Zhou Yinghuai sleeping soundly twice, but this time he was clearly not as peaceful as yesterday.

Zhou Yinghuai started moving as soon as Zhu Xi unscrewed half a bottle of cold water.

He slowly sat up from his side. "Finished with work?"

Zhu Xi hummed in response, her mouth full of water.

Zhou Yinghuai composed himself, gently pinched the bridge of his nose, and stood up. "I brought you the clothes."

Zhu Xi put down the water she had drunk from, got him a bottle, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to him. "Why didn't you go back?"

Zhou Yinghuai looked at the water droplets overflowing from the unscrewed bottle, turned to the side to grab a tissue to wipe them off for her, then took the bottle of water and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

His voice returned to its clear and bright tone, and he felt more alert. "Try the mattress you like."

The two were close, and Zhou Yinghuai saw the weariness in her eyes and the dark circles under her eyes.

"The mattress is nice, would you like to take a nap?"

Zhu Xi shook her head; she couldn't sleep anymore.

She gave a wry smile, pointing downwards with her index finger to her blood-stained skirt. "Could you please leave for a moment? I need to change my clothes."

Zhou Yinghuai didn't even notice the eye-catching red.

Or rather, his attention was focused on Zhu Xi's extremely tired face.

He stepped forward and, without any gentlemanly greeting, embraced Zhu Xi.

"Zhu Xi." He murmured her name, his voice surprisingly pleasant as he whispered in her ear, his voice carrying a hint of sweetness from the water he had just drunk.

Zhou Yinghuai did not tighten his arms around Zhu Xi; from a distance, it looked more like he was holding Zhu Xi in his arms.

Zhu Xi smelled his unique, pleasant scent and listened to his strong, powerful heartbeat, feeling enveloped in a strange sense of security.

She closed her eyes, her slender arms already wrapped around his waist.

She leaned forward and pressed herself close to him.

"Zhou Yinghuai, I'm so tired."

She buried herself in his arms, her voice muffled and tinged with a subtle, almost imperceptible grievance, "I'm so tired."

Zhou Yinghuai tightened his arms around her, his cheek pressed against her hair.

The delicate fragrance of jasmine was replaced by the heavy smell of disinfectant and a faint stench of blood. Zhou Yinghuai frowned, feeling a pang of heartache.

"Yes, I know."

He coaxed and explained, "I had someone send over some watermelon yogurt with ice, want some?"

Zhu Xi nodded at his heart, her chin rubbing against his chest bone, "You're a pretty good person."

After a brief recharge, Zhu Xi immediately perked up.

She braced herself against Zhou Yinghuai's waist, away from his embrace.

She looked up with a smile, jokingly saying, "Zhou Yinghuai, you're such a nice person, you knew I wanted something cold."

She walked to the desk and sat down by herself.

Two people who were complete strangers had become close friends in just over a month.

She rested her chin on her hand, watching him take watermelon yogurt out of the refrigerator.

How did you know?

Zhou Yinghuai frankly stated that the spoon and the cold bowl of watermelon yogurt placed in front of her "feeling".

It's a very strong intuition.

Go to her house.

I ran into Zhu Xi's neighbor, the auntie, across the hall, in the elevator.

Zhou Yinghuai's charisma is so outstanding that he is impossible to ignore.

Since they were on the same floor, the aunt started a conversation.

"Should we go see Dr. Zhu?"

Zhou Yinghuai nodded slightly.

The aunt chuckled, "I often see her mother coming to deliver things, but I've never seen anyone else here."

Zhou Yinghuai remained as gentle and polite as ever. Although he didn't speak, he nodded.

The auntie was very outgoing. "Is he Dr. Zhu's boyfriend? No wonder she refused when I introduced her to a boyfriend last week."

With such a handsome boyfriend, how could Dr. Zhu possibly be interested in anyone else?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yinghuai smiled slightly and said, "You flatter me."

"I am Zhu Xi's husband."

The aunt was surprised for a moment, but after getting out of the elevator and seeing Zhou Yinghuai successfully unlock the door by entering the password, she believed it too.

Before entering, Zhou Yinghuai nodded to the aunt who was still observing him and reminded her, "The watermelon you bought is still in the elevator."

This was his first visit to Zhu Xi's home.

The house is very clean.

Zhou Yinghuai had heard He Mianxin say that Zhu Xi regularly hired someone to clean her house.

He Mianxin doesn't care about the flowers and plants in the house, and Zhu Xi never remembers to water or change them.

Now it seems so.

The flowers on the coffee table in the living room have started to wither.

Zhou Yinghuai took off his shoes and walked barefoot into the master bedroom, where he found the walk-in closet.

The frosted glass door, tinged with brown, was completely filled with clothes.

He touched the tip of his nose, his eagle-like eyes pinpointing the cabinet full of T-shirts.

Following the principle of not looking at what is improper, I opened it, but to my surprise, Zhu Xi's underwear and T-shirt were hanging together.

And her lingerie was somewhat sexy.

Zhou Yinghuai, the errand runner, hung the clothes he brought in her dormitory closet, left her a note, and prepared to go home, being a good patient who strictly follows the doctor's orders.

He took the elevator to the first floor and happened to see Zhu Xi coming out of the emergency room to find her family.

Wearing a white coat, she had a cool and aloof look, completely different from how she was during the day.

Su Daiqing was also there, and the two worked together seamlessly.

At that moment, Zhou Yinghuai felt that she might need him.

So he drove around most of the city, buying watermelon yogurt and other snacks.

They waited all night.

Outside the dormitory window, the sky gradually brightened with the first light of dawn.

Zhu Xi changed her clothes and invited the people back in.

Zhou Yinghuai glanced at her stained dress lying in the trash can, then looked at it indifferently.

Zhu Xi shrugged after changing back into her T-shirt. "My mom bought it, so I don't mind."

As she spoke, she kicked Zhou Yinghuai high, saying, "These cotton pants are dirty, it hurts my wallet."

Zhou Yinghuai sealed the garbage bag and replaced it with a new one.

When she turned around again, Zhu Xi had already finished most of the bowl of watermelon yogurt in her hand.

"Is it good?" he asked. "Try something else."

Looking at Zhou Yinghuai with satisfaction, she asked, "Since you bought so much, can I share some with my colleagues?"

Zhou Yinghuai, as if possessed, asked, "Should I give it to Su Daiqing?"