"Okay, thank you. We're off now," Chen Ling said with a smile.

After Chen Ling finished speaking, he began to help Li Lili prepare to go back...

"Nurse Yan helped you? What help? I didn't know that?" After they came out, Chen Ling asked Li Lili with great curiosity.

"Oh, yes, it helped me out. As for what exactly it was, you can guess for yourself. I wasn't planning on telling you." Li Lili said playfully.

Li Lili was really unsure how to tell Chen Ling about this. Should she say yes, or should she keep quiet?

However, at that moment, Chen Ling thought, "Forget it, it's better if I don't get involved in a conversation between two women." So Chen Ling decided not to ask any further questions.

After Chen Ling and Li Lili got into the car, Chen Ling said, "Are you all settled? I'm about to drive off."

"Okay, all done," Li Lili replied softly.

Then we saw Chen Ling start the engine, and then it moved forward slowly, like a snail...

Chen Ling's speed was really too slow, so Li Lili finally couldn't help but say to him, "This speed is too slow, can you speed it up just a little bit?"

"Oh, you think it's a bit slow? Well, I was mainly worried about you. I was afraid you weren't comfortable sitting there or anything. Okay, if you think it's too slow, I'll drive a little faster." Chen Ling said gently.

Chen Ling had originally thought that Li Lili had just undergone surgery and was worried that he might feel uncomfortable if he drove too fast. He never expected that Li Lili would complain about him.

So Chen Ling started to increase the car speed slightly...

Just then, Chen Ling started saying again, "I'm only driving this fast. If you still think it's too slow, then that's fine. If you go any faster, I think you'll start to feel uncomfortable."

"Okay, okay, let's leave it at that. This speed is acceptable." Li Lili said with a hint of helplessness after hearing this.

However, at that moment, Li Lili, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "You're quite considerate, aren't you? You even know to drive slowly. Hmm, I'm really liking you more and more."

"My goodness, you're only realizing this now? Seriously, I think I've brought this up at least ten times already. Why do we always end up discussing this?" Chen Ling said with a hint of helplessness after hearing this...

"Haha, that's right. I don't know why we've been talking about this all this time. Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. You drive, I'm going to take a nap." Li Lili said with a smile.

After eating, Li Lili hadn't rested for a while yet. Having a long-standing habit of taking afternoon naps, she started to feel sleepy at this point.

"Okay, then you should rest for a while," Chen Ling said with a smile upon seeing this.

And so, Chen Ling continued driving slowly towards home, while Li Lili gradually drifted off to sleep…

After arriving home, before Chen Ling could even wake Li Lili, he saw a large group of people standing at the door...

Mrs. Chen, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Shen, Chen Xiaoqi, Li Ran... I guess everyone who could come is here.

Faced with such a grand scene, Chen Ling was momentarily speechless...

Chen Ling was stunned and swallowed hard, then frantically started patting Li Lili's arm...

"Wake up, wake up, we're home." Chen Ling patted Li Lili's arm as he spoke...

"Hmm, we're home..." Then Li Lili opened her eyes from her sleep and mumbled something to Chen Ling.

"Yes, we're home. Look out the window." Then Chen Ling said to Li Lili with a smile.

As Chen Ling said this, his eyes were still looking out the window.

Upon hearing this, Li Lili immediately looked in the direction Chen Ling was staring at, and then she was shocked...

"This is a welcome dinner for you, isn't it?" Chen Ling said with a smile.

Chapter 848 This is unacceptable

Li Lili, standing to the side, was also very curious about the meaning of such a large-scale event. So Li Lili began to rack her brains to figure out what was going on.

However, after hearing what Chen Ling said, Li Lili still found it somewhat unbelievable that he would host a welcome dinner for her. Wasn't that a bit inappropriate?

So Li Lili quickly started laughing and said, "My goodness, this is too scary! I can't take it. My goodness."

"Haha, don't get so excited. Let's go down and take a look first," Chen Ling said with a smile.

So Li Lili nodded to Chen Ling, and then said nothing more. She simply followed Chen Ling and started walking...

"Why are so many of you standing here?" After Chen Ling and Li Lili got out of the car, they headed straight for their house. When they reached Chen's mother and the others, Chen Ling asked the question first...

"You said you'd be back around this time, so we've been waiting for you here," Mrs. Chen quickly replied upon seeing this.

"My God, how long have you been waiting here? Aren't you tired?" Chen Ling asked incredulously.

“That’s right, that won’t do. You can just wait for me at home, and we can go straight home when we get back,” Li Lili quickly chimed in.

“You wouldn’t understand, would you? Well, we weren’t going to pick you up from the hospital anyway, so we thought we’d just wait for you at home.” At that moment, Mr. Chen spoke up as well.

Before Chen Ling and Li Lili could even reply, Chen Xiaoqi immediately said, "Why were you hospitalized? You didn't even tell us. Li Ran and I didn't know either."

"It's not a serious illness. I just had surgery and I'm back now. You guys are so busy, I didn't want to bother you," Li Lili replied with a smile.

Then Chen Xiaoqi rolled her eyes at Li Lili, and then smiled and said, "You're sick and hospitalized, that's different from having an illness, okay? You've had surgery, how can we, as family, not go and see you? Besides, even if we're busy with work, a day or two won't make a difference."

"Yes, yes, you're right. I'll understand from now on. Okay, don't be angry." Seeing this, Li Lili immediately smiled and replied.

"Hey, hey, don't say that! What do you mean by 'later'? Pshaw, there's no 'later'!" Li Ran, who had been silent, quickly chimed in.

“Yes, yes, you can’t speak properly.” Then Chen Ling also started to say.

However, at that moment, Li Lili, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it's my fault for not knowing how to speak."

"We've received it, let's go inside, don't just stand here chatting." Then, Mrs. Shen spoke again...

"Yes, yes, let's not stand outside anymore. Your Aunt Yang has already prepared the meal and is waiting for us inside." Then we saw Chen's mother saying with a smile.

The group of people started walking towards their home...

After entering, Li Lili said with emotion, "It's only been a few days since I've been home, but it feels like I haven't experienced this feeling in a long time."

"Haha, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to experience the feeling of home? How about you feeling it today?" At this moment, Shen's mother hurriedly spoke to Li Lili.

"Yes, I felt it today. Thank you all." Li Lili said with great satisfaction.

Actually, Li Lili was quite touched when she saw everyone waiting for her at the door.

"There's nothing to thank me for. We're all family, no need to be so polite," Mr. Chen said with a smile.

Mr. Chen felt that it was completely unnecessary...

"Okay, I understand." Then Li Lili quickly smiled and nodded...

"Alright, let's eat first." And then, Chen's mother started talking with a smile again.

However, at that moment, Li Lili appeared on the side, smiling and saying, "Mmm, okay, okay."

Actually, Li Lili had already eaten at the hospital, but given the current situation, she simply couldn't bring herself to say it. However, it didn't matter; she could just eat a little less.

Then Chen's mother quickly smiled and said, "Aunt Yang made all your favorite dishes today. You haven't been able to eat properly in the hospital these past two days, so let's make sure you get some nourishment today."

"Mom, actually I've been eating quite well in the hospital, and I've even found that the food there is a bit better than what you get outside," Li Lili explained.

Actually, after Chen's mother said those words, Chen Ling had already guessed that Li Lili would explain something to her, and sure enough, she did.

However, at this moment, Chen's mother, who was standing nearby, heard this and became very curious, wondering what Li Lili was talking about.

"I've been eating at the hospital cafeteria these past couple of days, and I think their food is pretty good—not too greasy, and very flavorful. Chen Ling also ate there this morning; you can ask him about it," Li Lili said with a smile.

Chen Ling had already guessed that he would be caught in the crossfire even while sitting still, so he quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, that's right. This morning, Ningxue and I went to have breakfast together. And you know what? The food at the hospital is really pretty good. It's definitely much better than the food at the small restaurants around the hospital."

Chen Ling also largely agreed with what Li Lili said, even though he hadn't experienced it before...

"Oh? Is that so? I really didn't know. But as long as you're eating well, we're much more at ease. We were just worried you weren't eating well," Mrs. Chen said with a smile after hearing this.

During the two days Li Lili was in the hospital, Chen's mother and the others were always worried that she wasn't eating well. But Li Lili kept insisting that they didn't need to bring her food anymore, so they could only worry unnecessarily.

Chapter 849 Meticulous Care

After hearing what Li Lili said, Chen's mother and the others were still a little curious, wondering how good the food in the hospital could be.

However, at that moment, Chen Ling spoke up again with a smile to Li Lili, saying, "Don't worry about it so much. Let's eat some home-cooked food first. Don't you miss the taste of home? Why aren't you in a hurry anymore?"

"I'm so anxious, so anxious! I'm really worried!" Li Lili, who was standing nearby, quickly replied with a smile.

As Li Lili said this, she smiled sweetly at Chen Ling...

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Ling asked quickly after seeing Li Lili's eyes become vacant as she put the food in front of her into her mouth.

"Oh, it's nothing. It still tastes great." Li Lili quickly snapped out of her reverie after hearing Chen Ling's voice, and then said with a smile.

"Yes, as long as you like the taste. Then eat more," Mrs. Chen said with a smile.

At this moment, Chen Ling found it somewhat amusing to watch Li Lili awkwardly eating her meal, because he knew that Li Lili had already eaten lunch and probably couldn't eat much more. However, faced with the family's hospitality, there was nothing he could do.

Chen Ling shook his head helplessly, and did not side with Li Lili...

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about, shaking your head like that?" Seeing Chen Ling's gloating expression, Chen's father asked curiously...

"Uh, it's nothing. Let's eat, let's eat." Chen Ling said in surprise upon seeing this.

Then Chen Ling started picking up food from the table and tasting it...

The overall scene now presents a harmonious family picture. From a distance, it appears joyful and happy. However, Li Lili's heart is actually filled with bitterness.

This wasn't for any other reason than that Li Lili ate quite a lot for lunch...

So Li Lili just gritted her teeth and kept eating like that...

It wasn't until the meal was almost over that Li Lili finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.

Li Lili then said, "I'm done eating."

As Li Lili spoke, she began rubbing her stomach again.

Then, Chen's mother, who was standing to the side, quickly spoke up to Li Lili, saying, "I haven't seen you eat much, especially the staple food. I haven't seen you eat much either. Are you really full?"

"Yes, Mom, I'm really full. Look at my belly, isn't it all bulging out? It's so full it's starting to hurt a little." Li Lili said to Chen's mother, clutching her stomach.

Looking down at Li Lili's stomach, Chen's mother saw that it did indeed appear somewhat swollen. She immediately said in a flustered voice, "If you're full, don't eat anymore, or your stomach will start hurting again. It was quite frightening to have just had surgery."

"Okay, I understand, thank you, Mom. I'll go sit on the sofa for a bit," Li Lili said excitedly after hearing what Chen's mother said.

Then Li Lili sat down on the sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching...

"Chen Ling, you must take good care of Xiaoxue these days." After watching Li Lili leave, Chen's mother hurriedly began to speak.

"Okay, I understand. Wait, that's not right, Mom. I'm usually at work and not home. So, didn't you and Dad take care of Ningxue?" Chen Ling agreed at first, but then realized something seemed off, so he immediately spoke up.

"It seems so." After hearing what Chen Ling said, Chen's mother also thought it made a lot of sense, so she tilted her head and said to Chen's father.

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