The world of film and television begins with the God of Medicine.

Chapter 1600 Discovery
Lin Xiao believes that the greatest happiness in life is to see the person you love by your side every day when you open your eyes.

So she watched Wang Yan, who was lounging on the balcony, smoking and enjoying the view, and felt a deep sense of happiness. Even when she felt physically unwell, she felt a profound sense of contentment.

But after calming down and thinking it over carefully, she became unhappy again.

Because she was destined not to have this greatest happiness, Wang Yan was not hers alone. Although she had come to understand that Wang Yan was destined not to belong to her alone, she still felt uncomfortable.

After finishing his cigarette, Wang Yan returned and sat down on the edge of the bed. Looking at Lin Xiao, whose eyes were closed and who was deliberately suppressing her breathing, he reached out and gently touched her nose.

"I've found you. Stop pretending to be asleep."

Lin Xiao opened her eyes, glared at Wang Yan, snorted, turned around, and tightly wrapped herself in the blanket.

"Why are you angry so early in the morning?" Wang Yan asked considerately, while reaching out to adjust the blanket. "Come here, let me check you out."

Lin Xiao, who was still feeling unwell, naturally couldn't agree. She screamed to stop Wang Yan from succeeding. She could tell that Wang Yan wasn't using much force and that he was just teasing her.

She said irritably, "You're so mean. I was fooled by you without even realizing it."

"Hey, you can't do this," Wang Yan gently patted her. "You haven't even put your pants on yet, and you're already turning your back on me?"

"That's exactly right! It's all because you said a lot of nonsense yesterday, and I fell for your tricks without even realizing it."

"It's clearly something we both like, but you insist on turning the tables on me. If you keep doing this, I'm going to get serious." With that, Wang Yan started to pull back the covers.

Seeing that Wang Yan didn't seem to be faking it, Lin Xiao wisely gave in: "Oh, alright, alright, are you trying to drive me crazy? I just can't stand the thought of you being a womanizer and a scumbag!"

Why make things difficult for yourself?

Wang Yan leaned against the headboard and held her in his arms. "You should think more about happy things, think about the good things about us being together, instead of thinking about the bad things about us not being together."

Do you think that's possible?

"You'll have to get used to it eventually. It'll be fine once you get used to it."

"Shameless! Unscrupulous!"

Wang Yan nodded with a smile and gently stroked her face: "Thank you for your approval."

Lin Xiao was furious, knowing he couldn't possibly hurt Wang Yan, so he asked irritably, "What time is it?"

"Ten thirty."

"Huh?" Lin Xiao jolted and tried to get up, but this only made her feel worse, so she fell back down. She immediately gave Wang Yan a playful punch, saying, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault."

She said irritably, "Hand me your phone, I need to ask for leave right away."

After getting the phone, Lin Xiao turned off airplane mode and connected it to the internet. Immediately, message notifications started popping up everywhere. Then, Lin Xiao suddenly screamed.

“Nanxiang sent me a message to congratulate me!” She sat up in disbelief, ignoring the fallen blankets revealing her exposed skin, and stared at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan nodded with a smile and explained, "Nan Xiang invited me to dinner yesterday afternoon, but I had already made plans with you, so I declined."

"You told her you had dinner with me?"

"No."

"How did she know?"

“She’s in contact with Lin Quan, and the two of them communicate with each other. Tang Wanru also tells Nan Xiang about anything. I didn’t go to see Lin Quan and Nan Xiang, and Tang Wanru told Nan Xiang that you didn’t go back overnight. Plus, you said before that you might like me. It’s not hard to guess what’s going on, right?”

"Ah?" Lin Xiao felt like the sky was falling. "What do I do? Wang Yan? What do I do? What am I going to do?"

"What do you mean?"

"If Nanxiang finds out I slept with you, what will she think of me? What if she tells Tang Wanru, and then Gu Li finds out? Oh dear, you should call Nanxiang right now and tell her not to tell anyone!"

Lin Xiao was truly panicked. Suddenly, she went from someone who could despise Nan Xiang to someone just like Nan Xiang. And she was even in love with the same man as Nan Xiang, and the crucial point was that she was the one who came later?

"Do you think Nanxiang is so free?" Wang Yan pulled her into his arms and patted her gently to comfort her. "None of you told her before, and you all treated her like an outsider. She must have had some complaints, but it's not like she would bring this up. If she doesn't consider you, doesn't she consider me too?"

As for Gu Li, that was foreseeable, and it's not a big deal, is it? You need to have your own life; you can't expect everything to revolve around Gu Li, can you?

"I understand!" Lin Xiao pouted. "You just want to drive a wedge between me and Gu Li, and make Gu Li alienated from everyone."

"Come on, what does our business have to do with Gu Li? I'm sleeping with you, not her. If you really can't live without Gu Li, then you can talk to him, and the three of us can be together, right?"

"Get out of here! What sins have I committed to deserve this? How did I even come to know you?"

Lin Xiao looked utterly hopeless...

"Knowing me is a great blessing from your past life. You should be grateful that you got to sleep with someone as outstanding as me..."

"Ugh, this is so annoying!" Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and hit Wang Yan.

She felt that Wang Yan had shattered her sense of shame and decency...

After replying to a series of messages, having lunch with Wang Yan, and punching Wang Yan twice more, Lin Xiao, still feeling unwell, asked for leave and hesitantly returned to his apartment.

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when she returned to her apartment and didn't see Gu Li and Tang Wanru. After replying to her messages that morning, the two of them kept asking her all sorts of questions, which she dismissed by saying she had a cold, and then she didn't reply again.

It was foreseeable that Gu Li and Tang Wanru would keep asking questions, but it was always better to come later.

So she tidied up and went back to her room to rest. She wasn't actually tired, just feeling unwell and unwilling to move, but in reality, she felt very content and cheerful. She had really pushed herself...

In the evening, Gu Li and Tang Wanru returned.

"Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao, I brought you food. Get up and eat, it won't taste good if it gets cold," Tang Wanru said loudly.

After a while, Lin Xiao came out with disheveled hair and yawning.

Gu Li took a bottle of mineral water and drank it. Seeing Lin Xiao's condition, she asked, "Are you really suffering from a cold? Have you taken any medicine?"

"I drank it, I'm fine." Lin Xiao went over and unwrapped the food packaging.

Seeing Lin Xiao's expression, Tang Wanru moved closer and stared at him.

Lin Xiao pushed her away impatiently: "Tang Wanru! Are you sick? You have a cold, aren't you afraid of catching it?"

"Infect me? Impossible!" Tang Wanru flexed her arm and patted her biceps. "The last time I had a cold was three years ago. The virus in your body was killed as soon as it got into mine."

"You think you're so great? Fine, then." Lin Xiao rolled his eyes dismissively.

Tang Wanru laughed triumphantly, then leaned closer: "Lin Xiao, why do I feel like you don't have a cold?"

As she spoke, she reached out and touched Lin Xiao's forehead. "Tell me, yesterday, didn't you..."

Lin Xiao interrupted Tang Wanru: "Didn't I say I went home last night? What's the big deal?"

Gu Li, arms crossed, said, "Then why couldn't I reach you yesterday? You didn't reply to my messages, and your phone was always busy. It was obvious you had airplane mode on."

"Yeah, I just had a cold and felt unwell, so I went home and went to bed early. I didn't want a bunch of things to bother me, so I put on airplane mode. What's wrong with that? Wait, are you two interrogating a criminal? It's just a trip home, why are you asking me all these questions?"

When you can't explain something clearly, the best approach is to turn the tables, avoid the main issue, and change the subject. Lin Xiao did a good job.

Tang Wanru frowned: "Gu Li, have you noticed?"

Gu Li, confused, asked, "Feeling what?"

"Don't you think what Lin Xiao is saying sounds familiar?" Tang Wanru covered her chin like Conan. "Ah, I remember now. Nan Xiang said the same thing before. She had a fight with Xi Cheng and went to a hotel with Wang Yan that night. That's what she said when we asked her the next day."

Sometimes, I really want to kill someone.

Lin Xiao glared at Tang Wanru, annoyed: "What are you saying? I'm going to get angry if you keep this up!"

Tang Wanru pouted: "That's right. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? My guess is reasonable, right, Gu Li?"

“Wanru’s words make a lot of sense.” Gu Li nodded. “Lin Xiao, you can’t lie, you know? Look at how insecure you are.”

"I have a cold and I'm weak! I'm telling the truth. Oh well, you all think I have something else going on anyway, so there's no point in me explaining anymore. Say whatever you want, the innocent will clear themselves!"

They were sisters who had spent a lot of time together and knew each other well. Gu Li and Tang Wanru clearly sensed Lin Xiao's anger and embarrassment, but they also knew that Lin Xiao was really angry, so they wisely stopped bothering her.

Lin Xiao let out a long breath, but inwardly he was cursing Wang Yan to death. What a nemesis...

After exchanging a few perfunctory words with Gu Li and Tang Wanru, and hastily finishing dinner, Lin Xiao excused himself that he was feeling unwell and went back to his room.

As soon as Lin Xiao's door closed, Tang Wanru swiftly sat down next to Gu Li.

"Suspicious! Very suspicious!"

Gu Li pushed her away slightly with disdain: "I'm not blind, I can tell. What are you thinking?"

"We talked about this before, and I felt that Lin Xiao might have some feelings for Wang Yan. Lin Xiao's behavior this time is similar to Nan Xiang's before, so I can't help but think about it, right?"

Gu Li pondered for a moment and said, "Let it go. No matter what, Lin Xiao has her own freedom. Let's not talk about her behind her back."

"What if Lin Xiaozhen and Wang Yan really get together?"

"Okay then. I've said before that my affairs won't affect her." Gu Li paused for a moment and said to Tang Wanru, "nor will they affect your contact with Nan Xiang."

"Uh……"

Tang Wanru was embarrassed for a moment, then smiled and put on her carefree act again, "Lin Xiao told you, right? Gu Li, I didn't betray you. I was just chatting with Nan Xiang occasionally, I..."

Gu Li waved her hand: "Alright, did I say I blamed you? It was indeed my fault for not thinking things through regarding Nan Xiang. It was all that damned Wang Yan's fault that blinded me and made me only want him to pay the price, which dragged Nan Xiang into it. Actually, I've been feeling quite apologetic ever since then, but I don't think Nan Xiang can forgive me, so I can only let it go."

“I don’t think it’s a big deal. Nan Xiang also made mistakes. After all, so many things started because of her. If she hadn’t clashed with Wang Yan, none of this would have happened. The root of the problem was with her. Gu Li, you don’t need to blame yourself too much.”

"Do you really think so?"

"Of course, I'm still on your side." Tang Wanru snuggled closer to Gu Li, acting like a little bird clinging to her.

Gu Li was joking around with Tang Wanru, but she didn't really feel anything inside. After all, if she were truly on Tang Wanru's side, Tang Wanru would never have contacted Nan Xiang privately.

However, at the same time, Gu Li also kept Lin Xiao's unusual behavior in mind...

Of course, Gu Li couldn't help but take it to heart, because since that day, Lin Xiao would stay out all night every few days, and when asked, he would just say he was home, too lazy to make up any other excuses.

But this was clearly unusual, since Lin Xiao had never acted this way before. In fact, Lin Xiao was even reluctant to go home, always feeling that his parents were nagging.

Gu Li and Lin Xiao are very close friends; their relationship is genuine, and Gu Li understands Lin Xiao the best.

The anomaly was obvious. After Lin Xiao stayed out all night, Gu Li couldn't help but call Lin Xiao's mother to ask if Lin Xiao had returned home, only to receive a negative answer. Then, to avoid worrying Lin Xiao's mother and to prevent revealing that she had made the call, she immediately told Lin Xiao's mother that she had found Lin Xiao.

The next day, when she asked Lin Xiao again, Lin Xiao said he had gone home...

A few days later, Gu Li noticed that Lin Xiao was looking at her evasively, and she knew that her phone call to Lin Xiao's mother had been exposed.

But she didn't intend to hide it.

Taking advantage of Tang Wanru's absence, Gu Li frowned and asked, "So you really got together with Wang Yan?"

"No...no..." Lin Xiao stammered in denial.

"If it weren't for that, you wouldn't be talking to me like this, Lin Xiao. I know you too well." Gu Li shook her head repeatedly, her face contorted with confusion, her mind filled with questions. "Lin Xiao, I really don't understand, what's so good about that mentally ill Wang Yan? You know perfectly well that bastard is two-timing, yet you still try to get close to him?"

Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then stopped pretending.

"I can't explain it, but it's just great. I'm very happy with him."

"What about Jian Xi? What is Jian Xi?"

"That's all in the past. It was Jianxi who broke up with me first."

Gu Li looked utterly exasperated: "I really don't know what to say to you, Lin Xiao, how could you be so..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Lin Xiao blurted it out: "You're shameless, aren't you? I think so too! But I'm willing to do it, Gu Li. I do feel a little sorry for you, but I feel really happy right now."

Gu Li let out a long sigh: "What if he's two-timing? We don't even know if he has other women. He's so promiscuous, aren't you afraid of getting a disease?"

“He’s not stupid. He has so much money he hasn’t cashed out yet, and he’s still so young, he hasn’t even enjoyed life yet, so he’s definitely more careful than anyone else.” Lin Xiao rested her chin on her hand. “That’s the only downside. But he knows a bit about medicine. You know I have menstrual cramps, right? The Chinese medicine I drank a while ago was a prescription he gave me. It was decocted at the pharmacy, and a few days ago I didn’t have any pain at all.”

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? He definitely knows what's going on. I've never heard of any rich people having these problems. Aren't they more cunning than Wang Yan?" Lin Xiao said nonchalantly, then added, "Gu Li, you're not mad at me, are you..."

"How could that be? I've said it before, I wouldn't say anything if you really liked Wang Yan. It's just that Wang Yan is a scumbag, and I'm afraid of you..."

"Live in the moment, and worry about the future later."

Lin Xiao waved his hand, and Gu Li was speechless with emotion...

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