In the early morning, white sneakers stepped on the grass and took away the dewdrops reflecting the bright winter sun. As soon as the sun rose, there were already many people doing morning exercises on the terrace of the park.

Xia Xingchen walked into the outpatient building carrying the freshly cooked porridge, and went up to the second floor to the payment office.

"The patient in bed 56."

The nurse in the payment room took his information sheet, glanced at it, and handed it back. "Your fee has been paid."

Xia Xingchen stared at the list in his hand in silence for a moment, then questioned in a gentle voice, "Did you make a mistake? I didn't submit it."

The nurse was stunned for a moment, then took the payment slip from his hand and checked it again, "There is no mistake, it has indeed been paid." As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and took out a beautiful brochure from the pile of documents on the table.

"Our nursing home has been included in the Shen family's aid program. Xia Suxin's name is on the list of those exempted from medical care. The Shen family has already prepaid a year's worth of medical care for your grandmother."

Xia Suxin's situation is special. She has lived in a nursing home for three years. During these three years, Xia Xingchen would come to the hospital to accompany his grandmother whenever he was free. Everyone around him was moved by his filial piety and praised him highly, so almost all the old employees in the inpatient department and outpatient department knew him.

"Shen?" A strange look flashed across Xia Xingchen's calm eyes.

The nurse didn't understand the twisted look in his eyes, thinking he didn't believe her, so she patiently explained, "Shen's support program is targeting families in need of treatment but facing financial hardship. Originally, you didn't qualify, but yesterday, Miss Shen came to the hospital in person to inspect. When she visited your grandmother's bedside, she held Miss Shen's hand and kept praising you for your excellence, saying that if she hadn't held you back, you would have had a much better future."

"Your grandmother couldn't bear to see you suffer so much, so she took the initiative to ask Miss Shen if she could check on her situation. Miss Shen is such a kind person. Not only did she not scold Grandma Xia for her rudeness, but she patiently listened to her entire story. Later, Miss Shen made the decision and added Grandma Xia to the list."

Xia Xingchen's expression was calm. "Is Miss Shen the eldest daughter of the Shen family?"

How would ordinary people know how many young ladies there are in the Shen family? The nurse shook her head and said, "I don't know which one it is, I just know she's Miss Shen."

"Thank you." Xia Xingchen smiled politely, put away the payment list, turned around and walked towards the corridor.

*

The nursing home has two care areas, A and B. Area B, where Xia Suxin is located, is almost entirely populated by elderly people who cannot take care of themselves. As Xia Xingchen walked along, he saw disabled elderly people everywhere, and he was no longer surprised.

Walking through the white corridor filled with alcohol disinfectant, Xia Xingchen just walked to the door of the ward when he heard Grandma Xia and the young nurse talking.

"That Miss Shen is such a good person."

The nurse smiled and nodded. While changing Xia Suxin's urine bag, she replied, "Yes, they say that young ladies from wealthy families are arrogant. Miss Shen doesn't have any of these problems. She's not like that foreign princess who acts like an ancestor. But, in the end, it's you, grandma, who is blessed."

Xia Suxin smiled lovingly, "How can I be so blessed? It's all thanks to my little Chen. Miss Shen said that Xiao Chen is so outstanding that he will definitely be a pillar of society in the future. We can't let him have any worries."

Xia Xingchen stood at the door for a long time without saying a word. He hadn't seen his grandmother smile so happily in a long time.

Xia Suxin didn't know what she was thinking about. She squinted her eyes and looked towards the door. When she saw Xia Xingchen standing there, the smile in her eyes suddenly became bright, "Xiaochen."

Xia Xingchen smiled and walked into the ward carrying a lunch box. "You look good today."

"That's because something good happened." When the nurse finished packing and left, he did not forget to pretend to be mysterious and winked at Xia Xingchen.

"Xiaochen, come here, grandma has good news to share with you." Xia Suxin waved at Xia Xingchen, eager to share her good news.

Xia Xingchen was very cooperative, sitting next to Grandma Xia on the bed, and asked knowingly, "What's the good news?"

"A young lady from the Shen family came yesterday. She heard that you were a top student at the medical university, so she made an exception and waived our medical expenses for a year! Miss Shen also said that as long as we need it, we can apply every year, and the Shen family will provide us with assistance." The old man kept laughing, holding Xia Xingchen's hand with a trembling sound. "Xiao Chen, you don't have to work so hard in the future."

Xia Xingchen gently shook Xia Suxin's hand. The tenderness in his eyes at this moment formed a sharp contrast with the coldness in his eyes when he killed Jiang Huashan on that rainy night.

His grandmother had been an honest and hardworking person all her life. Given her age and situation, she could have lived on government subsidies, but she always said that there were many poor people in the world and there were always people who needed more than her, so she would rather get up early and work late every day to sell oil cakes on the roadside to make money than ask the government for money.

It was this kind of person who actually took the initiative to "recommend" himself to the Shen family. It was obviously his own efforts that changed everything, but in the end, all the credit was attributed to his excellence.

"That's really...great." Xia Xing swallowed the sourness in his throat and responded with a smile.

"Really?" Xia Suxin's eyes lit up more and more as she muttered, "I heard from Xiao Chen that medical students will have to do research in the future, which will cost a lot of money. You don't have to worry about me anymore. Save some of the money you earn and save more for marrying a wife. She won't live a hard life with you."

Since entering the sanatorium, Xia Suxin hasn't been so happy for a long time. She was worried that she would be a burden to Xia Xingchen, and felt guilty every day she lived. Now that the burden is suddenly gone, she has become cheerful.

At least at this moment, Xia Xingchen was grateful to that "Miss Shen".

He listened to Xia Suxin muttering while opening the lunch box. "I made some porridge for you, would you like some?"

"Why is it fish maw again? This thing must be very expensive, right?" Xia Suxin's face was full of heartache.

Xia Xingchen had experience and said, "It's not expensive. You can buy a bag for ten yuan."

"Cuddle me again?"

It's no wonder Grandma Xia is suspicious. The main reason is that Xia Xingchen has too many criminal records. He lied to her that the top-quality ginseng was actually tree roots, and told her that the hospital was having a promotion with the annual 666 yuan medical fee. He said that as long as the 600th patient was willing to cooperate with the hospital in making data reports, the annual treatment fee would only be yuan.

Grandma Xia had never been to school and had never seen the world. She was always stunned when she was cheated. In order to justify the hospital's annual treatment fee of 600 yuan, she not only actively participated in all treatments, but also wrote each recovery report for each doctor.

Xia Xingchen said sincerely, "I really didn't lie this time."

"You should drink some too." Xia Suxin took the warm porridge with a smile. "Xiao Chen, I heard from Miss Shen that your school also has cooperation with Shen's. She said that first-year students who can enter the laboratory are very outstanding talents."

Xia Xing hummed and lowered his head to drink his porridge.

Xia Suxin took two bites and suddenly thought of something. She put down the porcelain spoon with a hint of confusion, "Xiao Chen, there's something I've never understood at my age. Everyone said it was Miss Shen who came, so why did 'Miss Shen' say her name was Fu Sui'er?"

Xia Xingchen's eyes froze for a moment, and a beautiful and bright face appeared in his mind for some reason.

Under the stars, she appeared unexpectedly, and twice, she risked her life for others...

*

Winter Garden.

Fu Suier dragged his tired body and had just stepped over the courtyard gate when he was grabbed by Shen Jiao and taken into the main hall to be scolded.

"Shanshan's birthday is coming soon. You've been running around all day. Have you done everything I asked you to do?"

Fu Suier lay on the sofa like an octopus, exhausted. "Isn't that right? I've visited all the hospitals and nursing homes in Jinggang Harbor. The Angel Fund was established in Shangang's name. On your birthday, everyone in Jinggang Harbor will know how arrogant you are."

Shen Jiao blew on her fingertips. "What did I mean? I have to spend money anyway, so giving it to those in need can also help Xiaohua accumulate some merit."

She didn't believe these things at first, but since she came back from the gates of hell last time, she suddenly believed in the cause and effect relationship in this world.

"Oh, right!" Fu Suier suddenly remembered something and sat up immediately. "Have the party dresses been delivered?"

"Need I tell you? I asked Aunt Feng to deliver it this morning. You can pack up and come with me to Juyuan. There are quite a lot of custom dresses this time, and I'm worried Shanshan will be lazy and refuse to try on every one of them. You go and keep an eye on her."

"Ah?" Fu Sui'er said reluctantly, "Just try it casually. Shanshan looks good in anything anyway."

"What do you know?" Shen Jiao glared at her. "Before, she was still young, so she didn't have to rush for everything. But this birthday is different. It's the beginning of a new stage in her life, so she can't be careless."

"No." There was no doubt that Jiang Huashan was being lazy, and Fu Sui'er was unwilling to force her on such a trivial matter.

Seeing that she couldn't convince him, Shen Jiao pretended to be angry, pinched Fu Suier's face, and turned to leave Dongyuan.

*

Meanwhile, in Juyuan.

Jiang Huashan was holding the poor little thing, and Zhang Ru was holding a spatula. They stared in amazement at the mobile wardrobes filling the yard.

"This……"

If I pile up these clothes, they’ll probably be as high as an embroidery tower. How long will it take to try on every piece?

Jiang Huashan felt tired just thinking about it and yawned. "Just leave it there. I'll tell you tomorrow when I've made my choice."

The stylist was a bit embarrassed and explained with a smile, "Miss, Madam wants us to accompany you for consultation. We also need to design jewelry and accessories for the evening party tomorrow. Time is tight, so we can only trouble you to cooperate with us."

Zhang Ru thought it made sense, and then she advised, "Miss, why don't you give it a try? We can't waste Miss Yao's kindness, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Huashan didn't know what to say. Shen Zhuang and Shen Jiao had put a lot of thought into her birthday party, and it looked like the event was even bigger than the day Shen Lanxi returned to the garden. It would be a bit inappropriate for her to let down her team at this time.

"Then you guys choose, and then bring it to me for me to try."

"Yes."

As soon as she answered, the styling team members responded immediately and rushed into the pile of dresses.

"This one."

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded abruptly. Shen Lanxi had entered the Chrysanthemum Garden at some point, holding a black dress in her hand.

Before anyone could react, he walked straight to Jiang Huashan with the dress in his hand, handed it to her, and whispered, "I have something to tell you."

Jiang Huashan looked at the dress in Shen Lanxi's hand with an expression that was hard to describe.

Is this still Shen Lanxi?

In her previous life, no matter how hard she begged, Shen Lanxi was unwilling to accompany her to choose a wedding dress. She was so angry that she went to her grandfather to complain, but Shen Lanxi was uncharacteristically unwilling to listen to her grandfather's words. She said she didn't know how to choose and didn't return to Shen Garden for three days. In the end, it was her grandfather who accompanied her to choose the wedding dress.

Sure enough, she was not a generous person. Whenever she thought of these things, her fists would become hard. Jiang Huashan closed her eyes, tore off Shen Lanxi's dress and threw it to Aunt Zhang.

"say what?"

Shen Lanxi immediately noticed the coldness in her words, and the light in her eyes shattered a little, "I want to talk to you alone."

"Let's talk alone?" Jiang Huashan looked up at him without any interest. She was about to refuse when she suddenly remembered that Shen Lanxi had helped her a lot some time ago. If it weren't for him, Zhou Qishan's problem would not have been so easy to solve.

Jiang Huashan immediately calmed down and pointed to the main hall, "Let's go in and talk?"

Shen Lanxi shook her head and looked towards the embroidery building. "Go to your room."

"?" Jiang Huashan was stunned. From the time he first met Shen Lanxi in this life until now, he has always abided by the rules of etiquette. Not to mention a single man or woman entering her boudoir, he would never come to her house after eight o'clock in the evening.

Is it...

Jiang Huashan's eyes suddenly lit up. That must be a huge secret, maybe a plot point.

His luck has been too good recently. Not only did he use Shen Guiling's brain openly, but he also inexplicably got hold of Shen Lanxi's power. The plot is going very smoothly.

"You should have told me earlier. Come with me~" Jiang Huashan waved his hand and happily led the way.

"..." Shen Lanxi originally thought that after he said that, Jiang Huashan would definitely question him, but she didn't expect that she didn't care at all.

Then wouldn't he look like a fool if he spent a whole day in the orchid garden just for this sentence?

"What are you standing there for? Come up here quickly!"

Jiang Huashan ran up to the embroidery building and found that Shen Lanxi did not follow her, so she immediately leaned on the railing and waved at him.

Sometimes it's sunny, sometimes it's cloudy. How can there be such unpredictable people in this world?!

Shen Lanxi was silent for a moment and walked up the stairs.

When he reached the door, he suddenly thought of something and stopped, "How about going downstairs..."

"Come in you."

Jiang Huashan had just run up and would never take another step. He grabbed Shen Lanxi and rushed into the room.

With a loud bang, the door closed.

Jiang Huashan placed one hand on Shen Lanxi's shoulder, his expression serious. "Now it's just the two of us. What do you want to tell me?"

*

"Master, Miss Jiang dragged Master Lan Xi into the room, and..."

Lei Xing was about to speak when his face suddenly turned purple. Mo Ran smiled as he walked past him, and her five-centimeter high heels rolled over his feet accurately.

"Master, I saw that the dresses sent by Dongyuan this morning have never stopped. You know Miss Jiang so well, why don't you choose one for her?"

Shen Guiling didn't know what he was thinking of, and his eyes, which had been cold, suddenly became bright.

In the courtyard, Zhang Ru had just hung the dress chosen by Shen Lanxi back in its place when she saw Shen Guiling leading Lei Xing and Mo Ran in. She immediately stepped forward and greeted them with a smile, "Master A Ling, you are looking for the young lady, she..."

Shen Guiling glanced towards the embroidery building and asked knowingly, "Are there any guests?"

Zhang Ru was completely naive. She covered her mouth and whispered, "It's Master Lan Xi."

Shen Guiling withdrew his gaze calmly, with an understanding look, "Brother Lan Xi never comes to visit unless there's something important. I think it's something important, so I won't bother you."

As he spoke, he looked up at the dresses in the courtyard and asked, "What is this?"

Zhang Ru, "Miss Yao had someone send me a birthday dress. I'm feeling lazy and worried."

Shen Guiling carefully inspected the wardrobe, and occasionally when she saw something she liked, she would take it down along with the hanger. After a careful comparison, she finally found one that she liked.

He took off his dress and said, "This is a nice one."

……

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