But Lu Yiheng had asked them once before, and both He Sisi and Gu Lixuan denied it.

Gu Lixuan said he only wanted to help He Sisi because he felt sorry for her and they were neighbors.

He Sisi was even more eager to break off her relationship with Gu Lixuan, saying that she would never have an ambiguous relationship with someone like her mother.

At that time, Lu Yiheng didn't think too deeply about it and believed what they said.

When Lu Yiheng thought about it again, he realized that what Qi Ning said was not impossible; their relationship must have been unusual long ago.

"And then?" Lu Yiheng asked Qi Ning again.

"Later, my brother beat up Gu Lixuan and called the village chief over that very night, and then broke off my engagement with Gu Lixuan."

"If you want to ask me what happened between Gu Lixuan and He Sisi later, then I don't know. I came to the city on purpose because I didn't want to know about their relationship."

Actually, Lu Yiheng didn't mean it that way. Gu Lixuan and He Sisi had already gone through that, and the whole village knew about it. They would definitely get married, and it was probably no use for the Gu family to disagree this time.

Lu Yiheng looked at Qi Ning: "So you came to the city alone."

"Not really," Qi Ning said. "My brother brought me here, but he just went back yesterday. I'm all alone here now. I found a job as a sales clerk in the city, and I came to the hospital today to run errands for my boss's wife to buy some medicine, and that's when I ran into you."

Lu Yiheng thought to himself, "Doesn't this still mean she's all alone in the city? That's just too unsafe."

It seems she was forced by Gu Lixuan and He Sisi's situation, otherwise why would she come to the city all alone?

Qi Ning noticed that Lu Yiheng was silent with his eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought.

She waved her hand in front of his eyes: "What are you thinking about? Are you sad because of He Sisi?"

"of course not."

Lu Yiheng raised his head: "I thought she had married someone else long ago. I didn't expect her to end up like Gu Lixuan. She might as well have married someone else. Or maybe the two of them should have stayed together from the beginning and not dragged us into this."

“I don’t care, it’s no loss to me, but you’ve wasted three years of your life because of Gu Lixuan.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning chuckled.

This Lu Yiheng has pretty sound values.

"What are you laughing at? What did I say wrong?" Lu Yiheng asked, puzzled.

"No, you're absolutely right."

Qi Ning looked around his ward and said, "Alright, let's not talk about them anymore, they're bad luck. Let's talk about you."

Lu Yiheng's ward was empty. There were no other patients in the next bed, and his bedside table had nothing but a kettle and cup provided by the hospital.

"You said you owe the hospital for medical bills, have you eaten yet?"

Lu Yiheng seemed surprised that Qi Ning would ask this question. He said somewhat awkwardly, "The person who brought me to the hospital paid for my medical expenses in advance, but I ran out of money later. These past few days, the nurses at the hospital have been bringing me some food from the hospital cafeteria since they see that I'm not being taken care of."

"Then you've been starving the whole time."

Qi Ning immediately stood up: "Wait a minute, I'll go buy you something to eat."

After saying that, she ran out in a flash.

"Hey!"

Lu Yiheng told Qi Ning this not so that she would buy him food.

He reached out to stop Qi Ning, but Qi Ning had already disappeared.

Not long after, Qi Ning came in carrying two lunch boxes and other bags and packages.

She placed the items on Lu Yiheng's bedside table and then opened them one by one.

"Here, this is porridge and bone broth. You can eat this first. I also bought you some steamed buns, biscuits and fruit. You can have some to tide you over when you're hungry."

Lu Yiheng glanced at those things, and his eyes inexplicably felt hot.

"I'm already so grateful that you paid my medical bills. How could I trouble you to buy me these things? It's not easy for a girl like you to live alone in the city..."

"Alright, alright, enough nagging!"

Qi Ning interrupted him directly, then opened the lunchbox and handed it to him.

"Eat up, consider it a loan to you. You can pay me back later. Don't worry, my brother left me a lot of money."

Lu Yiheng responded, took the lunchbox and spoon, and began to wolf down his food.

Qi Ning rested her chin on her hand and looked at him like this, wondering how long he had been starving.

Halfway through the meal, Lu Yiheng suddenly realized something and looked at Qi Ning: "Have you eaten?"

Qi Ning waved her hand: "You don't need to worry about me. I would never let myself go hungry. Eat up."

Lu Yiheng then finished the rest of the porridge and soup.

Qi Ning poured him a glass of water and handed it to him.

“The person you saved is so heartless, just leaving you in the hospital like that. You wait, since someone brought you here, someone must have seen you. I’ll go and find out who that person is.”

Lu Yiheng took the water glass. He subconsciously didn't want to trouble Qi Ning, but Qi Ning was looking at him, her eyes seeming to say that if he tried to refuse, she would probably complain that he was being long-winded.

He had no choice but to agree: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"That's right."

Qi Ning smiled.

Lu Yiheng stared at Qi Ning's bright smile for a moment, then immediately looked away.

Qi Ning seemed oblivious to his odd behavior and stood up on her own, saying, "Alright, I have to go now."

"Are you leaving?" Lu Yiheng's heart tightened.

"Yes, but don't worry, I promised to help you, and I'll come back to see you later."

Hearing Qi Ning's words, Lu Yiheng felt a little more at ease.

Before leaving, Qi Ning slipped Lu Yiheng some money and wrote down a phone number on a piece of paper.

"Take this money for emergencies. This phone number is from where I work. You can call me if you need anything, okay?"

This time, Lu Yiheng didn't refuse again. He took the things from Qi Ning's hands and said, "Okay."

"Then I'm leaving. Goodbye."

After Qi Ning finished speaking, she left the ward without hesitation, her flowing braid disappearing at the doorway.

She came suddenly and left in a hurry. Lu Yiheng stared at the empty ward door for a long time, feeling as if he had just woken up from a dream.

But his empty stomach was filled, his body had warmth, there were many foods on the bedside table, and he was still holding the money and phone number that Qi Ning had left him. All of this proved that Qi Ning had really come, and it was not a dream.

Lu Yiheng looked at the phone number in his hand and curled his lips into a smile.

Qi Ning already knew who Lu Yiheng had saved and who had taken him to the hospital, so she didn't need to go to the hospital to ask around. She was just telling Lu Yiheng what she had said.

The next day, Qi Ning took her lunchbox to the hospital again.

She walked to the door of Lu Yiheng's ward and knocked.

When Lu Yiheng heard the knocking, he looked out through the window and saw Qi Ning outside.

He quickly propped himself up and said towards the door, "Please come in."

Qi Ning pushed open the door and walked in.

Lu Yiheng's gaze followed her: "You've arrived."

"Yes," Qi Ning replied with a smile.

A smile appeared on Lu Yiheng's face. He was still holding the small piece of paper with the phone number Qi Ning had written to him yesterday, the handwriting on it was a little blurry.

Afraid of being discovered by Qi Ning, Lu Yiheng secretly slipped the small piece of paper under his pillow.

"I... I thought you wouldn't come to see me again."

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