He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

Wei Yinuo never expected that she would run into Zhou Yan here, even though she didn't want to face him.

For a moment, I felt a little annoyed.

Why did I come to the restroom?

However, more than feeling annoyed, she felt guilty at that moment.

Just as Wei Yinuo was lost in thought, Zhou Yan had already started walking towards her.

He slowly approached and asked softly, "Are you crying?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yinuo was instantly stunned.

She instinctively reached out and quickly wiped her eyes a few times, then said, feigning composure, "No, who's crying? Don't talk nonsense, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, he turned around, preparing to hastily escape this embarrassing scene.

But to her surprise, she had only taken one step when she felt her wrist suddenly gripped tightly by a powerful force.

Wei Yinuo turned her head away impatiently, glaring at Zhou Yan: "What do you want? Let me go!" However, her fierce protest was like a stone thrown into a deep pool, without causing the slightest ripple.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhou Yan suddenly reached out and pulled her closer to him. He then leaned down and stared straight at her: "Oh ho, still dare to be stubborn? Look at your eyes, they're all swollen from crying like a little rabbit."

Wei Yinuo reached out and slapped his hand away, saying impatiently, "What's it to you?"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Seeing this, Zhou Yan quickly chased after her, saying, "Nono, don't run away! Do you think I'd eat you?"

As he spoke, he rushed directly in front of Wei Yinuo, blocking her way.

When Wei Yinuo saw the man who suddenly appeared in front of her, she took a deep breath and tried to calm her inner turmoil.

After calming down a bit, she slowly raised her head, looked at Zhou Yan with her still slightly red and swollen eyes, and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Uncle Zhou, is there something you need from me?"

Zhou Yan was completely taken aback by Wei Yinuo's sudden and drastic change in attitude, which left him stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and gave an awkward laugh.

"Um... Yinuo, have you eaten?"

At this moment, Wei Yinuo had no desire to argue with him any further. She frowned slightly, her face full of undisguised impatience, and replied stiffly.

"Uncle, if you have anything to say, please say it quickly. I have to rush back to be with my aunt!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yan felt a pang of disappointment, but he still forced himself to continue, "You haven't even tasted any of the fruits and delicious little cakes I bought for you before."

Wei Yinuo simply replied with a blank expression, "Oh."

Seeing her coldness, Zhou Yan pressed on, "When are you going home? I can take you out to buy some more small cakes."

To everyone's surprise, Wei Yinuo refused without hesitation: "No need, thank you, Uncle."

Zhou Yan's face was full of doubt and confusion.

"Why? Didn't you used to really like eating small cakes?"

Faced with Zhou Yan's question, Wei Yinuo simply replied, "People always change. I don't like eating it anymore."

Just then, Wei Yinuo's phone, which was in her pocket, suddenly rang.

She quickly took out her phone, glanced at the caller ID, and immediately pressed the answer button, saying gently, "Hello, Aning."

A clear and pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yinuo, why haven't you come over yet?"

"I'll be right there." He then hung up the phone in a hurry.

Then, she looked up at Zhou Yan and said politely but firmly, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I really have to go now. Aning has been urging me to go back to my ward."

Without waiting for Zhou Yan's reaction, she turned around and quickly walked towards the ward.

Zhou Yan was left standing alone, staring blankly at her receding figure until Wei Yinuo's figure disappeared around the corner before he looked away.

Wei Yinuo hurried back to the ward. As soon as she entered, Xu Ning greeted her with a curious look and asked impatiently, "Where did you go? Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Faced with Xu Ning's barrage of questions, Wei Yinuo felt a little guilty: "Oh... well... I just went to the restroom."

After saying that, he grinned foolishly at Xu Ning, as if trying to hide his inner panic.

Song Zhi, who had been sitting quietly on the hospital bed, turned her gaze to Wei Yinuo.

She keenly noticed that Wei Yinuo's eyes were slightly red and asked softly, "Yinuo, are you really alright?"

Hearing Song Zhi's concerned inquiry, Wei Yinuo quickly waved her hand and said casually, "Oh, of course I'm fine. What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Xu Ning, who was standing to the side, saw all of this and felt a pang of unease as he looked at Wei Yinuo's forced smile.

Just as Xu Ning was hesitating whether to ask what was going on, a crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded.

Xu Ning glanced down at the caller ID and found that it was a call from home.

"I'll take this call first." After saying that, she turned around and quickly walked towards the balcony.

Song Zhi watched Xu Ning go to the balcony, then gently waved to Wei Yinuo: "Yinuo, come over here quickly."

Wei Yinuo walked briskly to the bedside, then gently took Song Zhi's hand and asked with concern, "Auntie, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Song Zhi shook her head slightly and said softly, "They were just joking."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yinuo was taken aback and didn't react for a moment. After a few seconds, she came to her senses and asked, "What?"

Song Zhi smiled and explained, "It's about my friend saying she wanted to marry your Uncle Zhou. It was just a joke, something we said casually."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yinuo looked slightly embarrassed and muttered, "Ugh, why did you have to tell me something like this..."

However, Song Zhi replied calmly, "There's no particular reason, I just wanted to let you know."

At this moment, Wei Yinuo's heart began to pound, and she wondered to herself: Could it be that her little aunt had seen through her little scheme?

Thinking of this, her heart involuntarily quickened.

Finally, Wei Yinuo couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, how...how did you figure out it was because of this?"

Song Zhi smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone, "You're being way too obvious."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yinuo felt a flush rise to her cheeks.

She subconsciously reached up and touched her face, muttering to herself, "Is it really that obvious?"

She thought she had hidden it very well.

If it's so obvious, can Zhou Yan even tell?