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"!!!"

Qin Song stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Pei Xingzhi, who was approaching her on crutches.

"You...you can get out of bed now?" She blinked blankly, still a little slow to react.

Pei Xingzhi, leaning on a cane with one hand and steadily supported by Lin Jiahe with the other, stumbled and stood in front of Qin Song.

"The doctor said I can try walking with crutches now. How is it? Am I walking well?" He looked at Qin Song with a silly grin, like a little kid who had won a race and was waiting for praise.

"Well done." Qin Song looked him up and down, not holding back his praise. "You walked exceptionally well."

Pei Xingzhi blinked, his eyes behind his glasses sparkling with amusement.

Qin Song reached out and helped him straighten his slightly slipping new glasses, asking gently, "How long have you been practicing? Why didn't you wait for us to come back?"

Pei Xingzhi glanced at Lin Jiahe beside him and said with a smile, "When the doctor came to mention this to me, Lin Jiahe happened to be there. He had nothing to do, so he simply bought me a pair of crutches and told me to start practicing right away."

"You just happened to be here?" Upon hearing this, Qin Song finally turned his gaze away from Pei Xingzhi and instead looked at Lin Jiahe's face. "You busy man, you've finally found some free time lately? You actually have time to accompany Xingzhi to practice with his cane."

Lin Jiahe smiled calmly: "I just finished my work. I originally just wanted to go through the motions at the hospital and pretend to visit Pei Xingzhi, but who knew this would happen. Since I was bored anyway, I might as well do a good deed and keep him company while he practices."

"Thanks." Qin Song knew he was joking and didn't take his "pretentiousness" to heart at all.

She turned to look at Pei Xingzhi again, her eyes full of seriousness, and asked, "How long did the doctor say you need to practice? Your leg is only just starting to heal, you shouldn't be able to stand for long periods of time, right?"

Pei Xingzhi, leaning on his crutches, spun around in place, and with Lin Jiahe's help, limped to the bedside and sat down: "The doctor said that I can only practice for half an hour intermittently every day now, no more than that."

"It's alright." Qin Song put down his bag, dragged a chair over and sat down in front of Pei Xingzhi. "We're not in a hurry, we can take it one step at a time."

"Mm." Pei Xingzhi nodded, her gaze towards Qin Song filled with a tenderness unique to her.

"Sister-in-law, didn't you say you had something important to announce when you got back? What is it?" Ye Ci pulled Lin Jiahe to sit on the sofa, and before she had even fully sat down, the gossipy questions couldn't wait to come out.

"Ahem..." Qin Song's lips curled up uncontrollably at the mention of this. She sat up straight, trying hard to suppress her laughter and put on a serious face, then looked at the three men in the ward with a serious expression.

"Xiao Song, what are you doing?" Qin Song's feigned aloofness left Pei Xingzhi somewhat bewildered. He pointed a finger at Qin Song's brow, his sharp eyes slightly lowered, his smiling gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

Qin Song raised his eyebrows arrogantly: "I didn't do anything, I just felt that this matter was a bit big, and it was necessary to prepare the atmosphere before announcing it."

“…Hmm.” Pei Xingzhi could tell she was being silly, but he played along. “But I think the atmosphere is just right, Teacher Qin, may we begin?”

Teacher Qin...

This title was a bit too frightening, and Qin Song's heart skipped a beat.

"...No, what did you call me?" Her face suddenly turned pale, and the look in her eyes as she looked at Pei Xingzhi was visibly terrified.

Pei Xingzhi looked bewildered: "I called you Teacher Qin, what's wrong? Don't you like that title?"

"No, it's not that I don't like it..." Qin Song licked his lips, completely flustered. "I... I'm just curious, why did you suddenly call me that?"

“There’s no reason why.” Pei Xingzhi’s answer was natural, without any sarcasm or hidden meaning. “I just said it offhand when I got to the point.”

Qin Song was a little incredulous: "...Is it really easy to say, or is it just an act?"

“This…” Pei Xingzhi was amused by her inexplicably nervous appearance: “Of course it just comes out naturally, Xiao Song, why are you reacting so strongly to this address?”

"...No, no big reaction." Qin Song looked away guiltily, his eyes darting around aimlessly. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me continue announcing my important matter."

Pei Xingzhi: "Please announce."

Qin Song organized his thoughts and asked in a calm tone, "Do you want to invest?"

"Hmm?" Pei Xingzhi frowned, somewhat puzzled by Qin Song's question.

Ye Ci glanced at Pei Xingzhi's back of the head, paused for a moment, and then said, "Sister-in-law, what kind of question is that... Of course Pei and I want to invest, we dream about it."

Qin Song knew exactly what they wanted, and he was just asking the question to satisfy his pride.

"How about I invest in you?" she asked again.

"You...you're investing in us?"

Pei Xingzhi and Ye Ci both exclaimed in surprise.

Even Lin Jiahe, who was quietly watching the drama unfold, was shocked and opened her mouth wide.

"Yes," Qin Songjiao nodded with a smile, "I'll invest in you."

"How much do you want to invest?" Pei Xingzhi thought she was joking, so he casually asked.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Song got up from his chair, walked to the clutter table, took out a palm-sized card holder from his bag, and then pulled out a bank card from the card holder.

The bank card was a little cold, and when it touched Pei Xingzhi's palm, it made him shudder.

Qin Song: "I'll invest two million."

"Two million?!"

The three men in the ward shouted out the number almost simultaneously.

Qin Song sat back down in his chair with a nonchalant expression and said lightly, "Yes, two million."

"Sister-in-law." Ye Ci jumped up from the sofa, pointing incredulously at the bank card in Pei Xingzhi's hand, "You have two million in this card?"

"Yes," Qin Song affirmed softly.

"..."

The ward fell silent. The three men had different expressions, and none of them spoke for a moment.

Such silence aroused Qin Song's suspicion. She took out her phone, opened the bank message showing her balance, and shoved it in front of Pei Xingzhi.

"Check the last few digits of the bank card number, then take a look at the balance in my card, and make sure I'm not bluffing."

"..." Pei Xingzhi did as instructed with a blank expression, and after a long while, he returned the phone to Qin Song with a blank expression.

Qin Song smiled, and the confidence in his eyes made Qin Song's mind go blank.

"My God, they're really rich." From Pei Xingzhi's stiff back, Ye Ci already knew that Qin Song wasn't exaggerating.

The bank card in his hand suddenly felt very heavy. Pei Xingzhi's Adam's apple bobbed up and down with difficulty, and it took him a while to find his own voice.

"Xiao Song, where did you get so much money?"