After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Xie Qinglan had never seen such a strong-willed patient. She kept falling and getting up in a deserted corner, her whole body convulsing in pain and her clothes soaked with cold sweat, but she never complained and processed her emotions alone.

Every time she walked out of the rehabilitation room, she had a calm and serene expression, as if the pain had never existed.

In fact, it may not be a good thing for patients to be too strong-willed. After all, people are not machines and cannot run indefinitely with a set program. They need rest and adjustment.

Too much negative emotion can lead to disastrous consequences if it collapses.

Xie Qinglan disliked patients having too many of their own ideas, and therefore criticized them in a cold and harsh manner.

"Dr. Xie, I only know the saying 'There are no filial sons at the bedside of a chronically ill patient.'" Lu Sijian smiled. "Although it's not accurate, it applies to my situation as well."

It is true that taking care of patients is arduous and demanding, and over time, many people inevitably develop resentment.

“But you’re different. Your family and fiancé love you very much.” Xie Qinglan was puzzled at the time.

Does a rich heiress, showered with love and affection, need to work this hard?

“It’s the same. Everyone gets tired and fed up.” Lu Sijian said softly. “Besides, I’m disgusted with my own inhuman and ghostly appearance. Why should I expect others not to accept it?”

"Dr. Xie, I never test people's character." The girl's eyes were clear and firm.

She is undoubtedly intelligent and insightful; it's not simply a matter of good fortune.

Even if she has a lot of love, it must be the result of her being very good, excellent, and good at managing it.

People who are too competitive often have a harder life than others.

-

On the other side, Sheng Yunchao also turned and left after saying goodbye.

He didn't bother to spy on Xie Qinglan's whereabouts, since there was no need.

He was already familiar with this Dr. Xie; a graduate of a prestigious university, a student of a medical giant, and a young man who already had several research projects under his belt.

The other person has a clean resume: a small-town student who excels at exams, from a single-parent family, and has almost no social life outside of work.

Such a person, even if very intelligent, should theoretically be simpler and more straightforward.

But after he gave the investigation materials to the other party... Xie Qinglan's attitude became somewhat intriguing.

The other party should already know that he is not only expecting a return on a favor, but he also deliberately chose Xie Qinglan.

His only purpose was to clearly and openly acknowledge the debt of gratitude.

How Xie Qinglan chooses, and how much power he has behind him, is beyond Sheng Yunchao's calculations.

Of course, it would be even better if it could be enhanced.

-

As Lu Sijian was about to leave, the manager asked her to wait a moment, saying that there was a gift for her.

While she was waiting, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

"Come in!"

Besides the manager, there was another person she expected to see.

"Baolin, why are you all alone?" she asked with a smile.

After the manager left, Shen Baolin's gaze fell on the exquisitely packaged gifts.

She had never heard of this Black Pearl restaurant offering complimentary gifts.

"Oh, the manager said they've introduced a few new pastries, but they're still in the testing phase and haven't officially launched yet. She thought today's batch was very good, so she wanted to give me some to try." After explaining, Lu Sijian asked, "Would you like some? How about..."

"No need!" Shen Baolin quickly refused. It was just a box of pastries; she wasn't that greedy.

I knew you'd refuse. Actually, what I wanted to say was, why don't I eat it and you watch?

Shen Baolin: "..."

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said, "Jane, I have something I want to tell you."

It was such bad luck to run into Lu Sijian under those circumstances today.

Zhou Guyang felt that she didn't need to come to Lu Sijian, but she was afraid that Lu Sijian would cause trouble, so she decided to say something anyway.

"You've all misunderstood Zhou Guyang. He's only being nice to that woman because she's the client. I've seen the chat history; it was all her who initiated things..."

[Yes, he'll probably also say, "I did all this for you. I worked so hard to earn money so I could be worthy of you."]

It's as if he wouldn't need to work so hard to earn money without you.

Shen Baolin: "..."

Before she could even offer two sentences of explanation, the other person was already grumbling to themselves, wondering if she had any manners at all!

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Sijian asked, somewhat puzzled.

Why did she suddenly get all puffed up again? Was she a pufferfish in her past life?

Shen Baolin told herself to calm down: "Jian, do you still have a prejudice against Zhou Guyang? I swore back then that I would never see him again..."

"No, no, no, don't misunderstand me, I have no prejudice against him!" Lu Sijian hurriedly denied, "The past is the past, it doesn't count."

Shen Baolin was a little confused. What kind of approach was this?

"I was just about to say that Sheng Yunchao is talking nonsense! What do you mean that Zhou Guyang won't love you if you're not pretty or rich enough? That's impossible!"

[You two were truly in love. Even after you went bankrupt, he still loved you madly.]

Shen Baolin looked at her with some surprise, as this was the first time she had heard her give Zhou Guyang a positive evaluation.

She soon realized that she had overestimated Lu Sijian.

It simply means loving you madly doesn't stop him from sleeping with other women.

Shen Baolin's face darkened. After thinking for a moment, she changed her mind.

Lu Sijian has always been like this, always liking to put herself down to highlight her intelligence and rationality. Now that she's turned the tables, let's see what she has to say.

“But I think there’s some truth to what Young Master Sheng said.” Shen Baolin sat down with her back to the door, adopting a posture of having a heart-to-heart talk.

“Jane, you are my best friend, there are some things I can only tell you.”

Lu Sijian smiled, happy to be her confidante: "What's wrong? Tell me."

"Actually, I'm also conflicted. My parents used to strictly forbid me from dating, but now that I'm working, they're actively encouraging me to get to know my business partner's son better."

“My mom says that I am the only child in the family, and all the family property will be handed over to me in the future. Therefore, my marriage partner must either come from a family of equal social standing or be a son-in-law.”

Do you think Zhou Guyang would accept marrying into the family?

She had actually discussed this issue with Zhou Guyang, and she was very satisfied with his answer.

If Lu Sijian is deliberately trying to sow discord, she certainly won't say anything nice.

"Baolin, he'll definitely agree! No wonder he's so eager to get orders; he wants to be worthy of you and stand before your parents as soon as possible!"

"But you can't take him to meet your parents too early. You have to wait until his career is starting to take off."

All of these are nice things?

Shen Baolin: "Aren't you going to try to persuade me, or help me analyze this? Like you did with Xia Youyou."

When she said the second half of her sentence, she was stunned. Why did she want to compare herself with Xia Youyou?

“You are different from Xia Youyou. Zhu Jinming is a scumbag, but Zhou Guyang is not.”

Shen Baolin: "Then tell me, if it weren't for my parents being rich, would he have really been interested in me back then...?"

Lu Sijian rushed over and covered her mouth, shouting, "Stop talking! I know you love him, I know everything!"

The volume was so loud that it drowned out other sounds.

Shen Baolin belatedly turned around and met Zhou Guyang's teasing gaze.

Please, you two absolutely have to be together!