Su Xianyu knew that with the viewers' attention on Feng Lin, she couldn't simply hang up the phone. After all, she was the innocent and kind-hearted damsel. But if she let the call go through, she'd feel deeply uncomfortable. The last time Ruan Sisi had sent people to kidnap her, aiming to take her life. She wasn't some saint who'd return good for evil. Moreover, with so many people in the bar, someone was bound to spot her eventually. She'd just have to endure more hardships.
So, feigning nonchalance, she placed the shopping bag on the phone on the sofa.
"A Lin, did you hear something? Is your phone ringing?"
Hearing this, Feng Lin poked his head out from the kitchen fridge.
"I didn't hear anything. Xiaoyu, help me look for it. I'll put the vegetables away first."
"Okay, I'll look for it."
Su Xianyu circled around the room, rummaging here and there. After the ringing stopped, she finally "found" the phone under the bag.
"So it's here!"
She picked up the phone and handed it to Feng Lin. But her expression changed from the joy she'd shown when she got back from shopping. A flicker of disappointment and sadness crossed her eyes.
Feng Lin noticed the change and glanced at the caller ID on the phone. It was Ruan Sisi. Could there be some bad blood between them?
"I took a while to find it. The call hung up automatically," Su Xianyu forced a smile, pretending not to care. "A Lin, call her back quickly. What if she has something urgent?"
Thinking of the times he'd been asked for money, Feng Lin frowned.
"No need. If it's urgent, she'll call again."
Saying this, he put down the phone and explained, "Xiaoyu, I've always kept my distance from her. I definitely haven't..."
"Come on," Su Xianyu patted his shoulder. "Why are you telling me this? Let's quickly tidy up our things."
Seeing that she was avoiding the topic, Feng Lin didn't insist. He told himself not to rush. Sooner or later, Xiaoyu would accept him again.
Meanwhile, in the bar, Ruan Sisi listened to the ringing until the call automatically hung up. Still, no one answered. An inexplicable sense of panic welled up in her heart. Why didn't Feng Lin answer her call? He used to care about her the most! Even though his attitude had been a bit cold recently, he still spent money on her. He must still love her! Not answering the call. Did he want her to take the initiative and apologize? If she could wake up, she'd definitely...
Ruan Sisi's consciousness gradually faded into darkness. Just before she completely lost consciousness, she heard the exclamations from the nearby booth.
When she regained consciousness again, Ruan Sisi was lying in a hospital bed. She heard that a stranger in the bar had found her and promptly called the emergency number.
These days, Ruan Sisi had finally seen things clearly. She thought that she probably liked Feng Lin too. It was just that the memories of her past life had made her fear of Feng Lin far outweigh her love. But without love, where would hatred come from? She'd just been too proud, which was why the conflicts between her and Feng Lin had deepened.
After Lin Jiao ran away in the bar, Ruan Sisi finally realized that apart from Feng Lin, there was no one who truly cared about her. Recalling all that Feng Lin had done for her, it didn't seem so difficult to lower her head and coax him a little.
Having made up her mind, Ruan Sisi called Feng Lin again.
"Feng Lin, I'm in the hospital. Can you come and see me?"
Her voice was gentle yet weak, which made Feng Lin, who was used to her being domineering, feel a bit unaccustomed.
"Ruan Sisi?"
"It's me. I'm all alone now. I can't even move on the bed..."
Feng Lin pressed his fingertips against his forehead and finally nodded in agreement.
"Xiaoyu, Ruan Sisi is in the hospital. I'll go and check on her."
Concern filled Su Xianyu's eyes. "Oh, how serious is it?"
"I'm not sure yet. She once saved my life, so I'll help with any reasonable requests."
Hearing this, Su Xianyu picked up her coat. "How about I go with you? Some nursing tasks are more convenient for girls to handle."
Feng Lin wanted to say that he'd ask Chen Shui to make arrangements. But seeing that Su Xianyu had already put on her coat, he didn't say much. He thought it'd be good to go out for a stroll and relax.
When they reached the ward as informed on the phone, Feng Lin entered first. There, he saw Ruan Sisi lying in the bed. Her lips were pale from blood loss, looking rather pitiful.
"Why did you suddenly end up in the hospital?"
Hearing Feng Lin's question, Ruan Sisi concealed the fact that she'd been partying hard in the bar and only said that she'd eaten something bad, which had led to gastric bleeding. But before she could be happy for long, she suddenly saw the figure behind Feng Lin.
"Ah! You... You're a ghost!"
Su Xianyu gave an innocent smile. "Ruan Sisi, what's wrong with you?"
"Feng Lin, wasn't she in the sea...?"
"What sea?" Feng Lin frowned, looking at her in confusion.
Seeing his sincere expression, Ruan Sisi realized that Feng Lin still hadn't regained his memories of Su Xianyu. And the two kidnappers were already dead. She had nothing to fear.
"Hehe, it's nothing. I remembered wrong."
Although she didn't know how Su Xianyu had managed to climb out of the sea, if she could get rid of her once, she could do it again. This woman better not be so delusional as to compete with her for Feng Lin! She hadn't cared before, but now she'd seen the light. As long as she softened her attitude, Feng Lin would surely be infatuated with her like in the previous life.
Ruan Sisi pointed at Su Xianyu. "You, stay and take care of me."
Feng Lin's eyes turned cold. "What are you going crazy about? I'll ask Chen Shui to arrange a nurse for you."
"It's okay," Su Xianyu gently patted the back of his hand. "The nurse will take a while to arrive. I can help take care of her for now."
"Xiaoyu, maybe I should..."
"What can you do when it comes to taking care of a girl?" Saying this, Su Xianyu pushed him out of the ward.
Feng Lin had no choice but to stand in the corridor and call Chen Shui again, urging him to send a nurse quickly.
Inside the ward, Ruan Sisi stared at Su Xianyu, who was carefully wiping her body. She frowned. Su Xianyu didn't seem angry at all. How could she pick a fight then?
[Xiaoyu has such a good temper. Ruan Sisi is so unreasonable. Why should she let others take care of her for free?]
[Our Sisi didn't force her. She just said it casually. It's Su Xianyu who agreed.]
[How pretentious. Ruan Sisi just has gastric bleeding. She's not paralyzed. Does she really need someone to take care of her like this?]
[Poor little sister Xiaoyu. She doesn't even know that it was Ruan Sisi who sent people to kidnap her. Reward x10]
[Even if she doesn't know about that, Ruan Sisi has been so domineering before. She's bullied many people. Little sister Xiaoyu is just too kind. Reward x20]
Seeing Feng Lin about to enter the ward through the glass window, Ruan Sisi reached out and knocked over the water basin.
"I know you don't want to take care of me, but you can't..."