"Stop thinking about it. Let's go. Go back and get some sleep." Huo Linsheng interrupted Ling Nuan and made the decision for her directly.
Ling Nuan was silent for a moment and finally nodded.
She was just holding on. At this moment, having someone to rely on was like a life - saving straw to her.
Knowing that Ling Nuan was worried about her grandmother, Huo Linsheng didn't go far. He just booked a hotel near the hospital. Although it was the best hotel around, it was probably the shabbiest place Huo Linsheng had ever stayed in his life.
He didn't care about such things.
Ling Nuan, however, felt a bit guilty.
After they got back to the room, Huo Linsheng personally supervised Ling Nuan to wash up briefly and then tucked her into the quilt.
"Go to sleep," Huo Linsheng said softly.
Ling Nuan blinked her eyes and asked him, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Huo Linsheng smiled. "I'll go arrange some work first. You go to sleep first."
Ling Nuan nodded.
She watched as Huo Linsheng walked to the window and took out his phone to make a call. She originally thought she would wait for Huo Linsheng, but she was really too sleepy. Her vision gradually blurred, and before long, she fell asleep.
Huo Linsheng finished giving Fang Chao instructions for today's work.
When he came back after hanging up the phone, Ling Nuan was already sound asleep. Even in her dream, she frowned, which obviously showed that her grandmother's incident had really scared her this time.
Huo Linsheng sighed. He also went to wash up briefly before lying down beside Ling Nuan.
They slept straight until afternoon.
The alarm Ling Nuan had set originally had been cancelled by Huo Linsheng. When she woke up naturally, it was already a little after two in the afternoon.
She was still a bit dazed.
"Awake?" Huo Linsheng was lying on the other side, holding his phone, apparently dealing with official business.
Ling Nuan turned her head to look at Huo Linsheng in a daze.
"Get up and wash your face when you're awake. I'll take you to eat," Huo Linsheng said.
Only then did Ling Nuan react and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's a little after two. Hurry up and get up," Huo Linsheng replied.
Hearing this, Ling Nuan looked anxious. "How could it be a little after two? I clearly set an alarm. Grandma..."
Seeing her anxious and flustered look, Huo Linsheng pressed on Ling Nuan's shoulder and softly arranged what to do next for her. "Ling Nuan, don't be in a hurry."
"The caregiver has already gone. Don't worry. Grandma has woken up. The caregiver accompanied her to do some examinations. You might not even be able to see her if you go there now. Get up first, wash your face, and let's go to eat. Take good care of yourself first, and then go see Grandma."
Before Ling Nuan could refute, Huo Linsheng continued, "You look very pale. Don't let Grandma worry, okay?"
Grandma was Ling Nuan's Achilles' heel now.
She nodded.
The two of them got up.
When Ling Nuan was washing up, she looked back and saw Huo Linsheng seizing every opportunity to make a voice call to Fang Chao. At that moment, Ling Nuan felt that her floating heart seemed to stabilize again.
She wasn't actually that strong.
Shen Shaoqing might think she was heartless. Why did she clearly like him so much before? Even if he had done something wrong, she shouldn't have completely abandoned their feelings.
But no one could understand the collapse Ling Nuan felt when she saw her mother off. At that time, she had no one to rely on and could only hold on by herself.
Her world was too fragile to withstand the slightest blow.
From that moment on, things like love and the past didn't matter to Ling Nuan anymore. In the face of great sorrow, she let go of all her past.
She couldn't have the slightest bit of feeling for Shen Shaoqing anymore.
And now...
She stared blankly at Huo Linsheng for a moment.
When he walked in front of her and patted her shoulder helplessly. "Spit it out."
Ling Nuan let out an "ah" sound and then realized that she was still brushing her teeth. Her mouth was full of foam. Reminded by Huo Linsheng, she quickly spat it out and rinsed her mouth.
"Why are you like a child? You're really not reassuring," Huo Linsheng said helplessly.
Knowing that Ling Nuan's mood was not right, he simply took a towel, wrung out the water, and wiped Ling Nuan's face.
When the hot towel touched her cheek, Ling Nuan paused for a moment.
Huo Linsheng carefully wiped her face. The warmth from the hot towel spread to her face, just like suddenly getting a cup of hot water in the cold winter, making people feel warm from the bottom of their hearts.
At that moment, Ling Nuan couldn't help but hug Huo Linsheng and buried her face deeply in his arms.
"Huo Linsheng," Ling Nuan called his name.
Huo Linsheng gently patted her back and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"Acting coquettishly won't work. You have to wash your face. Going out looking dirty will make me lose face," Huo Linsheng deliberately joked with her.
Ling Nuan still buried her face in his arms.
"Huo Linsheng, if you speak now, no matter what you say, I'll agree to it," Ling Nuan suddenly said.
Huo Linsheng paused.
He probably knew what Ling Nuan was talking about.
Grandma's incident had made Ling Nuan's emotions collapse. His being by her side at this moment had maximized Ling Nuan's feelings of dependence and gratitude towards him. At this moment, people seemed to have an illusion.
He is so good. I can agree to anything.
"Taking advantage of someone's vulnerability," Huo Linsheng said. "Although I've done this kind of thing quite often, it won't do this time."
Ling Nuan looked up at him.
Huo Linsheng just continued to wipe her face with the towel. "Don't think too much. Things haven't reached the worst point yet. It can still be saved. Moreover, even if the sky falls, I'll stand in front of you. What are you afraid of?"
Ling Nuan only felt a warm feeling in her chest that surrounded her completely, as if she had been thrown into a soft cloud.
It was so cozy that she didn't want to leave.
Huo Linsheng didn't mention these things anymore.
After Ling Nuan finished washing up, he took her to eat.
Ling Nuan had no appetite, but Huo Linsheng's words "Don't let Grandma worry" made Ling Nuan force herself to eat a few more mouthfuls.
She was extremely obedient.
Huo Linsheng just felt heart - ache.
Before going to the hospital, Huo Linsheng first contacted the caregiver to confirm that Grandma was in the ward, and then he took Ling Nuan there.
Grandma had woken up. But just having had surgery and going through such an ordeal, she looked visibly more tired and older.
However, when she saw Ling Nuan coming, Grandma still smiled.
"Nuan Nuan, did Grandma make you worry again?" Grandma looked at Ling Nuan's appearance and felt extremely heart - ache.
Ling Nuan forced a smile. "As long as Grandma is okay, it's the best news for me. Grandma, do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"No, no. Grandma is fine," Grandma Xun said with a smile. Then her gaze fell on Huo Linsheng who was following behind Ling Nuan.
Grandma Xun suddenly frowned.
At that moment, Ling Nuan's heart suddenly tightened.
No one knew what stage of memory Grandma was in now.
Ling Nuan was just about to say something to break this suddenly strange atmosphere when Grandma suddenly laughed.
"Nuan Nuan, this is the boyfriend you mentioned to Grandma, right?"
Before Ling Nuan could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Grandma say, "Grandma remembers. His name is Shen Shaoqing, right?"
At that moment, the ward fell into a strange silence.