Wen Bai, with his left hand hanging down, did not hinder his performance at all. His right hand was as fast as lightning, and he had successfully eaten a table of delicious and well-prepared dishes.
To prevent indigestion, Su Ying had to stop him: "I'll make it for you next time, don't eat so much at once."
Wen Bai looked up amidst his feasting: "When?"
"What time?"
"When is the next time you mentioned?"
Su Ying looked at Wen Bai's eager eyes and took away the last plate of unfinished food in front of him, moving it to his own side: "When do you want it to be?"
Wen Bai was displeased. A few more dishes would have been a mere appetizer for his stomach! To eat more, he had barely touched his rice.
However, for the sake of future sustainability, he decided to compromise and put down his chopsticks: "Tomorrow?"
No, he had said tomorrow wouldn't work. Wen Bai was about to change his mind, but the day after tomorrow would also be fine.
"Okay."
Huh? It was okay again? This person was truly fickle. But since it was okay, Wen Bai wouldn't question the reason. Wasn't it enough to get the desired outcome?
Wen Bai was truly satisfied this time.
He found that Su Ying seemed very accommodating tonight. While usually agreeable, he didn't always give Wen Bai whatever he wanted. Tonight, Su Ying had indulged his every whim.
After dinner, Su Ying was still cleaning up in the kitchen, while Wen Bai sat on the sofa, sipping a glass of water.
Suddenly remembering something, he asked System 001: "Why was he angry today? And why did he agree to my requests even after being angry?"
System 001: "I think he was likely jealous. You see, he asked about three women consecutively. He might have thought you liked those three women, which is why you didn't want to leave the hospital."
"He knows Lin Shuangshuang was an accident, and I don't even know that nurse. Jiang Yiyi is Yu Yang's woman."
All in all, this speculation seemed too strange.
"Host, humans are irrational when they fall in love, and extremely insecure. A small minority also become particularly obsessive. In short, they are incomprehensible, and there's no need to use rational thinking to analyze them. Currently, it seems that you need to treat him better and hurry to complete the mission. In the next world, we won't be so constrained."
Constrained?
If this counted as being constrained, then it wasn't unacceptable.
Although he thought this, Wen Bai nodded when System 001 said so, giving his affirmation.
The phone rang briefly.
Wen Bai picked it up and a slight smile curved his lips.
Jiang Yiyi, who had finally gotten her wish of entering the Yu Yang household, had sent this message on her phone: "Although I don't know what trick you're playing, it worked. I'll owe you this favor."
The next day, the still-injured Wen Bai stayed at home as per Su Ying's instructions, waiting for him to return that evening and cook a grand meal.
Because of this promise, Wen Bai's mood was visibly better today.
The air conditioning was set to a suitable temperature. Wen Bai, wearing a tank top, was lounging on the sofa watching TV with no sense of urgency. The wound on his left shoulder was exposed, without any bandages, and the one on his head had also been removed.
Su Ying had said that this way it would be more breathable, and the wound would heal faster, leaving less scarring.
To help the wound recover more quickly, Wen Bai naturally cooperated unconditionally.
A glass of warm water sat by his hand.
An older woman brought over a fruit platter, neatly arranged with several kinds of cut fruit.
"Mr. Wen, please have some fruit. It's freshly cut."
Wen Bai's eyes were glued to the TV, where a woman collapsed in an alley. The scene then cut to rain, followed by the sounds of a hammer striking something repeatedly.
Seeing Wen Bai's intense focus, the woman placed the fruit platter within his reach and went back to her tasks.
Before leaving for work today, Su Ying had prepared breakfast and told Wen Bai that someone would be there to take care of his lunch until he returned from work.
This was Aunt Wang, who occasionally came to clean. He had instructed Wen Bai to ask Aunt Wang if he needed anything.
Wen Bai picked up a piece of apple with a small fork and took a bite. He casually picked up the remote and changed the channel, cycling through suspense, horror, and murder shows until he landed on a cooking program, where he finally stopped.
Then, the doorbell rang.
Lin Shuangshuang had specifically taken leave from her mentor and rushed to the hospital where Wen Bai was, only to find an empty room. She stood at the doorway, stunned.
She stopped a young nurse who was tidying the room: "Excuse me, where is the patient from this room?"
The nurse, who felt as much fondness for Wen Bai as dislike for Lin Shuangshuang, said coldly: "He was discharged last night and has already left."
Why come now? What was she doing before?
But she deliberately didn't mention that he had left with Dr. Su, hmph.
She didn't understand what was going on with these people today. When that young man was left to fend for himself yesterday, no one had thought of finding someone to take care of him. Today, they all came, but she didn't see much concern.
A man had also come this morning, asking where the young man from the room had gone.
When he saw the necklace the young man had given her, he had also asked her where she bought it.
It seemed the necklace the young man gave her was indeed of high quality, otherwise why would both the straight-laced Dr. Su, who had no interest in jewelry, and this strange man have noticed her necklace immediately?
The more the nurse thought about it, the happier she became. She ignored Lin Shuangshuang and went to show off to her friends.
Lin Shuangshuang didn't pay much attention and stood there somewhat at a loss, carrying her things.
She walked out with her belongings, placed them on a chair in the corridor, and took out her phone to make a call. Just then, she caught sight of Mr. Yu again.
She had come to the hospital because of Wen Bai. Why was this person coming to the hospital so frequently?
Yesterday, he didn't seem like he was visiting someone. It couldn't be that he was looking for her, could it?
She shook her head, impossible, impossible, she was overthinking things.
She sidestepped and crouched to the side, dialing Wen Bai's phone.
The call rang for a long time before a cold female voice announced: "The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."
Lin Shuangshuang hung up. Where would he have gone?
Wait, didn't Dr. Su say yesterday that they lived together? Could it be that Dr. Su had taken him away? Remembering Dr. Su's displeasure towards her yesterday, despite that, she decided to ask.
However, she was informed that Dr. Su had a full surgery schedule today. She definitely wouldn't be able to wait until the morning, and she didn't know when he would finish. He also had surgery in the afternoon.
If Dr. Su was at the hospital all day, and left the hospital, who would be taking care of Wen Bai?
Could it be that Wen Bai had left by himself?
Lin Shuangshuang thought of Wen Bai's family situation. Could it be that he was discharged due to lack of money?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed...
While Lin Shuangshuang was still anxious, Jiang Yiyi, having arranged her company matters for the day, had come with Yu Yang.
She knew they were only temporarily reconciled, perhaps not even truly reconciled yet, but at least Yu Yang was no longer as resistant to her as before.
When she went to Yu Yang's shop yesterday, she discovered that he hadn't been there all day!
Although Wen Bai had specifically told her not to hang around Yu Yang unnecessarily, she could still follow him secretly!
As long as she wasn't discovered, it wouldn't count as hanging around Yu Yang!
She arrived at the hospital and wondered if Yu Yang was also here to see Wen Bai?
They were friends, but she remembered that Wen Bai also had feelings for Yu Yang, even if it was one-sided. Although Wen Bai had helped her, she was still unhappy, very unhappy.
When she learned that Yu Yang had come up empty-handed, her unhappy mood improved considerably.
But in the next second, her anger surged, burning away all her reason!
She saw that woman from before, that woman named Lin Shuangshuang!