Ye Qiu arrived at the VIP ward.
He pushed the door open and jumped in fright.
Lin Jingzhi was completely naked.
Avert your eyes!
Ye Qiu instinctively tried to back out.
But he quickly sensed something was wrong.
Lin Jingzhi had her head down, one hand fumbling behind her back, unaware anyone had entered.
"Sister Lin, what are you doing?"
Ye Qiu couldn't help asking.
Lin Jingzhi jolted at the sudden voice and quickly pulled a blanket over herself. But when she looked up and saw it was Ye Qiu, her pretty face lit up with joy.
"Perfect timing! Come help me."
"What's wrong?"
"My hair got caught on my shirt button. I've been trying to untangle it forever. Hurry."
"Sister Lin… that's not really appropriate."
Ye Qiu was no saint, but he knew basic decency between men and women.
If someone caught them like this, he'd never be able to clear his name.
Besides, hospitals were full of gossipy nurses. If a rumor spread that a care worker was fooling around with a female patient, he'd be fired for sure.
Lin Jingzhi had no idea what he was overthinking. Seeing him standing still, she said:
"What are you waiting for? Get over here."
"Sister Lin, should I get a nurse instead?"
"Why?" Lin Jingzhi glanced at him and immediately understood. She giggled. "I'm not scared, and I'm a woman. Why are you being such a wimp?"
"But —"
"Quit stalling. Hurry up." She pretended to be angry. "If you don't listen, I'll file a complaint against you."
Ye Qiu had no choice.
He was her care worker, after all.
Lin Jingzhi turned sideways, revealing a flawless, snow-white back — smooth as top-grade suet jade, glowing softly.
Not an ounce of extra flesh.
Just like her name: exquisitely delicate.
Ye Qiu leaned closer and saw her hair was indeed tangled around the button.
"Hurry."
Lin Jingzhi urged.
Ye Qiu walked to the bed and carefully reached out. He fumbled for a while, sweating from the effort, before finally freeing it.
"Done, Sister Lin."
He let out a relieved breath.
"Unbutton it for me," Lin Jingzhi said.
"What?" Ye Qiu didn't catch on at first.
"Unbutton my shirt. The size is too small, it's squeezing me. I need a bigger one next time."
Ye Qiu was speechless.
"Hurry up!"
"You can do it yourself!"
Ye Qiu stepped back two paces. This woman had hands — she was definitely trying to take advantage of him.
He wasn't falling for it.
"Coward!" Lin Jingzhi rolled her eyes at him. "Grab me some clothes from the wardrobe."
VIP wards were nothing like regular rooms. Each had a private bathroom and a solid wood wardrobe.
Ye Qiu walked over and pulled the door open.
He froze.
The wardrobe was stuffed full of clothes: short skirts, business suits, evening gowns…
Everything a girl could want, at least a dozen pieces.
There were even two stunning spaghetti-strap dresses.
Ye Qiu swallowed quietly.
Was this woman here for treatment… or a vacation?
"Sister Lin, which one do you want?"
"The white T-shirt on the far left. See it? Hand it over."
Ye Qiu took it down and handed it to her.
Instead of putting it on right away, Lin Jingzhi looked at him with big watery eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering, and said coquettishly:
"Little brother… do you like me?"
Duh.
What normal man wouldn't?
A beauty like her was the dream of countless men. But saying it straight out might be too forward.
A guy should play it cool.
Ye Qiu glanced at her — she was still half-covered, half-revealed.
Stunning.
He hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I do."
"Then… how about I be your girlfriend?" Lin Jingzhi asked.
"Sure." Ye Qiu agreed at once.
"In your dreams! Hehe…" Lin Jingzhi burst out laughing.
Dammit. He'd been played.
"Sister Lin, just put your clothes on." Ye Qiu turned around, his back to her.
Lin Jingzhi's lips curved into a satisfied smile.
When Ye Qiu turned back, she was already dressed — though the T-shirt was a little tight, clinging to her figure.
"You didn't handle today's situation decisively enough," Lin Jingzhi said suddenly.
Ye Qiu frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"What happened between you and Guo Shaocong."
"Sister Lin, how did you find out?" He was shocked.
Lin Jingzhi smiled. "You crippled him. That's huge news — the whole hospital's talking about it. I heard it from the nurses."
I see.
"Sister Lin, you said I wasn't decisive enough. What would you have done?" Ye Qiu asked curiously.
Lin Jingzhi smiled faintly. "If it were me? I would've killed him. As the saying goes: the King of Hell is easy to face, but little devils are hard to shake off. Guo Shaocong is a total scoundrel. If you don't finish him off, he'll come after you again. And next time, it won't just be a small mess — he might even threaten your life."
"Is he really that bad?"
"You doubt it?"
"I think he's arrogant, but I don't think he'd dare kill me."
"Don't underestimate how far a petty man will go for revenge. Just wait and see."
…
Meanwhile, in another VIP ward at Jiangzhou Hospital.
Guo Shaocong woke up groggily.
"Shaocong, you're awake!" Zhang Lili looked overjoyed.
"Where am I?"
"The VIP ward!" Zhang Lili said. "Several hospital specialists operated on you together. They reconnected your broken arms and kneecaps. The doctor said if you rest for half a year, you'll fully recover."
"Where's my dad?"
"Vice Dean Guo is at work."
Guo Shaocong flew into a rage. "I'm like this and he's still working?!"
"Shaocong, don't get angry. The doctor said being upset will slow your recovery —"
"GET OUT!"
Guo Shaocong roared.
Tears welled up in Zhang Lili's eyes. She felt utterly wronged.
"Are you deaf? I said get out!" he shouted again.
Wailing, Zhang Lili ran out.
"Slut. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be like this!"
After calming down a little,
Guo Shaocong stared at the ceiling, his eyes filled with poisonous hatred. He gritted his teeth:
"Ye Qiu… just you wait.
I will never let you go.
I'll kill your whole family!"