The next day.
Early in the morning, sunlight with a hint of warmth lit up the hospital room.
Dong Xuebin lay groggily between sleep and wakefulness when he heard a woman speaking beside him. Her voice was lovely.
"I'll have someone buy breakfast. What do you want?" It was Xie Huilan's voice.
"I'll have soy milk and fried dough sticks. Xiao Bin likes Steamed Buns."
"Mm, then one basket of Steamed Buns, two bags of soy milk, and four fried dough sticks."
The sound of high heels gradually faded away. When the door opened, Dong Xuebin heard Xie Huilan speaking to a nurse outside. Before long, the clicking of high heels returned to the room. Hospitals generally only handled meals for patients, not their families. They certainly would not send someone downstairs to buy food for them. But that was for ordinary people. Xie Huilan was the county chief, after all. People would be more than happy to run errands for her.
Dong Xuebin opened his eyes. "Aunt Xuan, Sister Xie, you two stayed here all night? Why didn't you go back and sleep?"
"You're awake?" Qu Yunxuan revealed an affectionate smile and reached over to pinch his nose. "You little thing. How could Auntie sleep while you were still sick?"
Xie Huilan slowly sat at the foot of the bed and smiled. "Do you feel any better today?"
Dong Xuebin nodded. "Much better. Thank you both. You've worked hard."
"Worked hard for what?" Qu Yunxuan curled her lips. "If you feel sorry for Auntie, hurry up and get better."
Dong Xuebin looked at the tired dark circles under both their eyes and immediately felt awful. "Seriously, I have a lot more strength than I did last night. It's nothing serious. Aunt Xuan, find a hotel and get some proper