After spending some quiet time on the rooftop, Fu Hua headed home first. On her way back, she spotted a cake shop.
Looking at the cakes in the display case, Fu Hua pressed her hand against the window and fell into thought.
In the end, Fu Hua entered the cake shop. Before long, she emerged carrying a small box.
Afterward, Fu Hua sat in Xu Yanwu's living room, staring blankly at the cake.
A little after eleven that night, the door to Xu Yanwu's home was pushed open.
Fu Hua, sitting in the living room, froze for a moment. She hurriedly sat up and looked toward the door, where she saw Xu Yanwu enter.
"Xu Yanwu?"
Fu Hua froze. "You... why did you come back from the hospital?"
Fu Hua hurriedly stood and walked toward the door.
Seeing Fu Hua in the living room, Xu Yanwu was also taken aback. "Fu Hua, it's already so late. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Fu Hua suddenly remembered something and instinctively stepped in front of Xu Yanwu, positioning herself between him and the living room table. She wanted to block his view and keep him from seeing what was on the table.
Xu Yanwu noticed Fu Hua's movements and expression, and became slightly suspicious.
He then tried to go around Fu Hua to see what she was hiding, but she blocked him again.
Fu Hua continued asking, "Xu Yanwu, aren't you supposed to be at the hospital taking care of An Ran? Why did you come back so soon? And wasn't An Ran..."
Fu Hua's words caught in her throat, and for a moment, she did not know how to continue.
Xu Yanwu's expression also began to waver. "I... An Ran told me to come back first."
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