"Cough, this cast... I was the one who had him put it on."
At the time, he had thought that since her ankle was so badly swollen, the injury must be serious. He had insisted that Nie Feng put a cast on her.
Besides, he had wanted her to stay in the hospital a few more days.
That would give her more time to get used to him. Then, once she was discharged, he could take her straight home.
This was the first time he had ever put so much thought into something and planned everything so thoroughly.
He just hadn't expected her identity to be...
"..." Looking at the obviously uncomfortable man, Su Qiao was completely speechless.
So the culprit was right here. And she had even spun all sorts of conspiracy theories about it.
"Cough, cough."
Qin Mohan felt a little embarrassed under her gaze. Even his ears had turned slightly red, but his handsome face remained calm.
"Your ankle was fairly badly injured. If you weren't careful, you could easily strain it again and worsen the injury, so I had him put a cast on you."
Su Qiao's sharp eyes caught sight of his reddened earlobes, and she was startled for a moment.
He had actually blushed?
Incredible.
His entire face—and his whole person—practically screamed, Don't mess with me.
He wasn't young anymore, either. He was nearly thirty, yet he could still blush over something so minor?
How strange.
Thinking of what had just happened, Su Qiao's eyes shifted as she asked, "You know the doctor from earlier?"
"Yeah. We went to college together."
"Then could you ask him for a favor?"
Qin Mohan cooperated readily. "What is it?"
Su Qiao looked at her right leg. "I want everyone outside to think that my leg is broken and that I'll be unable to walk properly from now on."
Although 444 had altered the computer records, that doctor, Nie Feng, knew the truth.
She was afraid someone from the Qin family would ask him about it. It would be easy for her to be exposed.
Qin Mohan's eyes flickered, and he quickly understood. "You don't want anyone to know that your leg is fine?"
Could she be...
Planning to use this to test whether that bastard Qin Yu was truly sincere toward her?
At the thought of that possibility, Qin Mohan's expression turned grim.
Su Qiao didn't notice his sudden change in expression and nodded slightly. "Yeah."
Only then would those people act without restraint, giving her a chance to catch them in the act and repay them in kind.
"I'll take care of it. You rest."
The more Qin Mohan thought about it, the darker his gaze became. It was as though a fire were burning inside him.
After dropping that one sentence, he strode out of the hospital room.
He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would lose control and explode in front of her.
"Did he get angry?"
Seeing him leave in the middle of their conversation with what looked like a sour expression, Su Qiao found it strange, but she didn't dwell on it.
Although they were allies now, they were actually strangers who had only just met.
Of course, the whole "alliance" thing was merely Su Qiao's unilateral assumption.
In Qin Mohan's eyes, she belonged entirely to him.
After Qin Mohan left, Su Qiao picked up the phone from the bedside table.
She found several missed calls on it, all from Qin Yu.
Later, probably because no one had answered, he had sent several messages offering comfort.
The gist was that he had an urgent matter and had to fly to the branch office in Country M immediately. He apologized for being unable to come look after her.
Su Qiao deleted them casually without responding, then began looking for a novel to read.
444 had told her before to read more novels, as it would help her complete her missions in the future.
Since she was bored anyway, she might as well read something.
Qin Mohan had finally left. 444 tossed aside the e-novel in his hand, looking like he was waiting for praise.
Host, I have something good. Do you want to take a look?
"What?" Su Qiao didn't even lift her eyelids as she covered her mouth and yawned softly.
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