While Xu Shi and Jiang Chengcheng were having an in-depth discussion about work, Xia Wuyou, who had left the Serpent Coil building, returned to the hospital.
She was basically living here now—the private hospital room Xu Shi had arranged was no different from a luxury hotel suite. One more person still left it spacious, and she could stay close to care for her family. It was the best of both worlds.
She had meant to move quietly so as not to disturb her aunt's rest, but the moment she pushed open the door, she found Xia Ke'an wasn't asleep at all. A small lamp was on, and she was sitting there with a book in her arms.
"Huh? Auntie, why are you..."
Xia Wuyou was rather surprised by the sight.
"I couldn't sleep."
Xia Ke'an set down her book and smiled sweetly. "I was groggy and had a nightmare. When I woke up and found you weren't beside me, I got a little scared... What did you go out for?"
"I..."
Xia Wuyou hadn't wanted to tell her, but after thinking it over, she laid out everything that had happened earlier.
She normally wouldn't talk to her aunt about such things. She had always thought the white-haired loli knew nothing about them... But ever since realizing that Xia Ke'an seemed to see through everything, Xia Wuyou had gradually become more willing to discuss such matters with her.
"...So that was it?!"
After hearing her niece out, Xia Ke'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Xu Shi called you over in the middle of the night just to do that?"
"Exactly."
Xia Wuyou pursed her lips. "If I'd known, I would've pretended not to hear him and stayed put."
"But you still went. And it seems you didn't miss a