She slept until noon the next day. Ye Xunzhi stretched, feeling refreshed, then turned her head-
Whoa! Where did that panda come from! Oh, isn't that my second brother? How did he get so rough-looking after such a short time?
Ye Xunzhi narrowed her eyes at Ye Lan's two dark circles and mustered a smile.
"Hi, Second Brother. Fancy seeing you here again."
"Fancy, my ass." Ye Lan reached out irritably and pinched one of her cheeks, saying ominously:
"Don't think I didn't notice. You were definitely making fun of me in your head just now, weren't you? You little bastard, passing out and leaving everyone else to deal with the aftermath!"
Ye Xunzhi looked pitiful. "Boo-hoo-hoo, X﹏X."
The ward door opened just then. Ye Qi'an frowned at the sight.
He was about to tell his second brother to show some restraint. A patient who had just woken up was fragile in both body and mind. Scolding her like this could lead to depression.
Then he heard what was going through Ye Xunzhi's mind beneath her pitiful, weak, and helpless exterior.
Go ahead, scold me. If all you want to do is scold me, that just proves you don't know me well enough, because everyone who knows me wants to hit me.
Ye Qi'an: "..."
He wanted his sympathy back.
"All right, all right, Second Brother." Ye Qi'an stepped forward and patted Ye Lan's shoulder. "Our little sister just woke up. I still need to ask her a few questions."
Only then did Ye Lan let go and stand up to leave. Before stepping outside, he glanced back at Ye Xunzhi, who was full of life again, his feelings complicated.
Heaven knew how frantic he had been when Ye Xunzhi's head had lolled against his shoulder. He had almost thought