The hospital Jian Ran had been admitted to was a clinic in a town at the foot of the Taihang Mountains. News hardly reached the place, and the doctors were all middle-aged men in their fifties who never followed celebrities and knew very little about the entertainment industry.
The young nurses were different. Ever since the ambulance pulled into the little clinic, word had spread that a big star had been admitted.
Every so often, several faces crowded against the little window in the ward door, their cheeks flushed with excitement.
Jian Ran had only just been stunned by the demand that he take responsibility when he caught several pairs of excited eyes in his peripheral vision. He turned his head in confusion. "What are they doing?"
Lu Yanting's lips moved. He wanted to say, "Don't change the subject," but the commotion at the door interrupted him.
The young nurses had pushed so hard that they had actually forced the unlocked door open and spilled straight inside.
"S-sorry!" The nurse at the front, who had nearly fallen, hastily apologized. "I didn't mean to."
Jian Ran frowned. "What do you want?"
"I..." The nurse summoned her courage. "Jian Ran, could I have your autograph?"
Jian Ran froze, then raised a hand and pointed beside him. "Emperor Lu is right here. Are you sure you want my autograph?"
The nurse nodded vigorously. "I'm sure!"
"You were so cool at Lucky Inn! I'm a new fan!"
As soon as she finished, the other nurses behind her chimed in, "So are we!"
"Jian Ran, you're so handsome!"
And so, utterly bewildered, Jian Ran signed autographs for every nurse in the building.
Their excited, jubilant expressions stood in stark contrast to the icy manner of the supermarket clerk selling ice cream.
Once he finally finished