"You're here?"
Lan Xiangxian walked into the hospital room and set Gu Chupei's gifts beside his mother's bed.
His mother looked up at Lan Xiangxian with a smile:
"What brings you here so early today?"
Lan Xiangxian usually visited her at night, since he still had work to do during the day.
"I brought that friend you mentioned today."
Lan Xiangxian made no secret of it. He stepped outside, grabbed Gu Chupei by the collar, and dragged him in.
Gu Chupei was embarrassed about meeting her and had wanted to tuck his tail between his legs and run before even going inside.
Lan Xiangxian had told him to wait outside the door first. He hadn't expected Lan Xiangxian to come straight back out to grab him so soon.
"Huh? Huh, huh, huh? Does your mother want to see me? Does she really want to see me?"
Ever since Gu Chupei had realized he liked Lan Xiangxian, he had stopped putting on an act in front of him and become one big, goofy dog.
"Quit talking and come inside."
At the sight of Gu Chupei, the woman in bed took on a gentle expression and patted the bed beside her:
"You're Xiangxian's... friend, aren't you? Come sit here. I'd like to chat with you."
Gu Chupei immediately got up obediently from the floor, walked over to her with trepidation, and sat on the bed.
The moment his bottom touched the bed, he reached for an apple beside him.
"Hahaha, Auntie, shall I peel an apple for you? Are you thirsty? Shall I get you some water?"
He had never looked after a patient before and didn't know how to go about it.
But from watching melodramatic shows with Lan Xiangxian, he knew that looking after patients involved peeling fruit.
"Yes, thank