Chapter 1049: Xu Hongdou

Seeing Chen Nanxing's fearful and wounded expression toward her,

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but laugh out of anger,

then,

Xu Hongdou placed the pot in front of Chen Nanxing and the young nurse,

then sternly said: "Alright, drink it. Just-boiled hot water."

"Thank you, Sister Hongdou."

The young nurse immediately obediently thanked her, then picked up the pot and tested the temperature—"two seven three"—felt it wasn't too hot, and handed it to Chen Nanxing: "Sister Nannan, drink some hot water first to warm up."

Chen Nanxing murmured an acknowledgment, took the pot from the young nurse's hands, sniffed it, and involuntarily frowned, looking at Xu Hongdou with cautious hesitation: "Hongdou, did you wash the pot?"

Xu Hongdou chuckled, staring directly at Chen Nanxing: "Chen Nanxing, do you even have the right to be picky about this?! Whether the pot was washed or not, you're drinking this water—or I'll strangle you right now!"

Faced with Xu Hongdou's blunt threat,

Chen Nanxing had no reply—after all, she was in the wrong, and she had no recourse,

so,

Chen Nanxing reluctantly frowned and sipped a few mouthfuls of hot water; after a while, she exhaled a puff of cold air,

Qin Feng saw Chen Nanxing's pale face gradually regaining its rosy hue, checked the vital signs monitor's data, confirmed she was stable, then took the pot from Chen Nanxing's hands and handed it to the nurse: "You caught the chill too—drink some too."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Qin Feng."

The nurse immediately obediently drank two sips,

then set the pot aside,

then,

the four of them just stared at each other, unsure what to say.

Mainly because,

Xu Hongdou's eyes still carried a hint of murderous intent,

scaring Chen Nanxing and the young nurse into staying perfectly still,

and Qin Feng knew that at this moment, frightening Chen Nanxing would make her more obedient,

so Qin Feng said nothing to intervene.

After a while,

Chen Nanxing could no longer bear Xu Hongdou's deadly gaze,

so she forced out a stiff smile and said to Xu Hongdou: "Hongdou, the place we just went to has bloomed with osmanthus—it smells so sweet. You love osmanthus wine pudding, right? Should we go pick some to take back?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou shot Chen Nanxing an irritated glare and said: "Pick your head off, Nannan—I just want to crack open your skull right now and see what the hell is inside it..."

Chen Nanxing replied, pouting: "Of course it's brains—what else could it be? Tofu?"

The young nurse couldn't help but burst into laughter, then immediately clapped her hand over her mouth,

Qin Feng smiled faintly, staying out of their bickering,

but Xu Hongdou coldly glanced at Chen Nanxing and said: "Nannan, don't flatter yourself—tofu's expensive, and I wouldn't even waste it filling your head. I think yours is just full of water—so much you can't even pour it out!"

"Alright, alright."

Hearing this, Chen Nanxing realized Xu Hongdou was genuinely angry, so she immediately leaned forward, grabbed Xu Hongdou's hand, and pleaded: "Hongdou, I'm sorry, I really am sorry—I shouldn't have sneaked out with the nurse. I know I messed up, 3.4—please don't be mad anymore?"

Since Chen Nanxing had admitted fault,

Xu Hongdou had no reason to keep up her anger,

she extended her finger and sharply flicked Chen Nanxing's forehead,

her anger subsided, then she looked at the sky and said: "Alright, sunrise's coming soon—now you two won't be sleeping. Just wait and watch the sunrise, then head back to the hospital to sleep..."

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