Chapter 179

There seemed to be someone walking outside the door. It was so late, she didn't know if the hospital still provided food, but there seemed to be a 24-hour McDonald's nearby. He Lele thought for a moment, got up, and got out of bed.

The lights in the hallway made her feel a bit unaccustomed for a moment. It must have been past the rounds. The hallway was empty. Thinking of the footsteps she had just heard, she couldn't help but smile. Could it be some "good friend"?

Going down to the first floor, He Lele was about to walk outside when she saw a woman in a patient gown peeking into the lobby from the wall of the hallway. Her sneaky appearance in the middle of the night was both strange and suspicious.

He Lele held the elevator door and gave a light cough. The strange woman turned around, startled!

Xiao Sha?

"Xiao—"

"Shut up!" Xiao Sha glared fiercely at He Lele and hissed in a low, urgent voice. She looked toward the lobby, scanned He Lele up and down, and then stepped forward, grabbed He Lele, and ducked into the restroom on the other side.

"Why are you here? Never mind! Take off your clothes and give them to me!" Closing the door, Xiao Sha frowned, her whole body filled with impatience and urgency.

He Lele took a step back. "Miss Xiao, you are a patient, it's best not to—"

"I told you to give me your clothes!"

Seeing that Xiao Sha's condition wasn't right, He Lele decisively turned to open the door, but Xiao Sha was prepared. She kicked He Lele in the back of the knee, covered her mouth, grabbed her head, and slammed it hard against the sink.

Looking coldly at He Lele, who had been knocked unconscious, Xiao Sha's eyes were full of disgust. "Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." She had long wanted to teach this bitch a lesson; a mere assistant actually dared to play her in public! After last time, she had sent people to look for this little bitch for a long time but couldn't find her. She didn't expect to meet her here! If she weren't in a hurry to get out, she would definitely give this little bitch a memory she'd never forget!

Thinking of the humiliation she suffered last time, Xiao Sha couldn't stop her anger. She raised her hand and slapped her several more times before taking off He Lele's clothes and changing into them.

Glancing at He Lele's chest on the ground, a trace of embarrassment flashed in Xiao Sha's eyes. Then, thinking of Ruan Lin and Qin Zhixiu's attitude toward this ugly woman that day, Xiao Sha's anger rose from her heart. She stepped on He Lele's hand and ground it hard, gritting her teeth...

"Those who go against me never have a good end! You're lucky this time, next time I'll make you beg for my forgiveness while you're awake!"

Half an hour later, Zong's Hospital was in an uproar.

Three days later.

"I can do it myself, I'm really fine now." He Lele looked at the food by her mouth, then at the frowning Ruan Lin. She didn't know whether to open her mouth or not.

"..." Ruan Lin took the food into his own mouth and then leaned down to kiss her lips!

He Lele was so scared she raised her hand to push against his chest. "I'll eat, I'll eat!" She had seen people feed water like that, but never food!

The nurse on the side chuckled softly, looked at He Lele with envy, then shyly glanced at Ruan Lin's back, and left the ward with the used gauze.

He Lele swallowed the food in her mouth. "Mr. Ruan—Ruan Lin, I'm really fine. Didn't Dr. Zong say that if there's nothing wrong after the observation period, I can be discharged?"

"... Finish your meal first." The low, magnetic voice struck her heart, making it impossible to resist.

He Lele opened and closed her mouth mechanically, completely unable to taste the food. It was the same ward, but starting three days ago, the roles of patient and companion had swapped. Ruan Lin in front of her was dressed in white and black, simple and without any decoration, but his inherent dominance was even more apparent.

After finally finishing the meal, before she could speak, Ruan Lin kissed her, not letting go until she was blushing and breathless.

What was this? Rinsing her mouth after a meal?

"Ruan Lin, you..." He Lele looked at the small window on the door. Although this was practically an internal hospital, there was no guarantee that gossip wouldn't leak out. If... "There are nurses here who can take care of me, you still have work, right?"

"Do you want me to leave?" The dragon eyes, full of power, stared straight at her.

"I..."

"If I go out now, what do you think I'll do?"

He Lele swallowed. She remembered that when she first woke up, she saw Zong Jieran and several male doctors holding Ruan Lin back to keep him from rushing out. Given Ruan Lin's complexion and the bulging veins on his hands at the time, she didn't doubt his anger and murderous intent.

Ruan Lin pressed the service bell, then lifted the blanket off He Lele, sat beside her, and picked up the script to read.

The filming of the movie hadn't ended, and his scenes weren't finished either; he was just taking a few days off in the middle.

He Lele stopped speaking and quietly watched his perfect profile: thick brows like knives, dragon eyes full of power, a handsome nose, and lips of even thickness... Under the lens, he was so charming and multifaceted, fully committed and persistently maintaining his image and reputation. As an actor, she admired him. But as a man, as one of the tenants she served...

Although she wanted to treat it as a nightmare, and although she tried hard not to remember, how could she? He raped her, time and time again... but she was still grateful, grateful for his kindness toward her.

"Don't you want to sleep for a while?"

"... I'll get fat."

"Then go for a walk outside?"

He Lele shook her head; she didn't want to be seen by more people.

Seeing this, Ruan Lin put away the script, turned on the TV, put the remote control in her left hand, and then gently protected her still-swollen right hand in front of her.

He Lele's nose felt a bit sour. "Ruan Lin..."

"Don't say it, don't say anything." Beneath his deep face hid suppression.

"No," He Lele gritted her teeth, pulled back her right hand, and got out of bed. "Enough, don't do this anymore. I am not anyone to you, and I can't stand this kind of ambiguous relationship. After the three-month period ends, I will not appear in your life again." She pointed to the TV screen. "From now on, you are just a person on the screen to me, and I..."