When Gu Zhiyin passed by the nurse station, he lowered his head and said something to the little nurse. The little nurse agreed with a blushing face.
Mu Ning took off his clothes, lay on the hospital bed, and waited quietly for the man's arrival.
The door to the ward was gently pushed open, and Mu Ning quickly buried himself in the quilt.
The door was gently closed again, and the footsteps were very light, slowly walking towards Mu Ning.
"Ning Ning?"
Gu Zhiyin stood by the bed and saw a ball huddled under the quilt, still shivering.
The little guy must have been frightened.
He was a little annoyed that he was not by her side the first time when she woke up.
Gu Zhiyin took her out of the quilt, and sure enough, there were two strings of tears hanging on her pale face.
When Mu Ning saw him, she threw herself on him with a "woo" and wrapped her little hands tightly around his neck.
"Uncle Gu, where have you been? I couldn't find you after I woke up. I thought you left me and left..."
When Gu Zhiyin heard what she said, his heart ached.
"Fool, how could I leave you?"
He hugged her so quietly, his voice hoarse, "Even if I'm not with you, I will always be with you where you can't see me."
Of course Mu Ning could understand what he said and burst into tears instantly.
Seeing her crying harder, Gu Zhiyin thought she was frightened by a nightmare and patted her back gently, "Okay, Ning Ning, stop crying. It's time for us to go to sleep."
Mu Ning was gently placed on the bed by him.
She took Gu Zhiyin's hand and said, "Uncle Gu, please don't wander around. I'm scared to be here alone."
Gu Zhiyin hesitated for a moment and said, "Yeah."
"Then Uncle Gu come to the bed and sleep with me."
Gu Zhiyin looked at the single bed and frowned, "Ningning, I will squeeze you."
"It doesn't matter, just squeeze in to keep warm."
The county hospital has limited conditions and all beds are for one person.
Finally, under Mu Ning's coaxing, Gu Zhiyin took off his clothes and lay on his side next to her.
Afraid of squeezing her, he didn't dare to lie down, and the iron bars on the edge of the bed pinched his shoulder blades.
"Uncle Gu, if you step outside, you will fall." Mu Ning reminded him.
Gu Zhiyin's face stiffened, "Don't worry about me, go to sleep."
"Come closer to me, I'm still so wide here." Mu Ning hugged his waist and pulled him towards her.
Gu Zhiyin suddenly started coughing while holding her.
Mu Ning was startled and quickly patted his back, "I'll get you some water."
"Don't go...it's useless, cough cough..."
Mu Ning felt the curved bones of his spine, which shivered every time he coughed.
Fortunately, the nurse came. When she saw the two people huddled together, she was startled for a moment, then blushed and whispered: "Mr. Gu, please take some cough medicine first. The doctor on duty has just prescribed this medicine for you."
Mu Ning helped him sit up and gave him water.
The little nurse went out and closed the door. Gu Zhiyin lay down and hugged Mu Ning, "Ning Ning, let's go to sleep, okay."
"Uncle Gu, can you sleep now?"
"Um……"
"Oh well."
Mu Ning lay flat and stared at the ceiling for a while, hearing the even breathing beside him.
She turned her head and looked at Gu Zhiyin's sleeping face in surprise.
Just... fell asleep?
Mu Ning shouted softly, "Uncle Gu?"
He actually fell asleep!
No matter if he was sleeping, he finally didn't have to feel so uncomfortable.
Mu Ning turned sideways to face him, tracing his brows with her fingertips, smoothing the frown between his brows.
She noticed that he seemed to have lost weight, if that was not an illusion - she reached out to touch his back.
When he coughed just now, she felt his protruding spine.
He's really lost weight.
These days, he was tired from traveling around with her. The food here was spicy and salty, and he didn't eat anything at all.
That day when I had supper with Lao Wang, he just drank.
She didn't know how his stomach could bear it. According to his temper, even if he had a stomachache, he would hold back and not tell her.
Mu Ning felt terribly distressed, and she almost wanted to give up searching for her life experience.
If she had not come to Tian County, she might have thought Jing Shiyan was her mother her whole life.
She and Gu Zhiyin would not be in the current predicament.
Mu Ning's heart began to waver as to whether he should continue searching.
The next morning, Mu Ning woke up, but Gu Zhiyin was still awake.
Mu Ning got up first, got dressed and went out to buy breakfast.
When passing by the nurse's desk, she heard two young nurses discussing.
"Hey, do you know? Isn't there a very good-looking man living in that ward? He came to see me in the middle of the night yesterday."
"Ah? Why is he looking for you?" Another young nurse said with surprise on her face, "Isn't he interested in you?"
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about? He asked me to get him sleeping pills."
"What... sleeping pills?"
"Well, he is probably afraid that his coughing will disturb his girlfriend when she sleeps. He wants to let himself fall asleep so that he will stop coughing when he falls asleep."
"He's so kind to his girlfriend? I feel touched when I hear it."
"Yes, it's really enviable. His girlfriend looks so young. She must be afraid of sleeping alone. He slept in the same bed with her last night. She looks so loving."
"Speaking of... wait, where did you get the sleeping pills? This kind of medicine cannot be prescribed randomly, you..."
"Shh, keep your voice down. I took it secretly from the director's office. Doesn't his son have insomnia?"
The little nurse said, "The dose that the gentleman took was quite large. He said that he usually takes this kind of medicine and is resistant to it. He asked me to get more."
"I was also seduced by his beauty. He asked me to get it, so I went, eh..."
Mu Ning stood at the corner and felt a chill on his back.
She immediately turned around and rushed to the ward.
No wonder Gu Zhiyin fell asleep without saying a few words last night!
Isn't this man quite smart? Why are you so stupid sometimes?
Mu Ning rushed back to the ward. Seeing that the man on the bed showed no sign of waking up, Mu Ning hurriedly shook him, "Uncle Gu! Wake up! Uncle Gu!"
Mu Ning was crying. Just when she was about to take action, Gu Zhiyin woke up.
Gu Zhiyin opened his eyes anxiously and saw Mu Ning's hand raised in the air. His subconscious vigilance made him wake up instantly.
"What am I did wrong?"
"Ah?" Mu Ning was stunned for a moment.
His dark eyes stared at Mu Ning's hand.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to take it back."
She put her hands down awkwardly.
Thinking of the panic just now, the tears that were halfway through crying fell again, "Uncle Gu, you scared me to death. I almost thought you wouldn't wake up!"
Gu Zhiyin was silent for a moment. She probably already knew about him taking sleeping pills.
"Why can't I wake up? It's just to help me sleep." He said calmly while lying on the bed.
"But I heard from the nurse that you took a very large dose."
Gu Zhiyin reassured her, "It's a large amount but not excessive."
"Really? There won't be any danger?"
"She is a medical staff, how come she doesn't have this common sense?"
Mu Ning's eyes were red and she pinched him, "Don't do this next time."
After saying that, he cursed in a low voice, "Like a fool."
Mu Ning scolded him and ran away, fearing that he would catch him and teach him a lesson.
Gu Zhiyin watched her running out in a hurry, "Where are you going?"
Mu Ning had already disappeared.
When she came back, she was carrying several large bags of breakfast.
Gu Zhiyin watched her display everything, "With so much, can Ning Ning finish it?"
"It's all for you to eat."
He shook his head in surprise, "I can't eat so much."
"Then you have to eat half. I bought you seven or eight things. You choose what you like to eat and try to give me as much as you can. Don't waste food. Don't finish it if you really can't."
Gu Zhiyin looked at the various breakfasts in the packing box, raised his head and looked at Mu Ning, "What happened to you today?"
