"No need, Brother Mo, I’ll just grab something simple to eat. What would you like? I can bring it up for you too," Qin Huai’an declined.
"Xiao Qin, how can we let you just settle for something simple when you’ve come all the way from Jiang City?" Mo Xiaolin entered the room, knowing that the only chance to see Xiao Yue was around noon time, and she was hoping her son would act quickly to settle down with his future daughter-in-law.
Mo Xiaolin wouldn’t want to miss such a good opportunity to get along by letting Qin Huai’an interrupt.
"Aunt Mo." Qin Huai’an was so overwhelmed by Mo Xiaolin’s enthusiasm that he didn’t know what to do but to follow her back.
When they arrived at the Mo Family’s home, Qin Huai’an realized it wasn’t just Mo Xiaolin there, but another lady too. Mo Xiaolin introduced her, saying, "This is Sister Wang from the small store at the end of the alley. You can just call her Aunt Wang."
Sister Wang was quite a chatterbox. Seeing the well-dressed Qin Huai’an, she immediately started grilling him, asking his age, whether he had a partner, and other personal questions.
Meanwhile, Mo Xiaolin had prepared five or six delicious dishes, causing Qin Huai’an to feel it was too extravagant for just the three of them. They couldn’t possibly finish all the food.
When it was time to eat, Qin Huai’an asked, "Aunt Mo, don’t you need to send food over to Brother Mo?"
Seeing everyone sitting down to eat, and noticing that Aunt Mo didn’t seem to have any intention of sending food over, he couldn’t help but ask.
"Don’t worry, Xiao Qin, Si Yu won’t go hungry," Mo Xiaolin said cheerfully.
Qin Huai’an thought about it for a while but still couldn’t figure it out.
*
"Xiao Yue, today, you can deliver the food by yourself. I’ll just eat at the shop," Tang Mingli said while holding the meal brought over by Tang Yue and digging into his portion.
Tang Yue was about to sit down when she suddenly asked, "Uncle, why aren’t you going to deliver it?"
"I’m not going." Tang Mingli ate his food heartily, his face reddening at the thought of Mo Siyu’s questioning from the day before.
"Uncle, didn’t you disagree with me seeing him more often?" Tang Yue became anxious.
She was also embarrassed to see Mo Siyu after their accidental kiss; even though it didn’t land on her face or any crucial spot, such intimate contact left her too embarrassed to face Mo Siyu.
"That Qin Huai’an went there, didn’t he? I heard he hasn’t left yet," Tang Mingli comforted her: "Don’t worry, even if you go, you won’t be alone with him."
Tang Yue: ...
Eventually, resigning to her fate, Tang Yue carried the meals and soup to the hospital, thinking that since Qin Huai’an was still there, she felt a lot braver.
She stood at the door, mustering up the courage for a long time before finally knocking.
"Come in." The indifferent voice was no different from what she heard on any other day.
Upon entering the ward, Tang Yue saw that Mo Siyu was the only one there, not to mention Qin Huai’an; even the child from the next bed was gone.
It seemed that every noon, the child from the neighboring bed would be taken downstairs by their parents to stroll around.
Tang Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Carrying the meals, she walked in hesitantly, glancing around before asking, "Uncle Mo, haven’t you seen Mr. Qin?"
"Do you need him for something?" Mo Siyu’s dark eyes fixed on her, deep and seemingly pulling her into a vortex of immense gravity.
Tang Yue steadied her nerves, shook her head, and said, "No, he said yesterday that he was coming to visit you, so I thought he was still here."
Tang Yue changed the subject to the meals and began to unwrap the food, handing it to Mo Siyu while keeping her head down, too shy to make eye contact with him.
Mo Siyu didn’t speak either. Whatever Tang Yue said, he only responded with a grunt as an acknowledgment.
The ward was very quiet, with only the faint sound of Mo Siyu eating his meal.


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