Mo Shaoyan said in a low voice.

But Qu Xiaobo still heard it.

When she heard his words, she regained her consciousness.

Her anger suddenly faded away.

She looked at Mo Shaoyan less angrily.

Zhang Huai hurried to throw the cup away after Mo Shaoyan said so.

Mo Shaoyan turned around to look at Qu Xiaobo.

Qu Xiaobo looked at him, too.

He was watching Qu Xiaobo, too.

He suddenly noticed that Qu Xiaobo looked much calmer.

"You..."

Mo Shaoyan wanted to ask her a question.

She said one word hoarsely, "Water."

"Water?"

Mo Shaoyan paused a second and then he realized, "You want to drink some water?"

Qu Xiaobo nodded and lay down in her bed tiredly.

"I'll get you some water now."

Mo Shaoyan hurried to take up the kettle to pour her some water.

But he suddenly realized that the cup was thrown away by Zhang Huai just now when he failed to find it.

He became annoyed.

What he could do without a cup?

He didn't know how to deal with the situation.

But he suddenly remembered that he brought a bottle of tea with him this afternoon.

So, he put down the kettle and looked for the tea.

It was a bottle of black tea.

He didn't have time to drink it yet.

He took the bottle to Qu Xiaobo's bedside and asked her, "The cup is being washed now, so we don't have any other cups. Is a bottle of black tea OK?"

Mo Shaoyan thought that she didn't hear it when he asked Zhang Huai to throw the cup away.

So, he lied to her.

Qu Xiaobo remained quiet and stared at Mo Shaoyan.

Mo Shaoyan's heart was pounding when he got stared at by her.

He guessed that she didn't want to drink something drunk by him.

So, he explained, "I took the black tea with me this afternoon. I haven't drunk it yet. Don't worry!"

Qu Xiaobo nodded after hearing his very detailed explanation.

Mo Shaoyan held her up and put a pillow behind her. Then he fetched the tea and passed it over to her after he opened the bottle.

Qu Xiaobo was about to take it.

Mo Shaoyan thought that Qu Xiaobo must've been too tired to hold the bottle herself, "I'll hold it for you while you're drinking."

Qu Xiaobo frowned.

Mo Shaoyan was not sensitive and didn't feel that Qu Xiaobo disliked his offer. He still held the bottle carefully for her, "If you don't like black tea, you can take a sip and then have a rest. I'll find a cup for you quickly."

Qu Xiaobo noticed how carefully he took care of her.

She seemed to hate him less even if they didn't get along before.

She looked down and took a sip of the black tea.

Because Mo Shaoyan worried that she might get choked, he moved the bottle very gently.

So, she was still very thirsty after taking a few sips.

She wanted to drink more, but Mo Shaoyan didn't let her.

"Pregnant women shouldn't drink too much black tea. Hot water is better. I'll find you a cup."

Mo Shaoyan put the bottle away and walked out.

At the door, Zhang Huai took some paper cups back after she threw away the glass one.

Mo Shaoyan took over the paper cup immediately after seeing it, "I'm looking for cups! Perfect timing!"

Zhang Huai smiled.

She passed the cup over to Mo Shaoyan.

But she didn't look happy when Mo Shaoyan took care of Qu Xiaobo and poured her some water.

Although Qu Xiaobo's mind was in a whirl, she realized something after she woke up.

For instance, Zhang Kai was really dead.

She felt it was inappropriate to let Mo Shaoyan hold the cup for her, so she reached out and tried to take over the cup.

Mo Shaoyan withdrew his hand.

He didn't want to give the cup to her.

Qu Xiaobo's voice was better now, "I can drink it myself."

"You..."

"Give it to me."

Qu Xiaobo was very straightforward and asked him to give her the cup.

Mo Shaoyan assumed that she couldn't hurt herself with a paper cup with warm water in it, so he passed the cup over to her.

Qu Xiaobo took the cup and started to drink the water, looking down.

Mo Shaoyan was watching Qu Xiaobo nervously at the same time.

Zhang Huai thought about it when she saw Mo Shaoyan staring at Qu Xiaobo. She walked to Qu Xiaobo and sat by the bed, "Do you feel better, my sister-in-law?"

Qu Xiaobo looked up at her, "Huai, you never called me like that before."

Zhang Huai was a bit embarrassed after hearing so.

Mo Shaoyan looked at Zhang Huai, too.

Zhang Huai explained awkwardly, "Because my parents didn't accept you as a family member, I didn't dare to call you that way."

"So they accept me now?"

Qu Xiaobo looked up at her smilingly.

Zhang Huai faltered, "Now..."

Now her family had no choice.

When Zhang Kai was still alive, his family disliked Qu Xiaobo and refused to accept her. But now Zhang Kai was dead and Qu Xiaobo was pregnant. Of course, his family would accept her. His family would beg for her to be a member of their family.

"How are your parents?"

Qu Xiaobo didn't want to give Zhang Huai a hard time, so she changed the topic and asked about her parents.

Zhang Huai looked down sadly, "They were not in a good condition after knowing about my brother's death. My mom passed out and hasn't woken up yet. My dad has been taking care of her."

Hearing this, Qu Xiaobo was quiet.

She put the cup on her knee.

Zhang Huai looked at Qu Xiaobo and asked with hesitation, "Are you really pregnant?"

"No."

Qu Xiaobo denied it.

Everyone there was surprised at her answer.

Zhang Huai looked at Qu Xiaobo confusedly with her eyes wide open.

Mo Shaoyan was confused, "The doctor said you are pregnant. Song Shuang took your pulse to confirm and he said..."

"Please remain quiet."

Qu Xiaobo glanced at Mo Shaoyan impatiently.

Mo Shaoyan saw the disdain in her eyes.

So, he kept his mouth shut.

Zhang Huai didn't buy it, "Please say that you're joking."

"I'm not joking." Qu Xiaobo put the cup on the desk and looked at Zhang Huai seriously, "I know my body better than anyone else. We had great protection, so I can't have your brother's baby."

Zhang Huai's face changed, "So you..."

"I'm not pregnant and will not be pregnant with your brother's baby. I'm not your sister-in-law, so you don't have to look after me. Please go back."

Qu Xiaobo asked her to leave.

Zhang Huai didn't know what to do, "Sister-in-law..."

"Get out."

Qu Xiaobo raised her hand and pointed to the door.

Zhang Huai didn't want to leave.

But she could tell from Qu Xiaobo's facial expression that Qu Xiaobo didn't want her to stay.

So, Zhang Huai had to run away from the ward, covering her face and crying angrily and sadly.

Mo Shaoyan felt sorry for her when he saw her cry.

He couldn't help saying, "She looked after you because she worried about you. You don't have to drive her away."

Qu Xiaobo looked at him coldly, "Please leave."

Mo Shaoyan was surprised.

She was so cruel.

He took such good care of her just now, but she didn't appreciate it.

"I..."

Mo Shaoyan hated being scolded by women for no reason.

So, he wanted to leave when Qu Xiaobo asked him to do so.

But he recalled that he promised Song Shuang and Gu Baisheng to look after Qu Xiaobo.

That meant he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

"I'll stay with you." Mo Shaoyan walked to her and sat on a chair next to her sickbed. He crossed his legs with his arms folded, "I choose to stay not because I care about you. It's because I promised Song Shuang and Bai Shengsheng to look after you."

Qu Xiaobo withdrew her hand coldly and leaned against the pillow, "I don't need it."

"No, I can't explain it to Song Shuang if I leave."

"I'll explain it to him."

"No, what if you use this chance to slander me?"

Mo Shaoyan made a solid point.

Qu Xiaobo didn't have a reason to drive him away now.

They stared at each other for a while.

Then Qu Xiaobo suddenly looked down and got into her duvet, "Whatever."

She didn't want to waste her time arguing with Mo Shaoyan.

So, she wanted to get some sleep.

But the ward was actually very cold because it had no heater and the air conditioner was broken.

The ward was heated up by the sun during the daytime.

They had to use layers and layers of duvets to keep themselves warm at night.

But they didn't have extra duvets.

There was only one per ward.

And one duvet was not enough.

Qu Xiaobo gradually curled up her body under the duvet.

She had no idea when she fell asleep.

Just like previously, when she fell asleep, she dreamt about Zhang Kai.

She started to cry when she saw him.

In her dream, she wanted to reach out to catch Zhang Kai.

Her hands were suddenly grabbed by someone.

She could feel the warmth passed to her from the hand that held her hands.

That person not only held her hands but also covered her with something to keep her warm.

She called his name in her dream, "Zhang Kai? Zhang Kai?"

No one responded.

She called him again, "Zhang Kai..."

That person sighed gently.

He answered her vaguely, "I'm here. Sleep sound! I'll always be there for you."

Qu Xiaobo felt a little better after hearing the response.

She stopped calling him and held that warm hand tightly in case he would leave when she let go of him.

Mo Shaoyan tried to withdraw his hand.

But Qu Xiaobo held his hand too tightly.

He couldn't withdraw his hand.

So, he had to pull the chair over and sit on it to let Qu Xiaobo hold his hand.

He kept her company quietly.