The next day.

The effect of the drug didn't last long. At half-past six o'clock, Wendy opened her eyes.

The sky was still not very bright, and the pale morning light came in through the curtains. The whole room was filled with a deafening silence.

Wendy lifted the quilt and sat up. She felt as if there were thousands of sandbags on top of her head, which made her head feel heavy.

Why was it like this?

In the past, when she woke up, she could only see the bright and beautiful morning light. She could feel the clean and fresh air flowing in the room. Although she was lazy, the satisfaction after waking up was indescribably wonderful.

In just a few days, why did all the warmth and beauty disappear, only to be replaced by the cold medicine bottle and the deadly silence?

Wendy got up with a heavy head and looked at her phone. She saw a new message on the screen.

It was from Dolly.

"Wendy, I will fly back to Australia early this morning. I won't call you in case I would disturb you from sleep. I'll come back after dealing with the company's affairs. You should take good care of yourself. If there's any trouble, you can ask your brother for help."

After reading the text message, Wendy suddenly burst into tears.

It wasn't that she couldn't bear to part with Dolly, but she felt too depressed. She had to let out her stress and tears.

Dolly's departure was just a way to vent her unhappiness.

The silent tears gradually turned into wailing. Wendy slowly squatted down and hugged herself like an innocent injured animal.

She had never been so sad and had never thought that she would experience such pain.

However, even if she endured so much pain, she still didn't regret falling in love with Gavin.

When she firmly said that she had to apply for the medical school, Dolly had said that she was too stubborn.

Now it seemed that she was more than stubborn. She was simply an incurable lunatic.

However, after she cried painfully, the big stone that blocked her heart seemed lighter. Finally, she no longer felt so much pain when breathing.

When she arrived at the hospital, she happened to meet Dr. Oliver.

Dr. Oliver could see at first glance that something was wrong with Wendy's mental state. He asked tentatively, "Wendy, is there anything wrong with you?"

"No." Wendy subconsciously denied. "I'm fine."

Dr. Oliver was dubious and gave Wendy a reminder in advance. "Now, we should set the rule first. There can't be any more accidents in today's work. Otherwise, your internship report may not look good."

Wendy nodded and forced out a smile. "Doctor Liang, don't worry. I promise you I'll restore my ordinary working state and work hard today!"

It turned out that the premise of working hard was to have a good sleep.

After the whole day's work, although Wendy's performance was not as amazing as before, at least she didn't make any mistakes.

However, she gradually became reliant on Stilnox.

After lying down for more than ten minutes, she still couldn't fall asleep. Then she started wondering if she had been insomniac again. What if something went wrong with her work tomorrow?

She was a doctor. When she made a small mistake in work, it would be a matter of life and death.

Under the torture of anxiety, Wendy had to take sleeping pills to get herself into a state of sleep under the influence of the medicine.

When she went to see the psychologist again, the doctor refused to prescribe Wendy the medicine.

"Wendy," the psychologist said, "I suggest that you should seek psychological consultation."

"What does she need to consult about?"

"About how to stop loving my brother?"

Wendy subconsciously shook her head and said, "Doctor Li, I'm fine. It's just that I'm under a lot of pressure because of the postgraduate examination and have some trouble sleeping."

After Wendy's constant pleading, the doctor asked her a few questions and made sure that she just needed sleeping pills to help her sleep without other problems. Then the doctor dared to prescribe medicine for her.

As soon as Wendy got the medicine, Gavin received a phone call.

Gavin was working overtime to deal with a few documents. When he picked up the phone using a Bluetooth headset, he heard a hesitant voice.

"Ahem, Special Assistant Gavin, it's me... You asked me to keep an eye on Wendy for you. Do you still remember?"

"Are you still watching her?" Gavin was surprised. "It's over. You can end this job now."

During this time, he had been too busy, so he had forgotten about such a thing.

The man on the other end of the line gave a long "hmm" and said, "I think... it's very likely that this job will have to go on."

Gavin pressed the Bluetooth headset in his ear and asked, "What do you mean?"

"At six o'clock in the afternoon, Wendy took a bottle of sleeping pills from the pharmacy of the hospital," the man said, "In fact, she had already taken a bottle of sleeping pills a few days after Miss Scott revealed your identity. But then, she told the pharmacist that she was helping her friend get it, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But today, I saw her take another bottle, so I paid attention to it and investigated it. I found that no friend of hers needs sleeping pills."

Gavin instantly put down the pen with a snap, and his expression became serious. "Do you suspect that she took the sleeping pills for herself?"

"That's right." The man hesitated for a moment and sighed. "Forget it, I'll tell you the truth. Since the day your family background was exposed, Wendy has been making mistakes in work. She is not in a good state. But in less than three days, she has adjusted herself. I thought there was nothing important, so I didn't tell you. Now it seems... not only is there something wrong, but it is also very serious."

"I see."

Gavin hung up the phone, picked up a few documents on the table, and went to the president's office to find Brian.

Brian was ready to get off work. When he saw Gavin suddenly come in, he was a little confused. "What's the matter?"

Gavin put the documents on Brian's desk. "These documents need to be settled right away. You should work overtime to deal with them. I'm going to find Wendy."

Only then did Brian realize that Gavin's look was unprecedentedly cold and serious. He stared at him and asked, "What's wrong with Wendy?"

"I'm not sure yet," Gavin said, "I need to find her."

In fact, Gavin didn't want to be sure about it at all. He would rather prefer that it was him thinking too much.

Seeing Gavins urgency, Brian nodded and said, Leave the documents to me. You can go.

When he went downstairs, Gavin dialed Wendy's number.

Wendy's voice sounded the same as usual. "What?"

"Have you gotten off work yet?" Gavin asked calmly, "Shall we have dinner together?"

"Okay." Wendy agreed without hesitation. "Since you propose to treat me to dinner, I won't hesitate!"

Gavin smiled. "What would you like to eat?"

Wendy thought for a moment and said with a headache, "I haven't decided yet."

Gavin looked at his watch and said, "It will take me another twenty minutes to reach the downstairs of your residence. You can take your time to think about it."

Wendy answered lazily and hung up the phone.

Gavin watched his phone return to the home screen, got in the car, and asked the driver to head to Wendy's apartment.

In less than 20 minutes, the white Land Rover reached the apartment building. Wendy happened to open the transparent glass door and walked out.

Gavin got out of the car and watched Wendy running all the way.

She had put on light makeup. When she smiled, her almond-shaped eyes were sparkling, and the corners of her lips were beautiful and pure. She looked no different from before.

Wendy stopped in front of Gavin and gave him a look of appreciation. "You're quite punctual!"

Gavin asked as if he had gotten used to it, "Have you decided on how to waste my money?"

"Yes!" Wendy said, "Come with me."

Gavin opened the car door, but Wendy stopped him.

"It's not necessary to drive." Wendy pointed to the front and said, "We'll be there in a few steps. Let your driver rest for a while."

Gavin was familiar with this area, but he couldn't remember any expensive restaurant around, so he followed Wendy in confusion.

It was rush hour, and the sidewalk was crowded with young people walking in a hurry. Gavin was dressed in a fitting suit, and his tall and straight figure was already eye-catching enough. However, he had a handsome and extraordinary face, and girls were looking back at him all the way.

Only then did Wendy realize that she had made a wrong decision.

No matter how close the place was, she should let Gavin ride in the car.

It was a disaster to the world to let such a charming monster out!

Wendy couldn't help pulling Gavin. "Hurry up, or you'll cause a traffic jam, and the traffic police will come to you."

Gavin smiled and followed Wendy closely.

What he didn't expect was that Wendy would take him to a small noodle house.

It could be seen that the noodle shop had been opened for a few years. The decoration in the shop was still the same as that of the city A decades ago. The yellow and old lights shone on the simple and crude wooden signboard, and there was no eye-catching place.

However, there was a long line waiting to order.

Gavin looked at Wendy in surprise. "What's the background of this shop?"

"Nothing special. It just has a long history." Wendy pulled Gavin to line up. "The noodles here are definitely better than the spaghetti you've tasted in the five-star hotels!"

Gavin looked at the line of people in front of him and was about to look at his watch. After thinking for a while, he put down his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll accompany you."

Every minute of his was precious.

If it was someone else, he would definitely not waste time waiting in line with her just to eat a small bowl of noodles.

However, Wendy could be an exception.

Looking at Gavin's action, Wendy felt as if something had been injected into her heart, which made her heart ache and soft.

She looked at Gavin's profile, unable to look away no matter how hard she tried.

What should she do? She seemed to have been trapped deeper.

Gavin had always been sensitive to others' gaze. He turned his head and happened to meet Wendy's eyes in the air.

Perhaps it was his illusion. At that moment, Wendy's eyes were hazy and soft. It was not the look of a sister at all.

It was more like the look of a girl who had something on her mind when she looked at the person she loved deeply.

Gavin was shocked by his own thoughts. Before he could react, Wendy asked him, "What kind of noodles would you like to eat?"

"... You can make the decision for me."

In fact, Gavin couldn't make any decision now.

If his guess was correct, then... everything would be out of control.

Wendy didn't know that she had exposed herself at all. She greeted the aunt, who was taking orders, and asked for two bowls of braised beef noodles.

"It's thirty." The old auntie looked at Gavin with a smile. "Sweetie, is this your boyfriend?"

Wendy hurriedly shook her head. "No, he is my elder brother."

The woman looked for the change when she said with an "oh" at the same time, "You two are both so beautiful. Your family genes are really good!"