And now, back at square one, Sheng Shi found himself unable to help but laugh and cry at the long tirade from Gu Lanshan. Who exactly was the unreasonable one? He had eaten something carelessly and gotten acute gastroenteritis, yet somehow it was his fault for being inconsiderate?
However, to avoid worsening Gu Lanshan's "condition," Sheng Shi had dutifully pressed the service bell, instructing the nurse to take away his dinner, to show his "sensibility."
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Gu Lanshan was staying in a single room. At ten thirty in the evening, when she came out of the bathroom after brushing her teeth, she saw Sheng Shi bring in a pillow and a blanket from outside.
Gu Lanshan climbed onto the bed and saw Sheng Shi toss the pillow casually onto the sofa. She bit her lower lip, her hand reaching for the mobile phone she had thrown under the pillow, and then said, "Hello?"
