hin coat and left the company.Ho Shao-ting drove back to the villa, arriving just at seven o'clock.He opened the car door and got out. A thin layer of white snow had already covered the ground, and th...Back to Wen Man's small apartment.

The little white dog wagged its tail and came up...

Wen Man took off her coat and petted its head, "Good girl!"

The little white dog was wagging its tail excitedly, eager to go out and play! Wen Man handed the leash to Huo Shaoting: "You take it for a walk around the block. I'll make you a bowl of noodles."

Ho Shaoting looked at her with profound eyes.

There was a bit of excitement there.

Then he bent down and put a leash on the dog, and went out for a walk.

The small kitchen of the apartment faced outwards, so Wen Man could see Huo Shaoting while she was chopping vegetables. He looked incredibly handsome in his tall and slender model-like figure, dressed elegantly.

Wen Man looked for a long time……

When he comes back, the heating will be on full blast in the house, it'll be stiflingly hot.

Ho Shaoting took off his overcoat and rolled up his shirt sleeves, sitting at the small dining table eating noodles. He didn't lose any of his gentlemanly air.

Wen Man took a copy of the morning paper and sat beside it reading.

He had several pinpricks on his arm that I could see, though I hadn't read the newspaper. They were so close together that the skin in that area was blue.

Wen Man's throat felt like it was blocked.

She lightly touched the spot with her slender fingers and looked at him: "How many times have you had blood drawn"

Ho Shao-ting followed her gaze and hummed softly.

Joanne has been making quite a ruckus, and both the Qiao and Huo families have been thoroughly worn down these days. Of course, Huo Shaoting has suffered the most. As Gu Changqing said, the hospital is short of panda blood. As long as Joanne waves her knife around, Huo Shaoting will have to go to the hospital to be filial.

Wen Man didn't speak, she only gently caressed.

She felt a little sorry for him.

She thought, Joan didn't love Huo Shaoting. Even if she had loved him, it was extremely distorted and selfish!

But these, she could not speak of.

She couldn't figure out Huo Shaoting's feelings any better than Qiao An.

Ho Shaoting finished his noodles and habitually reached for a cigarette, but Wen Man gently pulled it away.

"Cut it out a bit!"

He looked at her, his eyes deep and penetrating.

Wen Man lowered her eyes and busied herself with clearing his dishes, but her back was gently held by his hand.

"Clean up tomorrow!"

Ho Shao-ting gently lifted her up and walked straight toward the bedroom, his intentions clear.

……

"No!" Wen Man wrapped her arms around his neck.

Ho Shao-ting stopped in his tracks and looked down at her, his voice husky: "What's wrong"

Wen Man reached out a hand and gently stroked the collar of his shirt, murmuring softly: "You've drawn blood several times, calm down and take care of your body."

Ho Shaoting gazed at her with his dark eyes.

Wen Man also looked at him.

Her eyes were misty, her expression complex.

After a long silence, Huo Shaoting calmly said, “It’s fine!”

He has always been domineering, and Wen Man couldn't resist him, so she had to be pinned down at the foot of the bed and do that...

My body is about as good as it's going to get, not quite what it used to be.

He Shao-ting only did it once.

He whispered softly in her ear, the bed beneath them strewn with their discarded clothes.

Wen Man remembered.

He gently held her: "Don't move, stay with me for a while!"

Wen Man stopped moving, pressing her fair face against his neck, feeling the warmth.

Half an hour later, Huo Shaoting rested enough and took Wen Man to the bathroom for a quick rinse.

Wendy was so tired she fell asleep.

It was only during the night that she awoke, and Huo Shaoting wasn't in bed.

She got up, put on a coat and walked into the small living room. The window was open a crack, and Huo Shaoting stood by it smoking. There were seven or eight cigarette butts in the teacup beside him.

Seeing Wen Man come out, he immediately put out his cigarette!

"Did I wake you"

Wen Man walked past and hugged him: "Why aren't you sleeping Is something bothering you"

A woman's heart is soft, therefore she is more generous.

She thought that if he told her about Joan now, she would be willing to talk to him. After all, Joan was a chasm between them, something they couldn't avoid.

He Shaoqing patted her head: "Work stuff!"

He pulled her back to the room, and as they lay together in bed, he kissed the base of her ear for a long time.

……

Later on, they got along pretty well!

Ho Shao-ting even though he is busy, they still meet two or three times a week.

Sometimes she would spend the night there, and occasionally he'd come back early and purposely pick her up to take her to his apartment.

He has always had needle marks on his arms.

Wen Man didn't ask where he was during the time they hadn't seen each other, nor did she ask if Qiao An had been discharged from the hospital, or if she was still making a fuss, or if she was holding onto him hoping to get back together!

She only stews tonic for him when he comes.

He Shaoting always wanted it, Wen Man held back, rarely giving it to him!

He is too depleted!

Of course, there were also occasional nights when he received a phone call from Qiao Jingnian and would put on his clothes to go to the hospital.

On nights like that, Wen Man would be unable to sleep. She would get up and sit in the hall, waiting for him…

But, never waited!

……

Days went by, and both the Qiao family and the Huo family became well-known figures. Qiao An caused a stir throughout the city.

Wen Beryan felt sorry for his daughter and thus wasn't too keen on Wen Man being with Huo Shaoting. Even with all the wealth a wealthy family had, if her husband didn't belong to her and kept accompanying an outsider, what was the point

Aunt Ruan is a woman.

She knew Wen Man wasn't feeling well, so she didn't say much....

Difficulties abound everywhere!

She left the Wen residence and got into a car, ready to go to the hospital to pick up medicine for Wen Ber-yan. Auntie Ruan chased after her from upstairs.

"Aunt Ruan!" Wen Man got out of the car.

Aunt Ruan walked over and whispered, "Your father is a man, he just speaks straight. Don't take it to heart! As for matters of the heart, you figure it out yourself. But Aunt Ruan means this, even if Huo Shaoting is excellent, if you are not happy... what's the point!"

Wen Man lowered her head and hummed in agreement.

Her eyes were glistening, and her pretty nose was slightly flushed.

Auntie Ruan looked at him with pity.

She reached out and smoothed the wrinkles on Wen Man's coat: "If you like him, give it a try! If he disappoints you in the end, don't be too sad... Life is short, don't waste too much of it!"

Wen Man hummed in response.

Aunt Ruan patted her gently and said softly, "Go quickly! Drive carefully!"

Wen Man hugged Ruan Yi and then got into the car.

……

Wen Man drove to the hospital and picked up her medicine.

She didn't expect to run into Qiao An at the hospital.

A young nurse pushed her in a wheelchair for a walk outside.

Joan looked really unwell, her face was pale and she had lost a lot of weight. Her once delicate figure now seemed gaunt and the hospital gown hung loosely on her frame.

Wen Man looked at Qiao An.

Joanne also looked at her with a frown.

Though gaunt, the spirit remains strong!

There are several paths to the hospital, and there's always one you won't bump into her on. Wen Man didn't want to deal with her so she walked around.

Joanne stopped her, though. "Wenman, could we talk"

Wen Man gazed at her.

Joanne gestured to the nurse to push her closer, raising a hand with an air of authority.had made it quite clear. Lan Zimei wasn't a fool either, but the fact that she still came to pay New Year's greetings meant she was deliberately trying to make Mingzhu's life difficult.Of course, some...