Chapter 9: Like me, gurgle gurgle~

Director Qi brought up three servings of food and politely told Jiang Wenting to go back and rest after they finished eating, saying she would watch over the ward for the time being.

But given her earlier attitude, how could Jiang Wenting feel at ease?

“It’s alright, Director Qi. My filming schedule has been moved to the day after tomorrow afternoon, so I’m free before then. If you have matters to attend to at the sanatorium, why don’t you go back to the hotel to rest and check for tickets back to Yuncheng?”

“That would be so embarrassing!” Qi Hongyu’s happy smile was almost uncontrollable.

Jiang Wenting said, “It’s fine. I live nearby in the film and television city. Even if I’m filming the day after tomorrow afternoon, it’s convenient to come back after I’m done. Director, you don’t have to worry. I’ll take good care of her. I’ll contact you immediately if there’s any news.”

“Of course I trust you, Xiao Jiang,” she said, her form of address now more intimate.

“It’s really rare to see a star as kind-hearted as you. It’s truly Lanlan’s blessing for several lifetimes to be cared for by you.”

Faced with her pleasantries, Jiang Wenting always maintained a polite smile.

Xiao Ru, with her baseball cap on, had no idea how many times she had rolled her eyes underneath.

Qi Hongyu chattered on for a while longer.

After leaving the three servings of food and a red paper envelope, she left for the hotel with her bag.

As soon as she left, Xiao Ru sneered.

“With her rotten character, she dares to call herself the head of a sanatorium. Calling her ‘Lanlan’ so affectionately. If she were really that attentive, she wouldn’t have ended up in this state!”

After that outburst, it was clear as day.

Jiang Wenting couldn’t help but laugh.

She adjusted her cap and lifted her chin to look at Jiang Wenting.

“What are you laughing at? You’re happy being a busybody, are you!”

While listening to her lecture, Jiang Wenting started to unpack the food on the bedside table.

“Wow, meatball soup and pearl soup dumplings? Xiao Ru, do you want some?”

Xiao Ru: “How could I dare to eat the food you earned through your chivalry!”

Jiang WTing made a “tch” sound, glanced at the person on the hospital bed, and raised her eyebrows with a smile.

“Yi Lan, let’s eat together, okay?”

Yi Lan’s mood was still a bit low.

Jiang Wenting opened a container of meatballs, and the smell of food filled the room.

She went over and pressed the lift switch on the hospital bed, raising the head of the bed slightly.

She then placed a pillow under the other’s neck.

Seeing this, Xiao Ru also rolled her eyes and came over to help.

Yi Lan gave her a cold look.

Xiao Ru: “What are you looking at? You think I want to take care of you!”

“Xiao Ru,” Jiang Wenting called her name helplessly.

“Can you stop bullying her all the time?”

“What do you mean I’m bullying her!” Xiao Ru couldn’t help but argue with her.

“Look at her attitude, it’s like we owe her eight million!”

She would always subconsciously place herself and Jiang Wenting on the same side, which made Yi Lan feel very uncomfortable.

Although she knew that the Jiang Wenting before her had no memories, she still couldn’t accept that any random stranger could be so close and friendly with her.

As if possessed, when Jiang Wenting brought the spoonful of meatballs to her lips, she actually opened her mouth obediently.

The slightly salty food slid into her mouth, making her whole body tremble.

“What’s wrong? Is it too hot?” Jiang Wenting asked nervously.

Yi Lan didn’t speak, enduring the pain and swallowing the food in her mouth bit by bit.

When Jiang Wenting fed her the next spoonful, she made sure to blow on it to cool it down.

Yi Lan cooperated and opened her mouth.

Then, Jiang Wenting saw that the inside of her mouth and her tongue were covered in raised white blisters.

Jiang Wenting was startled and quickly put down the spoon in her hand, leaning in for a closer look.

“What’s wrong with your mouth? Let me see?”

Her expression was so anxious, filled with worry.

Yi Lan hesitated for a moment, but finally opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue slightly for her to see.

It was probably from internal heat.

In fact, when she wasn’t eating, she didn’t feel much pain.

It was just that the stimulation of the food had touched the pain nerves of this body, causing her to tremble instinctively.

“It looks like you have mouth ulcers,” Jiang Wenting asked with eyes full of pity.

“Does it hurt a lot? I’ll get you some anti-inflammatory mouthwash to clean it, and then we can eat later, okay?”

Yi Lan closed her mouth, silently closing her eyes, waiting for Jiang Wenting’s next move.

Xiao Ru went out to get the medicine before Jiang Wenting could.

Jiang Wenting filled a paper cup with half a cup of warm water, fed it to her with a straw, and held an empty paper cup in her other hand.

“Here, drink some water first and rinse your mouth.”

Yi Lan followed her instructions and took a light sip.

When Jiang Wenting moved the empty cup in her hand over, the other person had already swallowed the water in her mouth.

“I didn’t ask you to drink it. I wanted you to rinse your mouth, like this,” Jiang Wenting said, puffing out her cheeks and making a gurgling demonstration.

Yi Lan: …

She suddenly spoke, “Jiang Wenting, this general is not a fool!”

“Huh?” Jiang Wenting was choked and didn’t react for a moment.

The next second, Yi Lan snatched the paper cup of water from her hand, bypassed the straw, and drank it down with gurgling sounds.

She was really thirsty.

Before she fainted, this person had said she would get her some water to drink.

Several hours had passed, and she hadn’t seen a single drop.

She finished half a cup of water in one go, shoved the paper cup into Jiang Wenting’s hand, and turned her head to sleep.

Jiang Wenting was stunned.

After a while, she realized her negligence and quickly apologized.

“I’m sorry, Yi Lan. I said I would get you some water to drink before, but something unexpected happened, and with so many people back, it got delayed. It’s all my fault. I’ll definitely be more careful next time!”

Hearing the word “unexpected,” Yi Lan suddenly remembered that the girl named Xiao Ru had said that someone in the hallway had pointed something at her face and asked her if she knew how scared she was, and something about what happened back then.

She didn’t know what the memory-less Jiang Wenting had experienced in this world.

Why was she panicked and scared?

Was it retribution for all the bad things she had done in her past life?

“Yi Lan,” Jiang Wenting brought another half cup of warm water over.

“Are you still thirsty? Do you want to drink some more?”

Her words interrupted her thoughts.

Yi Lan thought for a moment, maybe she should drink some more.

Otherwise, she might die of thirst if there was no water later.

Dying of thirst was much more painful than starving to death.

So, she finished another large half cup of water in one go.

Her smoking throat was soothed, and the fatigue in her body became less obvious.

A short while later, Xiao Ru came in with anti-inflammatory mouthwash and Bingpeng powder.

Jiang Wenting very seriously and carefully cleaned her mouth.

Xiao Ru couldn’t stand it and said sourly, “I’ll go downstairs and get some white porridge. What a hassle!”

Jiang Wenting knew that she was just sharp-tongued, but her heart was actually very soft and kind.

After Xiao Ru left, she explained to Yi Lan bit by bit, “Yi Lan, that’s just Xiao Ru’s personality. Don’t take it to heart. She’s actually worried that the saltiness in the meatballs will irritate your mouth sores, so she went down to buy white porridge.”

Yi Lan said faintly, “She doesn’t have to!”

Jiang Wenting: …

Well, these two were really born rivals, unable to stand the sight of each other.

In the future, she would have to be the one to mediate between them!

Xiao Ru brought back a portion of white porridge and some of Jiang Wenting’s favorite fruits.

At first, Yi Lan was unwilling to eat the food brought by the other person, but after much persuasion from Jiang Wenting, she ate a small half bowl.

With the intake of food and water, her weak body grew a little stronger.

That night, Jiang Wenting and Xiao Ru stayed to take care of her.

There was only one companion bed in the ward.

Jiang Wenting gave the companion bed to Xiao Ru and rented a camp bed to sleep next to Yi Lan.

In the middle of the night, she even got up several times to ask if she needed to go to the bathroom.

Yi Lan accepted her care with a clear conscience.

The next day, Jiang Wenting asked Xiao Ru to go to the hotel they were staying at to bring back some daily necessities and a change of clothes.

Although Xiao Ru really disliked Yi Lan, she still toughed it out and went back and forth for Jiang Wenting’s sake.

After spending a day together, Yi Lan was always silent.

Faced with Xiao Ru’s cold words, she wouldn’t even give her a proper look, completely treating her as air.

Only when facing Jiang Wenting would she have a slight response, but only a slight one.

On the morning of the third day, Jiang Wenting watched as the doctor set up her IV drip and then repeatedly instructed Xiao Ru several times before going to the film and television city herself.

She needed to arrive 2-3 hours in advance for filming to prepare her makeup and familiarize herself with the script.

Jiang Wenting’s makeup time was from 12:30 to 14:30.

She already knew the lines for the Flower Goddess by heart, so while waiting for her makeup, she couldn’t help but make a video call to Xiao Ru.

“How is it, Xiao Ru? The IV drip should be almost finished, right? What did you guys have for lunch?”

Yi Lan had been taking a nap with her eyes closed, but at the sound of the familiar voice, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked over.

Seeing this, Xiao Ru rolled her eyes at her and turned the camera around without a good grace, pointing it at Yi Lan’s hospital bed.

“There’s still this much left. Look at you, worrying about other people’s business!”

Jiang Wenting smiled gently and patiently listened to her lecture.

Yi Lan’s eyes kept looking at the phone’s receiver, searching for Jiang Wenting’s figure.

Xiao Ru got angry seeing her unworldly appearance.

“What are you looking at? Was I talking to you?”

Jiang Wenting laughed helplessly.

“Xiao Ru, don’t always be so fierce with Yi Lan. Give her the phone, let me see how she’s doing?”

The other person became even more agitated.

“Jiang Wenting, so you called to talk to her, is that it? Who is she to you? If you’re so concerned, why don’t you come and take care of her yourself? What’s the point of asking me for help!”

“Aiya, Xiao Ru,” Jiang Wenting used her trump card.

“I was wrong, okay? Don’t be angry, okay?”

She was naturally gentle, and when she acted cute, her voice was clear and melodious, very pleasant to listen to.

Xiao Ru was always unable to refuse such a boss.

With a cold face, she remained silent for a while, then turned the camera to the front and stuffed the phone into the hands of the person on the hospital bed.

“Here, hold it yourself. I’m not waiting on you!”

Yi Lan subconsciously caught the phone.

The next second, the better half of Jiang Wenting’s face appeared on the screen.