The hospital room was quiet at this moment, with only the soft rustling sound of an apple being peeled.

The apple peel in Adeline's hand didn't break. This young lady was perfect in everything she did, even peeling apples.

She handed the peeled apple to Felyn without asking.

Because she knew that if she asked, Felyn would definitely refuse.

As expected, Felyn didn't reach out to take it.

"If you don't eat it, it'll just go to waste..." Adeline said before Felyn could. "I don't like apples, so if you don't eat it, I'll have to throw it away."

Wasting food was shameful, especially since Felyn had experienced a time when he didn't have enough to eat.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of Felyn's chewing, the curve of Adeline's eyes became more and more beautiful.

"Felyn, this place must cost a lot of money per day, right?"

"Mhm, treating contamination is very expensive."

"So, you're in this line of work for your sister's treatment fees?"

"Not entirely. I'm not that great and selfless. I also have to pay off debts and plan for my life after I quit this line of work."

In this situation, if it were another client, Felyn would most likely say with a sob, "If it weren't for my sister's illness, I wouldn't be in this line of work. Young lady, don't feel sorry for me. I'm already unclean, not worthy of a good person like you worrying about me. I'll take care of you in the next life..."

Then Felyn would receive a large sum of money from the young lady as a comfort.

But Felyn hadn't acted like this for a long time because his current clients weren't quite suitable.

Adeline, naturally, didn't need to be mentioned; he had to keep his distance from her now. Dorothy didn't need him to say anything at all; she would find all sorts of excuses to give him money herself.

As for Daiyi, she would only laugh at him.

Oh right, there was also the dragon lady. He could try it on her, but Felyn always felt the effect wouldn't be very good.

"So, is the money you usually earn enough for the expenses here?"

"Just about. I have quite a few clients. A while ago, my schedule was basically full from Monday to Sunday. It's been a bit more relaxed recently."

Adeline's eyes dimmed considerably. Monday to Sunday, didn't that mean Felyn was working all the time?

Under such circumstances, Felyn still had to take care of his sister and go to school to study.

And during their contract, she had made many excessive demands.

Adeline thought again of Felyn's figure busy by himself downstairs in her small villa.

He was probably already very tired back then, and yet she had to trouble him with trivial matters.

"Felyn, I didn't know what was happening with you before, so about the past..."

"Stop. I don't mind. And you're a client; you don't need to know about my life and suffering."

"But I don't want to just be your client anymore. I also want to be your... your lover. I know I'm not good enough yet, but I will work hard. I will repay the mistakes I made in the past."

Felyn rubbed his forehead. "You don't owe me anything. You give me money, I provide you with service. This is a normal business transaction. If my personal matters affect the quality of your contract service, that's my dereliction of duty. So you can praise my professional skills, but don't feel like you owe me."

"I know, but I can't be so clear-cut about it. I don't want to care about contracts and such. I just care about you. I just want to see you well. I can't separate contract and life completely like you do."

Adeline wiped the corner of her eye, sighed, and then squeezed out a beautiful smile.

"I'm sorry, Felyn. I'm overthinking again. We're clearly here to visit Miss Olivia, yet I'm talking about these things again. If Miss Olivia heard this, she might be unhappy too."

"No, I think she quite likes you."

"Really?" Adeline's voice rose a little.

"No one would dislike you. You take care of everyone gently, and you're the same with Olivia."

Felyn had just seen how Adeline took care of Olivia, and he didn't see any intention of deliberately acting to please him.

"What about you?" Adeline cared about the first half of what Felyn said.

"I'm already praising you, so you don't need to bring it up, right?"

"What can I do? I just really care about your opinion of me," Adeline muttered under her breath, twirling a strand of her hair around her fingertip.

The hospital room fell into a brief silence.

Olivia lay quietly on the bed, her beautiful profile reflected in the window.

Felyn came to her side and stroked her head.

Adeline had braided Olivia's hair into a princess braid; it was no longer loose like before.

"This hairstyle suits you quite well," he said in a low voice, then sat down beside Olivia.

He took out a piece of paper from his pocket, on which were some words he had written yesterday.

The doctor said that if she was stimulated, she might wake up earlier.

Felyn knew nothing about Olivia, so he could only choose topics that might interest someone her age.

Love, studies, family, and so on.

After Felyn had spoken for half an hour, Olivia still showed no signs of waking up.

"It's completely useless," Felyn said, waving the paper in his hand at Adeline.

"Felyn, how much did you know about her before?"

"Nothing at all. She's a distant relative, very, very distant. We've never met," Felyn explained.

"Just like Miss Daiyi?"

"Daiyi? She's not... oh right, just like her."

Adeline sat down next to Felyn, looking at Olivia with him.

"It would be good if she had a boy she liked or something. Calling out his name might wake her up."

"Olivia probably doesn't, right? And just calling someone's name will wake them up? Is it really possible for that kind of plot to happen in real life?"

Weren't those the kind of scenes that could only be acted out in TV dramas and novels from before he transmigrated?

"It's true. If I fall into a coma in the future, if someone calls your name in front of me, I will definitely wake up," Adeline said, secretly inching closer to Felyn, their arms touching.

Felyn also began to wonder, if he fell into a coma, whose name would wake him up?

From the current situation, it was undoubtedly Dorothy.

He would probably climb out of bed immediately and run out of the hospital with the IV drip stand.

"Should I try calling your name in her ear? Maybe she likes you a lot." Adeline leaned close to Olivia's ear and called Felyn's name.

"Felyn, Felyn, Felyn, Felyn."

"Are you really just trying to help wake Olivia up?"

"Of-of course! I'm not taking the opportunity to call your name more, definitely not."

Olivia still didn't react.

"Forget it. It's getting late anyway. We can't expect her to wake up early in one night."

Felyn packed up his things, drew the curtains, and prepared to leave the room.

"Miss Olivia, I hope we can meet again next time. Your brother is the best person in the world. Wake up quickly so you can see him."

Adeline leaned over Olivia's ear and said her goodbyes.

She was already very satisfied to have come here with Felyn tonight, especially after learning that Miss Olivia had safely passed the crisis.

She didn't dare to hope to spend more time with Felyn.

As Felyn was pushing open the door to the hospital room, his hand paused. He then turned his head to look at Adeline behind him.

"When she wakes up, I'll let you know."

"Eh?"

Adeline was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth slowly lifted, like the melting of the first snow.

"Mhm!"

Her fingers, hidden behind her back, secretly clutched the hem of her skirt, kneading the fabric into a happy wrinkle.

The door slid open with a whoosh. Adeline followed Felyn out of the hospital room and into the hallway.

Then, the smile that had just appeared on her face began to freeze.

"Viloti? And Zervanie? What are you two doing here?"

(End of Chapter)