Chapter 53: The Nurse Who Becomes Long Qinxin’s Informant
Lu Zhiyin stared at Long Qinxin for a long time without blinking. Long Qinxin also showed no intention of backing down.
Time ticked by, and Lu Zhiyin grew increasingly anxious. According to her calculations, Leng Qingqiu would be back soon.
She had to do everything possible to prevent Long Qinxin and Leng Qingqiu from meeting.
“Let’s talk about transferring hospitals another time, classmate Qinxin. It’s getting late, you should go back.”
Changing the subject, Lu Zhiyin turned her head away, breaking the eye contact with Long Qinxin.
The anxiety churning in her heart prevented her from carefully considering Long Qinxin’s feelings.
After all… no matter what, someone was bound to be unhappy.
“…Classmate Zhiyin… are you trying to get rid of me?”
Pressing her lips together, Long Qinxin couldn’t quite believe that her classmate Zhiyin would drive her away.
They had only met not long ago… and barely exchanged a few words.
Feeling a little hurt, Long Qinxin lowered her eyes, and what caught her gaze were the banknotes on the bed.
She had hurt her classmate Zhiyin, which was why she was unhappy, right? How could she make her forgive her? Today’s experience made Long Qinxin naturally associate everything with money.
Money seemed omnipotent, and it happened that her classmate Zhiyin was also short of money.
She unzipped her wallet and started pulling out money, wad after wad, and finally emptied all the money from her wallet.
The banknotes she pulled out were significantly less than the money on Lu Zhiyin’s bed, so Long Qinxin took out two bank cards as well.
As long as she could be forgiven, she was willing to give all her money.
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. Take all this money. Can you forgive me? Classmate Zhiyin… don’t drive me away, and please don’t be angry anymore…”
Wiping away the tears that continued to stream down her face, Long Qinxin stood stubbornly in place, unwilling to leave.
“…”
Lu Zhiyin glanced silently at the pile of banknotes Long Qinxin had poured out, as well as the two dark gold bank cards on top of them.
Her emotions grew increasingly complicated, and she didn’t know how to handle Long Qinxin.
The girl probably didn’t know what love was, nor how to love someone. She was simply pouring out her affection, expressing her heavy feelings for Lu Zhiyin.
“Here… Qinxin.”
Removing the word “classmate” from her address and doing her best to calm herself down, Lu Zhiyin glanced at the hospital room door from the corner of her eye.
The nurse who had changed her dressing earlier that day was standing at the door, peeking her head in, looking at Lu Zhiyin and Long Qinxin inside the room.
The corridor outside the ward was quiet, with no footsteps. It was still some time before Leng Qingqiu would return.
“…I… I’m here…”
Crouching down, Long Qinxin rested her chin on the edge of the bed, her eyes blurred with tears. The girl’s face was a little fuzzy in her eyes, but she could see the helplessness on Lu Zhiyin’s face.
“Let me repeat myself, I’m not angry. I’m not asking you to leave, and I don’t dislike you at all.”
Gently touching Long Qinxin’s face with her hand, Lu Zhiyin sighed.
“Sigh… I’m just really tired. The surgery last night took a long time, and I was on an IV drip for most of today. I couldn’t sleep properly at all. Right now, I really need to rest alone.”
“I know that I’m important to Qinxin, so it’s understandable that Qinxin would think this way. But aren’t we dating? Trust me a little more…”
Repeatedly wiping away Long Qinxin’s tears, Lu Zhiyin also stroked the girl’s hair.
“…Be good. Take your money back. You must be tired too, right? Go home and get a good night’s sleep. Don’t wear yourself out, or I’ll be heartbroken.”
Softly and gently comforting Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin withdrew her hand.
“I will seriously consider the hospital transfer. I’ll let you know by phone when I have an answer. It’s really too late today, and I need to rest. If you’re really worried about me, it’s not too late to visit again?”
Her voice was filled with peace and tranquility, but her heart was filled with anxiety. If Long Qinxin lingered, Lu Zhiyin truly didn’t know what she would do.
“Trust… I understand. I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have thought so much.”
Fortunately, Long Qinxin wasn’t unreasonable. She stood up, gathered her money and bank cards, and left the ward with some reluctance.
She looked back at Lu Zhiyin, who was still smiling at her, at every turn.
It seemed she really didn’t dislike her…
Long Qinxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the ward, Long Qinxin gently closed the door. She looked at the nurse who had been peeking in.
She patted the nurse’s shoulder, signaled for her to follow, and then led her to the corner of the corridor.
“Hoo… What’s your name?”
She took a deep breath and frowned again at the faint smell of medicine in the hospital.
“Me? My name is Tao Xiaohong.”
Shrugging her shoulders, the nurse seemed a bit bewildered.
Logically, she should be on duty, but her salary was so low that she might as well slack off if she could.
Besides, the rich person in front of her was quite good-looking, and it wouldn’t hurt to chat with her for a bit; it would be nice to look at.
“…Watch over Zhiyin for me, take good care of her, and satisfy her needs as much as possible. Tell me if anything happens with her condition. I’ll give you money, and I’ll reimburse you for any money spent on her.”
She no longer had much hope for the hospital transfer, and she couldn’t come to the hospital every day herself. Handing everything over to that scoundrel Leng Qingqiu wasn’t realistic either. She needed someone to look after Lu Zhiyin when she wasn’t around.
Moreover, she needed to know if Leng Qingqiu would do anything bad to Lu Zhiyin.
The nurse in front of her was the best candidate to be her informant: she worked in a hospital, was greedy, and was very idle.
“What?… Ah, no problem, of course.”
After a slight pause, five thousand yuan was pressed into her hand by Long Qinxin.
She readily agreed.
“This is the initial payment of five thousand yuan. I’ll give you another ten thousand yuan when Zhiyin is discharged.”
As she finished speaking, Long Qinxin took one last look at the nurse and hurried out of the hospital.
Lu Zhiyin was right; she was indeed exhausted. The string in her mind had been taut all day, and she was mentally and physically drained.
She really needed to get a good night’s rest.
At the same time, realizing how useful money was, Long Qinxin began to have new expectations for her life.
She wanted money, more money. With more money, she could better protect the person she liked.
Her family’s remaining capital was substantial enough to allow her to dabble in some money-making ventures, and even if she lost money, it wouldn’t be too much.
“…From tomorrow onwards, I’ll try to be more talkative…”
She decided to make drastic changes to herself. If she was going into business, staying reclusive forever wouldn’t work…
