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Seeing that the Old Mistress did not have any intention of greeting her, she walked to the sofa in the room and sat down. She acted like an outsider as she looked at a few people from afar.

Ever since Gong Yan brought her to the palace, she could feel that compared to the old man's warm relationship with her, the old lady's indifferent tone made her seem unsatisfied with her 'future granddaughter-in-law'.

But it didn't matter to her. She was only an imposter, so it was fine for her to accompany someone in an act. Naturally, she wouldn't enter too deep into the drama, nor would she care about the opinions of an unimportant person towards her.

Out of the corner of her eyes, she noticed that there were a few magazines on the tea table. She picked them up and started reading.

He occasionally glanced up at the group by the bed and then lowered his head to read the magazine in a leisurely manner.

Of course, she also saw the old mistress glance at the old servant who had spoken. The old servant soon quivered and did not dare to continue speaking.

"If it wasn't for Uncle Qin calling me, would you still be hiding this from me?"

Gong Yan sat on a chair and leaned over to tuck in the old man on the bed. As he spoke, his usual coldness was gone, replaced by a gentleness in his tone.

"It wasn't a big deal in the first place. If someone gets old, it's inevitable that they'll bump into each other."

When Old Mistress Gong's gaze fell on Gong Yan's face, a friendly smile appeared on her usually distant face, "Now that you are in charge of the company, there are a lot of things to do and I don't want you to worry about me."

"The way you put it, you really don't care about my feelings at all."

The smile on his lips was still gentle, but the sparkle in his eyes was gradually cooling down.

As the two of them were chatting, the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open.

Everyone in the room looked over at the same time.

Pei Luoyi was still holding the magazine in her hand. She stopped flipping pages and looked at the woman walking in from the outside. The girl looked to be about the same age as her due to her temperament being in the middle of the two. However, her clothes were too simple and clean.

Her long black hair hung straight down to her waist, and her hair was of a very good quality. She should have been given regular professional care. She wore a plain linen dress, and her face was unpainted. Her eyes and teeth were white.

As she watched, Pei Luoyi suddenly felt that this was the kind of appearance that all boys would have when they first fell in love.

Seeing her, a rare smile appeared on Old Mistress Gong's face. She waved at her and said, "Zhizhi, come here quickly."

Gong Yan's gaze swept over the girl the moment she entered the ward, looking like an unimportant person.

Pei Luoyi was sizing up the girl when she discovered something interesting. She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

Perhaps because she was too nervous, the girl's fingers tightly gripped the hem of her skirt. Her fair face had a scarlet blush, but her eyes were glued to the man who no longer looked at her.

She slowly walked over and stopped by the sickbed. First, she looked at the man's indifferent face, then she lifted her eyelids and softly said, "Granny Gong, the hospital registration has been completed. Uncle Qin said he will go back and get the food."

"Thank you, Zizi."

The Palace Mistress laughed amiably, and in the blink of an eye, she saw a row of servants standing there, and her voice turned cold, "Wang Ma, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and bring a chair for Miss Su to sit on."

"Oh, oh, yes." The servant who was called out quivered and hurriedly carried a chair for the girl and the man to sit side by side.

Pei Luoyi seemed to have understood what was going on. Her gaze returned to the magazine, and the smile on her face became even more pronounced.

"Xiao Yan, since you're here, you have to thank Zhizhi properly. It would be better if she drove me to the hospital in time."

The old lady looked at Gong Yan, paused for a second, and then said, "How about this, you arrange a time to treat Zhi Zhi to a meal, and thank her properly in person."

Before Gong Yan could say anything, Su Qizhi hurriedly stood up, waved her hand and hurriedly said, "No need, Granny Gong, no need to thank me, I am only doing my best, there is no need to be so polite."

When she spoke, her face was flushed. After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and twisted her fingers, not knowing what to do. It was as if she didn't even have the courage to look at the man face to face.

Her embarrassment and shyness could be clearly seen by those present who had long eyes.

Gong Yan raised his eyes and looked emotionlessly at the girl with his deep eyes. He opened his mouth gently, "Miss Su, there's no need to shirk. Of course I want to thank you."

She didn't expect that he would respond so readily. A trace of astonishment flashed across the eyes of the other two.

Old Mistress Gong smiled. It would be the best thing for her if he agreed.

He could see the satisfied look in the eyes that lacked the glasses.

Su Qizhi pursed her lips, there was no happiness in her eyes. After hesitating for a while, she turned around to look at the woman in the corner, who did not seem to exist at all. She glanced at Pei Luoyi, then turned back to the man, "Isn't this a little bad …" "Yan-gege, your girlfriend, she …"

Gong Yan followed her gaze and glanced around the corner. The woman was flipping through a magazine and didn't seem to care about the situation here. She seemed to be an outsider.

The advanced ward was neither big nor small, but they were all in the same room. The volume of their conversation was only a few steps away, so it would be a lie to say that they couldn't hear it clearly.

However, from the way Pei Luoyi was acting, he didn't seem to be paying attention at all.

The space between his eyebrows was clenching so tightly that it could not be seen.

"She's not such a petty person."

Stingy? Rather, it would be better to say that the woman didn't take it to heart at all.

"Besides, I'm just thanking you for sending my grandma to the hospital. She has no reason to be angry."

Gong Yan shifted his gaze to the girl's face. With a faint smile, he easily answered all the questions she wanted to know.

The fingers on her knees were clenched so tightly that they turned white. Her heart sank to the bottom, and even her eyes turned red.

He did not deny that it was true.

He already had a girlfriend.

When she thought that this man wouldn't put any other women into his heart, when she was trying to get close to that man in every aspect, when she thought that she could finally rely on that person's shadow to stand in front of him, he chose to start over. A figure that was completely different from that person.

All the hard work he had put in these past few days, in just two short sentences, had turned into ashes.

After a long while, when all the tears in her eyes had been forced back, she raised her head and looked at the man's handsome face. She smiled gently and replied, "Alright. Then another day, let's eat together."