"Have you had lunch?" Li Xin asked.

"I just finished the breakfast you made." It had to be said, Li Xin's cooking was indeed delicious.

"It's lunch break now. When I go back, we can have lunch together." Li Xin used to be dissatisfied with her dad arranging for her to live so close to the hospital, but now she felt fortunate that the hospital and her apartment were so close, saving her a lot of time commuting.

"That's too much trouble. You can eat at the hospital." Yan Ruowen felt it was too much hassle to go back and forth for just one meal.

"It's only a fifteen-minute round trip for me. There's no traffic, and the food outside is full of MSG. How can it compare to homemade food?" Li Xin knew Yan Ruowen had a stomach problem. Even though she didn't have a sophisticated palate, Li Xin was determined to help her improve her health. She had prepared a thick book of dietary recipes.

"Then suit yourself." Since Li Xin didn't mind the hassle, Yan Ruowen had no reason to object.

Yan Ruowen sat on the sofa, feeling suddenly at a loss with nothing to do. However, she soon noticed a sticky note on the wall beside the sofa, obviously left by Li Xin. Yan Ruowen tore off the sticky note.

"You might be bored now, so I prepared a finance magazine and a newspaper for you." She picked up the magazine and newspaper placed nearby. The magazine looked brand new, probably bought specifically for her. She remembered Li Xin didn't seem interested in finance. She thought of Li Xin with a strange feeling, feeling a bit awkward, but she couldn't ignore Li Xin's kindness.

Yan Ruowen didn't read for long before Li Xin came back. As Li Xin had said, the hospital was very close. She glanced at the woman entering, noticing that Li Xin's style of dress was somewhat different from before. Although she still exuded mature sexiness, it was toned down a bit, which Yan Ruowen felt suited her identity better. However, she quickly withdrew her gaze and continued reading the magazine.

Li Xin opened the door and saw Yan Ruowen sitting on the sofa reading a magazine. She felt surprisingly good to see this woman waitingw for her with time on her hands. The feeling of being waited for and waiting for someone was completely different.

She took off her nude high heels and changed into cotton slippers, walking over to Yan Ruowen. She took off her thin coat and put it on the sofa nearby, then reached out to take the magazine from Yan Ruowen's hand and sat on her lap. Yan Ruowen's body stiffened slightly at Li Xin's enthusiastic embrace. Yan Ruowen felt this posture was too intimate, and Li Xin's usual seriousness had disappeared. However, she didn't push Li Xin awa, nor did she embrace her.

"If you put your arm around my waist, I'll probably be happier." Li Xin felt Yan Ruowen's body tense, but she still felt happy. Wenwen seemed to be more human now. Pushing away a beloved person unkindly was very hurtful.

Yan Ruowen hesitated for a moment before reaching out to encircle Li Xin's waist. This action brought their bodies closer together, and she caught a whiff of the perfume mingled with Li Xin's scent. Yan Ruowen never wore perfume and had no knowledge of it, but she found Li Xin's perfume smelled good. She had never disliked Li Xin's scent; otherwise, their relationship wouldn't have lasted so long.

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This kind of intimacy had never happened before, and Li Xin enjoyed it very much. Yan Ruowen realized she didn't seem to dislike this kind of intimacy as much as before; she was just used to rejecting it out of habit. Her body relaxed slightly, and she unconsciously held Li Xin closer.

"What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you." Li Xin asked softly, resting her face on Yan Ruowen's fair neck. Even if Yan Ruowen couldn't respond to her feelings, Li Xin was satisfied with this kind of interaction. In fact, she was a woman who was easily contented.

"I'll cook from now on. I have nothing to do recently." Yan Ruowen still felt it wasn't good for Li Xin, who was busy with work, to come back and serve her. Originally, she planned to take a three-month break. After all, she had just divorced and left the Qian family. However, now Yan Ruowen couldn't wait to find a job immediately. Doing nothing was the most painful thing for her.

"Can Wenwen cook?" Li Xin smiled. She always enjoyed cooking, especially for her loved ones. However, thinking about Yan Ruowen cooking for her, Li Xin was also looking forward to it.

"You can teach me." Yan Ruowen said seriously. Everything was about going from not knowing to knowing.

"Tomorrow is my day off, I'll teach you. Let me plan the schedule. Mm, let’s wake up at seven, go and buy ingredients and put them in the fridge. Leave the coffee shop at eight, go shopping together at nine-thirty, watch a movie at two, and then..." Li Xin was excited about tomorrow's schedule. Wenwen had never given her so much time before. They could do many things that couples could do all day long. Li Xin filled the day's schedule to the brim.

"Is that okay with you?" Li Xin asked Yan Ruowen expectantly.

Yan Ruowen nodded. The schedule was indeed very tight. Although many things were things Yan Ruowen wouldn't do or didn't want to do, she had nothing to do now, so she might as well try them.

"Wenwen is so nice." Li Xin kissed Yan Ruowen's cheek, her excited demeanor resembling that of a little girl. Yan Ruowen looked at Li Xin, feeling strangely overwhelmed. Actually, this woman, who looked very glamorous and mature, wasn't as mature as she appeared. The more she got along with Li Xin, the more she discovered Li Xin's hidden side.

"Wenwen loves meat, all kinds of meat. I'll fry some steaks for you later. Lunchtime isn't long enough, so I'll make something more elaborate when I come back tonight." Li Xin was proactive. Once she had made up her mind, she jumped off Yan Ruowen's lap and headed to the kitchen.

Yan Ruowen watched Li Xin leave, and fell deep in thought. This woman was busy for her sake, and the feeling was strange. It wasn't a feeling of dislike but rather one of liking.

After lunch and almost at the end of the lunch break, Li Xin had to go back to the hospital, feeling very reluctant to leave. If she had been born in ancient times, she would definitely have been an emperor who lost his country for a beauty.

"If you feel bored, you can go to my study. You can use anything of mine." Li Xin said to

 Yan Ruowen.

"Thank you." Yan Ruowen expressed her gratitude.

After Li Xin left, Yan Ruowen went to the study. The study was quite large, with various medical works on the left side of the bookshelf. Yan Ruowen randomly picked up a book and found it filled with dense notes. She couldn't believe Li Xin was someone who took such meticulous notes. She didn't believe it, so she picked up another book. It seemed that so-called geniuses also relied on hard work. Talent combined with diligence was often an essential element of genius. She was practical herself, and she always had a good impression of hardworking people. Therefore, Li Xin’s image in her mind was completely overturned. Was this the real Li Xin?

On the other side of the bookshelf were some books and periodicals unrelated to medicine, with strange titles. Yan Rouwen didn't dare to touch them. One of the titles read "Ancient Women's Spring Palace Picture."

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