Li Tianchen shook his head speechlessly. “Zhou Xiaoqing’s a year younger than me. But I don’t know what she had eaten to have such a well-developed body. Her body has a nice curve, which looks hotter than my ex-girlfriend Zhu Hongli.” He thought. But he never paid attention to Zhou Xiaoqing before. When he randomly looked at her up and down at this time, he found that the girl next door had turned into a beautiful woman.

Seeing that Li Tianchen was staring at her, Zhou Xiaoqing’s face was reddish. She was both shy and happy, saying, “Brother Tianchen, I...”

Li Tianchen felt a little embarrassed and turned away his sight, saying, “Oh, what are you saying?”

“Do you think I’m pretty?” Zhou Xiaoqing asked in a low voice, with her face blushed.

Li Tianchen froze and nodded, saying, “Of course, you’re pretty.”

“Compared to your girl... ex-girlfriend?” Zhou Xiaoqing’s beautiful eyes stared at Li Tianchen, and she was a little nervous.

Li Tianchen hesitated for a moment, smiling, “She’s not as beautiful as you.”

To be honest, Zhou Xiaoqing was indeed much prettier than Zhu Hongli. The little girl was pure and natural, with an innate quality of refined beauty. She was more beautiful than Zhu Hongli who was somewhat pretty with the help of makeup. Li Tianchen appreciated Zhou Xiaoqing more than Zhu Hongli.

“Really?” Zhou Xiaoqing looked happy.

Li Tianchen nodded, saying, “Sure.”

Zhou Xiaoqing’s beautiful eyes blinked happily, and her face was very red. She said in a low voice, “Then... can I be your girlfriend?”

Li Tianchen froze, and opened his mouth wide, saying, “Ah?”

Li Tianchen looked at Zhou Xiaoqing surprisingly. “This is too surprising for me.” He thought.

Zhou Xiaoqing’s face became redder. She lowered her head, and put her hands together in front of her body, whispering, “Brother Tianchen, you don’t have a girlfriend now, do you? I want to be your girlfriend.”

Li Tianchen scratched his head, dumbfounding, “Little girl, what nonsense are you thinking about?”

“I’m old enough.” Zhou Xiaoqing, unconvinced, pouted her rosy lips, with her slender white neck raised. She looked directly into Li Tianchen’s eyes, saying, “Brother Tianchen, do you know that I liked you when we were little? I didn’t want more knowing that you have a girlfriend. But, now, you don’t have a girlfriend. If I don’t speak up, you’ll go to college, and leave here. I won’t have another chance...” As she was speaking, her eyes turned wet.

Seeing the sincere and brave pretty girl in front of him, Li Tianchen suddenly understood. “The girl next door has grown up. She has been in the society for over two years. Perhaps, she’s more mature and brave than me when it comes to relationships. How could I not notice before the fact that she’s more worthy of being cherished than Zhu Hongli?” He thought.

Li Tianchen smiled bitterly. “I never thought of Zhou Xiaoqing as a girlfriend, but a sister. Yet, I didn’t expect that she would confess her feeling for me.” He thought.

“Aren’t you worried that Sun Ergou would sue my family? He wants a million yuan. Even if my family sells the clinic, we can’t get enough money.” Li Tianchen’s words were teasing, and he said in a self-mockery manner, “By then, I’ll be a person without a home. Do you still like me?”

Zhou Xiaoqing shook her head, with sincerity on her beautiful face. She said, “The house my parents left me worth several hundred thousand yuan. Don’t worry about the money. Besides, we’re healthy with the ability to earn money. Even if we lose everything to pay Sun Ergou, we’ll earn it back as long as we work hard.”

Li Tianchen couldn’t help but be touched after hearing these words. “This little girl is really simple.” He said.

Seeing that Li Tianchen was silent, Zhou Xiaoqing suddenly thought of something, and the light of expectation in her eyes was less shiny. She mumbled, “Brother Tianchen, do you despise me?”

Li Tianchen, who was surprised by the words, said, “Despise?”

Zhou Xiaoqing’s slim fingers intertwined with each other. She said in a low voice, biting her lips, “I didn’t go to high school. I have no diploma, and I understand nothing. Yet, you’ll go to college and go to big cities. I don’t deserve you at all...”

Li Tianchen felt amused. His heart softened, and he rubbed Zhou Xiaoqing’s head, saying, “Of course not. You’re so pretty, smart and diligent. I’m the one who doesn’t deserve you.”

Zhou Xiaoqing was cheered up, and blurted, “Then, I can be your girlfriend, right?”

“Well...”

Li Tianchen rubbed the end of his nose without a word. “This girl is very straightforward and obsessive.” He thought. “Err, I don’t want to think about that right now. You know that there are many troubles in my family. I still need to prepare for the entrance enrollment exam. I can’t be distracted. ”

Seeing that Li Tianchen didn’t reject her, Zhou Xiaoqing was not discouraged. She nodded, saying, “Yes, I understand. I’ll wait until you finish taking the entrance enrollment exam. Brother Tianchen, don’t be distracted by the breakup. You’re the best in my heart. She’s a foolish woman who can’t recognize the real pearl. She’ll definitely regret her decision in the future.”

Having seen Zhou Xiaoqing’s serious expression, Li Tianchen couldn’t help but smile, feeling touched in his heart.

“I’ll go to the hospital. You should go home.”

Zhou Xiaoqing agreed to go home and said goodbye to Li Tianchen with happiness all over her face. Then, she turned to leave with happy steps.

Looking at Zhou Xiaoqing’s back disappearing in the crowd, Li Tianchen froze for a while. Then, he smiled happily, walking toward the affiliated hospital.

Elder Sun was admitted to the affiliated hospital of a medical university, that is, the Harbour City Medical University. It was in the middle level among all medical universities in Huaxia, but a highly renowned medical university in Harbour City.

Li Tianchen passed several traffic lights on foot and arrived at the affiliated hospital of the medical university. After inquiring the ward of Elder Sun, he directly came to Room 301 on the 11th floor of the inpatient department building.

“Ah, I caused you trouble.”

When Li Tianchen just came to the door of room 301, he suddenly heard the weak voice of Elder Sun.

Li Yong’s voice also came, and he sounded guilty, “I’m also responsible for your illness.”

Elder Sun sighed, “It’s not your fault. Ah, my son is a good-for-nothing. It’s my fault that I pampered him when he was a child. Doctor Li Yong, you have helped me a lot. I didn’t expect that I would cause you so many troubles in the end. I’ll talk to my worthless son. Don’t worry. I won’t let him come after you again.”

Li Yong smiled bitterly. “If Elder Sun could manage Sun Ergou, he wouldn’t be so lonely and live in an old house by himself. His unfilial son Sun Ergou never visits him. This time, his sudden illness attracted Sun Ergou’s attention. The hooligan acted like a vicious dog which smelled meat. He wanted to take the chance and blackmail my family a huge amount of money. That was why he showed up and arranged Elder Sun to be hospitalized.”

At this time, Li Tianchen pushed the door open and walked in.

“Grandpa Sun.”

Li Tianchen greeted Elder Sun politely.

Elder Sun looked at Li Tianchen surprisingly, saying, “It’s Tianchen. Why are you here?”

“I come here to see you, Grandpa Sun.” Li Tianchen said while smiling, and sat near Elder Sun. “How are your legs now? Can’t you feel them at all?”

“That’s nice of you to come. I’m afraid my legs are doomed.” Elder Sun looked at the scar on Li Tianchen’s forehead, saying with guilt, “Child, this is the doing of the beast?”

Li Tianchen smiled, saying, “It’s a flesh wound. I’m fine. Grandpa Sun, I’ll feel your pulse.”

Li Tianchen’s smile made Elder Sun feel relieved and touched. “What a good kid!” Elder Sun thought. And he felt more guilty in his heart.