The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 173: Getting Along Well at the rd Hospital

Jiang Yan listened to her words, raised an eyebrow and smiled, reluctantly saying, "Really angry? Alright, I’ll try to touch you less in the future."

Wang Miaomiao was so upset she carried her meal tray, dragged her stool to the corner of the wall, sat back down to eat, and decided to ignore him.

Jiang Yan was left quite helpless by her antics. He glanced at his right hand, which was not convenient to use, and at the meal tray in front of him, realizing he had no choice but to eat by himself with great difficulty.

Eating with his left hand, which still had an IV attached, proved to be somewhat inconvenient. Without Wang Miaomiao helping him with dishes, he simply stopped eating veggies and just dug into the rice with a spoon. After a few bites, he glanced wistfully at a certain person hiding in the corner and sighed...

Xiao Liu looked at one, then at the other, feeling very out of place here. He quickly finished his meal, saying, "Captain, I have something to do over there, I need to leave first. Here you..."

Xiao Liu only got halfway through his sentence when he winked at Jiang Yan, then turned to Wang Miaomiao, saying, "Mr. Wang, I’ll leave the captain in your care."

Wang Miaomiao puffed her cheeks with a mouthful of rice, looked at the serious-looking Xiao Liu before her, nodded blankly, "Sure."

"Thank you!" Xiao Liu saluted her, seriously expressing his gratitude.

Wang Miaomiao felt as though he was entrusting her with a major mission, one she couldn’t neglect even a bit. Otherwise, she would truly feel she let down her country, her party, her people, and him...

What kind of important task had she taken on here...

Wang Miaomiao looked over at Jiang Yan lying on the hospital bed, who was looking at her innocently, blinking.

Looking at his sickly, disheveled appearance, there was no trace of the once dashing and heroic elite.

Xiao Liu left, and Jiang Yan lightly coughed, smiling ingratiatingly, "Come and eat some veggies, there’s so much left. If you don’t eat, it’ll go to waste, and with this hot weather, it won’t keep."

With only the two of them left, Wang Miaomiao felt slightly uneasy, but since he had already spoken first, she couldn’t remain aloof. She had to reluctantly and pridefully walk over.

"Hehe..." Jiang Yan felt genuinely happy. Whether she was sulking or throwing a tantrum, he found joy, because at least it proved she wasn’t indifferent to him.

Perhaps Wang Miaomiao wasn’t even aware herself, but Jiang Yan could clearly see that the little girl’s expressions were growing more varied in his presence.

"What’s so funny? Just grinning foolishly." Wang Miaomiao didn’t know what was wrong with her; feeling a bit irritable but unable to express it, in a huff, she picked several chopsticks’ worth of vegetables into his bowl, "You need to eat more to strengthen up. You’re so weak, the wind could blow you away."

"I’m weak?" Jiang Yan really wanted to show her his eight-pack abs, but not now. Without status or titles, that would be inappropriate.

"Aren’t you?" Wang Miaomiao teased, half-mocking, "Just a minor assignment, yet you came back injured. Tsk tsk... And you’re supposed to be a big captain... hmph hmph..."

Looking at her sparkling, clever eyes, Jiang Yan felt a slight joy in his heart, his gaze softening by three degrees, "You’re absolutely right in your criticism."

Her immediate submission left Wang Miaomiao pursing her lips again, lightly snorting, as she gave him three more chopsticks’ worth of food, "Hurry up and eat."

The dinner the two of them shared turned out quite pleasant. After cleaning up the dishes, night had already fallen.

Wang Miaomiao put everything away, standing in the room, momentarily unsure of what to do.

Seeing Jiang Yan looking over the stack of documents again, she felt a bit moved. Even injured, looking quite pale, he couldn’t set aside work even for a moment.

Wang Miaomiao walked over and slammed her hand on the stack of documents, blocking his view.

Jiang Yan looked up, raising an eyebrow to ask what she was doing.

Wang Miaomiao kept a straight face, "Your body is in such a weak state, yet you still don’t know how to rest properly. Didn’t you just say all this would be my job from now on? I’ll take them away."

She said this as she picked up the documents, placing them on an empty bed beside him, not giving Jiang Yan a chance to react.

This room had a twin bed arrangement, and with only Jiang Yan as a patient, Wang Miaomiao, staying as a caregiver, could conveniently sleep on that bed.

A hint of amusement flashed in Jiang Yan’s eyes, realizing the little girl’s act was a clear gesture of concern for him, and that pleased him.

Wang Miaomiao just happened to look up and see that long-lasting smile he couldn’t contain. Somehow, it was as if he’d stepped on her tail, making her want to jump impatiently, "What’s so funny, laughing again..."

"Haha, thank you, Miao Miao." Jiang Yan smiled even more happily, considerately saying, "It’s late today, the lights here aren’t bright. Don’t strain your eyes, we’ll talk about it tomorrow."

"Alright." Wang Miaomiao glanced at the large pile of documents, knowing it wasn’t something that could be solved quickly, she accepted the suggestion without resistance.

"Now, quickly freshen up, and lie down to rest." Wang Miaomiao walked to his bedside, bending down to look for something under the bed.

"What are you looking for?" Jiang Yan, noticing her checking all around, curiously asked.

"Where are your toiletries? I’ll fetch some water for you to wash up." Wang Miaomiao scoured the room and found nothing.

Jiang Yan admitted a bit bashfully, "I don’t have them; I just woke up today, and no one brought those things over."

"You haven’t informed your family?" Wang Miaomiao was slightly incredulous, suddenly remembering, "I recall your mother being the head nurse at this hospital..."

Jiang Yan didn’t answer her question directly, but said, "It’s nothing serious. It was just treated a bit late, leading to some blood loss. I’ll be fine after some recuperation." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Wang Miaomiao frowned upon hearing this. Nothing serious, he says it so lightly, judging by his complexion, it seemed like his blood was almost drained dry.

"Shut up!" She was truly infuriated by him.

Wang Miaomiao glanced at her watch, "I wonder if the supply store has closed yet?"

"It’s closed." Jiang Yan weakly extinguished her hope.

"Then don’t wash up... just sleep! Let yourself stink to death." Wang Miaomiao angrily retrieved her own toiletries and headed to the hospital restroom to wash up.

Jiang Yan chuckled as he watched her depart in a huff, falling onto the bed. He stared at those circles of mold spots on the ceiling, and as he kept staring, it seemed his vision blurred; and slowly, he closed his eyes. He was tired...

Wang Miaomiao finished a quick wash-up, bringing a basin of hot water back, only to find the man already lying on the bed snoring. In such a short time, he must have been utterly exhausted...

Wang Miaomiao glanced at the water basin, unable to bring herself to wake him, deciding to let him sleep.

She quietly turned off the light, using the bright moonlight outside, Wang Miaomiao also went to bed, ready to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Wang Miaomiao was woken by a rustling sound, immediately alert. She opened her eyes and sat up.

"Did I wake you? No worries, go back to sleep." Jiang Yan got up wanting to go to the bathroom. Despite being very careful, he still ended up waking her. He felt a bit regretful.

"What’s up, you need to go to the bathroom?" Wang Miaomiao got out of bed, walking over to Jiang Yan, "I’ll help you over there."