Three Encounters, Falling Thrice in Deep Love (2)

He laid motionless for a long time until the nurse knocked on the door once more and entered the room. "Mr. Gu, would you like to have your dinner now?"

Gu Yusheng eventually replied, "No."

She closed the door and left him in silence. He adjusted himself into a comfortable position but, just as he managed to close his eyes, the door was pushed open again. Slightly irritated by the nurse's interruptions, he sprang up from the bed but, before he could say anything, a smiling Lu Bancheng entered the room with shopping bags of all sizes.

"Brother Sheng? How are you feeling?"

Not in the mood for him, Gu Yusheng laid back down in bed again.

Oblivious, Lu Bancheng put the shopping bags on a table and, bothered by the room's dimness, he walked back to the door and flipped on the overhead lights. The room lit up brightly and the glaring lights caused them to both squint.

Gu Yusheng was forced to lift his arm to shield his eyes.