While Fu Zhengzheng is talking with Zhang Lin, there is a knock on the door. Raising her head, she sees He Menghuai.

Once seeing He Menghuai, Zhang Lin waves at him and smiles sweetly, “Hi.”

He Menghuai just nods at Zhang Lin politely instead of being playful as usual. Then he says to Fu Zhengzheng, “Can I talk with you outside?”

Fu Zhengzheng says to Zhang Lin, “I’ll be out.” Then she follows He Menghuai to the rest platform at the end of the corridor.

Finding there are no people around, He Menghuai says with a grimace, “Zhengzheng, Qiubo still doesn’t answer my call. Tian Xin said she was not in the restaurant. She might be still in your home now. I want to explain to her and coax her.”

“Siqi came back last night. Then Qiubo left.”

He Menghuai is surprised, “Did she leave? Where did she sleep last night?”

“She said she would sleep in the housekeeping department. I don’t know which room she is in. Well, let me call her to ask.” Fu Zhengzheng takes out her phone and calls Sun Qiubo. But her two calls are not answered.

He Menghuai can’t help worrying, “Did something happen to her?”

“It’s impossible. Ten-Mile Sunshine Resort is usually safe.” Fu Zhengzheng looks at the watch. Suddenly it occurs to her that Sun Qiubo switched her phone to be silent last night, so she says, “Qiubo’s phone was switched to be silent. Besides, she went to bed late last night, so she may be still sleeping now.”

Then He Menghuai sighs with relief, “I’m not worried then. OK, I will go to Ten-Mile Sunshine Resort for her.”

“Wait. Let me make a call to ask about her room number.” Fu Zhengzheng calls the front desk of Ten-Mile Sunshine Resort and gets Sun Qiubo’s room number. After telling him the number, she stops him again.

“The QQ chat incident was caused by a joke between Qiubo and Tian. Qiubo likes to play. She wanted to make fun of Tian Xin originally. But you were involved finally. Perhaps she is afraid that Tian and I will laugh at her, so she feels embarrassed for the moment. She is also mad at you for flirting with a strange woman. You know, she is always proud and thinks she can control you. No wonder she is so angry.”

He Menghuai nods seriously, “I know. Let’s not talk about Muxian and Tian Xin quarrelling fiercely because of me. Especially for the sake of Qiubo’s love to me, I will learn a lesson. If she doesn’t care about me, she won’t be so angry. I will never make her so mad again.”

“Qiubo’s bark is worse than her bite. Although she says she is mad at you, she doesn’t want to break up with you. It can be seen that she really cares about you. go to coax her and show your attitude to her. When the time is ripe, propose to her like Yang Tao did and register for marriage. Everything will be fine.”

Hearing that, He Menghuai laughs, “It is just what I’m thinking about. I will try my best.”

Then he clenches his fist and raises it in front of Fu Zhengzheng.

Fu Zhengzheng laughs and says, “If you can show me your marriage certificate with Qiubo, I will give you a glee feast right away.”

“OK. Prepare it now.” He Menghuai raises his fist again and then leaves.

Fu Zhengzheng watches He Menghuai off smilingly and then goes back to the office.

At 12:00, she comes to Li Yin’s shop with a bunch of flowers.

“Happy birthday.” She gives the flowers to Li Yin.

“How beautiful! Thank you.” Li Yin puts the flowers into the vase happily. Then she walks to the landing at back and shouts towards upstairs, “Cousin, Zhengzheng is here. Is the lunch ready?”

Lin Jiao responds upstairs, “Is she already here? Please wait for a moment.”

“OK.” Li Yin turns around and says with a smile, “She said we had to wait for a moment, because lunch cooking is delayed by replenishing the stock.”

Fu Zhengzheng says at once, “No problem. I won’t begin to work until 2:00 p.m., so it doesn’t matter to have lunch later.”

At this moment, Lin Jiao comes out with a basin. She gives it to Fu Zhengzheng and apologizes, “Sorry, Miss Fu. The lunch will be ready soon. Please eat some grapes before lunch. They were bought today.”

“Thank you.” Fu Zhengzheng takes the basin and says smilingly, “Thanks for cooking yourself.”

Lin Jiao looks at Li Yin and says smilingly, “Today is Yin’s birthday. It must be celebrated ceremoniously. I’ve to go. Food is still being cooked in the pot. Help yourselves. The grapes are sweet.”

Then she goes upstairs in haste.

Fu Zhengzheng peels a grape and tastes it. It’s indeed sweet. She can’t help speaking highly of the grapes.

Li Yin says complacently, “My cousin’s sources of fruits are all good.”

Fu Zhengzheng eats more grapes and then says, “No wonder your business is so good.”

“Please take some bunches of grapes back to Xingxing.” Li Yin takes a plastic bag and puts some bunches of grapes into it.

Fu Zhengzheng waves immediately, “No, thanks. Keep them to sell.”

Li Yin puts the bag aside and lays out a small table while saying smilingly, “I can’t afford other things, but grapes are affordable for me. If you like them, please eat more.”

Fu Zhengzheng is thirsty. She likes the sweet and sour grapes very much. She keeps eating while talking with Li Yin. When Lin Jiao puts dishes on the small table, she has eaten almost half of the grapes before she realizes it.

Li Yin points to the salt and pepper shrimps and says, “It’s my cousin’s specialty dish. Zhengzheng, you have to taste it.”

Fu Zhengzheng picks up a shrimp with chopsticks directly, shells it and puts it into mouth. It’s really delicious. She can’t help praising its taste.

Finding Fu Zhengzheng likes the dish, Lin Jiao feels happy apparently. She moves the plate with the salt and pepper shrimps to Fu Zhengzheng and says, “If you like them, please eat more.”

Seeing Fu Zhengzheng eat with relish, Li Yin’s mouth is watering. She wants to pick up a shrimp with chopsticks, but Lin Jiao stops her.

“Yin, the salt and pepper shrimps cause too much internal heat. You are pregnant and had better not eat them. After you give birth to the baby, I’ll cook the dish for you every day until you are tired of it.”

Fu Zhengzheng echoes, “A pregnant woman can’t eat food that causes too much internal heat, or the baby’s skin will be rough after he or she is born.”

Hearing that, Li Yin has to give up.

Lin Jiao puts a piece of spiced beef to her bowl and says smilingly, “You can eat beef. The old people always say beef cattle grow up by eating various grass, so beef is good for health.”

Fu Zhengzheng can’t help laughing, “Pregnant women are often greedy. They want to eat whatever they see.”

Li Yin asks at once, “Were you like this when you were pregnant?”

Fu Zhengzheng laughs, “I was crazier than you when I was pregnant. So long as I saw someone’s mouth move, I would think he or she was eating and couldn’t help swallowing.”

Hearing that, Li Yin and Lin Jiao crack up.

“So crazy?”

“Yes.” Fu Zhengzheng began to tell the funny things that happened during her pregnancy. Li Yin and Lin Jiao are amused.

They eat and talk. Soon it’s past 1:00 p.m. Fu Zhengzheng touches her full belly, rises and says smilingly, “The dishes are so delicious. I’m full. Maybe I won’t have to have dinner.”

Li Yin says immediately, “Come here frequently. My cousin will cook for you again.”

Fu Zhengzheng waves and smiles, “Do you take your cousin as a nanny?”

Lin Jiao says smilingly, “So long as someone likes my cooking, I’m willing to be a nanny. As an old saying goes, a gentleman is ready to die for his bosom friends, and a lady primps herself for who likes her.”

“Please don’t be tired of my frequent visits then.”

“I’m only afraid that you don’t want to come here.”

Once Lin Jiao is done, the three ladies burst into laughter simultaneously.

Lin Jiao points the table and says, “Yin, please see Miss Fu off. I’ll tidy it.”

“No, thank you. I’ll hail a taxi at the door.” Fu Zhengzheng signals Li Yin to sit down. She goes out to hail a taxi.

When she is back to the office, it’s just 2:00. Zhang Lin is back too. Fu Zhengzheng and Zhang Lin begin to be busy with work again.

At about 4:00, Fu Zhengzheng feels there is something wrong with her belly, and she is dizzy. She goes to the bathroom twice and her legs are feeble. She is listless.

Feeling strange, Zhang Lin gives her a cup of hot tea and asks worriedly, “Sister Zhengzheng, are you ill?”

Hanging her head and bending over the desk, Fu Zhengzheng waves lightly and says, “I’ve got the runs.”

She takes a sip of hot tea, but she wants to vomit. Then she runs quickly to the bathroom again.

Zhang Lin stands at the bathroom door and says, “Sister Zhengzheng, did you eat something unclean?”

Fu Zhengzheng vomits and doesn’t answer Zhang Lin. She cups cold water in her hands to gargle. Then she comes out with a pale face. Zhang Lin helps her sit down at once.

“Sister Zhengzheng, you look pale. Let me take you to the hospital.”

Fu Zhengzheng waves and then takes out her phone to call Han Siqi.

“Zhengzheng? Are you off duty early?”

“No. I’m not well.”

Han Siqi asks worriedly right away, “What’s the matter?”

“I’ve got the runs and feel sick.”

“Wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” Then Han Siqi hangs up the phone.

Zhang Lin gives the cup to Fu Zhengzheng again, “Sister Zhengzheng, have more hot tea. Maybe it will make you feel better.”

Fu Zhengzheng waves and bends on the table feebly.

When Han Siqi comes to pick her up, she goes to the bathroom for two more times and vomits for two more times. She is more listless.

They come to the hospital. The doctor diagnoses and prescribes her some medicine. She is also infused.

“Please remember that shrimps can’t be eaten with fruit that has tannin, such as grapes, pomegranates and haws. Otherwise, intestines and stomach will be stimulated, and several symptoms will be caused, such as vomiting, dizziness, nausea, stomachache and diarrhea.” When Han Siqi is away to fetch the medicine, the doctor tells Fu Zhengzheng quietly.

Fu Zhengzheng scolds herself secretly for her greediness at noon. She thinks it’s lucky that Li Yin didn’t eat shrimps. She calls Li Yin and tells her that shrimps can’t be eaten with some fruit such as grapes and pomegranates. Hearing that, Li Yin asks worriedly how she is now. Fu Zhengzheng only says she has got runs and doesn’t tell her the truth.

When Han Siqi comes back with the medicine, Fu Zhengzheng hangs up the phone and comes to the temporary ward with him.

After she begins infusion, Han Siqi says quietly, “Don’t have lunch at the canteen again. Either I drive you home for lunch or we eat out.”

Fu Zhengzheng can’t be bothered to tell him it has nothing to do with the canteen, because she is afraid that he won’t allow her to go to Li Yin’s shop again. She nods and then closes her eyes to rest.

At this moment, the ward door is opened suddenly. Some tall and strong men enter the ward.