Twenty minutes later, Chen Yu emerged from the storage room, looking a bit disheveled.

She glanced at the somewhat stunned Sun Xiaowen, not knowing what to say, and in the end, she simply left with her face flushed, head down, and silent.

"Tienan!"

"What on earth were you doing with Village Chief Chen just now? Did she find out about our relationship?"

Like a pure stream, Sun Xiaowen immediately ran over, tugged on Zhao Tienan's sleeve, and asked him, very puzzled.

"Ah, no, don't overthink it."

"I was just chatting with her. She asked why I was here, and I said I was helping you organize stuff, since as a young girl, there's a lot of heavy work you can't do by yourself."

Zhao Tienan gave a light cough, then told a lie with a calm face and steady heart, everything appearing exceptionally composed.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

"But, then, just for that, how did you end up talking for so long, a whole twenty-odd minutes?"

Sun Xiaowen blinked her clear eyes a few times, her adorably simple appearance really being too endearing.

"You know how Village Chief Chen is, always terribly busy, her neck's become a wreck from it all. I just gave her a bit of a massage."

Zhao Tienan paused, and lies started popping out like bullets from a machine gun, one following another.

"Oh, so it was a neck massage. I was wondering why Village Chief Chen was yelling so loudly just now."

"Tienan, I must say you were a bit rough, right? Village Chief Chen is naturally so slim and small, how could she possibly endure such force?"

Sun Xiaowen was truly like a bottle of pure water, not only extremely innocent but also particularly easy to fool.

She actually believed Zhao Tienan's nonsense, failing to notice anything amiss.

"Yeah, she did mention that it was a bit much."

"I'll make sure to be gentle next time, shall we continue?"

Zhao Tienan said with a mischievous smile. Though he had just relieved some stress, seeing such a pure and cute Sun Xiaowen made his hands restless once again.

Especially in this dim and quiet environment, it often sparked a man's desires.

"Hmph, not a chance."

"Tienan, just now, two more people came to queue up for a haircut, I really don't have the time, maybe next time."

Sun Xiaowen shrugged, though slightly unsatisfied, the current circumstances truly didn't allow it, so she just had to give up.

"Alright then, you go ahead and get busy, I'll leave through the back door later. When you're free, I'll come find you."

Zhao Tienan sighed, though he was a bit reluctant, there are things that can't be forced.

After bidding Sun Xiaowen farewell, Zhao Tienan walked towards the clinic with his hands in his pockets, whistling.

At this moment, the clinic was locked; Cao Lei must have gone for a house call, uncertain when she would return.

"Ah..."

Zhao Tienan unlocked the door, lay on his desk, and was ready to take a good nap.

After all, these past few days had been quite draining for Zhao Tienan, and he indeed needed to take some time to recharge.

However, just as he dozed off, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

"Is Doctor Zhao home?"

"I'm not feeling well, could you take a look at me..."

A somewhat familiar woman's voice sounded, instantly making Zhao Tienan's nerves jolt with a start.

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