The topic shifted to Zhou Jie's late husband, and Xu Ke was momentarily at a loss for words. The conversation suddenly fell into silence until Zhou Jie broke it first.
After waiting half the day without hearing Xu Ke speak, Zhou Jie awkwardly glanced up at Xu Ke and, forcing herself to sound spirited, said, "Look at me talking about this with you, just pretend you didn't hear what I said earlier. I got a bit carried away."
"It's alright, don't worry about it. Let Yaoyao stay with you for a while. I'll take a stroll outside." Surprised by the unexpected topic, Xu Ke didn't know how to console her, so he left Zhou Jie with Lin Mengyao, thinking to himself that since they were both women, they would likely have more in common to talk about.
Xu Ke whispered a few words to Lin Mengyao, nodded slightly at Zhou Jie, and then walked out, heading to the small garden downstairs in the hospital, leaving space for the two women.
