Ruan Qi fears nothing, except when her parents call her by her full name.
Especially Nie Beilou, every time he calls her full name, she gets punished.
Thinking about all the beatings with the bamboo board over the years, Ruan Qi can't help but tremble and burrows into her blanket.
Xi Jiu cooperates by shielding her with his body.
Nie Beilou walks into the hospital room and sees this scene, snorting coldly.
"What's this? Weren't you brave before? Why are you playing the turtle now?"
The little girl under the blanket remains motionless, like a turtle retracting into its shell, refusing to show her face.
Xi Jiu awkwardly coughs, "Uh, Mr. Beilou... Xiao Qi's not well yet..."
"I think she's quite fine!"
Ignoring Xi Jiu, Nie Beilou steps forward, reaches the bedside, and with a strong tug of his hand, lifts the blanket—
The entire blanket is lifted along with a little girl clinging to it.
