Xu Qinghuan and Nie Zhishen approached the door to Ward V1, where two bodyguards hesitated, clearly unsure whether to stop them. Nie Zhishen was an unfamiliar face, after all. "This is my boyfriend," Xu Qinghuan announced, knowing her mother could hear from inside the room and feeling she had no other choice. A smile touched Nie Zhishen's lips. Leaning in, he murmured, "That didn't sound much like