Xu Zixi was in disbelief. Afraid of delaying others' treatment, she had run herself ragged just to buy a fever reducer. But as soon as she stepped back into the room, she saw Yan Yincheng forcefully push away Yuan Xiaoxuan, who was helping to wipe his face. Her poor little one fell to the ground, and his shoulder hit the tea table behind him.
She simply couldn't tolerate this!
Xu Zixi rushed forward, picked up the fallen Yuan Xiaoxuan, and gently rubbed the injured area, asking tenderly,
"Does it hurt, Xuanxuan? Mommy will blow on it for you, okay?"
Yuan Xiaoxuan also felt extremely aggrieved. With tears welling in his eyes, he hugged Xu Zixi tightly and buried his face in her neck, whimpering, "It hurts."
"I didn't push hard... I just wanted to... Cough, cough, cough!"
Yan Yincheng had already regretted his action the moment he heard Yuan Xiaoxuan's exclamation. He tried to explain in a flurry but was overcome by a fit of coughing.
He never intended to hurt Yuan Xiaoxuan. After all, that was his own child! He just... he didn't want the two kids to get too close. He was afraid of infecting them. They had suffered from gastroenteritis just last night and couldn't afford to get sick again!
"Shut up!" Xu Zixi's voice suddenly dropped several octaves, her tone turning icy cold. "Sir, I don't care whether you used force or if it was intentional. You've hurt my baby! I'm grateful for your help last night, but the moment I went out to buy medicine for you and the two kids helped change the ice packs on your forehead, our debt to you was already cleared!"
She threw the fever reducer she was holding at Yan Yincheng. With her other hand, she took Yuan Xiaoxu's hand and said coldly,
"Since you're awake, I'm sure you're capable of taking care of yourself. We won't be here to bother you anymore."
With that, she led the two kids out of his house, slamming the door behind her so hard that it echoed through the room.
Humph, did he think she had no temper just because she was being nice?
This guy had been sarcastic since last night. She had no idea who had spoiled him into such a brat! Miss Xu was done playing this game!
Yuan Xiaoxuan was initially quite aggrieved, not expecting Mommy to be so angry. But after they got back home, he started to feel nervous. Tugging at the corner of Xu Zixi's clothes, he whispered,
"Mommy... don't be angry. It was Xuanxuan who did something wrong, so Uncle pushed Xuanxuan away..."
Xu Zixi was still fuming. "It's clearly his fault! He's an adult, and you're just a little kid. Even if you did something wrong, he shouldn't have pushed you."
However... She paused for a moment, then looked at the two kids, who seemed to be avoiding her gaze, and asked, "What did you do wrong?"
Yuan Xiaoxu blinked his eyes. "Brother threw all the ice cubes at Uncle's face and washed Uncle's face with ice water."
Xu Zixi: "..."
"Good job!" she gritted her teeth and said, but deep down, she was starting to feel a bit sheepish. Cough, come to think of it, if it were her getting hit in the face with ice cubes, maybe... perhaps... she would also lose her temper?
But still, Xu Zixi would never, ever take back her words! Humph, he hurt her baby, and he could forget about her talking to him again!
Next door, Yan Yincheng sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time before he finally came to his senses. Braving the discomfort in his body, he reached out to look for his phone and accidentally touched a few boxes that had fallen on the sofa. After feeling them, he realized they must be the fever reducers Xu Zixi had just bought for him.
Frowning, he tossed the medicine aside and continued to grope around until he finally found his phone, which had somehow fallen under the tea table.
He called Wei Shu and told him to come back immediately. Supporting his throbbing head, Yan Yincheng recalled what had just happened and couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret.
He had been trying every possible way to get closer to the two kids. Just now had been the perfect opportunity, so how could he have messed it up?
Actually, he had noticed something was off with his body early in the morning, but he thought it was just a minor cold and never expected it to get so serious.
Now he had embarrassed himself in front of that woman again!
The intense emotional upheaval soon made Yan Yincheng fall into a deep sleep. When Wei Shu rushed back and saw Yan Yincheng in such a sorry state, he quickly directed the other bodyguards to help him up and sent him to the hospital.
As soon as the hospital learned that Yan Yincheng was sick, they immediately arranged the most well - equipped and luxurious private ward. Even the hospital director was alerted and personally came to treat Yan Yincheng.
"Master Yan has caught a chill. Has he been exposed to cold recently?" the director asked.
"No," Wei Shu denied at first, but then he remembered. Yes, he had been exposed to cold! A few days ago, Master Yan had been splashed with a bucket of cold water in the seafood market. That must be the root cause of his illness.
"Fortunately, we caught it in time. If it had been any later, it would have developed into pneumonia."
Seeing that the thermometer showed Yan Yincheng's temperature had returned to normal, the director let out a sigh of relief and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Yan Yincheng's status in the Yan family was second only to the chairman, Yan Haikun. If the Pei family found out that Master Yan had fallen seriously ill as soon as he arrived in Haicheng and hadn't received timely treatment, the director was afraid he would be held accountable by both the Yan and Pei families and lose his position as the hospital director.
Wei Shu was also extremely nervous. He had just gone out to buy lunch for Master Yan. Who would have thought that Master Yan would fall ill so suddenly? He had been perfectly fine before he left!
Unfortunately, he had also sent the other bodyguards on errands, which meant there was no one around when Master Yan got sick.
He hoped Master Yan wouldn't blame him when he woke up. Please, please.
After seeing off the director of Pei's Private Hospital, Wei Shu turned around and was about to go back to watch over Yan Yincheng when he suddenly heard a conversation coming from one of the examination rooms.
"Is that Master Yan of the Yan family? He's so handsome! Even Young Master Pei can't hold a candle to him!"
"Nonsense! Young Master Pei is the most handsome!"
"Come on, I know you have a crush on Young Master Pei and have been dreaming of being his wife for ages. You can have Young Master Pei, and we'll take Master Yan!"
The young nurses giggled and huddled together.
"I heard that Master Yan brought a woman and two kids to the emergency department last night. He even made arrangements and had the most authoritative pediatrician, Dr. Chen, come to treat them."
"That's impossible! You don't know, Master Yan of the Yan family is well - known in Fengcheng for being immune to women. No woman can get within three meters of him. Once, a rich young lady insisted on showing her affection for Master Yan, and he humiliated her so much that she almost jumped off a building."
"Why?"
"Because Master Yan has a very sensitive sense of smell and is extremely sensitive to scents. The perfume on that rich young lady bothered him."
"I wonder what kind of woman would be lucky enough to catch his eye?"
Seeing that the young nurses were getting more and more out of hand, Wei Shu finally couldn't stand it anymore. He coughed loudly outside the door and said, "This hospital is so noisy. It's not conducive to the patients' recovery at all. I think we should transfer Master Yan to another hospital."
As soon as he said this, everyone inside was too scared to make a sound and scattered to do their own things.
If the Pei family found out they were gossiping about the Yan family, they were afraid they would all lose their jobs.
When Wei Shu returned to the ward, Yan Yincheng was already awake. Hearing the familiar footsteps, he turned his face in Wei Shu's direction and said,
"Wei Shu, I seem to have messed things up."