When Xu Tingyu woke up again, the hospital ward had become extremely bustling.
Not only had her two assistants come, but Shen Yan had also rushed here in a hurry.
Seeing her open her eyes, he stepped forward immediately, grabbed her hand, and said, "You scared me to death."
He had been staying up late in a meeting with a group of middle - level employees to solve a difficult problem.
During the break, he saw the news about Qi Shifeng's car accident.
Others might not be able to tell, but how could he fail to recognize that the woman Qi Shifeng had carried into the car was Xu Tingyu.
It meant that the two of them had been in a car accident together.
For a full minute, his mind went completely blank.
Even the people working with him beside him couldn't help asking, "Mr. Shen, what's wrong? You look really pale."
He didn't bother to answer anyone's questions and immediately called Xu Tingyu.
The call couldn't get through.
The colleagues beside him had already started whispering.
"My God, the car fell directly into the river. The current is so strong. Can they still be alive?"
"If they just came out of the bar drunk, the chances of survival are not high. Really, they are so rich. Who knows what kind of life they'll have in their next reincarnation."
"But the news said the police arrived quickly. With the rescue, there should be no big problem, right?"
"The rescue is not easy. It's so dark and the water is so fast. From the video, didn't the car sink quickly?"
...
Shen Yan's heart tightened with these discussions.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Shut up, all of you."
Normally, he had a good temper and his subordinates all liked him.
It was the first time he had publicly lost his temper in front of everyone.
Everyone fell silent and looked at him.
But he was completely oblivious, so panicked that he could hardly hold his phone.
Since he couldn't get through to Xu Tingyu, he called Shu Shu instead.
As a result, Shu Shu's phone was always busy.
Then he called A Xing.
He didn't know how many times he called. When the atmosphere in the meeting room became tense, the call was finally connected.
"Tingyu, Tingyu she..."
He couldn't even say a complete sentence. His voice was weak, as if just saying her name had exhausted all his strength.
A Xing knew what he meant and immediately replied, "Miss Xu is okay. She's already being treated in the hospital. There's no life - threatening danger."
This sentence was like music to Shen Yan's ears.
He couldn't even ask for more details. As soon as he put down the phone, he tried to stand up but fell back into his seat.
Someone beside him came to help him.
When all his senses returned, he realized how out of control he had been.
Not only was his face pale, but his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He looked as if he had been fished out of the water.
According to his usual elegance, he should have smiled and apologized to everyone, saying that he had lost his composure.
But at this moment, he didn't have the energy to maintain such elegance.
He just suddenly looked at his stunned assistant and said, "Book me a flight to Kyoto right away. The sooner, the better."
Others didn't know what had happened to him. They thought something had happened to the Shen family, and someone hesitated to step forward to show concern.
But Shen Yan ignored them and directly announced his decision, "I'm going back to Kyoto. I'll give you a week to solve this problem."
When this meeting started, he had said that they had to solve this trouble before dawn.
Now it had been changed to a week, but because of his pale face, no one dared to be overjoyed.
He stood up, took his assistant, and rushed to the airport.
However, the earliest flight took off in the early morning.
During the waiting time, he kept asking himself: Should he keep waiting?
He had already missed a lot. Should he keep missing out?
If something really happened to her this time, it would be a lifelong regret.
The assistant saw his fear and anxiety. After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke up to comfort him, "Mr. Shen, life is short. Why be afraid to take a chance?"
Over the past few years, he had watched Shen Yan's efforts for Xu Tingyu.
A man who used to have a constant stream of new female companions had suddenly settled down. For four years, he hadn't dated any other women.
On the days when he didn't see Xu Tingyu, he worked hard on his business, which he had never really cared about before.
On the days when he went to see her, he always walked in a hurry.
As a man, he of course knew what this meant.
It was just that Xu Tingyu always seemed to regard Shen Yan as an elder brother and had never thought about anything else.
The assistant was really anxious, but Shen Yan was always calm, never putting pressure on her and maintaining their previous way of getting along.
Hearing his words, Shen Yan looked up at him. His anxious expression suddenly disappeared, and he showed a smile.
"You're right. I can't keep being so hesitant. So what if I fail? I'm not afraid."
If he hesitated any longer, he might really end up giving her away.
The assistant didn't say a word but just gave him a thumbs - up gesture.
Now Shen Yan was kneeling beside Xu Tingyu's hospital bed, holding her hand tightly. There were tears in his eyes.
"If I had known you were so worrying, I wouldn't have gone out of town."
"You're not allowed to scare people like this again. Do you understand?"
It seemed that he always missed the moments when she needed him.
This was also one of the reasons why he had been hesitant.
Xu Tingyu saw the red bloodshot eyes in his eyes, the stubble on his chin, and his messy hair.
It was obvious that he had rushed back in a hurry and had come to see her right after getting off the plane.
She showed a smile and reached out her hand to brush across his eyes. "I'm fine. Why are you crying?"
She was smiling, but because of her injuries all over her body, she looked even more pitiful.
Shen Yan pursed his lips, grabbed her hand, and put it on his lips. He couldn't stop his tears.
"Xu Tingyu, I'm telling you, I can't bear the possibility of losing you. Do you understand?"
"Why are you still smiling so carelessly?"
He didn't know what was wrong with himself. When he hadn't seen her, there was a hole in his heart, and the wind kept blowing in.
When he saw her, the hole was filled, but he felt even more pain.
Seeing him cry so pitifully, which overlapped with the image of him being bullied by her when they were kids, Xu Tingyu couldn't help laughing out loud.
But the next second, she received a warning look from him.
She quickly stopped smiling and put on a serious expression. "I know. Brother Shen Yan cares about me the most. How could I be ungrateful?"
"But stop crying. If someone sees you, it'll damage your image. What does it look like for a handsome guy to cry like this?"
Some people say that a man's tears are a woman's stimulant. But it was really strange to be like this beside a hospital bed.
Hearing her call him brother, Shen Yan felt sour and bitter in his heart.
He could no longer control his emotions. He slightly raised his body and hugged her tightly.
All the sweet words he had prepared on the way were completely forgotten at this moment.
A man who used to be a master in the love field and could easily make women happy with a little effort was at a loss for words at this moment.
Because she was too important to him.
She was so important that just thinking of her name made his heart ache slightly, and he didn't know what to do with her.