Upon hearing this, An Shengwang's face visibly darkened. He let out a cold snort and said, "My daughter is still lying in bed. Don't even think about getting the project approval!"
"Mayor An, I'm not quite sure what my fiancée has to do with the approval of this project. Or is it..." Chen Yu'an drawled out the end of his sentence, "that you're just deliberately holding up my project as an excuse?"
"Chen Yu'an!"
An Shengwang was furious. He pointed at Chen Yu'an with a trembling finger, his shoulders shaking with anger.
He had never thought highly of Chen Yu'an, the illegitimate son, from the start. He had indeed tampered with the project on the outskirts and deliberately held it up at the approval stage. His intention was to make Chen Yu'an come and beg him, but he never expected Chen Yu'an to directly expose his thoughts on the spot.
How could this not make him angry!
"Dad!"
An Ya's voice came from inside the ward. Hearing the voice, An Shengwang shot Chen Yu'an a fierce look, then turned around and walked into the room.
An Ya was his only daughter, and he doted on her so much that he was afraid she might get hurt. He never expected that after just one night at Chen Yu'an's place, she would end up lying in bed in such a sorry state.
Thank goodness it was only half a night. If she had stayed there for a whole night, he wasn't even sure if he could still see his daughter!
However, since his daughter happened to like this illegitimate son, Chen Yu'an, as a father, he could only agree.
"Dad, why did you argue with A Yu again!" An Ya complained to her father unhappily.
An Shengwang, being overly protective of his daughter, quickly comforted her, "No, no. You heard wrong. I was just talking to him about the approval."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. When has Dad ever lied to you?"
"As for you, how did you end up like this after being out for one night! I haven't even told your mom yet. If she finds out, you'll surely get a scolding!"
An Shengwang was both heart - broken and angry. He was heart - broken to see his daughter lying in bed covered in injuries, and angry that this fiancé seemed to only care about his project proposal and didn't care about his daughter at all.
An Ya knew that her father was worried about her. She took An Shengwang's hand and coquettishly said, "Dad, today's incident was just an accident. The stairs were too slippery, so I accidentally fell down. It has nothing to do with A Yu. Please don't blame him."
An Shengwang let out a cold snort, "You're already protecting him before you're even married!"
An Ya lowered her head shyly, "We're getting married next month~"
"Right, A Yu?"
After saying that, she looked up at Chen Yu'an, hoping to get his affirmative answer.
But before Chen Yu'an could say a word, Ji Bai beside him spoke first, "I'm afraid next month won't work, Miss An. Your injury is quite serious. You need to rest in bed for at least three months before you can get out of bed. Your calf is seriously fractured. If it doesn't recover well, you may end up with a disability."
"Disability?!" An Ya screamed in shock. She never expected it to be this serious!
"This is just a possibility. If it doesn't recover well, there may be a disability," Ji Bai said in a professional and authoritative tone.
"What if it recovers well?" An Ya asked anxiously.
"If it recovers well, you'll be just like you were before the injury."
"But..." But the original wedding date was next month. If it was postponed, she didn't know when the wedding could be successfully held. Moreover, now that Chen Qingmian was back... The uneasiness in her heart became even stronger...
Before she could finish her words, Chen Yu'an interrupted her.
"Recover from your injury first. We'll talk about other things later."
Although An Ya was reluctant, she could only follow Chen Yu'an's arrangement for now. She concealed the gloom in her eyes and looked at the man with a shy smile, "A Yu, I'll listen to you."
"The incident happened on my territory. Mayor An, rest assured. I'll take full responsibility."
Hearing this, An Ya was overjoyed. She knew that Chen Yu'an had feelings for her. Otherwise, why would he leave the drunk Chen Qingmian behind and come to accompany her in the hospital?
An Shengwang sneered disdainfully, "Of course you should be responsible for this."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Ya looked at Chen Yu'an expectantly, her heart beating fast and nervously.
She fantasized about how the man would take responsibility for her.
The next second.
"All the medical expenses during Miss An's hospital stay will be covered by me, Chen Yu'an."
The smile on An Ya's face froze instantly. Before she could say a word, Chen Yu'an's voice rang out again.
"Get a good rest tonight. I'll stay in the hospital to watch over you."
After saying that, he strode out of the ward.
Chen Yu'an sat on the bench outside the ward, his eyes fixed on the phone screen.
His fingers kept sliding on the screen, and his brows were tightly knitted.
Ji Bai craned his neck to peek at the screen.
What came into view was the chat box between him and Qingmian.
However... on the screen, there were only messages sent by Chen Yu'an, densely packed.
...
Early the next morning.
Qingmian in the bed was woken up by the noise outside. She turned over, tucked her head into the quilt, and subconsciously reached for the phone under the pillow.
She searched for a while but couldn't find the phone.
Two seconds later, she suddenly bounced up from the bed.
Looking at the strange decoration within her sight, her mind went blank.
Where was this?
Qingmian had a splitting headache. She only remembered that last night she was drinking glass after glass with Lu Wenxi in the bar.
Later, Chen Yu'an seemed to appear with An Ya...
Qingmian couldn't tell if seeing Chen Yu'an last night was a fantasy or reality. If Chen Yu'an was there, why didn't he take her home?
Qingmian couldn't remember how she left the bar last night at all.
She had completely blacked out...
This was the first time she had ever drunk, and she had lost herself. Qingmian was so anxious at this moment that she couldn't even cry.
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the bedroom door.
Qingmian was startled. She quickly calmed down her emotions and tried to keep a clear mind.
Her eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.
The room was large but very empty. The bathroom in the room was also made of all - glass structure, with no place to hide.
In the large room, apart from the bathroom, there was only the wide tatami bed under her feet, and there was no space under the bed.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
The knock on the door rang out again.
Qingmian's eyes fell on the window behind the curtain. Without thinking, she rolled over and quickly ran behind the curtain. Without even looking, she stepped onto the window ledge with one foot.
Chi Yu had been knocking on the bedroom door outside but got no response. Worried that something had happened to Qingmian, he didn't think much and turned the doorknob to push open the door.
What came into view was Qingmian with one foot on the window ledge.
Seeing this scene, all of Chi Yu's previous worries disappeared instantly. After seeing that she was okay, his tense heart gradually relaxed.
He leaned against the door, a mischievous smile curving his lips. His voice drifted slowly into Qingmian's ears, "This is the 57th floor. May I ask, classmate Qingmian, are you planning to study how trapeze artists work?"