Chi Yu returned to the room without turning on the light. He groped his way into the bedroom in the dark. He suffered from severe sleep disorders and could only fall asleep in a completely dark environment.
He stood by the bed. In the darkness, his amber eyes stared fixedly at the soft big bed in front of him.
Chi Yu had a mild case of mysophobia, but he still hadn't changed the bedsheet that Qing Mian had slept on after getting drunk for two days.
Two seconds later, he took a step forward with his long legs and threw himself directly onto the big bed.
Chi Yu buried his head in the pillow. The pillow that Qing Mian had slept on still retained the faint, unique fragrance of her body. Apart from the elusive scent, there was also a trace of annoying alcohol smell mixed in his breath.
He turned over, narrowing his eyes unpleasantly at the corners, his eyebrows tightly knitted. With a soft sigh, he got up from the bed, changed into clean bedding, threw the replaced sheets into the washing machine, and then walked towards the bathroom...
...
Early the next morning, Chi Yu was awakened by Lu Wenxuan's relentless knocking.
The sunlight shone through the gap in the black curtain, right on the pillow. Chi Yu tugged at the quilt to cover his head, and then reached out in the direction of the bedside table. Soon he found his phone.
He answered the call, and Lu Wenxuan's excited and shouting voice immediately rang through the whole room via the phone.
"A Yu, hurry up! Something's wrong with sister!"
"Your sister's in trouble. Why come to me? You're crazy." Chi Yu buried his head in the quilt. His voice was still a bit hoarse from being woken up. He simply threw the phone beside the pillow, turned over, and wanted to go back to sleep.
"Hey, it's not my sister! It's Qing Mian!"
Lu Wenxuan stamped his feet anxiously.
As soon as these words were said, Chi Yu's drowsiness disappeared instantly. He sat up directly from the bed, picked up the phone and put it to his ear. "What's wrong with Qing Mian?!"
"I'm not quite sure about the details. Wen Xi told me. Hey, hurry up. She's at Ruikang Hospital. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go there first."
After saying that, Lu Wenxuan immediately hung up the phone.
Chi Yu sat there stunned on the bed for two seconds before coming to his senses. He suddenly jumped out of bed, grabbed the clothes beside him casually, and rushed out in a hurry.
Half an hour later, a harsh screeching of brakes sounded at the hospital gate. Chi Yu got out of the car and met Lu Wenxuan.
Lu Wenxuan looked at him in surprise. "So fast?!" He raised his finger and pointed at Chi Yu, about to say something. But the next second, he was immediately grabbed by Chi Yu, who asked, "Where is she?"
Chi Yu's question interrupted what Lu Wenxuan was going to say. He turned his head and pointed at the elevator behind him. "In the emergency room on the third floor."
Chi Yu walked past Lu Wenxuan and strode quickly towards the elevator.
"Wait for me!" Lu Wenxuan was stunned for a moment looking at his flustered and anxious appearance. He murmured in a low voice, "Those who don't know might think she's your real sister..."
"Ding—"
The elevator soon stopped on the third floor. Chi Yu walked quickly in the direction of the emergency room. All kinds of accident scenarios involuntarily flashed through his mind.
Car accidents, accidental drowning, being attacked by gangsters. All kinds of terrible scenarios passed through his mind.
He suddenly pushed open the door of the emergency room forcefully. What came into view was a person covered in blood on the bed, whose facial features were even indistinguishable.
Chi Yu stood there stunned. His mind went blank with a buzz. His feet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and he couldn't move at all. His usually calm and charming eyes were now filled with red bloodshot eyes. He only felt his throat dry and painful as if it was being burned by flames.
"Brother Chi Yu?"
Suddenly, a tentative voice came from the opposite corner.
Chi Yu blinked his eyes and turned his head stiffly. He saw Qing Mian with a bandage on her hand at a glance.
When Qing Mian saw Chi Yu for the first time, she was not sure. At least she had never seen Chi Yu looking so slovenly before.
The buttons of his shirt were misaligned. The bottom buttonhole was hanging there lonely. His pants were relatively normal, without anything too wrong. But he was wearing two different shoes on his feet.
Qing Mian couldn't quite understand this outfit. Was he... trying out a new type of rock - and - roll style?
It was no wonder she didn't recognize him.
Chi Yu stared at Qing Mian for quite a while before he was sure that he wasn't dreaming. The next second, he immediately stepped forward.
Before Qing Mian could say a word, Chi Yu grabbed her shoulders with both hands. His blood - red eyes glared at her as he roared, "Do you know how scary this is! Do you know how anxious I was when I received Lu Wenxuan's call! Can you stop not taking yourself seriously!"
Qing Mian stood there stupidly, letting Chi Yu scold one sentence after another. She whispered, "Sorry..."
She didn't know why Chi Yu was angry, nor did she know why she should apologize. She just felt that he probably needed her apology in this state.
As soon as Qing Mian's apology was spoken, Chi Yu's rationality gradually returned. He suddenly let go of the hands that were holding her shoulders. His eyes were a bit flustered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Qing Mian didn't think much. She thought he was so panicked because he was worried about Shen Yu'an. She pointed to the next room. "Brother Ji Bai and my brother are in the next room. My brother is okay. Don't worry too much."
Chi Yu's eyebrows twitched. He raised his hand and rubbed them, feeling helpless and speechless. Did she actually think he was worried about Shen Yu'an? What kind of thought process was this?
He looked at Qing Mian. "What's wrong with Shen Yu'an?"
Qing Mian looked at him blankly. Didn't he even know what had happened and was still so anxious?
Sure enough, he was a good brother of Shen Yu'an. Their brotherhood was harder than a diamond. She had to avoid him even more at school in the future.
Qing Mian patiently explained to him, "This morning we took the kitten to the hospital for a physical examination. When we got to the hospital, the kitten suddenly had a stress reaction and jumped directly onto my brother's head." When she said this, Qing Mian felt a bit self - reproachful. "My brother had an allergic reaction and came to the hospital immediately."
She shouldn't have believed Shen Yu'an's words yesterday. He had had such a severe allergy before. How could it be so easy to get better.
Chi Yu nodded slightly. As long as he didn't die. His gaze fell on Qing Mian's bandaged forearm. "Did the cat do this to your hand too?"
Qing Mian hummed. "I originally wanted to pick the cat up from my brother, but unexpectedly it suddenly slapped me. That's how it happened."
After saying that, she even raised her hand and waved it in front of Chi Yu.
Chi Yu looked at her with a not - so - good expression. "Let the servants at home handle this kind of thing in the future."
His eyes were as dark as the deep sea as he grabbed the hand that was waving. Without hiding his concern, he asked, "Did you get the injection?"
"Yes." Qing Mian nodded.
One couldn't be sure what viruses were on a stray cat. If one was scratched, they definitely had to get vaccinated.
However, for Qing Mian, this kind of injury didn't really count for much. But she didn't say it, and she couldn't say it.
"Er Bao."
Qing Mian turned around following the voice.
The hand that Chi Yu had been holding was also taken away. His fingers lingered. He lowered his head slightly. In a place where she couldn't see, his eyes were full of heartache.