"Tan Linyuan, I've liked you for a long time. I want to fall in love with you, marry you, and have children with you."
Qu Jiaran said it without any hesitation, extremely straightforward: "From today on, you have to accept my pursuit until you agree to be with me."
Although this speech sounded rather arrogant, coming from her so naturally, Nan Yu wasn't surprised at all.
In fact, she even thought that if Qu Jiaran were to make a shy and blushing confession, that would probably be the most out - of - character thing for her.
It's just... didn't she say she'd wait until the performance was over to confess? Why did she suddenly move up the plan after just a few minutes?
Qu Jiaran looked extremely happy: "I know this decision is sudden, but I hope that at this crucial moment of my confession, my best friend can be here to witness my first act of bravery in life."
Nan Yu thought silently to herself: Was this really Qu Jiaran's first act of bravery?
From their recent interactions, it was obvious that she was a bold and unrestrained person. There must have been even more "brave" things in her life.
But in any case, it had nothing to do with Nan Yu.
She just needed to lie quietly in bed, watching this so - called "brave moment", even with a bit of a sense of anticipation, curious to see how Tan Linyuan would react.
Would he reject her? Or accept?
Neither seemed to fit his character.
No matter how affectionate and serious Qu Jiaran was, Tan Linyuan always maintained an aloof attitude, his expression showing no sign of fluctuation.
The two just stood there in a stalemate.
One wasn't going to leave without an answer, while the other remained silent for a long time.
Nan Yu was starting to get a bit bored, but that didn't stop her from watching this show like an onlooker.
"Your eyeballs are about to fall out," Tan Linyuan said. His first words were actually addressed to Nan Yu.
... Nan Yu was a bit speechless. Was this the time for him to be looking at her?
After saying that to Nan Yu, Tan Linyuan slowly turned his face towards Qu Jiaran. His tone was calm, just as ordinary as usual: "As you like."
Nan Yu felt a bit disappointed.
This was a rejection... right?
Who would have thought that the next second, Qu Jiaran's eyes lit up. She was stunned for a moment, carefully savored his simple four words, and then got excited: "You agreed?"
Qu Jiaran's surprise seemed completely genuine. She stood there stiffly, "Really? Did you really agree to me?"
Tan Linyuan's expression remained calm: "I said, as you like."
These words didn't clearly express his attitude, but it was also a semi - acknowledgement of all of Qu Jiaran's future pursuits.
In this sense, it could also be considered a kind of success.
She was almost overjoyed and couldn't say a word for a long time. Then she excitedly hugged... Nan Yu.
When Nan Yu was hugged by the excited Qu Jiaran, her expression was blank.
She used her other hand that wasn't being injected to push Qu Jiaran's arm away and said calmly, "You've hugged the wrong person."
"I didn't hug the wrong person," Qu Jiaran said, crying and laughing at the same time. "I'm just too happy. I'm so excited that I can't control myself. I can't wait to hug you!"
Nan Yu: ... She wanted to say that Tan Linyuan had only approved her pursuit, not her application for a relationship. Was it really necessary to be this excited?
But later, Nan Yu found out that Qu Jiaran had lied to her.
The scene she witnessed wasn't Qu Jiaran's first confession to Tan Linyuan.
It was just that among countless confessions, this was the only one where Tan Linyuan didn't give a rejecting answer.
In Qu Jiaran's words, Nan Yu was a lucky star. So as long as she was there, her wishes would come true.
Even after letting go of Nan Yu, Qu Jiaran was still full of energy and couldn't help but praise Nan Yu: "Nan Yu, you're the most..."
She paused, then asked very strangely, "Why is your lip split?"
Only then did Nan Yu remember that Tan Linyuan had bitten her just now. The blood on her lips hadn't been wiped clean, and it seemed new blood had flowed out again.
She touched it with her hand, and sure enough, there was dried blood on her hand.
But before she could answer, Tan Linyuan turned around and left without even saying goodbye.
Seeing Tan Linyuan leaving, Qu Jiaran quickly followed him. Before leaving the ward, she still waved to Nan Yu with a smile: "Goodbye, Nan Yu! I'll treat you to dinner, shopping, and milk tea when you're better!"
Qu Jiaran ultimately failed to catch up with Tan Linyuan.
It was just the time to say goodbye, but after opening the door, he was nowhere to be seen.
Back at the hospital entrance, Qu Jiaran's bodyguard was still waiting for her.
The bodyguard said, "Miss, I've confirmed for you that your bag is in the car."
Qu Jiaran turned to look at the bodyguard. Suddenly, her voice was sharp and her tone extremely irritable: "Do I need you to remind me?"
The bodyguard lowered his head: "Sorry, miss."
Qu Jiaran covered her face with both hands, took a deep breath, and when she looked up again, her expression was cold: "You're fired. Now, immediately, get out of my sight!"
...
After seeing these two off, the room became much quieter.
Nan Yu pulled out two tissues from the bedside table, wiped the blood off her lips, and threw them into the trash can.
The cells on her lips were very active, and the blood coagulated after a while.
Just now, the nurse came and changed another bottle of IV fluid for her, saying that after this bottle was finished, she could go home.
She thought she could finish the last bottle of IV fluid in peace, but then Shen Yanche showed up late.
These people just kept coming one after another. Nan Yu was glad she wasn't hospitalized, otherwise, she wouldn't have a single peaceful day.
"Are you feeling better?" Shen Yanche sat beside her and poured her a cup of warm water. "I just went to ask the doctor. I know you had a sudden angina attack."
"Why did you suddenly get sick like this?" He looked worried. "What did you do today? Tell me so that I can help you find out the cause."
He asked very concernedly, as if he wasn't the one who had sent people to follow and monitor Nan Yu.
Nan Yu also pretended not to know. She chatted with Shen Yanche and told him about her experiences from morning till night, and also mentioned that she was going to perform in a charity concert.
She didn't mention Qu Jiaran. She didn't want Shen Yanche to bring up the topic of being a bridesmaid again.
Shen Yanche frowned, but he still waited until Nan Yu finished talking about fainting while copying Buddhist scriptures at Tan Linyuan's place in the afternoon. Then he said softly, "Didn't you say you wouldn't play the piano anymore? Why are you going to perform again?"
His focus wasn't on Nan Yu fainting, but on her going to play the piano and perform again.
Nan Yu lowered her eyelids and stopped looking at Shen Yanche: "It's just a charity performance. Niannian's mother recommended me for it."
"Yuyu," Shen Yanche sighed helplessly. "You'll be the wife of the Shen family in the future. You don't have to suffer. Just live a life of comfort."
Nan Yu insisted, "I don't think it's suffering."
"But Dad doesn't want you to always be in the public eye. Have you forgotten?" Shen Yanche brought up Shen Suhai. "He's getting old. It's not good for his health to always get angry."
At this point, he finally stopped pretending to be discussing and directly issued an ultimatum: "Yuyu, you'd better tell the person in charge in advance that you have something urgent and can't go to this performance."