Nan Yu struggled but failed, and finally Tan Linyuan carried her out.
Since struggling was in vain, all Nan Yu could do was cover her face with her coat.
After completing the discharge procedures, Tan Linyuan personally drove her back to Ye Nanwan.
On the way back, she asked about her condition. Tan Linyuan brushed it off lightly, only saying that she had mild cerebral hypoxia and needed further rest and observation.
He didn't mention her claustrophobia at all.
The doctor had also told him in advance that if the patient was not aware of the problem, it was best not to inform her of her condition prematurely.
Some patients have weak psychological endurance. Once they learn that they have a mental illness, this fear and obstacle will be magnified infinitely, making it even more difficult to overcome and cure.
So, Tan Linyuan didn't plan to tell her.
Hearing what Tan Linyuan said, Nan Yu felt a bit more at ease, but still felt something was off.
She found that she would subconsciously check if Tan Linyuan was around. She needed to have him in her sight at all times.
Once she couldn't see his shadow, she would feel inexplicably restless.
She didn't think much about it, just assuming that it was because she had just narrowly escaped death and was highly stressed for the moment.
It would probably get better in a few days, Nan Yu thought to herself.
...
Ye Nanwan was as quiet as ever.
Lunch was cooked by Tan Linyuan himself. It was very light vegetarian food. Nan Yu wasn't very picky about food, especially since Tan Linyuan's cooking was actually quite good.
But during the meal, Nan Yu's gaze would always drift in Tan Linyuan's direction.
After lunch, Tan Linyuan put away the plates and turned to walk into the kitchen.
Nan Yu had been sitting on the chair resting. Seeing him getting up to leave, she quickly followed.
"Planning to volunteer to do the dishes?"
"I'll wash them with you."
Tan Linyuan glanced at her and said indifferently, "There's no room for two people at the sink."
Nan Yu said awkwardly, "Then I..."
"Stand by and wait." Tan Linyuan said, then told her, "There are lychees in the fridge."
When she opened the fridge, sure enough, there was a box of fresh lychees in the second compartment of the refrigeration area, and...
There was also a bag of chestnut cakes.
Nan Yu took out the lychees and the chestnut cakes, then turned to Tan Linyuan at the sink and asked, "Did you buy the chestnut cakes for me?"
She remembered that the flavor Tan Linyuan bought suited her taste the most.
Tan Linyuan had already finished washing the dishes. He shook the water off his hands and dried them with a towel beside him. "Leftovers from before. They should still be okay."
He didn't explain why the leftover chestnut cakes had appeared in Ye Nanwan in advance.
"You made them yourself?" Nan Yu was surprised. "You can make pastries?"
She found it hard to associate "pastry chef" with Tan Linyuan.
"If you don't want them, put them back." Tan Linyuan reached out as if to take them from her.
Nan Yu immediately hugged the box and took a few steps back, looking defensive like a hungry animal protecting its food.
Tan Linyuan sat on the sofa working, and Nan Yu leaned on the other side of the sofa, watching him work.
Every time Tan Linyuan looked up, she would immediately pretend to look away nonchalantly and then eat something naturally.
The two of them maintained a silent but harmonious atmosphere.
After being highly stressed for so long, Nan Yu unconsciously fell asleep on the sofa.
Her sleeping position was really awkward. If she slept like this for less than an hour, she would wake up sore all over.
When Tan Linyuan went over to pick her up, she was still tightly clutching the remaining bag of chestnut cakes in her hand.
A faint smile appeared on Tan Linyuan's lips. His eyes were fixed quietly on her sleeping face.
There was a glimmer in his eyes. He bent down to pick her up and carried her back to the bedroom to rest on the bed.
...
Although she had been in a coma for dozens of hours in the hospital, this was the first time she was really resting.
But she didn't sleep for many hours. She had a nightmare. When she opened her eyes, sweating profusely, the room was completely dark.
Tan Linyuan had drawn the curtains for her.
The light from outside couldn't get in, and the room was dim and hazy, with a sense of stillness as if the end of the world was coming.
As if struck by an electric current, Nan Yu woke up completely in an instant. She threw off the quilt in a panic.
Not even bothering to put on her shoes, she ran out of the bed barefoot, shouting "Tan Linyuan" as she ran.
When she rushed out of the bedroom and looked downstairs, Tan Linyuan was still sitting on the sofa. There was a computer in front of him.
He had earphones in his ears, but it didn't stop him from hearing the noise upstairs.
"Awake?"
Nan Yu ran downstairs in a hurry. Seeing that he was still there, the panic and fear in her heart were relieved.
"Tan..." She opened her mouth. Just as she said one word, she saw the video conference on the computer screen and immediately shut up.
"I'm not on mute. I'm listening to the report." Tan Linyuan didn't seem to care. "Why did you come down without putting on your shoes?"
Nan Yu lowered her head and looked at her feet.
She found it hard to speak up.
She couldn't very well say that at her age of over twenty, she could still be scared by a nightmare.
What was even harder to say was that the moment she opened her eyes, her first reaction was to see him.
Seeing her silent, Tan Linyuan seemed to realize something. In his look at her, besides scrutiny, there was also concern. "Did you have a nightmare?"
"...Yes." Nan Yu admitted.
She really did have a nightmare. In the dream, she was still in that box, her hands and feet tied, waiting to die alone.
The darkness that seemed to be surging from all directions made her feel suffocated.
The dark circles under her eyes showed that she really hadn't slept well.
"Come here." Tan Linyuan waved to her.
Nan Yu walked towards him and sat on his lap. She still hesitated and glanced at the screen.
The computer wasn't in a video conference, but the call was indeed going on.
Hearing the report in his earphones when she got closer, Nan Yu felt a bit embarrassed. Worried about disturbing him, she wanted to get off his lap.
But he deliberately pressed his hand on her waist. "Sit still. Don't move around."
So she had to stay still in his embrace.
Nan Yu smelled the scent on him again. It was like magic, instantly calming her down.
He continued with the meeting, occasionally turning on the microphone to respond.
It was not until the meeting ended.
"Feeling better?" Tan Linyuan lowered his head and asked Nan Yu in his arms.
Nan Yu pursed her lips. "Much better."
She couldn't deny it, nor did she want to. The closer she was to him, the more stable her emotions became.
He was like her sedative.
Tan Linyuan closed the computer, raised his hands and hugged her. "Do you want to go back to the room and sleep for a while?"
He hadn't been able to hug her just now because he needed to click the mouse. He could only let her hang on him like a koala. Now that he had his hands free, the first thing he did was to hug her tightly.
She lacked a sense of security and needed something substantial to fill it.
"I don't want to sleep. Sleeping too much will make my head muddled."
Tan Linyuan didn't plan to listen to her opinion. He took her hand and walked towards the bedroom.
Nan Yu followed him upstairs. Looking down at the hand he was holding, she felt a momentary sense of unreality in her heart.
This feeling was very familiar.