071 I will follow you to the death.

Xie Yaoyao suddenly sat up in bed. She got up too abruptly, which pulled on her bruised soft tissue, and she groaned in pain.

Huo Yanxi suddenly stood up, pressed down on her shoulders, and pushed her back onto the hospital bed.

"Why are you moving around? The doctor said you have a mild concussion and soft tissue contusions all over your body. Just lie down and talk if you want to do something. Keep your mouth shut and just eat."

Xie Yaoyao: "..."

A truly sharp tongue.

Pei Yan took the document, and after listening to Huo Yanxi's words, he couldn't help but want to laugh again.

"Mr. Huo, Teacher Xie doesn't have any muscles, he's all fat," he joked. "Teacher Xie, you should thank yourself for having this body, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to come back unscathed from such a serious car accident."

The silence in the ward was deafening as soon as he finished speaking.

Xie Yaoyao remembered.

When the minivan was returning to Victoria Peak, it ran a red light because it was going too fast, and was unable to brake in time. It was hit by a large truck and spun around on the road more than a dozen times before coming to a stop.

In that flash of white light, all she remembered was trapping Xie Ziyu between herself and the seat, protecting his head and spine.

She herself suffered several impacts and then lost consciousness.

Xie Yaoyao ignored Pei Yan's teasing and looked anxiously at Huo Yanxi, "Mr. Huo, where is my son?"

Huo Yanxi glanced at Pei Yan, giving him the air of "Get out if you keep talking nonsense."

Then he looked at Xie Yaoyao and said, "You protected him very well; he wasn't hurt."

Xie Yaoyao's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and she felt a little dizzy.

Her face was pale as she stared at the stark white ceiling. "That's good. It's good that he's alright."

"You should worry more about yourself than him." Huo Yanxi couldn't quite explain why he was angry.

Pei Yan continued his sassy remarks: "Teacher Xie, although you escaped this time, the doctor said you are too fat and now have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and fatty liver. He suggested that you lose weight."

Xie Yaoyao's eyes widened, and her face burned.

She knew she was fat, but being told to lose weight in front of Huo Yanxi still made her feel a little ashamed.

"I gained weight through my own efforts, why should I lose it? I won't lose it." Xie Yaoyao retorted stubbornly, but dared not look at Huo Yanxi, afraid of seeing disdain in his eyes.

Then she would truly feel ashamed.

Pei Yan didn't expect her to be so stubborn. "The doctor is only doing this for your own good. You don't know how high your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels are. If they go any higher, it will be harmful to your health."

Xie Yaoyao found him quite annoying. Did he really have to say this in front of Huo Yanxi?

"Secretary Pei, you're such a nuisance."

Pei Yan felt quite innocent after being criticized by her, and said, "I'm just doing this for your own good, Teacher Xie. If you need a fitness coach, I can do it. As for the coaching fee, I won't charge you extra; it's five hundred per class."

Xie Yaoyao: "So you were waiting for me here. I don't need a fitness coach."

Pei Yan shrugged, expressing his regret, "You definitely missed out on a devilish coach."

Huo Yanxi listened to the two chatting happily, and felt a sense of superfluity that he shouldn't be there.

"Weren't you in a hurry for the documents? Now you're not?" Huo Yanxi said coldly.

Pei Yan then remembered why he had chased after him to the hospital. He scratched his head and said, "It was quite urgent. Then, Teacher Xie, please take good care of your injury. Once you've recovered, you can carefully consider my suggestion."

Huo Yanxi's face darkened slightly. "Alright, get out of here."

Pei Yan waved gracefully at Xie Yaoyao and quickly left.

Once he left, the ward became quiet.

Xie Yaoyao looked embarrassed. "Mr. Huo, aren't you going to the company? I'm awake now, and there's nothing wrong with me."

Huo Yanxi glanced at her. "Am I in your way?"

"No, no, no, how could I dare to find you an eyesore? You are an honor to be here, it's just that the light is too bright and a bit dazzling," Xie Yaoyao quickly complimented.

She owed her life to Huo Yanxi, so how could she dare to complain about her savior being an eyesore?

Although, her misfortune was also caused by him.

Huo Yanxi always felt that Xie Yaoyao's attitude towards him was not as relaxed as her attitude towards Pei Yan.

She always seemed tense, as if he wanted to devour her.

"This incident happened because of me. You and your son suffered an undeserved misfortune. I will get an explanation for you. Of course, you can tell me how you want me to compensate you. I will try my best to satisfy you as long as it is within my power."

Xie Yaoyao asked tentatively, "You really will fulfill any request I make?"

Huo Yanxi narrowed his eyes, somewhat regretting saying those words, fearing that she would take advantage of him and ask for things he could not possibly give her.

For example, the position next to him.

But once the words were spoken, there was no reason for him to take them back.

"Well, but you'd better not covet what you shouldn't be coveting."

Xie Yaoyao lowered her eyes and said, "Then I'll continue cooking for you, and you can continue paying me, okay?"

Although 10,000 yuan for a meal is an astronomical price, she doesn't feel guilty taking the money.

After all, his current net worth is incomparable to what it used to be, and ten thousand yuan is just a drop in the ocean for him.

But she didn't have the money to buy a sunroom, which was the most important thing in her life.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yanxi frowned slightly. "Is this the only request?"

Why do I feel a little lost for no reason?

Xie Yaoyao nodded, "Yes, a gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way. You paid me, so it's a monetary transaction between us, and there's no personal feeling involved."

The second half of the sentence was clearly a direct message to Huo Yanxi, telling him not to get stuck on a rut.

What's wrong with eating a meal with her?

He paid for it, so he should eat it.

Huo Yanxi's furrowed brows relaxed; he hadn't expected her request to be this.

His earlier speculation seemed rather petty.

"Alright, since that's the case, I won't let you suffer a loss. It'll cost you 30,000 yuan for one meal."

These past two days, he's come to the hospital right after get off work, and he's been spending more time with Xie Ziyu.

Xie Ziyu said she had a tough time.

During the day, I teach Huo Zidu, and in the afternoon and evening, I also teach several Chinese classes to foreign children.

She works so hard to earn money so that she can buy a large apartment in Gangcheng and let Xie Ziyu live in a sunroom.

Since he couldn't openly give her the property, it would be easy for him to add bricks and tiles to her sunroom.

Xie Yaoyao's eyes widened: "Thirty thousand yuan for a meal, are you sure?"

They've struck it rich! They've struck it rich! Three meals a day would cost 90,000 yuan, and in 40 days that would be 3.6 million yuan.

With the three million he had given her before, buying a larger, nicer house in a good location in Hong Kong was no longer such an unattainable goal for her.

Huo Yanxi said solemnly, "A word spoken cannot be taken back."

Xie Yaoyao gave him a thumbs up, "President Huo, you're so handsome, the most handsome man in the world."

Such a generous boss is truly a rare find.

Huo Yanxi was actually a little embarrassed by her praise and said, "Just focus on recovering. These few days won't be considered as absenteeism; they'll be considered as paid leave."

Xie Yaoyao: "Boss, I will follow you to the death."

Huo Yanxi: "...There's no need to be so enthusiastic."