When Gu Fei returned after buying breakfast, he ran into An Nanyi, who looked disheveled, coming out of the elevator.
Annan saw him too, and without pausing for a moment, she started running outside.
Gu Fei withdrew his gaze and stepped into the elevator. As the elevator ascended, he frowned slightly, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart. This person was probably at the hospital looking for Lin Qingyan.
Upon reaching his floor, Gu Fei strode out the moment the elevator doors opened, heading hurriedly towards the ward where several other people were already inside.
The An family members were all there, along with a doctor in a white coat, who was examining Lin Qingyan. Gu Fei immediately noticed the red marks on her fair and delicate neck, which were from being pinched.
His pupils dilated slightly as he strode to the boy's side, nervously examining the marks on the boy's neck. His tone, though relatively calm, betrayed his anxiety: "What happened?"
"Brother Fei, I'm fine." Lin Qingyan didn't know how to explain. Just then, the doctor finished the examination and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing serious, but it's best to apply an ice pack."
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
The doctor gave a couple more instructions and then left.
Gu Fei felt somewhat relieved, but his gaze darkened again. He shifted his gaze to the people beside him, his deep voice carrying a hint of coldness: "Did An Nanyi do this?"
An Jing nodded, meeting Gu Fei's deep, cold gaze, and steeled herself to tell him what had just happened, "We didn't expect him to do something like this, and it won't happen again."
"It's our fault. We didn't see his true nature all these years." Song Shuman was still in shock, feeling sad and guilty.
Gu Fei's facial features were tense, and his expression was extremely unpleasant. Just as he was about to speak, his sleeve was tugged, and when he turned around, he saw the child looking at him.
"Brother Fei, I'm fine now, don't be angry." Her soft voice seemed to carry a hint of coquetry, instantly extinguishing the anger that had just ignited in Gu Fei's heart.
"Let's apply an ice pack to Yan Yan first."
Gu Fei hummed in response and didn't say anything more. His gaze remained fixed on Lin Qingyan, and a hint of heartache and self-reproach flashed in his deep eyes. He had failed to protect Qingyan.
After a while, An Yu, who had gone out to get an ice pack from the nurse, returned. "Give me the ice pack." Song Shuman was about to take the ice pack when Gu Fei beat her to it.
“Auntie, I can do it.” His expression remained calm and his demeanor was as usual. Song Shuman could only nod and say, “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
She thought to herself that Gu Fei truly treated Yan Yan like a younger brother, showing him such care and concern that even she, as his mother, felt inferior.
An Jing silently looked away, and after a moment of mental preparation, she turned her gaze back to the spot.
Seeing his older brother's complicated expression, An Yu silently looked up at the ceiling.
And so... all four people standing in the ward looked at Lin Qingyan with concern in their eyes.
"..." Lin Qingyan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, every cell in his body felt awkward and uncomfortable.
Having just reunited with her family, Lin Qingyan awkwardly called out "Dad, Mom, and my two older brothers," adding, "I'm fine. You all go ahead with your work. You don't need to stay here with me."
“It’s alright, little brother, it wasn’t easy for you to reunite with us, so of course we should…” Before An Yu could finish speaking, An Jing pulled him outside. “Let’s go out first.”
"Shuman, didn't you say you were going to make some chicken soup for Yan Yan to help him recover? Let's go prepare the ingredients first."
"Yes, that's right..."
Soon, only Gu Fei remained in the ward. Lin Qingyan's stiff body relaxed slightly, and Gu Fei observed all his reactions.
Gu Fei calmly applied an ice pack to Lin Qingyan's neck and casually asked, "When does Qingyan plan to go back to the An family?"
"I don't know..." Lin Qingyan was a little embarrassed. According to his parents, the sooner the better, but if he moved out of Gu Fei's place, he would have much less time to spend with Gu Fei.
"Yan Yan, why don't you stay with me for now? I can take care of you. You can go back to my place once you've recovered."
“This…” Lin Qingyan hesitated.
The two were very close, the man almost whispering in the boy's ear, coaxing, "Brother Fei has a selfish reason; he can't bear to see Yan Yan leave, so Yan Yan will stay, okay?"
The man's hot breath as he spoke brushed against Lin Qingyan's earlobe, causing his ear tips to turn red instantly. He was easily persuaded, "Then... okay."
Having successfully coaxed him, Gu Fei's lips curled up slightly, his thin lips moved, and his deep, magnetic voice carried a hint of amusement as he uttered only one word: "Good boy."
Lin Qingyan blushed and quickly looked away, but the tips of her ears turned even redder, as if they were about to bleed.
Actually, he was also reluctant to part with Gu Fei.
They had only been in a relationship for a short time, which should have been the honeymoon phase, but they had only seen each other a handful of times during this period. Therefore, Lin Qingyan was reluctant to part with Gu Fei.
On the other side, An Yu, still looking completely bewildered, was dragged out and only let go after they had gone some distance. "Big brother, are you crazy? Why did you drag me away for no reason!"
"I think you're the one who's messed up." An Jing tapped his head with his index finger, his face full of helplessness. "Young Master An, you must have been a husky in your past life."
An Yu: "Hmm?"
An Jing coldly uttered a sentence: "Stupid, foolish, and reckless."
“…” An Yu’s lips twitched: “Big brother, tell me honestly, am I not the biological son of the An family, but someone we picked up from a trash can?”
An Jing: "Oh...so you knew."
An Yu: "..." He's getting angry, really.
"Alright, I'm not kidding anymore." An Jing composed himself and said seriously, "Yan Yan isn't familiar with us yet. He would have felt awkward if we had been watching him from inside."
Song Shuman and An Lingkang, who had followed behind, also came over. Song Shuman sighed almost inaudibly and said with some heartache, "Yes, Yan Yan has only just recognized us and needs time to slowly accept us."
"The nineteen years that were missed in the past can never be made up for, no matter what we do."
An Lingkang said earnestly, "All we can do is wait for Yan Yan to come home, treat him well, let him feel the warmth and love of this family, and make him feel a sense of belonging."
"Oh, I see..." An Yu finally understood. He confidently gave himself a thumbs up and raised an eyebrow, saying:
"I'm good at this. From now on, I'll take Yan Yan out for the best food and drinks every day, take him drinking and clubbing, go bike rides, and let him feel his second brother's love for him..."
"Hey, don't go! Mom, Dad, and Big Brother, wait for me!!"
However, not long after, they learned that Lin Qingyan was going to continue living with Gu Fei, and all the warmth and love they hadn't yet given out was about to be put on hold.
Song Shuman was a little sad. "Yan Yan, are you really not planning to go home with Mom and Dad? Or do you have some concerns? You can tell us anything, it's okay."
She thought her youngest son didn't want to go back because of Annanyi.
"No, I don't have any concerns, I just..." Lin Qingyan felt a little guilty. She couldn't very well say that she was dating Gu Fei and that she wasn't going home because she couldn't bear to leave her boyfriend.
Gu Fei said, "Auntie, Yan Yan has gotten used to staying at my place, so I plan to go back after he recovers from his injury. It will be more convenient that way. Don't worry, I will take good care of him."
"You're just talking nonsense," An Jing thought to himself, gritting his teeth. He was extremely unwilling for his brother to be with Gu Fei. Thinking of what he had said to Gu Fei before, An Jing regretted it to the core.
He was happy for Gu Fei, who had been single for 27 years, and finally met someone he liked. He wished him well. Who the hell knew that the person Gu Fei had his eye on was actually his younger brother!
He regretted it; Gu Fei should have remained single forever!
But his mother agreed, saying, "Gu Fei, in that case, I'll have to trouble you." Yan Yan didn't want to go back, but there was nothing that could be done. He couldn't be forced to go back; his wishes had to be respected.
"No trouble at all," Gu Fei replied calmly.
“…” An Jing almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
After holding back for a while, he finally called Gu Fei out alone, intending to have a heart-to-heart talk with his longtime friend.
However, his friend had no intention of having a heart-to-heart talk with him.
"If you want to persuade me to break up with Yan Yan," Gu Fei calmly uttered two words: "No way."
The calm tone held an uncompromising edge.
An Jing swallowed back the words he was about to say. After so many years together, he naturally understood Gu Fei. Gu Fei always kept his word.
He said with a hint of helplessness, "Why Yan Yan?"
"Why can't it be him?" Gu Fei retorted.
“He’s my brother. How can I trust him to be with another man? He’s a public figure. If people find out, he’ll have to endure so much criticism!”
Gu Fei remained expressionless. "I will protect him." After a pause, he added, "I think you should ask for his wishes instead of presumptuously doing what's best for him."
An Jing: "..." With Yan Yan's obedient and well-behaved nature, she'll be completely under your thumb, you old fox. If you say east, she'll never go west!
An Jing took two deep breaths and asked again, "How far have things progressed between you two?"
Gu Fei: "We've done everything we could."
“…” An Jing took another deep breath, trying not to get angry.
Gu Fei seemed to remember something, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly as he looked at An Jing with interest. "Do you remember what you once told me?"
An Jing: "What?"
"You told me that on the phone," Gu Fei said casually, a hint of malice in his voice. "You said that Lin Qingyan is mine, and will be mine for life."
An Jing: "..."
Damn it!
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