Chapter 46 Meng Yanchen, are you afraid?
After Xu Qin slammed the door and left, the ward instantly became quiet.
Meng Yanchen immediately leaned over to support Fan Shengmei who was trying to get up.
"Don't move."
Fan Shengmei's throat was burning with pain, and she managed to squeeze out a few words.
"Your...sister..."
"Stop talking,"
Meng Yanchen saw her painful expression and frowned with heartache. His fingertips gently brushed the loose hair on her forehead.
"Don't worry about her. She's been spoiled since she was a child. Don't take what she says to heart."
He tucked the corner of the quilt and said, "I'll arrange the transfer to another hospital. I won't let her cause you any trouble."
Fan Shengmei shook her head, suddenly remembered something, and struggled to get up.
"Song...Song..."
Meng Yanchen frowned and held her wrist.
"He's fine. He only has a small burn on his left arm. He'll be discharged after one night of observation."
"Go thank...thank..."
Fan Shengmei wanted to say something, but she felt the hand that was strangling her wrist. Meng Yanchen's warm hand was trembling slightly.
"Don't go."
His voice was very light, and his Adam's apple rolled. "You have a good rest, I will take care of these. Don't go to see Song Yan, don't go..."
Fan Shengmei was stunned and looked at him puzzledly——
Those eyes that were always calm and composed now revealed a trace of emotion she had never seen before.
Like... praying?
Fan Shengmei was stunned.
She had never seen Meng Yanchen like this before, and he looked a little pitiful.
Although she didn't understand why he did this, she didn't want to see Meng Yanchen like this, so she nodded and lay down obediently.
Meng Yanchen's expression eased slightly, he picked up the water cup on the bedside table, and passed the straw to her lips.
"Want some water?"
Just then—
"Sister Fan! Are you okay?!"
Qiu Yingying pushed open the ward door with a loud voice, followed by Guan Juer and Andy.
"We were so scared! We rushed over as soon as we got the call."
Guan Juer saw Meng Yanchen standing beside the bed, her face flushed instantly, and she whispered to Andy,
"Sister Andy, Mr. Meng is even more handsome in person than in the magazine..."
Meng Yanchen stood up and nodded slightly to everyone.
Andy glanced between Fan Shengmei and Meng Yanchen, and asked in a voice that Fan Shengmei could hear but not deliberately,
"Didn't Bao Yifan say that you and Shi Yan went to Jiangzhou for an inspection?"
Meng Yanchen nodded and said, "I came back when I heard something happened."
Andy smiled knowingly and said no more.
Meng Yanchen nodded to everyone and said, "You guys chat, I'll take care of something first."
When he turned to leave, Andy followed him out.
"Mr. Meng."
She stopped him and said bluntly, "People who have always had a hard life will feel uneasy when they suddenly get lucky. It's like someone who has never eaten candy before. If you give her a piece, her first reaction will be to doubt whether the candy is for her."
She paused. "More importantly—"
“Once you have tasted the sweetness, the bitterness becomes unbearable.”
She looked directly into Meng Yanchen's eyes and said, "So Meng Yanchen, think carefully before you give me any candy. Once you give it to me, don't take it back."
Meng Yanchen turned around and looked quietly at Fan Shengmei who was lying on the hospital bed listening to Qiu Yingying's chatter.
The light cast shadows of varying shades on his well-defined face.
He was silent for a moment, his voice low and firm.
"Thank you. I won't take it back."
Andy smiled with satisfaction, watched him leave, and sent a message to Bao Yifan with a smile,
[You don't have much time left to blackmail Meng Yanchen.]
——
At the end of the corridor, Meng Yanchen stood in front of the window, his bony fingers tightly gripping the windowsill handrail, his knuckles turning white.
The glass reflected his tense jawline and the dark currents surging in his eyes.
He took a deep breath, but his chest still felt like it was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, causing both pain and stuffiness.
He was glad that Song Yan saved Fan Shengmei——
But why was it Song Yan?
Why was it Song Yan who appeared in front of her at that critical moment of life and death, instead of herself?
The past of Xu Qin and Song Yan came back like a venomous snake——
The feelings of being together day and night for more than ten years cannot withstand the appearance of Song Yan for a few months.
What about Fan Shengmei? Will she also...
Will the look in her eyes when she looks at Song Yan from now on also carry the kind of light that he will never get?
He quickly adjusted his breathing and forced himself to calm down.
"Qin Yu."
He dialed the number, his voice as cold as ice, "Donate five of the latest fire trucks to the South City Fire Station, and customize a banner. In addition..."
He added, "A thorough investigation of Yang Jian's criminal record over the past five years, apart from this arson incident, leaves no one unpunished. I want him to remain in prison forever."
After arranging everything, he adjusted his suit cuffs and turned to walk towards Song Yan's ward.
In the ward, Song Yan was leaning against the head of the bed with his left arm bandaged.
Seeing Meng Yanchen pushing the door open, he glanced at him with a unhappy expression.
Meng Yanchen got straight to the point, "Although putting out fires and saving lives is your job—"
His voice was calm, "But you were injured saving my girlfriend after all."
He looked directly into Song Yan's eyes and said, "It's only right that I come here in person to express my gratitude."
Song Yan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
"girlfriend?"
"Yes. Fan Shengmei."
Meng Yanchen spoke each word with great emphasis, as if he wanted to burn the name into the other person's mind.
"It's my girlfriend."
"As for you and Xu Qin getting your marriage certificate,"
Meng Yanchen continued, "If necessary, it can be arranged tomorrow."
Song Yan put one hand behind his head and looked at him with a smile.
"So urgent?"
His tone was playful, "Haven't you always been against Qinqin and I being together?"
Meng Yanchen was too lazy to say anything more to him and turned to leave.
"Meng Yanchen."
Song Yan suddenly called him.
"Are you scared?"
His footsteps suddenly stopped.
Song Yan's voice came from behind, with a hint of understanding and provocation -
His voice cut like a knife. "You're afraid Fan Shengmei will choose me and abandon you like Xu Qin did back then, right?"
Meng Yanchen had his back to him, his shoulders straight.
"Oh."
Song Yan sneered, "Meng Yanchen, you said history——"
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut, cutting off the unfinished words.
—
In the ward, Fan Shengmei bit the straw and stared at the ceiling with a dull look.
The scene just now kept flashing back in my mind——
Meng Yanchen stood in front of her bed and confronted Xu Qin.
"Can't you see she's hurt too?"
And when he leaned over to tuck in her quilt,
"Get some rest, I'll take care of the rest."
Is it really just because of my sister that I treat her well?
Will it...
She bit the straw harder unconsciously, and the plastic straw was flattened by her bite.
“An…An…”
She wanted to call Andy, but her throat was burning with pain and she could only make hoarse sounds.
Andy was peeling a pear. When he heard the noise, he looked up and cut a small piece of pear and put it into her mouth.
"My throat is already like this. I'll wait until it's better before anything serious happens."
Fan Shengmei, "......"
She could only chew the pear depressedly, the sweet pear juice spreading in her mouth, but it couldn't suppress the inexplicable restlessness in her heart.
Could it be that Meng Yanchen likes me a little bit?
But she remembered Meng Yanchen's last look again——
Those eyes, always calm and composed, unexpectedly revealed a hint of emotion she had never seen before...
Like fear.
What is he afraid of?
Are you afraid that I'll die?
Is she afraid that I’ll die in this hospital and cause trouble for her sister?
You're thinking too much. I haven't even received the commission for the plan, so how can I bear to give it up?
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