Chapter 61
◎Ying Yun's first love is Yang Xueyi.◎
After a brief moment of daze, Yang Xueyi regained her senses. She pushed Ying Yun away almost mercilessly, took two steps back, and looked at him warily.
"Ying Yun, we're done."
Yang Xueyi hardened her heart, not wanting things to get out of control again. Dragging things around was not her style. She didn't want to fall into the trap again because of a moment of weakness and softness during an earthquake in a foreign country.
"I'm sorry." Ying Yun clearly realized his own misstep. He lowered his voice and said, "Yang Xueyi, I was worried about you, and so was Aunt Yang. I'm glad you're okay."
"I want to talk to you, when are you free?"
What to talk about?
Yang Xueyi wanted to listen, but didn't want to listen.
But she has never had good luck in her life. As usual, Ying Yun probably can't say anything to make her happy.
She didn't want to be sad for Ying Yun anymore, and she didn't want to be hurt again.
"I don't think there's anything else we need to talk about. Everyone's busy right now."
"You have really dark circles under your eyes. Have you been sleeping poorly lately?"
Ying Yun glanced at Yang Xueyi and stretched out his hand as if he wanted to touch her face.
His voice was low. "Can we go to your room tonight and talk? I'd like to find a quiet place. I'll come over whenever you're free."
Yang Xueyi couldn't tell whether she felt lost or just upset.
What else doesn't she know?
Ying Yun asked her if she could fall asleep and wanted to come to her room at night. What was this hinting at?
Yang Xueyi was a little self-deprecating. She had indeed never been favored by good luck.
Did he think of An Xin as a second choice after failing to confess his feelings to her again? Or did he think that Yang Xueyi would seek his comfort and continue her romantic relationship with him in a foreign country because of her current situation?
That’s a nice thought.
But it's impossible.
Yang Xueyi took another step back, avoiding Ying Yun's hand, not wanting to give Ying Yun any more opportunities to take advantage of her: "Don't come to me. Ying Yun, I have someone I'm already in contact with. I won't continue with you. We have nothing to talk about."
Yang Xueyi suppressed her emotions and looked at Ying Yun with a calm face, as if she was not excited at all by his appearance. She also tried to pretend to be slightly indifferent and nonchalant in her voice.
Ying Yun is on a path of no return and can't continue.
She would rather lie with bluffing than let Ying Yun look down on her. She would not seek comfort from him pitifully because of the terrifying earthquake. She would not show surprise and longing when she saw him. She would not have drastic emotional fluctuations because of Ying Yun.
Perhaps due to the fatigue from the continuous surgeries, Ying Yun's face looked rather grim, and his voice was unusually hoarse, with a hint of forbearance and restraint: "Yang Xueyi, do you like that person?"
"I have a crush on him anyway." Yang Xueyi heard herself lie lightheartedly. "I'm twenty-five, and my twenty-sixth birthday is coming up soon. I don't want to waste time with you like I did before. Besides, if I don't take action myself, my mom will probably force me to go on a blind date soon, so why not find someone I like and have a relationship myself?"
"I can't continue to date someone I'm attracted to while still maintaining our previous relationship with you. It's disrespectful to anyone."
Ying Yun's face was pale, as if all the blood had drained away.
Yang Xueyi looked away and didn't look at him, fearing that she would make another big mistake.
Mingming was desperate to see Ying Yun during the earthquake, but once out of the desperate situation, human discipline returned to its place, allowing Yang Xueyi to know what to do to be more beneficial.
Ying Yun seemed to have a lot to say, but at this moment, the nurse's voice came from behind Yang Xueyi -
"Doctor Ying, we've just sent over another injured person with a fracture. We need to treat him as soon as possible..."
Ying Yun's expression was a little gloomy, and he looked even more dusty outside the temporary operating tent covered in dust after the earthquake, but Yang Xueyi still heard him whisper, "I know, I'll be right there."
But before approaching the patient, Ying Yun took a step forward and looked at Yang Xueyi, as if he hadn't heard Yang Xueyi's harsh refusal. He only said in a low voice without hesitation, "Yang Xueyi, if we want to part ways amicably, you should at least give me a chance to explain myself. I have a lot to tell you."
Ying Yun glanced at Yang Xueyi. Just when Yang Xueyi felt that they had kept enough distance, he stepped forward and kissed her on the cheek again. "I'm going to have surgery first. I'll find you later."
Yang Xueyi was really puzzled.
Ying Yun's mouth is really scary. He can't talk but can kiss. He didn't talk when he should, but he kissed several times.
She agreed?
He was still talking to himself.
**
Because of the rescue team's participation, more injured people were rescued today. Yang Xueyi didn't have time to worry about these trivial matters, and soon followed the volunteers to help.
There were more and more displaced children, and each of them had a look of sadness or fear on their faces. Fortunately, after Yang Xueyi told them a few healing stories, their mood gradually calmed down and smiles appeared on their faces.
The children's laughter made Yang Xueyi feel very accomplished. Besides, she didn't want to go back to her resettlement tent. After all, she was really afraid that Ying Yun would come to her.
Hiding in the volunteers' mobile tent made it less likely that Ying Yun would find him.
However, the medical rescue team is said to be busier than the volunteers, and operations have never stopped. There were many patients with bone injuries in the earthquake, so Ying Yun probably doesn't have much time.
As night fell, several children were taken away by their local relatives one after another. Yang Xueyi finally had some free time and found herself unkempt and her clothes were stained. She realized later that Ying Yun had just seen her in such a dusty state.
He was really hungry, so he could eat this.
She got a clean change of clothes from a volunteer and decided to take a shower at the temporary shower station.
I just didn't expect to meet someone I didn't want to see here again.
Yang Xueyi took her clothes to the shower area and saw Ying Yun coming out of the shower.
The summer nights in Africa were still hot. When Ying Yun came out, his hair was still dripping with water. He was wearing a loose short-sleeved shirt, the fabric looked rough. He was wiping his hair with his head down, and when he saw Yang Xueyi, he was stunned, as if he wanted to talk to her.
Unfortunately, Yang Xueyi didn't want to pay attention to him.
She didn't bother to even look at Ying Yun, and immediately slipped into the simple shower area.
It is called a shower point, but in fact it is just a broken but still usable water pipe, a space simply surrounded by waterproof cloth. Even because the waterproof cloth found is limited in length, the only piece of cloth that can be lifted up to make a door curtain is still tight, and a corner will be lifted up by a slight wind.
Fortunately, there is no wind tonight.
Yang Xueyi's hair was covered with dust and dirt from the earthquake, and it took her a long time to wash it clean.
When she went out, Ying Yun was gone.
On second thought, Yang Xueyi felt that she was naive and stupid.
How could he still be there?
What are you expecting unrealistically?
Do you really think Ying Yun has something profound to say to you?
However, Lu Lin had arrived at some point, carrying his spare clothes and apparently waiting in line to take a shower, but his head was turned to look not far away.
Hearing Yang Xueyi calling his name, Lu Lin turned his head and saw Yang Xueyi. He was stunned for a moment: "Ah, it turns out that it was you who was taking a shower inside."
He suddenly lowered his voice mysteriously: "I just saw the 'Prince'!"
When this kind of gossip was mentioned, Lu Lin's eyes lit up: "When I came here, he was waiting outside."
"Although I haven't found out his name yet, I got a photo of him that my uncle took secretly not long ago, so I was able to recognize him, but I didn't dare say hello."
He was a little puzzled: "Originally, I thought he was waiting for the people inside to finish showering before going in to shower, but as soon as the water stopped and he started changing clothes, he heard people tidying up their toiletries. It was obvious that he was done showering and about to come out. He glanced at me and suddenly left."
"I thought it was strange and couldn't help but ask him. He said he was done." Lu Lin looked confused. "If he was done, why did he wait outside for so long? When I came, he was leaning there with a cold expression. I thought he was waiting in line to be the next one in."
"He said he was done showering, and I thought he was waiting for someone inside, maybe a friend he knew, but it turned out to be you."
Lu Lin looked puzzled: "Do you know the 'prince'?"
Yang Xueyi was completely baffled: "How would I know him? You at least know what he looks like, but I don't even know who he is. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Like maybe the night sky in this area is particularly beautiful or something like that?"
Lu Lin shrugged: "Who knows. But he did help you outside."
"In our other makeshift shower rooms, there have been cases of people peeping at women bathing and even going in to molest them. There have also been cases of people stealing from women's clothes and pants pockets while they are bathing."
After Lu Lin gave a few examples, Yang Xueyi felt scared and realized that it was too reckless for her to run to the shower room alone to take a shower. This simple shower room could not be closed at all. If she met someone with ulterior motives, it would be too dangerous.
Fortunately, she was lucky.
"Should I thank the 'Prince' properly next time I see him?"
Lu Lin also laughed: "That's a good excuse to strike up a conversation, but he seems aloof and hard to approach. We should be careful if we try to curry favor with him."
Yang Xueyi thought absentmindedly, how difficult could it be to approach?
Is there any man more difficult to approach than Ying Yun?
He also said that he had something to say to her, and he seemed so serious that Yang Xueyi almost thought Ying Yun was crazy. He was about to confess his feelings, but now he disappeared without a trace.
Men's mouths are lies and cannot be trusted.
**
After taking a shower, Yang Xueyi entered one of the resettlement tents donated by Duanfang Biology according to the arrangement of the volunteers.
Yang Xueyi was supposed to be in the same tent with several other female colleagues from Duanfang Biology, but because she had been participating in volunteer rescue activities and signed up to search for survivors early the next morning, she needed to get up early. In order not to disturb her colleagues and to make it easier for her to work with the volunteers, she simply stayed in a tent with the volunteer team.
This tent can accommodate about ten people. In addition to Yang Xueyi and several female volunteers, there are also several female medical staff, including the nurse who took Yang Xueyi to see Ying Yun today. She happened to be inside and greeted Yang Xueyi in a friendly manner.
The environment was still harsh, but at least there was a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and the dim light in the tent also made people feel more secure. Yang Xueyi was sleepy and tired, and she couldn't help but think of the tragic scenes of various mutilated limbs and corpses. She could only try hard to recall the happy times in the past to resist the confusion and fear in her heart.
I don’t know what time I finally fell into a drowsy sleep. It was a very light and restless sleep.
Yang Xueyi woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare and found that the lights in the tent had gone out at some point. Not only that, the entire rescue base was in darkness, and even the red cross sign on the temporary operating room was out.
The whole world seemed to fall into endless night.
Yang Xueyi was afraid of the dark to begin with, and subconsciously became even more frightened.
However, at this moment, screams and chaotic calls for help were heard from a tent not far away.
It was a female voice, and from what I heard, the language must be local.
But the sound seemed to be stopped soon, and the sound of struggling was heard again.
Just as Yang Xueyi was about to get up to check, she heard footsteps outside the tent and stopped at the tent door. Then the zipper of the tent door was unzipped and someone began to climb inside.
Almost instantly, Yang Xueyi sat up. Under the dim moonlight, she saw the person clearly - a middle-aged local man, his eyes glowing like a wolf in the night.
He obviously saw Yang Xueyi as well.
The next second, his eyes flashed with ferocity as he pounced towards Yang Xueyi, covering her mouth with his dirty left hand. The next second, his right hand began to skillfully tear off her pajamas.
Yang Xueyi's sleeping position was close to the zipper door of the tent. The other female nurses were curled up in the corner. Unlike her, they did not suffer from insomnia. After a hard and busy day, they were sleeping soundly.
With his mouth and nose covered, he couldn't even breathe, let alone call for help. The man opposite him was like a rotten fish, with a fishy smell that swept over him like a net that made it impossible to escape.
Yang Xueyi struggled desperately, holding on to her pajamas tightly, but she was still no match for the opponent.
Darkness covered this silent crime. In great fear and despair, she no longer dared to think about what would happen next.
However, just when Yang Xueyi was about to lose her strength, someone suddenly rushed into the tent eagerly and almost violently, and as if using all his strength, knocked over the man who was about to do something wrong from behind. Then there was the sound of fists hitting human flesh, falling as densely as raindrops.
The noise finally woke up several female medical staff in the corner.
Someone frantically found a spare flashlight, and only then could they see the scene in the tent clearly.
Ying Yun's face turned cold and his expression was icy, like a living devil from hell. He rode on a local middle-aged man, twisted his hand, and punched him. This was obviously not the first punch, because the man's face had already been bruised and swollen.
Ying Yun used all his strength because Yang Xueyi saw his forearm muscles ready to strike, his clenched fists, and his almost murderous look.
Perhaps because he hit the opponent's rough clothes and used too much force, his protruding knuckles began to bleed, like a winding blood snake on his white fingers. However, Ying Yun didn't care at all, as if he didn't feel any pain, and just swung his fist with a gloomy face.
Finally, it was the familiar female nurse who came to pull him away, and Ying Yun stopped as if he had woken up from a nightmare.
He pursed his lips and stood up, found some clothes to tie up the man's hands and feet tightly, and then kicked him out of the tent like garbage - he didn't hold back at all in that kick. Yang Xueyi heard the sound of the kick breaking through the air and suspected that the man's ribs were about to be broken.
After one kick, the man who had just been swearing at Yang Xueyi was unable to utter a word. He completely lost his previous arrogance and could only scream in pain and beg for mercy in his broken English. It was the first time that Ying Yun swore in English.
In the light of the flashlight, Yang Xueyi stared at him.
In the dark tent, the faint light from the flashlight seemed like some kind of miracle.
Ying Yun's chest was still heaving slightly from the intense exercise just now, his fists were still clenched, the muscles on his forearms were tight and obvious, and a few drops of blood splashed on his fair and well-defined face. He was so handsome that he looked almost eerie and evil, as if ominous.
However, in Yang Xueyi's eyes, he looked down upon her like a god.
Appear at the most critical moment to save his believers.
Then he saw Yang Xueyi, and his face turned ashen and ugly again almost in an instant. He pursed his lips and walked quickly towards Yang Xueyi.
The next second, the coat that was originally worn by Ying Yun was thrown onto Yang Xueyi.
He glanced at Yang Xueyi and said in a low voice, "It's okay. Don't be afraid."
**
Although Yang Xueyi's pajamas were pulled, they were far from being damaged. In fact, she did not suffer any harm because of her fierce resistance. Only a few buttons on the collar were inevitably torn off, so she had to hold on to the lapels tightly to cover the large area of skin on her chest.
Ying Yun arrived in time and quickly knocked the man over. For Yang Xueyi, it could be said that it was a false alarm in the end, but the fear still remained.
However, wrapped in clothes that still carried Ying Yun's body temperature and scent, Yang Xueyi felt a long-lost sense of security.
Her heart was still beating wildly.
I don’t know if it’s because of the invader or the rescuer.
The female nurse who knew Yang Xueyi was still in shock and looked at Ying Yun: "Doctor Ying, what's going on?"
"Someone broke into the tent in the middle of the night."
Ying Yun clearly recognized the nurse across from him. His voice remained low, but his expression softened slightly, perhaps because the crisis was over. "These local men are probably a gang. Since yesterday, they've been frequently roaming around the women's tents and shower areas, committing crimes. Several local women have been sexually assaulted since yesterday."
"The backup generator suddenly broke down, so the entire resettlement site and the operating room were without power. These people must have been trying to take advantage of the darkness and chaos to act."
After a while, several other male rescue team members arrived one after another. They chatted with Ying Yun for a few words and took away the criminal who was tied up by Ying Yun. Only then did Yang Xueyi know more details -
It turns out that after natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, the rules of human society are temporarily ineffective due to the mixing of people, and the local judicial and police systems are destroyed. There are always bad people taking advantage of the situation. Therefore, women who lose their brothers, family members or spouses after the disaster not only have to endure the pain brought by the death of their family members, but are also often threatened with violence and violated. There are many cases of rape and sexual assault in refugee camps, so the number of pregnant female victims in the disaster area will double every time.
The captain, who had experience in rescue operations, was obviously accustomed to this. He simply patted Ying Yun's shoulder in silence and said, "I didn't expect you to remember what I mentioned to you earlier. It's a good thing you arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Several underage girls were almost harmed in the resettlement area, but fortunately we stopped it in time."
The rescue team leader was a little embarrassed: "Originally, I was supposed to be in charge of the medical staff's tent, but I got caught up in other things and came here late. Fortunately, Doctor Ying arrived in time."
It is a great thing that they were discovered, caught and stopped in time before they were harmed. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt very fortunate.
Natural disasters have caused enough pain to people, and now we have finally tried our best to avoid man-made disasters.
The female nurse patted Yang Xueyi on the back: "Are you okay?"
"Luckily, Doctor Ying arrived just in time." She was clearly trying to brighten the mood, but the transition was a bit abrupt. "Doctor Ying, how did you get here like you knew what was going to happen?"
"No." Ying Yun looked away, his voice becoming a little unnatural and deliberate. "I'm the leader of this medical team. Before leaving the country, your family saw you off at the airport and specifically asked me to bring you back safely. I saw there was a power outage, so I came to check."
The nurse was very grateful, but thinking of her family, she said with a hint of melancholy, "I really miss home."
"But how did you find this tent, Doctor Ying?"
The tents at the resettlement site were scattered around, and there had just been a power outage. It would have been very difficult to get out of here if we just relied on luck.
Ying Yun lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I looked at the placement list and location of the rescue center."
Although she was wearing Ying Yun's warm coat, Yang Xueyi felt like she was rapidly losing temperature inside.
Embarrassment and sadness came back like aftershocks, catching Yang Xueyi off guard.
After a brief throbbing, she finally calmed down.
Ying Yun didn't come for her at all, but simply for the female nurse, out of a sense of responsibility for the promise he made to her family.
Why would he come for her?
According to the rescue center's placement list, Yang Xueyi was not even in this tent.
She was supposed to be in another tent with Duan Fang Biology's female colleagues.
It was simply the accumulation of various accidents that led her to see Ying Yun here and be unexpectedly rescued by Ying Yun.
She thought it was a chance from the gods, but there were no gods in reality.
It was just the pitiful luck she had left.
Yang Xueyi buried her head in her knees, lowered her eyes, and became depressed.
"The engineering team is already repairing the backup generator. It'll probably take a few hours." Ying Yun seemed to glance at her, but quickly looked away and said, "It won't be dawn for a few hours. I won't be able to sleep if I go back. I'll be guarding the door of your tent. You guys get some sleep."
Ying Yun's voice was deep, but it carried a convincing sexiness and composure: "Don't worry or be afraid."
The flashlight illuminated his impeccably handsome profile, with a shadow cast on his Adam's apple, which was dangerously seductive. Several female doctors seemed to become a little shy.
"Thank you, Ying Yun."
"Doctor Ying, I'm glad to have you."
…
Everyone expressed their gratitude, except Yang Xueyi, who was unusually silent.
She threw Ying Yun's clothes back to him, crawled into the bed without saying a word, curled up on her side, wrapped herself up, and hugged herself into a ball. Only then did she feel a little safe at last.
After a moment, the female nurse turned off the glaring flashlight, and the tent returned to the darkness that terrified Yang Xueyi.
Just the next second, Ying Yun turned on the flashlight again.
His voice was low: "Give it to me. I'll open it outside the tent so that I can check the surrounding situation."
After saying that, he walked out of the tent.
Through the waterproof cloth of the tent, Yang Xueyi saw the warm yellow light of the flashlight, which cast a round spot of light across the tent.
Apart from this little glimmer of light, it was pitch black inside and outside the tent.
Perhaps it was a coincidence that Ying Yun finally chose to sit outside where Yang Xueyi was lying. The two of them were actually only separated by a thin waterproof tent cloth. The rest of the people in the tent quickly fell asleep again, but Yang Xueyi couldn't sleep.
She and Ying Yun became the only ones awake, like two travelers traveling together in the night, relying on each other on their lonely journey.
Ying Yun fulfilled his promise to the nurse's family and protected their safety well, like a competent night watchman.
Yang Xueyi benefited from the incident and was rescued by Ying Yun. The light from his flashlight while he was on night watch dispelled her fear of the dark.
She didn't know if it was because she was too tired, or if Ying Yun's vigil really made Yang Xueyi feel safe, but she finally fell asleep in a daze.
**
When she woke up again, it was already daybreak. The medical staff around her had already left, leaving a note for Yang Xueyi asking her to rest more.
Yang Xueyi didn't want to be idle, so after washing up, she prepared to continue accompanying the displaced local children.
But before she could even leave, someone rushed in first.
"Yang Xueyi, are you okay?!"
The person who came was Lu Lin, followed by several female colleagues from Duanfang Biology. Seeing that Yang Xueyi was safe, they breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, you're okay. You know what happened last night, right? A criminal gang took advantage of the power outage to fish in troubled waters."
"They say there's a rapist."
"I was scared to death."
Seeing that Yang Xueyi was fine, several familiar female colleagues also became lively: "Actually, nothing happened in our tent. I was woken up by our 'Prince'."
"Me too. I was sleeping soundly when the 'Prince' suddenly rushed in."
"How should I put it? It was like being in a movie, like that disaster movie where the hero rescues everyone and then goes on to cheat!"
"He's really handsome."
After everyone talked a lot, Yang Xueyi finally understood that after the accident last night, the only son of Mr. Jiang, the general manager of Duanfang Biology, rushed to the resettlement tent where the female employees of Duanfang Biology were to check on everyone's safety.
"He's really fine."
"I felt that his face was extremely nervous at the time. He was really worried about us. He was so handsome from every angle. He also had a great figure, with long, straight legs."
Lu Lin curled his lips: "Who said before that his good looks were due to my uncle's filter?"
"And he's so responsible. He knew in advance how many female employees we had." One of the female colleagues looked at Yang Xueyi. "He came in and took a look, and immediately realized that someone was missing. He asked where the missing person was."
Yang Xueyi was stunned for a moment, then realized that the missing person was herself.
"I told him that you were staying in the tent of the female medical staff. He told us to take care of ourselves and that he would arrange someone to keep watch. Then he turned around and left immediately."
"Unlike most people, he genuinely cared about the safety of our employees, as if they were his own family. When he realized someone was missing, his face turned grim. He looked incredibly anxious, as if he just wanted to make sure you were safe."
The female colleague looked at Yang Xueyi and asked, "So did I come to your tent to look for you later?"
She smiled teasingly: "Yang Xueyi, you saw his appearance this time, right? Isn't he extremely handsome?"
Yang Xueyi shook her head: "No, I didn't see him, he didn't come over."
The only one who came last night was Ying Yun, no one else.
The female colleague was a little embarrassed, but Yang Xueyi didn't feel anything. "It was so chaotic yesterday, with so many tents. He might have wanted to find me but couldn't find me. Anyway, he's a nice person, very thoughtful..."
But before she could finish her words, Ying Yun pushed open the tent curtain and walked in.
When he saw the people in the tent, he paused for a rare moment.
I don’t know why, but the originally lively and chattering atmosphere became very quiet after Ying Yun came in. Several female colleagues began to look at Ying Yun secretly, but they didn’t look like they were simply looking at a handsome guy, but rather a little restrained and nervous.
"Doctor Ying, are you here to see Yang Xueyi?" Lu Lin came back to his senses first. He pointed at Yang Xueyi and said, "This is Yang Xueyi. She's fine."
Ying Yun looked up at Yang Xueyi with a calm expression, then looked away and hummed softly, "Then I'll go. I still have surgery."
After Ying Yun finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the tent.
Yang Xueyi was still a little confused, not understanding why Ying Yun was looking for her. He seemed to not recognize her in front of Lu Lin, but then a female colleague bumped into her arm: "How is he? Super handsome, right? Why are you so stunned?"
"Do you think such a handsome 'prince' can work at Duanfang Biology until he's old?"
Yang Xueyi felt as if she had been hit on the head with a club: "What prince? Isn't he a doctor?"
"Our CEO Jiang's only son is a doctor, an orthopedic surgeon. He's been performing surgeries non-stop since he was born." Lu Lin had no doubts. "I found out his name. It's Ying Yun."
…
Colleagues were having a heated discussion, but Yang Xueyi's head was buzzing, like an old machine that had been out of repair and long exceeded its expiration date, and was forced to be put into use again. She was in a state of chaos and confusion.
The fragments of details from before seemed to have finally pieced together a picture with great difficulty, revealing the complete truth to Yang Xueyi—
It turns out that Ying Yun's biological father is Jiang Yi.
He is indeed a man who is a hundred times richer than Ying Wenjun.
Although she had long known that Ying Yun had a powerful biological father, she did not expect that he would be the founder of Duanfang Biology.
Yang Xueyi was of course happy for Ying Yun that he could be reunited with his biological father, but she just felt sad for herself.
She used to be the daughter of the live-in aunt in Ying Yun's family. Although they had a brief period of equality in status, after going around in circles, it seemed as if fate would correct itself and return to its place. Ying Yun returned to the top of the pyramid where he was supposed to be. Yang Xueyi worked hard, and then went from being the nanny's daughter to being an employee of Ying Yun's biological father.
What is going on?
It turned out that Ying Yun had "ascended the throne" again and became the "Crown Prince".
He has become so rich, but I haven't seen him repay me well!
Fortunately, the good news brought by Lu Lin diluted some of Yang Xueyi's complicated emotions——
"President Jiang donated a lot of supplies, and the engineering team he brought has already built a large number of prefabricated houses. Tonight we can transition from temporary tents to prefabricated houses!"
After all, temporary tents are leaky, unsafe, and have much worse sanitary conditions. However, the temporary houses have electricity and water. It is like running from primitive society into the modern era. Several colleagues couldn't help cheering.
Because it was a donation from Duanfang Pharmaceutical, the first people arranged to stay were Duanfang Biological employees, the Chinese rescue team and medical staff, followed by local women, children and minors.
Yang Xueyi was assigned a small double room and learned from her temporary female roommate that Ying Yun lived in a room for one person.
In just one day, Ying Yun's appearance and actions had already won over all his colleagues, who were full of praise whenever they mentioned him.
"Dr. Ying is a truly noble man. He was originally given the largest room with the best conditions, but he said it was too big and it would be a waste for him to live alone, so he gave it to a few local girls and took a very small single room himself."
…
Yang Xueyi was really upset when she heard this.
Ying Yun is kind to everyone, especially to his patients.
Although he said he wanted to talk to Yang Xueyi, Ying Yun's surgery schedule was almost full in the past two days. Some patients were trapped under the rubble and could not be transferred for a while, so he rushed to the scene in person to perform simple intervention and treatment. Anyway, he was so busy that he had no time to rest.
In addition, Yang Xueyi deliberately avoided him, so Ying Yun never met Yang Xueyi alone again.
There were a few times when Yang Xueyi had briefly met Ying Yun when she was with her colleagues from Duanfang Biology, but he always pretended not to know Yang Xueyi, and just nodded as a greeting before quickly passing by.
Did he forget his roots after ascending the throne? Too pretentious!
Yang Xueyi thought viciously, Ying Yun should not be too happy too soon, or he might get into trouble again.
His performance as a doctor was perfect; his only flaw was probably that he didn't like Yang Xueyi.
However, it is worth celebrating that the rescue work has been quite effective. Survivors are still being rescued every day and the injured are receiving good treatment.
In order to express gratitude to the rescue medical team and to celebrate their survival, the local village chief organized a small bonfire party tonight after the initial completion of the rescue work.
It happened to be the birthday of one of her colleagues stationed abroad, so Yang Xueyi was also invited to the outdoor bonfire party.
It was called a bonfire party, but in fact it was just a simple pile of earth with fire. Supplies were scarce after the earthquake, but someone found a basket of wine during the rescue, which came in handy in this party.
After days of gloom, tension and fear, this kind of simple and joyful activity seems very urgent.
After drinking, everyone danced around the bonfire, as if rekindling the flame of life above death. The atmosphere was rare to be lively and relaxed.
At present, all the injured have been properly accommodated. Ying Yun also drank some wine, which was a rare occasion. However, compared with the relaxed smiles of the people around him, he seemed a little depressed.
But people soon gathered around. In addition to the men who were trying to establish a relationship with the future "crown prince", there were more women who simply wanted to get to know Ying Yun.
Just like ten years ago, Ying Yun was surrounded by people like a star. The bonfire was crackling and the jumping flames reflected on Ying Yun's profile, like some kind of mysterious totem, making him look handsome and a little wild, making him even more mysterious. The corners of his tightly pursed and slightly flat lips made him look obviously unapproachable, adding a kind of alluring desire to conquer.
However, perhaps the consecutive surgeries and staying up late to keep watch made Ying Yun a little tired, and he seemed to be in a low mood. Yang Xueyi just chatted for a few words with Lu Lin who came over. The singing and dancing at the bonfire party was so loud that Yang Xueyi had to get very close to Lu Lin to hear each other clearly.
As for Ying Yun, he didn't know when he was standing very close to him and Lu Lin, but there were still people around him.
Yang Xueyi looked away and didn't look at him.
In fact, Lu Lin didn’t talk about anything important, but just gave Yang Xueyi some basic knowledge about the workplace ecology of Duanfang Biological Headquarters.
Although he is very enthusiastic towards everyone, Lu Lin is undoubtedly more special to Yang Xueyi.
"Anyway, when you get back from here, feel free to come see me at headquarters. I'll take you to meet my uncle. We'll have to collaborate with other departments on our overseas business, and he knows a lot of people. Let him introduce you to the heads of the other departments. It'll be easier to get things done once you get to know them."
Yang Xueyi was not unaware of Lu Lin's obvious affection for her, and he was also a straightforward person: "By the way, do you have a boyfriend?"
Yang Xueyi knew she should move on and tried to accept other people's kindness, but ultimately she looked toward the bonfire and said, "Right now, I just want to focus on my career."
Lu Lin was a very measured person. He accepted Yang Xueyi's refusal very gracefully and did not force her. "It's okay. Let's just be friends first."
He was very natural, but Yang Xueyi felt a little embarrassed. She made up an excuse and prepared to go to the quiet open space behind the campfire square to watch the stars.
When she looked up again, she found that the crowd surrounding Ying Yun had dispersed, and no one knew where Ying Yun had gone.
However, Yang Xueyi soon found out Ying Yun's whereabouts, because as soon as she turned and walked into a small path, she saw a familiar figure.
Ying Yun and a female doctor were standing under a large eucalyptus tree.
Yang Xueyi didn't want to hear it. She wanted to pass by quickly, but the earthquake had razed the surrounding buildings to the ground, leaving no sound obstruction. The wind carried the female doctor's voice accurately into Yang Xueyi's ears.
"Ying Yun, I like you very much. I know you are single. Can you give it a try with me?"
Ying Yun's refusal was almost like some kind of automatic command: "I'm sorry."
As if by coincidence, his voice became deeper: "I have someone I like."
The female doctor was very brave, and this answer did not scare her away: "It doesn't matter, I will wait. Since he is just someone I like and he is not with you, then I have a chance."
The other party was very optimistic: "Besides, people will change. You may like her now, but after a while you may find that you don't like her anymore..."
This time, Ying Yun did not uphold the gentleman's code of conduct, but interrupted the other person almost coldly.
"There's no such possibility."
Ying Yun's voice was cold and resolute, without a second's hesitation—
"I've liked her since I was eighteen, and only her. It's impossible to change."
…
It was obviously not her who had her confession rejected, but Yang Xueyi felt that Ying Yun's words were more like two slaps in her face.
Regardless of whether Ying Yun is with An Xin or not, Ying Yun has only been moved by An Xin in the past ten years.
So what if Yang Xueyi and Ying Yun had slept together so many times? When Ying Yun insisted on talking to her, he even had a faint hope for a miracle at some point in his life. It was ridiculous and stupid.
Now that Ying Yun has a father like Jiang Yi, he and An Xin are even more compatible. He feels like a monster in a fairy tale that comes from nowhere to separate the protagonists.
Yang Xueyi didn't want to listen anymore, so she suppressed her emotions and quickly walked away from the place of trouble.
But my mood was inevitably affected.
Therefore, Yang Xueyi did not join her colleagues in dancing around the bonfire, but just sat dejectedly in the open space playing with her mobile phone.
Lu Lin originally wanted to invite Ying Yun to cut the "simple cake" made of compressed biscuits, but he learned that Ying Yun had left claiming to have something to do, so he had no choice but to give up.
But even though Ying Yun was not there, the atmosphere was very lively.
Although Yang Xueyi was still a little unhappy and sad, she became calm, as if she had accepted the outcome. She sat aside, watching her colleagues singing birthday songs with smiles from a distance. Gradually, she was infected by the joy of surviving the disaster and her mood improved.
Thanks to the emergency repairs by the engineering team, the base station resumed operation, and we finally no longer had to rely on rescue communication tools. Everyone's personal mobile phones also had signals. Although not very good, we could still get in touch with our families in China intermittently.
Yang Xueyi felt a little lonely, but it should be early morning in China and she didn't want to disturb others' sleep. Although she took out her cell phone several times, she didn't send anything in the end. She just took out some clips of funny movies and watched them out of boredom.
Receiving the message about an orange was really beyond Yang Xueyi's expectations.
She unexpectedly didn't sleep.
It seemed like just yesterday when she added this netizen's contact information. However, after not contacting him for a while, Yang Xueyi and Ying Yun's relationship has come to this point. However, An Chengzi has received good news in her life.
An Orange: [Remember my English tutor I told you about before?]
An Orange: [We are together...]
An Orange: [This may sound a bit outrageous, but I actually ran into him after returning to China. And for all these years, he seemed to have misunderstood me. I had chased him as a prank and scared him off, but I was actually just annoyed by his meddling. He seemed to take it seriously, thinking I was pursuing him because I genuinely liked him.]
An Orange: [He didn't run away because I scared him off. He actually liked me at the time and thought I'd seen through it. However, he felt that our family backgrounds were too different, and he was a poor student, so he didn't have the confidence to make me happy. He felt a little inferior, so he couldn't face this relationship and ran away...]
…
Watching the love story told by an orange, Yang Xueyi felt a sense of familiarity in the beauty, but then she thought, maybe happy stories all have their own similarities, while unhappy stories each have their own misfortunes.
An orange was able to reunite with her tutor after many years of wandering, and they were able to be together after various misunderstandings. However, she and Ying Yun had been living together for ten years, but it seemed that they were always at odds, and in the end he didn't like her any more.
But an orange seems to have its own troubles -
[Actually, I should have shared this with my brother right away. After all, when he first contacted me as an English tutor, I had a selfish motive: I wanted to help my brother get his girlfriend.]
[I told you, my brother had a failed first love, and was dumped by his second girlfriend before that!]
But when I returned to China, I discovered that my brother had never had a second love. He had only ever had one first love! He hadn't gotten over his first love in the past ten years, and he'd always been by her side with a cold face. His affection was completely at odds with his jerk face!
I used to call her a scumbag, but after getting to know her, I realized that my brother's first love is actually quite nice. She's incredibly beautiful, with a fantastic figure. She's a truly stunning beauty, and she's not one to bully others with her looks. She's very considerate and understanding towards others. Anyway, I quite like her.
My tutor at the time was this beautiful woman's boss. My brother was afraid she'd pursue his first love, so I went back to her. I was hoping to interfere, but she already liked me. Now we're a couple, but it seems my brother is completely out of the picture.
My first love is gone, so there's probably no hope for them. I saw my brother was in a bad state before. Although he had a blank expression, he looked like a walking corpse. I really feel bad about hurting him with my own happiness at this time...
…
Yiduochengzi obviously had no one to share her joy with in real life, so she simply poured out all her joy and emotions to Yang Xueyi, a stranger online.
Yang Xueyi originally only held a faint envy and blessing, but as the texts sent by A Orange came in a burst, her heartbeat suddenly became faster, and the fingers holding the phone trembled slightly.
There was a sense of foreboding approaching like a dark cloud on a gloomy day, as if brewing a heavy rain that the dry earth desperately needed.
If the similarity in the story at the beginning of An Orange is just a coincidence, then...
Yang Xueyi didn't know what was wrong with her. It might be because she couldn't let go of Ying Yun, so she had hallucinations.
She typed the question—
[Where is the girl your brother likes? ]
【Does first love last a long time? 】
Unfortunately, just like fairy tales always have twists and turns, after her question, An Chengzi never sent another reply.
Yang Xueyi was attracted by the sound of people singing birthday songs for their colleagues by the bonfire, and suddenly she felt a little self-deprecating and laughed.
Maybe he really was obsessed with Ying Yun and piled up several coincidental details onto Ying Yun so absurdly, imagining a miracle would happen.
A colleague noticed Yang Xueyi's gaze, came over, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into the crowd singing and dancing around the bonfire. Yang Xueyi was a little helpless, but still completed a funny dance with her colleagues. After the birthday girl made a wish, they shared a small bite of the birthday cake made of compressed biscuits, which slightly alleviated her loneliness.
After she chatted with a few colleagues and drank some cocktails, the slight intoxication finally made her feel less uncomfortable, and she returned to the open space where she was alone.
It was at this moment that she felt that she was no longer in such a bad mood. She picked up her phone again and saw a message from Orange.
【My first love went to Africa.】
My brother also went to Africa despite the objections.
【I’ve liked it for ten years.】
When he was eighteen, he forced me to help him find a book his first love loved. It gave me nightmares about being chased by ghosts because I couldn't find the book. I still remember the name of the book: "The Last Summer"... I don't understand him, but he really loved it.
…
For a moment, Yang Xueyi felt dizzy and the whole world seemed to be suddenly turned upside down, making her feel like she was living in a dream. She wondered if she wanted Ying Yun to like her too much, and that drinking ultimately led to hallucinations. She even imagined such a detailed and realistic conversation with the netizen in a vivid and colorful way.
But if it is true, is there such a coincidence in this world?
Will a miracle also favor Yang Xueyi, who has always had bad luck?
Yang Xueyi took the phone twice before finally holding it steady.
Because she wanted her dream to come true so much, Yang Xueyi would try it even if the chance was only one percent.
With trembling hands, she finally made up her mind and dialed Orange's number.
A moment later, the voice call was connected. Amidst the roaring heartbeat of Yang Xueyi and the endless waiting, a voice that was familiar to Yang Xueyi rang out.
The voice on the other end of the line was like a fan that could blow away the fog of the past. "Hello?" said the voice with a hint of confusion and doubt on the other end of the line.
A late-night call from a not-so-familiar online friend probably left her bewildered. Yang Xueyi heard her continue to ask, "Did you accidentally dial the wrong number?"
Yang Xueyi's heart tightened, and then she felt dizzy like a tidal wave.
She felt like she was traveling through a city that was always shrouded in fog. At this moment, the sunlight dispelled the fog, and the entire huge and complex city was finally about to reveal its magnificent full picture before her.
The fog that trapped her will eventually dissipate, and all the mysteries will finally be pieced together to reveal the truth.
“I didn’t dial the wrong number.”
Yang Xueyi calmed herself down and tried to keep her voice calm, but her voice was still shaking, unlike her own. She heard herself say—
"Meng Chengyun, I'm Yang Xueyi."
【Author’s words】
This chapter drops 200 red envelopes~
Ying Yun will talk about it tomorrow~
Don't scold him yet, wait until he has confessed his feelings without hiding anything, then scold him, just spare his life first
Confession is a job he needs to complete. He must say it in person and confess it without any self-esteem. He didn't go out tonight to hang out (he refused to go to the female doctor), he really went out for something (I will talk about it later). I won't spoil the details. Ying Yun was also very humble in front of Yang Xueyi.
My cousin only announced the correct answer to Yang Xueyi in advance so that Xiaoxue would have a clear idea in her mind. This does not exempt Ying Yun from the responsibility of confessing his feelings! Otherwise, he doesn't deserve a wife!
The plot was arranged this way simply because I hoped that Xueyi, knowing the truth in advance, would be able to deal with Yingyun with ease and no longer have to worry about gains and losses. However, Yingyun didn't know (because his cousin was scared to death, thinking that she had ruined her brother's good deeds, and didn't tell Yingyun at all), so Yingyun was still unsure, uneasy, and worried about gains and losses (he should experience this feeling more often).
So the plot will still follow my own ideas, so you may have to wait a little longer~
Cousin: I am not ashamed of the funding my brother gave me [Cai Gou]
It's a two-part update~ [Let me check it out]
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