Outside the hospital's emergency operating room.

Li Yu'an sat on the outermost corner bench and finally told everything that happened in the lounge -

Master Pei wanted Li Yu'an to follow him back to the Pei family on the condition of "blood relationship". He said something like "compensation", but his tone was firm and would not allow rejection.

Facing the completely unfamiliar Pei family, Li Yu'an had no intention of going back.

Moreover, he could see that Master Pei and the Pei couple were very protective of Pei Huan, who had "no blood relationship", and they probably would not let him move out of the Pei family.

Li Yu'an couldn't convince himself to live under the same roof with Pei Huan. Since it was already wrong, he might as well not correct it.

Master Pei is a man of his word, and Li Yu'an is also stubborn. The two hold completely different ideas, and after a while, they have a verbal dispute.

At the most serious moment, Master Pei was panting and went forward to pull Li Yu'an.

Li Yu'an sat on a bench at the corner, looking at the rescue light that was still on not far away, and his heart was occupied by unprecedented self-blame, "I, I didn't mean to do it, and I didn't use that much strength."

He just wanted to break free from Master Pei's restraints, but he was still careful, but he didn't expect that

Master Pei suddenly couldn't hold on and fell backwards, and fell heavily to the ground.

Pei Huan, who was standing behind him, was only one step away, but he didn't step forward to support him, but let the old man fall directly.

At that moment, Li Yu'an was so shocked that his mind went blank, until Yan Cen and Pei Yi ran in, and Pei Huan, with red eyes, blamed everything on him -

it was as if he had secretly prepared a black pot, waiting for him to fall on it.

Li Yu'an couldn't help shivering when he thought of these strange things with malicious intentions.

He didn't understand why these people and these things were still bothering him when he had already decided to start a new life?

If something happened to Master Pei this time, would he have indirectly made a big mistake?

Pei Yi patted Li Yu'an's trembling hands and whispered to comfort him, "Liyuan, don't be nervous, we all believe in you."

Yan Cen, who was standing next to him, didn't say anything, with a frown on his face.

When I found Li Yu'an in the bathroom just now, his condition was even worse than now. Of course, he is not much better now.

He always likes to take the blame on himself.

If Master Pei had an accident because of the fall, how could he escape the self-blame in his heart?

"It shouldn't be."

Li Yu'an repeatedly recalled the situation just now, and immediately looked at his most trusted friend.

"Pei Yi, Pei Huan was clearly standing behind the master at that time. Even if he fell, he should have been able to catch him in the first place."

Pei Yi noticed something strange in these words, and exchanged an obscure glance with Bo Yueming beside him.

When he received the WeChat message from his lover, Bo Yueming happened to be on his way to pick him up, so he changed lanes quickly.

Li Yu'an glanced at Yan Cen anxiously, still afraid that he would misunderstand that he was making excuses to shirk responsibility.

He quickly turned his gaze away, covered his face and took a deep breath, "After all, I shouldn't have argued with him or used force on him."

Yan Cen saw his uncontrollable anxiety and comforted him gently, "I think Mr. Pei should have a heart problem. It is easy for him to get sick suddenly when he is old. Don't panic or rush."

​​His tone was as steady as ever, with a gentle and firm protection.

Li Yu'an subconsciously met Yan Cen's gaze, and suddenly remembered the sudden hug not long ago, and the words that followed the hug -

"I believe in you, no matter what happens, I will support you."

As their eyes met, Li Yu'an's flustered heart was silently supported, and that was a reliance that he could not refuse.

The footsteps sounded again, disrupting the momentary silence in the corridor.

Pei Yi was the first to see the tall figure in the lead, and he quickly stood up and waved, "Brother!"

"Xiaoyi!"

Qin Yishun strode over and immediately protected Pei Yi in his protection range, "Are you okay?"

Li Yu'an silently looked at the relatively unfamiliar and stern face in front of him, and a trace of inexplicable envy surged in his heart -

Qin Yishun was a retired soldier and the grandson of Master Pei.

Pei Yi once told him that his cousin Qin Yishun was a complete "brother control" and was very protective of his younger brother. Even Bo Yueming had to give him three points.

Qin Yishun was quick to notice Li Yu'an's gaze, and his sharp eyes softened. "You are Yu'an?"

Li Yu'an was about to answer when he was interrupted by another anxious voice.

"Where is the old man? Where is he?"

Pei Ruzhang and his wife hurried in, and behind them was Anyang, who had heard the news from some unknown source. The

not-so-wide hospital corridor was instantly filled with people.

"We just met at the hospital entrance. We walked in right behind each other." Qin Yishun drew a clear line with the three elders, and after a round, he got to the point. "How is Grandpa now?"

Yan Cen didn't want Li Yu'an to recall the pain just now, so he answered instead, "He's been in for half an hour and hasn't come out yet. We happened to have a project meeting with Mr. Li today, so we ran into each other by chance."

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Grandpa."

Pei Huan came out after the voice, his eyes were red from forbearance, and the guilt was overflowing all over his body.

From just now, he stayed alone outside the emergency room.

An Yang, who was standing at the end of the crowd, saw Pei Huan's tears and felt so distressed that she wanted to immediately spread her legs and run to her own son to comfort him.

"..."

Li Yu'an's heart sank again when she saw An Yang's reaction.

From the time they decided to move to now, An Yang had only come to see him once, and that was for that ridiculous paternity test. Now that this "mother and son" pair met again, it seemed that the other party had forgotten to even give him a glance.

Li Yu'an let out a bitter laugh, which accidentally hit An Yang's ears.

An Yang stopped and could only say embarrassedly, "Xiao An, what's going on?"

Li Yu'an turned his eyes away and ignored her question.

At the same time, Deng Xiuya kept looking at Li Yu'an, her emotions fluctuated greatly. Her heart, which had been gradually empty since the birthday party, seemed to have grown flesh and blood rapidly.

The silence dissipated.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and repression was like a balloon that was getting more and more inflated, and there would always be a moment when it would explode in an instant.

Pei Ruzhang looked around and fixed his eyes on Pei Huan, "Xiao Huan, you tell me! What's going on?"

Pei Huan's eyes were still red, as if he was blaming himself, "Grandpa insisted on meeting Mr. Li, and I couldn't persuade him, so I took him there."

Pei Ruzhang understood something, "The results of the paternity test came out this morning?"

Pei Huan nodded with difficulty.

Since the birthday party, Li Yu'an has been refusing and refusing to cooperate with the paternity test of both parties.

Later, An Yang found his fallen hair in the bedroom and secretly gave it to the Pei family for paternity test. The result of the test was not released until this morning, so Master Pei was in a hurry to come to the house. After

thoroughly confirming the truth, Deng Xiuya suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes sore and bitter.

She wanted to rush up and hug her son who had never been loved since birth, but when she thought of her sarcasm on his birthday,

she wanted to slap herself twice! How could she say such harsh words!

"Grandpa went to persuade Mr. Li to go home. He said that he wanted to make up for the debts he had incurred over the years, but Mr. Li refused to recognize the Pei family no matter what. He became a little unhappy after talking for a while."

"..."

Li Yu'an's hands hanging at his sides unconsciously clenched into fists, but he had no way to refute it -

what the other party said was indeed the truth, but why did the tone sound so strange? It made him feel an indescribable sense of frustration!

Pei Ruzhang looked at Li Yu'an deeply, and then asked, "Then what? The old man is usually so strong, how could he fall down and faint for no reason!"

"Mr. Li wanted to leave, but grandpa wouldn't let him, and then something happened."

Pei Huan briefly stated, and this gave people a lot of room for imagination.

Qin Yishun, who was born in the military, couldn't stand such half-said and half-hidden remarks. He looked at Pei Huan and asked, "You mean, the reason why the old man fell and fainted was because Mr. Li pushed him?"

"..."

Pei Huan looked at Li Yu'an and hesitated.

His eyes with hidden emotions seemed to be hiding something for the other party, more like a silent complaint and accusation.

Li Yu'an felt speechless and kept repeating, "I just broke away, I didn't push him on purpose!"

Pei Huan lowered his eyes, "Yes, I tried to stop him in time. No matter how strong Grandpa is, he is not as strong as us young people."

"..."

Pei Yi looked at Pei Huan's wonderful performance and reminded, "Surveillance."

Yan Cen instantly grasped the key point and immediately spoke for Li Yu'an who was speechless, "That's right, I remember that there are surveillance cameras everywhere in YWY Studio. The lounge should also be installed? We can check the surveillance when the time comes." "Besides

, I think Master Pei's symptoms just now are more like a heart attack, not a coma caused by a bump."

"..."

Pei Huan met Yan Cen's scrutiny under the lens, and a trace of panic flashed across his drooping eyes.

He remained calm on the surface, but his mind was recalling the situation just now -

Li Yu'an did break free from Master Pei, but the force could not be considered a "push", it was just that the latter inexplicably fell ill and was stiff and unable to stand firmly.

Pei Huan, who was originally standing at the back, could have helped in time, but at the critical moment, he suddenly had an evil thought that he did not have time to think about.

Pei Huan turned his body slightly to the side, pretending that he did not have time to help, and let Master Pei fall on the tea table and then fall to the ground.

Everything happened too fast and too suddenly.

Pei Huan was enveloped by evil thoughts, and by the time he reacted, it was too late to regret!

So, he could only push everything onto Li Yu'an before Yan Cen and the others arrived.

At this moment, Pei Huan's mind was like a high-speed machine, with countless thoughts flooding in his mind -

surveillance?

Why didn't he see it beforehand? What if

the surveillance captured him retreating, what should he do?

No, if there was surveillance as evidence, why would Li Yu'an still be so worried?

"..."

Pei Yi stared at the subtle changes in Pei Huan in just a few seconds, and realized that there must be something fishy, ​​"Liar!"

There was surveillance in the lounge, but the angles might not be able to capture that many.

The reason why he specified "surveillance" was to trick Pei Huan into reacting. Even if the other party hid well, the fear of the first reaction to unknown evidence still existed.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Huan.

Pei Huan took a deep breath and defended himself loudly, "I didn't! What lies could I tell?"

Qin Yishun's unfathomable gaze shifted from Pei Yi's face to Pei Huan. He saw through the latter's character earlier than anyone else present, "Then what are you guilty about?"

Faced with this questioning, Pei Huan took the opportunity to speak, "Brother! I know you prefer Xiaoyi, but how can you doubt me just because of his unclear accusation?"

"I have always regarded you and the old man as my relatives. What good will it do me if he gets into trouble? I have no blood relationship with you, so I deserve to be blamed?"

Pei Huan accused unwillingly with red eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"As a relative?"

Qin Yishun could tell that Pei Huan was trying to change the subject, and he was not fooled at all. "When you pushed Pei Yi down the stairs as a child, did you ever think that he was your relative?"

"..."

Pei Huan's face changed when he heard that.

The three elders present also heard about this for the first time, and their attention was focused on Pei Huan.

Qin Yishun continued, "Because of jealousy, you have evil thoughts in your heart, Pei Huan, you have been brought up to be heartless since you were a child. You just know how to please the old man and do things well on the surface!"

"It will not do you any good if something happens to the old man. If he falls down due to illness, it really can't be blamed on you!"

"But you insist on putting the blame on Li Yuan? Why does he deserve to be blamed?"

"..."

Pei Huan was speechless after such calm and powerful questioning. He quickly glanced around and fixed his uneasy eyes on An Yang, who should have least to meddle in other people's business.

An Yang, who had been standing there in a daze, felt the child's cry for help for the first time, and her heart trembled.

She bypassed Li Yuan without thinking and walked to Pei Huan excitedly, "Didn't President Yan say it? The old man probably has a heart problem. What matters now is the condition of Mr. Pei. What are you doing here making random accusations?" Pei Huan took

the opportunity to act good and said aggrievedly, "I didn't, really."

Facing the "son" she had raised for more than 20 years, Deng Xiu Ya next to her also subconsciously defended her, "Yes." , Xiaohuan is a child we watched grow up, he won't hurt grandpa."

The two mothers stood on Pei Huan's left and right, and their protective attitude was exactly the same as that at the birthday party.

The glimmer of light in Li Yu'an's heart was completely extinguished, and with a mocking tone of hurting the enemy and hurting oneself, "When he pointed at me with suspicion intentionally or unintentionally just now, did you trust me and stand up to speak for me?"

"Xiaoan."

"Yu'an."

An Yang and Deng Xiu'ya said in unison, but the former felt guilty and the latter was remorseful.

Li Yu'an ignored the multiple emotions in their eyes, his tone flat like an outsider, "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't push my old man, and I never thought of hurting him."

"Now that everyone is here, I'll say it one last time-

"I don't want to know whose son I am, and I don't want to become someone's young master for a false name!"

"Mr. Pei, Madam Pei, I can't afford or expect the birthday party you carefully prepared for Pei Huan. If I didn't have this blood relationship, I would still be a worthless, unknown child in your eyes."

"No, Yu'an! "

Deng Xiu'ya waved her hands in panic, wanting to step forward and touch him but afraid of making Li Yu'an unhappy, "I was emotionally extreme that day and said something unpleasant, please don't..."

She was halfway through her explanation when she was stopped by the coldness in Li Yu'an's eyes.

Li Yu'an looked at An Yang who was protecting Pei Huan again, and the last trace of attachment in his heart completely disappeared, "You too, if it weren't for this blood relationship, I would be just a worthless person in your eyes."

The same sentence, extending to different meanings.

Li Yu'an recalled everything An Yang had done for him over the years and pushed everything back to the source.

"As early as my sophomore year, when you gave Pei Huan my competition plan, you had actually chosen to abandon me. "

Li Yuan understood better than anyone else but he just didn't want to admit it -

over the years, what An Yang brought him was no longer tenderness and love, but endless mental restraint and oppression.

"In that case, let's settle the accounts thoroughly. I will return the Dawn game to you so that you can continue to have things to give to your precious son."

"Xiao An?"

An Yang stepped forward in panic, and Li Yuan simply retreated, "Don't worry, the Dawn game is much better now than when I first took over. At least you can give it away. "

Li Yu'an used to feel extremely guilty. As a biological son, he was unable to help Li Xiao when he was seriously ill, and he allowed this guilt to continue to lock himself to An Yang.

He gave up his beloved profession, gave up his dignity, and did everything he could to keep the company that his "mother" wanted. For four years, Li Yu'an felt that he had done his best.

Li Yu'an looked at Pei Huan, and for the first time did not hide his disgust.

Yes, the two of them were wrongly adopted since birth, and in this matter, they were indeed innocent as "newborns" back then.

But this does not mean that Pei Huan is equally innocent as an adult!

"Pei Huan, from the day you took away my bidding plan, you were destined to be a despicable thief! ”

“…”

Bidding plan? What does that mean?

Yan Cen, who was accompanying Li Yu’an, had a sudden change of expression, and a wave of turmoil rose in his heart.

Li Yu’an had no time to care about the expressions of the people around him. He stared at Pei Huan and vented his long-suppressed emotions, "You have never been a victim in this oolong of life experience!"

"No matter how much they love you and how they protect you, I, Li Yu’an, will always hate what you do! "

After leaving this decisive last sentence, Li Yu'an turned around and left, never looking back or lingering, he would never go to the abyss behind him again.

Yan Cen looked at Li Yu'an's figure, his mind full of thoughts.

If it were in the past, he would definitely chase after him without thinking, but now he has more important things to confirm.

Must confirm!

In silence, Yan Cen took two steps forward and looked directly at Pei Huan, "The competition plan you just mentioned, is it what I thought? Yu'an is the real owner of that account? "

In that anonymous online competition that year, the "Pei Huan" he followed was unyielding when faced with adverse circumstances, stubborn enough to fight to the death, excellent enough to turn defeat into victory, and "killed" all the way to the end.

This excellence comes from strength, based on self-confidence, and accompanied by arrogance in dealing with people!

He should have reacted long ago -

how could the "Pei Huan" he admired and recognized be the same person as the Pei Huan who is now full of dirty thoughts?

"..."

Pei Huan's heart tightened, not knowing how to answer, "Senior."

"Don't call me like that, I can't bear your title! "

The eyes behind the lens lacked the tenderness they once had, and the coldness made Pei Huan pale. He really had a good impression of Yan Cen, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when the truth would be revealed!

Yan Cen recalled his admiration for the man in front of him, and now he only felt particularly ironic, "You are sharing other people's achievements with me? And you are not ashamed to talk about how hard you work?"

The lens reflected ruthless coldness.

An Yang saw Yan Cen's attitude, and his heart was beating, "Yan, President Yan, is that investment competition important?"

Yan Cen felt it necessary to let An Yang know the evil of this behavior. "With Mr. Li's ability, the gold content of that competition is enough for him to create ten or a hundred times more achievements in the circle than "Dawn Game" after graduation!"

Pei Ruzhang and Deng Xiuya looked at each other, completely unaware that this incident happened that year!

They always thought that Pei Huan performed well during his college years, but they didn't expect that this excellence was actually stolen from their own son's efforts and achievements?

"Ms. An, you almost ruined his life and future, but now you ask him to accept all the efforts calmly? Is it possible?"

Yan Cen threw down this question with a thousand pounds of rhetoric, which contained anger of being deceived, and even more guilt and regret of not knowing who he was.

He suddenly thought of the banquet held by the Bo family. It was clearly a reunion of the two people.

But how did Li Yu'an feel when he saw Pei Huan talking to him in a friendly manner? And how did he feel when he saw him praising Pei Huan, a "thief"?

Yan Cen had always been "polite and gentle" and tried his best to avoid negative emotions that might be caused in interpersonal communication. He thought he had never caused any harm to Li Yu'an, but now the truth told him that

he had also hurt Li Yu'an! He used his own stupidity and blindness as a sword, and that was a harm that he himself had not even noticed!

No wonder Li Yu'an always resisted and dodged his contact, and there was always an invisible barrier between him and him!

Pei Yicai had told him that Li Yu'an wanted 100% recognition, respect, and emotional investment, not even one percent less.

The competition that year was a thorn in Li Yu'an's heart that he could not completely remove. Did the other party believe that he, like everyone else, also favored Pei Huan in this "choose one of two"?

When Yan Cen thought of this possibility, he could no longer stay here and turned around to chase him.

He gave his "recognition" to the wrong person that year, and now he is determined not to make the same mistake a second time!

...

The waiting call kept ringing in his ears, but no one answered.

Yan Cen looked at the WeChat call that was not connected for a long time, and a rare anxiety surged in his heart.

Where would Li Yu'an go?

With his current physical and mental state, what can he do?

Yan Cen thought he was always rational, but now he was confused and disorganized. At the moment when the WeChat call ended due to time limit,

Yan Cen finally heard a familiar and weak voice calling.

"Yan Cen, are you looking for me?"

"..."

Yan Cen turned around quickly and found a familiar figure sitting on the bench on the flowerbed beside the parking lot.

It was completely dark.

Li Yu'an's figure was wrapped in the dim street lights, and his eyes showed a little helplessness and uncertainty.

Because he left the company in a hurry, he didn't even take his coat with him, and now his body and mind were cold.

"Yes, I'm looking for you."

Yan Cen quickly took off his coat, walked over and put it on the other person, "Are you cold?"

Li Yuan'an still had the cigarette box in his hand, which was a little flattened by the pressure. He exhaled a breath of cold air, his thoughts a little condensed, "I ran out and then I remembered that I didn't drive, and I couldn't find a taxi app."

"I wanted to sit down and smoke a cigarette, but I couldn't find my lighter."

Yan Cen held the coat he had just put on for him and answered one by one, "The lighter is in my car, I just forgot to return it to you. Where do you want to go? I'll take you."

Li Yuan lowered his eyes and stared at his cigarette box, the self-blame in his heart could not dissipate, "If Master Pei really doesn't make it today, I am still responsible, right?"

One thing is one thing, he was not completely right today.

"I shouldn't have quarreled with the old man, or even fought against him. Even though I was not the direct cause of his fall, I indirectly caused his injury, right?"

Yan Cen frowned, but answered firmly, "No, and no!"

"Yu'an, this has nothing to do with you. Don't put all the blame on yourself."

"There are people watching over the hospital. I will help you find out about Old Man Pei's physical condition. Put all this aside first."

"..."

"Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat?"

Li Yu'an shook his head, and after a long time he pleaded cautiously, "Yan Cen, could you, could you please take me home? I'm a little tired."

Yan Cen said without hesitation, "Okay, I'll take you home."

...

As soon as the two got back into the car, Yan Cen quickly turned on the heater.

Li Yu'an just sat there silently, his face numb and he didn't know what he was thinking. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Yan Cen leaning over from the corner of his eye.

His long eyelashes flickered, and he instinctively wanted to hide.

Yan Cen predicted that Li Yu'an might escape, and gently grabbed his wrist, "Don't move, I'm just fastening your seat belt."

"..."

Click.

The seat belt was buckled.

Li Yu'an was distracted again, and found that even the seat back was adjusted down.

Yan Cen met his confused eyes and coaxed him gently, "It will be a little congested when leaving the hospital at this time. You should close your eyes and rest for a while. I will call you when we get home?"

Li Yu'an really felt dizzy.

If it were in the past, he might still consider his face and show off in front of Yan Cen, but now he is exhausted physically and mentally and can no longer pretend.

Li Yu'an did not refuse Yan Cen's offer and leaned back to rest with his eyes closed.

The car started slowly.

The slight shaking accompanied by the automatic heating of the seat made Li Yu'an almost unable to resist and he fell asleep unconsciously.

...

Li Yu'an's new home and the hospital are in the same area, but the traffic was a bit congested as Yan Cen expected.

It took nearly half an hour for the car to stop in the residential area.

Li Yu'an seemed to have a habit of sleeping on his side, and this time he fell asleep with his back to Yan Cen and facing the car door.

Yan Cen had no intention of waking him up. He simply got out of the car as quietly as possible, walked around to the other door and opened it.

"Hmm."

The sound of the door opening caused Li Yu'an to groan softly, weak and a little bit strange.

Yan Cen used the car lights to see Li Yu'an's condition, and suddenly felt something was wrong -

Li Yu'an still had his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, his face was abnormally red, and his lips were pale and a little dry.

"Yu'an?"

Yan Cen bent down and touched Li Yu'an's forehead, and it was indeed a little hot.

Li Yu'an opened his eyes with difficulty, his thoughts were confused, "Hmm?"

Yan Cen unbuckled his seat belt and picked him up without saying a word, "You have a fever, I'll take you home first."

"..."

Li Yu'an only felt severe pain all over his body, and there was a dense tingling pain on the back of his head. He took two deep breaths and couldn't even say a word to protest for a while.

Li Yu'an lived on the third floor and there was also a direct elevator.

Yan Cen took him to the door of his house as quickly as possible, but was troubled by the electronic door, "Yu'an, have you set a new password?"

The last time the house was handed over, the landlord told Li Yu'an how to set the password.

Li Yu'an leaned on his chest, not having the energy to think about anything else, and muffledly said a string of numbers.

"..."

Yan Cen turned his ear to listen, "What?"

Li Yu'an repeated unconsciously, "0219."

Yan Cen heard the electronic code he reported clearly, and his pupils hidden under the glasses overflowed with a hint of surprise.

He entered the string of numbers that he was very familiar with.

0,2,1,9.

"Ding Dong."

The slight sound of the door opening knocked on Yan Cen's heart, making him numb.

Yan Cen hugged Li Yu'an, who was about to fall, and quickly took him into the bedroom in the house.

Perhaps it was because he touched his familiar pillow, Li Yu'an, who was running a fever, finally let out an unbearable cry, so soft that it was impossible not to hurt.

"Be good, lie down for a while."

Yan Cen took off Li Yu'an's coat and shoes, and wrapped him in a quilt. "I'll go get you some water and medicine."

Li Yu'an didn't answer, and once again turned sideways out of habit.

Yan Cen didn't waste time, but quickly went out to look for it.

He searched almost all the cabinets that could be used to store things, but he couldn't find any first aid kits.

"..."

How could they forget such an important thing when they went out to buy it last time?

Yan Cen regretted his negligence. After taking off his glasses, he quickly took out his mobile phone to order medicine. While waiting, he didn't forget to boil warm water for Li Yu'an.

Yan Cen deliberately added errand fees, and the required medicines arrived quickly.

He took out the thermometer to measure Li Yu'an's temperature, which was 38.5 degrees.

"Yu'an, wake up, take the medicine and then rest, okay?"

"..."

"Yu'an?"

"..."

Yan Cen called several times in a row, and Li Yu'an was slow to respond.

He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids, and was in a daze for a long time before recognizing the person in front of him, "Hmm?"

"Be good, get up and take the medicine before going to sleep."

Yan Cen took the initiative to help Li Yu'an, who was feeling sore, and handed him the prepared medicine.

Li Yu'an smelled the bitter taste of the medicine, with a bit of coquettishness that he didn't even realize, "...Can I not take it?"

"No."

Yan Cen refused, but his tone was coaxing, "Be obedient, it's not bitter, I also prepared candy for you."

As he said that, he took out the candy he bought at the same time.

"..."

Li Yu'an rolled his Adam's apple slightly, as if he was a little eager for this candy that suddenly appeared.

He hesitated for a while in a daze, and then swallowed the antipyretic medicine in one go.

Unfortunately, the antipyretic pills did not go into the stomach smoothly, but got stuck in the throat, and the bitter taste of the medicine spread soon.

Li Yu'an took two more sips of water in panic, and his eyes, which were originally red due to fever, became even more moist.

"It's bitter."

"Hold the candy."

Li Yu'an did not listen to his instructions, and used the rest of his strength to hold the candy in his palm, "...No."

He didn't want to eat it, he wanted to keep it.

Unfortunately, Li Yu'an's current strength was not enough to compete with Yan Cen, and his palm was easily turned over, and the candy in his hand fell back into the other's hand.

Li Yu'an watched Yan Cen peel off the candy wrapper skillfully, and whispered, "Mine."

Yan Cen rarely smiled and fed it into his mouth, "I know it's yours, don't be defensive, I'll give it to you later."

"..."

The sweetness spread in his mouth and slowly neutralized the bitterness.

Li Yu'an's complaints disappeared instantly, and the candy was pressed under his tongue and slowly melted.

Yan Cen held him and didn't let go, "Do you want more water? Are you hungry?"

Li Yu'an realized the posture of the two people belatedly, shook his head, and shrank down by pulling the quilt.

Yan Cen knew that his body and mind were overloaded, so he didn't force it, "Then take a rest first. When you wake up, I'll get you something to eat."

Li Yu'an was still a little confused and dizzy with a candy in his mouth, "I'm fine."

Yan Cen adjusted his sitting posture and bent down to pick up the corner of the quilt for Li Yu'an. His hands naturally rested on both sides of the pillow, as if he was holding Li Yu'an in his own protective circle.

Li Yu'an's gaze could not be avoided, and he couldn't turn aside for a while. It was hard to tell whether it was due to the fever or the influence of the person in front of him who was so close.

His heart was beating violently and his head was dizzy.

Li Yu'an said with difficulty, "Yan Cen, it's getting late, you..."

Yan Cen interrupted gently, "It's late, but I'm not going to leave."

His eyes, without the lens, looked even deeper. Li Yu'an vaguely caught a glimpse of deep affection from them and breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Cen's fingertips lightly touched the hot cheek of the person under him, and he stopped at the right time without crossing the line.

"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you tonight and won't go anywhere."