Chapter 26 "Lin Che, are you angry with me?"
Lin Che opened his eyes in a daze and subconsciously raised his hand to rub his solar plexus, but he found that the back of his hand was connected to an IV drip, and the skin near the needle was bluish-white.
"Don't move."
A deep voice came from the side. Lin Che tilted her head slightly and saw Lu Yu sitting beside the bed.
He held a tablet in his hand with his long legs crossed. The cold light of the screen reflected on his well-defined face, and his jawline was very taut.
The man was wearing a dark grey haute couture shirt with his sleeves rolled up, revealing a cold white wrist with distinct wrist bones.
Lin Che was in a daze for a moment.
He remembered that Lu Yu was wearing a black suit when he went out in the morning.
"You... have been out?" His voice was hoarse, as if it had been sandpapered.
"Yeah, I took care of something." Lu Yu turned off the tablet in his hand, and his other hand naturally touched Lin Che's forehead to test the temperature.
His tone was flat, as if he had just gone to a meeting.
Lin Che stared at the faintly visible dark patterns on his sleeves, and suddenly realized something. She grabbed Lu Yu's wrist and asked, "Did you go to meet someone from the Qin family?"
Lu Yu lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on Lin Che's pale fingers. The hand was shaking slightly due to the force, and the fingertips were an unhealthy bluish-white.
He didn't answer, but simply took Lin Che's hand and squeezed it gently: "Don't think too much."
Lin Che supported himself on the edge of the bed and tried to sit up. Lu Yu immediately stepped forward to support his back and put a pillow behind his waist.
Lin Che stared at him, "Lu Yu, don't interfere in Qin Yize's affairs."
Lu Yu paused, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
He sat down beside the bed and gently pushed aside the strands of hair on Lin Che's forehead with his fingers, revealing the glaring gauze.
"It's too late," he said.
Lin Che's heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean?"
Lu Yu looked at him and suddenly smiled. The smile was very faint, but it sent a chill down Lin Che's spine.
"What I mean is," he leaned over and whispered in Lin Che's ear, "from today on, as long as your last name is still Lin, no one can touch you."
Lin Che's breathing hitched.
Lu Yu stood up, picked up a glass of warm water from the bedside table, tested the temperature, and handed it to his lips: "Drink some water."
Lin Che didn't move.
Lu Yu sighed and rubbed the corners of his cracked lips with his fingertips: "Lin Che, are you angry with me?"
Lin Che turned her face away: "Lu Yu...you...you know very well that I don't want you to be involved in my affairs!"
"But I want to control it." Lu Yu put the cup back and suddenly reached out to grab the back of his neck, forcing him to turn around and look at him, "Lin Che, listen carefully--"
His voice was soft, but every word was clear: "As long as you are still willing! I promise that the first person you see when you open your eyes will always be me."
Lin Che was stunned.
Lu Yu's eyes were so serious, so serious that it made his heart tremble.
"You..." His Adam's apple rolled, "Do you know what you are saying?"
Lu Yu smiled.
He lowered his head, resting his forehead against Lin Che's, breathing intertwinedly: "I never talk nonsense."
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"Oh my god! Quick!! Quick!! Did you hear that? Ahhhhh"
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Lin Che!! Lin Che and Qin Yize!"
"What's wrong? Wasn't it because of... that XSR?"
"Hush! Is that something you can say?"
"I heard... Lin Che beat Qin Yize to a pulp in the underground parking lot on the 3rd. He's still in the orthopedics department!"
"Oh my god! Check the medical records!"
After reading Qin Yize's medical records, everyone in the general surgery department gasped in glee.
"Damn, Lin Che is truly a character!"
"This... Young Master Qin," the man said, making a gesture of cutting his neck, "Is Lin Che okay?"
Everyone fell into deep thought...
"Uh...it might be difficult..."
"Even Qinyuan alone won't let him go, not to mention he has such a large pharmaceutical group behind him... If... Lin Che resigns... I think it will be very difficult..."
"Hey! My idol! Lin Che is simply the number one person in our affiliated hospital who has defeated capitalism!!"
Amidst the chatter, Director Xu of the General Surgery Department walked in and clapped his hands for silence. "Alright! The hospital has issued an order not to discuss this! Not allowed to discuss!"
Director Xu dismissed everyone and looked at the internal message sent to him on his phone. "The news of Dean Qin's resignation will be announced tomorrow."
He looked at the medical records on the computer and slowly thought of Lin Che, the Lin Che he had been harshly treating for half a year.
He and Zhou Xuran had entered the hospital together. To be fair, Lin Che's professional abilities, academic qualifications, and scientific research were all top-notch. Zhou Xuran, on the other hand, was the young master of the Zhou family, having received graduate training abroad, so he was even less likely to be demanding.
But...at that time, Dean Qin told him to treat Lin Che "well".
Lin Che had to take on almost all the responsibilities, including night shifts, research, and publishing papers, yet he never complained. His salary was only half of what everyone else received.
He hadn't expected Qin Yize to be so bold as to harass Lin Che directly. He'd hoped to get Lin Che to give in, but he'd been beaten up, with everyone in the hospital hearing about it.
At the time, the hospital's pediatric department had just been established, with a small patient load and low performance. Pediatrics was always a thankless task. But when Lin Che was transferred there, Xu Jianan was actually happy for him. At least... he had freedom.
Zhou Xuran leaned against the door frame, his tall figure and relaxed posture were out of tune with the remaining tension in the office.
He held a thin piece of medical record paper between his fingertips and shook it casually, causing the paper to make a slight rustling sound.
"Stop guessing," he said in a low voice, but clear enough to penetrate the pretense of busyness, with a kind of laziness that seemed to know everything. "The Qin family is finished."
Several eyes were instantly fixed on him, filled with surprise and inquiry.
Zhou Xuran's lips curled up in a cold, almost emotionless arc. His gaze swept across the listening residents before finally settling on Xu Jianan's complex expression. "The Lu family has taken action," he said flatly, as if describing a commonplace change in the weather. "The Qin family's seemingly impressive pharmaceutical empire has collapsed overnight."
He paused, his gaze lingering on the medical record, as if what was written on it was not the diagnosis of Qin Yize's fracture, but the obituary of the Qin family's collapse.
"Just now," he added, each word hitting the dead air.
"The Lu family?" Someone gasped, their voice lowered to a whisper, trembling with disbelief. "Which Lu family?"
"Who else could it be?" Zhou Xuran sneered, his eyes sweeping across the tall buildings of the distant city outside the window, like a wisp of dust. "The Lu family, who can make the Qin family fall without even making a sound."
Xu Jianan stood up suddenly from his office chair, and his movement was so big that the chair legs scraped against the tile floor, making a sharp and piercing sound.
His expression changed constantly, a mixture of shock, confusion, and a hint of belated fear.
He opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something and no sound came out. He just stared at the light medical record in Zhou Xuran's hand.
Zhou Xuran no longer looked at him, nor did he intend to appreciate the dead silence and panic in the room.
He loosened his fingertips, and the medical record fell lightly on Xu Jianan's desk, which was piled with documents, with a light "pa" sound.
Then he turned around and walked straight towards the elevator with his long legs.
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