Chapter 47 "The Shen Yanzhou Family!"
Chapter 47
"There will be no future." Shen Yanzhou stroked Yu Pan's uninjured cheek, gently caressing it, his tone unusually serious. "Remember my words, you can never stand in front of anyone again, do you hear me?"
Yu Pan was taken aback by his sudden firm tone and obediently nodded: "Can't I even block it for you?"
“No…” Shen Yanzhou was speaking when he saw that Yu Pan’s IV drip had finished, so he went out to find a nurse to remove the needle.
The nurse deftly removed the needle, but a string of blood beads came out with it as the needle left the skin, and Yu Pan hissed.
The nurse skillfully pressed the injection site with a cotton swab and instructed, "Just keep pressing it until the bleeding stops."
"Okay, thank you," Shen Yanzhou replied, pressing the cotton swab firmly with his fingertip.
The two were silent for a moment. Shen Yanzhou looked at the pressure point, while Yu Pan blinked, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother, where's Ling Luo? Is he alright?"
Mentioning Ling Luo, Shen Yanzhou gave an almost inaudible snort, his tone flat: "His family took him back."
"Is he alright?" Yu Pan pressed.
"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious," Shen Yanzhou said succinctly, clearly not wanting to elaborate.
Yu Pan breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had opened a floodgate of words, "That's good, brother, you have no idea how awful those people were back then!"
"Oh?" Shen Yanzhou raised an eyebrow and asked, following his words, "How is it so awful?"
“They kept calling Ling Luo… a bastard,” Yu Pan said, still angry as she recalled it, her cheeks puffing out. “And there were even more nasty things they said!”
"Yeah, they went too far." Shen Yanzhou responded calmly, removed the cotton swab to check, and seeing that the bleeding had stopped, threw the swab into the trash can next to the bed. "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"
"I'm a little thirsty," Yu Pan answered honestly, but his thoughts were still on the previous topic. He grabbed Shen Yanzhou's sleeve and continued, "I was so angry when I heard that. How could anyone say such a thing to someone..."
"Open your mouth." Shen Yanzhou turned to the side, poured warm water, and held it to his lips.
Yu Pan lowered her head, took two small sips, then frowned and turned her head away, continuing, "Brother... can you not blame Ling Luo? Those people said such awful things that he couldn't help himself. I was also wrong; when he said he wanted to go shopping, I didn't firmly refuse him..."
Shen Yanzhou sat there, quietly watching Yu Pan for a long time with a complicated expression. He wanted to touch Yu Pan's head, but he was mindful of the injury on his forehead. In the end, he sighed and compromised, saying, "Okay."
Hearing the answer she wanted to hear, Yu Pan felt visibly relieved, and then shared her dream with Shen Yanzhou, "I'm telling you, when I passed out, I dreamed about Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen."
Shen Yanzhou put the water glass back on the bedside table and listened attentively. "What did they say to you?"
"How did you know they were talking to me?" Yu Pan laughed, her eyes crinkling. "They were so surprised to find out I could talk! They even asked me... asked me..."
Yu Pan tried hard to recall, but couldn't remember what happened next. She could only vaguely say, "Well... anyway, they just kept going further and further away, and I couldn't catch up no matter how hard I tried."
Shen Yanzhou listened quietly and didn't press for more details. Instead, she reached out and touched his stomach, changing the subject, "The doctor said you can only eat light meals these days. I asked Aunt Zhou to cook some yam and millet porridge, and I'll bring it over when it's light."
Yu Pan wasn't picky about what she ate, but she still nodded obediently.
He glanced at the new stubble on Shen Yanzhou's chin, then turned Shen Yanzhou's hand to check the time. It was already five in the morning. So he whispered, "Brother, do you want to rest for a bit?"
"I'm not tired, brother." Shen Yanzhou looked at him and forced a smile.
Yu Pan moved closer to the edge of the bed, making room for herself, and looked at Shen Yanzhou with pleading eyes: "Brother, I'm a little tired, can you sleep with me for a while? I don't hurt here."
“Panpan, I’m afraid of touching your wound.” Shen Yanzhou held Yu Pan’s hand tightly and coaxed him, “Listen to me, I’ll sit here with you, it’s the same.”
"No," Yu Pan insisted, shifting her position again. "I just want you to hold me while I sleep."
Shen Yanzhou finally couldn't resist him, so she carefully lay down on her side on the bed and pulled Yu Pan into her arms.
Yu Pan had a thrilling night, but now, surrounded by familiar scents, she fell asleep within minutes.
Shen Yanzhou held him close and lay motionless for a long time before getting out of bed to make sure he was sound asleep.
Yu Pan stayed in the hospital for two days. When she woke up on the afternoon of the first day, she was startled to see that in addition to Shen Yanzhou, there was a strange man in the room.
Upon seeing this, the man quickly introduced himself, and Yu Pan then realized that he was Ling Luo's brother.
"How is Ling Luo? Is he alright?" Yu Pan asked quickly.
Ling Luo smiled, glanced at Shen Yanzhou who was sitting silently beside her, and then replied, "He's fine, just a minor injury. He's at home reflecting on his actions. I'm really sorry for making you suffer this time."
Yu Pan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
The next day, faint cries could be heard coming from outside the ward. Yu Pan looked towards the door in confusion and asked Shen Yanzhou, "Brother, what's going on outside?"
Shen Yanzhou peeled an apple without even raising his eyelids, and said indifferently, "Maybe there's some dispute between families in other wards."
"Oh." Yu Pan nodded as if she understood, but her attention was quickly drawn to the apple slice that Shen Yanzhou was offering to her mouth.
He never asked the person who hit them. Yu Pan knew that Shen Yanzhou would definitely deal with it, just like he dealt with those people who called him a mute at school when they were kids.
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Before being discharged, Yu Pan underwent another professional examination, and after confirming that there were no major problems, she was discharged smoothly.
During his stay in the hospital, although Shen Yanzhou wiped his body with a wet towel every day, Yu Pan still felt uncomfortable.
As soon as she got into Shen Yanzhou's car, which was blasting air conditioning, Yu Pan couldn't help but tug at her collar, sniff the air, and frown as she called out to Shen Yanzhou, "Brother, I think I'm a little smelly..."
Shen Yanzhou was leaning over to help him fasten his seatbelt when he heard this. He paused, then leaned close to his neck and sniffed, saying in a serious tone, "Nonsense, it smells wonderful, it's not spoiled at all."
“Anyway, I don’t feel refreshed,” Yu Pan insisted, then raised her hand to touch her hair, which she hadn’t washed properly for several days. “And my hair is all matted together; I could stand up on it.”
"Okay, okay, I'll wash it when we get home." Shen Yanzhou reversed the car and smiled silently. "I'll wash it for you and make sure it smells nice."
At home, Aunt Zhou had already prepared a light and delicious meal for them. After eating a simple meal to fill their stomachs, Yu Pan couldn't wait to pull Chen Yanzhou to boil water for a bath.
Shen Yanzhou had Yu Pan sit on a plastic chair with thick towels covering both the back and the seat. She leaned against the back of the chair, tilted her head to the side, and tilted her head back before scooping water to avoid the injured area.
Yu Pan's wound had a small section on his scalp. To stitch the wound, the doctor shaved off a small patch of hair around it, and now he just needs to avoid that area.
Shen Yanzhou moved gently, massaging Yu Pan's scalp in circles with his fingertips, and Yu Pan closed her eyes comfortably.
Yu Pan has fair skin, making the bruises on her body from the pushing and shoving particularly noticeable.
When Shen Yanzhou's hand touched the large bruise on Yu Pan's shoulder blade, his movements involuntarily paused.
Yu Pan was comfortably squinting when she sensed that Chen Yanzhou had stopped moving. She turned her head and asked vaguely, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Shen Yanzhou did not answer. He looked at the bruise on Yu Pan's shoulder and felt endless fear.
Yu Pan turned around with some confusion and looked up at Chen Yanzhou.
The next second, Shen Yanzhou leaned down and kissed his lips. The kiss started out moist and cool, with a hint of soap.
Yu Pan was stunned for a moment, then instinctively closed her eyes and obediently accepted the kiss.
He could feel Shen Yanzhou's lips trembling slightly against his, and the somewhat forceful pressure on the back of his neck.
The kiss didn't last long. When they parted, both of them were breathing heavily, their noses touching, sharing each other's breath in the small space.
Shen Yanzhou gently touched Yu Pan's lips, which were still exceptionally red from the kiss, and asked in a low, husky voice, "Does it still hurt?"
Yu Pan shook her head, a thin blush rising to her face, and then whispered, "A little bit, I guess."
Shen Yanzhou chuckled and scooped water to wash the soap suds off his body.
Yu Pan didn't feel uncomfortable about Shen Yanzhou bathing her, because ever since their last study session, they would sometimes get it on their stomachs and other places, and Shen Yanzhou would always clean it up.
Therefore, he now sat openly in front of Shen Yanzhou without any awkwardness. Instead, he was like a well-served cat, squinting his eyes and even unconsciously letting out a comfortable hum.
After taking a shower and changing into clean loungewear, Yu Pan felt refreshed all over.
Shen Yanzhou brought out a hairdryer and dried his half-dry hair completely. Yu Pan stood in front of the mirror, turned his head left and right, and frowned as he looked at the shaved area on his forehead.
Although he doesn't usually care much about his appearance, he still felt it was a bit of an eyesore that he suddenly lost a patch of hair.
He turned to Shen Yanzhou and said, "Brother, look how ugly this bald patch looks. Why don't we just cut it all short? How about a buzz cut? It'll definitely be easy to manage and keep you cool."
Shen Yanzhou naturally went along with him. Seeing that he was in good spirits, she nodded and agreed: "Okay, you can cut it if you want."
After taking a shower and getting ready, Shen Yanzhou took Yu Pan to a familiar barbershop nearby. The barber's scissors were clean and sharp, and in no time, Yu Pan's black hair was transformed into a short buzz cut.
After getting her hair cut, Yu Pan touched her prickly head and looked at herself in the mirror from left to right, feeling extremely curious.
On the way home, Yu Pan cheerfully pulled Shen Yanzhou's hand to her head and said, "Brother, feel it, isn't it fluffy? Doesn't it look like your stubble chin?"
Shen Yanzhou was amused by him. He felt a hard, slightly itchy touch on his palm, and when he saw Yu Pan looking into his bright eyes, his heart melted instantly.
In the afternoon, Tan Ming brought Tan Bai to visit Yu Pan at their home. They had moved to their newly bought house not long after the New Year, which was about five or six kilometers away.
Tan Ming walked in, glanced around, and chuckled: "Whose handsome young man is this? Did I come to the wrong house?"
"It's Shen Yanzhou's house!" Yu Pan replied from the sofa, "You've come to the right place!"
Compared to Tan Ming, Tan Bai's reaction was more exaggerated. When Tan Bai saw Yu Pan with a buzz cut and a bandage on her forehead, he was obviously stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Yu Pan felt awkward under his gaze and touched her prickly head: "What's wrong? Am I ugly?"
Tan Bai snapped out of his daze and shook his head repeatedly, "Not ugly, not ugly, it's just..."
He frowned, struggling to find the right adjective in his vocabulary-poor brain, and finally gave up: "Well... it's pretty sudden, I need to get used to it. Your look is such a big change!"
Yu Pan didn't look bad after getting a buzz cut; on the contrary, it accentuated his facial features and his clear eyes.
He doesn't look as well-behaved as when he has bangs anymore. When his face is expressionless, Tan Bai feels that there is an unprecedented sharpness and handsomeness between his brows, a roguish charm, and at first glance, he looks quite intimidating.
However, this "not to be trifled with" attitude was instantly replaced by docility when he met Shen Yanzhou.
Tan Bai looked at Yu Pan's silly smile with that hairstyle and silently shook his head. The idea that Yu Pan was sharp, handsome, and roguish was probably just a figment of his imagination.
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Author's Note: Panpan: New hairstyle! [Calyx cat head][Calyx cat head][Calyx cat head]
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