Hospital ward
"Brother...Brother...My head hurts so much!! I want Brother Zhaonan to come see me! Why hasn't he come to see me for so long!"
Ye Dong cried uncontrollably, nearly collapsing, and refused to have his wound treated.
The doctor and nurse stood by, holding the medicine, looking helpless and not daring to force the issue.
"You can keep making a scene. You'll end up with a scar on your forehead and a disfigured face. You'll be happy when Zhao Nan sees that you look different from your older sister!" Ye Yuan stared at her with a grim expression.
Ye Dong was only seventeen years old after all, and he immediately became dejected.
Ye Yuan looked at her expressionlessly: "Treat her wounds!"
The doctor quickly and efficiently treated Ye Dong's wound.
Actually, her wounds weren't that serious to begin with; a handful of her hair had been pulled out, and her scalp was torn, making it look bloody and somewhat frightening.
These days, the common treatment is just iodine solution plus erythromycin ointment!
But when the iodine was applied, Ye Dong winced in pain, but she only dared to cry, and not too loudly.
After finally finishing the treatment, the doctors and nurses quickly left.
Ye Yuan glanced at the caregiver beside him and said, "Auntie, could you please go to the canteen and get two light meals?"
The caregiver nodded, took the lunchbox, and left.
Ye Yuan closed the door and looked coldly at Ye Dong: "What were you thinking today? Have you gone mad? How could you lay a hand on Ning Yuan in public? Is that how you were raised?"
Ye Dong lowered his head, shrank back, and clenched the hem of his clothes. He said defiantly, "I... but that woman insulted me like that, can't I be angry? She's a bad woman... she's having an affair! I'm going to tell Brother Zhaonan and make him divorce her!"
Ye Yuan's face instantly darkened: "What's wrong with you lately? You're so impatient and eager for quick success, you don't seem like your older sister at all..."
Ye Dong suddenly looked up and stared at Ye Yuan: "Why, why do I have to be like my eldest sister, second brother?"
She said, enunciating each word clearly, "The only thing I have in common with her is that we were born to the same parents, but we are clearly different!"
Ye Dong's eyes slowly reddened, and he became more and more agitated as he spoke, his words becoming incoherent: "Second Brother, you know, Eldest Sister even... Eldest Sister... she doesn't like Brother Zhaonan at all... I... I'm the one who truly likes Brother Zhaonan..."
"Slap!" A crisp slapping sound suddenly rang out.
Ye Dong was slapped hard across the face by Ye Yuan, her face twisted to one side.
Ye Yuan's eyes were red, and he was panting. He was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised by his own roughness.
Ye Dong's eyes widened slightly, and he covered his swollen face in a daze.
After a long while, she slowly turned her eyes and stared blankly at him: "Second brother...why...that woman hit me...and you hit me too...I just wanted to be myself...why can't I..."
"Shut up! You shouldn't have said those things! What's wrong with being like your older sister?"
Ye Yuan angrily ripped off his glasses, his reddened eyes staring at the face in front of him that resembled his older sister.
"Everyone likes the eldest sister, nobody likes you being yourself. What do you have? What makes you think Zhao Nan should even glance at you, besides this face?!"
Only this face truly represents the kind and gentle older sister who raised me, loved me, and cared for me!
Why are everything and everyone spiraling out of control? It's driving him crazy!
It was going so smoothly at the beginning.
Zhao Nan's relationship with that female educated youth deteriorated, and he also became very interested in Dong Dong, who looked just like his older sister!
But after Dongdong fell last time, he almost never appeared in front of them, no one knew what Ning Yuan and Zhao Nan had said.
Lian Dongdong is foolishly trying to break free from control! Why!
Seeing Ye Yuan's forehead veins bulging, his handsome face contorted, and his expression ferocious, Ye Dong trembled and shrank back in fear.
Seeing this, Ye Yuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Alright, I don't want to argue with you. Think it through. Without this face, Zhao Nan wouldn't even give you a second glance!"
"Go to sleep now. The doctor said the injury on your forehead won't leave a serious scar. The tear in your hair will heal."
After saying that, he suppressed his emotions and walked out the door.
"Second Brother..." Ye Dong suddenly called out to him.
Ye Yuan gripped the doorknob and stopped in his tracks.
Ye Dong suddenly asked softly, "Second Brother, Eldest Sister is gone. You've always been very kind to me, is it just because I resemble Eldest Sister?"
Ye Yuan paused, then suddenly turned his head and gave Ye Dong a strange smirk: "Of course not, because you're my little sister. We've depended on each other for so many years, of course I love you very much."
After he finished speaking, he closed the door.
The caregiver outside the door looked at Ye Yuan while carrying a lunchbox.
Ye Yuan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Auntie, please eat these two portions first. In an hour, could you please get her another meal from the cafeteria? She needs to cry for a while."
The caregiver was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."
Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Keep an eye on her for me, and remember to contact me if there are any problems."
The aunt nodded, somewhat puzzled. Weren't these two siblings supposed to have a good relationship? What happened?
Ye Dong stared blankly at his back, and suddenly large tears fell down her cheeks.
She looked at the cold moon hanging in the sky outside the window, slowly curled up on the bed, hugged her knees, and stared blankly out the window without saying a word.
When the caregiver came in, she saw that Ye Dong had returned to his usual self, but he was staring blankly at the phone with a vacant look in his eyes.
The caregiver was a little uneasy at the sight and asked softly, "Dongdong...it's time for your meal."
Ye Dong stared blankly at the phone, unresponsive.
The caregiver was worried and wanted to call the doctor, but the girl suddenly moved and turned to look at the caregiver: "Auntie, I'm hungry."
The caregiver breathed a sigh of relief and quickly prepared her meal: "Eat up, Dongdong."
When Ye Yuan came to see her the next day, she was docile and obedient, as if everything was normal.
A day and a night passed.
Rong Zhaonan didn't go anywhere.
He didn't do anything special, just fetched medicine and applied it to Ning Yuan's feet.
Aunt Qian breathed a sigh of relief as she watched.
But this tranquility did not last long. The next morning, Secretary Qiu suddenly came over and called Rong Zhaonan away.
Ning Yuan watched Rong Zhaonan's departing figure, recalling Secretary Qiu's somewhat serious expression earlier, and silently looked out the window.
For some reason, she had a bad feeling—
Why did she suddenly tell Rong Zhaonan to leave? Was it because she hit Ye Dong the day before yesterday?
Their relationship had improved slightly when they were in Xiyuan. Are they going to have another conflict now?
really……
On this trip, Rong Zhaonan stayed in Rong Wenwu's study for most of the day without coming out. Intermittent shouts from Rong Wenwu and the sound of things being smashed could be heard from the room.
The banging was so loud that even the people on the first floor could hear it.
He Su was cutting fruit on the first floor while listening to the sounds coming from upstairs.
She glanced at the secretarial team guarding the stairwell to prevent anyone from going up, and gave Aunt Xu a curt instruction—
"Prepare some herbal tea to cool down Lao Rong. Every time Zhao Nan comes over, Lao Rong's temper gets sore for three days."
Aunt Xu nodded knowingly, "Okay."
He Su continued cutting fruit. After cutting two or three oranges, she wiped the fruit knife while slowly counting down in her mind—
"Ten, nine, eight, seven... two, one..."
"Ring ring ring—" The bell suddenly rang in the room upstairs.
Not long after, we heard the upstairs door slam open with a loud "bang!"
Rong Zhaonan rushed downstairs, feeling a chill run through him, and strode out.
From the stairs behind them came Rong Wenwu's angry shout: "Secretary Qiu, go with that bastard and bring Dongdong back safely!"
"If anything happens to Dongdong, tell him to jump down with him and never come back!"
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