Chapter 25 Confession
The smell of disinfectant in the hospital was somewhat pungent.
While the doctor treated her wound, Ruan Yao stayed by her side without leaving for a moment.
As the scissors cut through his blood-soaked suit fabric, revealing the gaping wound beneath, her heart clenched with each movement of the scissors.
On the contrary, the man sat there the whole time, his face was a little paler than usual, he didn't make a sound, and he didn't even frown.
After treating the wound, the doctor carefully gave instructions on precautions.
After listening, Huo Yanzhi turned his head and said to Ruan Yao, who was standing next to him, "Miss Ruan, you should also go for a check-up."
Ruan Yao knew she was alright: "I don't need it, that thing didn't hit me."
"Go do it."
He repeated it again.
For a moment, Ruan Yao saw the shadow of Huo Yanzhi from her previous life in him in such a domineering manner.
Ruan Yao couldn't refuse him, so she had no choice but to go with the nurse to do a series of examinations.
As we went through each task, a considerable amount of time passed without us even realizing it.
When Ruan Yao came out of the last examination room, she thought that Huo Yanzhi must have already left.
But as soon as you turn the corner, you see him sitting on a bench in the corridor.
He was sitting on a bench in the corridor, having changed out of his blood-stained coat and was only wearing a white shirt, his injured left arm hanging in a bandage.
That imposing aura was stripped away, and he looked like a sculpture bathed in the cold moonlight.
Her aloofness and refined manner somehow made Ruan Yao's heart skip a beat.
An indescribable joy, like tiny bubbles, rose up from the bottom of her heart.
She jogged up to him, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of her lips.
"Huo Yanzhi, are you waiting for me?"
Huo Yanzhi looked up when he heard her voice, but did not answer her question. Instead, he looked her up and down.
"How were the test results?"
"The doctor said I'm perfectly healthy except for mild anemia," Ruan Yao said smugly, waving her test results in front of him.
anemia.
Huo Yanzhi's gaze lingered on her delicate, luscious lips, where the touch he remembered still lingered.
He remembered how pale, weak, and curled up in a ball she looked during her period.
Is it due to anemia?
His words came as abrupt: "Eat more meat."
"Huh?" Ruan Yao was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant.
She took a step forward, closing the distance between them, and looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
Do you care about me?
The girl's voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of laughter, like a feather brushing against the ear.
Huo Yanzhi's body froze for a moment.
The hand he placed on his lap slowly closed its knuckles, as if crushing something invisible.
“I’m worried that Miss Ruan’s poor health might delay the progress of the ‘Summer Wonderland’ project on Lexing Island.”
When the 'Summer Wonderland' project was mentioned, Ruan Yao did not back down; instead, her eyes crinkled into a smile.
Without Huo Yanzhi's support, she wouldn't be able to handle those stubborn old men.
She reached out and gently poked his uninjured arm with her index finger.
"Excuse."
The girl's soft, warm touch was like a spark that, through the fabric, precisely ignited the fuse deep within his bones.
The muscles in Huo Yanzhi's arm instantly contracted into hard lumps, and a hidden shiver spread from the point of contact throughout his body.
"Look, you don't even dare to look at me."
Ruan Yao grew bolder and bolder, moving closer and closer, her warm breath almost brushing against his cheek.
"Huo Yanzhi, please reply to my messages next time, okay?"
Huo Yanzhi met her gaze.
Hidden within it was an almost greedy, melancholic possessiveness.
He wanted to back away, but his Adam's apple bobbed slowly and honestly, as if swallowing a certain longing.
She always managed to easily throw him off balance.
"We're too close."
He finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Miss Ruan, aren't you afraid of being misunderstood?"
Ruan Yao's smile deepened, and her voice became sweet and soft.
"What misunderstanding? You think our relationship is... unusual?"
The air in the corridor seemed to become thick and scalding because of her words.
Huo Yanzhi lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on her beautiful face.
The girl's slightly pouting lips gleamed with a moist sheen, like a plump, juicy peach, tempting one to pick it.
That pretty and radiant face was only inches away from him at that moment.
He could crush that soft spot as soon as he was within reach.
She was flirting with him.
Huo Yanzhi felt his blood rushing backward, and his fingertips were tingling with a tingling itch.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and his gaze fell on Ruan Yao's waist.
"Miss Ruan's bag, wasn't it lost?"
The topic changed abruptly and abruptly, and Ruan Yao followed his gaze to her bag.
She remembered the lame lie she had told last time to hitch a ride with him.
They've been exposed on the spot.
The embarrassment of having her lie exposed made Ruan Yao blush, but she thought of something else.
Huo Yanzhi remembered what her bag looked like.
He cared about her more than she realized.
"Huo Yanzhi, do you know why I lied to you?"
Ruan Yao blushed and tilted her head to look at him.
Before he could answer, she had already revealed the answer.
"Because I like you."
The corridor fell silent instantly.
The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the sound of their heartbeats, amplified infinitely in the excessive silence.
Ruan Yao's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.
She didn't dare to confront him so soon, but Huo Yanzhi's rescue of her today and his silent waiting for her here gave her unprecedented courage.
In a moment of passion, I just blurted it out.
Ruan Yao clenched her fists nervously, staring intently at the man before her, unwilling to miss any subtle change in his expression.
Their eyes met.
Something was growing and surging wildly in Huo Yanzhi's unfathomable eyes, almost breaking through that elegant and noble disguise.
In the suffocating silence, Ruan Yao's cell phone suddenly started vibrating loudly.
The ambiguous atmosphere vanished instantly.
Ruan Yao cursed the person who called at such an inopportune time a thousand times in her heart.
Why now of all times? Of all times, why did they have to come?
She took her phone out of her bag; the screen displayed Ruan Sheng's name.
Ruan Yao didn't dare to look at Huo Yanzhi's expression. She turned around and walked to the other end of the corridor, lowering her voice to answer the phone.
"Brother, what are you doing!"
Her tone revealed a mix of annoyance and coquettishness that she herself was unaware of.
"Hey, who upset our little princess? Why is she so angry?" Ruan Sheng teased on the other end of the line, then got down to business, "It's past closing time, why aren't you home yet?"
"I ran into a little trouble here, which delayed me. I just finished up," Ruan Yao explained vaguely.
"Alright, then come directly to 'Yujingxuan' now."
Ruan Yao asked reluctantly, "What are we going there for?"
"Our family is having dinner with the Shen family. Mom, Dad, Uncle, and Aunt are all here, and you're the only one missing. I heard from Shen Yu that he's on his way too."
The Ruan family and the Shen family had a meal together?
Ruan Yao asked in confusion, "Why do we suddenly want to have dinner together?"
"Brother, let me remind you, this meal isn't just for fun." Ruan Sheng's voice was full of gossip. "Judging from this, it's a blind date."
"Now that you've graduated, the Shen family probably wants to sound them out and finalize your relationship with Shen Yu. I think our parents are quite happy about it, so you should be mentally prepared."
What?
Ruan Yao was somewhat bewildered.
Didn't she already make it clear to Shen Yu that she has someone she likes?
How could such a thing happen?
Didn't he tell Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen?
Ruan Yao held the phone, wondering why she hadn't avoided this dinner party from her previous life.
She was so preoccupied with her troubles that she didn't see Huo Yanzhi standing quietly in the shadows around the corner not far behind her.
He looked at Ruan Yao's confused and troubled expression, but saw no shyness or joy at having to go on a date with her sweetheart.
Ruan Yao thought that perhaps Shen Yu was too busy with work and forgot to mention it to his family.
Since that's the case, she has to go today.
She needed to explain things clearly in front of both sets of parents, so that Uncle and Aunt Shen could no longer misunderstand.
Having made up her mind, she spoke to Ruan Sheng on the other end of the phone.
"I understand, brother. I'll be right there."
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