"Lin Fan, you did the right thing! Xiaoyue is family, we can't just watch something happen to her."
Ye Zhengxiong's voice was calm on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, Yu Yan and I won't blame you. Take care of Xiao Yue first, we'll be right there."
In the corridor, the sound of high heels clicking on the floor grew louder and faster as it approached.
The ward door was pushed open, and Ye Yuyan appeared in the doorway. She immediately saw Lin Fan lying on the hospital bed, his face pale.
She hurried to the bedside, her eyes instantly reddening: "How are you? Are you hurt anywhere? Does it still hurt?"
Looking at Ye Yuyan in front of him, her eyes brimming with tears, Lin Fan felt a warmth in his heart.
He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, his voice softening: "I'm fine, just a little exhausted. I'll be fine after a rest."
"You said you were fine!" Ye Yuyan's voice trembled with tears, tinged with anger. "When you told me on the phone that you were in the hospital, my heart nearly jumped out of my chest! At the engagement party, you suddenly disappeared. Do you know what people were saying? I was all alone there..."
"I'm sorry, Yu Yan, I'm so sorry."
Lin Fan gripped her hand tightly, his voice filled with apology, "But Xiaoyue... I can't just abandon her."
Ye Zhengxiong followed him in.
He looked at Lin Fan, his face showing no blame, but rather concern: "Lin Fan, you did the right thing. Xiao Yue is family, so of course we have to take care of her when something happens. Focus on recovering, and don't worry about anything else with the Ye family here."
"dad……"
Lin Fan looked at Ye Zhengxiong, a mix of emotions welling up inside him.
Just then, a commotion came from the next ward.
"Brother! Let me go! I need to see my brother!" It was Lin Yue's voice.
Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan exchanged a glance, immediately got up, and walked towards the next ward.
Pushing open the door, one could see several nurses struggling to stop Lin Yue from getting out of bed.
"Xiaoyue! Don't move!" Lin Fan quickly stepped forward and pressed down on her shoulder.
"Brother..." Lin Yue couldn't stop the tears from flowing when she saw Lin Fan. "Brother, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"It's okay, Xiaoyue, it's okay," Lin Fan comforted her gently. "Don't get agitated. You just woke up and need to rest."
Lin Yue then noticed Ye Yuyan standing to the side, her eyes instantly turning cold, even carrying a hint of hostility: "What are you doing here? You're not welcome here!"
Ye Yuyan was stung by her words, but she still tried to maintain a smile and said softly, "Xiaoyue, I know you're in a bad mood right now, but I'm Lin Fan's fiancée, I..."
"Fiancée?" Lin Yue sneered, interrupting her. "Don't forget, I'm my brother's sister! We're family! What are you? Just an outsider!"
"Xiaoyue!" Lin Fan frowned, his tone becoming more serious. "How could you say that about Yuyan? She's your sister-in-law, and also our family."
"Family? Brother, have you forgotten who ruined you like this? If it weren't for her, you would..." Lin Yue became emotional and started to speak recklessly.
"Xiaoyue! Stop talking!" Lin Fan's tone became more serious as he stopped her. "This has nothing to do with Yuyan! It was my own carelessness! Don't talk nonsense!"
“Brother…you were mean to me…” Lin Yue’s tears welled up again. “You were mean to me because of her…you never used to be mean to me…”
"Xiaoyue, I..." Lin Fan felt a pang of sadness seeing her so upset. He knew Lin Yue's feelings for him were different, but he had always only ever seen her as a younger sister.
"Xiaoyue, I wasn't being mean to you. I just didn't want you to misunderstand Yuyan." Lin Fan softened his tone and explained gently, "Yuyan is my fiancée, and we're going to get married. But you'll always be my sister, and that will never change."
"My sister... will always just be my sister..." Lin Yue murmured, her eyes vacant, as if she had lost all life.
A top-tier private sanatorium, quiet and luxurious. The corridors were eerily quiet, with only the occasional soft hum of medical equipment.
The expert team arranged by the Ye family entered the ward one after another, pushing various sophisticated instruments to begin a comprehensive examination of Lin Fan and Lin Yue. From brain scans to blood analysis, every examination was meticulously conducted.
Ye Zhengxiong and Ye Yuyan stood to the side, anxiously awaiting the test results.
Ye Zhengxiong paced back and forth in the corridor, his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, looking somewhat uneasy. He glanced frequently at the closed examination room door, his eyes filled with worry.
Ye Yuyan gripped her bag tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force. She tried to appear calm, but her slightly trembling shoulders betrayed her inner tension.
After a long wait, the head of the expert group, a doctor with gray hair and gold-rimmed glasses, came out.
"Mr. Ye, Ms. Ye, the test results are in." The doctor's voice was calm and professional. "Mr. Lin's health is fine. It's mainly due to exhaustion caused by overwork and mental stress. He'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Ye Zhengxiong and Ye Yuyan both breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about Xiaoyue?" Ye Zhengxiong immediately asked, his tone somewhat urgent.
“Ms. Lin’s situation… is a little complicated.” The doctor adjusted his glasses and said carefully, “She has no physical problems, but we have found that she has some… psychological issues.”
"Psychological problems?" Ye Yuyan's expression changed slightly. "What do you mean?"
“Ms. Lin has been in a state of high anxiety and depression for a long time, and she has an unusual obsession with certain people and things…” The doctor paused for a moment before continuing, “In short, she may need professional psychological counseling.”
Ye Zhengxiong and Ye Yuyan exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and worry in each other's eyes.
"We will arrange for the best psychologist to treat Xiaoyue as soon as possible," Ye Zhengxiong said decisively and firmly. "No matter what, we must make her get better."
Ye Yuyan nodded without speaking, her eyes filled with a complex emotion.
Meanwhile, the outside world has been thrown into chaos.
The groom suddenly disappears at the engagement party, leaving the bride alone at the banquet. This kind of thing is explosive news in their circle.
All sorts of rumors spread rapidly, as if they had grown wings.
Some say Lin Fan regretted his decision and ran away from the wedding; others say he offended someone and was kidnapped; still others say it was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Ye and Lin families... In short, there are all sorts of rumors, and they get more and more outrageous as they spread.
In the spacious living room of the villa, Ye Zhengxiong sat on the sofa with a livid face, holding a newspaper in his hand. The front page of the newspaper had eye-catching headlines: "Wealthy Engagement Banquet Turns into Trouble, Groom Mysteriously Disappears!"
"Bang!" Ye Zhengxiong slammed the newspaper onto the coffee table, making the cups on the table jump.
"These unscrupulous media outlets! They're spouting utter nonsense!" Ye Zhengxiong said angrily, his chest heaving. "We must take immediate action to stop these rumors from spreading!"
Ye Yuyan sat opposite him, her expression solemn. She gently stroked the engagement ring on her hand, a complex light flashing in her eyes.
"Dad, don't be angry. I've already had the PR team handle it." Ye Yuyan's voice was calm and composed. "We've already released a statement explaining what happened."
The Ye family's statement quickly made headlines across major media outlets. In the statement, the Ye family explained in detail that Lin Fan had to temporarily leave the engagement banquet because his younger sister, Lin Yue, had suffered a sudden accident.
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