"Click—"
He was halfway through his sentence when Yu Muqing happened to push open the door and stand at the entrance.
Xiao Xin, fearing he might misunderstand, quickly said, "This is my first time coming to the hospital for a check-up."
Upon hearing Xiao Xin's words, Yu Muqing was taken aback for a moment, but did not react or show much emotion.
The doctor paused, then smiled awkwardly at his words: "It's alright, just treat me like a machine."
The doctor's eyes crinkled when he smiled, and he looked very gentle.
Xiao Xin's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly settled down, and he was no longer as nervous as before. He lay back down, closed his eyes, and said, "Continue."
It was just to check the wound anyway.
Seeing his tortured expression, Yu Muqing couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
He moved a chair to Xiao Xin's bedside and suddenly asked, "Did Xiao Yan eat strawberries?"
Xiao Xin was already on edge, and when Yu Muqing asked that question, she opened her eyes and asked, "Strawberry? What strawberry?"
He only remembers eating three pieces of strawberry cake.
Yu Muqing crossed her arms and explained, "Xiao Yan is allergic to strawberries."
Xiao Xin's eyes darted around, and he suddenly remembered the thumb that had been bitten.
It was probably that drop of cream that landed on Fu Yan's lips just now...
Seeing Yu Muqing's serious, accusatory expression, he said tactfully, "He just ate strawberry cake..."
Yu Muqing: "You saw it?"
"Mm." Xiao Xin nodded.
Yu Muqing suddenly narrowed her eyes, leaned closer to him, and guessed, "So, you were in the side room the whole time, which is why Fu Yan attacked you?"
It was definitely a trap!
Xiao Xin then realized that Yu Muqing had tricked him into revealing information.
He looked at Yu Muqing warily: "I'm here to get my necklace back."
This is tantamount to indirectly acknowledging Yu Muqing's question.
Yu Muqing's long hair fell onto Xiao Xin's face, making Xiao Xin's cheek ticklish.
He awkwardly turned his head away.
It has to be said that Yu Muqing's composure was very strong, almost overwhelming him.
Although Xiao Xin is good at disguising himself, he has very poor self-control and is easily tricked into revealing information without realizing it, just like now.
This caused their conversation to reach a stalemate.
Yu Muqing stepped back and sat down in the chair again.
He squinted as he looked out the window, as if he were reminiscing about something, his expression tinged with a faint sadness.
When Xiao Xin turned around, this was the expression on Yu Muqing's face.
He thought he had hurt Yu Muqing's feelings, and said softly, "President Yu, I really don't know Jiang Yuqing. Could you ask him to return the necklace to me?"
Xiao Xin's voice was so weak that even he himself felt he lacked confidence.
He didn't want to confront Yu Muqing directly.
He is different from Fu Yan; he is shrewd, resourceful, and mature. He is not as impulsive as Fu Yan and is also considerate of others.
Hearing him call her that, Yu Muqing glanced indifferently at Xiao Xin: "Fu Yan hit you just now, actually to protect you..."
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Xiao Xin frowned and gave him a questioning look.
He smirked, "Nobody would believe that reason."
Yu Muqing couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle softly: "Wait for me to finish speaking."
"Ah..." Xiao Xin suddenly cried out, the pain pulling him back to his senses.
He looked down and saw the doctor applying medicine to his knee.
Seeing his pained expression, the doctor smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, did I hurt you?"
Xiao Xin frowned slightly, nodded, then shook her head: "It's nothing, you can continue..."
Although it really hurt, he didn't want to become a spoiled person in Yu Muqing's eyes.
His expression was somewhat aggrieved. Although his face was dirty, his features clearly showed that Xiao Xin was a good-looking person.
The doctor's heart softened, and he apologized, "I'm sorry, but your knee needs some medicine. Please bear with it, I might be a little too rough..."
Xiao Xin sensed the guilt in his tone, grinned, and said casually, "It's okay, I can take pain, just do it your way..."
The doctor nodded and said, "Okay."
Xiao Xin looked at Yu Muqing: "President Yu, please continue."
His relaxed expression lasted less than two seconds before he frowned in pain again.
I didn't expect this doctor to be so strong at such a young age.
Yu Muqing smiled, showing no heartache, and explained to him, "He's the youngest orthopedic surgeon here, and his skills are the best. Just bear with it..."
As he spoke, he exchanged a glance with the doctor, and it seemed as if an invisible force was colliding between their eyes.
Although it only lasted a few seconds, Xiao Xin still sensed the unusual atmosphere between the two of them.
Something looks... very wrong.
It seems to be something called "ambiguity".
Xiao Xin was startled by the thought that had crossed his mind. It wasn't until Yu Muqing turned her gaze back to him that Xiao Xin stopped the absurd idea from running through his head.
Yu Muqing crossed her arms and looked at Xiao Xin: "Then I'll continue."
Xiao Xin nodded. "Okay, go ahead."
Yu Muqing's gaze drifted to the window, her thoughts drifting back to the past:
"When Xiao Yan was six years old, he loved cats very much. But one day, he got carried away playing with the kitten and didn't finish the task my uncle had assigned him. My uncle, who is Xiao Yan's father, made Xiao Yan kill the cat with his own hands..."
Xiao Xin listened, surprised but still not understanding the connection. He frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with him hitting me?"
Yu Muqing glanced at him and continued, "Xiao Yan was only six years old when his father forced him to kill a cat by holding his hand down. That was a living creature, and there was more than one..."
Yu Muqing recalled it and felt nauseous.
Xiao Xin: "More than one?"
Yu Muqing nodded. "That's right. After killing the kitten, Xiao Yan kept crying. My uncle got angry and caught hundreds of cats, making Xiao Yan end their lives with her own hands until she stopped crying."
Xiao Xin nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder he's so perverted..."
It turns out there's an even more perverted father. He even suspects that Fu Yan's father is sick, making a six-year-old child do such cruel things. What kind of father is that?
Seeing his calm reaction, Yu Muqing asked in surprise, "You don't seem surprised at all?"
Although Xiao Xin was somewhat moved, he felt he had no right to sympathize with others. After all, he himself was still mired in trouble, so what right did he have to sympathize with others?
Isn't his "mother," whom he's never met, just like that perverted father?
“So I think he hit you because he remembered that cat. Xiao Yan was afraid that you would be threatened by my uncle and then suffer more serious harm,” Yu Muqing said.
Xiao Xin's eyes darkened: "I don't accept it, and I won't forgive him for that reason. It's a fact that he hit me, and I have no reason to use sympathy to convince myself to forgive what he did..."
He suddenly seemed to realize something and looked up at Yu Muqing: "President Yu, you justify his violent behavior so much. Have you ever thought that you might also have some problems?"
Yu Muqing was surprised by his question and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
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