At this moment, Qin Quanwei's sarcastic remarks at the Shu family's ancestral home flashed through Zhang Youye's mind once again.
"After the marriage alliance with the Shu family, your Zhang family will have to clean up a whole mess. With your oblivious nature, how many of these messes do you think you can handle?"
Even if the Qin family was behind all of this, after frowning and thinking for a moment, Zhang Youye still couldn't figure out their next move.
Thinking too much right now won't help; protecting Shuyi's personal safety is the most important thing.
Considering that Shu Chuanran was no pushover either, Zhang Youye gave his younger brother a few instructions and then hung up the phone.
Zhang Youye tapped the laboratory glass with his finger, gestured to Lu Kechen to go ahead, and then turned and left.
...
On the asphalt road, the lampposts cast a dim yellow light, and the roars of wild beasts echoed through the sky.
The supercar sped along, its exhaust fumes blowing withered leaves into the air, sweeping them along the road until the next deserted intersection.
Not daring to delay for even a moment, by the time Zhang Youye drove to the hospital, it was already two in the morning.
The private hospital was very quiet.
The sound of footsteps walking down the corridor was particularly clear.
Da-da-da-da
The sound of footsteps approaching her ear made Shu Yi look up from a pile of company documents.
I glanced at the sofa, and Shu Chuanran's familiar figure was nowhere to be seen. He probably had already left.
After confirming that her grandfather was still in good condition, Shuyi subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall.
Before they knew it, it was already past midnight. After delivering the clothes and documents, Uncle Wei hurriedly returned to his ancestral home.
She yawned softly, her gaze drifting to the clean bed beside her. After a moment's hesitation, she chose to review her documents over sleeping.
...
Outside the ward, in the stairwell.
A rustling sound, deliberately suppressed, rang out.
He slammed Shu Chuanran hard against the white wall, pressed his forearm against his neck, and asked him without changing his expression.
"Are you really looking to die? Who gave you the guts? Who gave you permission to touch her phone?"
He frowned impatiently, dodged his forearm, and pushed him to the side with his other hand. Shu Chuanran remained expressionless.
"I just noticed that my second sister didn't really want to tell you that she was with me, so I took it upon myself to do it."
"You fucking—" The last word ended as he rapidly approached Shu Chuanran.
The thought of Shu Chuanran's gaze towards Shu Yi made Zhang Youye extremely unhappy. Being a vengeful person, he grabbed Shu Chuanran's collar and didn't bother with any more words.
He threw a punch directly at the side of his face.
"What are you up to, kid? Do you really think I can't see through you?"
The young master was not only arrogant, but also deadly in a fight. However, the two had grown up together since childhood and had never fought like this before.
It seems he was really angry this time.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deliver such a vicious punch.
He wasn't annoyed at being punched for no reason. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, turned his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. Shu Chuanran smiled disdainfully, his tone calm and indifferent.
"Brother You, what do you think I'm planning?"
She keenly noticed the almost frantic emotions slowly emerging in Shu Chuanran's eyes, completely unconcerned whether his madness would affect her.
Suddenly, he flung his collar away, raised his finger to his nose, and spoke calmly and composedly.
"Let me tell you, your second sister has already registered our marriage, so don't try anything with her in the future."
Getting a marriage certificate?
The word "simple" instantly shattered Shu Chuanran, leaving him riddled with wounds.
"You, you guys, what,"
Interrupting his incomplete and intermittent speech, Zhang Youye casually put his hands in his pockets, bent down, and moved closer to him.
She explained to him kindly, word by word, her tone carrying an unmistakable air of boasting and warning.
"You don't need to worry about that. I'm just reminding you that your second sister is mine now, understand?"
"So now that I'm here, you can get lost."
With that, Zhang Youye turned away decisively, leaving Shu Chuanran all alone, standing there in a daze.
...
After a long silence.
Click—
It was the crisp sound of a lighter being pressed.
With his arms braced on the ventilated window sill, Shu Chuanran stood with his back to the stairwell door.
He pursed his lips, lit the cigarette with a lighter, tilted his head back, and exhaled a puff of smoke towards the window, unconsciously fiddling with the lighter between his fingers.
The moonlight is beautiful tonight, just like her, pure and clear, like a white lotus untouched by worldly pollution.
He skillfully manipulated the silvery lighter between his slender fingers, yet he stared intently at the bright moon in the inky sky, remaining silent for a long, long time.
So long that time seems to have been suspended in this dimension.
Shu Chuanran only slowly looked away when the lighter in his hand accidentally fell into the flower bed under the windowsill.
In this moment of silence, Shu Chuanran was lost in thought.
All the events of the past years flashed through his mind. He might come to a lot of understanding, or he might be pushed into the entrance to another abyss in the future.
However, regardless of which one...
It was all his own choice.
Putting aside his memories, Shu Chuanran stubbed out his cigarette in his palm, his face expressionless. As he turned to leave the stairwell, he leaned out the window.
The area under the window appears to be an enclosed open space, where no one would normally pass by.
My gaze was fixed on the spot where the lighter had fallen.
I never imagined that silver could be so clear in the dark, just like the face in my mind.
It's just a pity that its fate thereafter is to stay in this deserted corner where no one passes by, like a swaddled baby carelessly abandoned.
From then on, no one claimed it, and no one cared.
...
At the end of the corridor.
After learning from the nurse on duty that the old man's vital signs were normal, Zhang Youye asked the nurse again.
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