Chapter 47
When I returned to the ward, half an hour had passed, and Huo Yan was not in bed.
Xu Yinyin glanced towards the bathroom, where the light was on and the faint sound of running water could be heard.
Xu Yinyin walked to the door and wanted to ask him if he was taking a shower. Just as she made a move to knock on the door, the sound of water stopped, followed by the rustling sound of someone putting on clothes.
Xu Yinyin frowned: "Huo Yan, have you taken a shower?"
"Well, do you want to use the bathroom? I'll be right out." Huo Yan quickened his pace to get dressed.
Xu Yinyin heard the obvious movement of getting up quickly and said hurriedly: "I don't need it, you can put it on slowly. Can you wash it after the operation?"
"I just asked the doctor and he said I can shower. I'm sweating too much and I'm not feeling well."
"oh."
As soon as Xu Yinyin answered, the door opened.
Huo Yan appeared in front of her in a black bathrobe, all steamy. He wiped his wet hair with one hand and was stunned when he saw Xu Yinyin standing at the door.
Xu Yinyin watched him raise his hand to wipe his hair. Fearing he might tear at the wound, she quickly grabbed his wrist to stop him, saying, "I'll help you wipe it. Go sit on the bed."
Huo Yan was delighted and pretended to be embarrassed and said, "It's okay, I can do it myself."
Xu Yinyin looked up at him, spread out her hands to indicate, as if she didn't want to be questioned.
Huo Yan could only hand her the towel and said, "Thank you very much."
Xu Yinyin helped him wipe his hair in an unskilled manner. After absorbing some moisture, she used a hair dryer to blow dry it.
Listening to the buzzing sound in his ears and feeling the gentle touch and slight itch of the little hands pulling his hair, Huo Yan's heartbeat slowly quickened and intensified.
When the hair dryer stopped working, the room fell into silence again, which made Huo Yan's heartbeat seem particularly abrupt, so abrupt that even Xu Yinyin was surprised.
She looked at Huo Yan's heart in disbelief, "Why is your heart beating so fast? Are you feeling unwell?"
Huo Yan's ears instantly turned red, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable."
[Hey, that's because I like you, my heart is beating faster. Honey, you're really slow.]
Xu Yinyin choked, then looked at Huo Yan's red ears, and her face turned red belatedly.
"I'm glad you're not feeling uncomfortable. You, you lie down and rest. I, I'm going outside to get some fresh air."
Xu Yinyin turned and walked towards the door.
"It's just right. It's time for me to change the medicine." Huo Yan said casually, and turned to get the medicine and gauze from the drawer.
When she heard that the dressing needed to be changed, Xu Yinyin's guilt took over again. She actually wanted to see his wound to determine how serious it was.
"Then I'll help you."
"No, I can do it myself."
Xu Yinyin took the medicine and gauze from his hand and said bluntly: "I want to see your injury, otherwise I will be worried."
Huo Yan pretended to be reluctant and said, "It's not necessary. I'm afraid of scaring you."
"When you're discharged from the hospital, leave the dressing changes to me. I'm just learning in advance. Besides, I'm not that timid to take off my clothes."
Huo Yan pinched the belt of his nightgown with his big hands and looked at her hesitantly.
This scene suddenly reminded Xu Yinyin of the scene in the hotel this morning, and inappropriate images once again emerged in her mind.
She calmed herself down and said coldly, "It's just a change of medicine. Don't act like I'm trying to bully you. Come on, I'll make this quick."
"Oh." Huo Yan responded shyly, his ears turning red again.
[Oh my, the boss is so innocent, his ears are red again, tsk tsk tsk.]
The system looked at Huo Yan with an auntie smile.
Xu Yinyin subconsciously glanced at his ears, "Shut up!"
Huo Yan undressed while telling her how to change, and Xu Yinyin agreed one by one.
Huo Yan's wound was right at the junction of his abdominal muscles and mermaid line. The wound caused by a dead branch was as big as a coin. The surgery was sutured very neatly. Perhaps because it was pulled during the bath, there was a little bleeding.
Xu Yinyin said unhappily, "Can't you just be more patient? It's bleeding."
"Sorry." Huo Yan apologized with a guilty conscience.
However, when she thought about the fact that nine out of ten noblemen like Huo Yan were mysophobic, she felt that she shouldn't blame him for this.
She sighed and added, "You are not allowed to take a shower for the next three days. If you really feel uncomfortable, just wipe it with a towel. Don't be so pretentious."
"But the towel can't reach my back." Huo Yan grumbled aggrievedly.
"I'll help you wipe it, is that okay?" Xu Yinyin looked up at him.
Huo Yan nodded, "Then I'll trouble you."
Xu Yinyin didn't waste any more time talking to him. She used a sterile cotton swab to wipe the blood and disinfected the wound again.
She wiped it gently and blew on it, thinking that it would not hurt so much, but she didn't know that this little action made Huo Yan so itchy that he almost cried.
Huo Yan clenched the bed sheet tightly under his palm, tightened his jaw, and tried to endure it.
Xu Yinyin was so focused on treating the wound that she didn't notice Huo Yan's little movements at all. She only noticed that his skin seemed to have goose bumps. Was it itchy?
Just as doubts emerged, Huo Yan's hand grasped her wrist and said, "Alright, just put it on. You can be a little harder."
Xu Yinyin looked up at him and found that even his neck was red, probably because he was holding it in.
Thinking of how he was trying so hard to hold back from making a sound, Xu Yinyin couldn't help but laugh, "Are you ticklish?"
"A little." Huo Yan avoided her scrutiny and turned his head to look out the window.
"Then I'll focus a little."
She said the important things, but when she saw his wound, she subconsciously slowed down and lightened her movements, especially when she was bandaging him. She wrapped the bandage around his thin waist in circles, with soft gauze and gentle movements. When she leaned over to wrap it from behind, the light brush of her raised hair and the light breath she took were really itchy.
Huo Yan was so regretful that his intestines turned green. What on earth was he thinking?!
I actually think that seduction can attract her attention. Even if charm cannot conquer her, the impact of the body can always make her obsessed.
In the end, it was you who got into trouble.
He wants to take a cold shower again!
"Okay." Huo Yan pulled his robe together and stood up without saying a word.
Xu Yinyin froze in her tracks as she was about to finish, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"I'm really ticklish!" Admitting that you're ticklish is always more respectable than admitting something else.
Xu Yinyin pursed her lips and tried to suppress her laughter. "I'm sorry, I can't seem to hit you any harder. I feel like you'll be hurt."
"As long as it doesn't get wet, you can change it every two days. I can do it myself next time."
"Yeah, okay." Xu Yinyin nodded.
She looked at the wound and it wasn't as serious as she thought. She added, "If the doctor allows you to be discharged, we'll go back to the hotel tomorrow. It's more suitable for recuperation there than in the hospital."
"Okay." Huo Yan secretly tightened the laces of his nightgown.
Xu Yinyin couldn't help but laugh, "Besides being itchy, he's probably also a little shy, which is kind of cute for some reason."
Huo Yan was slightly startled, his ears turning even redder. Being called cute by someone he liked wasn't cool at all.
The system made a gesture of biting a handkerchief, and its aunt's smile almost overflowed the screen.
"It's getting late, are you going to bed?" Xu Yinyin glanced at the time.
"Are you sleepy?"
“A little.”
"Then you go to sleep first. I'll read some documents and then go to sleep."
"Okay, don't stay up late."
"No, don't worry."
Xu Yinyin yawned and walked towards the accompanying bed next door with tired steps.
She was really tired today, so she took off her coat and shoes and lay down. "Good night."
She curled up and slept with her back to Huo Yan.
Huo Yan looked at her back and smiled helplessly and dotingly, "Good night."
He turned off the main lights, turned on the bedside lamp on his side, and looked through the emails on his phone, but he couldn't concentrate.
He simply put down his phone and turned his head to look at Xu Yinyin. When he heard her long breathing, he subconsciously checked the time. She fell asleep in three minutes. She slept like a baby.
Huo Yan was both envious and amused. He felt that she was like a child most of the time, innocent and cute.
He Yang was right, he had indeed found a treasure, Xu Yinyin was his great treasure.
Xu Yinyin turned over and faced Huo Yan, sleeping with one hand under her face. Her face was not thin, her cheeks were fleshy, and her pink texture and clear skin made her look particularly pure and lovely. Under the double pressure of lying on her side and her hand, her cheeks pout slightly, making her look even more adorable.
Huo Yan originally just wanted to take a look, but as he watched, he couldn't help himself, so he quietly got out of bed and walked towards her.
He crouched down beside her bed, raised his hand to smooth the hair off her cheek, and then quietly watched her sleep.
The rosy little face, light pink lips, curled eyelashes and small nose, every part of her is filled with quiet cuteness.
This was the second time Huo Yan saw her up close. Thinking back to when they first met, her slightly arrogant tone and the ruthless look she showed when she was framing him were completely different from what she was seeing now.
Many times he was not sure which one was the real her.
But none of this matters, because liking someone means liking everything about her. No matter what she is like, as long as it is her, he likes her, without any reason and without any logic.
The system's magnetic field began to sizzle, and it stared at Huo Yan without blinking, experiencing the thrill of a human heartbeat for the first time.
Ahhhh, is this going to kiss Umbro secretly? Woo~
After realizing what he was thinking, Huo Yan bravely moved closer to her little face, wanting to touch her quickly and gently and then leave.
However, when he held his breath and moved close to her little face, Xu Yinyin opened her eyes without warning and looked at him sleepily.
The moment their eyes met, they were both stunned.
One's heart was pounding nervously, the other was stunned and blinked a few times in confusion.
The air seemed to be still.
Seeing her cute look at the moment, Huo Yan decided to go all out and gave her a kiss on the cheek, which was fleeting like a dragonfly touching the water. Then he quickly stood up and fled back to his bed, pulled the quilt to the top and hid his head in it.
Xu Yinyin only had time to glance at his crimson earlobes, and then there was only endless white sheets and quilts, white walls, and warm orange lights.
[(⊙o⊙)…Did he, did he just kiss me? ]
There was still confusion in Xu Yinyin's inquiring voice.
[Ahhhh, kiss, kiss, woooooo--] The system made an unknown strange cry.
Xu Yinyin: “…”
God knows she just felt a little itchy on her face. She was about to raise her hand to scratch it in a daze when she saw Huo Yan's face so close to her. Before she could react, she was kissed.
It's outrageous!
She sat up with a somersault and looked straight at the tall figure that was completely covered, her head full of question marks.
[No, why did he kiss me secretly? If I hadn't noticed, would he have wanted to do something else?]
Huo Yan was so anxious that he kept shaking his head in his heart, no, no, absolutely not!
[No, I just can't help but express my feelings. If he wants to kiss you in front of you, you will definitely refuse. Unrequited love is pitiful.]
Xu Yinyin recalled the scene of him fleeing in panic and his ears that were red enough to bleed, and she let out a soft sigh.
[That's right. Even in such a dark room, I could spot his red ears right away. This shows how timid he is. Forget it, go to sleep!]
Xu Yinyin lay down again, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.
Huo Yan's heart suddenly dropped to the ground, and then he heard--
[No, he's injured. He looked so nimble when we just crouched together. I'm afraid he's feigning illness to gain my sympathy and lower my guard so he can sneak a kiss. He's really scheming!]
Xu Yinyin stood up suddenly and glared at his back angrily.
Huo Yan's heart, which had just fallen to the ground, was lifted up again. There was a little man whipping him from below. No, that's not right. It's not all QAQ.
[Baby, if you like someone, you'll rack your brains to attract them. This is called being cunning, not scheming. If Huo Yan really plays tricks on you, ten of you wouldn't be his match. He's the King of Hell in the business world, okay?]
Xu Yinyin thought about how Huo Yan always acted like a gentleman and was well-educated in front of her, and she lay down again, snorting, "I've never pursued anyone before, so how would I know how much effort it takes?"
[Oh my, I think you really don't know how to appreciate your blessings. Think carefully about how Huo Yan treats other women, and then think about how he treats you.]
Xu Yinyin became even more puzzled when she thought of Gao Lin and Zhao Xi.
So, what exactly does he like about me? I'm so much worse than those women who came to him on their own initiative. Whether it's status or charm, I'm completely defeated, okay?
If you're really confused, why not ask him yourself? He's currently in bed, shutting himself in. Getting caught kissing someone secretly is pretty unlucky.
Huo Yan: “…” Thank you for the tip:)
[No, that would give him a chance to confess his feelings. As long as I act stupid enough, love won't be able to catch up with me.]
System VS Huo Yan: “…”
The next morning, the three unfilial sons came with the intention of taking their sister-in-law back to the hotel to rest as soon as possible, but they were directly told that Huo Yan was going to be discharged from the hospital and all the procedures had been completed.
So a few people took care of Huo Yan and got him into the car and headed straight to the hotel.
Surprisingly, Huo Yan did not ride in the same car with Xu Yinyin.
He Yang and Wang Xun exchanged glances, and then the former spoke up: "Brother Yan, you've already done your best to save the beauty, why are you not making progress but retreating? Your sister-in-law won't talk to you anymore, what did you do to her?"
The two of them stared at Huo Yan without blinking, trying to taste some gossip from his micro-expressions.
After a whole night of regret and remorse, Huo Yan accepted the fact that he had messed things up when he saw Xu Yinyin's calmness in the morning, which could even be called calm.
If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have been so impulsive. Tsk!
"I didn't do anything. Maybe she saw through my intention of playing the victim and got angry." Huo Yan brushed it off lightly.
Seeing how he was trying to cover up his mistake, the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh cunningly.
"Brother Yan, is falling in love harder than discussing a project?" Wang Xun said with a malicious look on his face.
"What do you think?" Huo Yan glanced at him.
The two laughed again, and He Yang said, "In my opinion, chasing women is the easiest thing in the world. It's not difficult at all."
Huo Yan laughed at his shamelessness, "Of course not. Pure money transactions are easy, but you think everyone is like you, thinking with only their lower body."
"Hey, why are you making personal attacks?"
He Yang felt bitter and gave his sister-in-law a thumbs up. She deserved to be tortured!
"Hahahaha--" Wang Xun looked at the deflated He Yang and laughed so hard that he fell over.
"Brother Yan, if you want to know if your sister-in-law is interested in you, you just need to use someone of the opposite sex to test her."
Huo Yan raised his eyebrows: "You say."
"Didn't you promise your sister-in-law to help Akai? If that female star is really obsessed with you, this is a good opportunity to see your sister-in-law's reaction. If she regrets it or gets jealous, doesn't that mean she likes you too?"
A hint of joy flashed in Huo Yan's eyes, but when he thought of how Xu Yinyin didn't take last night seriously at all this morning, and how she was so indifferent that she couldn't even hear a word of her inner thoughts, his eyes suddenly darkened.
"What if she doesn't react at all?"
"It's impossible not to react. My sister-in-law has no taboos in her heart. Just listen. If she is interested in you, she won't tolerate other women getting close to you. Believe me!"
Wang Xun winked at him confidently.
"This is a great idea. If you like someone, you won't allow others to covet him, even if it's just to look at him. I have the most say in this." He Yang chimed in.
Huo Yan nodded, "Okay, let's give it a try."
In another car, Ji Kai noticed something was wrong with his sister-in-law and Brother Yan as soon as he arrived at the hospital.
Logically speaking, my sister-in-law's worry yesterday didn't seem to be fake, but how come after just one night, we feel like strangers again?
Out of brotherhood, he felt it necessary to improve his buddy's favor. Just as he was about to speak, a text message came in.
He took out his phone to check. It was a group chat of Huo Yan and the other three. He Yang simply and clearly told Ji Kai the plan they had discussed, and asked him to use seduction to test his sister-in-law's attitude first, and to pay attention to her expression and report back later.
After receiving the order, Ji Kai said, "Sister-in-law, I contacted Song Qing last night. I told her that I would introduce her to a friend in a few days, and I also revealed a little about Brother Yan's identity. If she wanted to find out, she could find out. However, I didn't mention Xiaoxuan at all. Was I right?"
Xu Yinyin withdrew her gaze from the window, shook off her chaotic thoughts, and prepared to eat melon.
"You did a great job. What did Song Qing say?"
"She agreed, and from the sound of it, she seemed quite happy. She even kindly asked me if I had any news about Xiaoxuan. Of course, I said no, and I took the opportunity to express my feelings about Xiaoxuan and my lack of fate, and also told her that I wanted to give up. I think she believed it a little bit."
"After you broke up with her, you did look a lot more depressed. If she had someone check on you, they would have taken photos of you looking haggard. Plus, your trip abroad with A Yan could be interpreted as healing, so she would have believed it."
"I also think she would believe it. After all, we agreed on our respective intentions from the beginning. The reason she went to Xiaoxuan to make trouble is probably because she was jealous that Xiaoxuan's career was more successful than hers and her relationship life was better than hers. If she can resolve the obstacles in her career, it will indeed free up a lot of time for me. Sister-in-law, thank you for your guidance."
"Oh, I just suddenly thought of this diversion method. Fortunately, A Yan is willing to cooperate. When he recovers from his injury and returns home, you can start the road of courtship. If it weren't for me, you can return home and prepare now."
"Don't worry, don't worry. It's important for Brother Yan to recover from his injury, but--" Ji Kai seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Just say whatever you want to say. You are A Yan's friend, which means you are my friend. Don't be so formal with me."
"Actually, in this plan, I've always been worried about Song Qing's ambition. I'm afraid that after she sees Huo Yan, she'll do whatever it takes to get him. Brother Yan seems smart, but in fact, he's no different from an idiot when it comes to relationships between men and women. He doesn't understand women, let alone their little tricks. Song Qing is very ambitious. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ji Kai was a little anxious, and it was obvious to the naked eye.
Xu Yinyin certainly knew what he was hinting at, but in her eyes, Huo Yan was always cold and ruthless towards women. Even Wanrou, who was so beautiful, had been made to cry by her. He was definitely a widow. Moreover, knowing that it was an act, he would be even more on guard.
"It's okay. A Yan is smarter than you think. He's ruthless to women he doesn't like. I know of more than one such case. Don't worry!"
"Really?" Ji Kai pretended to be worried, "You're not worried at all?"
"Don't worry. If he really does spark something with the other person, it just means that my charm is not as strong as hers. I deserve to lose, right?"
[Just kidding, putting aside her personality, Song Qing has that kind of goddess vibe, not to mention men, I like her when I see her.]
"..." How could he respond?!
Ji Kai truthfully reported the results of the test to the group chat, including Xu Yinyin's thoughts.
After reading it, the three of them fell silent.
Huo Yan was even more angry, like a reincarnated toad, his chest heaving and his teeth clenched tightly.
Ji Kai: [What should I do next?]
He Yang: [Keep going, the arrow is on the string and must be shot.]
Xiao Xunxun: [Don't worry, my plan will definitely work. Everyone can talk their talk, but the truth will only be revealed when it comes to that.]
Ji Kai: [Song Qing shouldn't let my sister-in-law down. I've seen her methods firsthand, so it's only natural for Brother Yan to pretend to lose control.]
Xiao Xunxun: [Please, she's a popular young actress. If you just create some scandal, it will spread all over the internet. By then, it will be hard for my sister-in-law to ignore it.]
He Yang: [Yeah, then I'll just push the gossip to my sister-in-law and force her to drink acid. It's that easy.]
Ji Kai: [Although it's unethical, I feel it's useful.]
Xiao Xunxun: [Tsk, helping a good brother to get his wife, how can that be considered bad? That’s brotherly support, love knows no bounds!]
He Yang and Ji Kai simultaneously replied with a picture: [I've never seen such a shameless person GIF.]
Xiao Xunxun: [Thank you with a fist bump.JPG.]
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