“When did you become this talkative and gossipy?”
Lin Xuzheng also realized that he had spoken too much, so he waved his hands slightly. “Alright. I’m just concerned for my good friend. Since you refuse to talk about it, then forget it.”
Later on, Lin Xuzheng left by himself while Han Qing stood stationary alone for a while before leaving.
When Yan left the police station, she walked along the road all alone. She came here with the police car, so the car she used for deliveries was still at the clubhouse. According to what she told Luo Huimei on the phone, she probably needed to go back to retrieve it. Why don’t I call a cab to the clubhouse and bring the car back home? Then, I can take two sets of my clothes from there and stay in my apartment for two days.
In her current state, she would definitely draw suspicions from her parents if she went back, and she would need to explain everything to them. After she thought about it, she still chose not to let them worry about her.
As she walked, she could still feel the pain in her leg. She only realized it when she ran out of the police station. I must have hit the corner of the table when they forcefully dragged me inside.
At that time, Yan felt so much pain that tears were almost rolling down her eyes. The faint pain kept on coming to her when she walked.
She slowed down her steps and took out her phone to call a cab. Then, a honking sound that came from behind causing her to hide aside instinctively. However, she stumbled a bit and almost fell down.
After she stabilized her body, her phone accidentally fell from her hand and hit the ground with a thud.
Yan immediately leaned over her body while bearing the pain. Seeing the cracked screen on her phone, she was instantly frustrated. Why don’t I walk slower if I’m in pain?
Then, a pair of familiar shoes appeared in front of her. She was in shock at first, but she reacted right after. I’ve seen these shoes just now at the police station. They belong to Han Qing.
She lifted her head and saw a tall figure standing in front of her with the light behind him. The lines of his frame became more profound and mesmerizing under his shadow, but sadly, she couldn’t see his expression. Therefore, she didn’t know the look he was giving her in the situation, but she could still guess it. He is probably pitying me.
She remained motionless as she squatted down. After that, she lowered her head again to look at the cracked screen on her phone before she used her hand to wipe it clean.
However, someone else acted faster than her; before she could even touch the screen, Han Qing grabbed hold of her hand. “The screen is cracked. You can easily cut your hand if you wipe it like that.”
With that, he abruptly took over the phone before taking a clean handkerchief out of his pocket to help her wipe it.
Yan wasn’t far from him, so she could faintly smell the vague scent of herbage on his handkerchief. The material and logo of the handkerchief indicated that it belonged to a well-known brand.
As soon as she remembered that she got the ramen restaurant because of him, she immediately felt angry and annoyed, so she couldn’t help but mock, “That handkerchief must be expensive, right? After wiping my phone, how many deliveries should I make to repay you?”
She said these words on purpose to agitate him.
Han Qing’s movement also stopped because of her words, but soon after, he wiped her phone clean before putting it in his pocket.
Yan was confused with his action. “What are you doing? Give my phone back to me.”
“Get up.” Han Qing’s voice was cold. “I’ll bring you to a hospital.”
“I don’t want to go there.” She shook her head stubbornly. “I’ve said that I’m fine. I don’t need to go to the hospital.”
“You can’t even walk properly, and you say that you’re fine?” Han Qing’s eyes fell on her face as they were filled with a trace of sharpness. Even though his voice seemed calm, his face was obviously starting to darken.
However, what use could it do? There was nothing but anger in Yan’s heart, and she couldn’t care less about his feelings. Besides, she knew that he would never care no matter what happened to her, so what was the point?
“Who says that I can’t walk properly? I was only careless just now. Besides, shouldn’t a busy man like you head back to your company immediately? Don’t waste your time with a pitiful person like me. What I do has nothing to do with you. You—ah—”
Before she could finish her speech, Han Qing couldn’t bear to listen to her anymore. Suddenly, he grabbed hold of her shoulder with one hand while the other grabbed hold of her legs. Then, he held her up in his arms.
Han Qing was a tall man, and Yan was skinny, so when he held her, she looked tiny in comparison. She didn’t expect this reaction from him, but her body was already giving out an honest response. She probably was afraid of falling down; therefore, when he stood up, both her hands instinctively wrapped themselves around his neck while she screamed.
When she came back around, Han Qing was already standing firm. He frowned as he stared at her before walking toward the direction of his car.
This was the first time she was carried by him like this. She was still in daze when she blankly allowed him to carry her into his car. As Han Qing was helping her to fasten the seatbelt, his breath was very close to her. With his dashing face a few inches in front of her, she could easily give him a kiss if she wanted to, but it was something she would only do back then. Now…
Therefore, she quietly turned her face away and tried her best not to look straight at his face. She was blinking her eyes nervously while her heartbeat accelerated.
When Han Qing was done fastening her seatbelt, he didn’t back off, and it caused Yan to be even more restless. What is he trying to do? Why isn’t he going away yet?
A while later, she quietly turned her head back, and her eyes perfectly connected with his slightly cold eyes. “You…”
“You can let go of your hands now. I will carry you later when we reach the hospital.”
Listening to him, she finally realized something as she slowly widened her eyes. Then, she saw her hands still clinging on to his neck. No wonder he hasn’t left after fastening my seatbelt.
She shyly retracted her hands in a hurry while her face started burning. She was so annoyed with herself that she bit her lower lip hard.
Soon later, Han Qing entered the car, but she didn’t dare to look at him, so she turned her face toward the window.
Just like that, they remained silent throughout the journey to the hospital. She probably was still immersed in her own world because when the car stopped, she didn’t realize it at all. After the car door was opened and her seatbelt was unfastened did she finally come back to her senses.
Almost reflexively, she pressed down Han Qing’s hands. “I can do it myself!”
She was nervous and was in a hurry to claim that she could do it herself, so she accidentally touched his palm. The moment their skin touched, she could feel a numb sensation in her heart. Immediately, she retracted her hand in shock and stuttered, “I-I’m sorry…”
Han Qing glanced coldly at his hand that was touched by the damsel. Then, he appeared unflustered while he unfastened the seatbelt before carrying the damsel again out of the car.
“I-I really can do it myself…” Yan stuttered as she explained to him. This time, she didn’t dare to wrap her hands around his neck, and she couldn’t break free from him. Therefore, she looked like a tired lobster trapped in his arms while her face and neck were burning from embarrassment.
There were lots of people walking around the hospital. Naturally, Han Qing’s tall and dashing stature drew the eyes of many people. When the eyes of others landed on them, Yan felt even ashamed, and she could only curl up in his arms.
