However, Han Qing ended up not telling Yan how much he spent. He lowered his head to avoid her persistently questioning gaze and took the medicine from her hands.
Yan did not know what he wanted to do, so she just allowed him to take the bag.
She watched as he placed the bag in his pocket.
Yan couldn’t help blinking profusely at the sight. Was he angry because she kept pestering him about the bill and now he did not want to give her the medicine?
Yan could only come up with this thought and felt a heaviness in her chest but she quickly dismissed the feeling. If he did not want to give her the medicine, she could just buy some at the drugstore later.
While she was deep in her own thoughts, Han Qing suddenly walked over to her, his hands moving tentatively toward her.
Yan instinctively moved backward and looked straight at Han Qing.
“W-What are you doing?”
Han Qing’s hands paused midair and he helplessly asked, “Are you sure you want to stay here all day in the hospital instead of going home?”
“Go home?”
Only then did Yan realize he intended to take her home. Was he trying to carry me again?
What is going on? Is he addicted to carrying me like a princess? Why does he want to keep carrying me? Wasn’t he the one who stopped me from getting close to him?
“Well, where else do you want to go?”
“Indeed… I definitely want to go home, but you don’t have to drive me. I can go back on my own.”
Although he did not answer her just then, Yan had already guessed his reply. She’d be stupid to ask. She had already asked such an awkward question just now; what kind of person would she be if she accepted his request to send her home?
Han Qing did not panic after listening to her reply. He scanned her, his gaze sweeping from her face and finally landing on her bruised legs. “Go back on your own? Are you sure you can walk with those legs?”
Yan felt a little guilty under the scrutiny of his piercing gaze. She bit her lower lip and nodded. “O-Of course, I definitely can walk by myself.”
“Have you forgotten what the doctor said just now?”
Yan did not reply.
“He asked you not to exercise, and also not to walk too much.”
Yan looked at him speechlessly. Does he mean that he wants to carry me again?
As expected, seeing that Yan had remained silent, Han Qing quickly swept her off her feet. Yan frowned; she didn’t know what to do in this position. She couldn’t bring herself to wrap her arms around his neck again, so she could only hug them against herself.
Throughout the process of carrying her, placing her in the car, and even putting on her seatbelt, Yan was the only one who felt incredibly awkward. Han Qing’s expression remained stoic, his breath steady.
On the other hand, she was a disappointment to herself.
Her emotions changed with each of his actions, her cheeks flushing when their bodies came into contact, her heart racing when she felt his breath.
Once she was in the car, she didn’t dare to ask where he was taking her; instead she just closed her eyes and played dead.
The best course of action for her would be to play dead; she would let herself out of the car once she arrived. She couldn’t put any more thought into it.
As for the medical bills, if he really did not want to take her money, then she would pass it to Muzi and ask her to transfer the money to him. If Muzi couldn’t help, then she would reach out to Little Bean for help.
Little Bean would definitely help her.
On the way back to her house, she kept her eyes tightly closed. At the red light, Han Qing stopped and turned his head to look at her.
She was grasping her seatbelt so tightly. Although her eyes were shut, she looked like she was about to look death in the eye. Her breathing was also unstable.
Her face was swollen, and the hideous palm print on it was still visible.
Han Qing’s eyes darkened, veins visible on his forehead.
At first, Yan was only pretending to sleep, but maybe it was due to Han Qing’s smooth driving or her fatigue from the day’s events, she ended up falling asleep.
When she finally woke up, her surroundings were quiet and the car had stopped.
We’ve arrived?
Yan looked around. This was indeed her house, and they were even in the exact spot where Han Qing used to drop her off at.
She could not believe she actually fell asleep. She quickly turned to look at Han Qing and met his slightly cold eyes.
“You’re awake?”
Yan nodded, immediately coming back to her senses.
“Thanks for sending me back, and also for everything that happened today.”
“No problem.” Han Qing nodded.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward. Yan took a deep breath and said, “I will be going then.”
“I’ll see you up.”
“No! You can’t,” Yan determinedly refused him. “This is my house; I know everyone around here. If you go up with me, we will catch too many eyes and people will misunderstand. I’ll just go up by myself. The doctor said I should walk less, but he didn’t say I couldn’t walk at all.”
As if she was scared that he would not accept her answer, she gave a list of excuses. When she was finished with her reasoning, she realized she might have said too much, so she awkwardly scratched her head and got down from the car.
“Be careful.”
Han Qing wanted to get down but was stopped by Yan. “You don’t need to send me off; you should head back first. I’m really grateful for today…”
After finishing her words, she looked around to make sure none of her neighbors were around, then turned around and limped up the stairs as fast as she could.
Seeing her act as if she had seen a ghost, Han Qing’s cold gaze slowly turned affectionate. His gaze remained on her until her figure was gone from his sight. Only then did he shift his gaze to his steering wheel, and the corner of his lips curved into a smile so slight it almost went unnoticed.
Actually… he didn’t mind it if someone misunderstood.
Yan was panting heavily when she arrived home. The house was very quiet as the Zhou couple were still at the shop, so she was alone.
Yan’s nerves were running high and she felt a sudden thirst, so she went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water, gulping half a glass in no time.
Then, the doorbell rang.
Upon hearing the ring of the doorbell, she became alert at once.
I just returned home and someone is at the door?
Could her neighbor, Mrs. Zhang, have witnessed everything? Yan had no choice but to put down her glass of water and open the door.
She hid behind the door and poked out her head.
Looking at the person standing in front of her, her eyes widened in surprise.
“You…”
“You forgot the medicine.” Han Qing passed her the bag. Yan blankly reached out her hand and took the medicine bag, her emotions muddled.
Han Qing left after giving her the medicine and Yan returned to the living room. She lay on the sofa weakly, swinging the medicine bag in her hand.
Yan only thought to call Luo Huimei to report on her current situation after ten minutes. However, upon searching her pockets, she realized her phone was gone.
Then, she remembered that when her phone had fallen to the ground, Han Qing had picked it up and put it into his pocket.
