Yan naturally followed him closely into the ward. It was quiet inside the ward. On the bed, there was a man who was all bandaged up, even to the face. His whole body was covered up by bandages except for a pair of eyes. By the looks of it, it really was hard to recognize who he was.
Han Qing stared at him for a while from beside the bed, then he turned his head resignedly to look at Yan who was behind him. “Call him in,” he said in a cold voice.
“What is it?” Yan felt that something was wrong. “Didn’t the doctor say not to have too many people in here to disturb?”
Han Qing pressed his lips while feeling dissatisfied. “I came here to recognize his identity. How am I supposed to do that with him wrapped up like this?” he asked coldly while pointing at the white dumpling lying on the bed.
Yan blinked her eyes. “Didn’t they mention that his whole body is injured? Then it’s normal for him to be wrapped like a dumpling.”
Han Qing remained silent as he stared at her. “Are you refuting me now?”
Yan was rendered speechless. “No. How would I dare to do that? I’ll call him over right now.” After that, she went out to call the man.
After he heard her explanation, the flat-headed man tweaked his ears and scratched his cheek while showing an agonizing look. Later on, he told her, “Why don’t I ask the doctor to come over and remove all the bandages from him?”
Yan could not help but widen her eyes. “Are you crazy? The doctor just went through a lot of trouble to wrap him up like this, and now, you’re asking him to remove it all? He’ll go mad about it. How can the doctor agree to such an unreasonable request?”
Han Qing went quiet because he initially felt that the flat-headed man’s idea was not bad. Am I crazy too? Is it because we are both men, so we are not as considerate as her? Is that why we don’t think it’s a big deal to remove the bandages?
“If we don’t take off the bandages, we won’t be able to recognize him. But…” The flat-headed man was hesitant.
“But what?” Han Qing glanced at him.
The flat-headed man hesitated for a while before telling him, “Even if we take off the bandages, the wounds have already turned his face and body into a bloody lump of meat, so we still won’t be able to recognize him. Our hearts may not even bear the look of it.”
Yan remained silent while Han Qing’s eyebrows frowned even more. Looks like his injury is quite serious. If that is the case, then we really shouldn’t simply remove the bandages or else it may worsen the wounds. What if he loses his life because of that? How can I explain it to my sister later?
Han Qing opened his mouth again. “Did the doctor say when the bandages can be removed?”
“I presume he needs to recover for a few days.”
“Alright. I get it. You can go out now.”
The flat-headed man nodded and turned away to leave.
Han Qing waited for the man to leave before he diverted his sight toward Yan’s face. “The situation isn’t confirmed yet, so please don’t talk nonsense in front of Muzi when we go back later.”
Yan nodded hurriedly. “Don’t worry. Even if you don’t warn me, I understand what to say and what not to say. Seeing Young Master Ye injured like this, it’s better to not let Muzi know that we have found him.”
“Since you can understand, I don’t need to trouble myself to remind you.”
Yan got a little upset about it and pouted. “I’m not some idiot. How would I not understand these things?”
“What did you just say?” Her voice was small, so Han Qing did not hear it clearly.
Yan shook her head. “Nothing.” After that, she lowered her head in sadness. It seemed that she became even more alarmed in front of Han Qing after being rejected by him, but his attitude toward her became even colder. This is so sad. I feel that my hard work lately is all for nothing. The distance between the two of us doesn’t seem to be getting any closer; instead, it’s becoming further and further.
While thinking about it, Yan lifted her head to look at the man on the bed. Is his injury really that bad? She gave the man a thorough look and felt that the man’s face was familiar to her, even though he was wrapped in bandages.
Yan was taken aback as she stared at the man with disbelief. Why does he feel completely different from Young Master Ye? Usually, she would be as scared as a rat whenever she met Ye Moxuan. It was not because of her cowardness, but due to the strong and cold presence of Ye Moxuan. However, the man lying on the bed did not give her the same feeling. Is it because of the bandages? Did the bandages wrap up his presence?
Just as Yan thought about it, a cold voice was heard. “Time to go.”
“Ah?” She looked back and saw that Han Qing was already at the door. She was dumbfounded for a moment. “Are we going now?”
“What else? Do you still want to stay?”
Then, Yan shook her head instinctively. What was the point of her staying? The man was already injured and wrapped up this way, so there was not much she could do if she stayed. As she walked to the door, Yan could not help but turn her head to have another look at the man on the bed, then she rubbed her chin. This is so weird. Why do I feel a sense of familiarity with the man, but it is completely different from Young Master Ye… He looks so familiar.
“What are you in a daze for? It’s time to go.” Han Qing’s urging voice was heard not far away. Afterward, Yan came back around and caught up to Han Qing before following suit, like his tiny tail.
As the two of them walked for a while, Yan could not hold it back anymore and opened her mouth. “I have a question to ask you.”
Han Qing, who walked in front, replied to her straight away, “What question?” Yan still felt weird as she recalled about the man, so she relayed her thoughts to Han Qing. He could not help but frown his eyebrows. “Eh?”
“I don’t have any other intentions. I’m just expressing my feelings about it. After all, the man is covered in bandages, and we aren’t able to recognize him, so—” Suddenly, Han Qing stopped his steps. Yan was deep in thought about the situation, so she did not notice that he had stopped and bumped herself into his back. She rubbed her nose as she felt the pain of the impact on her nose and forehead, then she looked helplessly at the man in front of him. Can’t you just walk properly? Why do you have to stop all of a sudden, causing me to run into you?
Han Qing turned over and landed his darkened eyes on her face. “Must you follow me from behind?”
“Ah?” Yan was confused.
“Go in front.” There was no anger in his voice, but it was still stern. Soon after, Yan quietly listened to him and walked in front of him. Both of them continued walking, but it was Yan who was in front. Then, Han Qing quickly caught up to her and walked by her side. “What do you mean by what you just said?”
Yan was speechless. She thought that he didn’t care about it. “I didn’t mean anything else. I just feel weird about it, that’s all.”
“Are you trying to say that the man isn’t Ye Moxuan?”
Yan widened her eyes and stopped before shaking her head. “I-I didn’t say that.” She did not dare to talk nonsense as it was just her suspicion.
