The nurse came over to ask about some situations. When leaving, she exhorted again and again, "Miss Ye, you're still having a fever, which is very dangerous. And you also have pneumonia. So you must have a good rest, or your condition will deteriorate."
"Okay, I know. Thank you." Ye Yanxi answered all the requests obediently.
After the nurse left, Ye Yanxi heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the nurse didn't find the books she had hidden.
Just as she was feeling complacent, she saw Xiao Yu standing beside her. His gaze seemed rather cold. He was a man with a powerful aura. Immediately, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but feel nervous again, and the breath she had been holding didn't ease.
"President, do you need something?" Ye Yanxi asked casually. Xiao Yu was really too close, which made her very uncomfortable.
But the next moment, Ye Yanxi was completely caught off guard. Xiao Yu had already bent down and pulled out a book from beside her cup.
When his hand holding the book passed in front of her eyes, Ye Yanxi instinctively reached out to grab it.
However, her movement was no match for Xiao Yu's speed. By the time she stretched out her hand, Xiao Yu had already stood up and was flipping through the book.
"Give it back to me!" Ye Yanxi shouted immediately.
After flipping through the book casually a few times, Xiao Yu threw it on the chair and looked at Ye Yanxi coldly.
Ye Yanxi immediately wanted to lift the quilt and get out of bed to retrieve the book. But her finger touched something else, so her movement of getting out of bed froze. She had forgotten that there was another book hidden in the quilt. Almost at the same time, she pressed the quilt down.
Xiao Yu was sharp - eyed enough to notice her movement. So he walked to the side of her bed again and, without saying a word, went to lift the quilt.
Seeing Xiao Yu's sudden, decisive action, Ye Yanxi stared with wide eyes. It seemed that her last book was also about to be taken away.
Having had the previous experience, this time Ye Yanxi reacted quickly and pressed herself on the book. She also grabbed the edge of the bed with both hands, looking like a hen protecting its chicks, afraid that Xiao Yu would take it away again.
"Give it to me!" Xiao Yu squinted his eyes, raised his eyebrows and stared at her threateningly.
But how could Ye Yanxi give in so easily? She hugged the book tightly with both hands, looking unyielding. "This is my book. Why should I give it to you!"
No one had ever dared to resist him like this. Xiao Yu's face darkened, and he directly reached out to grab the book. Ye Yanxi also showed a determined look and hugged the book tightly, refusing to let go.
In the end, Ye Yanxi didn't have enough strength to resist. She watched as Xiao Yu pried her fingers open one by one and then easily took out the book.
The second book was also gone. Ye Yanxi was completely furious. "That's my book! Give it back to me!"
"Fang Xu, take these two books and deal with them. Make sure there's not even a trace left!" Xiao Yu ordered with a cold face.
What did "deal with" mean? Ye Yanxi opened her eyes wide. She had never seen such an unreasonable person.
"That was a gift from my friend. What right do you have to deal with it?" Ye Yanxi stared directly into Xiao Yu's eyes and confronted him. "President, please give my books back to me!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu sneered instead. "Fang Xu, go and check who came here today. Tell the hospital that person is not allowed to enter from now on."
"Okay."
Ye Yanxi glared at Xiao Yu angrily, and then used her eyes to ask Fang Xu for help. But when Fang Xu met her gaze, he just smiled apologetically and then took the books and left.
Ye Yanxi was extremely angry. If she hadn't been sick and weak, how could Xiao Yu have so easily snatched the two books from her.
Watching Fang Xu leave, Ye Yanxi could only glare angrily at Xiao Yu, but it was of no use.
Finally, after glaring for a while, she buried her head in the quilt and sulked.
Just then, Xiao Yu's phone rang. Ye Yanxi poked her head out and took a glance. She saw that the name "Jin Yan" was displayed on the phone screen.
Was it her calling?
Ye Yanxi suddenly felt a complex mix of emotions in her heart.
Xiao Yu glanced at Ye Yanxi and finally took the phone and walked out.
Xiao Yu didn't go far. He just stood at the door. So Ye Yanxi could hear his deep voice.
"I'm in the hospital."
"What thing? Now?"
"Okay, I'll go there now."
Then she heard the door open, and Xiao Yu walked in. Ye Yanxi had already got out of the quilt and was staring blankly at the floor.
Xiao Yu thought she was still angry. "The doctor told you to have a good rest. Now just lie quietly and don't think about reading books anymore."
"Got it... Are you going out?"
"Yeah, I have something to do. I'll come back later." After saying that, Xiao Yu picked up his coat on the chair and walked out. Listening to the footsteps fading away, the ward was empty again, leaving only Ye Yanxi alone.
A sudden sense of loss hit her. She felt empty - hearted, with a hint of sourness and grievance in her heart.
What was wrong with her now?
Why did she feel sad so easily?
In a high - class club, in the coffee shop, as soon as Xiao Yu walked in, he saw Jin Yan sitting by the window.
Today, Jin Yan was wearing a light - colored backless long dress, looking both sexy and innocent. At the moment, she was turning her head to look at the colorful lights outside the window, casually stirring the coffee in her cup with one hand.
It wasn't until Xiao Yu got closer that Jin Yan turned her head and saw him. She had deliberately dressed up today. Her makeup was delicate but not garish. She looked gentle and generous, just like a noble lady. With a slight upturn of her lips, she looked at Xiao Yu and said, "You're here."
Xiao Yu directly sat down opposite her, crossing his long legs. He looked completely like he was here for business. "You asked me to come. What's the matter? Why didn't you mention it when you were at my place yesterday?"
Jin Yan didn't expect Xiao Yu to ask about business as soon as he came. She awkwardly twitched the corner of her mouth. "What? Can't I come to you if there's nothing?"
Xiao Yu glanced at her. Just then, a waiter came over, and he ordered a cup of coffee without sugar.
After the waiter left, Jin Yan said with a smile, "Over the years, your habit has never changed. You don't like to add sugar to your coffee."
"I also seem to remember that you used to put a few pieces of sugar in your coffee." Xiao Yu glanced at her and his eyes passed over the few pieces of sugar beside Jin Yan's coffee.
"Nothing remains the same forever, and people are no exception."
"Oh, I forgot to ask yesterday. How are Uncle Jin and Auntie? Are they okay?"
"Thanks for your concern. Well, they're old, but their health is okay. They've just been worrying about my affairs all the time." Jin Yan said this deliberately or not.
Xiao Yu just said indifferently, "Parents always worry about their children."
"Yeah." Jin Yan smiled, and her beautiful eyes stared intently at Xiao Yu. "Uncle Xiao and Auntie are the same. Last time I heard them say that you... seem to have never brought a girlfriend home."
"They just like to worry about unnecessary things." His tone was still lukewarm.
Jin Yan knew Xiao Yu quite well. She knew his cold - natured personality. So she rummaged through her bag and took out the watch she had bought in the mall that day. She opened the box and pushed it in front of Xiao Yu.
"I saw this while shopping. The style suits you very well, so I bought it for you."
Xiao Yu glanced at it indifferently and didn't reach out to take it. "People who don't know might think you're proposing to me."
Jin Yan's face immediately flushed red. She gently bit her beautiful teeth, and her fingers clenched into fists. After a long time, she stared fixedly at Xiao Yu. "Yu, I was too willful that year and cancelled the engagement. You don't know how much I've regretted it over the years. So I hope you can give us a chance..."
"You've also said that nothing remains the same forever. Let the past be the past!"
Hearing this, Jin Yan felt a little panicked. "You're still blaming me, aren't you?"
"I'm not blaming you." Xiao Yu said indifferently. "It was just a joke from the elders. Why take it seriously?"
Just a joke...
These words made Jin Yan's face change suddenly. There were pale tooth marks on her lips. "Yu, you know that I don't think it was a joke. I've always liked you over the years. I left you on my own initiative that year. So can you give me... another chance? I definitely..."
"Miss Jin, I've always regarded you as my younger sister." Before Jin Yan could finish speaking, Xiao Yu interrupted her.
Sister! Why?
These words were like a sharp knife, cutting mercilessly across her heart. Jin Yan's body trembled a little. "Yu, I'm not the same as you thought I was before. If you can give me a chance, you'll definitely change your opinion of me."
At this moment, Jin Yan almost gave up all her pride. All she wanted now was to win Xiao Yu back.
"Sorry!" Xiao Yu coldly uttered these two words again, and then continued, "Now... I already have a woman."
These words completely destroyed all of Jin Yan's hopes. All her hopes seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Jin Yan looked at Xiao Yu excitedly. "But Uncle Xiao said not long ago that you didn't have one. Did you do this on purpose to make me give up, right, Yu?"
"They're impatient. I wanted to tell them when the time was right."
Suddenly, all her pride and self - esteem collapsed. Jin Yan asked with some difficulty, "So, what kind of woman is she?"
Thinking of Ye Yanxi, the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth involuntarily twitched slightly, and he rarely showed a smile. "She cries a lot, has a bad temper, is petty - minded and gets angry easily."
Jin Yan frowned. She couldn't understand why Xiao Yu would take a fancy to such a woman.
However, the smile on Xiao Yu's face stung her eyes. At this moment, she knew that there was no longer any possibility between her and Xiao Yu.
In the hospital, Ye Yanxi suddenly sneezed several times in a row. She touched her nose and thought angrily that someone must be speaking ill of her behind her back.
When Xiao Yu returned to the hospital, he checked the time and gently opened the door. He thought Ye Yanxi must have fallen asleep long ago.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Ye Yanxi quickly retract her hand into the quilt. Her bright eyes stared at him, looking innocent with a hint of amorousness, but the wariness in her eyes was obvious.
Ye Yanxi was really scared by the nurse and Xiao Yu.
Every time she heard the door open, Ye Yanxi would quickly hide things. Because her fever had been recurring and she hadn't fully recovered, after Xiao Yu left, the nurse had come to hang two more bottles of fluid.
Every time the nurse came to change the medicine, Ye Yanxi felt extremely guilty.
The most hateful one was definitely Xiao Yu. He had actually destroyed her books. Now she was always on tenterhooks no matter what materials she was looking at and couldn't concentrate.
This time when the door opened, she thought it was the nurse. She just needed to deal with it casually.
But unexpectedly, the person who came in was Xiao Yu.
Watching Xiao Yu walk towards her step by step, Ye Yanxi was completely in a state of shock.
"Take out the things in the quilt!" Xiao Yu said coldly with a straight face.