Mrs. Shen beamed with joy. "If you have nothing to do with that girl, why are you so nervous?"
"Come on, I've said all I need to say. I'm going to bed now. It's so late. You two should go to bed too." Shen Mushu scrutinized his mother carefully and let out a long sigh. "Mom, you don't realize that you've got a few more wrinkles at the corners of your eyes."
"..."
Before Mrs. Shen could scold him, Shen Mushu had disappeared up the stairs at lightning speed, leaving his mother standing there fuming.
Looking at the corner where Shen Mushu had vanished, Mrs. Shen stamped her foot angrily. "The older he gets, the less filial he becomes."
"Alright, don't be angry with him," Mr. Shen walked over and tried to console her.
"I'm just worried about his affairs, but look at him..." Mrs. Shen was about to complain when suddenly her tone changed, and her eyes sparkled with excitement. "To be honest, this girl seems quite nice this time. Maybe there's really something going on."
"You're really persistent. Didn't you hear what Xiaomo just said?"
"Humph, he's full of nonsense. How many of his words can you trust?" Mrs. Shen gave him a discontented glare. "When you were chasing me back then, didn't you also try to distance yourself from me on purpose?"
Reminded of the old days, Mr. Shen felt a bit embarrassed. "The young people nowadays are different from back then."
"What's so different?" Mrs. Shen's eyes gleamed. "Didn't Xiaomo just send the driver to take that girl home? When the driver comes back, I'll ask where this girl lives."
Mr. Shen was utterly speechless.
It seemed that Mrs. Shen was getting eager again and planning to find a daughter - in - law for Shen Mushu. It looked like she was going to dig out every detail about the girl.
I'm afraid she's going to be disappointed again this time.
Ye Yanxi only had one class in the afternoon. Half - way through, she received a call from Xiao Zhenwei. Xiao Zhenwei said that something had happened at the Xiao Mansion and he needed to go back to deal with it. So he asked Ye Yanxi to help take care of Huo Lin in the hospital.
Since she had no more classes in the afternoon, Ye Yanxi readily agreed. She packed her things and prepared to go to the hospital.
When she walked out of the classroom, she saw Jin Yan at the door, seemingly waiting for her.
"Teacher Jin," Ye Yanxi greeted politely with a smile.
"Don't be so polite with me," Jin Yan rolled her wheelchair and glanced at her indifferently. "You don't have any more classes this afternoon, do you?"
"Yes!" Ye Yanxi nodded.
"Then it's perfect. There's an academic seminar this afternoon. I came here specifically to inform you. Come with me," Jin Yan said immediately.
"Seminar?" Ye Yanxi was actually a bit eager, but thinking of Huo Lin who was still in a coma in the hospital, she declined politely. "Teacher Jin, I'm afraid I can't make it this afternoon."
"What's wrong?"
"I need to go to the hospital now. It's quite urgent."
"The hospital? What happened?" Jin Yan asked with a concerned look.
Ye Yanxi thought that Jin Yan might have a good relationship with the Xiao family. It was obvious that she and Huo Lin got along quite well before. After some thought, she told her, "Auntie had an accident. She needs someone to take care of her now."
"What's wrong with Auntie?" It was obvious that Jin Yan was also a bit worried.
"She's still in a coma. The doctor said they don't know when she'll regain consciousness. Uncle just called me and said he had something urgent to deal with, so I'm going to the hospital..."
"In that case," Jin Yan sighed regretfully. "I won't force you then. You'd better hurry to the hospital to take care of Auntie. Oh... How could such a thing happen out of the blue? I'll go and visit Auntie when I have time later."
"Okay." Ye Yan nodded and left.
After leaving school, she went straight to the hospital.
Xiao Zhenwei had hired a nurse in Huo Lin's ward early on. Ye Yanxi didn't need to do much. Only when she saw the nurse bustling around and struggling did she go over to lend a hand. But the nurse waved her off, indicating that she could handle it. Anyway, Ye Yanxi wasn't as skilled as the nurse, so she simply didn't interfere.
Occasionally, she would whisper to Huo Lin by her bedside, encouraging her to wake up soon.
In the evening, Xiao Yu called. After Ye Yanxi told him that she was in the hospital, Xiao Yu just said he knew and hung up the phone.
Presumably, Xiao Yu would come to the hospital soon.
Sometimes, Xiao Yu was really awkward. Although he cared deeply about Huo Lin in his heart, he would never say it out loud. Even when Huo Lin fainted in his arms and during the whole process of being rushed to the hospital for rescue, Xiao Yu hardly said a word.
He seemed aloof on the surface but actually cared deeply inside. He just refused to admit it. It seemed that Xiao Yu's current thoughts were at two extremes.
Before Xiao Yu arrived, He Chuyan got to the hospital first.
He Chuyan originally called to say that she wanted to go to Ye Yanxi's house, but when she learned that Ye Yanxi was in the hospital because Huo Lin was hospitalized, He Chuyan went straight to the hospital.
When she got to the ward, He Chuyan looked at Huo Lin who was in a deep coma on the bed and couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
She remembered that Huo Lin used to be domineering and arrogant, always quarreling with her. The two of them just didn't get along well. Now, Huo Lin was lying motionless on the bed. This made He Chuyan sigh with emotion about the impermanence of life.
He Chuyan came to the hospital to talk to Ye Yanxi about something. Since the ward wasn't a suitable place to talk, she pulled Ye Yanxi out of the ward.
As soon as they got out of the ward, He Chuyan mentioned what had happened last night with a disgruntled look on her face.
Ye Yanxi knew a bit about it, so she told her, "Last night, in the middle of the night, Shen Mushu even called Xiao Yu over, saying that it was something really important. Later, I heard from Xiao Yu that it seemed to be because of a woman."
He Chuyan frowned. "Oh, don't even mention it."
"What's wrong?" Ye Yanxi looked at her in surprise.
"Just because of that woman, that guy surnamed Shen called me over at one o'clock in the morning to help him clean up his mess," He Chuyan puffed out her cheeks angrily.
"What?" Ye Yanxi smelled something unusual and pressed on. "What did he call you over for? When did you two get so close?"
In Ye Yanxi's impression, He Chuyan and Shen Mushu had only met a few times. And every time they met, they would bicker non - stop, like enemies. How could their relationship be so good that he could call her out in the middle of the night? This was not something He Chuyan would do.
"I'm not that close to him!" He Chuyan explained. "It's all because he asked me to find an apartment for him last time and left his phone number."
As far as she knew, Shen Mushu always lived at home. The only reason he would ask He Chuyan to look for an apartment outside was because of that woman.
He Chuyan's answer confirmed her guess. "He was looking for that apartment for that woman. Her name seems to be Zhao Yinyin."
"Zhao Yinyin? Who is she?" Ye Yanxi suddenly became curious.
He Chuyan blinked her eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, that woman might be Shen's ex - girlfriend."
It was quite possible. Ye Yanxi hadn't heard from Xiao Yu that Shen Mushu had a girlfriend now. The only possibility for Shen Mushu to value this woman so much was that she was his ex - girlfriend.
"Why didn't he take his ex - girlfriend home himself but asked you to help?" Ye Yanxi still found it very strange.
"If you find it strange, I find it even stranger," He Chuyan rolled her eyes. Then she suddenly leaned closer to Ye Yanxi mysteriously. "But I'll tell you a secret. When I was taking Zhao Yinyin home, I heard her vaguely calling someone's name. I couldn't hear it clearly, but it definitely wasn't Shen Mushu's name."
Ye Yanxi opened her mouth in disbelief. It seemed that this matter was rather complicated.
That meant the woman Shen Mushu liked actually liked someone else.
How pitiful Shen Mushu was!
"It's a pity that I missed such an exciting show. If I had been there, I would definitely have taken a video of this scene so that I could blackmail him in the future," Ye Yanxi's eyes sparkled.
"Blackmail him?" He Chuyan glanced at her indifferently. "Aren't you afraid that your CEO will find the video of another man in your phone and get jealous? He might even smash your phone."
After He Chuyan said this, Ye Yanxi thought about it carefully and felt that what she said was quite possible. Judging from Xiao Yu's personality, there might be another cold war.
Ye Yanxi imagined the scene. Maybe when Xiao Yu saw the photo of another man in her phone, he would smash her phone first. And he might not even be satisfied with that. He might find the man in the photo and beat him up severely. The most extreme result would be that the man might disappear from her sight forever.
Tsk tsk, it was really terrifying.
But if the person was Shen Mushu, Xiao Yu probably wouldn't be so ruthless, but he would still torture him severely. At most, he would just make sure that Shen Mushu wouldn't appear in front of her.
Thinking of the consequences, Ye Yanxi shivered involuntarily. She'd better not have any other ideas.
He Chuyan saw the look on her face as she daydreamed. Seeing her timid expression, He Chuyan couldn't help but sigh.
"You used to be so capable, able to fight off hooligans and do anything. How come now, as soon as you hear Xiao Yu's name, you tremble like this? Are you still the Ye Yanxi I know?" He Chuyan sighed and criticized her best friend mercilessly.
"What about you?" Ye Yanxi retorted without hesitation. "As soon as you hear Liang Sheng's name, you're all distraught."
"That's all in the past. I don't care about it anymore. Ah..." He Chuyan suddenly shouted as she looked behind Ye Yanxi. "Hello, Mr. Xiao."
The two were just joking around. He Chuyan suddenly addressed someone so formally. Looking at her winking face, Ye Yanxi thought she was just acting. She burst out laughing and didn't believe her at all. "He's still on his way. How could he be here? Can you be more serious when you lie? If he shows up right now, I'll beat him until he can't find his teeth."
But as soon as she finished speaking, a cold voice came from behind. "Who are you going to beat until they can't find their teeth?"
This voice...
Ye Yanxi immediately felt a tingling sensation on her scalp and stood there stiffly. At the same time, she felt a cold wind blowing through her neck.
Reluctantly, Ye Yanxi had to turn around with a forced smile still awkwardly hanging on her face. "You... Why did you come so soon!"