Lin Xian's voice suddenly stopped. Ye Erlan was a bit dazed, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.
"Hello?"
"Lin Xian, say something."
"Hello, Lin Xian, what's wrong with you?"
"Lin Xian, don't scare me."
There was still no sound from Lin Xian on the other end, but it suddenly got very noisy. There were the voices of passers - by, filled with fear, cries for help, and hubbub, and the wailing sirens of police cars. He understood that this unfortunate thing had happened.
Lin Xian had been in a car accident.
It was pouring outside, and there was a faint rumble of thunder. Ye Erlan sat on the sofa like a lost soul. What should he do?
Why did Lin Xian have a car accident? Why did he come to find him at this moment? Why?
The rain got even heavier. It wasn't until ten minutes later that a voice came from the phone again. "Hello, is this Mr. Ye?"
"Yes, it's me!" Ye Erlan's voice was unusually anxious.
"Hello, I'm from the traffic police detachment. This gentleman had a car accident on Yingfeng Road. He has now been sent to the First Hospital of the Imperial Capital. I saw that his phone was still in a call with you, so I'm informing you of this news first. Please ask the family members to come over quickly."
After thanking the caller, Ye Erlan hung up the phone. Without even bothering to grab his coat, he rushed out of the room and quickly called Yu Nian.
He didn't know who else was Lin Xian's family member, but Yu Nian was his boss and also his friend. For now, he could only rely on Yu Nian, and he must tell her.
Lin Xian was such a popular artist. This incident would definitely have a huge impact. If it got out of control, things would be out of hand. He wasn't in this circle either, so the only thing he could do for now was to contact Yu Nian.
"Hello, Erlan. What's up?" When Yu Nian received this call, she thought it was about the exhibition today. Since she had a social engagement at the moment, she didn't have time to go. However, she had also seen the hot searches. There was a strange feeling between these two people.
She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but a woman's sixth sense told her that it must be something significant.
However, Ye Erlan's next words completely panicked her.
"Sister Nian, Lin Xian... Lin Xian had a car accident."
"What?!" Yu Nian was so shocked that she stood up straight from the sofa.
Ye Erlan explained to her, "He's now at the First Hospital of the Imperial Capital. Please come over quickly. I'm not quite sure about the details yet. I'm on my way there."
Hearing this, Yu Nian didn't ask any more questions. She quickly changed her clothes, told Xiao Yubai, and was about to drive out. Xiao Yubai saw that she looked so distraught. It was so late and it was raining, so he decided to go with her.
*
When Ye Erlan arrived at the hospital, Lin Xian was still in the operating room. Soon, Yu Nian and Xiao Yubai also rushed over.
What came into view was a man sitting on the row of chairs in front of the emergency room. He hung his head and said nothing.
"Erlan, how is Lin Xian?"
Yu Nian rushed up, her voice full of anxiety.
Ye Erlan slowly raised his head. It took him a while to speak. "He's still in the operation."
She could tell that Ye Erlan was in a bad state. He probably didn't know the details either, so she didn't ask any more questions and just quietly sat next to him waiting for news.
Seeing her sit down, Xiao Yubai walked away to make a call. He demanded that the hospital must keep this news under wraps. Otherwise, once Lin Xian's fans found out, there would definitely be chaos, which would also be bad for the hospital itself.
After almost an hour, the door finally opened. A group of doctors and nurses wheeled Lin Xian out.
Ye Erlan quickly rushed up to ask about his condition. "Doctor, how is he? Is there any life - threatening danger?"
"Are you a family member?"
This question stumped Ye Erlan. Just as he was thinking about how to answer, Yu Nian spoke up. "I'm his sister. You can tell me anything. Is... is something wrong with him?"
As Yu Nian spoke, she started to cry. This was the first time Ye Erlan had seen Yu Nian cry. In his eyes, she had always been a strong woman and had never shown such a vulnerable side.
"Don't worry. The patient is fine. The operation was a success. The car accident didn't cause too much damage. He just has a slight fracture in his waist. He needs to stay in the hospital for a while to recover."
After saying that, they wheeled Lin Xian away. Ye Erlan and the others followed behind.
"Yubai, you go back first. I'll stay here to take care of Lin Xian tonight."
Ye Erlan felt a strange feeling when he heard Yu Nian say this, but this feeling disappeared quickly.
Before Xiao Yubai could say anything, he took over the conversation. "Sister Nian, you go back. I'll watch over him. After all, it was because he was in a hurry to come to me that this happened."
Xiao Yubai looked at Yu Nian. There were some things he wasn't interested in, and he knew it was time to leave these two alone.
"You two know each other, right?"
Ye Erlan was silent for a long time. He was thinking about whether he should tell Yu Nian everything. In fact, Yu Nian was like an older sister to them. Maybe he should tell her. Otherwise, if these things were exposed in some other way in the end, it would be really unexpected. Even if Yu Nian couldn't accept the unusual feelings between two boys, it didn't matter. Even if he was rejected again, it wouldn't be a big deal.
He took a deep breath. "Lin Xian and I were deskmates in high school. We had a very good relationship. As time went by, my feelings for him gradually changed. I... I like him, and I confessed my love to him.
But he rejected me."
Yu Nian didn't expect such a past. These two people had never told her before. She didn't have any prejudice against homosexuality. All feelings in this world should be respected.
But...
"I remember Lin Xian's first love was a girl, also in high school."
"Yes, it was a girl.
After he rejected me, he got together with that girl. Later, because of the changes in my family, I went abroad. You know what I've been through in these years abroad. I haven't been in touch with him since then.
When I returned to China, we met again because of that set of clothes."
Yu Nian suddenly became interested. A woman's sixth sense told her that what was coming next must be extraordinary.
"And then?"
"Then, he told me that he had been looking for me for many years. But at that time, I still didn't know how to face him. In my memory, he always rejected homosexuality. Otherwise, he wouldn't have found a girlfriend so quickly back then. You know Lin Xian's character. He's not the kind of person who would fall in love casually.
As a result, on the day of the opening of the EL physical store, after the ceremony, he grabbed me and said a lot of things. He said he loved me, he said he regretted rejecting me back then, and he said it was really not easy for him to find me in these years."
"And then? You still rejected him, right?"
Ye Erlan's voice began to get softer, and his tone was no longer so calm. "Yes, I didn't dare to take the risk."
"Erlan, we've known each other for so many years. I should know you quite well. I can tell what you're hesitating about. What happened back then really became a thorn in your heart."
"Interestingly, we became neighbors."
Neighbors? Yu Nian suddenly remembered something that happened a year ago. That was when the houses here were first put on sale. Just then, Lin Xian wanted to change his address, and coincidentally, one of Ye Erlan's new product series became extremely popular again. So she bought two adjacent houses. One was for Lin Xian, and the other was for Ye Erlan.
Lin Xian was always a person who changed his address frequently. She didn't expect that he had lived in this place for so long. It was really fate. Heaven seemed to want these two people to meet again.
"We encountered some other things. He showed me the kind of love I had always longed for, so real and so passionate.
Our relationship became more and more harmonious. It seemed that all we lacked was the title of lovers."
Ye Erlan paused for a moment and continued, "Today was originally the new product launch of EL. The last - act model had an accident and couldn't come. Thanks to Lin Xian, we managed to save the situation. After the exhibition, he brought up that matter again."
"Did you agree?"
"No, I hesitated. It was only after he left that I realized that my hesitation was just unfounded worry. It was those damned hesitations that made both of us so miserable.
I had already figured it out. Next time, next time, I would definitely agree to him without hesitation.
I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."
There was a sob in Ye Erlan's voice. He didn't expect such a thing to happen. If Lin Xian hadn't been in a hurry to come and explain to him, none of this would have happened. It was all his fault. He was the one who had hurt Lin Xian!
"So, he ran out suddenly because of the scandal with Shen Manmei. He was afraid that you would misunderstand him, right?"
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen."
Yu Nian saw that Ye Erlan was on the verge of a breakdown. How could he take all the blame on himself? How miserable he must be feeling right now.
"Erlan, don't be like this. Lin Xian's accident is something none of us wanted to see. It has nothing to do with you. The driver who caused the accident will be punished as he should. Don't be like this...
I didn't expect that the relationship between you two was like this. You should have told me earlier.
Lin Xian is also. Why was he so impulsive? He could have just told me about the scandal. I could have handled it. Sigh..."
"He was afraid that I would be unhappy. He was afraid that I still thought he liked girls and that he was just acting with me. It was my fault for leading him on. If I had agreed to him earlier, he wouldn't have had this accident."
Yu Nian didn't say anything more. She knew that it was useless to say anything at this moment. He had to get over this hurdle by himself. Otherwise, no one could persuade him.
"Sister Nian, you go back. I want to stay with him alone for a while."