âWhat are you two standing there for?â Ye Shuyun gave Lu Yi and Lu Jin a look. âGo to work. Do your stuff. Iâll be fine with the nanny taking care of me.â
âAnd...â she squinted threateningly.
âIâll have my revenge. She can run, but she canât hide. Still, it would be amusing to see them try. Doesnât the Old Master love defending them? I would like to see him justify her actions this time. Iâll kick her face till it swells up and pluck her hair till sheâs bald. I wonât let this slide.â
She tucked herself in and shut her eyes, but her mind remained alert. She had to come up with a plan to deal with that shameless Qin Xiaoyue.
Lu Yi gave Lu Jin a slight nod before walking out and leaving Ye Shuyun to his care. Lu Yi had to take care his little woman, who was still unconscious.
She hated pain. Who knows how much she would cry from the pain.
It was almost night when Yan Huan woke up. As she opened her eyes sluggishly, white walls and white ceilings came into sight. Light-green curtains fluttered when the occasional breeze swept past it, and she could catch whiffs of disinfectant.
She was woken up by hunger as well as pain.
Out of habit, she tried to lift up her right arm, but her entire arm hurt so much that she broke out into a cold sweat.
âStay still.â A large hand pressed down on her shoulder. âYour right arm is broken. Stay still.â
Yan Huan gave a helpless smile. She couldnât move it even if she wanted to. She learned as much when she tried lifting it earlier.
Around her arm was a thick cast, and no one could say when they would go off.
Lu Yi wiped off her sweat with a towel. Her face was pale, but she smiled with crescent eyes.
âDoesnât it hurt?â he asked as he put down the towel carefully, making sure to not touch Yan Huanâs injured arm.
Yan Huan shook her head.
âItâs not very painful,â she lied. In truth, the pain was enough to make her cry, but she chose to smile to put him at ease.
âHowâs Mom doing?â asked Yan Huan. She figured she should be alright, but she couldnât be rest assured until she heard his confirmation.
âSheâs fine. Sheâs already awake, and only has light bruises. But you...â he caressed her face. âTell me. What happened?â
âFrankly, Iâm not so sure myself.â Even now, Yan Huan wasnât quite sure what had gone down during that time. She squinted in remembrance, but still couldnât make sense out of things.
âWe ran out of cat food, so I went out to get some. When I got home, I saw Mom rolling down the stairs, and I had to catch her so that her head wouldnât hit the ground.â
Lu Yiâs dark pupils were terrifying sullen. Without moving her hands, Yan Huan gently head-butted his arm.
âRelax. I was once a soldier, and I know how to minimize risk during emergencies.â
Yes, this was as low as the risk couldâve gotten. A broken arm wasnât as bad as a broken head, since a broken arm can recover in due time, but not even medical science could do much to fix a damaged brain.
Therefore, she doesnât regret her decision despite having received a broken arm.
âIâm hungry,â she said, head-butting Lu Yiâs arm again. She had to eat something.
âThe nanny will bring food over later,â said Lu Yi, sitting down. He carefully lifted Yan Huanâs left hand and put it in his. Her hand was icy. Cold liquid had flowed into her body through the injection tube, which brought her discomfort and made her feel chilly.
âI want to eat meat,â said Yan Huan, moving her finger slightly to tap against Lu Yiâs. His finger was warm, through which he transferred his warmth to her.
âOkay,â promised Lu Yi. âBut only a little. You shouldnât eat too much meat in your state.â
âAlright,â agreed Yan Huan, eyelids drooping. Soon, she fell asleep again.
âWhy is she asleep again?â asked Lu Yi anxiously when the doctor came in. âShe woke up just now, and we were talking for a bit, and she suddenly fell asleep again.â
âItâs the anesthetics,â said the doctor. He examined Yan Huanâs wound for some time, before leafing through the medical report and giving Lu Yi an explanation. âLet her sleep. It will be very painful after the anesthetic wears off, but she would have to bear with it. We couldnât administer painkiller injections or give her too many painkillers at this stage. Sleep is good. Sleep will take away the pain.
The doctor took another glance at Yan Huan. She was very pretty indeed, but how did she end up with a broken arm? Terrible things do happen in a wealthy household after all.
Lu Yi sat there ruminating on the doctorâs words. It will be very painful in the future, and she would have to bear with it. For how long? He did not know. But there was nothing he could do about it.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoyue had trouble sitting still too. She had been pacing back and forth for nearly the entire day. Since returning from Ye Shuyunâs place, she hadnât had a moment of peace.
âTell me the truth, Mei Zhi, do you think Ye Shuyunâs going to die?â
âDonât worry, Madam. I donât think that would happen.â
Mei Zhi dipped her head and curled her lips. You had the guts to do it, she thought, but not the guts to own up to it. What a spineless loser.
Suddenly, Qin Xiaoyue stopped, turned, and studied Mei Zhi.
âIs something the matter, Madam?â Mei Zhiâs heart tightened. She had a bad feeling about this.
âNothing,â said Qin Xiaoyue, sitting down. She felt as though something had pricked her butt right as she sat down.
âMei Zhi. Donât you think you should go into hiding for a while?â advised Qin Xiaoyue kindly. Anyway, she was set on pushing all the blame on Mei Zhi if they questioned her. Mei Zhi pushed her down the stairs. Whether she was dead or alive had nothing to do with her.
Hide? It didnât smell like goodwill to Mei Zhi.