re!He didn't even need to think, his brother was definitely eating defeat at Xu Qinghuan's hands again! He knew him so well, over all these years, only when it came to Xu Qinghuan would he experience...Chapter 23: Stop Trying So Hard

Xu Qinghuan's hard-supported consciousness suddenly collapsed at this moment!

Her body instinctively chose to trust Fu Yan when she fainted in his arms.

She didn't see the man's face, now taut with sharp intensity. His eyes, usually so reserved, were now glazed over with a layer of ice.

"Fu, Fu during the feast..."

Wang Zong was stunned, his whole body trembling. He never expected to see such a big figure today!

"You better pray she's alright."

Fu Yan's words lacked any inflection, yet they sent a chill down one's spine.

Seeing him walk away with the woman in his arms, Wang Zong was so frightened that he collapsed onto the bed, unable to stand.

......

Xu Qinghuan felt like she had a very long dream.

The scene began with the blood splattered across the floor from his mother's suicide, then flashed to a classroom at school, and finally to Mr. Zhang's furious face, like slides in a projector.

Suddenly, a sharp pain woke her up.

She furrowed her brows and slowly opened her eyes. The sterile white ceiling of the hospital made her feel uneasy, so instinctively she wanted to raise her hand to cover it.

He moved his hand and only then realized that someone was holding it.

Xu Qinghuan glanced over, only to see Fu Yan wearing a crumpled shirt and sleeping with one hand on the hospital bed while the other was tightly clutching her.

The lights in the ward are already on, so it must be the middle of the night. He wouldn't have been staying at the hospital all this time with me, would he

Otherwise, with his obsession with cleanliness, he would definitely change his clothes.

Looking at his handsome face with slightly furrowed brows, Xu Qinghuan could clearly feel that something about herself was changing...

Originally, having someone accompany you when you're vulnerable feels like this.

She forgot how long it had been.

It's nice to have someone by your side when you are sick.

After her mother's suicide, Xu Qinghuan moved into the hospital. For over a decade, she has been busy running around to make money. She endured minor illnesses, and when she couldn't bear them, she went to the hospital alone.

Even with Fu Jiajia as her best friend, she would avoid causing trouble for others as much as possible. She believed that favors should be reciprocated, and since she had nothing to offer, she felt it was better to stay out of things.

Perhaps sensing the movement around her, Fu Yan Shi woke from his brief rest. He didn't speak, only instinctively reaching out to touch her forehead.

Once his body temperature was confirmed normal, the tension on his handsome face eased slightly.

"Does it still hurt"

Xu Qinghuan shook her head. "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Fu. I've caused you trouble."

As soon as these words left her mouth, Fu Yan's brows, which had just relaxed, instantly furrowed again.

He dislikes Xu Qinghuan always calling herself "you".

"The person in charge of the business was handed over to the police by the authorities."

"Oh, good." She still had that respectful but distant look in her eyes, which was infuriating.

How many years have you been working at Shengshi

Fu Yan suddenly raised his voice, sounding stern and displeased. If Xu Qinghuan wasn't physically unable to, she would have almost stood up directly to retort.

"A year and a half."

"Didn't anyone tell you about the rule at Fushi Group where female employees aren't allowed to attend meetings with potential partners alone"

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His reprimand was thunderous and deafening, yet to Xu Qinghuan it felt like being protected.

"Next time won't happen."

"There won't be a next time."

Xu Qinghuan couldn't help but smile, staring at his serious and stiff expression. Because last time, he seemed to have reprimanded Manager Chen in the same way.

"Still laughing"

"No, no, I wasn't laughing at you!" She quickly propped herself up and glanced at her phone. It was already 4:00 AM! "Mr. Fu, it's very late, why don't you go back to rest I can manage on my own—"

"Don't force it."

He lowered his gaze, interrupting. His slender fingers gathered the test results and receipts from the table, then spoke softly, "Let's go home together."f fear in her eyes.Fu Yan was not someone who hadn't tried using some tricks.He also wanted to bind Xu Qinghuan, ignoring her personality and her fear, only keeping her confined by his side, not even...