Then, Ye Lan's sweet voice came, "Yes. It's here. Brother Ji Feng told me."
"That's good."
"But why do you carry so many things?"
"When visiting a patient, of course you have to bring something. Here, this is bird's nest, this is cordyceps, and there are some things to mend wounds. These are all made by our chef, and they taste great. You can try some later."
"Yeah. My brother is very picky. He will probably like the things you brought." Ye Lan smiled. The elevator arrived just in time. She patted Xu Ying and said, "Come on, let's go up. My brother must be starving."
The two young girls walked into the elevator arm in arm.
Shu Nian then walked out from the corner, watching the elevator door slowly close, and then looked down at the thermos in his hand. He walked to the elevator entrance, his fingers were about to touch the button, but in the end... he quietly put it back.
———
Ye Yan has been looking at the time.
It's already half past twelve.
The hospital closes at 11:30 am. I walked here after lunch, and it’s almost this time now.
Ye Yan sat on the sofa, holding the remote control, randomly flipping through the channels. He didn't pay any attention to what was on TV, just glanced at the door from time to time. When the doorbell rang, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised.
She threw down the remote control in her hand, but did not get up immediately. Instead, she walked slowly to the door, ruffled her hair, pretended to have just woken up, and opened the door sleepily.
“You come so early…?” Before he could finish his words, his face changed when he saw two people outside the door.
His eyes swept coldly from Xu Ying's face, and finally stopped at Ye Lan's face. Ye Lan looked at him in surprise, "Brother, did you know we were coming?"
"I brought you lunch." Xu Ying said, carrying her things and walked towards the door. Ye Yan stretched out his long arm and blocked her way. Xu Ying looked up at him, "What for?"
"Miss Xu, this is my home. Have I welcomed you?" He stood there with a superior attitude, one hand across the door. His expression was cold, and he didn't even want to look at Xu Ying. "Let's go. I don't know you well."
"Yeah, we're not familiar with each other. We've known each other for more than ten years. If I'm not familiar with you, who else can I be familiar with?"
"Who you are familiar with is not my business. But I am not familiar with you. Get out!"
This scene was particularly awkward. Ye Yan was not a man who would show sympathy to women. Ye Lan felt awkward standing by and tugged at Ye Yan's sleeve, "Brother..."
"I'll settle your account later." Ye Yan pushed Ye Lan into the door. He slammed the door shut, locking himself and Xu Ying out. Xu Ying was so angry that her face froze. "Ye Yan, don't go too far. I'm here to bring you lunch."
"No, I don't like your type."
"How am I inferior to that woman? Even if she was cheated on by you... But that's in the past! She has a husband now, and you are just a mistress. Also, I guess she doesn't even know about what you did in the past, right? If she knew what you did back then, would she still be with you?"
As soon as Xu Ying finished speaking, Ye Yan's expression became stern and his expression suddenly became extremely terrifying.
He took a step closer to Xu Ying, and his big hand suddenly grabbed her neck. Xu Ying had always been fearless, but at this moment, she was still frightened by Ye Yan's expression and felt numb all over. She grabbed Ye Yan's hand, swallowed, and stared at him nervously, "You... what are you doing?"
"Xu Ying, if you dare to gossip in front of Shu Nian, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between our two families! If I get angry, even my dad can't do anything to me. If you are smart, don't try to challenge my bottom line!"
The words were a warning and also a threat.
He spoke each word with great emphasis, his veins popping out.
Xu Ying looked at Ye Yan in fear. At this moment, she had no doubt that Ye Yan was threatening her. It was as if he would pull out her tongue if she dared to say anything.
———
Ye Lan had been watching through the cat's eye. The more intense the confrontation outside, the more she dared not go out.
After lying on the door and waiting for a while, there was a knock on the door. She quickly opened the door, and Ye Yan came in with a gloomy face. Ye Lan almost immediately put his hands together, pressed them against his forehead, and confessed: "I'm sorry, brother, I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again next time!"
Ye Yan was originally full of anger, but when he saw Ye Lan like this, his temper instantly disappeared by half.
However, his expression was still extremely cold, "If you dare to associate with Xu Ying again, you might as well disown me as your brother."
"I didn't mean it." Ye Lan explained innocently, "She kept calling me and begging me to bring her here. You know, I have a soft heart and won't refuse anyone, and she is sincere to you..."
Ye Yan sat on the sofa, Ye Lan squatted beside him with his head down, holding his hand, and begging for forgiveness pitifully.
Ye Yan looked at her with cool eyes, "Will you reject people again in the future?"
"Yes! I will!" Ye Lan promised in a clear voice, "Even if I won't refuse others, I will definitely refuse Sister Xu Ying! I promise!"
Ye Yan seemed to be satisfied with this. "Get up. Wear a skirt, don't squat on the ground."
Only then did Ye Lan sit back on the sofa with a smile.
Ye Yan looked at the time again.
Why hasn’t Shu Nian come yet
"Phone, hand it to me." He pointed at the phone that fell beside Ye Lan. Ye Lan quickly handed the phone over.
——
Shu Nian returned to the hospital with food.
"Who is this meal for? I saw you carrying it back and forth." Qi Qi happened to be in the lounge. When she saw Shu Nian come back, she started talking to her.
"No one. I'm saving it for dinner," Shu Nian explained calmly, putting the thermos into his locker.
The phone rang at this moment. On the screen, the word "night" flashed. Shu Nian sighed, waited for a while, and then put the phone to his ear.
"Not here yet?"
"Yeah. I won't be there at noon."
"… "
"An emergency patient just came in and needs me to say hello. I'm a little busy here right now, so I'll talk to you later."
After Shu Nian finished speaking, he slowly hung up the phone. Anyway, with bird's nest and cordyceps, he definitely couldn't eat the food in the cafeteria.
Ye Yan looked at the phone, his face darkened. She said she wouldn't come, so she didn't come. He looked at her like a fool for the whole morning, his neck almost became as long as a giraffe's!
"Brother, it's Sister Shu Nian?"
"… Um."
"She rejected you again?"
"Children don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense."
Ye Lan hugged the pillow and sighed, "It seems that Sister Shu Nian is a woman who is really hard to conquer! Brother, you have to work harder!"