"If it was someone else who fell down, would you still save him?"
"Don't ask such stupid questions. I'm neither a superman nor a hero." The implication is that he will definitely not take action. He is not good at being a hero.
"Then why did you only save me?"
Even if Tang Jifeng was slow, he noticed that this little thing was particularly abnormal tonight. He finally closed the file and looked at her seriously, "What's wrong with you?"
Ye Lan stood beside the bed, looking at him from top to bottom, with a bit of persistence in his clear eyes, "Why did you only save me?"
Not getting an answer, I asked again.
Tang Jifeng looked at her face for a long time, and then his eyes gradually lost their usual gentleness and became serious, "Lanlan, don't ask questions when you already know the answer."
"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you. I only know that you're good to me, especially good. Apart from my brother and my dad, no one else is as good to me as you are."
"It's simple. I treat you well because I treat you as my own sister."
Ye Lan's breathing became heavier. She didn't say anything, but continued to stare at him stubbornly.
"You know best what the relationship between your brother and I is. If I had a sister now, your brother would still take good care of her. Besides... Lanlan, if I can't even protect you, how can I explain to your brother when he comes back?"
In fact, every word he said was reasonable and logical. However, when Ye Lan heard it, he felt as if his heart had been hit hard by a punch, and it hurt and was extremely uncomfortable.
"So... what you mean is that if my brother wasn't there, you wouldn't be so nice to me. And you wouldn't have saved me today."
"I can't answer this question for you. But, Lanlan, you must always remember this—" Tang Jifeng clenched the documents in his hand, his expression became much more serious, "I have always had feelings for you like a brother for a sister. I hope you don't let your imagination run wild. And... if I caused you any misunderstandings before, I apologize to you, and I will try to avoid it in the future."
have a bee in one's bonnet
Misunderstand
try to avoid
Is this... is he going to cut off his relationship with her? Just because she asked a few questions like this, he was in a hurry to cut off his relationship with her! How afraid is he that I will entangle him
Ye Lan only felt a sharp pain in his chest. A chill spread through his heart.
She took a deep breath, but her chest still felt like it was stuffed with a ball of cotton, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Tang Jifeng couldn't look at her like this. He looked away from her face and back at the document. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Go back. It's time to go to bed."
"Yes, I should go back..." Ye Lan chewed on these words softly, his body tensed, and he turned around with his chin raised stubbornly. However, he took just one step and turned back, "I'm not thinking nonsense, nor do I have any misunderstandings about you. The reason why I asked you so many questions just now is because... because I was worried that you would think nonsense and have some ideas about me... Anyway, I'm not what you think. Also, I already have a brother, and I don't need another one. From now on, don't be nice to me anymore, I don't need it!"
After saying the last word, Ye Lan's eyes suddenly turned red.
However, she just sniffed and stubbornly swallowed the bitterness back. Without stopping for a step, she quickly opened the door and walked out of the ward.
Looking at her back, Tang Jifeng's body tensed up a little. Even after she left and could no longer hear her footsteps, his eyes were still fixed on the direction she left, lost in thought for a long time, without moving away.
This little girl...
Will he really do this to himself...
Thinking of this, Tang Jifeng smiled bitterly again, feeling that he was too self-indulgent. And, damn it, why should he have expectations that he shouldn't have
He is so much older than Ye Lan, and has such a rich love history, how could he really think that this little girl has that kind of feelings for him? If that were true, the two of them wouldn't have to wait until now.
He shook his head, flipped the file open, and wanted to continue reading. But this time, he had no interest in reading anymore.
I don't know why, but I couldn't read a single word. For a long time, all I could think about was Ye Lan's last angry and resolute words, "Don't be nice to me anymore, I don't need it"...
It's really a good one that I don't need~
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Ye Lan did not sleep all night.
The next day, when I was preparing to be discharged from the hospital, I passed by the ward where Tang Jifeng was staying. I didn't want to pay attention to him, but my steps stopped unconsciously.
She didn't knock on the door, but just stood on tiptoe and looked inside. The ward was empty, and the other person was not there.
Where did you go
"Miss Ye, are you looking for Young Master Tang?" At this moment, the attending physician's voice suddenly sounded.
Ye Lan came back to his senses, looked at the doctor in a white robe opposite him, and shook his head, "No, I'm not looking for him..."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "How is he? When can he be discharged from the hospital? Is there any serious problem?"
"There is no big problem. However, Master Tang was discharged from the hospital early this morning."
Ye Lan was startled, "He... has been discharged from the hospital?"
"Yes. Miss Ye also knows that Master Tang's family has never lacked good doctors. So, there is no need to stay in the hospital for long."
Ye Lan stood there in a daze.
A sense of loss rose in my heart. He was discharged from the hospital... He left without even saying goodbye.
He said last night that he would try his best to avoid her misunderstandings in the future. Is he starting to avoid them now
If this is true, it is too heartless.
Ye Lan walked out of the hospital in a daze, feeling empty in his heart, as if a piece was missing.
"Young lady!" Just as she walked out, the driver of the Ye family appeared at the door of the hospital in time, "Are you okay? You didn't come back all night, and the housekeeper was very worried! I received a call from Mr. Tang this morning and found out that you were in the hospital! What happened? Are you fully recovered now? Are you... "
"I'm fine." Ye Lan interrupted the other person who was about to talk more. She got into the car weakly and sat in the back seat. "Go back."
The driver got into the car and looked at her in the rearview mirror. He thought she looked quite abnormal. He asked worriedly, "Miss, you look very bad. If you haven't fully recovered yet, why don't we stay in the hospital for two more days?"
"..." Ye Lan ignored him and stared out the window in shock. The driver had no choice but to shut up, and drove back. At worst, let the family doctor take a closer look!
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In the next few days, Ye Lan found that Tang Jifeng really seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. Not to mention phone calls, there was not even a message of condolence.