C98 (2/2)

”Xiao Xi.” Xiao Yu lowered his voice and gently called out to her, ”It's me, it's me, Xiao Yu. You're fine. Be good, you're fine.”

Only after hearing Xiao Yu's voice did Ye Yan relax his curled up body and raise his head to look at Xiao Yu.

”Who are you?” Ye Yan Xi's face still had a little bit of confusion. Her big wet eyes were filled with sparkling and translucent tears. They were frail and pitiful, carrying a trace of vigilance.

The normally indignant Ye Yan Xi would help others without hesitation, but in the end, she was still a girl. If she encountered something like this, she would be terrified.

When she was taken away by Leo, she must have been helpless,

”It's me, Xiao Yu!” Xiao Yu raised his hand and gently touched Ye Yanxi. He felt that she didn't resist and slowly pulled her into his embrace. Xiao Yu could still feel her body trembling slightly. He gently patted her back and said in a coaxing tone, ”Okay, okay, I'll always be by your side. No one will dare to bully you anymore.”

In his arms, the tip of Ye Yan Xi's nose was wrapped around Xiao Yu's familiar smell. Only now did he confirm that the person in front of his was really Xiao Yu.

She was safe. It was all right.

In the process of being taken away by Leo, she had already prepared for the worst.

Fortunately, he was here.

Ye Yan Xi was finally able to grasp onto a piece of driftwood as if he was floating in the ocean. He tightly hugged Xiao Yu, and the fear from his survival gradually disappeared. His tears silently slid down, soaking half of Xiao Yu's shoulder.

Afterwards, Ye Yan Xi couldn't remember how long he had been crying, but he felt wronged and fell asleep again. Xiao Yu held her tightly in his arms and whispered to Xu Bei to drive.

As Xu Bei drove, he occasionally glanced in the rearview mirror, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

When the car stopped in the parking lot of Blue Jade Bay, Ye Yanxi was still deep in sleep, so Xiao Yu held her in her arms. Xu Bei switched on and off the elevator, opened the door, and waited for the two to enter before leaving the apartment.

Xiao Yu placed Ye Yan Xi on the soft bed, then pulled up the cup and covered her face with the lid. Only then did Xiao Yu carefully look at Ye Yan Xi's injured face.

Xiao Yu's face was still red and swollen, but it was already much better than before. When he saw the bloody palm marks on his fair cheeks, Xiao Yu's expression darkened.

Looking at the soundly asleep Ye Yanxue, Xiao Yu felt a trace of guilt in his heart.

If she'd been at the hotel, she would've realized that Ye Yanxi was the one who'd saved Jin Yan. How could he have given Leo the chance to harm her?

Thinking of this, the image of Leo slapping Ye Yanxi appeared in her mind. She wanted to reach out and touch the red and swollen spot, but she hesitated and retracted it.

At that time, Ye Yan Xi's moans of pain were still resounding in her ears.

At this moment, Xiao Yu's cell phone rang.

In the silence of the room, the phone suddenly rang. The sleeping Ye Yan Xi frowned, her thick eyelashes quivering.

Xiao Yu was about to turn off the phone, but glanced at the caller ID. It was Jin Yan. With a frown, he picked up the phone and quickly left the room, closing the door behind her.

Xiao Yu had just finished speaking when Jin Yan's impatient voice came over: ”Yu, you said you were coming to the hospital, but you didn't come …” I was worried that something had happened to you. Are you all right? ”

”I'm fine, it's just that there's something on Xiao Xi's side.” Xiao Yu lightly said.

When Jin Yan heard Xiao Yu affectionately call out Ye Yan Xi's name, as well as his words, she suddenly felt as if she had choked up. She hadn't said anything for a long time, so was it because of Ye Yan Xi that Xiao Yu didn't come to the hospital? Or was it that Ye Yanxi had purposely not allowed Xiao Yu to come?

She forced herself to speak. ”How is she?” Are you alright? ”

”It's nothing. I was a little frightened and fell asleep.” Xiao Yu turned around and glanced at the bedroom: ”I was going to go see you tonight, but I didn't. I forgot to give you a call. Sorry about that.”

”It's fine. As long as you are fine, I am relieved.”

”Yes, it's very late. You should go to bed early.”

”Will you come tomorrow?” Jin Yan asked eagerly, a trace of anticipation in her voice.

”There's no time tomorrow.” As he thought about how he had put Ye Yanxi in danger for the past few days without ever seeing her again, he decided to accompany her and said, ”You stay in the hospital and recuperate. I'll come visit you when I have time.”

”Fine.” Jin Yan sounded a bit disappointed. She could tell Xiao Yu's voice was a lot softer than usual. It was probably because he was afraid of disturbing Ye Yan: ”Then you rest early.”

After hanging up, Xiao Yu dialed another number with an ice-cold expression: ”I have something for you to do. It will be done by 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.”

She looked at the big room and the familiar decorations. She flipped over and got up, and without even wearing her shoes, she rushed to the window and pulled open the heavy curtain. Suddenly, a blinding light shined in her eyes, looking at the heat of the sun, it should have been at least 90 points by now.

Anxiously, she grabbed her messy hair and ran out the door.

However, just as he reached the door, he was stopped by an immovable human wall.