CHAPTER 43: 43. HER SLEEPING FACE BREAKS HIS HEART

Tang Yanqing’s attitude finally raised Xiang Yuan’s alarm. This time, he didn’t speak; he merely squinted his eyes, his gaze sliding alternately over Shi Nian and Tang Yanqing inside the car.

Jia Tianzi quickly walked over, separating Xiang Yuan and Tang Yanqing: "So this gentleman is a lawyer. Then you should understand, even as a couple, a husband can’t force his wife to do affectionate acts she doesn’t like. Especially since you are not at home, even in a private car, it’s still a public place."

Jia Tianzi wasn’t wrong, so Xiang Yuan suppressed his anger and offered a warm smile: "Sir, you’re right. I got carried away and forgot about the occasion." Saying this, he turned his eyes to Tang Yanqing: "Mr. Tang, you’re right to handle things officially; I was inconsiderate. Yanqing, help me out here, I’ll treat you to a drink sometime, and we can get past this."

Jia Tianzi frowned even more at his words: "You two, know each other?"

Tang Yanqing ignored Jia Tianzi, directly turning around to carefully carry Shi Nian out, walking towards the police car. He left behind just one sentence: "She’s not in a good state, I’m taking her to the hospital. I’ll drive the car away, figure out your own way back. As for that person...let him go."

Xiang Yuan frowned: "Yanqing, there’s no need to trouble you. You can put her down, and I’ll take her."

But Tang Yanqing acted as if he didn’t hear, continuing to carry Shi Nian onto the police car, carefully fastening her seatbelt.

Jia Tianzi hurriedly unties Xiang Yuan’s shoelaces. Yet the knot tightened the more he struggled with it, and Jia Tianzi couldn’t open it after a few attempts. Finally, he had no choice but to take out a Swiss Army knife and cut the shoelace completely, freeing Xiang Yuan’s hands.

Not caring about one shoe missing a shoelace, Xiang Yuan limped after them, "Yanqing, stop the car..."

But Tang Yanqing firmly stepped on the accelerator instead, the police car speeding past Xiang Yuan, leaving Xiang Yuan to step back embarrassingly to the side, quietly shaking his hand.

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Watching the police car vanish into the distance, Jia Tianzi, who was left behind, could only sigh. The young master had left, and he still had to clean up after him. So he eagerly offered to help Xiang Yuan, suggesting taking him to get the car window fixed, then helped Xiang Yuan call a car to take him back to the company...

Faced with such a kind person, Xiang Yuan didn’t know where to direct his anger. In the end, he could only murmur: "Forget it, I won’t dwell on today’s incident. After all, Yanqing and I have been friends since childhood."

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Hospital.

Shi Nian lay quietly asleep.

Sunlight fell on the white sheets, reflecting back, enveloping her serene sleeping face. In her dreams, she still felt a little grievance, her swollen lips quivering slightly.

Tang Yanqing sighed and walked out of the observation room, closing the door tightly.

"Thank you, Uncle Du."

He didn’t take her to a public hospital, afraid of the many prying eyes; he brought her to a private clinic of a family doctor.

Du Songlin stared at him: "Yanqing, who is this? When you carried her in, I thought she was a patient with a terminal illness. I don’t seem to have seen you so tense about anyone since childhood."

Tang Yanqing scratched the back of his head: "Uh, a friend."

Du Songlin wouldn’t let him off easily, teasing: "Girlfriend?"

Tang Yanqing blushed uncharacteristically and quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Du, please spare your nephew. Don’t mention anything about this in front of my parents."

Du Songlin didn’t trouble him any further, nodding: "... She’s not seriously injured, but I still recommend taking her for some psychological intervention after she recovers. I suspect she has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as her earlier condition seemed to be that type of reaction."

Tang Yanqing returned to the ward, gazing at Shi Nian’s serene sleeping face, gently saying: "Rest, sleep. I won’t let anyone hurt you again. No matter who they are."

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