“You’re a loser, yet you still have the audacity to come over to me to show off and sow discord? Miss Lin, I’ve got to say that you’re rather thick-skinned.” After saying that, Yan laughed unceremoniously.
Lin Qin’er’s face grew red from her words, and she gritted her teeth. “You don’t need to be so smug. Even if I’m a loser, you’re still someone who harbors unrequited love. He doesn’t even spare you a single glance, so it’s evident that he has got no interest in you. After all, you’re a young girl who knows nothing. It doesn’t matter if I failed, for I’m merely a person whom the two of you meet on the path of life anyway. But you’re his girlfriend. If a man doesn’t have any interest in his own girlfriend, you know what it means without me having to point it out, no?”
Now, Yan had finally figured out the entire situation. Hah, this woman before me is just too much! “Lin Qin’er.” This time, she didn’t even address her as ‘Miss,’ calling her directly by name. She then smiled dazzlingly. “You’re truly an extremely envious person and a typical person who can’t stand to see others happy. You’ve failed to seduce him, and you’re worried that my relationship with him will suffer no harm, so you deliberately came over to tell me that he’s not interested in me. Are you trying to make me feel that he truly has no interest in me, thus grieve over this matter and decide not to return to him anymore?”
“What a pity!” Yan again flashed her a sweet smile, her image as different as day and night from Lin Qin’er’s infuriated one. Their age and looks were different in themselves, but at this moment, the disparity was reflected all the more vividly. “Before you came, I was still slightly unconfident, but I’ve got to thank you now because judging from your reaction, you must have been rejected brutally. I think Han Qing didn’t even spare you a single glance, so that’s why you’re so furious?”
“How dare you?”
Yan retreated two steps and remarked languidly, “Oh yes, I still have to thank you for telling me that he isn’t running a fever or sick, thus saving me from having to deliberately make a trip downstairs. So, I’ll just give you this kettle, for you seem to be burning up. You should drink more water.” After saying that, she threw the kettle at Lin Qin’er without any regard for her.
“Ahh!” Lin Qin’er shrieked and backed away, but the kettle still hit her toe, the pain so great that her expression twisted. “You’ve gone insane!”
“Not at all. I’m just being considerate on your behalf. I’ll be leaving, so remember to drink more water. Bye.” Yan bid her farewell after she’d said that and retraced her steps. Since she’d just chewed Lin Qin’er out, she was extremely spirited and in an exceedingly good mood. Moreover, Han Qing wasn’t running a fever, so her worry had faded away.
However, when she’d reached the room door, the hand with which she wanted to press the doorbell hung suspended in the air, and she dared not press the doorbell even after a long time had passed. Her lips parted silently as she wondered what to do. Back before she’d known that Han Qing was drugged, she didn’t have this problem. However, now that I know that he’d been drugged, how should I face him after entering the room? Furthermore, I’d said that I was going to get another kettle, but I don’t even have a kettle now. How am I supposed to fib? As she thought of this, she was a tad frustrated. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have given the kettle to that despicable woman! There was a complicated train of thought within her, and she lifted her hand only to put it down again. She was truly a coward. Just go in, okay? Han Qing must be suffering right now, so perhaps I can… She didn’t dare continue thinking further, for the more she contemplated, the more she felt that she was being straightforward. The person who’d been drugged didn’t even say anything, so why was she who hadn’t been drugged letting her imagination run wild? She covered her face with both hands, feeling mortified to death.
Click! At this time, the room door was swung open all of a sudden, and a deep voice rang out. “Why are you spacing out while standing in front of the door, making no move to come in?”
Huh? Yan abruptly snapped back to reality. As soon as she raised her head, she caught sight of Han Qing. Have I exposed myself since I was covering my flustered face with both hands? She hurriedly dropped her hands and stood there ramrod straight, looking at him seriously.
Han Qing cast her a sidelong glance with a half-smile on his face. “Come in first,” he ordered in a huff. He turned his body sideways, and Yan walked in. Then, she heard him closing the door. Before this, she hadn’t thought anything of it, but now that she knew he’d been drugged, she felt her heart jolting hard after he’d shut the door, and even the air around them was turning muggy. She bit her lip in apprehensiveness, only to hear his voice ring out from behind her. “Didn’t you go to get another kettle? Where’s the kettle?” he asked, staring at her empty hands.
All at once, Yan was so nervous upon being asked this question that her toes curled. Turning, she glanced at him before saying awkwardly, “Er… the hotel staff member said they don’t have any extra, so…”
“So? Why is the old one missing as well?”
Gazing into his eyes, Yan was silent for a long while before answering, “Since it’s not functioning, I didn’t take it back with me.”
Han Qing smiled faintly. “Really?”
His expression was calm and relaxed, not at all looking as though he’d been drugged in terms of his gaze and mien. If it weren’t for the slight sheen of sweat on his forehead, there was truly no indication of his condition. Upon thinking of this, Yan took two steps forward. When she felt the cool air on his body, she abruptly blurted, “You took a cold shower?”
Han Qing was in no hurry to answer her, his thin lips slowly curving into an alluring arc as he stared at her heatedly, his obsidian eyes seemingly sparking with fire.
Yan was struck speechless. Her lips parted soundlessly under his intense scrutiny, yet nothing came out of her mouth. She was truly dumb, for she’d planned to feign ignorance, but unexpectedly… she’d exposed herself as soon as she opened her mouth. When this crossed her mind, she was inwardly irritated at her foolishness. Her initial plan was to feign ignorance, but they’d be spending the subsequent time together in the same room, so keeping up the pretense would appear particularly hypocritical. Thus, she could only rearrange her thoughts before suggesting, “Er… do you need to go to the hospital?” After asking this question, she felt incredibly smart, for she’d merely asked him whether he needed to go to the hospital without revealing any other information, thus he wouldn’t know what she actually meant at this moment. Just when she was basking in her victory, however, the person in front of her took a few steps toward her, closing the gap between them in a flash. She could now sense the chill from his body since he’d taken a cold shower.
“What do you think?” Leaning down a fraction, Han Qing exhaled a heated breath against her ear.
Thunderstruck, Yan subconsciously swallowed. She hadn’t the guts to lift her head to look at him. “How about… going to the hospital? Perhaps it’ll be better to have a doctor handle this,” she commented foolishly.
As soon as her words fell, her chin was suddenly gripped. Han Qing forced her head up with his enormous palm, and her initially averted gaze inevitably met his. Since he was leaning down, they were very close. “What if I don’t want to go to the hospital?”
