At the Han residence.
“Cough cough…”
“Mr. Han, are you not feeling well? Should I arrange for you to go to the hospital?” Mr. Nan stood next to Han Qing as he came up with the suggestion with a worried expression.
“Cough cough…” All he received in response was a continuous bout of coughing that tugged at his heartstrings. Looking at Han Qing coughing so badly, he felt bad for him.
When Han Qing returned last night, he was soaked through. Moreover, the weather was very cold that night. Thus, Mr. Nan urged him to quickly take a bath. However, he sat on the sofa alone and in silence for a very long time; a depressive aura wrapped around his entire being, making him hard to approach. Then, he woke up the next day, feeling sick. Due to that, Mr. Nan felt very sorry for him. “Mr. Han, I’ll get the car ready. I will send you to the hospital.”
“No need.” After coughing for a long time, Han Qing managed to squeeze the words out. His stern voice was hoarse as he said, “It’s not a big deal; I don’t need to go to the hospital.”
“Mr. Han, how can you not go to the hospital when you’re coughing so badly? You are being too careless with your health!” Mr. Nan said earnestly. “Even if you’re still young, you must receive proper treatment if you are sick! All illnesses start small!”
Unfortunately, Han Qing paid no heed to Mr. Nan’s nagging. He got up and headed outside. Seeing that, Mr. Nan’s expression changed slightly. “Where are you going, Mr. Han?”
“There’s something I need to do.”
Mr. Nan wanted to accompany Han Qing, but Han Qing refused to bring him along. In the end, he had no choice but to stay at home.
On the way to Yan’s house, Han Qing tried to call her again. Unfortunately, he received the same response as last night—her phone had been turned off. It seemed like she was still angry and was adamantly ignoring him. He was unable to sleep after returning home last night. Realizing that he had made a grave mistake during the day, his eyes had remained open until dawn came.
At that time, Yan was celebrating his birthday. Unfortunately, it triggered the memories he desperately wanted to forget. However, the young lady’s actions were unintentional. After all, he had never told her about it. So, there was no way for her to know that celebrating his birthday would cause such a situation. I was in the wrong; I shouldn’t have hidden it from her. Since I’ve already chosen her, I should have given her my everything without any reservation. Even so, he had selfishly kept his emotional scars a secret.
Thinking about how the young lady had spent the past few days meticulously preparing for his birthday celebration, only to be left behind at the restaurant and laughed at by others, he felt as if his heart was being sliced to pieces by a knife. In contrast, his past suddenly seemed insignificant. It was in the past. Right now, the most important thing was to have her by his side. However, the young lady didn’t seem like she would listen to anything he said. This incident had left her extremely furious. The more furious she was, the more it showed how badly she had been hurt by it.
Besides, he had no intention of forcing his way with her. He planned to wait for her to gradually calm down, then he would tell her everything. Although the phone calls still could not get through, his car had already arrived downstairs of Yan’s house.
When Luo Huimei was about to leave the house, she saw a familiar car parked quietly downstairs. Seeing that, she paused in her tracks. Isn’t that Han Qing’s car? Is he here to look for Yan again? While she was deep in her thoughts, the car window rolled down, revealing Han Qing’s thin side profile. “Madam.” He nodded his head in her direction, then he opened the car door and got out. Thus, she decided to remain where she was and waited for him to walk over.
“Good morning, Madam.” He glanced behind Luo Huimei and noticed that there was no sign of Yan.
“Are you looking for Yan?” She sighed. “Although I don’t know what happened between the two of you, I think you shouldn’t come here looking for her for the next few days.”
He arched his eyebrows at her words. “Why not?”
“She is very furious and not willing to forgive you. Although that girl looked normal this morning, I think that is even more terrifying. The more normal it seems, the more abnormal it is. You’ve heard of this saying, right? Despite what happened last night, she woke up this morning and ate her breakfast as usual. She even joked around with Mr. Zhou and me.”
After listening to Luo Huimei’s description, Han Qing realized that things were more serious than he had imagined. “Cough-cough…” He wanted to say something, but his throat acted up again. Before he could control himself, he coughed out loud.
Hearing him cough, she noticed that his face was pale. Subsequently, she recalled that when she opened the door for him last night, he had been soaked by the rain. Thus, she immediately understood what was going on. “You caught a cold from the rain last night, didn’t you? Your complexion is very poor. You should quickly go to the doctor and get some medication for your cold. Don’t continue to wait here for Yan anymore.”
He did not reply and neither did his body respond to her words. It was obvious that he did not plan to leave. Observing him, she let out a deep sigh. “I understand my daughter’s temperament very well. That girl is normally easy to talk to. She may look honest and easy to push around, but once she has decided to be stubborn about something, nobody can change her mind about it. In the past, her father was very angry at her when she wanted to leave the Ye Group. At that time, he threatened her that if she dared to resign from the Ye Group, he would disown her. Even so, that girl left without a second word. After that, she did not return home for five whole years. After hearing this, you must understand, right? Right now, she doesn’t want to see you, nor forgive you. Even if you continue to wait here for her, she will still ignore you.”
After listening to her advice, his expression twisted again; he looked like he was considerably pained. However, he quickly resumed his smile and neutrally replied, “Madam, I am grateful that you are still willing to tell me this at this point. Even so, there are some things I need to explain to her clearly. If she is still angry at me, then I will wait until she calms down.”
“You… Sigh. Why do you want to suffer like this? Besides, you are sick right now.”
“Madam, please be on your way.”
She looked at him and saw that he had a very determined gaze. Realizing that he was also a stubborn person, she couldn’t be bothered trying to persuade him again, Thus, she decided to leave. Before leaving, Luo Huimei was tempted to inform him that Yan was no longer in the house. As Yan had already left to go to the shop, he should go there instead. However, when she thought about her daughter’s determination to break off the relationship this morning, she decided to stand on her daughter’s side. It’s my daughter’s choice to stop feeling angry whenever she wants to stop feeling angry. At this time, she must not add to her daughter’s troubles.
Han Qing wasn’t sure how long he had been waiting downstairs when his phone rang suddenly. It was a call from Su Jiu. “President Han, the meeting is about to start. Why didn’t you come to the company this morning?”
“Postpone everything.”
When she heard his hoarse voice, she was surprised. “Are you not feeling well, President Han?”
Han Qing did not answer her question. Instead, he said, “Postpone all the work scheduled for the next few days. Take care of everything you can, and postpone the rest.”
She asked, “The important projects…”
“Yes, postpone them all.”
Su Jiu was a little shocked inside, for President Han rarely made such willful decisions. It seemed like something had happened this time around. Thinking back on Yan’s expression when she came looking for Han Qing at the company yesterday, she quietly answered, “I understand, President Han.”
