Yun Yin froze for a moment and opened her mouth, about to speak, when a sharp pain suddenly twisted through her chest.
At this point, she could no longer care about anything else. Under Pei Yu’s terrifying gaze, she reached out and grabbed his sleeve.
Afraid that he would shake her off, Yun Yin held on tightly. The arrogant, spoiled air from earlier had completely disappeared. Her eyes, as she looked at him, were filled with moisture, like an innocent and wronged kitten. She looked especially pitiful.
Pei Yu did not shake off her hand, but he also did not make any further movement. He simply looked at her quietly, his expression very indifferent, as if he were watching a play. There was no extra emotion in his eyes.
The hand gripping his arm slowly lost its strength. Yun Yin’s legs went weak. Just as she thought she was about to fall to the floor, she instinctively closed her eyes.
The pain she imagined did not come.
She opened her eyes and only then realised that she was in Pei Yu’s arms, a large hand resting on her waist.
Pei Yu was very tall, close to one metre ninety. Yun Yin was not exactly short herself, but she only barely reached his shoulder.
The height difference between them was obvious. Yun Yin’s figure was slender, and as she leaned in Pei Yu’s arms, her body was almost entirely blocked by him.
Suddenly, Pei Yu raised his hand.
Yun Yin did not know what he intended to do, but she instinctively closed her eyes and tightened her grip on the clothes at his chest, like a frightened cat.
Pei Yu’s raised hand paused slightly. Then he reached out and brushed the messy strands of hair at her forehead behind her ear, saying unhurriedly, “So eager to throw yourself into my arms?”
Hearing this, Yun Yin’s eyes flew open. Her breathing suddenly quickened. The gaze she directed at him was filled with confusion and disbelief, and there was unconcealable shock on her pale, sickly face.
What did he mean by throwing herself into his arms?!
But at this moment, she had no strength to explain to him. She only clutched her chest and said in a soft voice, “I feel awful.”
She really did feel unwell.
After saying this, she tilted her head and leaned against Pei Yu’s chest.
Pei Yu’s dark, deep eyes froze slightly. The hand around her waist stiffened for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal and asked calmly, “Where do you feel awful?”
Yun Yin lowered her eyes. Her voice was very soft.
“My heart feels uncomfortable.”
As she spoke, her head unconsciously rubbed against the man’s chest. Before Pei Yu could react, Yun Yin continued speaking to herself.
“I feel like I’m going to die.”
Even after transmigrating into a book, Yun Yin still had not managed to obtain a normal and healthy body.
This feeling was far too familiar to her.
Sometimes, when she closed her eyes, she worried that she would never wake up again.
As the familiar pain surged through her, Yun Yin could not help thinking pessimistically that perhaps there would be no need to wait for the villain’s revenge. She might die first on her own.
“You won’t die that easily.” Pei Yu’s voice was very low, and the emotions within it were impossible to figure out.
It was clearly supposed to be a comforting sentence, but the more Yun Yin listened, the more her hair stood on end.
He did not give her much time to think. Pei Yu took out his phone and called Lu Lin. Immediately afterward, without giving Yun Yin any time to prepare, he bent down and lifted her into his arms.
His movement was sudden, frightening Yun Yin so much that she immediately wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. Her breathing became hurried, and her small face turned even paler.
Pei Yu clearly noticed that something was wrong with the person in his arms. He strode outside. At that moment, Lu Lin also drove the car to the entrance of the hotel.
By then, Yun Yin had her eyes closed and her brows tightly furrowed, as if she had lost consciousness. Lu Lin also saw that something was wrong with her and did not dare delay for even a moment. He hurriedly opened the car door.
Once they were in the car, Pei Yu said in a low voice, “To the hospital.”
Lu Lin did not dare waste any time and drove quickly toward the nearest hospital.
Looking at the doors of the emergency room, Pei Yu stood tall and still. The bright white lights in the corridor shone down on him, making it impossible to see the emotions hidden beneath the shadows.
Not long after, the light outside the emergency room went out. The heavy doors were pushed open, and a doctor in a white coat walked out. Removing his mask, he asked, “Who is the patient’s family member?”
Only then did Pei Yu slowly raise his head. There was not the slightest urgency in his voice. His tone was very calm.
“I am.”
The doctor looked at the overly indifferent person before him and frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Lin, who was standing beside him, interrupted.
“Doctor, how is the patient now?”
The doctor glanced at the expressionless Pei Yu, then turned his gaze toward Lu Lin, who looked much more like a family member.
“Based on our preliminary assessment, her weakened condition was caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart. She has a heart problem. Don’t tell me you family members didn’t know?”
Lu Lin froze.
What heart disease?
How would he know?
In his daze, he turned to look at Pei Yu.
After all, when he had first seen a woman appear by Pei Yu’s side, the shock had been no less than a bolt from the blue.
Yun Yin had already been sent to a ward, but the doctor had not left yet. His expression looked somewhat grave.
“I suggest doing a heart bypass surgery as soon as possible. Otherwise, situations like this will happen frequently in the future.” At this point, the doctor’s tone grew heavier. “If you wait until her condition becomes more and more serious, it will be too late for surgery. You family members should consider it carefully as soon as possible.”
The doctor did not finish his words, but both people present understood what he meant.
Pei Yu nodded to the doctor and did not say much else.
The doctor sighed. There was nothing more he could say, so he shook his head and left, muttering something under his breath.
When they entered the ward, they saw the person lying on the hospital bed.
Her face was pale, and there was not the slightest colour on her lips. Her eyes were tightly closed, but even so, the delicate liveliness between her brows could not be hidden, making one unable to help wondering what she would look like when she opened her eyes.
But even seeing her like this, Pei Yu’s emotions still showed no change at all.
Lu Lin secretly glanced at the person beside him and sighed inwardly.
—
When Yun Yin woke up, what entered her eyes was a familiar environment. For a moment, she thought she had transmigrated back.
After she woke up, Lu Lin left to deal with the remaining matters.
Only she and Pei Yu were left in the ward.
According to her previous thoughts, she should take this opportunity to curry favour with the villain, express her loyalty, and avoid her future ending. But…
A wave of palpitations came over her. She clutched her chest and began coughing softly, as if she were about to cough her heart out.
Perhaps there would be no need to wait for Pei Yu’s revenge. She might die first.
Things like currying favour and expressing loyalty could be put aside for now. She truly did not have the energy. She would live one day at a time.
Yun Yin looked listless, her brows and eyes carrying a sickly air. Leaning against the hospital bed, she looked like a white camellia on a branch, ready to fall at any moment.
There was none of the arrogant and wilful air she had shown before.
It was as if she had become a different person.
Pei Yu seemed to think of something. His gaze darkened, and his black eyes looked heavily toward the person who was still coughing softly.
“Rest first.”
After saying this, Pei Yu turned and left the ward without the slightest reluctance.
In between coughs, Yun Yin could not help doubting once again—
Was the original owner really the villain’s white moonlight?
But it was good that he had left. At least she did not have to rack her brains over how to explain what had happened at the banquet.
It was just that Pei Yu was extremely suspicious. Without a reasonable excuse, he would definitely continue to suspect her.
She could hide for a while, but she could not hide forever.
How should she explain it?
Thinking of this, Yun Yin could not help feeling another wave of headache.
After finishing the remaining matters, Lu Lin waited in the corridor outside the ward.
“President Pei, I’ve already completed Miss Yun’s hospital admission procedures.” Lu Lin followed behind Pei Yu. His steps paused for a moment, then he continued, “The doctor said Miss Yun’s current condition isn’t very good. He suggested surgery as soon as possible.”
Pei Yu stopped at the elevator entrance. He raised a hand and tugged at the tie around his neck before saying in a low voice, “No need to bother.”
Hearing his completely flat tone, Lu Lin instantly understood what he meant and nodded slightly.
“Understood.”
What thousand-year-old iron tree finally blooming?
He had completely overthought it.
—
“It’s been so many days. Why hasn’t your boyfriend come to see you?”
After changing the IV bottle, the young nurse looked at Yun Yin lying alone on the hospital bed and could not help speaking.
“Boyfriend?” Yun Yin raised her brows slightly, obvious confusion in her eyes.
When had she gained a boyfriend?
“The very tall one, wearing glasses. That day, he was also wearing a grey suit,” the young nurse said as she recalled.
Yun Yin thought for a moment and knew who she was talking about.
Pei Yu’s special assistant, Lu Lin.
She had been in the hospital for almost a week. During this time, Pei Yu had not come to see her, and Zhou Wenze was fully occupied with the bidding matter, so he had no time to bother her either.
Only Lu Lin had come once two days ago to handle her procedures.
Yun Yin did not feel anything about it. On the contrary, she was happy to have some peace and quiet.
But seeing the young nurse looking as if she wanted to stand up for her, Yun Yin could not help finding it amusing.
“He isn’t my boyfriend.”
“Ah.” The young nurse instantly became a little embarrassed. “Sorry. I saw him that day and thought he was your boyfriend.”
“It’s fine.” Yun Yin waved her hand slightly, indicating that it did not matter. She smiled faintly and said, “I’m used to it.”
When she said this, there was not the slightest shadow in her clear peach-blossom eyes. Her brows curved faintly, like a beauty from a painting suddenly coming to life, making even the fresh flowers beside her lose some of their colour.
“Used to it?” The young nurse looked at her like this and could not help staring blankly, repeating her words in a daze.
“Mm.” Yun Yin smiled, but this time, she said nothing more.
She was indeed used to it.
From the moment she woke up and faced the hospital ward filled with the smell of disinfectant, she had not felt any panic at all. Instead, she felt familiarity.
After all, before transmigrating, she had been a frequent visitor to the hospital.
She had thought that transmigrating into a book would let her escape that sickly body. Who would have known that the original owner, like her, also had heart disease?
Only now, it seemed that the original owner’s condition was slightly better than hers. At least she did not have to worry that she might fall into the nightmare of sleeping and never waking up at any moment.
No one noticed that the figure at the doorway had left at some unknown point.
As if he had never come.
The next day, Yun Yin received the notice that she was going to be discharged.
The person who came to pick her up was still Lu Lin.
She was not surprised not to see Pei Yu. Judging from how things had been these past few days, his feelings for the original owner were not deep at all. Whether they even existed was still unknown.
What white moonlight?
The plot written in the book could not be fully trusted.
Lu Lin directly sent her back to Yunman Lake and did not stay for long.
Yunman Lake was the place where Yun Yin was currently living.
After a week of recuperation, Yun Yin’s mental state had improved quite a bit.
The weather today was very good. The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm.
After spending so many days in the hospital, Yun Yin sat in the garden basking in the sun. Like a boneless cat, she lazily curled up in the lounge chair, her whole person appearing very delicate and thin.
After who knew how long, the sun gradually began to set. Yun Yin still showed no intention of getting up and remained curled in the lounge chair.
She pulled the small blanket around herself closer. Hearing footsteps approaching, she assumed it was Aunt Lin. Without even opening her eyes, she casually said, “I’m not hungry.”
The footsteps slowly stopped beside her, but the person did not speak for a long time.
Yun Yin was puzzled. She opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure.
Her gaze continued upward and met a pair of pitch-black eyes.
Seeing who it was, Yun Yin’s mind instantly became much clearer.
She sat up from the lounge chair, her eyes filled with confusion.
“Why are you back?”
Pei Yu’s gaze darkened. Suddenly, he bent down and looked directly at her. The corner of his mouth tugged slightly.
“Didn’t you say before that you missed me?”
Yun Yin’s pupils widened slightly.
“…”
When had she ever said she missed him again?
Who was spreading nonsense?!
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