Chapter 25 Caring

They left the hospital at two in the morning.

The early morning hours were a time of wavering between wakefulness and a daze.

Su Yu suddenly joked, “I seem to know you almost always come home in the early morning, or else you go to sleep at three or four.”

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow, “It seems I’ve affected your sleep schedule.”

“Well, how could it not be?”

Su Yu’s tone became somewhat affected.

Shen Yan chuckled, “Let’s go, I’ll drive you back.”

“How? Your car and mine are still on North Street.”

“Take a taxi.”

Shen Yan pulled Su Yu’s hand and strode towards the side of the road.

Su Yu let Shen Yan pull her hand and walked along the cool night breeze.

She looked up at the sky. The stars were sparse, and the moon was hidden behind the clouds, revealing only a half-moon.

Later, Su Yu would always remember the scene of Shen Yan rushing out to protect her that night.

That unintentional protection stayed with her for a long time.

Shen Yan sent Su Yu upstairs, asked for a goodnight kiss, and then turned to leave.

Su Yu stood by the window, quietly watching Shen Yan get into the car and disappear from her sight. It wasn’t until she could no longer see the car that she turned around slowly and went to wash up and rest.

That night, Su Yu had a very long dream. She dreamed that she was surrounded by a group of people, and Shen Yan rushed out from behind her to stand in front of her, fighting with those people. In the end, Shen Yan took a blow for her, blood gushing out from his shoulder, staining his white shirt red.

Su Yu woke up startled, sat up, and looked at the dark ceiling, her mind still lingering on the dream.

Su Yu’s breathing was rapid, her chest rising and falling, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“Shen Yan.” Su Yu whispered softly.

Su Yu knew it was just a dream, but she couldn’t help but feel sad.

Was this the aftereffect of tonight?

Or… caring?

Su Yu rubbed her temples, trying to calm down, and lay back down. But she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was filled with images of the fight at the New World Center that night.

Finally, when she managed to fall asleep, the alarm clock went off again.

Su Yu frowned, reached for her phone under her pillow, and turned it off. She lay down again.

The alarm clock went off every five minutes, one after another. Su Yu was finally annoyed.

She grabbed the pillow next to her and threw it hard, then got up and rushed into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

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Su Yu arrived at the company on time today. As soon as she stepped into the sales center, she heard her colleagues discussing something at the front desk.

“Oh my god, you guys wouldn’t believe how bloody the incident at the New World last night was. I just watched the video and I was already so angry.”

“Right? I wonder how Su Yu is doing now. Seeing that wine bottle smashed down, it hurt just watching it. My hand was shaking at the time.”

“What’s even more infuriating is that so many people didn’t dare to step forward and help her. They just watched her get beaten up the whole time.”

“Thankfully, there was a guy who came out to help her. Otherwise, I don’t even want to imagine what would have happened.”

“Su Yu is here, Su Yu is here.” A female colleague turned around and saw Su Yu approaching.

Su Yu had heard everything they said.

Su Yu smiled, “I became a trending topic overnight?”

Chu Yao was full of worry and heartache, “Are you okay? That video, that scumbag was so vicious to you, how can you still smile? Should I get you to take some time off? Look at your face, it doesn’t look so good.”

Chu Yao said a whole bunch of things, her concern evident.

The others also began to persuade Su Yu to go home and rest.

Su Yu put her bag away and smiled at them, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. Just some minor injuries, see? I’m perfectly fine now.”

Fortunately, the scumbag last night only hit her face and hair, and she was hit with the wine bottle a few times, but fortunately, the scumbag didn’t punch or kick her, otherwise, she would definitely be lying in the hospital now.

Everyone knew Su Yu’s personality and knew that there was no point in continuing to persuade her. In the end, they all expressed their concern for a few more words before going about their own business.

Everyone else left, but Chu Yao was still there. She still wanted Su Yu to go home and rest for a while. Looking at Su Yu’s obviously injured ear, she was heartbroken.

“Forget it, it’s just a bit of pain, it’s nothing serious.” Su Yu shook her head in refusal.

But she knew how painful it was, but she didn’t want to go home and lie down and slack off.

Chu Yao frowned, “You’re so stubborn, you’re injured and still insisting on what? I don’t care, you go home and rest right now.” Chu Yao thought that Su Yu wouldn’t accept this, so she added, “As your superior, I’m ordering you to take leave and go home now.”

“Sister Yao.”

“No matter what you call me, it’s useless.” Chu Yao took Su Yu’s bag and stuffed it into her arms, “Go home quickly, I’ll take care of your attendance, and the finance department will pay your salary normally, just go home and rest honestly.”

Su Yu couldn’t resist Chu Yao, so she had no choice but to compromise.

She had time, so she directly took a taxi to North Street to get her car and go home.

Su Yu returned to her apartment, changed out of her work uniform, put on an ice silk nightgown, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep soon after.

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Outer Bund No. 1.

Shen Yan woke up, wearing black casual pants and a bare upper body, his obvious six-pack abs and mermaid line were on full display.

He lazily ran his hand through his hair and walked towards the bathroom.

Shen Yan had the habit of taking a shower in the morning. He raised his hand to avoid the wound, stood under the showerhead.

Water droplets slid from his head, flowed down his hair, into his neck, and continued to drip onto his collarbone, eventually flowing down.

There were some places on his body that he couldn’t avoid getting wet. His brows furrowed slightly, he endured the stinging pain, and let the cold water wash over his body.

Halfway through his shower, Shen Yan’s phone on the bed rang.