♡ Chapter 2.2 ♡

She gratefully looked at the officer who had helped her.

“Are you sure you’re okay?” the officer asked gently. “I think it would be best to take you to the hospital.”

The officer was being overly responsible, and Yu Xia definitely didn’t want to be taken to the hospital by a police car. She steadied herself against the doorframe and looked at the people standing outside.

At that moment, the elevator dinged.

The doors opened.

Without hesitation, she grabbed the doorframe, leaned out, and hurriedly called out to the man who was about to step into the elevator. “Hey… new neighbor, wait a second!”

She still didn’t know his name.

Lu Yanzhou turned his head, probably already guessing what she was going to say. He looked at her calmly and said, “Speak.”

Yu Xia’s voice was weak and hoarse, sounding pitiful. “Do you have time? Could you take me to the hospital? I really don’t want to waste any more police resources.”

Then you feel comfortable bothering him, right?

Since this police situation was basically his fault, Lu Yanzhou raised his hand and glanced at his watch before replying, “You have five minutes.”

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Yu Xia quickly thanked everyone, sent them off, and rushed to change clothes and wash her face. When she turned on the bathroom light and looked into the mirror, she was startled by her pale, haggard reflection.

Had she been out in public looking like this?

She looked terrible!

A goddess could never go out looking like this! She turned back to her room and grabbed her makeup bag.

Eight minutes later, she hurriedly opened the door.

The hallway’s motion sensor lights were a bit slow to react. Sometimes when you open the door, they don’t turn on until you close it again. The man lazily raised his hand to press the elevator button, turning his head in the dim light to look at her and coldly saying, “You’re three minutes late.”

So cold…

Yu Xia quickly shut the door.

Bang—

The lights came on.

When Lu Yanzhou saw her face clearly, the corner of his mouth twitched. But she still lifted her face, looking serious as she said, “I’ve been running a high fever, but I still managed to finish my makeup in five minutes. I’ve broken my record! Not many girls can do their makeup so quickly.”

“…” Was he supposed to compliment her?

The elevator doors opened, and Lu Yanzhou stepped inside, turned, and pressed the floor button. In a tone that was as perfunctory as it could be, he said, “Impressive.”

Yu Xia, still feeling dizzy, stood next to him, finally realizing that he was mocking her. She didn’t have the energy to argue anymore after using up her last bit of strength to finish her makeup.

Lu Yanzhou looked down and saw her standing there, head lowered, looking like a wilted flower.

At this point, she really did look like a patient.

He thought for a moment and asked, “Do you want to find someone to accompany you?”

“Huh? No one can accompany me,” Yu Xia weakly leaned against the elevator wall.

“Your colleagues or friends?”

“My friends and colleagues are all busy.”

Tang Yue was working on an outsourced project and hadn’t contacted her all day, probably too busy to help. Besides, T University was too far away. And a week before the holiday, her assistant and colleagues had already planned their vacations, so they were all out of the city by now.

Suddenly, Yu Xia turned to look at the man beside her. He had already helped her summon the property manager and police because of a takeout delivery. Now, he was offering to take her to the hospital. She whispered, “How about you do one last good deed?”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Lu Yanzhou spoke, “Where’s your boyfriend?”

“I don’t have a boyfriend.”

“…” Lu Yanzhou remembered the scene from last night and casually asked, “Didn’t you mistake me for your boyfriend last night?”

The elevator doors opened, and they both stepped out one after the other.

Talking about Zhou Yu made Yu Xia angry. Her gaze sharpened for a moment, and she snorted, “Wrong. Last night, I mistook you for my ex-boyfriend.”

Lu Yanzhou paused. “…You’re that enthusiastic when meeting your ex?” She’d hugged him so happily right away.

“When I hugged him last night, we hadn’t broken up yet. After that, we broke up.” Yu Xia didn’t want to mention being cheated on and looking so bad for choosing such a poor partner.

Lu Yanzhou: “?”

She looked up and saw the confusion in his eyes.

It was a strange reason to break up, she admitted. She stared at his handsome profile, thinking hard for a few seconds. Her brain, still foggy, came up with a reason that sounded unbelievable but almost entirely convincing.

“Any random guy on the street is better looking than him! What’s the point of keeping someone like that!”

In this world, 90% of people were obsessed with looks, and Yu Xia felt quite proud of her own reasoning, even thinking about giving herself a round of applause.

“…”

Lu Yanzhou’s expression turned peculiar as he stared at her flushed cheeks, which had reddened from the fever. He slowly spoke, “So, you’re sticking with me now?”

Yu Xia sensed the seriousness in his expression and, feeling suddenly uncertain, asked softly, “Then… will you still take me to the hospital? I can take a taxi if you don’t want to.”

Lu Yanzhou: “…”

What was the difference between this and sticking with him?