The ward fell silent and Li Linlin thought for a moment that she was hallucinating.

Chen Yiran went straight in front of Li Linlin’s hospital bed. “Where are you injured? Is it serious?”

Li Linlin was still stunned and just shook her head blankly. “I just hit my head on the glass. I’m fine. I only got a few stitches.”

“That’s what you call fine?” Chen Yiran’s brows wrinkled up. He had already made a thorough inquiry on his way there and the hospital said that Li Linlin was only slightly injured. But she had to get stitches, how was that a minor injury?

Chen Yiran looked at the gauze on her head, wanting to touch it but didn’t dare do so. “Does it still hurt?”

“A little bit.” When Li Linlin’s head was bleeding, she thought she was going to die, but when she arrived at the hospital, the doctor seemed to not be bothered about her wound.

“President Chen, didn’t you go on a business trip abroad? How are you back so soon?”

The person who spoke was Li Shen, who sounded sarcastic as soon as he opened his mouth. Yu Wan coughed lightly at the side, reminding him not to go too far. Looking at Chen Yiran’s tired appearance, she knew that he had hurried back.

Li Shen pursed his lips. Although he look dissatisfied, he didn’t say anything further. Chen Yiran shifted his gaze away from the hospital bed and turned to the others in the room. “I heard that Linlin had a car accident and was very worried, so I came back early.”

The corners of Li Shen’s mouth twitched. He seemed to want to say something again but he was stopped by Yu Wan. She smiled at Chen Yiran and told him, “The doctor said that Linlin only suffered a minor injury. She’s kept in the hospital for observation just to be on the safe side.”

Chen Yiran nodded and said, “Staying in the hospital for more observation is good. Has the driver who caused the accident been caught?”

According to what he learned, the traffic accident was mainly caused by a drunk driver. Li Linlin’s car crashed into the guardrail in order to avoid the out-of-control car. If it was a direct collision with the other car, they’re afraid the situation of the people in Li Linlin’s car would be much worse than it was now.

Yu Wan said, “The driver responsible for the accident was also injured and is still in the hospital. However, the police have already made a report and he should be dealt with when he got discharged.”

Chen Yiran nodded and didn’t mention Guen’s matter to them. After the incident happened, he immediately asked someone to investigate the driver and found nothing suspicious so far. There was no evidence to prove that Guen instigated the incident.

But he wouldn’t just leave the matter like this.

“That-, since President Chen is here, I’ll leave first. It’s not good to have so many people inside the ward.” Wu Hui would become physiologically nervous whenever she saw Chen Yiran, not to mention this time that Li Linlin had a car accident. The reason why President Chen didn’t hold her legally resposible as soon as he came was probably because Linlin’s parents were both there!

Chen Xi heard that Wu Hui was leaving and sensibly followed her lead. “Then I’ll go with you. I have to go back to school as well.”

The two girls left together and Yu Wan also spoke up, “Then we’re also going back to work.”

Li Shen said, “I’m on vacation, I don’t have to go to work.”

After Li Shen completed his global tour, he gave himself half a year off and was still on vacation. Seeing that he was about to stay there, Yu Wan simply pulled him out forcefully. “Cheese is still at home waiting for you to come back. Aren’t you having a great time with her these past two days?”

“……Isn’t the butler there to take care of her?”

“But Cheese obviously likes you more, so let’s go.”

Yu Wan and Li Shen also left the ward. When they were gone, Chen Yiran turned to Li Linlin on the hospital bed and asked, “Who’s Cheese?”

“……” Li Linlin was silent for a moment and then said, “I guess it’s Xiao Chaichai.”

Chen Yiran: “……”

———pr

Because Li Linlin was hospitalized, there have been a lot of media outside the hospital. Li Shen and Yu Wan left very discreetly. In the elevator, Li Shen was still entangled about Chen Yiran. “Wanwan, why are you helping Chen Yiran? You’re not agreeing to him and Linlin, are you?”

Yu Wan said, “What’s the point of me disagreeing? Linlin obviously likes him. Even if I object to them, they will still be together secretly. Just like how my mom was so against us being together at the beginning. Haven’t we been dating without her knowing?”

Li Shen: “……”

It really sounded reasonable and convincing.

———pr

After Li Linlin and Chen Yiran were the only two people left in the ward, Li Linlin felt that the atmosphere wasn’t as cheerful as before. She coughed lightly, trying to ease the awkwardness between the two of them. “About that, my dad has been taking care of Xiao Chaichai these past few days. He has more experience in raising dogs than I am and can definitely take better care of her than me.”

“You’d better take care of yourself first.” Chen Yiran frowned when he saw the gauze on her head again. “I’ve only been away for a few days and you already got yourself into this state. Do I have to tie you beside me every day in the future?”

“……” Li Linlin felt that his last line had a hint of domineering president flavor. “No, it can’t be blamed on me.”

Chen Yiran’s brows tightened a bit more and his imposing manner weakened. “The blame is on me.”

Seeing that he really looked like he was blaming himself, Li Linlin was a little confused. “This has nothing to do with you. Do you have a domineering president sickness? Why are you blaming yourself for everything?”

Chen Yiran was silent for a while, then he sat down beside the hospital bed. “Do you know Guen?”

“Mr. Gu?” Li Linlin was shocked. President Chen was far away but he still knew all about the male guests on her show! No wonder Wu Hui’er was so afraid of him.

Chen Yiran looked at her quietly. “Guen’s surname isn’t Gu. His full name is Guen Scott. Guen is his first name.”

“Huh?” Li Linlin was doubly shocked. She didn’t even know her partner’s name clearly?! “I just thought he looked like a mixed race. I called him Mr. Gu, but he didn’t correct me.”

“Of course he won’t correct you. His purpose on joining the show isn’t pure.”

“How so?” She felt that Chen Yiran’s purpose on joining the show wasn’t pure either.

“He’s from Xinchen Group and has a competitive relationship with Huachuang.” Chen Yiran didn’t say much to her but just simply summarized, “I went out of the country because there’s something wrong with our overseas project. Xinchen’s people are secretly making small moves.”

“Huh?” Li Linlin was shocked for the third time. No, wasn’t she participating in a dating show? How come a business war suddenly broke out?

Do all you company presidents engage in business battles on dating shows?

“Then you’re here, has the overseas matter been resolved?”

“Not yet, but I’ve arranged the follow-up work.” Chen Yiran looked at her and finally raised his hand to gently rub her hair. “I was worried that something might happen to you again, so I came back early.”

Li Linlin was a top student at Imperial University. After analyzing the context of his words, she came to a conclusion. “You’re suspecting that Guen and his people are behind my car accident? No way. That’s against the law.”

Her grandparents were also in business and although she didn’t have much exposure to the business world, she could guess that sometimes people would test the edges of the law in order to achieve their goals. But that’s for the grayer area. Directly hiring people to cause a car accident, were they not truly afraid of the law?

Chen Yiran pursed his lips and said nothing for a while. He didn’t want to scare Li Linlin, but he also didn’t want her to be defenseless at all. After weighing the situation, he still told her, “My people are investigating this matter and so are the police. There’s no evidence to prove that he orchestrated the accident. However, I’ve dealt with him in the past and it won’t surprise me if he did such a thing. It’s better for you to stay away from him.”

“Oh…… Okay. But he’s my partner on the show right now. I’ve already changed partners three times and can’t do so again.”

Chen Yiran raised his eyes and looked at her. “You still want to continue recording that show? Just take this opportunity to quit. Stay in the hospital with peace of mind during this period and wait until we find out what happened before you leave.”

“……” Li Linlin fell silent for a moment. “President Chen, I signed a contract with the program group.”

“I’ll leave the matter of the contract to the legal department so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“What if I have to pay compensation?”

“I’ll help you pay the money. And in your current situation, it’s not certain who will pay whom.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Alright, as expected of President Chen.

Since President Chen said he would help pay the compensation for her if ever, Li Linlin could stay in the hospital with peace of mind. Even though she was acting carefree, it was just a front. In fact, when the car accident happened, she was extremely scared.

If it’s really Guen who wanted to harm her, she definitely wouldn’t send herself to his door.

“It just so happen to be the end of the term, so I’ll just review here in the hospital.” Li Linlin thought maybe heaven was telling her to study hard.

“En.” Chen Yiran looked at her and rubbed her hair gently again. “Were you scared when it happened?”

Being looked at by him like this, Li Linlin’s heart suddenly started beating faster. “……A little bit.”

Chen Yiran’s fingertips lightly brushed the gauze wrapped around her head, before finally lingering on her cheek. “I was scared.”

Not only did Li Linlin’s heart beat faster, her cheeks began to heat up as well, especially the places touched by Chen Yiran. The corners of her mouth moved, wanting to break the inexplicable ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them. She thought she needed to remind Chen Yiran that they had already broken ties!

Unfortunately, before she could speak, Chen Yiran murmured softly, “My mother died in a car accident. I’m so afraid that something will happen to you too……”

Li Linlin’s heart felt like it was squeezed and she couldn’t say anything.

As Chen Yiran spoke, he felt his head getting heavier and heavier, and then he slipped and his entire head was directly buried on Li Linlin’s shoulder.

Li Linlin: “……”

She pushed Chen Yiran stiffly. “President Chen?”

Chen Yiran gave a vague hum while leaning on Li Linlin’s shoulder as if he was about to fall asleep. “I’m exhausted……”

Li Linlin’s little heart tightened again. Chen Yiran must have been very busy abroad these days, and because of her accident, he had to rush back to the country. The jet lag alone was uncomfortable enough, he probably hadn’t rested at all.

She actually saw how tired he was but he had never expressed his fatigue in front of others so frankly. Li Linlin felt mixed emotions for a moment.

“Take a nap if you’re tired.” Li Linlin gently helped him half-lay down on the hospital bed and only then did she clearly saw the dark circle under his eyes.

“Linlin……” Chen Yiran seemed to be sleeping restlessly, mumbling Li Linlin’s name.

Li Linlin imitated his usual manner and patted his head gently. “Be good, Shanshan, sleep well.”