Half an hour later, Si Yechen's car stopped at the entrance of the Bihan Lake Villa. He looked up and saw the warm light still illuminating Qing Yan's room. He got out of the car and took out his phone, dialing the familiar number.
"Yan Yan, still not asleep?"
"Mmm." Qing Yan had just finished showering and was drying her hair with a towel. "Is everything taken care of?"
"Yes, I originally planned to come find you right after getting off the plane."
Upon learning about her injured hand and its connection to the Yin family... it took some time to handle the situation.
"Come to the window."
At this hour, he didn't want to disturb her by going inside. The weather was hot, and he couldn't bear to have the girl leave the air-conditioned room, so he went to the scorching balcony instead.
Thus, he could only look at her from afar.
Qing Yan went to the window and saw Si Yechen standing by the car, gazing in her direction. His figure was slender and upright. Although she couldn't see his features or expression clearly, Qing Yan could sense the tenderness and doting in his voice.
"Did you eat well while I was away?"
"Yes." Qing Yan's casual and graceful movements continued as she dried her hair.
"Be gentle, you still have an injury on your hand."
Qing Yan's movements froze instantly. "How did you know?"
"I watched the video of the competition." Si Yechen's gaze softened. "I never expected my Yan Yan to not only save lives and play the piano but also create such beautiful clothes."
"Are they really beautiful?" Qing Yan didn't think the few strokes she added during the competition were particularly remarkable.
But since Si Yechen said they were beautiful, she spoke up, "I'll make a few sets for you another day."
"Really?" Si Yechen's voice carried a hint of surprise. "Then make them for me after you recover from your injury."
"Mmm."
He could see that Yan Yan's design talent surpassed Yin Panpan's without a doubt. However, during the competition, she had been deliberately restraining her own brilliance, allowing Yin Panpan to shine.
"If anyone ever bullies you, you have to tell me immediately."
"Okay."
"I brought some late-night snacks. Let's finish eating and rest soon." Si Yechen gazed gently at the girl through the window. "Find someone who's awake and have them come down to pick it up. I won't ring the doorbell."
To avoid disturbing others' rest.
"Don't come down." Si Yechen added, "You're injured and shouldn't be carrying things."
"Okay." After Qing Yan hung up the phone, she instructed Aunt Lan.
Aunt Lan hadn't expected that Young Master Si would prepare so many late-night snacks. She couldn't carry them all with her two hands and smiled as she asked, "Young Master Si, why don't you come inside and sit?"
"I'll visit another day." Si Yechen looked inside, his eyes filled with a hint of longing.
Aunt Lan noticed, "It's late, and you don't want to disturb Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, do you?"
Not wanting to trouble the elderly couple, even if he missed Miss Qing Yan, he endured it...
Si Yechen's gaze softened, "Aunt Lan, the bag outside contains medicine. Yan Yan injured her hand, and I'll trouble you to apply some medicine for her later."
"Miss Qing Yan's hand is injured?" Aunt Lan suddenly remembered, no wonder Miss Qing Yan has been using her left hand to eat tonight!
Everyone in the family knows that Miss Qing Yan is ambidextrous and very skillful, so when she uses her left hand to hold chopsticks, no one pays attention to this detail...
But how did Young Master Si know?
"Don't worry, I'll definitely apply the medicine for Miss Qing Yan later."
"No trouble at all."
"Not a trouble at all... Young Master Si is thoughtful! Have a safe trip and drive slowly~"
When Aunt Lan brought the things into the living room, Li Yuanfu happened to see it and asked to find out that their future son-in-law had prepared so much supper for them.
Dozens of delicately packaged boxes filled the dining table.
Qing Yan: ...
Didn't he say he only prepared "a little"?
Li Yusha, who was beside her, was jealous. She heard that Si Yechen went abroad yesterday and came back today, and he prepared so much supper for Qing Yan?
Looking at the logos on the packaging boxes, these suppers cost at least six figures!
This rural girl can only play some piano and make some clothes. What's so special about her?
Why is Si Yechen so concerned about her?
"Miss Yan Yan, let me see your hand."
Aunt Lan wanted to check the injury, but Qing Yan withdrew her hand, "Is there something?"
"This medicine was prepared by Young Master Si for you. He instructed me to apply it to you later..." Aunt Lan took out the medicine from the bag.
Inside, there was also a note written by Si Yechen, instructing which medicine to apply first, then the next, and how to proceed.
He wrote down the entire process.
Now, Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying knew that Qing Yan's hand was injured. While appreciating Si Yechen's thoughtfulness, they also felt heartbroken for their daughter's injury.
"Darling Yan Yan, what happened? When did you get hurt?"
"Why is it swollen like this? Did you fall or were you bullied by someone?"
Qing Yan put away her hand, "It's nothing, just accidentally bumped into something."
Because the footage of the competition wasn't leaked, Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying didn't know she was injured.
Moreover, Qing Yan usually kept it hidden, so no one noticed.
"Why didn't your elder brother mention it?"
"I'll call Dr. Li right away," said Qing Yan as Li Yuanfu picked up his phone.
"No need, Si Yechen is preparing the medicine," Qing Yan interjected.
These medicines looked precious, something you couldn't find in an ordinary pharmacy.
It was unlikely that he kept them in his car all the time.
Qing Yan speculated that he probably went to his own home on the way and then brought them to her.
"Let's eat first." Qing Yan handed the chopsticks and bowls to her parents before sitting down herself, using her left hand to hold the chopsticks.
Li Yusha, who was standing on the side, became consumed with jealousy. She intruded without being invited, sat down, and sweetly said, "Brother-in-law prepared so much, let us help you, sister. Brother-in-law is so good to you! You're so lucky!"
"Now that you know he's your brother-in-law, please change the way you address him when in front of friends," Qing Yan casually said as she ate her food.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Li Yusha clenched her lips and spoke pitifully, "Sister, what do you mean by that? I don't understand..."
"Aren't you publicly claiming that Si Yechen is your fiancé?" Qing Yan raised her gaze and nonchalantly said, "Your friend believed it and came to speak up for you today."
Li Yusha was struck as if by thunder. "Which friend? She must have misunderstood something! What's her name? I'll call and talk to her right away."
"Go ahead," Qing Yan didn't stop her, raising an eyebrow. "Call the person from the Mu family."
Mu Jing?
Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying were about to say something when Li Yusha hurriedly said, "How can she bother you without rhyme or reason? My relationship with Brother-in-law is already in the past... Maybe in her understanding, she thinks Brother-in-law and I are the couple... Has she gone crazy as my best friend? Meddling around! I'll call her right away!"
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said, "Miss Yusha, it's late. Let's not disturb Miss Mu Jing's rest..."