Su Yao seemed to be holding the steering wheel for the first time, his movements somewhat awkward, yet his demeanor remained perfectly natural. As he drove at a snail's pace, he asked Ye Shuya, "Hmm? Do you like these that much?"
Ye Shuya responded affirmatively.
When a man focuses on something, his charm can increase dramatically. She stole a glance at his profile, her heart pounding as if it were about to leap out of her chest. The contours of his side face were particularly striking, and his lips occasionally opened and closed, resembling tempting jelly. Suddenly, the barbecue in her hand became tasteless.
But this sordid thought made Ye Shuya feel guilty again. Qin Wei had been so good to her; how could she entertain thoughts of another man's kiss?
She controlled her gaze, forcing herself to focus on the night view outside the car.
A half-hour journey turned into an hour and a half under Su Yao's hands. By the time Ye Shuya returned to her community, it was already half past eleven.
Su Yao got out of the car to open the door for her. The night wind was strong, and Su Yao wrapped his scarf around Ye Shuya's neck. He breathed out a warm breath, his eyes filled with a smile in the darkness.
The scent of Su Yao enveloped her completely, and her heart felt warm, as if filled with honey. On impulse, she asked, "Would you like to come up for a cup of coffee?"
His gaze deepened, "Inviting a man upstairs at this hour..."
She blushed and said, "It's not what you think."
"I know," he smiled, looking at her tenderly, "Ya Ya, if you're not interested in a man, don't invite him upstairs at this time."
She wanted to say that it wasn't that either, but she couldn't bring herself to say it; morally, she wasn't allowed to.
Suddenly, Su Yao leaned forward and kissed her cheek, his lips lightly brushing against her left cheek. She felt as if an electric current was rapidly coursing through her body.
"Ya Ya, good night."
After Ye Shuya went upstairs, the first thing she did was to take out Su Yao's coat from the wardrobe. She carefully ironed it and hung it back on the rack. She took off the scarf from around her neck and hung it up carefully as well.
Looking at her handiwork, she was genuinely pleased. She even thought that if Su Yao gave her a pair of pants one day, she might be able to assemble a person.
She covered her mouth and giggled, quite satisfied with her creation.
Qin Wei, on the other end of the phone, felt disdainful. With his merciless words, he struck at her, "Don't be naive. A scarf is nothing. It's just a small favor. I guarantee that as soon as you sleep with him, he will quickly abandon you."
Her voice trembled with anger, "Qin Wei, stop it. I haven't slept with him!"
"What are you so angry about? The one cheating now is you, not me. Why are you angry with me?" Qin Wei sighed, "Ya Ya, don't take advantage of the fact that I can't leave you to act recklessly."
"I... I haven't..."
"Think about it carefully."
Ye Shuya stared blankly at Su Yao's clothes, Qin Wei's words echoing in her mind. She didn't know how much time had passed before she suddenly realized that her period had arrived.
Every time Ye Shuya got her period, she would be in such pain that her face turned pale, and her whole body almost curled up. After taking a bath, she applied a warm baby to her abdomen and went to bed. Usually, at this time, her pain would be greatly alleviated. But tonight, for some reason, even though the warm baby was continuously generating heat, she still felt pain as if she were about to die.
In the middle of the night, she woke up in pain.
This menstrual cramp was much more fierce than usual. It used to be just abdominal pain, but this time it seemed like her whole body was in pain, especially her stomach. She even suspected that her intestines were wringing like a towel.
She struggled to grab her phone and called Qin Wei.
Qin Wei didn't answer for a long time.
It wasn't until she had called three times that Qin Wei's voice slowly came through, "Ya Ya, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"My stomach hurts so much, what should I do?" Her voice was very weak.
"Is your... that time of the month here?"
"Yes. It's so painful."
"Go to the hospital and have a look."
Ye Shuya's abdomen suddenly ached as if it had been kicked, causing her whole body to tremble.
At this moment, Qin Wei said, "Ya Ya, call Su Yao."
Qin Wei's words ignited a spark of hope in her. She glanced at the coat hanging on the rack and dialed Su Yao's number. She was a bit anxious, unsure if Su Yao would answer, especially since it was already past two in the morning.
Fortunately, Su Yao did not disappoint her. After twelve rings, a voice laden with fatigue came through, "Ya Ya?"
She felt an urge to cry and did indeed burst into tears, as if a lonely and helpless person had suddenly been offered a pair of warm hands. With a voice choked with tears, she said, "Su Yao, I'm not feeling well, my stomach hurts so much."
Su Yao calmly replied, "Lie still, I'll be right there."
She nodded vigorously. With Su Yao's response, she felt a sense of relief. Her head felt dizzy, and the pain in her abdomen gradually intensified until she passed out from the agony.
Ye Shuya had many dreams. At first, each dream featured Qin Wei, who kept saying, "Ya Ya, you must not provoke Su Yao. You and he are not of the same world. Only I understand you best in this world." Later, Su Yao also appeared in her dreams, continuously saying, "Be good, don't make a fuss," in an extremely doting tone, while gazing at her with his beautiful, affectionate eyes.
She also dreamed of herself.
Two Ye Shuyas were talking in a sealed room.
"Ye Shuya, you must not provoke Su Yao."
"Ye Shuya, Su Yao is so handsome, so wonderful."
"Ye Shuya, you like Qin Wei."
"Ye Shuya, you like Su Yao."
"Ye Shuya, you can't脚踏两只船."
"Ye Shuya, You can't date two people at the same time."
"No, you go to hell, Ye Shuya!"
Her head felt like it was about to split, and her entire body was contorted with pain. She felt as if she was trapped in the depths of hell, being crazily tortured by illness and morality.
After coming out of the operating room, Ye Shuya was sleeping in the ward, her brows tightly furrowed, her features all scrunched up, looking very painful.
Su Yao asked Dani, "Is the anesthesia wearing off?"
Dani checked the time, "No."
Su Yao looked at Ye Shuya on the hospital bed again. Her features were very beautiful, especially her eyebrows, curved and thin, like the moon hanging on the treetops, fascinatingly beautiful.
His hand inadvertently reached out and touched the tip of her eyebrow.
Dani said in a definite tone, "Su, you like this girl."
Su Yao did not refute, he carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead as if treating a treasure that comes once in a thousand years. Dani said, "Su, she has a boyfriend."
"I know," Su Yao's voice was very light, "but... so what?" He smiled, "Isn't that better?"
Dani was shocked, "Su, you..."
"Shh..." Su Yao gently held her hand, "She needs rest, don't disturb her."
"Your face looks more like a patient than hers." Dani patted his shoulder, "Su, you need rest."
Ye Shuya woke up the next day, feeling pain as soon as she opened her eyes, a numbing pain that tormented her from time to time. The pungent smell of disinfectant water made her realize her surroundings.
The memories of last night flooded back, and Ye Shuya was very touched that Su Yao was willing to take her to the hospital, while also feeling very ashamed of being hospitalized due to menstrual pain.
She pressed the bell, and soon a doctor came in. The doctor was very young and had a very good attitude. He looked at her with concern, "Feeling better?"
Ye Shuya nodded shyly, "Much better, but it still hurts a bit."
The doctor chuckled, "Of course, it will hurt for a few days after surgery. It will be fine in a few days."
Ye Shuya was very surprised, her eyes widened, and even her speech was stammering, "Menstrual pain... needs surgery?"
The doctor was taken aback, but he quickly reacted, explaining, "Oh, no. You have appendicitis, which caused the fever."
Ye Shuya suddenly realized.
The doctor smiled, "You will be able to leave the hospital in a week, don't worry too much. If there is anything, just press the bell, and I will come right away."
"Thank you." Ye Shuya felt from the bottom of her heart that this doctor had a very good attitude, considering whether to write a thank-you letter to him after being discharged from the hospital. Previously, when she had been in the hospital for some matters, the doctors and nurses she met had attitudes so bad that they were infuriating. If it weren't for her illness still in their hands, she would have slapped them a long time ago.
"You're welcome, Mr. Dani specially instructed to take good care of you."
"Mr. Dani?"
The doctor's eyes brightened, full of admiration, "Yes, Mr. Dani is an extremely authoritative expert. Any surgery he personally performs has never failed, and he is known as the miracle hand. Mr. Dani is a legend in the medical field."
She wasn't very interested in these things, and she continued to ask, "The person who sent me here last night?"
The doctor shook his head, "I'm not sure about that."
Ye Shuya was a bit disappointed.
After the doctor gave some advice and left, Dani came to visit her with a bouquet of baby's breath in the afternoon. After some small talk, Ye Shuya got straight to the point: "Have you seen Su Yao?"
Seeing Dani was taken aback, she continued, "He sent me to the hospital last night. I think I should thank him in person."
"I think you've got the wrong idea." He smiled slightly, "It was me who sent you here last night."
She was extremely disappointed, feeling a heavy weight in her heart, as if she had been hit hard. Dani said, "Miss Ye, you should rest well, I'll come to see you again tomorrow."
After Dani left, Qin Wei called and sighed, "Ya Ya, don't be too sentimental."