"Your wound could be serious or minor, so you need to be careful. Otherwise, you might go blind in the future. Rest well for the next few days."
Bai Yanfei's left eye was covered by gauze, leaving him with only one eye, which made it somewhat inconvenient for him to see.
"Come back in two days to change the dressing."
"Will it affect my eyesight?" Bai Yanfei didn't want to become half-blind. If he couldn't see, how could he paint?
"If handled properly, it won't happen. Just remember to come in for dressing changes on time."
"Okay, thank you, doctor." Bai Yanfei swiped Ling Zeyu's card. He didn't have much money on hand. He had originally been recommended by his teacher to intern at a design company, but after taking a leave of absence from school, the matter was dropped.
Fortunately, it's the weekend, so I don't have to go to work. Otherwise, if he showed up at the company looking like this, it would cause another uproar.
Bai Yanfei didn't know where to go. If the media photographed him looking like this, it would definitely trend on social media. He pulled his hat brim down low and, almost unconsciously, walked back to the coffee shop from the previous night.
The store staff were cleaning up the mess from last night, and Bai Yanfei stood there for a while before leaving.
He now realizes that he doesn't even have a decent place to go.
Bai Yanfei walked to the riverbank. On weekends, many young couples come out on dates. They are either holding hands, or with their arms around each other's waists, or sharing an ice cream or a drink. On the benches along the river, many couples lean against each other, whispering sweet nothings.
Walking into a milk tea shop, Bai Yanfei saw that the second cup was half price, so he bought two cups of milk tea for himself.
He sat alone on the bench, took a sip of his milk tea, and found it very sweet.
The phone suddenly rang, and Bai Yanfei's eyes dimmed again when he saw the caller ID.
At this point, he was still hoping that Ling Zeyu would take the initiative to contact him.
The caller was Su Kai. After he answered the phone, he heard Su Kai's enthusiastic and energetic voice.
"Where are you? I found a really delicious dessert shop. Do you have time to come over now?"
Bai Yanfei felt a lump in his throat when he heard Su Kai's voice.
"Hello? Why aren't you saying anything? Xiao Yan?" Su Kai called out several times, but received no response. "Bai Yanfei? Say something."
"Senior..." Bai Yanfei's voice was clearly choked with sobs. He was like a drowning person who had finally grabbed a lifeline. He thought he would remain silent, but Su Kai's appearance made all his grievances burst out.
"Why are you crying? Did Ling Zeyu do something to you again? Where are you? Send me your address."
"I'm by the river."
"Wait, I'm coming right away. Don't hang up."
Bai Yanfei heard Su Kai running hurriedly, and heard the sound of wind whistling past through his phone, followed by the sound of Su Kai starting his car.
Bai Yanfei waited for Su Kai to appear, with an untouched cup of milk tea next to him.
"I've arrived, where are you?"
"Sit on a small stool."
Bai Yanfei said softly.
Panting heavily, Su Kai stood behind Bai Yanfei. When he saw the handprint on Bai Yanfei's face and the gauze in his eyes, Su Kai broke down.
Who hit you?
Chapter 39 He lost an eye
"Did Ling Zeyu hit you?" Su Kai looked at Bai Yanfei's face with heartache. "That coward! How dare he hit you."
Bai Yanfei's eyes were filled with tears; he couldn't hold back his tears as soon as Su Kai appeared.
"Senior..."
Bai Yanfei threw herself into Su Kai's arms and cried uncontrollably, all the grievances she had accumulated over the days collapsing in an instant.
Su Kai gently patted Bai Yanfei's back. He felt sorry for Bai Yanfei, but this was the path Bai Yanfei had chosen himself.
Bai Yanfei is a perfect example of someone who goes down a dead-end road.
"Xiao Yan." Su Kai whispered softly in Bai Yanfei's ear.
Bai Yanfei was taken aback, then shook his head: "I don't want to."
"He's treated you like this, do you still want to continue?"
"If you were engaged to someone you love, would you give up so easily? You're just one step away from walking down the aisle."
Bai Yanfei's question silenced Su Kai. If such a day ever came, he would definitely fight for himself.
but--
“The person I like wouldn’t be like this.” Su Kai looked at Bai Yanfei affectionately and said, “Ling Zeyu even dared to hit you. Tell me, what happened?”
“Brother Yu likes Xiaofei, my own brother.” Bai Yanfei lowered his eyes, hiding the sadness in them. “Xiaofei ran away the night before the engagement, and we couldn’t find him.”
Bai Yanfei paused for a moment, recalling what had happened last night, and tears suddenly streamed down his face again. He wiped away his tears and continued speaking.
"Xiaofei sent me an email wishing me a happy birthday. Yu saw the email, and we went home. Xiaofei left me a letter, which I tore up in front of him."
"Just because of this? Ling Zeyu wants to hit you?" Su Kai's chest heaved with anger as he gently lifted Bai Yanfei's chin.
"So what are you planning to do now? Go home? Or... go back to Ling Zeyu's place?"
Bai Yanfei paused for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know."
"Xiaoyan, leave him. You will meet someone better, and someone who truly cares for you."
Bai Yanfei shook his head: "But I love him, senior. I really love him so much, to the core. I can't live without him."
"I know you love him, and I know it's hard to let go of someone, but..."
Bai Yanfei interrupted Su Kai: "No buts, I've decided that Ling Zeyu is the only one for me. He's always been very good to me."
"Xiao Yan!" Su Kai looked at Bai Yanfei with heartache. Bai Yanfei had been hurt all over by Ling Zeyu and had even given up his self-respect, but Ling Zeyu still trampled on Bai Yanfei under his feet.
"I'm sorry, senior, I've taken up your time again." Bai Yanfei wiped away his tears.
"It won't take long. Where do you want to go? I'll go with you."
"I just want to sit here."
"good."
Bai Yanfei stayed there until evening. The fiery red sunset on the horizon was quite beautiful, but neither of them had the heart to appreciate it.
"I should go back now."
"Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."
"go home."
In the end, Bai Yanfei returned to the villa, but Ling Zeyu did not. The Filipino maid was not surprised to see him, but Aunt Wang noticed the gauze on his eyes and asked him about it with concern.
"It happened by accident, it's nothing." Bai Yanfei didn't tell them the truth. After eating, he took a shower, drew pictures, and went to sleep. Bai Yanfei didn't want to think too much. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to fall asleep, so he took two sleeping pills.
The next day, he asked his driver to take him to work. His eyes couldn't be bandaged yet, but he still had to go to work.
Cheng Xiao was shocked for a long time when she saw the injury on his face.
"It's just a weekend, how did you get yourself into this state?"
"An accident." Bai Yanfei smiled. "I didn't want it either."
"Then you should rest well today. If you need anything, I'll arrange for someone else to do it." Cheng Xiao naturally didn't dare to order Bai Yanfei around anymore, so she could only back down.
"Thank you, Sister Cheng." Bai Yanfei was happy to have some peace and quiet. He was drawing in Cheng Xiao's office. In Ling Zeyu's office, he would be distracted by watching Ling Zeyu work, but not here.
Bai Yanfei focused intently on sketching, but when the initial draft came out, he paused for a moment and then cleared the layers.
Why did he think of Ling Zeyu again at a time like this? It was definitely an unconscious act.
His most important task right now is to draw up his sketches for the competition. If he wins a prize, his grandmother will be very happy.
The thought of his grandmother, who was still in the hospital, made Bai Yanfei incredibly excited, as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
Although his grandmother wasn't his biological mother, she was the person who loved him the most in the world, and he treated her as if she were his own.
Cheng Xiao had left sometime earlier. Bai Yanfei was drawing a sketch of his grandmother. He had been sitting for too long and his buttocks were getting a little uncomfortable, so he stood up to stretch and realized that Cheng Xiao was no longer in the office.
He was so engrossed in his drawing that he didn't even notice Cheng Xiao had gone out.
Bai Yanfei poured himself a glass of water. He didn't like coffee, but he liked sweets, milk tea, and fruit tea.
The door was suddenly opened. Bai Yanfei had his back to the door and assumed that it was Cheng Xiao who came in, so he didn't pay any attention.
After he finished drinking the water, he turned around and was startled when he saw the person standing behind him, but he quickly regained his composure.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Ling Zeyu was a little annoyed that Bai Yanfei was ignoring him.
Bai Yanfei actually dared to ignore his existence? Who gave him the guts?
"You did it." Bai Yanfei lowered his head and continued to refine his drawing with his pen.
Ling Zeyu fell silent as he watched Bai Yanfei scribbling on the tablet.
"Work hours are not for you to slack off."
Bai Yanfei paused, then looked up and said, "Then I'll ask for leave. I'm not feeling well, so I'm asking for sick leave."
"I won't approve it." Ling Zeyu put away Bai Yanfei's tablet. "Come to my office."
"My tablet!" Bai Yanfei glared angrily as Ling Zeyu left.
Even though he had already decided to ignore Ling Zeyu, he couldn't help but look at Ling Zeyu when Ling Zeyu appeared.
With his work tools taken away, Bai Yanfei had no choice but to obey Ling Zeyu's orders. He went to Ling Zeyu's office and sat in the seat he had been sitting in before.
"Why are you sitting so far away from me? Do you think I'm going to eat you?" Ling Zeyu looked up and saw Bai Yanfei sitting so far away, and felt uncomfortable again.
Is he really that unlikable? People have to sit so far away from him.
Bai Yanfei had no choice but to move one position closer to Ling Zeyu.
Ling Zeyu frowned; he was still not satisfied with the distance.
"Sit here."
Ling Zeyu moved a chair from somewhere else and placed it next to his office chair.
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