“You ran away as soon as I got back; you just don’t want to face me.”
Ling Zeyu opened the car door. He couldn't bend over right now; any big movement could tear the wound open again, and even small movements made him feel the tightness of the wound.
"Sweetie, if you don't want my wound to not heal, get out of the car. I won't cause you any trouble."
Go back to your own home.
"Will you come back with me? There's no one else at home, just me. I don't want to go back. I'll stay wherever you are."
Ling Zeyu stared at Bai Yanfei with his dark eyes. Every word he spoke was from the bottom of his heart. Wherever Bai Yanfei was, he would be there too. He no longer wanted to face the cold, lifeless house alone, nor did he want to only see Bai Yanfei in his dreams. He needed to see this person in front of him at all times; otherwise, he felt empty and insecure.
The driver didn't dare to breathe too loudly. The rain gradually intensified, and Ling Zeyu stood outside with an umbrella.
"Mr. Ling, your wound shouldn't get wet. Please get in the car first," the driver couldn't help but remind him.
"Get out of the car. The rain is going to get heavier, and I can't guarantee I won't get soaked." Bai Yanfei detected a hint of threat in Ling Zeyu's nonchalant tone.
"Are you threatening me?" Bai Yanfei looked up at Ling Zeyu. "Do you feel uncomfortable if you don't do this? Is it fun to force me?"
Chapter 122 The Truth
"Yan Yan... are you forcing me? Can't you just listen to your own heart? Can you bear to keep rejecting me?" Ling Zeyu tried to bend down, but he couldn't. He groaned as soon as he moved.
He struggled to get back into the car.
"go home."
The car started moving again, and it was drizzling outside. The weather seemed to be working against Ling Zeyu today; the rain stopped soon after, and he didn't even have an excuse to win Bai Yanfei back.
"I will come back to find you once my wound has healed."
"I'll bring your things back to you tomorrow," Bai Yanfei said, then left without looking back.
Ling Zeyu leaned against the gate, watching the driver take Bai Yanfei back.
——
Finding out where that person was wasn't difficult. Bai Yanfei asked Lu Qianyi for leave and then went to the hospital.
After registering his name, Bai Yanfei went inside.
The hospital is designed in a European and American style, with white walls and pillars covered with intricate sculptures. Looking up, you can also see a huge clock. Bai Yanfei couldn't help but stop and observe the hospital's architecture.
There was a small fountain in the yard, and the pool was full of coins. He took a coin out of his pocket, closed his eyes and made a wish like everyone else, and then threw the coin into the water.
There were a few scattered people around, each accompanied by a nurse. They all turned their attention to him, the outsider. It was Bai Yanfei's first time in such a place, and he was still a little scared.
Continuing forward, Bai Yanfei stepped through the gate. The heavy gate seemed to separate the two sides; outside was a peaceful and serene place, while inside it was cold and impersonal.
Only nurses occasionally passed by in the long corridor, and when they saw him, they would warn him to be careful that patients might harm themselves.
Upon arriving at that person's hospital room, Bai Yanfei peered through the window.
He didn't know the man's name. When the man saw him, he was stunned for a moment, and then he started screaming in the ward.
The person in the ward had his limbs bound and was trapped on the bed, only able to move his head and touch the emergency button next to him.
The hissing sound could be heard through the glass window, startling Bai Yanfei. A nurse quickly appeared and comforted the patient. The two talked for a while, and the patient soon laughed.
The laughter was extremely eerie, and also extremely... disgusting.
Yes, disgusting.
Bai Yanfei felt a wave of disgust upon seeing the other person's expression.
The nurse came out and looked at Bai Yanfei: "Excuse me, this is a special patient. Did you come to see him? He also wants to talk to you. Don't worry, we've tied him up. The rope is very strong, he won't hurt you."
Bai Yanfei opened the door and went in; the nurse left.
"It really is you... I thought I was seeing things." The man struggled, but the rope kept him firmly tied to the bed.
"Come here quickly, let me see you. I want to see what kind of body you have that can make Ling Zeyu so infatuated... I wish he would sleep with me..."
Bai Yanfei took two steps back.
"You're disgusting."
"What did you say? Isn't that what you were thinking? From the moment you married him, weren't you plotting this? Don't try to act like some loyal and devoted person; you're nothing but a whore! A whore!"
He laughed blankly again: "Ling Zeyu must like me. He said that his favorite thing is his fans, so he must like me. He will come to see me."
Bai Yanfei clenched his fist. This person probably has delusions, but this also rules out Ling Zeyu's suspicion. At least... this person wasn't hired by Ling Zeyu.
Why are you stalking me? Are you trying to kill me?
"Pfft—"
"Hahaha--"
The person tied up on the bed suddenly burst into laughter.
“You think too highly of yourself. Why would I kill you? I brought a knife, medicine, and rope that day. I originally planned to let you watch Ling Zeyu and me being affectionate, but who knew you went to the cemetery. It made me so angry. I can't possibly do intimate things with Ling Zeyu in front of a grave.”
"You're really sick!" Bai Yanfei couldn't help but curse.
"But since I'm already here, I can't let him not see me. He loves his fans so much... It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, maybe he would have married me after yesterday!"
Bai Yanfei: "..."
The man was still cursing, but Bai Yanfei didn't want to listen anymore. This man was a madman!
"Why are you leaving? Are you feeling guilty? What makes you think you deserve his love? He's done so much since you went abroad. You're such a coward!"
Bai Yanfei opened the door and ran out. Only after running out of that heavy door did he feel a sense of relief.
He walked toward the gate, panting heavily, no longer caring about appreciating the architecture.
The people locked up here are all lunatics. No matter how nice or exquisite their houses are, it can't hide their twisted minds.
Bai Yanfei searched online and found that the internet remembers everything.
If Ling Zeyu really did something for him, there are plenty of clues to be found online.
During the time he was offline, Su Kai wouldn't tell him about what was happening online. He opened Weibo and searched for Ling Zeyu's name and his own.
After logging into his account, which he hadn't used in a long time, Bai Yanfei discovered that Ling Zeyu had sent him many private messages and left numerous comments. Ling Zeyu even spoke up for him, preventing fans from attacking him.
This kind of behavior would get him condemned by fans in the entertainment industry, but Ling Zeyu didn't care. He maintained the account he had given up and carefully preserved his four years of memories.
Besides Ling Zeyu, other people also spoke up for him on his account. This was all news from two years ago.
After he left, Ling Zeyu went to his account. What does that mean?
Bai Yanfei rubbed his sore eyes after scrolling through Weibo until late at night.
He genuinely didn't know Ling Zeyu had done so much for him, and fearing he would be bullied abroad, he concealed the fact of the divorce. He waited for the right moment to announce it, and even fabricated non-existent negative rumors about himself, all to divert attention and prevent fans from criticizing him.
It takes such meticulous care to think of him in every way, but he never knew any of this, and no one told him, not even Ling Zeyu himself.
Ling Zeyu's clothes were still in the room. He packed up Ling Zeyu's belongings and planned to return them to him the next day.
His phone suddenly rang, and he hesitated as he looked at the number on the screen.
Chapter 123 Finally, I can sleep in my bed!
"I'm outside the door."
"You—" Bai Yanfei gritted his teeth; he knew he shouldn't have answered the call. It was drizzling outside. He opened the door; Ling Zeyu's hair was slightly wet.
A drop of water condensed at the tip of his hair, then dripped from the end to the ground. Bai Yanfei glanced down and saw several drops of water on it, proving that Ling Zeyu had been standing outside the door for quite some time.
"Don't you have the key?" Bai Yanfei glanced at Ling Zeyu's abdomen. It had only been a day since they last met, but he still felt that Ling Zeyu could play with him until his wounds were torn open.
"I didn't bring it." Ling Zeyu walked in angrily, and because of his abdominal injury, his sitting down was a little awkward.
"Then what are you doing here so late at night? Are you crazy?" Bai Yanfei poured Ling Zeyu a glass of water. "Since you're here, take all your things with you later. Don't leave them here."
“I’m here and I don’t plan to leave.” Ling Zeyu sat properly on the sofa. “At worst, I’ll sleep on the sofa. I’m not leaving. Even if you throw away all my things, I won’t leave.”
Bai Yanfei recalled all the things Ling Zeyu had done for him, and stared at Ling Zeyu for several seconds before saying, "Whatever, I'm tired."
He turned and went into the room. Bai Yanfei threw Ling Zeyu's things outside, then locked the door. Only after doing all this did he lie down to sleep.
He tossed and turned in bed, finally falling asleep, when a loud clap of thunder woke him up. Bai Yanfei wasn't afraid of thunder, but such a loud clap, coming out of nowhere, could scare someone half to death.
"Is it going to rain heavily again?" Bai Yanfei muttered as he got out of bed, pulled back the curtains, and saw the torrential rain outside.
Generally, the temperature drops a bit when it rains. There's only a small blanket in the living room, and Ling Zeyu's injuries haven't healed yet. If he gets sick because of this...
Bai Yanfei opened the door and tiptoed out. Ling Zeyu's light was on, and he could clearly see that Ling Zeyu was wearing a blanket.
Ling Zeyu leaned back on the sofa with his head tilted to the side, his chest rising and falling slightly, and the blanket was almost slipping off him.
The light shone on his profile, casting long eyelashes that cast a row of shadows on his lower eyelids, making him look quite handsome.
Bai Yanfei remembers fans jokingly saying they could swing on Ling Zeyu's eyelashes. Later, for a role, Ling Zeyu even cut his eyelashes short because long eyelashes didn't suit his tough-guy image, but they grew back quickly.
Bai Yanfei tiptoed over, and the closer he got, the clearer he could see Ling Zeyu's face. His eyes had been injured before, and his left eye's vision had severely deteriorated; without his glasses, he couldn't see clearly with his left eye.
Ling Zeyu frowned even in his sleep, his hand resting on his abdomen, and a ring on his ring finger.
Bai Yanfei's pupils dilated when he saw the ring.
This was their engagement ring. During that time, Ling Zeyu never wore it, only wearing it in front of the cameras for show.
He reached out and gently touched the ring. He hadn't noticed before whether Ling Zeyu was wearing a ring, and he had no recollection of when Ling Zeyu had started wearing it.
Ling Zeyu's breathing was even. Bai Yanfei gently lifted the corner of Ling Zeyu's clothes, which was still wrapped in bandages, but there was no blood. He breathed a sigh of relief.
He squatted on the ground and stared at Ling Zeyu's face for a long time. As midnight passed, a few small whiskers grew out of Ling Zeyu's stubble. He reached out and touched them; they were a little prickly.
Ling Zeyu's hair had grown quite long, and the stray hairs at his temples obscured his eyelids. He stared at them for a few seconds, then his gaze involuntarily drifted to a certain spot.
Men can have reactions even when they are sound asleep, but—
"Pretending to be asleep?" Bai Yanfei poked Ling Zeyu's face. Suddenly, his hand was grabbed by a large hand, which didn't surprise Bai Yanfei at all.
"You lied to me again."
"I was just trying not to bother you because I saw you were having fun." Ling Zeyu moved his sore neck.
Bai Yanfei was silent for a moment: "Go to bed and sleep."
Ling Zeyu looked up in disbelief. Had he heard correctly? Bai Yan insisted that he go to bed?