The nurse instructed Bai Yanfei to give him the medicine prescribed by the doctor after he finished taking his own.
"You know how to use this, right? Your boyfriend came to see you this morning and left. He must be busy." The nurse looked at Bai Yanfei shyly. "Could you... ask him to give me an autograph? I promise I won't post it on social media, I'll just keep it for myself."
"I...I'll go back and ask him."
Oh, you're a fan.
"Then it's settled!" The nurse walked out of the ward happily. Bai Yanfei looked at the ointment in his hand and went into the bathroom.
Not long after, Ling Zeyu had someone bring his phone over. After Bai Yanfei unlocked it, he saw several missed calls and his heart jumped into his throat.
He quickly dialed back.
“The patient was throwing a tantrum last night and refused to eat. He accidentally fell while going to the toilet. The elderly patient is too old to have surgery, and he is also stubborn, saying that he is fine. Please come over and persuade him.”
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Bai Yanfei hung up the phone. His clothes were in the ward. After walking out of the hospital, he told Ling Zeyu and took a taxi to another hospital.
"I already told you I'm fine. You're all making a big fuss. Just let Xiaoyan come and see me and I'll be alright."
Bai Yanfei arrived at the ward door, panting. An old lady was sitting on the bed.
"grandmother!"
Grandma was stunned for a moment when she saw Bai Yanfei. The nurse gave her a few instructions and then left.
Grandma's gaze was fixed on Bai Yanfei's neck. He seemed to realize something and reached out to cover his neck.
"Why didn't you video call me if you missed me? Just tell me and I'd come see you." Bai Yanfei plopped down on the edge of the bed, then gasped and jumped up.
"You!" Grandma snorted in exasperation.
Bai Yanfei didn't know why he was so close to his grandmother. Bai Zhenrong said that this grandmother was a close friend of his biological grandmother. Her daughter had passed away and she had no children, so he helped take care of her.
Grandma doted on Bai Yanfei since he was a child, and Bai Yanfei was also very close to his grandma, treating her as his own grandmother.
"You're engaged to that big star? Why didn't you tell me about something this big?"
“Grandma, I… I like Brother Yu. Isn’t it great that we’re engaged? Besides, he’s been pretty good to me.” Bai Yanfei pointed to the clothes she was wearing and raised her hand. “Look, he gave me these clothes, and we picked out the ring together.”
"real?"
Bai Yanfei nodded.
"Then why didn't you bring him to see me? And why didn't you tell me about your relationship?"
"Brother Yu is a big star, there are some things I can't say out loud." Bai Yanfei clung to his grandmother and said coquettishly, "Oh, Grandma, please don't ask so many questions. I'll come and keep you company whenever I have time, okay?"
"That's more like it. How's your studies going?"
Bai Yanfei's smile was somewhat stiff.
"You need to graduate first, and then design a masterpiece that is unparalleled in the world. Ling Zeyu is a big star, and you will be a well-known designer. Let's see who dares to gossip about you then."
"Grandma is right."
Bai Yanfei sighed inwardly. He decided not to tell his grandmother about taking a leave of absence from school yet.
"Are you doing a lot of homework lately? I heard that drawing design drafts can make people go bald from exhaustion." The nanny touched Bai Yanfei's hair. "Luckily, my grandson has a lot of hair."
"How could I possibly go bald?" Bai Yanfei smiled brightly; being with his grandmother was the most relaxing time for him.
The ward door was suddenly pushed open, followed by Bai Zhenrong's impatient voice.
"Why did you suddenly fall again? Can't you be more careful?"
"dad."
What are you doing here?
Grandma patted Bai Yanfei on the back: "Xiao Yan, go back to class first. I remember you have class today. Come see Grandma again when you don't have class."
"I understand. Goodbye, nanny. I'll bring you something delicious next time I come." Bai Yanfei hugged his grandmother and left.
After Bai Yanfei left, Grandma's face also darkened.
"What are you doing here? Checking if I've died? Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."
"You know about Yan Fei's engagement, right? From now on, she will be a member of the Ling family. You should know your place." Bai Zhenrong sat to the side. "The Bai family was on the verge of collapse, but Ling Zeyu saved us."
"So you're just going to let Xiaoyan marry him? Are you even human, Bai Zhenrong?"
"Yan Fei also likes Ling Zeyu, so what's wrong with that? I hope you will consider the Bai family, otherwise if the Bai family falls, Yan Fei won't have a good life either."
Grandma, panting heavily, pointed to the door and said, "Get out! I don't want to see you!"
Bai Zhenrong remained silent for a while, then walked out.
...
Bai Yanfei was walking down the street when Aunt Wang asked him why he suddenly wanted to be discharged from the hospital. He could only tell the truth. He didn't want to deceive Ling Zeyu. Ling Zeyu had once said in an interview that he hated being lied to the most, and he didn't want to become the kind of person Ling Zeyu hated.
As Bai Yanfei passed by a restaurant, he saw a familiar figure.
Ling Zeyu, chatting and laughing, put his arm around another boy's waist, and the two walked in together.
Bai Yanfei's feet followed uncontrollably.
"Are you out of your mind, young man?"
Bai Yanfei looked up and saw that the light was red. With the red light on, he could only anxiously watch Ling Zeyu's back from the other side of the road.
He rushed over when the light turned green, but the restaurant was only open to members, and he was stopped at the door.
"Hello sir, do you have an appointment?"
"I...no, I'm here to find someone."
"Excuse me, sir, you need an appointment to enter."
"I...I really came here to find someone." Bai Yanfei looked anxiously at the customer service representative at the front desk.
"Excuse me, sir, please leave." The receptionist said with a smile.
"what are you doing here?"
Ling Zeyu's voice came from behind. Bai Yanfei turned around and saw a young man standing next to Ling Zeyu. The young man was also very handsome and dressed impeccably. In comparison, Bai Yanfei, who had rushed out of the hospital, looked rather disheveled.
Why did you run out of the hospital instead of staying there?
"I……"
"Hello Mr. Bai, I am Su Yang."
"He is Uncle Hao's son, the young master of the Su family," Ling Zeyu introduced.
Ironically, he, as the fiancé, couldn't get into the restaurant, while a stranger kept holding onto Ling Zeyu's arm.
Chapter 8 Don't try to scam me again.
"Hello, I am Bai Yanfei." In the end, he still didn't dare to refer to himself as Ling Zeyu's fiancé.
"Want to have dinner together? This restaurant is pretty good."
Bai Yanfei turned his gaze to Ling Zeyu, and seeing Ling Zeyu nod, he nodded as well.
"good."
Su Yang released Ling Zeyu's arm: "I'm sorry, I used to hold Ling-gege's arm like this. You shouldn't mind, right? We grew up together, and I treat him like an older brother."
Bai Yanfei forced a bitter smile: "Brother Yu, I'm a little hungry."
"Let's go to the top floor."
"Okay, I like the top floor the most."
Bai Yanfei followed behind them like an outsider. The elevator went straight to the top floor, where Su Yang and Ling Zeyu sat on the same side. He suddenly regretted following them.
"Order whatever you want."
Su Yang ordered a few bottles of wine first. Bai Yanfei didn't recognize what kind of wine it was, but he instinctively resisted alcohol.
The waiter poured three glasses of wine. Su Yang raised his glass, and Bai Yanfei looked at Ling Zeyu for help. Ling Zeyu glanced at him, raised his glass, and clinked it with Su Yang's.
"The doctor said that Yan Fei cannot drink alcohol now."
"Ah?" Su Yang lowered his eyes in disappointment. "That's a pity. This wine is quite delicious. Since Brother Xiao Fei can't drink it, then Brother Ling, I'll drink it with you. I remember Brother Ling also likes to drink this wine."
Su Yang interacted with Ling Zeyu as if no one else was around, making Bai Yanfei feel like a clown.
They were childhood sweethearts, and he, her fiancé, sat there like an outsider.
Ling Zeyu and Su Yang drank one glass of wine after another. The food hadn't even been served yet, and Bai Yanfei couldn't join their conversation, so he could only sit awkwardly to the side.
Bai Yanfei had been watching the two of them the whole time. Su Yang seemed to be a little drunk and was leaning on Ling Zeyu.
"Brother Yu... I'm not feeling well, I'll head back first." Bai Yanfei stood up, and after Ling Zeyu nodded, he ran to the elevator as if he were escaping.
"Why did your fiancé leave?" Su Yang stared at Ling Zeyu's profile with a dazed look in her eyes.
"That's enough, Xiaoyang. If this continues, I'll get angry."
...
After leaving the restaurant, Bai Yanfei couldn't help but dry heave next to the trash can. He hadn't eaten much that day, and the alcohol Su Yang had ordered was very strong. He was standing very close by, and the smell of the alcohol made him feel very uncomfortable.
A car stopped in front of him, and Bai Yanfei rested there for a while before walking forward.
What are you doing here?
Bai Yanfei looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wen Xiuyuan.
"Didn't you go to the banquet with Zeyu?" Wen Xiuyuan opened the car door. "Get in, we can't park here."
Bai Yanfei sat silently in the passenger seat.
"Zeyu said you went to the hospital because your stomach problems flared up?"
"Um."
“He asked me for medicine last night. Shouldn’t you still be lying in the hospital right now?” Wen Xiuyuan glanced at Bai Yanfei’s neck while waiting at a traffic light. “Zeyu really has no sense of proportion.”
Bai Yanfei glanced at the rearview mirror; the bright marks on his neck clearly revealed what he had experienced last night.
"Su Yang...does he have a good relationship with Brother Yu?" Bai Yanfei couldn't help but ask.