"En?" Su Ying responded.
Wen Bai placed the other's hand on his own face, looking at Su Ying.
Su Ying's gaze shifted slightly.
His fingers curled inward, his skin brushing against itself, feeling the supple and delicate touch between his fingertips and his palm.
Wen Bai, with a hint of displeasure, pulled his hand closer, pressing it more firmly.
Wen Bai even tilted his head, determined to sandwich Su Ying's hand between his own and his face.
Seeing Wen Bai like this, and recalling the man in the room earlier, Su Ying's thoughts drifted for a moment. As if remembering something, a faint trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
Then, looking at Wen Bai's demeanor, he felt a sense of helplessness yet indulgence. "Alright, shall we go to the car then?"
This time, Wen Bai was obedient and followed Su Ying to the car.
Before long, the piercing sound of police sirens shattered the warm atmosphere.
Wen Bai's phone rang. Wen Bai pressed Su Ying's hand against his face, holding it in place.
He reached out with his other hand towards Su Ying.
Su Ying found it somewhat amusing and took Wen Bai's phone from his pocket, handing it over.
Wen Bai took the phone with his free hand. "Hello."
"Are you alright? I've brought Shuangshuang out too!" It was Ji Tianle's panting voice.
Wen Bai lowered his head, his expressionless face saying, "We're fine."
"I'll take her to the hospital first! I just wanted to confirm you're safe."
"Okay."
He then hung up the phone.
That day's events concluded in a rush; the police arrived to find the scene already cleared.
Subsequently, a subordinate eager to strike it rich took the fall for Jiang Dalei, voluntarily surrendering.
Perhaps it was due to understanding that Jiang Yiyi had indeed attempted suicide and was rescued because of him.
Yu Yang did not pursue any further action, nor did he say much to the police.
As for Lin Shuangshuang, she was immediately admitted to the hospital.
Ji Tianle, of course, was not going to let it go.
However, before the matter could escalate further, the elders intervened.
The Ji and Jiang families actually had business dealings. After a friendly negotiation between the elders of both families, the outcome was to downplay the incident.
This greatly upset Ji Tianle, and for the first time, he deeply realized that if he continued to be a hands-off manager, he wouldn't even be able to protect the woman he loved.
His life's creed used to be eat, drink, play, and have fun. Now, his only creed was - to become stronger.
He decided to properly take over the family business.
Before that, he needed to gain the approval of Old Master Ji, which meant not only successfully completing the current projects but also excelling in them.
Wen Bai noticed that this experience had not only left Lin Shuangshuang and Ji Tianle traumatized but also made Su Ying act strangely afterwards.
For instance, he found Su Ying staring blankly at the foot accessory he had intended to give him earlier.
Wen Bai thought Su Ying was displeased, feeling that his gift was unwanted.
Wen Bai pondered with a hint of concern; after all, he had decided to treat this person well, and now, even with emotions, he managed to control his temper.
So, he walked over, took the bracelet, put it on, and walked around.
Seeing Su Ying still staring blankly, seemingly not cheered up, he thought.
Because it was too cumbersome during the day, he took it off when dressing after waking up, only wearing it at night while sleeping.
Su Ying seemed to finally let go of the matter of the foot ornament.
Another example was Su Ying's sleeping posture at night. He used to sleep soundly, remaining just as he was before falling asleep.
He always slept side-by-side with Wen Bai, each with their own pillow. Although there was no line drawn, their boundaries were distinct.
Su Ying never pressed on him or confined him.
Even though System 001 said he would still spend a lot of time watching him at night.
Wen Bai silently looked at himself in the mirror: two eyes, one nose, one mouth. He didn't find anything particularly special.
Completely incomprehensible.
However, after this incident, Su Ying began to hug him while sleeping at night.
Although Wen Bai did not reject Su Ying's scent and warmth, and did not feel uncomfortable when Su Ying held him,
He would occasionally wake up in the morning to find someone's breath on his face, a damp and warm breath that felt a little strange.
On one occasion, he woke up to find himself sleeping pressed against the other's chest, his face contorted.
Another instance was Su Ying starting to require Wen Bai to report his whereabouts in advance.
Where was he going?
Who was he with?
When would he be home?
All of this needed to be told to him first.
Actually, Wen Bai felt it was unnecessary, as he had his location tracking.
But thinking about the unpleasant experience, he figured it must have scared Su Ying.
System 001 had mentioned that people falling in love could become possessive and anxious.
If that was the case,
Wen Bai magnanimously decided to tell him, as there was nothing to hide.
After Wen Bai woke up, he found Su Ying had already gone to work.
System 001 sighed, "This is the life of a worker. Fortunately, he supports you, so you don't have to work, otherwise, where would you find the time to get close to the male and female leads?"
Wen Bai expressionlessly finished the sandwich Su Ying had made and drank his milk. He then picked up his phone and skillfully tapped away, clicking send.
He informed Su Ying that he planned to visit Lin Shuangshuang at the hospital today and would likely have dinner together.
Lin Shuangshuang had said she would be discharged in the next two days and had promised to treat him to a meal upon her release.
And Wen Bai never refused dinner invitations.
He paused, then added, "Would you like to join me for lunch?"
He received no reply.
Wen Bai didn't mind.
He arrived at the hospital and pushed open the door, only to see someone who shouldn't have been there.
Dr. Su, wearing a white doctor's coat and gold-rimmed glasses, was meticulously instructing a patient who had already been briefed by a nurse.
"Don't you have surgery?" Wen Bai asked curiously.
The nurse beside them, having received the pendant from Wen Bai and knowing about Dr. Su and Wen Bai's relationship from her colleague—Su Ying's assistant—smiled at Wen Bai with particular warmth. "Oh, Wen Bai is here. Dr. Su's patient suddenly had a spike in blood pressure before surgery, so it was canceled."
As she passed Wen Bai, she whispered, "I was wondering why Dr. Su suddenly came to this ward. Turns out it's because you're coming. Dr. Su seized the opportunity to wait for you."
Wen Bai looked at Su Ying suspiciously.
Dr. Su, after a serious final word with Yu Yang, walked over.
He gently patted Wen Bai's head. "I might not be able to join you for lunch."
Wen Bai replied, "Oh."
Then Su Ying opened the door and left.
Wen Bai: "..."
Wen Bai knew how busy Su Ying was. The last time he came to register, he had witnessed it firsthand. Although messages could be replied to via phone, Su Ying insisted on telling him in person.
Still, he couldn't understand.
However, System 001, which was happy to guide Wen Bai through his knowledge gaps, understood.
System 001 helpfully concluded, "This is Su Ying's feelings entering the next stage."
Seeing the sweet interaction between Dr. Su and Wen Bai conclude, Lin Shuangshuang actively greeted Wen Bai, beckoning him over.
Wen Bai walked towards her, simultaneously asking in his mind, "What stage?"
"The 'mysterious infatuation' stage."
Wen Bai: "?"
"This is the most troublesome stage for humans in love. At this stage, they will continuously display intense and inseparable affection towards the other person, constantly wanting to see them, unable to control their desire to find their own sense of presence in the other person, wanting to explore what the other is thinking, whether they are in it, and feeling like time has stopped, with every second feeling like an eternity when separated. Most importantly, they become very interested in physical touch."
Wen Bai didn't quite grasp the long string of words before, but he understood the last sentence.