Because I Cannot Hurt You

At the hospital, Liang and Ah Cy were already present and had informed the doctor about the situation. They left Leina at Han villa with Siying with the head butler taking care of them.

Xinyi was already admitted for the treatment while the rest of the family waited outside.

Han Huizhong had said nothing the whole time from the moment Xinyi fainted. He glanced at Zhiyuan who was expressionlessly staring towards her ward.

Liang sat beside him on the bench and patted his shoulder. "Zhiyuan. She will be fine. The doctor said her wound is not deep. It's a concussion and once she wakes up, she will be alright."

He kept quiet for a long time and blankly said,

"This is the second time, Liang. She got hurt because of me twice."

Ah Cy gently flicked his head. "You are overthinking, Zhiyuan. You are not at fault."

He clenched his fingers into a fist. "She stepped in between to take the hit for me. What else should I say?"

Liang quietly looked at him. "She came in between because she thinks that you were not at fault for what happened on the cruise. If that is what Xinyi feels, then you should respect that."

Zhiyuan wryly smiled. "She has a very kind heart, Liang. Why would she think it's my fault? Do you remember that day when some girls locked her up in the storeroom?"

Ah Cy touched her chin. "Ah those stupid girls. They were sort of Caihong's fans who misunderstood that Xinyi was seducing you."

"Yes. At that time, I was clueless about how they were bullying her behind my back. Xinyi never told me either until things went too extreme that night she was locked. Even at that time...if I had known her troubles, she wouldn't have had to suffer like that."

As Liang and Ah Cy left him alone at Zhiyuan's request, he combed through his hair in frustration. "That Xiaosi. He will be such a pain. I don't know why he wants revenge on Zhi."

Ah Cy chuckled. "Let him meet me. I will bring him back to his senses in my way," and she evilly cracked her knuckles.

He said, "We can always have that as the last option, my dear wife. Brute force."

Liang looked back at Zhiyuan. "I just don't want them to suffer anymore."

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When Zizi tried to tell Zhiyuan to treat his wounds, he only replied, "Leave me alone for a while, Zizi."

He felt so distant at that moment that it only increased her frustration for Xinyi. Because of her, he refused to treat himself even if he was badly hurt too.

She remembered Han Guang's words. "Don't fall for Xinyi's trap, Zizi. It's all to gain Uncle's favor. She knows that Uncle holds the most power in the Han family, so she did that to be in his good books to snatch all the wealth one day. She is doing everything she can to secure her position. Don't be fooled by her greatness in trying to save Zhiyuan."

Zizi stomped as she walked in anger.

For a moment at that time, she was surprised, seeing Xinyi saving Zhiyuan, but when she heard Han Guang's explanation, she was convinced that Xinyi had grabbed this chance to look pitiful and great.

Just wait, Xinyi. I will bring your real face in front of bro and Grandpa one day!

Suddenly, she crashed into a man who was hurriedly walking in the opposite direction.

"Ouch! Hey! Don't you have eyes!" She flared.

"Your eyes don't seem to be working any great, either, oh princess Han Zizi."

She froze as she recognized that mocking voice. Zizi looked up to see Yunru. "You!"

She smirked, "Heh, so you came to meet your pitiful yet crafty sister-"

But Yunru simply ignored her, brushed her aside, and went away. Zizi gnashed her teeth and yelled. "Stop! How dare you push me away like that?"

Yunru looked back and raised his brow. "Because thanks to your lovely Grandpa and brother's fight, my sis had to get hurt. You should prostrate yourself on behalf of them and apologize until your forehead turns red by banging it on the floor, and here you are arguing with me."

P-prostrate? Bang my head for an apology?

"Y-You…You are too much!"

"Not more than your lovely Han family. And if I may remind you, this is a hospital. Your irritatingly loud voice is disturbing other patients, and as the dutiful cop I am responsible for maintaining peace, I might have to arrest you for causing an unnecessary commotion."

He sneered. "I still have handcuffs with me, Princess Han Zizi. Would you like to pay another visit to your favorite place?"

Zizi's temper flared up like a volcano. The humiliation she had faced at that time in Moonlight hotel was still fresh in her mind.

"I think you quite like the humiliation of dragging you out with handcuffs. First, it was a hotel, now it could be a hospital. I must say, you are choosing some interesting places for your show."

"Soo Yunru!"

But he already ignored her and hurriedly went away before Zizi could say anything else.

She dug her nails in her palm. "I will remember this. You and your sister…"

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As Han Huizhong was slowly walking out of the hospital, he met Yunru on the way. There was a beat of silence between them.

"What's wrong, Grandpa Han? You are surprisingly quiet today," Yunru smiled. "Is it your guilt silencing you?"

Han Huizhong snorted. "It's not my fault if your sister is such a fool, protecting my useless grandson."

Even if he didn't seem to be guilty, Yunru saw how he was tightly clenching his stick. The veins on the back of his hand were popping out as if he was trying to put his anger on a leash.

He chuckled. "True, true. So, don't worry. My fool of a sister won't blame you. After all, that fool of my sister loves her grandfather-in-law, too, as much as she loves his grandson."

Han Huizhong slightly stiffened.

As Yunru walked away, he silently sat on a bench. The memories of his first meeting with Xinyi slowly came to his mind as he thought back to that one day when he went to visit Zhiyuan and Zizi in college.

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