Chapter 2109: Why Did You Call Me Mr. Yaen

Before she could take a closer look, the clothes were taken away by Shu, and the trash can had bloodied gauze, which he also picked up to throw away.

“The medicines on the cabinet all have dosages written on the boxes. Just make sure he takes them when it’s time. The white tablets in the bottle are painkillers; give him one only when he can’t bear the pain. Try to avoid using them.”

Shu stood in front of Wanting, his hands occupied, but he still gave her a warm smile, “I’ll go get busy. If anything comes up, call me directly, don’t panic.”

Wanting nodded firmly, “Thank you, Brother Shu.”

“Why are you thanking me?”

Wanting was momentarily stunned. Was Shu teasing her?

However, his next sentence came quickly, “I originally came here for this pathetic guy, I wouldn’t trust anyone else with him. I have to treat him myself; you don’t need to thank me, it’s my duty.”

Wanting pressed her lips together and nodded again, “I’ll take good care of him.”

“I have some matters to attend to after work, I should be able to leave by seven-thirty. Wait a bit for me, okay?”

Wanting didn’t understand why Shu asked her to wait. He had already left, the door slightly ajar but not fully closed, so the wind couldn’t blow in. Wanting didn’t go to close it; instead, she quickly walked back to Yaen Chi, bent down with her hands on her knees, and looked up at him.

“Does it hurt?”

“No.”

“Liar. I saw it; she hit you and even kicked you. Oh right!”

Suddenly, she remembered, “You’ve been kicked in the stomach too. I should call Brother Shu back to check on it.”

Before she could finish her sentence, she rose to run.

Shu was quick, grabbing her by the elbow and guiding her toward him. When she turned around, he grasped her wrist and held her hand.

Without hesitation, he changed the subject, “Why did you just call me Mr. Yaen?”

Wanting was puzzled for a moment; she had indeed called him that.

She stammered, “Was there a problem?”

“Is there a problem?” Yaen Chi pulled her down a bit, “Why did you call me that?”

“Brother Chi…”

Instinctively, Wanting stepped back, but Yaen Chi didn’t let her avoid him. At some point, he had hooked the chair with his toe to move behind her, perfectly pressing against her leg, leaving her no room to retreat because he kept her fixed between the chair and his legs.

Yaen Chi had always been considerate of her feelings, never willing to scare her. Typically, if she showed fear, he would have released her, but now not only did he not let go, he held both her hands.

“Why? Tell me, okay?”

Wanting bit her lip; they were too close, far too close.

She couldn’t think straight.

She could have replied with other pretty words, but all she could focus on was that word “Brother” from the “little wife.”

She admitted that it bothered her, but how could she voice such twisted little thoughts?

“Did you hear others calling me that and get upset?”

Wanting suddenly raised her head, unable to mask the panic in her eyes.

Yaen Chi sighed quietly; her thoughts were all too easy to predict.

“I didn’t ask her to call me that; it’s just that I often slip and refer to myself as brother. She heard it often and started calling me that too; I didn’t see it as wrong at the time.”

Wanting tried to pull her hands away from his grasp, but just as she moved, he immediately felt it, pulling her back to the same distance he had carefully allowed, even tightening his hold deeper into the palm of his hand. She trembled lightly, cautiously swallowing, “Why… did she hear it so often?”