Chapter 914: Because It's You

Ye Wanting jumped back in shock.

Yaen Chi grabbed her arm and pulled her back, simultaneously taking two steps back, letting go only after she regained her balance.

“Sorry, I was walking too fast.

My apologies.”

He spoke first, taking responsibility for the mishap.

Ye Wanting’s words got stuck, and her mind went blank for a moment.

Luckily, she noticed Yin Tao, who followed them in, standing politely and restrainedly to the side.

“Qianqian’s fever has gone down.

This bottle is almost finished, and there’s another one.

Once that’s done, she can go home.”

Yaen Chi nodded, “How much longer?”

“About forty minutes.”

“Alright,” he glanced at Ye Wanting, “how long have you been here?”

“Huh?”

If you based it on what just happened, it was strictly a doctor-patient family relationship.

But Yaen Chi’s smile when he spoke added a layer of personal affection.

Ye Wanting clasped her hands behind her back, fingers fidgeting with each other, “Not long.”

Yaen Chi sat in the spot she had been sitting in, coaxed Qianqian for a bit, then turned to look at her, “Which doctor are you with?”

“Dr.

Lu, a female doctor.

I’m not usually in pediatrics.

When Jiaojiao and the others came, I happened to see them, so I asked Dr.

Lu for a favor.

Luckily, changing the IV bottle wasn’t difficult, so she allowed me to come over.

I’ll head back once Qianqian finishes the IV.”

Yaen Chi’s lips curved, with a smile in his eyes.

He scrutinized her for a moment with a teasing tone, “You’re still the same as before, with no defenses around people.

I ask, and you tell me everything.”

“Ah…”

Ye Wanting blushed, not from shyness but from slight embarrassment, barely able to stand her ground, her toes hesitantly shifting.

“Because it’s you.”

Because it was Yaen Chi, she was willing to say it.

Yet she deliberately said it in such a formal way.

Yaen Chi felt a bit uncomfortable inside, but simultaneously felt that it was exactly how she should respond.

Having some distance is good.

Afraid of making the young girl awkward, Yaen Chi playfully added, “Alright for us, but don’t be so familiar with other patients’ families.

You meet all sorts of people at a hospital, and if you run into a difficult one, you might not handle it well.”

Ye Wanting pursed her lips, “Got it.”

Yaen Chi meant no harm; she knew that.

Though they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, speaking with her was just like before—a gentle, big brother demeanor.

Her initial nervousness dissipated after just a few sentences.

After that, Yaen Chi coaxed Qianqian while the pediatric ward was decorated very cartoonishly, with stuffed animals and fairy tale books.

Yaen Chi picked one and let Qianqian choose.

Once chosen, he would read.

Ye Wanting couldn’t leave temporarily, so she sat on the sofa listening to Yaen Chi tell the story of Snow White.

Yin Tao came over, and there were two single sofas nearby, but she sat beside Ye Wanting instead.

With a smile, she said, “Wanting, long time no see.”

Ye Wanting was somewhat surprised.

Earlier, she was considered part of Yaen Chi’s circle, but when Yin Tao got together with Yaen Chi, Ye Wanting had just resigned.

After leaving Minglun, she hadn’t seen that group again.

Maybe they knew she was busy with her studies, so they didn’t reach out to her without reason.

Occasionally, Ye Wanting would have dinner with Nan Jiaojiao, but Jiaojiao never mentioned Yaen Chi or that circle to her.

This was the first meeting with Yaen Chi in months.

It should also be the first meeting with Yin Tao.

“You know me?”

Yin Tao’s eyes flickered, and she smiled, “Yes, I’ve heard Brother Loo and the others mention you.”