After Pretending to Fall, They Revealed Their True Faces

She felt exhausted.

A son who was arrogant and troublesome, always causing trouble, and a "husband" who was completely useless...

Without realizing it, she had arrived at the hospital entrance.

The hospital in the early morning was already bustling with people.

Hospitals were places where life, aging, sickness, and death converged.

But at the breakfast stall by the hospital entrance, there was a vibrant atmosphere of everyday life...

A young mother was holding her child's hand.

She led him into the hospital.

"Daddy, you finished the surgery, you're the bravest person in the world, don't you think so!"

"Mhm, mhm, Daddy's the best!"

The child nodded vigorously, still holding a bouquet of flowers for his father.

It was clear this was a mother and son visiting their father after surgery.

Illness was a frightening thing, yet Ye Mingyan could only feel warmth from them.

If this were a normal, heartwarming scene, Ye Mingyan wouldn't have even glanced at it.

But now, her heart felt like it was being hammered by iron, squeezing out a pang of bitterness.

Perhaps if she had been given a choice back then.

Perhaps she would be a happy woman now.

Chapter 52: A Budding Feeling

In the hospital room.

Lin Che slowly woke from his sleep, feeling something heavy on his chest, a large lump distorting the blanket covering him.

Lin Che lifted the blanket.

What greeted his eyes was the girl's delicate sleeping face.

Her twin ponytails were a bit messy after the night, and beneath her hair, her youthful cheeks had soft lines. Luo Xue's eyes were closed, her long eyelashes like upturned butterfly wings, trembling slightly with her breath.

Luo Xue, asleep, was like an affectionate large dog, curled up on Lin Che's chest.

The girl was petite and light, like a feather. Her youthful, energetic body didn't feel oppressive at all. Her cool, smooth skin made one want to hold her close.

Lin Che finally remembered.

Luo Xue had hypnotized him last night, making him play the piano on her... barren land.

As a result, before the piano piece was even finished, Luo Xue herself had rolled her eyes and passed out...

Seeing that expression on Luo Xue's proud, childish face was truly exhilarating!

Even thinking about it now made Lin Che's heart race!

Lin Che couldn't help but stroke Luo Xue's cheek with his thumb.

The girl's skin was soft and delicate, full of collagen.

As his finger brushed past her lips, Luo Xue, in her sleep, seemed to sense something. She smacked her lips and even stuck out her tender pink tongue, gently licking.

A warm, wet sensation met his finger.

Lin Che's heart fluttered, and he couldn't help but put his entire finger into Luo Xue's small mouth.

Luo Xue, in her sleep, probably thought she was eating a lollipop.

But after licking for a long time, the "candy" showed no signs of melting.

Luo Xue let out a sleepy murmur, her eyelashes fluttering.

Then, her peaceful sleeping face rippled like a calm pond disturbed by a stone!

Luo Xue's eyes snapped open, her bright, clear pupils filled with panic!

Why am I here?

Immediately, scenes from last night flooded Luo Xue's mind!

She remembered that yesterday, her defenses had been broken, her resolve weakened, and she had actually fallen asleep directly on Lin Che's chest!

And, more importantly...

She had forgotten to hypnotize Lin Che yesterday and erase his memory!

That meant...

Lin Che now remembered everything from yesterday completely!

"Ptooey!"

Luo Xue spat out Lin Che's finger. Had he not washed his hands yesterday!

"Lin Che! This is a misunderstanding, don't overthink it!"

Luo Xue climbed up.

The blanket slid down along the girl's beautiful spinal curve.

White...

Delicate and tender skin under the sunlight, as if covered with a crystal-clear filter.

Petite and exquisite, full of youthful energy.

Lin Che's eyes widened, wishing he could engrave the beautiful scenery before him into his mind.

"No looking!"

Luo Xue casually picked up a small piece of clothing and threw it onto Lin Che's face.

"Hurry! Hurry!"

Luo Xue quickly searched through the scattered school uniforms to find her phone!

Her tender arms were trembling, her fingers nervously swiping on the phone screen.

She even kept making accidental touches because her hands were shaking so badly.

It took her a long time to bring up the hypnosis image.

After hypnotizing Lin Che again, Luo Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately erased Lin Che's memory.

Only then did she feel at ease and put on her school uniform in front of Lin Che.

After admiring the scene of the girl changing, Luo Xue went to school.

The nurse changed Lin Che's bandages, replacing them with brand new ones.

Lin Che had no intention of going home.

He lay quietly on the hospital bed.

Waiting for the visitor's arrival.

Not long after.

A knock on the door was heard.

"Is this student Lin Che's room?"

Although Ye Mingyan had deliberately tried to make her voice sound gentler, her long-held position of authority still imbued her voice with an unassailable authority.

"Please come in..."

Lin Che had originally thought that Song Mu's mother would be a domineering middle-aged woman.

But when the ward door opened, a woman in a stepmother dress walked in!

She had deliberately applied gentle makeup, softening her cold and beautiful face a few degrees, like ice and snow just beginning to melt. Although there was still a chill, one could already feel a hint of spring.

The gentle stepmother dress was wrapped around her. If her temperament was that of midwinter, then her figure was that of midsummer—hot enough to make one's palms sweat.

The long dress outlined her proud and upright figure, and her slender waist and soft hips drew a charming curve.

Ye Mingyan's figure was a terrifying S-shape.

Her long legs were practically longer than Lin Che's life. A small section of her icy skin and jade bones was revealed from beneath the long dress.

Ye Mingyan moved her steps, and the high heels on her jade feet made a crisp sound.

Without waiting for Lin Che to invite her, she proactively sat down by Lin Che's bedside.

Ye Mingyan could feel the fiery gaze fixed upon her.

No one had ever stared at her with such a direct gaze.

For some reason, Ye Mingyan didn't feel annoyed. Her heart was simply pounding, and her fingers were nervously twirling a small braid by her ear.

She had come to apologize, but Ye Mingyan rarely apologized.

For a moment, she didn't know what to do.

"Auntie, are you here about Song Mu?"

Lin Che's voice was calm.

Ye Mingyan was taken aback.

She had expected Lin Che to be flustered and helpless in front of her, or to greedily demand a huge sum of money.

But neither happened.

Lin Che's voice carried no discernible emotion, like a cup of lukewarm water, always feeling just right no matter the time.

"Yes, the news about Song Mu has been trending, which is very bad for the company."

Ye Mingyan nodded. She tried her best to make her tone less aggressive, but it still sounded cold.

"If you can remove the trending topic or post a clarifying post, I can give you five hundred thousand... no, one million in compensation..."

"Even, if you want, I can reserve a position for you in the company, and you can start working directly after you graduate from college. You know, the current employment environment is very severe, and finding a job isn't that simple..."

"And your classmate, Luo Xue, right? I will offer her the same compensation."

"..."

Ye Mingyan was truly terrible at apologizing.

What she was good at was business negotiations.

Both sides would state their conditions and then continue to negotiate the finer details.

Ye Mingyan finished stating the compensation she could offer.

Afterward, she looked at Lin Che.

Waiting for Lin Che to state his conditions.

But Lin Che was just peeling an orange.

After peeling it, he tore the orange in half, handing one half to Ye Mingyan.

"Hm?"

Ye Mingyan let out a soft sound of surprise, but she still took the orange from Lin Che's hand.

"Auntie, have some fruit……"

Lin Che made himself look like a polite child, offering Ye Mingyan a smile.

Ye Mingyan's heart gave a sharp tug.

This child didn't see her as the President at all, only as a classmate's mother…

She met Lin Che's gaze.

There was no fear, no greed, no fawning in Lin Che's eyes…

It was unlike any gaze she had ever encountered!

Ye Mingyan tore off a segment of the orange and popped it into her mouth.

Unlike the specially supplied fruit she ate, this ordinary orange only tasted like an ordinary orange.