I Just Hurt You by Gripping You?

Chapter Twenty-One

When he was swept up in an alpha's arms, Ye Nanxun's mind went blank for a moment.

Like an old computer, he ran slowly. It was not until Yan Beiyou carried him into the building that he realized what had just happened.

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask the other man to put him down.

But the moment he spoke, he faltered because he suddenly did not know how to address him.

Ye Nanxun said, "Your Maj..."

As they neared the private rooms, a series of intermittent, suggestive sounds drifted out from one of them.

His pale green eyes widened instantly, and he swallowed the words that had nearly left his mouth.

Ye Nanxun did not even dare move.

He was a homebody and had never dated, but he still knew some things.

For example, what the sounds from that private room meant right now.

Yan Beiyou paused, silently carrying the stiff young man away from the private room and into the elevator.

The elevator doors closed, leaving only the two of them in the confined space.

Just as Ye Nanxun was about to speak, Yan Beiyou interrupted him again.

"I remember telling you my name," Yan Beiyou said, lifting his chin slightly as he watched the elevator numbers tick upward. "My surname is Yan. Yan, as in wild geese flying south."

Ye Nanxun pondered the meaning behind Yan Beiyou's words before cautiously asking, "Mr. Yan?"

When the elevator doors opened, Yan Beiyou gave a low hum.

Ye Nanxun curled his hands against his chest. "Mr. Yan, I can walk by myself. You don't need to trouble yourself..."

Beyond the elevator doors was the private living room.

Yan Beiyou carried the omega forward in long strides. "I've been on the battlefield."

Ye Nanxun looked faintly puzzled. He raised his head, but all he could see was the alpha's sharply defined, handsome jaw.

Bending down, Yan Beiyou placed the puzzled omega on the living room sofa and looked into Ye Nanxun's clear, beautiful green eyes. "What I mean is, I understand injuries better than a doctor does."

The instant their eyes met, Ye Nanxun felt as if he had fallen into a pitch-black sea.

Their eye contact lasted only a brief moment.

Yan Beiyou quickly straightened and turned toward a nearby room. "You sprained your ankle. The bone is misaligned."

Only two or three minutes seemed to pass before Yan Beiyou reappeared in Ye Nanxun's line of sight.

The tall alpha had removed his black suit jacket. His long fingers undid the buttons at his shirt cuffs, then rolled his sleeves up twice, revealing forearms with sleek, defined muscles.

Yan Beiyou crouched down, his tailored dress pants stretched taut.

The fine suit fabric clung tightly to his thigh muscles, making him look powerfully built.

Yan Beiyou reached for the omega's ankle. "I'll give you some basic treatment first. The doctor will be here soon."

Ye Nanxun instinctively drew his foot back and murmured, "Your Maj... Mr. Yan, there's no need to trouble yourself. I can do it myself..."

But merely pulling his foot back brought another wave of pain to his ankle.

His breathing trembled softly, and a fine layer of cold sweat formed on his forehead.

"Don't be afraid," Yan Beiyou said.

The two simple words were delivered steadily and without much emotion, yet they somehow dispelled Ye Nanxun's unease.

Ye Nanxun lowered his head, his slender, pale hands gripping the rabbit-fur blanket spread over the sofa. "Thank you for your trouble."

The luxurious, spacious living room fell into silent stillness.

Yan Beiyou knelt beside the omega and removed the shoe and sock from Ye Nanxun's injured foot.

It was a slender, delicate foot, its toes lightly touching the floor. It was fair and unblemished, with neatly trimmed toenails tinged a healthy pale pink.

The ankle that had originally been so slender was now red and swollen.

Yan Beiyou observed it quietly for a while, then took out a bottle of spray from the medical kit he had brought over earlier.

Before using it, the alpha looked up at Ye Nanxun. "It relieves pain and swelling."

Ye Nanxun nodded. "Mm."

"Excuse me," Yan Beiyou said.

A scorching warmth spread across the sensitive sole of his foot, and Ye Nanxun's fingertips curled inward slightly against the rabbit-fur blanket.

Yan Beiyou held the omega's sole in one hand, supporting it loosely, while using the other to spray the medication over Ye Nanxun's injured ankle.

The icy spray made his foot twitch involuntarily.

The instant it moved, Yan Beiyou tightened his grip slightly. He did not use enough force to hurt him, but held it firmly in place, preventing Ye Nanxun from injuring himself again.

Compared to the omega, Yan Beiyou's healthy wheat-colored fingers looked thick, long, and rough as they held that smooth, luminous white.

Roughness and delicacy, wheat color and luminous white.

The contrast was striking.

Yan Beiyou lowered his head for a glance, then released the foot in his hand without hesitation.

Several faint red finger marks had appeared on the pale top of that foot, making it look particularly pitiful.

Yan Beiyou rose to his feet. "Did I just hurt you by gripping you?"

Ye Nanxun saw his own foot as well. He shook his head. "No. My skin just... marks easily."

He added, "It doesn't hurt."

A doctor and a nurse arrived shortly afterward.

The bone in Ye Nanxun's sprained ankle was misaligned, but fortunately, it was not severe.

With current advanced medical technology, surgery was unnecessary. However, after having it bandaged, Ye Nanxun needed at least a week of rest. He could not put weight on his foot during that time and could only use a wheelchair.

Holding a portable scanner, the guard who had just scanned Ye Nanxun's injury said, "Are there any other injuries? Just in case, we should give you a full-body scan. It'll be quick."

Yan Beiyou made the decision for Ye Nanxun. "Scan him."

The guard looked at Ye Nanxun. "Sir, your shoulder is injured too. It isn't serious, but it would be best to treat it."

The nurse handed the scanner to the doctor beside her.

The doctor pushed up his glasses. "A little spray will be enough."

The injury was on his right shoulder. Zhu Shixin had deliberately rammed into him from behind that day, and the strength of an SS-level Alpha was no joke.

It was not enough to damage his muscles or dislocate a bone, but it had still not fully healed after several days.

Through the scanner, Yan Beiyou also saw the injury on Ye Nanxun's shoulder.

Just as the doctor was about to treat Ye Nanxun, Yan Beiyou told the doctor and nurse to leave.

Neither the doctor nor the nurse had said an unnecessary word or revealed any expression when they arrived, and they were the same when they left.

Ye Nanxun remained calm about Yan Beiyou suddenly preventing the doctor from treating his shoulder.

That made Yan Beiyou look at the young omega again.

Based on their brief past interactions, Ye Nanxun seemed to be someone emotionally stable, calm, and reserved.

"Song Ren will be here shortly. He'll treat your shoulder and examine your body while he's at it." Yan Beiyou sat on a nearby single sofa.

Confusion appeared in Ye Nanxun's eyes. "Examine my body?"

Yan Beiyou said, "There's something I need to discuss with you."

As he spoke, the alpha took a white egg patterned with black markings from his pocket.