Chapter 44
Winter sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains, casting a rectangular patch of light across the bed.
Little Mushroom rolled over to the omega's face and nuzzled him affectionately. Its fluffy eyelashes trembled in the sunlight as its eyelids slowly lifted, revealing a faint green glimmer.
"Morning."
After stroking Mushroom Egg's smooth shell, Ye Nanxun threw back the covers. His pale bare feet slipped into the slippers beside the bed, and he got up and walked into the bathroom.
He splashed a handful of cool water over his face, gradually clearing his head. Then, looking at the large bathtub in the bathroom through the mirror, Ye Nanxun suddenly froze.
The guest room had a bathroom too. Why had Yan Beiyou told him to shower in the bedroom yesterday?
With a toothbrush in hand and foam in his mouth, Ye Nanxun turned to look behind him.
Oh, there was no shampoo or body wash in this bathroom.
That was probably why.
Without dwelling on it, Ye Nanxun quickly finished washing up and left the room with Mushroom Egg in his arms.
The house was completely quiet, with only Ye Nanxun's footsteps audible.
"Mr. Yan?"
No one answered.
Breakfast had been set out on the dining table beside the kitchen. The soy milk and steamed buns were still giving off steam, and a note was tucked beneath the plate.
The handwriting was vigorous and forceful, every stroke flowing like a dragon. Ye Nanxun stared at it for quite some time, his fingertips lightly tracing the words on the note.
"Your handwriting is so beautiful."
Yan Beiyou had something to do that morning, so after buying breakfast for Ye Nanxun, he had left. He had registered Ye Nanxun's information for both the house and the car in the garage.
Even in Yan Beiyou's absence, Ye Nanxun could use them freely.
After taking a sip of the hot soy milk, Ye Nanxun set it down. He took out his phone and snapped a picture of breakfast, then grabbed a steamed bun and took a bite before opening the chat window and sending it to the alpha.
Little Mushroom: Photo.jpg
Little Mushroom: The soy milk and steamed buns are both delicious. Thank you, Mr. Yan.
A reply came almost immediately.
Mr. Yan: I had the housekeeping robot buy them this morning.
Mr. Yan: How are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?
Little Mushroom: I don't feel uncomfortable. Thank you for taking care of me yesterday, Mr. Yan.
Mr. Yan: Mm. You're welcome.
Little Mushroom: Mr. Yan, after breakfast, I'd like to go to the hospital to see a friend.
Mr. Yan: There's a car in the garage. Use it as you like.
Little Mushroom: Okay, thank you, Mr. Yan.
After quickly finishing breakfast, Ye Nanxun held his phone and stared blankly at his chat with Yan Beiyou for several minutes.
Last night, while sitting outside the hospital room, even though he had brought Cao Xi to another hospital, he still couldn't stop worrying about whether Cao Xi would be safe there. What if He Yiming and the others sent someone after him? Could he protect Cao Xi?
The moment Yan Beiyou appeared, all those worries vanished completely.
His dirty clothes had already been thrown into the trash. On the sofa in the living room, Ye Nanxun found a brand-new set of clothes.
After changing into the clean clothes, which unexpectedly fit perfectly, Ye Nanxun took Yan Beiyou's black hovercar back to the hospital.
Cao Xi was still in the same private room as yesterday. There was now a caregiver in the room. When she saw Ye Nanxun enter, she greeted him with a smile before tactfully leaving the room.
"Professor Ye."
Cao Xi lay in the hospital bed. His complexion was much better than yesterday, though he was still weak and drained. At the sight of Ye Nanxun, his eyes lit up, and he braced his hands against the bed as he tried to sit up.
"Don't move. Lie down." Ye Nanxun hurriedly supported Cao Xi's arm and pressed him gently back onto the bed.
Cao Xi still remembered everything that had happened last night.
He remembered how Ye Nanxun had jumped down and caught him, kicked away those alphas, comforted him, and brought him to the hospital.
It had clearly been his own choice, yet in the end, he had dragged Ye Nanxun into trouble with those alphas.
He Yiming, Jiang Ying...
Not one of those alphas was someone he, Ye Nanxun, or any ordinary person like them could stand against.
His eyes and nose reddened instantly. Cao Xi's heart ached with guilt as he said, "I'm sorry... Professor Ye... Thank you..."
"Don't worry. Focus on recovering in the hospital. You'll be fine." Holding Cao Xi's hand, Ye Nanxun gave it a gentle pat and said softly, "Xiao Xi, I can help you, but you have to tell me everything. Can you do that?"
Cao Xi pressed his lips together hard and shook his head, his voice trembling. "Professor Ye, don't get involved with me anymore. I... I went there willingly yesterday."
He couldn't drag a kind, innocent person into that filthy, hopeless abyss for his sake.
Professor Ye had already saved him once yesterday. If he got dragged into this again, Cao Xi didn't dare imagine what would happen, nor could he allow it.
Cao Xi knew better than anyone what kind of person his advisor, Jiang Ying, really was.
Ye Nanxun said, "Xiao Xi, do you want to change advisors?"
Cao Xi immediately looked up. "Professor Ye, I... my advisor is Jiang Ying... He won't agree..."
Ye Nanxun smiled lightly. "What if I told you I have a way?"
Persuading Cao Xi wouldn't happen overnight, and Ye Nanxun wasn't in a hurry. The most important thing right now was for Cao Xi to recover properly in the hospital.
When he left the room, Ye Nanxun immediately spotted the caregiver waiting outside.
"Hello, did Mr. Yan send you?"
The caregiver smiled. "Mr. Ye, Mr. Yan sent me. Please rest assured, I'll take good care of Mr. Cao."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Though he had already guessed that Yan Beiyou had arranged for someone, hearing it confirmed made him feel even more at ease.
Ye Nanxun asked the caregiver several questions, including whether anyone else had come looking for Cao Xi between last night and today.
The caregiver said with a smile, "I won't allow unrelated people to disturb Mr. Cao's rest."
Ye Nanxun gave the caregiver his phone number as well, telling her to call him immediately if anything happened at the hospital.
It was already noon by the time he left the hospital.
He didn't return to Yan Beiyou's spacious apartment, nor did he go home.
The black hovercar left the underground parking garage and slowly pulled into a nearby park.
A light rain fell outside, and the sky was gloomy. The enclosed, warm cabin gave him a comforting sense of safety, both physically and mentally.
The car's screen was playing the latest news. Ye Nanxun unscrewed a bottle of water, took a sip, and quietly watched the broadcast.
If Cao Xi hadn't been humiliated at yesterday's birthday banquet because of the changes brought about by his actions, then why had General Zhu Yucheng appeared at He Lanxue's birthday banquet?
In his previous life, General Zhu Yucheng clearly hadn't attended the banquet.
Was it because of Yan Beiyou?
Or had the butterfly effect changed many things?
His fingers unconsciously brushed the small bottle hidden beneath his collar, and Ye Nanxun lowered his eyes.
He had never imagined he would meet Yan Beiyou in this life.
After all, that was Yan Beiyou—the alpha who had controlled a star system at the age of eighteen. He was far beyond anything Ye Nanxun could imagine.
Powerful, gentle, attentive.
The kind who made his heart race despite himself.
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