The room instantly became empty.

Only Yu Xiuzhun remained, lost in thought for a long while.

His handsome figure stood in the middle of the living room, his intense eyes slightly narrowed, staring blankly at his own fist, without responding.

He hadn’t expected her to lunge at him, nor had he intended to hit her.

By the time he realized, it was too late to retract his punch.

That punch was meant for Jin Chenye, so he hadn’t held back at all.

He knew exactly how powerful it was.

The more he thought about it, the tighter Yu Xiuzhun’s heart constricted.

She already disliked him and now probably doesn’t want to see him even more...

To protect Jin Chenye, she was willing to risk her life...

Yu Xiuzhun’s fist slowly dropped to his side, clenching tightly.

...

"Mingmei, can you still hear me?" Jin Chenye quickly got into the car holding Ye Mingmei, instructing his assistant to head to the hospital.

Ye Mingmei was staring blankly, not speaking, with blood oozing from her nose and lips, indicating she was seriously injured.

She could hear what Jin Chenye was saying but couldn’t respond, only able to stare at him.

Her small hand clutched at his jacket.

Her mind was blank for what felt like a long time.

Her head felt heavy, as if she might lose consciousness at any moment, and her chest felt so tight she wanted to vomit.

"Just hang in there a bit longer, we’re almost at the hospital." Jin Chenye, seeing her discomfort, suddenly shouted, "Drive faster, why is it so slow!"

"Mr. Jin, we’re already speeding, any faster and we might get stopped." The assistant replied respectfully, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Did you hear that? We’re already going as fast as we can, we’ll be at the hospital soon, don’t worry, you’ll be fine." Jin Chenye reassured her, wiping the blood from Ye Mingmei’s face with a handkerchief.

After almost ten minutes, Ye Mingmei slowly regained consciousness and murmured, "I’m...fine..."

"Yes, you’re fine, that’s good." Jin Chenye held her tightly, rarely looking so panicked, making Ye Mingmei’s heart tighten.

Her small hand tugged at his jacket again, repeating, "Senior, I really... am okay..."

"I know you’ll be fine, just don’t talk if you’re feeling bad, we’ll be at the hospital soon."

"..."

Though Ye Mingmei said she was fine, in truth, her head hurt a lot.

When Yu Xiuzhun hit her, for a moment, she thought she was going to die.

By the time the car stopped at the hospital entrance, Ye Mingmei couldn’t hold on any longer and lost consciousness.

"Quick, inform the doctor to prepare for an examination!" Jin Chenye pushed open the car door, rushing in with Ye Mingmei in his arms.

The medical staff, already notified by phone earlier, were waiting there, and they immediately took over from Jin Chenye when he appeared.

"She suffered a heavy blow to the head, her nose and mouth were bleeding, she regained consciousness briefly but quickly fainted again..." Jin Chenye briefly explained the situation to the doctor.

"Mr. Jin, we will examine Miss Ye now, please wait outside for a moment," the doctor nodded and immediately instructed the staff to wheel Ye Mingmei into the examination room.

The hallway emptied instantly.

Only Jin Chenye and the assistant preparing to complete the formalities remained.

"Mr. Jin, should we inform Mrs. Ye and Miss Qin about Miss Ye’s accident?" The assistant, about to handle the admission procedures, stopped a few steps away and turned back to ask.

"No need for now, let’s wait until Mingmei wakes up. Telling them now would just make more people worry."

...