"..."

Ye Mingmei’s crystal-clear eyes seemed to freeze, her small mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out.

She just stared blankly at the Jin Chenye in front of her.

As if she didn’t recognize him at all.

The world she knew turned out to be completely different from reality.

"Stunned?"

Jin Chenye raised his head, intending to pinch her cheek, but stopped when he noticed the wounds on her face.

A gentle smile spread across his lips.

"You’re Youxuan’s sister, which makes you my sister, too. You can absolutely treat me like a brother, just like she does."

"Can I really?"

Ye Mingmei asked incredulously.

"Of course you can."

Jin Chenye nodded without hesitation, pressing his large hand on her small head, "You have a mild concussion, and you need to be observed in the hospital. Besides, with the injuries on your face, you wouldn’t be able to hide it even if you tried, so I’ve already informed Mrs. Ye and Youxuan."

"..."

"If we calculate the time, they should be arriving soon."

"Mingmei—"

As soon as Jin Chenye finished speaking, Su Yiru’s anxious voice came from outside the door.

The next second, Su Yiru entered the ward carrying several large bags.

Seeing Ye Mingmei in the hospital room, her eyes immediately reddened.

Handing the items to her assistant behind her, she immediately walked forward.

She grabbed Ye Mingmei’s hands, tenderly touching her small face, "What happened that you ended up in the hospital?"

"Mom, I’m okay." Ye Mingmei murmured softly.

"Your face is in such a state, and you still want to hide it from me. What exactly happened?" Su Yiru, seeing that Ye Mingmei wasn’t responding, turned to look at Jin Chenye.

"Where is Yu Xiuzhun? I have to ask him what he really wants, what it’ll take for him to leave my daughter alone!"

"Mingmei got hurt because of me; I failed to protect her." Jin Chenye sincerely apologized.

"How can I blame you? You couldn’t have anticipated that Yu Xiuzhun would be so aggressive." Su Yiru sighed, looking at her daughter on the hospital bed, feeling a blockage in her heart that wouldn’t go down.

Ye Mingmei consoled her for quite a while before she felt a bit better.

"I was worried that you wouldn’t be comfortable staying in the hospital, so I brought the things you usually use. I won’t go anywhere these days, I’ll just stay here with you."

Su Yiru patted the back of Ye Mingmei’s hand. Upon hearing about the concussion, she refused to go home and rest.

Not long after, Qin Youxuan rushed to the hospital.

She was accompanied by Dan Hanjie.

Carefully protecting his wife, as if she could get lost just by walking, insisting on holding her.

As his imposing figure stepped into the hospital room, the entire atmosphere changed.

"Sis, what’s wrong with you?" Ye Mingmei immediately asked anxiously when she saw Qin Youxuan tightly held by Dan Hanjie.

Qin Youxuan’s face was very pale, even though she looked quite well otherwise.

"I should be the one asking you, what happened to your face?" As soon as Qin Youxuan saw someone, she immediately stepped out of Dan Hanjie’s embrace and walked forward.

"I accidentally got punched, but it’s nothing, just a minor injury. Why do you look worse than me?" Ye Mingmei held Qin Youxuan’s hand, glanced her over, and spoke with concern.

"I must have eaten something bad and felt a bit nauseous. Someone insists on treating me like I’m critically ill, doesn’t even want me to leave the house, and pulled me from the party just after I arrived, before you guys even showed up."

Qin Youxuan muttered quietly, noticing Dan Hanjie’s charming and mischievous eyes on her, and immediately flashed a smile.