Chapter 20: You mean Niannian?

"Get the person to the hospital first," Ye Wangchuan commanded in a low voice.

He watched as the soaking wet young girl walked to the side, bent down to pick up her single-strap schoolbag, and seemed ready to leave.

Just because the summer sun was strong didn't mean the wind wasn't cold.

"Qiao Nian."

Ye Wangchuan called out to her, took off his coat, and forcefully draped it over her shoulders. He took the opportunity to grab her slender, fair wrist and said, "Where are you going? I'm taking you to the hospital."

Her skin was pale, making even minor injuries stand out exceptionally well.

Ye Wangchuan had noticed the bloodstains on her neck almost immediately.

The marks of broken skin were far too jarring against her snow-white neck.

"The wound on your neck—did Chenchen do that?"

Did he know the child?

Qiao Nian touched her neck, feeling a sticky sensation; it seemed it was bleeding again. "The child was scared from falling into the water. It's nothing serious, no need for a hospital."

"Let me see your hand." Ye Wangchuan gripped her wrist firmly, forcing her palm open. A smear of bright red sat in the center of her porcelain-white palm. He pressed his thin lips together, his deep eyes turning dark and heavy. "To the hospital!"

Qiao Nian couldn't shake him off. Her temples throbbed, and her eyes were filled with resistance and irritability. "It's just a small scratch. I'll just buy some Erythromycin at a pharmacy and apply it."

Because of Qiao Chen's illness, she had been to the hospital far too many times in the past; she had long since grown weary of the place!

Ye Wangchuan wasn't in the mood to negotiate. His noble, handsome face wore an expression of uncompromising firmness as he held her hand without letting go. "The hospital, or I call your grandfather. Pick one."

Qiao Nian: "?"

Was he insane?

On the periphery of the crowd, Jiang Li arrived in a hurry.

"Excuse me, let me through."

Pushing through the crowd, he immediately spotted the man who stood out like a crane among chickens. The man was currently holding a girl's wrist. The girl's skin was strikingly pale, and her legs were long and slender. Her outfit looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere...

As Jiang Li drew closer, he recognized that exquisite, impatient oval face instantly. Surprise rippled through his peach-blossom eyes, and he blurted out, "Niannian? What are you doing here?"

Qiao Nian hadn't expected him to show up too. Now, not only was her head throbbing, but her lower abdomen seemed to be aching faintly as well—she wasn't sure if it was from being soaked in the water for too long.

What was going on today? Had she forgotten to check the almanac before leaving the house?

"Lord Wang." Jiang Li greeted Ye Wangchuan, but his entire attention was focused on Qiao Nian. When he saw that she was dripping wet and pale-faced, he grew instantly anxious. "What's the situation with you two? Why is Niannian soaked? And her neck is scratched. *Hiss~*"

Jiang Li felt like his head was about to explode. Fortunately, the Old Master and his father weren't here; otherwise, seeing Qiao Nian like this, they would surely beat him to death!

He looked around the surroundings and asked Ye Wangchuan in confusion, "Lord Wang, where is Qi Chen?"

Ye Qichen had fallen into the water, so why didn't he look worried?

Feeling the girl in his grasp still struggling, Ye Wangchuan's eyes darkened. He quietly released her hand and said with effortless grace, "Gu San took him to the hospital."

"Is he okay?" Jiang Li was highly tense.

That little ancestor of the Ye family was the precious jewel of the entire clan. If nothing major happened, it was fine, but if something did, the entire city would be turned upside down!

Ye Wangchuan glanced to the side as if unintentionally, but Qiao Nian felt those eyes landing on her with extreme aggression.

The gaze made Qiao Nian frown, and her lower abdomen seemed to ache even more.

Bad luck—could her period be coming?

"He's fine. Qiao Nian rescued Chenchen in time and performed first aid on him." Ye Wangchuan's tone was calm, his voice low and magnetic.

(End of Chapter)