Chapter 48: A ‘Friend’ Who Sleeps in One Bed and Needs Coaxing
There was no large hospital on the island, only a private one.
It was enough to treat Ye Ran’s injury.
His foot had been sliced by a rock, the position being on the inner side of the foot. The wound was easy to treat, but he wouldn’t be able to walk properly while recovering later.
Treating such an injury was a daily occurrence for the doctors here.
In what year were there not a few people injured at the seaside on the island? After the resort hotel was developed, there were exceptionally many such people, and many had injuries heavier than Ye Ran’s.
Ye Ran sat on the hospital bed in the consultation room, looking up at the ceiling with both eyes.
He was like a monkey in a zoo; any passing nurse would stop for a moment upon seeing him.
“Oh, another one sliced at the seaside. Let’s prepare the anesthesia. Do you have the needle and thread? The doctor will definitely need them later…”
Hearing the words “needle and thread,” Ye Ran’s scalp went numb.
Soon, the doctor was called over by the nurse. He took a look at Ye Ran’s wound and asked, “Sliced by a rock at the seaside?”
Ye Ran didn’t say a word, so Ye Tingyun answered for him, “Yes.”
The doctor had already started washing and disinfecting his hands. “Young people should be careful when playing at the seaside. Don’t forget everything the moment you see the sea. You should wear shoes. There are too many organisms in the sea, and the rocks are like knives. In the end, it’s you who gets hurt…”
Before the words finished, Chi Yuheng entered from outside. “Ye-let, how’s your foot?”
Ye Ran’s gaze trembled as it landed on Chi Yuheng. The fear of stitches arrived, and seeing Chi Yuheng, he only wanted to bury himself in the man. Just like when he watched the horror movie, he only felt secure with Chi Yuheng by his side.
Chi Yuheng saw Ye Ran’s hands slightly open as if he wanted a hug, pitifully calling his name, “Chi Yuheng…”
Chi Yuheng walked over quickly and was successfully hugged around the waist by his little leaf-let. A certain someone felt at peace.
Ye Tingyun said nothing upon seeing this scene. Ye Ran truly was different toward Chi Yuheng. He had stood there for a long time, but Ye Ran hadn’t said a single “it hurts” to him. If he hadn’t carried Ye Ran over, Ye Ran wouldn’t be any different from a stranger to him.
The doctor cast an inquisitive gaze. “Who are you to him?”
Chi Yuheng: “I am his family.”
The doctor’s gaze jumped back and forth between Chi Yuheng and Ye Tingyun. Both said they were family, yet “family” and “family” didn’t look very familiar with each other.
“Which of you will help him to the treatment room?”
Chi Yuheng: “I will.”
Ye Tingyun: “I will.”
Doctor: “…”
He couldn’t pick just one person to go. “Discuss it among yourselves and see who goes.”
Before the family could discuss, the patient refused first.
Ye Ran tightly gripped Chi Yuheng’s clothes. “I’m not going.”
At this time, it was impossible for Chi Yuheng to let Ye Ran cause trouble. “If you don’t go, I’ll carry you over.”
Ye Ran’s fear of treating the wound was far greater than his fear of Chi Yuheng. “I feel like a band-aid will be enough for my foot. There’s no need for stitches. You should just carry me back.”
Chi Yuheng had no choice but to use a soft approach when the hard one failed. “Be good. Just endure it for a moment. I’ll stay with you.”
Ye Tingyun watched from the side and felt once again that he, the Eldest Brother, was redundant.
He had originally thought about stepping forward, but seeing Chi Yuheng’s patient coaxing and Ye Ran’s vulnerable appearance shown only to Chi Yuheng, he eventually swallowed the words at his lips and silently retreated.
Ultimately, Ye Ran couldn’t win against Chi Yuheng and was carried directly into the treatment room by him.
Before long, a loud scream rang out from the treatment room, so piercing that even Ye Tingyun at the end of the corridor heard it clearly.
When Ye Ran came out of the treatment room, he sat in a wheelchair so that Chi Yuheng wouldn’t carry him.
A grown man being carried around in a hospital—if those little nurses saw it, where would his dignity as a man go?
In reality, not much dignity remained; his appearance of having snot and tears everywhere had been completely seen by Chi Yuheng.
The doctor explained what to pay attention to during recovery, and Chi Yuheng pushed Ye Ran out of the hospital.
Qiao Yubai had been waiting outside. When Chi Youchu and Xu Huiyang walked back as the tide came in, they didn’t see Ye Ran. Upon asking, they learned he had been sent to the hospital and rushed over as well.
In an instant, Ye Ran was surrounded by people, everyone caring about him.
Ye Ran had long since lost his pitiful appearance from before Chi Yuheng; his face was full of an “it’s nothing” expression. “It’s fine. Just a few stitches. I’ll be better in a few days.”
Actually, the stitches didn’t hurt; the anesthesia did. The needle was inserted directly into the wound, and the pain brought tears to Ye Ran’s eyes. He had tightly squeezed Chi Yuheng’s forearm, and the finger marks from Ye Ran were still on that arm now.
Seeing Ye Ran being so boisterous, Pei Si smiled and came over to lighten the mood. “The stitches in your foot won’t be removed for a while. You shouldn’t go to the bar with us tonight. Let your Yuheng Ge take you back to the hotel.”
Ye Ran was unwilling upon hearing this. How could he miss out on going to a bar? That was the first time Chi Yuheng had agreed to let him go to one.
“Who says I can’t go? My foot is injured, not my mouth. I’ll just sit there and not stand.”
Aside from having difficulty walking and only being able to hop on one leg, Ye Ran truly wasn’t hindered in any other way.
Since everyone else was going, it would indeed be too boring for Ye Ran to be alone in the hotel. Chi Yuheng let the others go first, while he took Ye Ran back to change clothes before heading over.
Ye Ran sat in the wheelchair with his foot held up while being pushed by Chi Yuheng. Why did the feeling of being served by Chi Yuheng feel somewhat good? Except for the fact that his raised foot was wrapped like a drumstick, which was a bit embarrassing.
The two took a car to the bar. Chi Yuheng carried Ye Ran out of the car. Just as Ye Ran’s butt touched the wheelchair, an astonished male voice came over.
“Ye Ran, what happened to your foot?”
Ye Ran looked up and saw the person clearly, then greeted him, “Senior Shen.”
Chi Yuheng glanced at Shen Xie and recognized him immediately as the person in Ye Ran’s photo—the third person besides Ye Ran and Xu Huiyang.
“Got a small injury while playing at the seaside. No big deal.” Ye Ran smiled and asked back, “Senior, you’re at the bar too?”
He had always thought that someone with a quiet personality like Shen Xie’s wouldn’t like a rowdy place like a bar.
Shen Xie: “I heard there was a bar here and came to play since I was bored. Ye Ran, who is this?”
Shen Xie still noticed Chi Yuheng. The problem was that it was hard not to notice him. He met Chi Yuheng’s gaze and could feel a clear scrutinizing look and an indescribable feeling from the other party’s eyes.
Ye Ran wanted to say Chi Yuheng was his brother, but they weren’t blood-related.
To say they were childhood sweethearts… Chi Yuheng had managed him since he was small, like a “live father.”
Of course, he couldn’t say Chi Yuheng was his Dad.
In the end, Ye Ran thought of the most stable way to put it: “He is my friend.”
As soon as the words fell, he felt the wheelchair beneath him move noticeably. Chi Yuheng spoke calmly, “Yes, we are friends.”
Chi Yuheng’s gaze swept over Ye Ran, the smile in his eyes deepening as his tone carried a bit of deliberate emphasis. “The kind of ‘friend’ who sleeps in one bed and needs to be coaxed.”
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