Chapter 7
When the car stopped in the garage, Yu Li automatically woke up.
He rubbed his eyes, and with a hazy consciousness, followed Yan Shiting out of the car.
Upon reaching the living room by the elevator, Yu Li became more alert. Through the large floor-to-ceiling window, he saw the horizon starting to light.
He glanced at the wall clock and realized it was almost 5 a.m.
Yu Li paused, looking at the clock, suddenly realizing that Yan Shiting, Butler He, and the driver had all been disturbed from their sleep because of him.
He felt a bit guilty and softly said, “I’m sorry, Uncle He, for troubling you so late at night.”
After a moment, he also said to Yan Shiting, “I’m sorry, President Yan.”
Yan Shiting gave him a sidelong glance, not responding, and then turned to Butler He, “Go get some ice and the medical kit.”
Butler He nodded, smiled at Yu Li, and left.
Yu Li followed Yan Shiting awkwardly and sat down on the sofa.
Soon, Butler He came back.
He handed Yu Li a towel-wrapped bundle of ice, “Mr. Yu, your face is swollen, you should ice it.”
The place where that man had punched Yu Li had swollen up significantly.
He was not really aware of it, and somewhat surprisingly accepted the ice pack, saying, “Thank you, Uncle He.”
Butler He paused, glancing at the seated Yan Shiting.
Yu Li reacted, looking at Yan Shiting, who was sitting relaxed on the sofa, holding a tablet and seemingly handling some matter.
Yu Li pursed his lips and said, “Thank you, President Yan.”
Yan Shiting, without looking up, replied indifferently, “It’s nothing.”
Yu Li’s face stiffened from the cold.
He moved the ice pack a bit further, puffed out his cheeks, and then reapplied it.
Yu Li looked at Butler He beside him, then at Yan Shiting, and said, “I can apply the medicine myself, President Yan, Uncle He, you two should go rest.”
Yan Shiting didn’t move, just looked up at Butler He and said, “There’s nothing else, you can go rest.”
Butler He hurriedly nodded and stood up, “Okay, young master, Mr. Yu, you should rest early as well.”
Before leaving, he paused and said, “Mr. Yu, your room is still the one from before.”
Hearing him mention that room, Yu Li’s heart suddenly jumped.
He discreetly glanced at Yan Shiting, seeing that the other’s expression hadn’t changed, and only then did he calm down.
Yu Li maintained the rhythm of icing for two minutes and puffing his cheeks for a while, not noticing that Yan Shiting had put down the tablet and was silently watching him.
Soon, the towel was soaked with the melted ice water.
Yu Li put down the towel, feeling his face, and started looking for anti-swelling medicine in the medical kit.
As he was about to put down the medicine, the Yan Shiting sitting next to him spoke, “Your arm was injured as well.”
Yu Li paused, looking down at his two arms.
He couldn’t find it at first, and inadvertently, Yan Shiting stood up and came over to him, grabbing his right wrist.
The moment their skin touched, both were startled.
Yan Shiting’s sudden proximity made Yu Li very nervous, and his entire right arm stiffened.
He didn’t dare to look up, so he didn’t notice the fleeting regret in Yan Shiting’s eyes.
But putting his hand down would be odd at this point.
Yan Shiting’s tone was normal as he pressed on the area above Yu Li’s elbow, “It’s here, a little above the elbow.”
That bruise from being thrown against the wall was located there.
Yu Li winced in pain when Yan Shiting pressed on it.
He recalled that it was when that man discovered Sister You had called the police, he was suddenly thrown to the side, and his right arm hit the protruding wall edge.
At the time, he had felt the pain, but the urgent situation made him not pay much attention to it.
He didn’t expect Yan Shiting to have noticed it.
Yu Li felt a bit surprised, drying his lips, and said haltingly, “Thank you, President Yan.”
“Mm.” Yan Shiting released his hand and went to the water dispenser to pour a glass of water.
Yu Li applied the medicine again according to where Yan Shiting had indicated, gently massaging the area.
The sky was getting brighter, and the crisp birdsong from outside echoed in the quiet living room.
Yan Shiting placed the half-full glass of water on the coffee table in front of Yu Li, casually saying, “Drink some water. Just leave the medical kit there, someone will come clean it up in the morning.”
Yu Li had finished applying the medicine, and as he was putting away the kit, he replied, “Okay.”
The moment he looked up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a trace of fatigue in Yan Shiting’s brows and eyes.
Yu Li was slightly stunned.
The Yan Shiting he usually saw was mostly cold and aloof.
This was the first time he had seen a different expression on Yan Shiting’s face.
Yu Li’s sense of guilt deepened.
He opened his mouth, but felt that apologizing again would be insincere, and was at a loss for a moment.
Yan Shiting didn’t notice his internal struggle, and said, “Go rest early.”
Yu Li hurriedly responded, “Okay, you should rest early too.”
His tone inadvertently lost that sense of detachment.
As the words fell, Yan Shiting silently looked at Yu Li.
But he didn’t say anything more, and turned to go upstairs.
When applying the medicine, Yu Li was actually already a bit sleepy.
After finishing the half-glass of water, he went upstairs to his room and fell into a deep sleep until 2 p.m.
Seeing the familiar room layout when he woke up, his heart skipped a beat.
…Fortunately, history did not repeat itself.
In the early morning, his brain was a bit foggy from staying up late.
Now, after a good sleep, looking at the familiar surroundings, Yu Li thought about that night’s events again.
But he was no longer as afraid as before.
If Yan Shiting really remembered what happened that night, he shouldn’t be behaving this way towards him.
However, it’s best to confirm it. But there’s no opportunity right now.
Yu Li sighed, rolled around on the bed a few times, then got up and went downstairs.
Butler He was confirming the afternoon menu, and when he saw Yu Li, he brought out a plate of snacks from the kitchen.
“Mr. Yu, have these to tide you over, dinner will be ready soon.”
Yu Li smiled gratefully at him, “Thank you, Uncle He.”
The snacks were still warm, with a soft and not sticky texture, lightly sweet, and a fragrant red bean aroma.
Yu Li quite liked this flavor.
He ate a piece, then looked up and asked, “Uncle He, have you had lunch yet?”
Butler He smiled kindly, “I have, I got up in time for the noon meal.”
“That early.” Yu Li was a bit surprised, “Have you rested well?”
After a pause, he said, “About the incident in the early morning, thank you for your trouble.”
Butler He sighed lightly, “It’s no trouble, last night I stayed up late with the young master, double overtime pay, so of course I have to do some work.”
Yu Li was startled, and quickly asked, “Was President Yan… working late into the night?”
Butler He sighed again, “The young master is always like this, after all, he’s supporting the entire Yan Corporation, his life is so busy. Last night, he worked until 2 a.m., originally wanting to continue working back here, but happened to receive a call from the young master, so we went to pick you up.”
He paused for a moment: “Fortunately you weren’t in any trouble, otherwise…”
Yu Li’s heart was filled with complex emotions.
He had thought that they came so quickly because the roads were empty at night. But the real reason was like this.
Yan Shiting was already so busy, and because of him, so much time was delayed.
Yu Li pressed his lips tightly and said, “Uncle He, I… I want to thank President Yan.”
Not just with words, but by doing something for him.
Butler He was moved.
Last night, he had never seen the young master suddenly rush out like that.
He didn’t know where the young master had got the information from, if it weren’t for receiving the young master’s distress call on the way to Yu Li’s neighborhood, he wouldn’t have known what the young master was going to do.
After thinking for a few seconds, Butler He suggested with a smile, “The young master is so busy, he definitely won’t be able to come back for dinner. Mr. Yu, why don’t you help me deliver a meal to the young master?”
Deliver a meal? Is that it?
But the meal is made by the housekeeper, and the car is driven by the driver.
Yu Li is just responsible for carrying the lunch box.
Looking at it this way, using meal delivery as a way to express gratitude seems to lack sincerity.
But Yu Li thought about it and still agreed.
While the housekeeper was preparing dinner, Yu Li went to the kitchen, cut some fruit, made a fruit platter, and also baked some sugar-free small biscuits.
These skills were all learned when he was at Yuting Hall.
After finishing, Butler He came over and had the housekeeper get a deluxe thermal food container, carefully placing the fruit platter and small biscuits.
Yu Li then set out with the deluxe thermal food container.
An hour later, he arrived at Yan Corporation’s park area.
The driver dropped him off at the central headquarters building, and Yu Li, carrying the food container, walked into the building.
The receptionist had already received a call from Butler He, and after seeing Yu Li, led him to the express elevator to the top floor.
Reaching the top floor, a secretary brought Yu Li to a small partition outside Yan Shiting’s office.
“President Yan is in a video conference, please wait here for a bit.”
“Okay, thank you.” Yu Li nodded.
After the secretary left, Yu Li sat properly on the sofa, placing the thermal food container on the coffee table in front of him.
It was already after work hours, and through the one-way glass door, Yu Li saw the secretaries and assistants gradually leave their offices.
Yu Li waited for a long time, the offices outside were all empty, but Yan Shiting still hadn’t come out.
Yu Li touched the thermal food container, a little worried that the food inside might have gone cold.
Until another half an hour passed, Yan Shiting finally came out of the office.
Seeing Yu Li, his steps paused for a moment.
The tall figure stood at the door, just finishing a meeting, the sharp gaze behind the gold-rimmed glasses not yet fully restrained, just looking at Yu Li.
Yu Li felt nervous under the gaze, and hurriedly stood up from the sofa.
“I… President Yan, I brought you dinner.”
Yan Shiting pressed his lips together and nodded.
He then walked over and sat down across from Yu Li, taking off his glasses and rubbing his brow.
Yu Li lowered his head and opened the thermal food container, taking out the dishes.
The bottom of the food container was the largest space, where he had arranged the fruit platter and biscuits.
Yan Shiting glanced over, seeing the five cherry tomato rabbits, one apple slice swan, one banana bird, and two kiwi flower arrangements.
On the edge of the fruit platter, there was a small bag of animal-shaped biscuits.
Yan Shiting: …
He pressed his lips tightly, putting on his glasses with a slightly unnatural movement.
“You made these?” His tone was hard to discern any emotion.
Yu Li nervously rubbed his fingers, nodding, “Yes, I wanted to thank President Yan. The biscuits don’t have much sugar, they’re vegetable and fruit flavored, so you can have them as a relaxing snack when working late.”
Yan Shiting looked up at him.
The fierce glint in his phoenix eyes had receded, but the unfathomable gaze in the depths of his eyes still made Yu Li’s heart skip a beat.
Fortunately, Yan Shiting soon averted his gaze, and said in a low voice:
“This is just an incidental matter, you don’t need to go out of your way to thank me like this.”
“But still, thank you. You can go back now.”
Yu Li didn’t react for a moment.
After a long while, seeing that Yan Shiting had already started eating, he finally snapped out of it.
“Then I’ll take my leave, goodbye, President Yan.”
Yan Shiting nodded.
Yu Li secretly heaved a sigh of relief and left the office.
Stepping into the elevator going down, Yu Li replayed Yan Shiting’s last two sentences in his mind.
Somehow, he felt they weren’t as cold.
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