Mrs Yuan failed to notice anything amiss with her daughter. She was holding water and medicine in her hands. She walked over and sat down by the bed and asked her daughter in concern. “Are you feeling better?”
Yuan Xi pulled the blanket up and did not feel like looking at Yuan Huan. Only her listless eyes were visible. “I’m still sick. I just want to be alone.”
Mrs Yuan put down the water and touched Yuan Xi’s forehead. Since she did not have a fever, Mrs Yuan felt better. “If you continue to feel unwell, we should go to the hospital for a checkup. Who knows? It might be something more serious.”
“I’m fine. It’s just a cold.” Yuan Xi closed her eyes and was in no mood to talk.
Mrs Yuan sighed. She pointed at Yuan Huan and said, “Your older brother found out you were sick, so he especially came over to check on you after work.”
A look of contempt swept across Yuan Xi’s face. She knew that her mother adored Yuan Huan and thought he was perfect, so Yuan Xi simply acknowledged her patronizingly after hearing this.
She proceeded to pull the blanket up to cover her head entirely.
Mrs Yuan looked at Yuan Huan and felt a little awkward. She could not wrap her mind around it. When her daughter was younger, she loved being around her older brother. Why did she suddenly start hating him in recent years?
She cleared her throat. Since it was awkward to discuss it with Yuan Huan around, she did not bring up the subject. Instead, she glanced at the special medication Yuan Huan had taken from the National Academy of Medicine. She pulled Yuan Xi’s blanket and said, “Eat your meds.”
Yuan Xi turned sideways without moving, so Mrs Yuan pushed her again.
…
Yuan Huan was also in the room. Even though Yuan Xi was lying with her back facing him, she could detect him looking at her, so she felt very annoyed.
After a few seconds, Yuan Xi got up, took the medication and water from the bedside table, and quickly took them. When she was done, she lay back down in bed.
Mrs Yuan watched as Yuan Xi lay in bed with the blanket covering her head. She sat for some time before she tucked Yuan Xi in, got up, and left the room with Yuan Huan.
After closing the door, Mrs Yuan smiled sadly and said to Yuan Huan, “Don’t take it to heart.”
“It’s fine. I probably wasn’t a good brother to her.” Yuan Huan continued speaking politely.
Mrs Yuan did not know what to say about her daughter. She finally said, “When she grows out of this, I’m sure she will realize what a good older brother you are.”
Yuan Huan acknowledged softly. He raised his hand to check the time and said, “I have to go.”
“Aren’t you staying for dinner?” Mrs Yuan was puzzled.
“No, thanks. I have a lot of work waiting for me at the institute,” replied Yuan Huan calmly.
Mrs Yuan did not insist.
**
After Yuan Xi hung up the phone halfway through the conversation, Huo Yao did not send any text messages to check on her.
She wanted to go back early after dinner and ran into Zhuo Yun on his way over to her villa.
Min Yu had given the order to investigate the seller of the medicine. Since he had made a little headway, he came over to report it to Min Yu. When he saw Huo Yao in the villa, he was completely unsurprised.
“I spoke to someone from Cloud Realm. The staff didn’t confirm the seller’s name, but I did get a name,” Zhuo Yun spoke succinctly.
Huo Yao was curled up on the couch. The moment she heard what he said, she was a little surprised. She looked up at Min Yu in astonishment. She did not expect him to order an investigation.
Min Yu detected Huo Yao looking at him. He simply tilted his head sideways and explained. “I was just curious.”
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Did he investigate out of pure curiosity?
“I see,” acknowledged Huo Yao without exposing him for using a lousy excuse.
