Huo Boyan quickly brought over a basin of water and stood by the bed, looking at Lin Yao with an expression that brooked no refusal.
Lin Yao tried to speak up and refuse, “Maybe you should just hire a nurse for me?!”
Huo Boyan smiled and said, “We’ve done things more intimate than this, and you’re still afraid of this?”
Lin Yao’s face flushed bright red, bringing color to her originally pale complexion.
So cute!
That thought popped into Huo Boyan’s mind.
Looking at him like this, it seemed he was determined to help her wipe her body today.
Lin Yao deeply regretted and hated herself from a few minutes ago—why did she have to mention taking a bath?
She wished she could go back in time a few minutes and slap herself twice.
The hospital bed was raised by Huo Boyan, and Lin Yao lay half-reclined.
He reached out to undo the buttons on Lin Yao’s hospital gown.
Lin Yao froze and immediately grabbed his hand, saying, “I can undo this myself. Turn around!”
Huo Boyan pushed her hand away, held it down instead, and his expression darkened. “Don’t move around. Just lie still!”
She immediately didn’t dare say another word.
Soon, the clothes on her body were completely removed by Huo Boyan.
Lin Yao shyly covered herself, not daring to look at Huo Boyan at all.
But what she didn’t know was,
because of her shyness, even her body had turned a soft pink all over.
Huo Boyan’s gaze darkened, but he said nothing. He picked up the towel from the basin, wrung it out, and began wiping Lin Yao’s body.
The temperature of the towel was just right.
Not too cold, not too hot, as it moved over her skin.
When he wiped her front, Lin Yao only felt his hand continuously rubbing over her chest, even pressing and squeezing a bit.
Then he said one sentence: “You’ve lost weight.”
She couldn’t possibly misunderstand the meaning in his words.
But right now, she was angry but didn’t dare speak up.
If she’s lost weight, why does he keep touching her?!
She just hated why he wouldn’t hire a nurse for her.
By the time Huo Boyan finished wiping Lin Yao’s upper body, the water had already cooled somewhat.
He deliberately changed the water, rinsed the towel, and said to Lin Yao, “We need to wash the lower part even more thoroughly.”
Before Lin Yao could react, he was already wiping her lower body with the towel.
“Should we wash here a bit longer?”
At some point, the towel was no longer in Huo Boyan’s hand—only his fingers remained in a certain unspeakable place.
“N-no… don’t…”
“Let go… let go…”
Lin Yao’s face was flushed, her words coming out in broken gasps.
Huo Boyan looked directly at her, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He knew she didn’t truly want to refuse. “Really want me to let go? You look like you really need my help.”
“Should I let go then?”
Even as he said this, the movements of his hand didn’t stop; instead, they became more forceful.
Lin Yao could no longer speak by this point and could only let him toy with her.
By the time Huo Boyan finished washing Lin Yao, the water in the basin had gone completely cold.
He picked up the basin and walked toward the bathroom. When he came back in, Lin Yao accidentally caught sight of his lower abdomen, where something was already…
What is all this?!
Huo Boyan had always been a man with a strong sex drive, and after just helping Lin Yao, it would be strange if he didn’t have any reaction.
He helped me, so now I should help him. It’s just returning the favor, that’s all.
Lin Yao kept mentally convincing herself.
“What’s wrong?”
Huo Boyan saw her staring intently at him and thought she still had something to say. He didn’t expect to hear her ask:
“Do you want me to help you?”
Lin Yao finished speaking, not daring to look at him, and shifted her gaze to the other side, staring at the ceiling above.
Huo Boyan paused, walked over to stand in front of her, his eyes filled with desire. “How are you going to help?”
His hand gently touched Lin Yao’s lips, his movements soft, but his words were provocative: “With this?”
Lin Yao was stunned.
Right, she couldn’t move now. Besides this, what else could she use to help?
Before she could even answer, Huo Boyan turned and headed back to the bathroom.
This time, he stayed inside for a long time, and from time to time, she could hear his heavy breathing.
When Huo Boyan finally came out, Lin Yao could feel the chill radiating from his body.
He had taken a cold shower.
For some reason, Lin Yao suddenly felt a wave of heat wash over her, and her mind drifted to thoughts of Huo Boyan…
Oh my god!
What was wrong with her?!
How could she think of such things!
Snapping back to reality, Lin Yao immediately shook off those messy images from her mind.
Seeing her silent, Huo Boyan thought she was upset about not being able to help him, so he comforted her, “You’re still injured right now. We’ll talk about it when you’re better.”
What do you mean, “when I’m better”?!
You’re making it sound like I’m the one who’s unsatisfied!
Lin Yao screamed inwardly.
Half a month later.
Lin Yao could finally get out of bed!
She had almost gone stir-crazy lying in bed all these days.
Huo Boyan was getting busier by the day and didn’t have much time to stay with her, so he hired a caregiver for her.
The caregiver’s daily routine was to take Lin Yao for walks around the hospital grounds. Beyond that, there wasn’t much else to do.
At that moment, Lin Yao was basking in the sunlight, enjoying the beautiful morning. She had to admit, life like this was quite pleasant—if only she could ignore the fact that she was injured, it would be perfect.
After sunbathing, the caregiver helped Lin Yao back to her ward.
Just as she stepped into the elevator, Lin Yao saw Bu Zeyu walking past.
She wanted to call out to him, but the elevator doors had already closed, so she had to let it go.
On the second day after Lin Yao regained consciousness, she had already called Bu Zeyu to tell him that she would be taking some time off and wouldn’t be opening the shop for a while.
She asked him not to come to the shop, but assured him that his salary would still be paid as usual. She promised to notify him when the shop reopened so he could come back to work.
Seeing him here now, she figured his sick brother must also be hospitalized in this same hospital.
She wondered what illness Bu Zeyu’s brother had and whether he was feeling any better now.
Lin Yao thought that the next time she saw Bu Zeyu, she would go visit his brother.
“Brother, are you feeling any better today?”
Bu Zeyu walked into the ward, where Chen Dong was lying in bed watching TV.
Seeing Bu Zeyu, Chen Dong smiled and said, “Much better than yesterday.”
“How do you have time to come today? Did you skip class again?”
Bu Zeyu exchanged a glance with Grandfather sitting nearby and immediately denied it, “No, it’s Saturday today, don’t you remember?”
Grandfather chimed in from the side, “That’s right, it’s Saturday today. That’s why Xiao Yu has time to come see you.”
“Is that so? I forgot it was Saturday. My mistake, little brother! How are your grades lately?”
Chen Dong smiled apologetically at Bu Zeyu and asked about his grades.
At the mention of grades, Bu Zeyu felt a pang of guilt and avoided Chen Dong’s gaze.
No one dared to tell his brother that he had already dropped out of school. If his brother found out, he would definitely be furious.
“Same as always.”
Bu Zeyu replied evasively. After all, his grades had never been good.
“Well, whenever you have time, come find me. I’ll tutor you.”
Chen Dong frowned. He knew Bu Zeyu’s academic performance all too well—if he didn’t start taking it seriously soon, he might not even get into university.
“No need, brother. You can tell me after you recover.”
Bu Zeyu quickly refused. He didn’t dare risk it—what if his brother saw through him? That would be the end.
“Alright, then I’ll wait until I’m better. But you must study hard at school during this time!”
Seeing how resistant he was, Chen Dong had no choice but to agree.
Only then did Bu Zeyu let out a sigh of relief.
Deep down, Chen Dong knew he didn’t have much time left. Even though Grandfather and Xiao Yu had asked the doctor to lie to him, saying he was much better after the surgery and just needed time to recover, he understood his own body all too well.