Qin Yanchuan said nothing more, silently continuing to apply the medicine for her.
The villa fell quiet once again, yet the atmosphere carried a strange, awkward tension.
Wen Yunsheng desperately tried to ignore the suddenly intimate mood, but memories of what had once happened in this house flooded her mind like a tide, impossible to hold back.
Wen Yunsheng secretly turned her head, only to see Qin Yanchuan intently applying the medicine, his expression showing not a ripple of emotion.
He had always been like this—able to maintain focus on anything, with no distracting thoughts able to divert his attention.
Qin Yanchuan seemed to sense her gaze and suddenly looked up. Their eyes met, and she was caught off guard, plunging into the depths of his dark, profound eyes as if he could see right through her thoughts at that moment.
Wen Yunsheng hurriedly turned away, avoiding his gaze, but accidentally moved her neck and was suddenly poked by the cotton swab on her wound.
“Hiss!”
Wen Yunsheng gasped sharply in pain.
Qin Yanchuan’s brow furrowed slightly. “Don’t move.”
“Mm.”
He saw her tense little face, seemingly calm and serious, but her ears were already flushed red.
Even after all these years, she hadn’t improved one bit.
He continued to gently apply the medicine to her neck, his deep voice casual as he said, “Bear with it, it’ll be over soon.”
Wen Yunsheng’s mind buzzed, and she whipped her head around, only to see his calm expression and clear gaze, without a hint of intention. “What’s wrong?”
Wen Yunsheng stiffly shifted her gaze away, squeezing out a single word from the depths of her throat. “Nothing.”
“Ah!”
She sank into the sofa, reaching out to press against Qin Yanchuan’s chest, her flushed cheeks uneven with breath, her eyes misting over.
His heavy breath brushed against her neck as he bit her earlobe, his usually calm voice suppressed with unbearable roughness. “Shengsheng, bear with it, it’ll be over soon.”
Wen Yunsheng even suspected that Qin Yanchuan’s words at this moment were deliberate, but his utterly calm and unruffled expression made her feel like she was overthinking.
Just as he had said, what happened four years ago was long in the past.
He hadn’t changed houses simply because there was no need to, and it was even possible that other women had been in this house over the past four years.
Their distant past—he should have long forgotten it.
Wen Yunsheng lowered her eyes, forcibly dispelling the flood of memories in her mind and calming herself down.
“Done.” Qin Yanchuan pulled away, placing the ointment and cotton swabs back on the coffee table. “I’ll take you back.”
“No need, I can go back myself.”
Qin Yanchuan had already stood up. “Let’s go.”
Wen Yunsheng pursed her lips and had no choice but to follow him.
Qin Yanchuan drove the Bentley out of the garage and took Wen Yunsheng home.
Under the neon lights of the night, the black Bentley shimmered with colorful brilliance.
It was already midnight, and the traffic on the overpass had thinned out considerably, moving quietly and steadily.
The shifting light and shadow fell on Qin Yanchuan’s refined profile as he spoke in the quiet. “At this hour, Dad and Aunt Jin are already asleep. You won’t disturb them when you go back. I’ll look into what happened today, and there’s no need to tell them for now to avoid worrying them.”
He had always been like this—rational and calm in everything, coming up with the best solutions.
Wen Yunsheng nodded. “Understood.”
Qin Yanchuan turned the steering wheel. “If you don’t want the blind dates the family arranged for you, just say no.”Wen Yunsheng paused, her lips pressed tightly together. “I never said I was unwilling.”
“Wen Yunsheng, the stupidest thing in this world is making things difficult for yourself.”
Qin Yanchuan’s voice was cold and sharp, mercilessly piercing through her forced composure.
He had seen the surveillance footage—the scene of Wen Yunsheng’s blind date with Song Ye. She had clearly been on edge, yet she still nodded in agreement to the other party’s demands.
Just like when facing Qin Cisui’s homeroom teacher.
Wen Yunsheng choked up, suddenly unable to respond.
They had grown up together since childhood; she could hide nothing from him. Qin Yanchuan’s calm eyes could easily see through everything.
The car stopped at the entrance of the Qin family’s old mansion.
“We’re here.” Qin Yanchuan showed no intention of getting out of the car.
He had only brought her back, with no plans to stay overnight.
Wen Yunsheng unbuckled her seatbelt and, after a moment’s thought, added, “Thank you for today.”
“For what?”
“For helping me apply the medicine and sending me home.”
“I’ve never seen you so polite before.”
“Huh?”
Qin Yanchuan turned his head, his dark eyes unreadable. “Is this the first time I’ve helped you with medicine, or the first time I’ve sent you home?”
Wen Yunsheng fell silent.
“Studying abroad for a few years has made you more polite than before. Those years of education weren’t wasted.”
Wen Yunsheng: “…”
She understood now—he was being sarcastic with her.
Wen Yunsheng swallowed hard but still nodded meekly. “Then I’ll head home first.”
Qin Yanchuan said nothing.
“Goodbye, Brother Yanchuan.”
She opened the car door, got out, and glanced back. Qin Yanchuan wasn’t looking at her.
Only then did she turn and walk straight inside.
A servant came out to greet her. “Second Miss, you’re back.”
“Nanny Liu, have Uncle and Aunt Jin gone to bed?”
“They’ve already retired for the night.”
“Alright, I’ll head upstairs too.”
The sound of her voice grew fainter, and gradually, her figure disappeared from sight.
Qin Yanchuan remained seated in the car, his gaze lifting to a window on the second floor. A warm yellow light turned on, and the white sheer curtains revealed a faint silhouette.
This room, empty for four years, was finally illuminated again.
He turned the steering wheel and drove away.
His phone rang.
He answered the call.
“President Qin, I’ve had professionals investigate the elevator incident. It wasn’t an accident—it was deliberate. Someone remotely stopped the elevator from the control system and intentionally blocked the signal.”
Qin Yanchuan’s eyes turned colder. “Who did it?”
“The club manager didn’t dare to say. Later, I checked the surveillance footage outside the elevator and saw Miss Jiawei near the elevator.”
Qin Jiawei.
Qin Yanchuan’s voice turned icy and harsh. “The Qimu Club is poorly managed. Issue a notice—it will suspend operations for renovations.”
Assistant Chen asked, “But what if General Manager Chengliang inquires…”
The Qimu Club was part of the Qin family’s business, but it was currently managed by Qin Yanchuan’s second uncle, Qin Chengliang.
“If he has any questions, let him come to me personally.”
Qin Yanchuan’s tone was calm and businesslike, but Assistant Chen secretly wiped a cold sweat from his brow.
Having worked by President Qin’s side for years, he understood his temperament—the calmer he seemed, the more dangerous the situation.
Judging by this, the matter involving his second uncle’s family might not end well.
“Understood.”
After returning to her room, Wen Yunsheng took a shower, changed into a nightgown, and lay down on the bed. Only then did she take out her phone to reply to messages.
Lin Xi had sent her many WeChat messages, but she hadn’t received them due to the lack of signal when she was trapped in the elevator.
At the time, Lin Xi had been searching everywhere for her.Wen Yunsheng: [I’m fine, I’ve already gone home.]
Lin Xi replied instantly: [The atmosphere was just right, and you actually went home?!]
Wen Yunsheng: …
She thought Lin Xi was genuinely worried about her.
Lin Xi continued asking: [Are you feeling better now?]
Wen Yunsheng: [I’m already fine.]
Lin Xi: [So, did you two do anything during the two hours you disappeared?]
Wen Yunsheng: […]
Lin Xi: [Ahahaha, just kidding!]
[But your brother really does care about you. When I said you were missing, everyone thought you had gone home in a huff, but your brother immediately had someone check the surveillance footage.]
[Qin Jiawei even said something about Brother Yanchuan being embarrassed by you and not wanting to acknowledge you as his sister—what nonsense!]
Wen Yunsheng stared at the messages popping up on her phone and fell silent for a moment.
Truthfully, even she hadn’t expected Qin Yanchuan to help her like this.
Four years ago, three months after they broke up, she secretly applied to study abroad without telling her family.
At that time, Qin Yanchuan had just taken over the company and was usually busy with work. After their breakup, they hadn’t met privately again, except for occasionally having to go home together for family reunions.
That day, Wen Yunsheng left the library at ten o’clock.
She had originally planned to live on campus during university, since the school wasn’t close to home, and traffic in the capital was congested—commuting would take at least two hours each way.
But her uncle and Aunt Jin couldn’t bear the thought of her squeezing into a dormitory with others, so they bought her an apartment near the school for her convenience.
Recently, she had been busy preparing various application materials and felt utterly exhausted as she walked out.
When she looked up, however, she saw a man standing by a car under the streetlight.