It was very hot in the middle of summer, and Lin Yuyao wanted to go back as soon as possible, so she didn't refuse.

After saying a few words of thanks, I followed them to the other side.

Fu Huaiyi jogged to the front and opened the passenger seat. "Xiao Lin, you can sit here."

Yi Yunshuo, who was about to board the bus: "..." Isn't this my reserved seat?

Lin Yuyao smiled and said, "Thank you."

Fu Huaiyi was in a good mood and even returned a smile.

Yi Yunshuo was stunned.

He always has this face that looks like someone owes him money, yet he can still smile so shyly and bashfully.

Something's not right with this kid.

After Lin Yuyao got into the car, Fu Huaiyi moved to the driver's seat.

The engine was already lit and we were about to start the engine when we noticed that Yi Yunshuo was still in a daze.

Fu Huaiyi frowned. "Is there anything else?"

"Huh? No, no."

"Then why aren't you getting on the bus?"

This tone was completely different from how he spoke to Kobayashi.

"Hey, get in the car." Yi Yunshuo felt a pang of jealousy as he opened the door and sat in the back seat.

It was stuffy inside the car, but once I opened the window, it became cool.

This was the first time in Lin Yuyao's life that she had ever ridden in a car.

That's much more comfortable than a bicycle or motorcycle; he drives very smoothly.

"Ah Yi, how come you drove this car today more steadily than you would a pack of livestock?"

Fu Huaiyi: "Are you livestock?"

Yi Yunshuo: "I'm not even as good as livestock. We weren't like this when we came here."

Fu Huaiyi ignored him and turned to ask Lin Yuyao, "By the way, where's your bicycle?"

Lin Yuyao felt heartbroken just thinking about her old, beat-up car.

Yesterday, when I was driving Fu Huaiyi, everything was fine. She even praised it for being quite sturdy, which made her look good.

Unexpectedly, she tripped and fell on her way back, and the old car was destroyed.

She pushed the cart home last night.

Lin Yuyao said, "There's some wear and tear. I'm off work tomorrow, so I'm going to take it to a repair shop to get some oil."

She was the one who offered to give them a ride last night, but she didn't mention that the car was broken, because she was worried that the other person would feel guilty.

Fu Huaiyi didn't think much of it.

The car soon arrived at the building where she lived.

Lin Yuyao thanked him, "Brother Fu, thank you."

Then I opened the car door and went upstairs.

Fu Huaiyi didn't leave immediately, but watched her go upstairs.

Her eyes fell on the stairwell, where a badly damaged bicycle was parked—wasn't that her broken-down bike from last night?

Fu Huaiyi's heart tightened; he also noticed that her posture while climbing the stairs was incorrect.

Having frequently fallen and injured himself, he could tell at a glance that she was injured; her waist and legs must have been hurt.

"Ah Yi, why aren't you leaving yet? Are you...?"

Before Yi Yunshuo could finish speaking, Fu Huaiyi yanked open the car door, locked it, pulled out the key, and took a long stride to catch up.

Yi Yunshuo: "..."

"Hey, where are you going?"

Fu Huaiyi ignored him and quickly caught up with Lin Yuyao.

I caught up with her on the second floor.

Lin Yuyao was somewhat surprised, "Brother Fu, is there anything else?"

Fu Huaiyi took a deep breath and looked at her legs. "Did you fall last night?"

what?

"how do you know?"

Lin Yuyao covered her mouth, her instinctive question giving her away.

Fu Huaiyi said, "I saw that your car, which you parked at the bottom of the stairs, was badly damaged. Also, the way you walk is not right."

Lin Yuyao had nothing to say.

She fell last night. She was driving him home, and she was so angry that she had to keep going despite the heat and exhaustion.

Unexpectedly, once that breath was released, he couldn't hold on any longer.

On her way back, she felt her legs were sore and weak. In addition, the road conditions were unclear at night, and she accidentally fell into a ditch by the roadside.

Fortunately, only the car was damaged and the tires were deformed; she was otherwise unharmed.

My lower back hurts a bit, and there's a swelling on my leg.

Walking on flat ground is bearable, but going upstairs is really hard to bear.

"Let's go, I'll take you upstairs."

Fu Huaiyi said with a helpless expression.

Lin Yuyao shook her head, pushed away his outstretched hand, and gripped the stair railing tightly.

"Brother Fu, thank you. It's nothing, I can manage."

She felt it wasn't right to let someone help her up; she was still quite conservative.

So she preferred to endure it and slowly climb up while holding onto the handrail.

It's only the fifth floor, she can manage.

Fu Huaiyi didn't insist on helping her anymore, but he didn't leave either. Instead, he followed her at a distance, watching her slowly climb up despite the pain.

She was truly unlike any of the girls he had ever known since childhood.

If it were his sister, she would have cried so much that the whole family would know, and the whole family would have to comfort her.

She's all alone here, with no family around.

Lu Jiangting is not her relative.

He fell and didn't ask for help, nor did he make a sound, enduring it so that no one would know.

She was afraid of troubling him again, and he knew that.

Fu Huaiyi felt a mix of emotions and a sour feeling in his heart.

After thinking it over, he still strode after her when she opened the door.

"Let me take a look. If you've broken a bone, you can't bear it and you'll have to go to the hospital."

Lin Yuyao said, "I didn't break any bones."

Fu Huaiyi insisted, "Take a look, and you'll be at ease."

Seeing his insistence, Lin Yuyao had no choice but to carefully sit down and roll up her trouser legs.

She had been enduring the pain since last night, only to realize that her knee was terribly swollen.

Lin Yuyao frowned slightly.

Actually, she didn't feel much pain; it was within her tolerance range. So why was it so swollen?

Fu Huaiyi gasped, "Your skin is so swollen, and you still went to work all day?"

Lin Yuyao pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.

"Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."

"No need." Lin Yuyao took out a bottle of medicine from her bag and said, "I bought the medicine this morning. The doctor said that applying it will make it better."

Fu Huaiyi glanced at it and saw it was just a bottle of commonly used blood-activating and stasis-removing medicine, safflower oil.

It might be somewhat helpful for mild cases, but since hers is more severe, it probably won't be very effective.

She probably bought this because it was cheap.

"I'll help you wipe it."

Lin Yuyao shook her head vigorously, "No need, I can do it myself."

Fu Huaiyi frowned and said seriously, "Comrade Lin Yuyao."

His voice was deep and resonant, and Lin Yuyao instinctively wanted to stand at attention. Why was that?

“Your own strength isn’t enough, so the medicine won’t go in, and applying it won’t help. I’ll help you; just think of me as your doctor.”

He spoke with absolute righteousness, without a trace of evil intent.

Lin Yuyao felt that it would seem pretentious to refuse again, so she agreed.

"Then trouble you."

Fu Huaiyi breathed a sigh of relief, poured some medicine into his palm, and rubbed it vigorously before he could use it.

"It might hurt a little, so let me know if you can't stand it."

Lin Yuyao nodded and said, "Okay."

It’s just…it’s just…

She had initially thought she could endure the pain, but now she felt she couldn't bear it anymore.

This isn't just a little bit! It hurts so much!

She was in so much pain that she could barely hold back her tears.

But she was afraid that people would think she was being pretentious, so she stubbornly endured it.

Fu Huaiyi lowered his head and carefully applied the medicine, asking, "Is this pressure okay?"

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