The doctor is infatuated with her, and the aloof male god next door has been in love with her for years. You will eventually become a burden to her life.

  "So, are we officially dating now?"

  Merchants think many things are not illusions.

  Right before one's eyes.

  Nian Mu Yao's hands paused slightly before continuing, but she remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.

  At least he didn't reject it outright.

  Is he actually wavering?

  Merchants' hearts skipped a beat, and then accelerated rapidly with full expectation.

  She was too nervous, her hands were messing around randomly, and the hem of her clothes was wrinkled into a ball in her hand.

  He didn't lift his head until he had rewrapped it properly.

  The merchant's face was full of expectation as he looked up at him with a deep understanding in his eyes, holding his breath waiting for his answer.

  "Fu..."

  "Knock knock——"

  Almost at the same time, there was a knock on the door outside.

  Nian Mu Yao furrowed his brow, "Come in."

  The door opened and a nurse came in, standing respectfully. "Director Yan, your father has woken up. He says he wants to see you."

  This is good news, but Merchant felt his frown deepen.

  After a while, she just faintly responded with a single word, "Mm."

  Seeing this, the nurse went out first.

  There were only two of them left in the office.

  Shang Shang thought Yan Mu Yao's reaction was a bit strange, "Young uncle, Grandpa is awake, aren't you happy?"

  It has nothing to do with whether you're happy or not.

  He might just be simply unwilling to see Yan Jin Cheng...

  This kid, businessmen really can't understand him at all.

  "Fu Shang... " He furrowed his brow, and a few more serious lines appeared between his eyebrows. He only said half of what he wanted to say before stopping abruptly, clearly hesitant to continue. In the end, he simply stood up and said, "I'll go first, don't move around with your injured foot."

  One night without sleep, not long after Yan Mu Yao left, drowsiness came over her. She wanted to wait for his return and continue asking the questions he hadn't had time to answer, but she couldn't hold out against the increasingly heavy sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.

  Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

  Nian Jinsheng's state couldn't even be called waking up, the anesthetic hadn't worn off yet, he was half asleep and half awake, his face still deathly pale.

  Soon, Yan Mu Yao changed into a sterile gown and walked in.

  When he saw him, Yan Jinsheng's anxious face finally dissipated a bit.

  With great effort, he lifted his hand and signaled for him to come over.

  Nian Mu Yao took this step.

  The way this father and son get along is a bit strange, as if they are in a stalemate.

  Half a day later, Yan Jinsheng's lips cracked and trembled as he spoke with great difficulty, "Yan Mu Yao, you will eventually become a burden in her life!"

  The beeping of various machines filled the room, his voice was weak and powerless, but still fell into Yan Mu Yao's ears in a disjointed manner, forming complete sentences before exploding loudly.

  But he remained silent, and in an instant, his eyes were filled with desolation.

  ————

  When Nian Mu Yao came out of the ICU, his footsteps were heavy and his complexion was very poor.

  "Older brother?"

  Someone called out to him in front of him.

  There was a hint of uncertainty in his tone, because in Song Ya Li's memory, Yan Mu Yao was always calm and composed, extraordinary.

  The person in front of him had a deeply exhausted face and a frail figure.

  But in just an instant, Song Ya Li thought that the weak and frail Ye Mu Yao was just her illusion. When he lifted his head to look towards the source of the sound, all that remained was indifference and distance.

  Nian Mu Yao's eyes narrowed as he looked at the newcomer, his brow furrowed even deeper. "What are you doing here?"

  As he looked up at him with inquiring eyes, Song Yali shied away weakly and avoided eye contact.

  He paused for a moment before speaking in a staccato tone, "Xi Gu said his grandfather was ill, so I came to take a look..."

  "So." Yan Mu Yao's face gradually turned cold, "You're that girl from the Western Regions that you brought back home and insisted on marrying?"

  She hesitated for a moment and nodded.

  Nian Mu Yao took in her frail appearance, and his face was already a harbinger of a stormy weather.

  The air seemed to be sucked out in an instant.

  Her chest was suffocating badly, and it wasn't until a while later that Song Yalai lifted her head to look at him again, as if wanting to explain, "Year..."

  But she had just started her sentence when he stepped forward.

  The powerful aura forced Song Yali to retreat step by step.

  Bump

  She soon found herself backing straight into a wall while he stood two steps away, making no move to come closer.

  Nian Mu Yao's aura was intimidating, and Song Ya Li didn't dare look him straight in the eye.

  The next second, his icy voice wrapped in a chilling aura echoed in her ears, "Song Ya Li, I underestimated you!"

  "Older brother, I..."

  "What are you doing?!"

  In the slanted land, Yan Xi arrived just in time and broke a stalemate.

  As soon as the words fell, he took three or two steps forward, shielding her like a shield, and with one move, he blocked Song Yali, who was trembling with fear, behind him. "Young uncle, you've already taken away one Fu Shangshang, why do you seem to be particularly interested in women related to me?"

  Nian Mu Yao is not just a younger brother to Nian Xi Gu, but also a teacher and friend at times.

  In the past, Xi had more respect for him, but this conversation was almost provocative, with a belly full of anger that seemed to have been accumulating for a long time, churning and finally finding an opportunity to erupt in this scene.

  A belly full of anger, everything seems to be sympathizing with Fu Shangshang.

  Or, what's more, it's because Fu Shang and Nian Muyao are together!

  He alone was so enraged that he lost his head and didn't realize it at all.

  Snatched away Fu Shang's goods...

  These words fell into Yan Mu Yao's ears and were especially piercing.

  Suddenly a cold laugh escaped her lips, "Snatched away? Looking back, wasn't she always someone you didn't want?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't intend to stay any longer.

  So he couldn't see it. Just as he finished speaking, Nian Xi Gu was choked back, and then somehow, he was left with only a pale face.

  ————

  After Yan Mu Yao left, the only thing left outside the ICU was an inexplicable awkward silence.

  Nian Gu closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, calming down before realizing how inexplicable his anger was. However, the visual shock brought by Nian Mu Yao and Song Ya Li just now had triggered his anger, which was quite normal.

  What's wrong with you, why are you always thinking about Fu Shang?

  Frightened by this idea, Nian Xi Gu dared not think further about it.

  Trying to shift attention and calm down, he then asked the person next to him, "What was going on between you and my little uncle just now?"

  Song Ya Li's eyes were slightly unfocused as she stared blankly into space.

  Upon hearing this, he suddenly woke up with a start.

  She subconsciously glanced in the direction where Yan Mu Yao had disappeared, then looked at Yan Xi Gu, her shoulders shrinking slightly as she lowered her head. Her voice still carried some lingering fear, "Probably, he's like Grandfather, not approving of us being together."

  "Really?" asked Xi Gu, furrowing his brow.

  He looked at her with a suspicious face, Song Yali was somewhat angry, "Don't you believe me?"

  "It's not that." Xī Zǐ said, trying to comfort Yà Lǐ, who was distracted and preoccupied. "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that at the time, anyone would have felt uncomfortable seeing that situation. Let's just say I wasn't confident in myself, okay? But Yà Lǐ, what did he mean by that last sentence? Did you two know each other before?"

  "How is this possible!" Song Yali exclaimed subconsciously, her tone slightly out of control.

  He paused for a moment, realizing his unusual and somewhat unnatural opening explanation, "I originally just wanted to come see Grandpa, but as it happened he came out from inside, that's how we ran into each other."

  "Hmm." Nian Xi Gu replied lightly, without suspecting anything else.

  Come to think of it, they met abroad and this is also their first time coming to C city together, how could she possibly know Yan Mu Yao?

  This topic is over.

  They then went their separate ways in silence, each lost in thought.

  "What are we going to do now, Xi Gu? Everyone disagrees with us being together. Are you going to give up on me because of this?" Song Ya Li's face was filled with anxiety that she couldn't hide, and as she spoke, she reached out to hold onto his arm, her delicate appearance tugging at the heartstrings.

  Noticing her unease, Yan Xi Gu stretched out his hand and pulled her into a tight hug, reassuring, "Unless you give up on me first."

  She paused, her tone becoming helpless. "Ya Li, it's not because of you that they oppose me, but no matter who I bring home, as long as it's not with Fu Shang Shang, they will all have this attitude. But it's precisely because of this that I'm even more eager to let them know about your existence, Ya Li. If I didn't care about you, there would be no need for me to go against the entire Ye family."

  He is not strong enough to resist the arrangements made by his family.

  One day later on, when he has accumulated enough strength, he will definitely break free from the golden silk cage that binds him at all costs.

  It was Song Yalai's appearance that disrupted all his plans...

  For her, at least for now, he feels like everything is worth it!

  Song Ya Li had a moment of daze, she felt his concern, almost fell into it.

  It may be just for a moment, but the original belief is even more firm.

  Even with the same family background, Yang Xi Gu and that person are still far apart!

  "What are you going to do next?" She leaned on his shoulder, her voice muffled and still uneasy. "Xī gù, I'm so scared..."

  "Now that Grandfather is like this, we can't force it. At this moment, Yan Jinsheng couldn't bear the provocation, "However, there's still a way out, and now the only feasible thing to do is to try our best to get my uncle and Fu Shangshang together, something I couldn't resist, maybe my uncle can."

  "How... did this happen?"

  "Fu Shang, that dead girl, used to be quite capable of handling people in the past, but when it came down to business, she would always mess up. I think relying solely on her own strength, it's still a bit difficult for her to deal with Xiao Shu. Ya Li, aren't you studying psychology? Why don't you help her out?"