latelenovela Chapter 144 You're out of character, do you know that?
Chapter 144 You're out of character, do you know that?
"Yan Yu?" An Ling was somewhat surprised. "What brings you here?"
Yan Yu did not answer, but just stared at An Ling without moving.
The moment he saw An Ling, his panic vanished completely, and the urgency in his eyes faded, replaced by a sense of relief at having something lost and found again.
He loosened his grip on the doorknob and stepped inside.
But his eyes remained fixed on An Ling, and he strode directly toward An Ling's bedside.
Staring intently at Yan Yu, An Ling actually felt a little flustered.
In her memory, Yan Yu had always been somewhat humble in front of her, always secretly watching her, and then looking away the moment she looked at him. An Ling had never seen him with such a domineering gaze.
Yan Yu sat down next to An Ling without saying a word, and then suddenly hugged her in his arms to An Ling's shocked gaze.
Feeling the warmth of the person in his arms, Yan Yu finally felt relieved and let out a heavy sigh of relief. His tense body relaxed a bit.
When Yan Yu learned that An Ling had almost been stabbed at the awards ceremony, he rushed back overnight to confirm that An Ling was safe and sound. However, he only stayed for two days before having to go abroad to handle business.
The Yan family has been expanding its overseas businesses for the past two years. The reason he stayed for so long this time was to resolve all the issues he could handle, so that he could stay in China with peace of mind and only need to visit occasionally.
This way, he would have more time to spend with Anling.
Every day while he was overseas, he longed to return home. An Ling didn't reply to his messages. Fortunately, he could find out about An Ling's whereabouts by simply checking Weibo, which allowed him to barely suppress the urge to return to China immediately to see her.
Today he can finally go back to China. He deliberately didn't tell An Ling the news because he knew An Ling would be attending the Starlight Gala. After calculating the time the plane would land, Yan Yu felt that he might be able to pick An Ling up and take her home when the gala ended.
Even if An Ling is unlikely to agree, at least he can meet with her as soon as he returns to the country.
But as soon as he got off the plane, he received the news that An Ling had almost gotten into trouble.
Yan Yu had no idea how he got to the An family's place.
Even though he learned from An Yun that An Ling had no other injuries besides twisting her ankle, and that the culprit An Rui had been arrested, the immense sense of panic still made it hard for him to breathe.
The image of An Ling nearly getting into trouble haunted him once again like a nightmare, making him unsure whether this was another tormenting dream in which he hadn't actually woken up.
Only when Yan Yu saw An Ling with his own eyes, heard her call his name with his own ears, and felt that the person in his arms was real did Yan Yu's nightmare truly dissipate.
When Yan Yu hugged her, An Ling stared in shock. Her first reaction was to push him away, but just as she raised her hands to press on Yan Yu's sides in preparation for action, she felt the person in front of her trembling.
An Ling paused for a moment, and it was this hesitation that caused her to miss the best opportunity to push Yan Yu away.
Yan Yu was holding her so tightly that An Ling felt like she couldn't breathe. Her entire upper body was wrapped around his arms, and his left and right arms were also tightly gripped by his hands. She couldn't find any leverage to push him away.
What's even more terrifying is that Yan Yu's chin is resting on An Ling's right shoulder, and some of his breath will brush past An Ling's ear, making her feel both itchy and uncomfortable.
[Yan Yu, did you get the wrong script? You're supposed to be a self-conscious, gloomy villain, not a domineering CEO who forces himself on the male lead! You're out of character, you know that?]
[Why isn't anyone coming to save me! If I keep being held like this, I'll get a fever!]
The people around them were stunned by Yan Yu's actions, and they only reacted when they heard An Ling's cry for help.
"Cough!" An Shuhai coughed, but Yan Yu remained unmoved.
"Cough cough!" An Shuhai coughed twice more, but Yan Yu ignored him.
"Cough cough cough!" An Shuhai coughed three more times and then took a whack from Pei Yuning.
An Shuhai: Behave yourself...
Pei Yuning turned to Qiu's parents and said:
"Sister Jiaohe, Xiaoling is right. You have classes tomorrow, so go back and rest today. Xiaonian, you still have to go to Ningcheng later, right? Come on, Mom will take you to the airport."
"Okay." Qiu Nian nodded.
As she led Qiu's parents out, she glanced sideways at the two people on the bed, her face showing a look of utter dismay.
“Xiao Yu,” Pei Yuning could tell that Yan Yu’s feelings for An Ling were genuine, but she still couldn’t help but say a few words of advice, “Auntie knows you care about Xiao Ling, but it’s so late now, so don’t chat for too long and don’t delay your rest.”
No! Why did you all leave?!
[Mom!! My relationship with Yan Yu isn't so good that we need to talk privately, is it?]
Yan Yu's emotions had calmed down considerably by now. After hearing Pei Yuning's words, he finally released An Ling, stood up, and respectfully replied, "Okay, thank you, Aunt Pei. I know what I'm doing."
Pei Yuning nodded, somewhat guiltily ignoring An Ling's hand, and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Pei Yuning didn't intend to match them up; she just remembered that An Ling liked Yan Yu a lot when they were little.
But later, for some reason, Anling suddenly changed. At first, she thought it was just a conflict between the two children that would be resolved after a while, but she didn't expect this situation to last for so long.
It wasn't until she could hear An Ling's thoughts that Pei Yuning realized An Ling seemed to have also realized that something was wrong with her before. Although she was still deliberately maintaining a cold attitude towards Yan Yu because of some concerns, it was obvious that she didn't really dislike Yan Yu.
There are quite a few people in the circle who know that An Ling fawns over Gu Chenming and despises Yan Yu. Although these people don't show it on the surface because of the An family's status, they have been talking badly about An Ling behind her back, saying that she is ungrateful and heartless.
The An family was furious, but they were indeed in the wrong. That's why Pei Yuning gave them a chance to be alone together. She also hoped that one day the two children could get along normally, even if they were just nodding acquaintances, it would be better than the previous situation.
An Ling still felt somewhat uneasy facing Yan Yu alone.
On one hand, she felt guilty, and on the other hand, she had to pretend to be cold to Yan Yu in order to maintain her image whenever she was with him, which was undoubtedly another form of harm to Yan Yu.
She didn't look up at Yan Yu; instead, she kept staring at his legs.
Yan Yu clearly ran up from downstairs. An Ling knew his leg had healed, but she still couldn't help worrying.
I wonder if his leg still hurts...
An Ling didn't look up, so she didn't see Yan Yu's gentle gaze at her, nor the smile on his lips.