Lin Yun hesitated for a moment. Seeing her expression, Ye Tiancheng added, "If you don't mind, we can arrange it like this for tonight. If you do mind, it's too late for us to disturb your family. We can ask the nurse for a resting bed, and I can take Ye Li to open the shop when it's dawn."
"It's all fine, please don't feel too much pressure. We have no ill intentions."
Ye Tiancheng had said as much, and both he and Little Fox had stayed in the hospital until three or four in the morning to help Lin Yun.
Moreover, Lin Yun had a good impression of Ye Tiancheng. She hadn't had the chance to fully retract this good impression before receiving help from him again. Lin Yun certainly couldn't refuse Ye Tiancheng's offer, so she finally nodded, "I don't mind, Boss Ye, please do as you please."
Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox thanked Lin Yun and stayed in the ward to rest for the time being.
Thanks to Hou Mingzhu's intervention, Lin Yun was arranged in a luxurious single room. Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox had no shortage of places to sit, so it wasn't too difficult to stay.
However, when people stay up all night, it's truly hard to fall asleep again; they become very alert. Lin Yun's foot was injured and still throbbing faintly. Furthermore, there were other people in the ward, making it impossible for Lin Yun to sleep. Yet, there was still a considerable amount of time before dawn.
The night was long, and since they were bored, as time gradually passed, Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox slowly started chatting with Lin Yun, making small talk.
Ye Tiancheng asked Little Fox, "By the way, I haven't asked you guys before, what exactly happened? How did you and Fatty meet Boss Lin? I remember you saying on the phone that you heard Boss Lin calling for help when you passed by the alley?"
"Looking at Boss Lin's foot, it doesn't seem like a sprain, but more like an injury caused by someone. What happened?"
Little Fox remembered that he hadn't actually told Ye Tiancheng about the matter in detail. When Lin Yun heard Ye Tiancheng speaking like this, she didn't know if Ye Tiancheng was just asking Little Fox or if he didn't mean to ask her.
Lin Yun misunderstood and became hesitant, thinking to herself about the strange events she had encountered. She wondered if Ye Tiancheng would believe her after she told him, or if he would think she was crazy.
But then she thought that the people who saved her at that time were Fatty and Little Fox, especially Little Fox, who was Ye Tiancheng's younger brother. If they could experience such things, then Ye Tiancheng should also be able to accept it.
Here, Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and Little Fox began to explain to Ye Tiancheng, "Boss Lin encountered something sinister. When I first heard Boss Lin's voice, I didn't recognize it as Boss Lin. Then I asked Brother Fatty, and Brother Fatty said he didn't hear anything, so I thought I had misheard."
"But Brother Fatty said that if someone really encountered trouble, we couldn't just ignore it. If no one was in trouble, that would be good. But if someone was in trouble, it would be timely to lend a hand. It's better to have made a trip for nothing than not to have gone at all. So, Fatty and I went into that alley."
"However, at first, Fatty and I just walked into a dead end and ran into a wall. We didn't hear anyone shouting anymore, so we thought we had really misheard and were about to turn back."
"It was at this moment that Fatty and I heard Boss Lin crying for help again. At that time, Brother Fatty also heard it, but we couldn't find where the sound was coming from."
"Then Brother Fatty asked me if it was Boss Lin's voice. I listened carefully again and found that it was indeed Boss Lin. After confirming Boss Lin's identity, I was able to use other methods. Finally, the wall in the dead end disappeared, and Fatty and I found Boss Lin behind the wall, and that's how we rescued Boss Lin."
Lin Yun remained silent during Little Fox's narration. Because she was beautiful, she had always been very confident since childhood.
But Lin Yun had never experienced such extreme confidence bordering on narcissism until now, and the person who brought about this experience was clearly Little Fox.
In her silence, Lin Yun felt a little embarrassed and awkward.
She used to think Little Fox liked her, and even considered how she would reject him if he confessed to her one day. It turned out Little Fox didn't like her at all.
Until that very moment, Lin Yun had never felt this clearly.
But after hearing Little Fox's words just now, if Little Fox truly liked her, how could he fail to recognize her voice again and again, and only realize he heard Lin Yun's voice after being reminded by his companion, who was even less enthusiastic about Lin Yun?
Lin Yun sighed in embarrassment in her heart, only wishing to know why she was so unlucky, encountering nothing but bad luck all day.
The object of her affection, whom she finally had good feelings for, turned out to be a married man. The young boy she thought had always liked her actually didn't like her at all; she had been self-indulgent and misunderstood.
Moreover, she had encountered such a terrifying event. Lin Yun didn't know what would have happened to her if Little Fox hadn't happened to pass by that alley, heard her cry for help, and then entered the alley after being persuaded by his companion. Would she still be alive now?
Suddenly, Lin Yun felt as if someone was calling her by her ear.
"Boss Lin? Boss Lin? Miss Lin Yun!"
Lin Yun suddenly snapped back to reality and realized it was Ye Tiancheng calling her. Her cheeks instantly flushed crimson, all the way down to her neck, even the tips of her ears turned red, and her cheeks felt burning hot.
She gave an awkward smile and apologized to Ye Tiancheng, "I'm so sorry, I was just spacing out and didn't hear what you said. Could you please repeat it, Boss Ye?"
Lin Yun didn't know if Ye Tiancheng was displeased, but she saw that Ye Tiancheng looked at her without any reservation and said, "Boss Lin has just experienced such a severe fright, it's normal for her mind to wander occasionally."
Ye Tiancheng had already found an excuse for her. What else could she say? Lin Yun could only nod slightly, as if acknowledging Ye Tiancheng's statement, that it was true she was scared out of her wits.
Then, Lin Yun heard Ye Tiancheng continue, "After experiencing such an event, Boss Lin's luck today might indeed be a bit low. However, I'm also quite curious, why did Boss Lin suddenly go into such an alley?"
"From what I heard from my brother, that alley should be quite dark and secluded. Most single women wouldn't dare to go to such a place at night, right?"
"Even if Boss Lin has to walk at night, it's best to avoid such places in the future, as they are indeed too dangerous. Even if you don't encounter something like today, who knows what other terrible things might happen."
Lin Yun would rather hear Ye Tiancheng say this, a slight bitterness welling up in her heart. If she could, she certainly wouldn't want to go to such a ghost place, or rather, she didn't go into that alley by herself at all.
Lin Yun was silent for a long time before she softly said to Ye Tiancheng, "Seeing how capable your brother is, and how he can solve such matters and dare to rush forward to save people, I imagine Boss Ye, even if you don't have the same abilities, you should be able to understand this kind of thing, right?"
"If I say that I didn't walk into that alley by myself, and even I don't know how I got there, but when I came to my senses, I was already there, would Boss Ye believe me?"
Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox exchanged a glance, clearly surprised that there was more to it.
However, Ye Tiancheng immediately answered Lin Yun's question, "In some special circumstances, such things can indeed happen, so I believe Boss Lin has no need to lie about such matters."
"However, regarding this matter, can Boss Lin explain it to my brother and me in detail?"
"It is said that to save someone, one must see it through to the end. Since we have encountered Boss Lin's situation, and my brother and I have the ability and can help, there is no reason for us to stand by and do nothing."
"Otherwise, if such a thing happens a second or third time, it is not guaranteed that Boss Lin will be so lucky to be rescued every time. To resolve this matter, one should find the root cause."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, Lin Yun looked at him with great gratitude, "Of course, I can tell you everything. Thank you so much!"
Little Fox sat beside her expressionlessly, watching Lin Yun blush, with a hint of shyness, looking at Ye Tiancheng as if she had something to say but hesitated.
While it was true that he had no romantic feelings for Lin Yun, didn't like her at all, and wouldn't have any issues with Ye Tiancheng because of this,
It was clearly him who had saved Lin Yun first, found someone, fought with evil spirits, and carried her to the hospital.
When they were going to the emergency room, Ye Tiancheng and Fatty, being men with families, were unwilling to carry her, but it was he who carried her. Yet, when it came to thanking him, she only looked at his elder brother, Ye Tiancheng, and thanked Ye Tiancheng?
It was obvious that he had put in more effort and was more tired, wasn't he? This woman was too... something.
As expected, Little Fox then heard Lin Yun say again, "Boss Ye, you've helped me so much, I don't know how to thank you. How about this, whenever Boss Ye is free, I must treat Boss Ye to a big meal."
Ye Tiancheng was stunned. He subtly glanced at Little Fox's expression and indeed saw Little Fox with a look of "I've never been so speechless in my life."
He couldn't help but chuckle, but he also knew it was too abrupt, so he quickly suppressed this smile and said to Lin Yun, "I haven't really helped much yet. If we're talking about thanks, Boss Lin should be more grateful to my two brothers. They were the ones who found you in time and rescued you."
Lin Yun was a bit bewildered by Ye Tiancheng's sudden laughter. But after hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, she was stunned and, realizing what he meant, secretly glanced at Little Fox with a bit of embarrassment.
"Uh... ah, Boss Ye is right. That was my intention. If I say I want to treat Boss Ye to a big meal, then of course the two gentlemen who also helped me greatly can't be left out. I invited Boss Ye, even though they are also with him."
Ye Tiancheng smiled and remained silent. Little Fox, however, said sarcastically, "My sister-in-law also helped you a lot today, finding a good doctor and arranging the ward and all. She spent quite a lot of money. Shouldn't my sister-in-law have a place too?"
Lin Yun's expression was so stiff that she could barely manage a smile. She could only supplement with a forced smile, "Of course, that's only right. How much did Boss Ye's wife spend? I'm injured and hospitalized, so I should pay for my medical expenses. Whatever the cost, I'll transfer it back to you."