How Did the Top-Tier Male Lead Fall in Love With Me? 73

Chapter 73

When the red light of the “emergency surgery” went out, the sky was already dark.

Shen Wu had gone for a detailed full-body check-up. The outpatient department had long since turned off its lights and closed its doors. He and his family and lover had waited at the operating room door for a while.

The operating room door opened in their expectant gaze, and Shen Ping was pushed out on a hospital bed.

His face was still as pale, without a trace of blood.

The doctor said, “Everything is fine.”

The heavy stone in Shen Wu’s heart fell.

Shen Ping had been in emergency surgery from noon until dark, and only woke up the next day.

His whole body was injured, and a few of his ribs were broken, injuring his lungs. It was difficult for him to speak in the first few days.

Shen Wu, on the other hand, had bruises all over his body from the squeezing and rubbing, and needed to apply medicine and massage on time.

After staying in the hospital for two days, he went home. Shen Wu took off his shirt in the warm room, and Meng Huaizhi applied medicine for him.

Meng Huaizhi held a large bowl of medicine for bruises and carefully applied it to his waist bit by bit.

Shen Wu suddenly shivered.

Meng Huaizhi’s movements paused slightly.

Shen Wu’s hands were almost scratching the sofa fabric, and he explained with red ears, “It’s so itchy…”

“It’s almost done, just bear with it,” Meng Huaizhi finished dealing with the bruises on his waist in a few strokes and then went to deal with his arm.

The contusion on his arm was more serious, especially at the elbow joint.

Meng Huaizhi tried his best to be gentle, and slowly and gently spread the ointment, and asked with a worried look, “Does it hurt, baby?”

Shen Wu first shook his head, thinking that Meng Huaizhi had deliberately called him “baby,” and that this concern was not very serious. Then he deliberately nodded.

Meng Huaizhi chuckled, “Then I’ll be gentler. How about this? Does it hurt?”

“Mm-hmm,” Shen Wu nodded pretentiously.

“It still hurts?”

Shen Wu frowned, feeling that something was not right, and said truthfully, “It doesn’t hurt. I was lying to you. The ointment is cool and comfortable.”

Meng Huaizhi’s smile deepened, “Then I’ll be a little rougher.”

Shen Wu: “……….”

Is the high-and-mighty flower male lead taking advantage of him verbally? What’s with this person?

A few days later, in the morning, the minor injuries on Shen Wu’s body had basically healed.

Meng Huaizhi was still not at ease with him, had pushed off a bunch of work, and accompanied him in and out every day.

Shen Wu was tidying up his clothes in front of a full-length mirror. Meng Huaizhi came over from the side with his thickest long down jacket, “It’s getting cold today. Wear more.”

Shen Wu reached out to take the clothes. Meng Huaizhi took the opportunity to put the sleeve on his hand, and with a pull, he had put on half of the clothes for him.

Shen Wu had no choice but to pretend to be disabled and stretched out his other hand, and said helplessly, “Those who don’t know would think I’m the one who’s seriously injured and bedridden.”

Meng Huaizhi tidied up his collar from behind, and suddenly buried his chin in the hollow of his neck, and lightly wrapped his arms around his waist and abdomen.

Then… he relapsed and took a deep breath in the human’s neck.

Shen Wu’s face instantly turned red from the top of his head to his neck, and two veins on his neck popped out nervously.

Meng Huaizhi took a few breaths and then stopped. He looked at him in the mirror with a smile and said disdainfully while sniffing, “It smells like ointment.”

…

The two of them arrived at the hospital on time with gifts.

Shen Wu held an apple he had personally picked and asked Shen Ping on the hospital bed, “Ge, do you want an apple?”

Shen Ping looked at him with a faint smile, and even his nodding action revealed a bit of cherish.

Shen Wu went to wash the apple, peeled it methodically, cut it into pieces, put it in a bowl with a toothpick, and then handed it over.

He was no longer angry with Shen Ping and felt a little guilty because of Shen Ping’s serious injuries. However, Shen Ping pushed back the fruit plate he had prepared and said with extreme modesty, “You eat first.”

Shen Wu frowned, “I specially peeled it for you.”

Shen Ping was not wearing glasses and couldn’t see clearly. He stared at him for a few dozen seconds, his eyes almost glued to his face.

Shen Wu turned his face away uncomfortably, “You eat.”

Shen Ping no longer insisted, “Okay.”

He had just eaten a piece of apple and had not chewed it twice before he praised, “It’s very sweet.”

Shen Wu smiled, “That’s good.”

“Xiao Wu,” Shen Ping picked up the most square piece of apple, held it up with a toothpick, “You should try it too.”

Shen Wu subconsciously took two steps forward, but was then stared at by Shen Ping until his heart went cold. He looked at the apple Shen Ping was holding up, which looked like he was going to feed it to him.

Shen Wu’s footsteps suddenly stopped, “…Ge, you can just eat it. Don’t worry about me. I’ll peel one myself if I want to eat.”

Shen Ping waited for a few more seconds. Seeing that he was still not willing to come over, the sweet apple in his mouth suddenly tasted like wax.

He put the apple he had picked for Shen Wu back into the bowl and stared blankly at the bowl.

It was just a trivial piece of apple, but for some reason, it made both brothers feel uncomfortable.

Shen Wu was restless. Reason told him that he should stay here with Shen Ping, but emotionally, he was inexplicably resistant to the extreme and just wanted to run away.

Suddenly, Meng Huaizhi’s hand came over and patted the back of his hand warmly and gently, “I want to drink coffee. Do you?”

Shen Wu nodded.

“There’s a coffee shop right across from the hospital…” Meng Huaizhi opened the map on his phone to show him. “This one, how about it?”

“Mm, then I’ll go and buy it,” Shen Wu found an opportunity and quickly stood up. “What do you want to drink?”

“An Americano is fine.”

“Okay.”

Shen Wu left as he said.

After he had left the ward, the atmosphere did not improve at all.

The apple was oxidizing quickly. When Shen Ping saw that the apple Shen Wu had peeled for him was rapidly turning yellow, he finally started to move. He ate the apple one piece at a time and finished it in two or three minutes.

For the sake of Shen Ping protecting Shen Wu in the car accident, Meng Huaizhi’s attitude towards him had improved a lot.

Although it was still as nonchalant as before, at least there were a few slight fluctuations.

“Shen Wu hopes that you can also have your own life. If you need, I can introduce you. Do you like men?” Meng Huaizhi’s suggestion seemed to be out of kindness, but his gaze was without warmth.

Shen Ping was naturally silent, his knuckles turning white from clenching.

Meng Huaizhi took an orange from the fruit basket and handed it to him whole, without peeling it, and said again, “Shen Wu is not angry with you, but you will make him feel burdened. After all, he’s already married to me…”

He was speaking the truth with good intentions, but it inexplicably stirred up a nameless fire in Shen Ping’s heart.

Seeing Shen Ping’s reaction, Meng Huaizhi smiled and continued, “When you have your own life and your own family, he will be able to continue to get along with you without any reservations.”

“What do you mean…” Shen Ping’s brow was tightly furrowed, and his voice was very hoarse. “He’s my own younger brother.”

Being inexplicably questioned by Meng Huaizhi in such a sordid way, his breath was almost snatched away in that instant. He wanted to refute, but he couldn’t make a sound.

A dark and paranoid possessiveness often occurred in love, and it was not uncommon in family and friendship. But this desire was not equivalent to affection. This desire was extremely selfish.

Shen Ping felt that his nails were about to dig into the orange, and the tips of his nails were stained with a bit of orange juice. Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

The knock was polite and gentle, and also very unfamiliar.

Meng Huaizhi stood up and went to open the door.

He did not see the person he had expected. Nan Dengwei still had a beautiful smile on his face and greeted him politely, “Senior Meng, you’re here too?”

Meng Huaizhi hummed in agreement.

“I’m here to see Shen Ping-ge,” Nan Dengwei explained his purpose. “Last time in Y Country, thank you for inviting me to stay at the hotel.”

Nan Dengwei had personally promised not to interfere in Shen Wu and Meng Huaizhi’s world of two again, and he seemed to have no feelings beyond friendship, but the number of times he had come over as a friend had increased.

Nan Dengwei entered the ward. He was earning money now and had directly bought the most expensive fruit basket with a wave of his hand. He placed it on the table and asked Shen Ping frankly, “Shen Ping-ge, are you better?”

Shen Ping’s voice was still hoarse. Fearing that he would scare people, he tried to speak as little as possible and just smiled and nodded.

But Nan Dengwei was overly enthusiastic. Seeing that he was in a good state, he asked one question after another.

“I heard that you were in emergency surgery for six hours…” Nan Dengwei asked with concern. “How long will it take for you to be discharged? Will there be any aftereffects?”

Shen Ping had no choice but to answer, “I’m fine. I’ll be able to go home during the New Year.”

Nan Dengwei listened patiently with a faint smile. Only when he heard the words “New Year” did a hint of an imperceptible sadness flash in his eyes.

Perhaps because of his sensitive personality, Shen Ping’s ability to sense emotions was more delicate and sharper than Shen Wu’s.

Moreover, the hint of sadness in Nan Dengwei’s eyes made him feel very familiar, as if it were related to his family and home.

Every time Shen Wu made a friend, he and his father would have to do a detailed background check. Nan Dengwei’s background was very clean, so clean that it was excessive, and even… he had no parents.

He was an orphan.

Shen Ping thought for a moment and said casually, “Last year, on the first day of the New Year, you came to our house to pay a New Year’s call, right? I happened to be washing the car and didn’t see you.”

Nan Dengwei’s expression returned to normal, and he smiled and nodded, “That’s right. I originally wanted to pay a New Year’s call to Wu-ge, but I didn’t expect him to be sick, so I left without seeing him.”

Besides paying a New Year’s call to his crush, it was also because the home with only one person was too lonely. He could usually tolerate it, but on New Year’s Day, he really couldn’t stay for another moment.

Shen Ping also smiled and naturally extended the next invitation, “Then… do you want to come to our house for the New Year this year? With Xiao Wu.”

Nan Dengwei was taken aback for a moment, and the smile on his face stiffened slightly.

On every day of reunion, he had nowhere to go.

After a moment, he blinked his eyes, and the corners of his lips lifted high, “Okay! Won’t it be too much trouble for you?”

Shen Ping shook his head and said gently, “It won’t.”

When Shen Wu came back and pushed the door open, he saw the smiling Nan Dengwei and couldn’t help but smile too, “Xiao Nan?”

“Wu-ge! I’m here to see Shen Ping-ge. Look, that’s the fruit I bought. Do you want to try some…” Nan Dengwei’s enthusiasm was as always. “Eh, you went out to buy coffee?”

Just now, Shen Wu had run out to buy coffee to escape the strange atmosphere. Now, he had run into a new problem. He hadn’t expected Nan Dengwei to suddenly come over and had only bought two cups of Americano.

He thought for a moment, first handed Meng Huaizhi’s cup over, and then gave his own to Nan Dengwei, “I just happened to buy coffee. This cup is for you.”

Nan Dengwei’s mind was clear. He could see at a glance that Shen Wu had given him his own cup. He frankly accepted the coffee and did not pretend not to know, but directly asked, “Isn’t this cup yours?”

“Mm, I’ve already had some this morning. You can have it.”

Shen Wu was always very polite to sincere people. Now, Nan Dengwei was no longer Meng Huaizhi’s destined partner. Nan Dengwei was younger than him, and his family was not well-off, so it was only right for him to take care of him a little more.

Nan Dengwei’s eyes curved, and that beauty became even more flamboyant, his voice also clear and moist, “Okay, thank you. I’ll treat you next time.”

Ever since he had decided to treat Shen Wu as a friend, he had felt much more at ease and did not have to be too concerned about Meng Huaizhi… right?

Meng Huaizhi looked at the lonely cup of coffee in his hand and suddenly asked the person on the hospital bed, “Shen Ping, are you drinking?”

“?” Shen Wu made an invisible question mark above his head. “My brother is still recovering. He can’t drink coffee.”

Meng Huaizhi then turned to him, “Then your injury is healed, right?”

Shen Wu muttered under his breath, “Didn’t you just see…”

Meng Huaizhi chuckled, “Then this cup is for you.”

Shen Wu inexplicably took the coffee that had gone around and come back to him.

Nan Dengwei held the straw in his mouth and quietly “tsked.”

Alright, he was enjoying the coffee that Shen Wu had saved and given him, and Shen Wu had gotten another cup from Meng Huaizhi.

The difference was clear.

But now, as a friend, he could drink this cup of coffee without any reservations and openly.

That’s great.