That day, Lin Yixun had just come out of the bathroom after washing up when she heard a commotion coming from the hallway. She instinctively opened the door to her hospital room to see what was happening outside, but suddenly a head popped in through the doorway.
Even though the man’s face was covered with a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask, Lin Yixun recognized him immediately. She froze for a moment, then quickly reacted and tried to close the door, but the man was quick and stuck his arm in. Before she could react, his arm was caught painfully in the door.
He groaned in pain but did not pull his arm back. Instead, he looked at Lin Yixun with a look of grievance and said in a low voice, "Yixun, it’s me!"
Lin Yixun gave him a long, hard look, thinking that she might have really hurt him by slamming the door shut too hard. Feeling momentarily soft-hearted, she let him in.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Yixun asked coolly.
Ouyang Hao took off his sunglasses and mask, then smiled broadly, "I missed you, so I came over."
Lin Yixun never imagined that Ouyang Hao would speak so bluntly. Fortunately, the other patient in the room had been discharged yesterday, and her mother had just been taken by the nurse for a temporary check-up. Otherwise, it would have caused even more trouble.
"Mr. Ouyang, I’ve already told you, we’re not suitable for each other."
"Whether we’re suitable or not isn’t up to you to decide." Ouyang Hao grabbed Lin Yixun’s shoulder and pulled her into his arms. He leaned in close and smiled, "In my opinion, we’re quite suitable."
"Ouyang Hao, you..." Lin Yixun opened her mouth but found she didn’t know what to say.
"What do you mean you? You can’t even come up with a single retort, so stupid!" Ouyang Hao tapped her nose affectionately, then coughed lightly and said seriously, "Lin Yixun, starting from today, I, Ouyang Hao, will officially pursue you. You don’t have to rush to reject me, because whether I pursue you or not is my freedom, and you have no right to interfere. As for whether you accept me or not, that’s your business."
With that, Ouyang Hao lowered his head and planted a deep kiss on her forehead. Then he let go of her, fully geared up again, and slipped out of the hospital room.
The man came as quickly as he went, as if he had never been there, but the warmth on her forehead and the bouquet of red roses that had suddenly appeared in her hand reminded Lin Yixun that he really had been there.
Before long, a text message came through, "I don’t know if you like roses, but next time I visit, I’ll bring a different kind."
Gently touching the spot where he had kissed her, Lin Yixun looked down at the blooming red roses in her hand, her mind in turmoil.
She hesitated for a long while before finally sending a text message back, "Please don’t come again."
Since sending that message, there was no response from Ouyang Hao’s end.
Lin Yixun thought that Ouyang Hao was probably angry. After all, with his proud nature, having his warm feelings met with cold rejection would surely anger him. But to her surprise, the next morning, Ouyang Hao appeared in front of her again, this time not in the hospital room but in the hallway outside, holding a large bouquet of Blue Demoness roses.
"So, do you like them?" The man handed her the Blue Demoness roses, and when he saw her expressionless face and her reluctance to take them, Ouyang Hao glanced at a few nurses walking towards them from not far away. He leaned in close to Lin Yixun and, half-smiling, threatened, "Lin Yixun, if you don’t take them, I’ll take off my mask and sunglasses."