16: Chapter 16: Sleep With Me and Then Run Away 16: Chapter 16: Sleep With Me and Then Run Away The next day.
Early morning, just after six.
Su He was awakened by a familiar ringtone.
My eyes were still in sleep mode as I reached out for my phone.
She vaguely remembered placing her phone beside her before she fell asleep last night.
She felt around for a bit and realized something was off; why did it seem like she touched a human body?
She was a doctor, all too familiar with the human body.
But that’s not right, how could there be someone else on her bed?
It’s like something dawned on her, her brain abruptly became clear, and the drowsiness completely dissipated.
She opened her eyes wide.
To see a handsome face up close!
Isn’t that Jiang Yan?
That’s not the point!
The point is, why is he hugging her?
Why did she wake up in his arms?
Su He was so shocked that she couldn’t find the words to describe her feelings at the moment.
At this point, her mind was in such disarray, she was not thinking straight.
She had a hundred thousand whys flashing through her heart!
Good heavens, could someone tell her, she went to bed alone last night, so how did she wake up with someone else?
She stared at Jiang Yan’s outrageously handsome face, and at this moment, she had to admit, he was really very good-looking, with a sharply defined and perfect facial structure.
She was almost lost in it, but thankfully, the ringtone of the phone brought her back.
It was the specific ringtone for the hospital department.
Generally, when this ringtone sounds, it’s never good news.
But the phone was on the bedside table on Jiang Yan’s side.
To get it, she’d have to reach over him.
He was still asleep now, fortunately, but if he were awake, she wouldn’t even know how to deal with the situation later.
She wanted to move, but the man’s hand was on her waist.
Their current position was so intimate—she was nestled in his arms with her head resting on his arm—it was deadly embarrassing.
Last night, she didn’t notice at all, and she had slept so soundly!
Holding her breath, she lifted her hand to pinch Jiang Yan’s hand that was around her waist, carefully shifting it, afraid of waking him.
But in the next second, her hand was grasped in his.
The two looked into each other’s eyes up close, once again.
why did you wake up?”
He woke up at the exact moment she moved.
And with the phone ringing right by his ear, how could he not wake up, especially when he’s a light sleeper anyway.
Jiang Yan looked at her panicked and slightly flushed cheeks, the corners of his mouth lifted in a slight smile, his voice low and hoarse, carrying a trace of morning laziness, was captivating.
“What, madam, are you planning to sleep and dash?”
Upon hearing this, Su He completely lost her composure, “Jiang Yan, I think you must’ve slept your brain silly last night?”
She really dared to say what was on her mind.
“Last night, I clearly slept here alone, it was you who shamelessly snuck in!”
“I haven’t even started to settle the score with you, and you’re questioning me first!”
Jiang Yan looked at her puffed up cheeks, cute like a little blowfish, and wanted to pinch them, which he did.
Su He was petrified: “…”
She watched him smile at her, “Hmm, it’s up to you how you want to settle the score.”
Then he continued, “But really, it’s not my fault alone.
Madam locked the door, but I hadn’t even come in at that point.
Plus, this is also my room, all my change of clothes are here.
Moreover, I didn’t sneak in, I came in openly and honestly, it’s just madam slept too soundly last night and didn’t notice.”
“Let me go, I have to take a call right now.”
She didn’t have time to argue about this with him right now.
Jiang Yan let go of her, lying flat without moving, he said, “Sure, go ahead.”
Su He didn’t think twice, swiftly got up from his arms.
The phone was still ringing.
She propped herself on one side and stretched half of her body across him to grab the phone off the bedside table.
She picked it up and answered, “Hello…
I understand, I’ll be right back.”
She was completely unaware of how suggestive her posture was at that moment.
Jiang Yan watched the soft contour of her jawline from the side, a flicker of emotion crossing his eyes as her loose hair kissed his neck.
The unique milky fragrance from her body lingered around his nostrils.
It was his favorite scent.
It was this milk fragrance that had given him a good night’s sleep last night.
Su He no longer cared about these details; after hanging up the phone, she immediately rose and headed to the walk-in closet.
Shortly after, she reemerged in a new outfit: an orange shirt paired with slim-fit jeans.
Jiang Yan leaned against the headboard, watching her bustle about.
Suddenly, he felt that this room was full of life and no longer cold and empty.
He’d been living here alone for over a decade, thinking he wouldn’t get used to someone intruding into his private space.
But she was the exception.
And yet, she did not wish to step inside.
Su He quickly took care of everything and picked up her handbag from the couch, ready to leave.
But Jiang Yan had gotten up at some point and grasped her wrist.
He said, “I’ll take you.”
He had been close enough just now to overhear the conversation on the phone.
Su He turned to look at him and spoke quickly, “No need, no need, I’m in a hurry, no time to wait for you to get ready.”
After saying this, she pulled away from his grasp, took a step forward, then stopped, turned back, and said, “Right, I need to borrow your car, mine isn’t here.”
Jiang Yan: “Ask Uncle Zhong for the keys, you can take any car from the garage…”
Before he could finish speaking, Su He had already left the room.
The man watched her retreating figure and sighed.
Standing outside on the balcony, he watched as a white car drove out of the garage gate.
In the car, Su He was on the phone with Lu Zhenyu again.
“Hello, Director Su, where are you?”
“I’ll be there in half an hour,” said Su He, as she sped up.
She had specifically chosen a sports car from Jiang Yan’s garage.
Lu Zhenyu knew she lived near Pear Garden Pavilion, just a few minutes’ drive from City First Hospital; it wouldn’t take half an hour.
“Director Su, you’re not at Pear Garden Pavilion?” he asked curiously, somewhat gossiping.
“Hmm,” replied Su He indifferently, then began to inquire, “Tell me the specifics about the patient.”
She needed to use this time to think of a plan.
Lu Zhenyu: “The patient is an elderly woman, 66 years old, with a history of hypertension.
She suffered breathing difficulties at home more than half an hour ago and was brought to the hospital emergency room by her family.
A chest X-ray revealed aortic aneurysm shadows.
After a series of further assessments, the tumor has grown to a diameter of more than 5.5 cm, with pathological changes, principally located at the root of the aorta.
The patient is now experiencing pain, swelling, and compression.
The tumor could rupture at any moment, so immediate surgery is necessary.”
After listening, Su He said, “Arrange for the patient to have vascular angiography.
I’ll decide on the surgical approach when I arrive.”
“Okay, I’ll go right now.”
A sleek white sports car screeched to a halt in the hospital’s parking lot.
Su He got out and walked briskly into the hospital lobby.
Therefore, she did not notice An Xueyin standing in the area behind her parking spot.
An Xueyin had also just arrived at the hospital.
Frowning, she wondered why Su He would also appear at the hospital at that time.
Did she know about Grandma’s illness?
Then her eyes shifted to the limited-edition Lamborghini sports car worth a billion, filled with icy disdain and jealousy.
Ever since she found out yesterday that the man behind Su He was none other than the high and mighty heir of the Jiang Family, her jealousy towards her had deepened.
How could Su He, a daughter discarded by the An Family, be worthy of the title “Mrs.
If anyone was worthy, it should be her cousin.
Although Fifth Young Master Jiang had acknowledged her as Mrs.
Jiang yesterday, she hadn’t heard of any joyous occasion from the Jiang Family over the years, so certainly, it must be Su He, that vixen, who bewitched Jiang Yan.
She was determined to reveal her true colors.
After receiving that warning letter from the lawyer yesterday, she had been fearful and had to beg her cousin to intercede on her behalf.
She believed that Fifth Young Master Jiang would certainly do this favor for her cousin.
“Director Su, the chest aortic angiography results are out,” shouted Lu Zhenyu as he ran into the office.
Su He sat in her office chair looking at the medical records on the computer, lost in thought.
She hadn’t anticipated that the old lady would be Chen Shurong, the current family head of the An family, her own Grandma.
Seeing no response from her, Lu Zhenyu waved his hand in front of her eyes, “Hey, Director Su, what’s wrong?”
Su He came back to reality, “Ah, it’s nothing, show me the results.”
Soon, Su He had settled on a surgical approach.
“Doctor Yang, go coordinate with the operating room and the anesthesiology department,” she said to another doctor.
Yang Cong nodded, “Okay, Director Su.”
Su He stood up, “Lu Zhenyu, come with me to see the patient and their family.”
Lu Zhenyu noticed she seemed a little distraught, but he dared not ask.