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Chapter 142
At the moment when Zhang Yi was shot dead, the Armed Police and firefighters hiding in the shadows swiftly sprang into action.
Zhang Yi's body was placed into a body bag by the coroner, the zipper zipped up, concealing his face.
A group of people in varying colored uniforms surrounded Yu Fanxing. White-coated doctors methodically stemmed her bleeding, while police officers and firefighters studied the handcuffs around her, quickly sawing them open and lifting her onto a stretcher into an ambulance.
A bullet was still lodged in her arm, and she needed surgery urgently to remove it.
Outside the factory, on an open space, a fully-armed bomb disposal team held the remote control for explosives, staring at the damp and failed bombs, each person's expression indescribable.
Shen Chaowen and Passerby A, who had rushed over upon receiving the news, were busy communicating with the doctors and police. Outside the factory site, police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances lined a large area, vehicles and people aplenty, creating an unbearable commotion.
Amidst the clamor, which had nothing to do with Shen Youlin and Yu Shu, in an unnoticed corner, Shen Youlin seemed to have inspected Yu Shu from head to toe countless times, finally convinced that she was truly unharmed, before finding his voice at last.
Shen Youlin shoved her away forcefully: "Ancestor! You shielded me from bullets! You weren't trying to save my life, you were trying to take it!"
Yu Shu clutched her arm where he had grabbed her, feeling terribly wronged. She had taken bullets for him; normally, shouldn't he be overwhelmed with emotion? After the exhilaration of a brush with death, he should be pledging eternal love and devotion, like they portray in TV dramas!
Yu Shu opened her mouth, perplexed: "I definitely wouldn't have been harmed..."
"How can you be sure?!" Shen Youlin shouted.
"I..."
"Boss, it's a call from Chief Li!" A police officer ran past the two, excitement in his voice. "The four who escaped were in a car accident on the highway. They're being taken to the hospital right now."
Yu Shu heard this, her mouth opening wide in surprise. After recovering, she quickly covered her mouth—since she was so lucky, she should fervently wish for all the villains like Shen Huijin and the others to be captured!
Seeing her not speaking, Shen Youlin grew angrier and turned to leave.
"Hey..." Yu Shu called out from behind him, but Shen Youlin didn't look back and just kept walking.
Yu Shu's brow furrowed tightly. This jerk couldn't be reasoned with! Storming off in a huff and leaving her behind!
Who didn't have a temper! If he could walk away, then he'd better not come looking for her again.
Yu Shu followed Yu Fanxing to the hospital and waited outside the operating room while Yu Fanxing underwent surgery.
Yu Yan handed her a cup of hot coffee, which Yu Shu accepted with thanks.
This familiar scene, the familiar paper cup of coffee.
Yu Shu recalled that the last time she drank coffee while waiting outside an operating room was at the ski resort after the avalanche, waiting for Shen Youlin's surgery.
Truly, each incident was more dramatic than the last.
Yu Shu let out a long sigh, utterly physically and mentally exhausted.
She would make another wish that everyone would be healthy and free from illness or disaster from now on.
Unable to drink the coffee, Yu Shu used her fingernail to scratch at the rim of the cup, soon unable to resist sighing again.
Yu Yan laughed: "Why all the sighs? Everything's over now."
"Tired," Yu Shu answered weakly, then sighed again.
Yu Yan glanced at his watch: "We've been alone for ten minutes now. I'll bet that in another ten minutes, Youlin will appear."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because earlier, I lied to him that I wanted to marry you, and he believed me."
Yu Shu cracked a smile: "That's too far-fetched. Why would someone as outstanding as you set your sights on me?"
"Are you saying Youlin isn't outstanding, or that you lack confidence in yourself?" Yu Yan cocked his head and smiled. "Don't belittle yourself. You're remarkable, both in the past and present."
"You're making me blush with all these compliments," Yu Shu said, lowering her head shyly and covering her face.
Hurried footsteps approached, and Yu Shu quickly raised her head, but it wasn't Shen Youlin—it was Shen Chaowen, who had rushed over from the Capital, disheveled and travel-worn.
Soon after, the elderly Yu couple also arrived upon receiving the news. Seeing Yu Shu's poor complexion, they urged her to go home and rest, letting Yu Yan send her back.
Yu Shu was indeed exhausted and didn't decline.
Before Yu Yan could move, Passerby A instantly appeared before them all: "Madam, the sir has asked me to escort you home."
This form of address drew sideways glances from everyone, but Passerby A remained unfazed, leading Yu Shu away.
"Where's Shen Youlin?" Yu Shu asked once out of sight.
"The boss is still at the police station, cooperating with the subsequent investigation," Passerby A replied, his form of address reverting.
"Oh."
Passerby A sent Yu Shu back to her apartment. On the way, she received a WeChat message from Yu Fanxing saying that the surgery was very successful, and her arm wouldn't have any lasting effects. Yu Fanxing even seemed in high spirits, lying in her hospital bed taking selfies.
Passerby A handed Yu Shu two white pills and a cup of warm water: "For calming and sleep aid."
Yu Shu couldn't help but sigh again: "If you told me these were poison, I would take them right now."
She wished to sleep forever, as life was too tiring and miserable.
Passerby A watched her swallow the pills: "Madam, please rest well. I'll have someone guarding outside your door."
"Thank you."
Once the door closed, Yu Shu was alone in the apartment, enveloped in eerie silence, without even Dou'e present.
Yu Shu went into the bedroom, intending to take a hot bath before getting a good sleep. As she picked up her sleepwear, she noticed the dress Shen Youlin had embroidered, tracing the iris flower patterns with mixed emotions.
She would still have to appease him...
Midway through her bath, the medication took effect, and Yu Shu fell asleep in the tub. When Shen Youlin returned and found her in this state, he was both frantic and furious, fishing her out of the tub, her entire body pruned and pale from soaking.
Shen Youlin stared at Yu Shu's oblivious, sleeping face, wanting to bite off a chunk of her flesh.
He wiped the water droplets from her body, tucking her into bed, then used a towel to gently soak up the moisture from her drenched hair.
Finally finished, Shen Youlin tossed the towel aside, slid under the covers, and pulled Yu Shu into his embrace. Still, he couldn't resist biting down on her smooth shoulder, gritting his teeth...
In her sleep, Yu Shu let out a moan, her brow furrowing.
"You deserve the pain!" Shen Youlin grumbled, tightening his arms around her.
Yu Shu slept deeply through the night and didn't wake until past noon the next day.
She lifted the covers, staring in bewilderment at the sleepwear she was wearing. She vaguely remembered falling asleep in the bathtub the previous night.
By this point, Yu Shu was ravenously hungry. She got up and went to the next apartment.
Passerby A and others were still guarding their door. Yu Shu dismissed them all, then knocked on Shen Youlin's apartment door.
From inside, only Dou'e barked a couple of times.
"Dou'e, help Mommy open the door."
A few seconds later, Dou'e wagged her tail incessantly, begging for praise.
"Good girl, you're amazing!"
This home couldn't be without Dou'e.
Yu Shu sent Dou'e to Auntie to be fed, then slipped into Shen Youlin's bedroom.
The bedroom was pitch-black, the curtains drawn tightly shut, not a sliver of light seeping through. Shen Youlin sat in an armchair by the floor-to-ceiling window. Hearing the door open, he glanced at her, his expression blank.
Yu Shu's chest tightened, realizing Shen Youlin was punishing himself this way.
She turned on a small lamp, closed the door, and walked towards him: "Still angry?"
Shen Youlin kept his eyes closed, not looking at her.
Yu Shu bit her lip, draped her arms around his neck, and sat on his lap, cooing: "Don't be angry anymore."
Shen Youlin still ignored her, turning his face away, even the line of his jaw radiating rejection.
Gritting her teeth, Yu Shu reached to undo the buttons of her sleepwear...
When Yu Shu's body pressed against Shen Youlin's chest once more, his expressionless face finally showed a crack: "You!"
"Husband..." Yu Shu called out in a seductive voice next to his ear.