In the evening, the person in charge of the Nan family finally arrived.
Lan Yuxi did not throw them out as she had done previously. Instead, she politely invited the Nan family patriarch, Nan Zhenting, in.
However, the atmosphere of their conversation was not good. Even the bodyguards standing thirty meters away could hear their arguments.
Half an hour later, the arguing gradually subsided until it could no longer be heard.
The next day, Nan Zhenting arrived at the hotel again and personally escorted Lan Yuxi to the Nan family.
Upon entering the old Nan family residence again, Lan Yuxi did not see anyone from the Nan family. She went directly to Nan Xiao's courtyard.
She paused briefly by the swing before entering the room.
Lan Yuxi had prepared herself mentally countless times before seeing Nan Xiao, but when she saw him lying on the bed, lifeless, she broke down.
She tremblingly caressed his face, as handsome as an immortal, and whispered, "Nan Xiao, I'm back."
The person on the bed kept his eyes closed, offering no response.
Lan Yuxi gave a wry smile and gently took his hand, placing it on the armrest.
In her childhood, he was a beam of light that illuminated her entire world. He helped her overcome the pain of losing her parents and protected her under his wing as she grew up safely.
So, what she had to do now was to rescue him from the boundless night.
Golden needles were inserted one by one into Nan Xiao's head.
After all one hundred and eight needles were placed, Lan Yuxi let out a heavy sigh.
She had treated countless patients with golden needles, but this was the first time she had been so nervous that she dared not even breathe.
She propped her chin on her hand, gazing at him without blinking.
Every time she saw his face, she would sigh, thinking that even ancient Greek statues would not possess such deep and heroic features.
Her slender white hand would idly stroke his chin, which had a dimple.
When she was a child, she often did this little gesture when she couldn't sleep, and would fall asleep while touching it.
Back then, Nan Xiao had truly doted on her.
Even old Mr. Nan would often joke, "Xi'er is like a human accessory to Xiao'er, one that can't even be taken off during meals!"
But everything changed after her eighteenth birthday.
Not only did he stop doting on her, but he also deliberately kept his distance.
She had always wanted to ask him: "Why did you suddenly stop talking to me?"
But she didn't dare. She was afraid he would hate her if she asked.
"Let me in! Nan Xiao is my man, what right do you have to stop me? What if that little slut harms Nan Xiao to death!"
"Miss Yun, this is the patriarch's order. Please do not make things difficult for us."
"Don't use the old man to pressure me. I'm going in today no matter what!"
Yun Siyan!
This woman was so annoying!
Didn't old Mr. Nan promise to send her away?
Why wasn't she gone yet?
Lan Yuxi cast a lingering glance at the man on the bed, then rose and opened the door.
Yun Siyan looked at Lan Yuxi as she gracefully walked out, her eyes blazing, and shouted, "Lan Yuxi, get out! My man doesn't need you to treat him!"
Lan Yuxi glanced at her indifferently. "Are you afraid that if I treat Nan Xiao, he'll wake up and expose your lie?"
While the bodyguards weren't paying attention, Yun Siyan rushed forward like an arrow, grabbing Lan Yuxi's arm and pulling her towards the door.
"I haven't lied, and I'm not afraid of anyone exposing me! I'm afraid you'll have ulterior motives and harm my man again. Get out!"
Lan Yuxi was annoyed by her constant use of "my man." She turned and delivered a kick, along with two golden needles.
Before Yun Siyan could even figure out what was happening, she was kneeling before Nan Xiao's bed.
She looked at Nan Xiao, his head full of golden needles, and tried to stand up. But to her misfortune, she couldn't move. Not only could she not move, but she couldn't even speak.
Under the astonished gaze of the bodyguards, Lan Yuxi slammed the room door shut with a bang.
"You're not at ease? Then kneel here and watch!"
Yun Siyan's venomous gaze was fixed on her.
"I just enjoy seeing you infuriated but unable to do anything to me," Lan Yuxi said with a light laugh. Instantly, she dropped the smile and slapped her. "This slap is from Nan Xiao!"
Five finger marks appeared on Yun Siyan's face, but she still glared at Lan Yuxi defiantly.
Lan Yuxi's eyes were like quenched ice. She backhanded her again. "This slap is what you owe me!"
Lan Yuxi put all her strength into this slap. If she wasn't convinced, then she would slap her until she was!
With a splat, Yun Siyan spat out a mouthful of blood, along with two teeth, which landed on the ground.
This time, she no longer had the strength to argue with Lan Yuxi. Her head drooped.
Lan Yuxi pulled her hair, forcing her to look at her.
"Yun Siyan, you keep saying you love Nan Xiao, but then you did such filthy things to him. Since you did it, why didn't you go all the way! Why drag me into it? Don't you know that involving me would ruin him!"
Lan Yuxi watched her lips squirm and reached out to pull a golden needle from the back of her neck.
"You little slut..." As soon as Yun Siyan could speak, she spewed venom.
This woman was truly stubborn. She dared to curse even after being beaten like this.
Lan Yuxi, enraged, slapped her back and forth more than ten times, until her face was swollen like a pig's head. Then, with a look of disgust, she withdrew her hand.
"You will kneel here and reflect until he wakes up!"
Lan Yuxi said, then turned to the table and took out disinfectant wipes, intending to thoroughly disinfect her hands.
Yun Siyan was completely dazed at this moment.
But even in her dazed state, she understood one thing: she must not make any noise, lest she be beaten again.
Lan Yuxi was a devil!
The only person in this world who could control her was probably Nan Xiao.
Thinking of this, Yun Siyan forced her eyes open and looked at the man on the bed.
The next second, her heart felt as if it had frozen, unable to beat.
Nan Xiao was now looking at her with his eyes open!
He was awake!
Yun Siyan hastily averted her gaze and pleaded with Lan Yuxi.
"Lan Yuxi, I know you like Nan Xiao, so you've always disliked me. That incident was something you did yourself. I was the innocent victim. I won't hold grudges about what happened back then. Please let me go, I won't fight Nan Xiao with you anymore..."
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
In unison, two voices, a man's and a woman's!
Lan Yuxi froze for half a second, then turned around abruptly, looking at the man on the bed with joy.
Nan Xiao was also looking at her, but his gaze was too complex for her to decipher.
Lan Yuxi gazed into his eyes, as deep as a ancient well, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"You, you're awake..."
Nan Xiao's eye sockets were also slightly moist. He quickly closed his eyes, afraid she would see.
"Get out!" The man's voice was very cold, carrying the innate authority of someone in a superior position.
Lan Yuxi stood frozen as if struck by lightning.
The first thing he said when he woke up was for her to get out!
After being separated for four years, he hated her even more than before!
Lan Yuxi shook her head with a bitter smile.
How could he not hate her.
In everyone's eyes, she was the one who had harmed him!
Tears in her eyes, Lan Yuxi stubbornly walked towards the door.
Seeing this, Yun Siyan's face lit up with triumph, but as soon as she moved, the pain made her cry.
Hearing the footsteps, Nan Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. Looking at her thin and lonely retreating figure, his eyes were filled with heartache.