When Jin Lan arrived, Gu Yunting had locked himself in his study, forbidding anyone from entering. Jin Lan, despite being mentally prepared, still gasped when he saw Gu Yunting's mangled hands.
"How did they get burned so badly? What did you do? Are you trying to mutilate yourself?" Jin Lan's hand trembled as he reached for the medicine. "You need to go to the hospital for this, you need surgery!"
Hearing this, Gu Yunting finally reacted, "No need."
"No need for what? Are you tired of living? Do you really want to watch Ye Wan be with another man? Do you really want to let that scoundrel Luo Su off the hook? Even if you let him go, will he let Ye Wan go?" Jin Lan knew he had to hit him hard, or he feared Gu Yunting would truly fall into despair and await death.
Gu Yunting's reaction to this was, "Don't worry, I won't die."
How could he let himself die so easily? He wasn't that fragile.
"Go to the hospital!" Jin Lan said immediately.
"Just apply some medicine, there's no need to go to the hospital," Gu Yunting said dismissively.
"If this wound isn't treated properly, it will get infected," Jin Lan was getting anxious.
"I know my condition, I'll be fine," Gu Yunting insisted on not going to the hospital.
"Then open your hand and let me see."
"No need."
"Gu Yunting! That's your right hand! Your right hand! If you lose your right hand, what will you be able to do! Do you want to be a cripple?" Jin Lan was so anxious he wanted to curse.
"It's not that serious, you should go back, I'm fine." Gu Yunting decisively retracted his hand, his expression turning cold.
Jin Lan truly didn't know what to make of him. Seeing that he truly didn't care about his hand anymore, Jin Lan could only help him clean the superficial burns. In the end, his hand was wrapped up like a mummy.
Jin Lan found some medicine for him, and Gu Yunting swallowed it all without blinking.
...
Ye Wan went to the hospital to get her hand wound bandaged. She stared at her empty fingers with a vacant expression until the nurse told her it was all done.
Only then did she get up and leave the hospital.
It was late by the time she returned to the apartment. Ye Wan went straight to her room and fell asleep. She slept until the next day. What she found strange was that she hadn't even had a single dream that night.
She was woken up by her phone. Lin Zehan was calling. She answered, and Lin Zehan told her he was taking Shen Zi Che to register at school today.
Ye Wan checked the time; it was already ten in the morning. She said she'd get up immediately.
Lin Zehan told her not to rush, saying he would pick her up in about half an hour.
After Ye Wan got up, she washed up, changed, and grabbed her bag. The doorbell rang; it was Lin Zehan picking her up. He had also brought her breakfast.
Ye Wan said they should pick up Shen Zi Che first and eat breakfast on the way.
Along the way, Ye Wan kept trying to find things to talk about with Lin Zehan. Seeing her calm demeanor, Lin Zehan became even more worried and asked, "Are you really broken up with Gu Yunting? He won't bother you anymore?"
Ye Wan froze. When that name was mentioned, her heart ached unexpectedly. She forced a smile, "He's the one who broke up with me, he doesn't want me anymore. How could he still bother me? This time it's truly over, it's fine now."
Lin Zehan frowned and said, "Then it's definitely his loss. Don't be sad, I'll find you someone better."
"Mhm, I also think I can find someone better, a thousand times better, ten thousand times better!" Ye Wan said with a smile, inwardly reminding herself that it was truly over between her and him.