Chapter 105: Staying Out of the Matter (4)
Suddenly, Zhou Yan felt that he had no right to say those words to Zhou Cheng, because he was not much better than Zhou Cheng. He never regretted anything except Yin Yin, but why did he hesitate when it came to Han Ji? He clearly didn't love her, and he could ignore her when Yin Yin was around, so why did he still think about her in everything?
"…Royal brother?"
Just as Zhou Yan was lost in thought and worried, he heard Zhou Xinxin's faint voice in his ears. He looked up hurriedly and saw Zhou Xinxin looking at him with haggard eyes. There was a hint of surprise and inquiry in her eyes, as if she was very surprised by Zhou Yan's appearance.
"woke up?"
"I...Royal brother, how are you? When did you come back?"
Obviously from Zhou Xinxin's words, she didn't seem to remember her meeting with Zhou Yan. She slowly got up from the bed with a curious look on her face. Zhou Yan didn't rush to answer Zhou Xinxin's question, but helped Zhou Xinxin sit up.
"Why are you back? And how did I ..."
In Zhou Xinxin's memory, they haven't met since Zhou Yan went to Weicheng. Although he had come back before, he left again before they met. However, while asking Zhou Yan, Zhou Xinxin couldn't help but think of herself. When she thought of herself, she swallowed back all the words she was going to say and subconsciously avoided his sight.
"Shouldn't you tell your brother what happened to you first? Why are you still out so late? And still looking like that?"
"I--"
Zhou Xinxin recalled that she did bump into someone before she lost consciousness, and that person was Zhou Yan, no one else.
"What happened?"
Zhou Yan is Zhou Yan. He goes straight to the point without beating around the bush. Of course, he noticed something strange about Zhou Xinxin, but it was meaningless to him. Facing Zhou Yan's aggressive questioning, Zhou Xinxin dodged and evaded. She didn't know what to say, nor did she want to say anything.
"Why? You don't want to tell me? Or would you tell it to someone other than me?"
"No, I—"
Zhou Xinxin naturally did not have such disagreement and refuted immediately, but it seemed unconvincing. She had to admit that Zhou Yan and Zhou Cheng both cared about her very much and there was no such thing as liking one more or less. It was just that there were some things she could not say. After all, everyone has secrets that cannot be told, even if the person asking the question is someone who cares about her.
"Then let me change the subject and ask you, who have you met?"
Not wanting to put Zhou Xinxin in a difficult position, and knowing he could not get anything out of her, Zhou Yan had no choice but to change the subject. He went out in the middle of the night instead of staying in his own palace. If he didn't have something to ask someone, no one would believe him if he told her.
"I--"
Zhou Yan's topic was consistent with the previous principle. Zhou Xinxin knew that it was just a different way of speaking. It could also be understood that Zhou Yan had given her a chance and didn't want a second time. Even Zhou Xinxin knew that Zhou Yan was giving in. If she didn't say anything, she would probably anger Zhou Yan. Although Zhou Yan's tone was always cold, it certainly couldn't be compared with Yin Yin's. At least Zhou Xinxin knew that this was Zhou Yan's way of caring about her. Zhou Xinxin began to struggle in her heart towards this brother who doted on her and rarely got along with her.
Zhou Yan waited patiently for Zhou Xinxin to speak. He saw Zhou Xinxin struggling, so he decided to give her some time to think.
Time passed little by little. After all, everyone's patience was limited, especially Zhou Yan. Zhou Xinxin's silence and evasiveness had exceeded his bottom line. He stood up suddenly and walked out...
"Royal brother!!!"
Seeing Zhou Yan suddenly stand up, Zhou Xinxin subconsciously called out to him. Zhou Yan was very considerate and stopped after taking only a few steps. Since her back was facing away, Zhou Xinxin didn't know what Zhou Yan's expression was at this time; however, Zhou Xinxin knew that Zhou Yan was angry because of her own affairs. She didn't know why she called out to Zhou Yan, but after Zhou Yan stopped, she didn't know how to face him.
Once again, Zhou Yan gave Zhou Xinxin a chance to speak. Zhou Xinxin was completely panicked. She only knew that she couldn't let Zhou Yan leave like this, but she didn't know how to speak. Her heart was in turmoil and she didn't know what to do. Tears fell silently...
He had been waiting for a while, and had once again reached the limit of what Zhou Yan could give, so he took another step forward; this time Zhou Xinxin did not call Zhou Yan, she did not know what excuse she should use, and just like that, her tears flowed more and more, her vision became more and more blurred, and Zhou Yan's figure became farther and farther away; her lips were trembling, and she wanted to say something, but found that the sound was stuck in her throat and could not come out.
Zhou Yan, who was originally preparing to leave, suddenly stopped at the door of the room. He couldn't let it go. If it were someone else, Zhou Yan would definitely not hesitate. After stopping and thinking for a moment, Zhou Yan turned to face the room. Through the layers of curtains and gauze, he could only see a vague figure sitting on the bed.
