C12 Babe I Want to Give You a Surprise!

My clothes were gone!

There were only two of us in the room!

If it wasn't him, then who?

Hold on, he mentioned that he helped me bathe last night...

"Pervert, get out!"

Yang Yi grabbed a pillow, brandishing it at Ye Yu.

It was Ye Yu's first time witnessing Yang Yi's temper flare up. To save her some dignity, he obediently scampered to the door, pausing to look back at Yang Yi, who was snugly wrapped in a blanket, her cheeks flushed.

"Stop hiding, I've seen it all. Since you didn't offer yourself willingly, should I take responsibility for you?"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than a pillow flew at Ye Yu's head...

After checking herself over and finding nothing amiss, Yang Yi dressed and exited the bedroom.

Ye Yu was lounging on the living room sofa, engrossed in a fashion show broadcast.

Leaning against the doorframe, Yang Yi observed him for a while. His features were striking, his build fit, but his eyes held a hint of mischief.

Yet, the guy had been decent. He hadn't laid a finger on me last night, despite the chance. It's just too bad he's crossed Jia Zihao. That jerk will surely come after him. It's best to get him out of Yangcheng sooner rather than later.

"Hey, why the constant staring? Think I'm handsome? Ever consider marrying me?"

Caught off-guard, Yang Yi shot Ye Yu an irritated look before sitting down beside him, rifling through her handbag.

"Crossing Jia Zihao is asking for trouble. Here's 20,000 yuan. It was supposed to be..." Her thoughts drifted to her mother, still in the hospital. The money was meant for her surgery, but now it was earmarked for Ye Yu's escape. "The PIN is 199631. Take it and get as far from Yangcheng as you can."

Ye Yu accepted the card, touched by the significance of the PIN – his own birthday.

"Babe, if I leave, what about you? Why don't we go together?"

Upon hearing those words, Yang Yi shivered. Previously, she lacked the courage to join Ye Yu in another world because she needed to care for her ailing mother. Now, whether driven by her devotion to her mother or her loyalty to Ye Yu, she couldn't bring herself to leave with Ye Rann.

"I have my own matters to attend to; I can't leave this place. And even if I were to leave, it wouldn't be with you!"

While speaking, Yang Yi glanced at a photo frame on the coffee table. It held a picture of her and Ye Yu together, her head resting on his shoulder, gazing at the orange sunlight streaming through her fingers.

What was once a picture of happiness had become a memory divided by life and death.

In the month since Ye Yu's departure, Yang Yi had been living in a haze, clutching the photo frame and weeping every night, though her Ye Yu would never return.

The room fell silent, their breathing the only sound.

Watching Yang Yi's grief-stricken face, Ye Yu felt an urge to reveal his true identity, but just then, Yang Yi's phone rang.

"Hello, Director Liu. Yes, I'll come to the company right away!"

The call was from Liu Meng, the owner of Yangquan Wine Cellar and father of Liu Hao, requesting Yang Yi's presence at the company to discuss the previous night's events.

Despite knowing it was a difficult situation, Yang Yi couldn't decline. As the operations manager of Yangquan Wine Cellar, reporting on such matters was her responsibility, and she also owed Liu Meng a favor.

Yang Yi pulled another phone from her purse and handed it to Ye Yu, her spare device.

"This number is mine. Call me if you need anything, although I'm not sure how much help I can be." Yang Yi offered a warm smile, slipped into her high heels, and stepped out the door. "Feel free to stay a bit longer. There's food in the fridge, and just make sure to close the door behind you when you leave."

Somehow, despite having known him for less than a day, Yang Yi felt an overwhelming sense of trust in him, as if they had been close friends for years.

"Hold on, take this with you. It's great for cooling down, reducing inflammation, and it's good for your complexion and figure!"

Ye Yu tucked Yang Yi's pink thermos filled with the previous day's leftover therapeutic fruit juice into her bag.

Ye Yu had intended to go with Yang Yi, to keep her safe, but as soon as he unlocked the phone she had given him, he discovered an urgent matter that demanded his immediate attention.

"Babe, I've got a surprise for you!"