Are you okay?

HOSPITAL

The ride to the hospital was silent. None of the two people spoke even when they were half-way there. Xiao Lu who sat on the driver's seat could not help but shake his head. He had offered to drive because Ling Fen's hand and Chen Li's back were covered in burn scars.

Chen Li did not want to admit it but the pain emanating from his back was really uncomfortable yet he still held the strong man front. Who was he pretending to be brave for? Xiao Lu wondered.

Ling Fen on the other hand looked like she was about to jump out of the vehicle at any moment. She sat at the edge of her seat while fiddling with her bag, lost in thought. What she was actually thinking about was the man sitting beside her.

She could not believe that he was the young master Chen who everyone at the hotel held highly. To be honest he did look good but other than that, she did not know why people spoke with a certain respect and even a hint of fear when talking about him.

She noticed back then that Mo Yurou's face had turned almost ashen when he had approached them. Mo Yurou was already in an elite family which meant that she should fear nothing and no one, jus who was this Chen Li that made her react that way?

She could not help but sneak a peek every now and then. Chen Li who was sitting at the side noticed this and looked over. He looked at her and wondered just what it was that had attracted him to her. To be honest, she was quite beautiful. He wondered just how she would look if she were to doll up.

His gaze ran through her body and stopped at her hands which were swollen, his gaze darkened. He looked over and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Ling Fen looked over when she heard him speak. She looked at her hand and then sighed, "It does not hurt that much but it will if you keep on asking me that question." She then turned around and continued fiddling with her phone in silence.

Chen Li shook his head, in the whole capital, she was the first woman who spoke to him casually like this. He realized that he somewhat liked the tone she was using while speaking to him. Every person who talked to him always held some fear towards him.

He knew about the reputation he had outside as being a tyrannical leader who one should never cross but all this would grow old with time. He wished that someone would one day speak to him like he was a normal human for once. This was the reason why he spent time with that high tempered Zhuang Li Yu and Xiao Lu.

These two people were the ones who were not afraid of speaking however they wanted to him. Even his own father held some distance when talking to him.

He turned to look at Ling Fen once more, come to think of it; he did not even know her name. he wanted to ask her but then Xiao Lu spoke from the front, "We are here, get out so that I can park the vehicle. I will meet you guys inside."

Both of them nodded and got off. Ling Fen walked with large strides towards the hospital's entrance. For some unknown reason, she had always hated hospitals which was why she had initially rejected sending Chen Li to the hospital.

She did not know what sort of memories she held in this place but they could not be good.

She took one step in front and reflexively took two back. With this, her back hit a strong chest, it was Chen Li.

He noticed that the other looked slightly pale and was trying her best not to enter the hospital. He looked at the open doors with people bustling in and out and wondered just what it was that had scared her because her face was getting paler and paler.

"Are you okay?" he asked out of concern. His voice seemed to have brought her out of her thoughts because she looked back reflexively. This was when he noticed that her face held a hint of fear.

"What?" Ling Fen asked back. Every time she came to the hospital be it with her mother or Gong Xu, she always remained behind because she was unable to enter no matter how much she tried.

She also did not know what had happened to her that made her fear hospitals this much.

Chen Li looked at her and then placed a warm hand on her shoulder. He then said warmly,

"Don't worry, I am here."