Chapter 187 - Something's Wrong

Zhang Yu Han has been waiting obediently in the hallway when his girlfriend entered the restroom. Leaning his body on the wall, Zhang Yu Han took out his phone to go through a few work e-mails to ignore his surroundings while keeping his eyes on the ladies' restroom.

Because he was looking down at his phone, those who walked about and wanted to find a chance to start a conversation with him began to hesitate. A few daring ladies had gathered their courage to talk to him but could only leave in disappointment when the man did not give them the attention.

Whenever he heard the door opened, Zhang Yu Han would raise his head to check on his girlfriend. After a few minutes of waiting, Zhang Yu Han slid the phone on his hand back into his pocket when he saw his girlfriend walking over towards him.

The radiant smile on her face caught his eyes and at that moment, Zhang Yu Han felt as if his legs were rooted on the floor. The grave expression he had on to avoid talking to others was gone and was replaced with a gentle look. Zhang Yu Han stood there and waited for her to reach his side.

Suddenly, he saw the way her steps gradually slowed and finally come to a stop. The smile on her face disappeared and she was looking slightly pale.

Not knowing what was going on to her, Zhang Yu Han walked towards her and called out her name softly.

However, it does not look like she had heard his voice. Li Qin Yao tilted her head down and raised her trembling hands to her ċhėst. Her breathing grew faster.

Zhang Yu Han was starting to worry about the way she acted. He did not know what was happening to her.

"Qin Yao, what happened to you?" Zhang Yu Han bent his body so that he was looking at Li Qin Yao on eye level, but all he can see was her eyes were unfocused.

Something was wrong.

But, she was perfectly fine when she stepped out of the restroom.

Zhang Yu Han frowned and suddenly overheard a conversation. He turned towards the direction of those voices and from his position, he could see a group of three men talking just behind the wall.

"What do you think? Do you think that Chairman Li is planning to reinstate his granddaughter's position?" One of them said.

Another one let out a chuckle. "That accident was too big. Even local media reporting it here and there. It has only been a few years, no one could forget it in that scandal. Chairman Li cannot be that stupid."

"If Chairman Li was planning to bring back his granddaughter to their family business, I will tell you now that I will not support it." another man said. "I would rather pull out my investment rather than working with that granddaughter. Using cheap material and neglecting others' safety. Who would have the courage to work with someone like her."

As Zhang Yu Han continued to listen to their conversation, the expression on his face turned dark. The look on his face coupled with his aura was frightening. A passerby could not help but to avoid making contact with him. 

Suddenly, he could guess at the sudden change in his girlfriend's action. Ever since he entered her world and stayed by her side, Li Qin Yao always had this strong side. He did not know that the matter about the accident could traumatize her to this extend.

Li Qin Yao had told him that she did not do what the others had accused her and he chose to believe in her. Even after he had asked Wei Jun Hao to look into the matter, in the end, he came out with the same conclusion.

He believed that she was not responsible for that accident.

After getting close to her and spending his time with her, Zhang Yu Han knew that his girlfriend was not someone who would do such things. He probed deeper into the case and found a few strange things regarding the accident. However, he could not find out that person who had wanted to cause her harm.

Zhang Yu Han frowned as the conversation continued. He wanted to turn around and asked the men to shut up. However, he knew that he could not leave the woman in front of him just like that.

Right now, he needed to be by her side.

He pulled her into his embrace and covering her pale face from passerby's eyes. Then, he patted on her back and tried to coax her. But no matter what he does, the girl in his embrace was unresponsive.

Meanwhile, the men's conversation continued and it doesn't look like they were planning to stop soon.

Zhang Yu Han took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. He found that the men's conversation was starting to annoy him. Zhang Yu Han put both hands to cover her ears and bent down to look at her in the eyes again. 

"Qin Yao," he called her name again. His voice sounded more like a pleading. "Please don't frighten me like this. Li Qin Yao! Look at me!"

"Zhang... Yu Han?" her lips moved to speak his name.

Zhang Yu Han let out a long breath when the girl finally answered his call. "Qin Yao, are you alright?"

Li Qin Yao blinked her eyes a few more times. It was as if she had only realized where she was. She stared at him for a while before she nodded with uncertainty.

Zhang Yu Han pulled her back into his embrace. "You scared me. What happened to you?"

"I," she hesitated. Her voice was a whisper. 

Zhang Yu Han frowned with worry when she did not continue. "Alright. Don't say anything. Just take a few deep breaths. Don't worry. I'm here with you." He patted her on her back and kissed her forehead.

Because of his tall body blocking her, the others could not see clearly what was going on. 

Once she had calmed down a little bit, Zhang Yu Han led her out to the balcony for a bit of fresh air and texted his sister of their situation so that the others would now worry after the long absence.