Chapter 455 - Take That Chance

Yan Chu quietly looked at Su An An's back view for a few moments before he stood up to get the towel again. After he made sure that she had fallen asleep and was well tucked in, he then left the room quietly. However, he didn't realize that after the door closed, her eyes opened once again. Her eyes were filled with happiness and pain. She turned her head to look at the closed door for a short while then at the place where he was sitting at for a few moments before she closed her eyes again. Some time later, the medicines started to take its effect and she fell asleep peacefully but her mind was filled with thoughts of one person and that was him.

As the night progressed, Su An An's fever kept going up and down. So, Yan Chu didn't sleep at all because he was worried that her fever would go even higher than before. He kept going in and out of her room to get her to take the medicine and drink water, and to change the towel. At times, he would get her to have some bread to make sure that she was well fed despite her fever. By the time her fever fully subsided, and she had finally recovered, it was already nine in the morning.

Yan Chu made sure that everything was in place, and her fever was definitely not coming back before he left for work. Although he didn't need to go to work, he felt that he needed to because the night was too much for him. He felt too many things and he experienced too many emotions at once that he wasn't prepared to face at all.

Back to the present.

"It's been a long time since you last took care of someone. It's nice to see your soft side showing up for others once again," Mo Xi smiled as she spoke.

Meanwhile, Yan Chu kept his face cool, "I took care of her because you told me to keep her safe."

"Yeap. However, I didn't tell you to take care of her. Don't you see that you are finally willing to step out to care for someone again? In the past, even when I told you to take care of others, you wouldn't even take a step closer to them. You would get others to take care of them. However, now, you are caring for someone willingly again. Besides, you do know that there is a clinic at Imperial Jade Palace where An An could be taken care of, right? So, you didn't actually have to take care of her on your own all night."

"…"

"The last time you truly cared about someone was very long ago."

"I took care of you before…"

"Yeap. However, except for me, the only other person that you cared for was your ex-girlfriend. You should know that there's no point in denying your feelings for her. Although you have been trying to prevent yourself from falling for her, your feelings are already developing. I know you are afraid of getting hurt, but how would you know that you would get hurt if you don't try? Also, what you are doing now is not only hurting yourself but also An An. The more you push her away while caring for her, the more hurt she would be. The harder you try to push her, the more hurt you are as well. So, why are you still scared of getting hurt? Don't you remember how you helped me and Mo Chen at the very start? I was even more afraid than you because I could see how people feel and what they think. However, I still took that chance to look into his eyes. See where we are now. You would never know if you don't take that chance."

Yan Chu felt a sudden burst of energy from within him when he heard Mo Xi's words. However, he didn't know what to say and how to react, so he kept quiet.

"…"

Mo Xi could see that her words were finally getting into Yan Chu's mind and so she decided to change the topic.

"Anyway, aren't you going to congratulate Elaine and Max? Their baby boy is really very cute and chubby. I really want to pinch his cheeks. I will do it the next time I see their boy."

"I will congratulate them later at night."

"You sure you wouldn't be asleep by then. You look pretty zombie-like now."

"Yea. I will. I am alright. I will take a nap later."

"Yeah right. As if you will take a nap when An An is still sick at home," Mo Xi rolled her eyes as she spoke in the matter of fact tone.

Yan Chu couldn't rebut Mo Xi and so he decided to change the topic.

"By the way, what is Donovan doing? I hadn't heard from Heinrich Corporation for a while."

"Not sure. He hadn't told me anything. I supposed he is busy enough trying to manage the company while trying to stand his grandfather's constant bugging. Besides, he needs to be extra careful to prevent his grandfather from finding out about what he is trying to do.

"True. I will see how I can get in touch with him from my side then. I need to know what he is doing so that I can support him in case he needs help."

"Alright. Tell me if you find out anything from him. I will see what else I can do in the meantime."

"Mm."

Yan Chu then leaned his back against the chair as he sighed while Mo Xi continued her work. His mind had been floating to Su An An ever since he left the apartment just now. Even when he was talking to Mo Xi earlier on, his mind was with Su An An. He wondered about how she was doing, but he told himself not to go back now because he needed a quiet place to keep his mind sane.