He held her hand then sat her down on the bed then he went around to the other side and lied down, he patted the bed, telling her to also lie down but to her surprise, she didn't hesitate.

She placed her arm under her pillow and curled up her legs while he drew up the duvet to cover them.

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"You can talk now," he whispered

"I did something wrong tonight, I wavered for a moment but I made things right but it still doesn't change the fact that I did something wrong," she confessed with a guilt-filled expression on her face, he smiled warmly then brushed her wayward strands back with his hands stroking her hair.

"If you came to me straight after then it can only mean you did something wrong to me, there is only one thing you can do wrong but I doubt it is what I am thinking because right now I am not someone you can wrong in your heart," his voice was filled with sentiments and longing which she understood.

"No---Han Chen, I think I---I love you," she confessed with her eyes looking straight into his, the smile on his face faded and it became replaced with doubt.

She fluttered her lashes in anxiety but she couldn't help pouring out her feelings to him, he could see she was feeling anxious because of the look on his face so he smiled faintly to ease her mind.

"Why do you think so?"

"I used to think the reason why I always felt comfortable around you and even went as far as kissing you that night is that I wanted to use you as a substitute for Chen Kai but today I realised that is not true, when I am with you everything feels different," she confessed with her brows crinkled, it shows him just how troubled she must have been by this.

"If you did something wrong to me then it must mean you went to Chen Kai, didn't you?" he didn't sound angry but she knows he doesn't like the idea of that not to talk about knowing what they did.

"Yes but I..." she stopped when she felt the gentle trail on her lips as he brushed his hands on her lips.

"He kissed you, was it consensual?" he questioned with his eyes fixed on her luscious lips that had swollen a little from the kiss and a small bruise on it.

"Huh...how did you know?"

"Your lips are a bit swollen and bruised, you don't have to feel guilty about this since we are not in that kind of relationship where I should be angry but it still hurts," a look of sadness infiltrated his eyes and she could clearly perceive it.

"Han Chen, I...." he wrapped his arm around her arm and her back, drawing her closer to with her head resting on his chest.

He closed his eyes and exhaled.

"You must be exhausted, it is best you rest," he softly whispered above her head, she positioned her hands between them.

"But..."

"Hussssh...sleep,"

She closed her eyes but her mind is still restless, she couldn't understand what his reaction means.

The way he spoke to her is gentle but she could see he wasn't happy to hear it but she didn't know what they are after today.

{You should at least give me an answer to my confession...this is my first time confessing to someone,}

She wanted to keep sulking about this but the warmth of his embrace and his soothing scent made her slowly fall asleep.

The next morning.

The rays of sunlight coming from the window with opened curtains reflected on his face, his face was blocking the sunlight from affecting her so the rays woke him up even though he tried to resist but though he is awake, he remained still in order not to disturb her sleep.

He smiled as he stared at her face, at a close distance, all of her facial features were highlighted and he could see the changes between the teenage Yu Yan and the adult Yu Yan until his eyes landed on her lips.

It reminded him of the fact that the woman he loves was kissed by another man but he would rather believe he forced it on her, he remembered how she confessed to him last night but he didn't want her to lie to herself since she might just be feeling that way for the moment because of Chen Kai.

He raised his hands to caress her cheeks but he noticed her eyelids slowly being lifted, he quickly dropped his hand and closed his eyes to feign sleep. She felt her entire body soothed just from this sleep in his cuddle, even in her soft and cosy bed, she still can't get rid of all the lag.

She became conscious of his arm around her back, she smiled then lifted her gaze to meet his face, she noticed his face is blocking the rays of sunlight from her so she raised her palm over his face to block the sunlight.

She raised her index finger on her other hand then she slowly brushed it against his lashes, with their face close to each other his handsome and charming look struck her than ever, she has always thought he is really handsome, everyone thinks that but up close, his features were more defined.

"I never knew his lashes were this long," she remarked softly in an almost inaudible voice.

Her finger traced his face from his nose to his lips where she stopped for a moment, she wondered what their first kiss was like and what type of scenario they had, she wondered what it would have been like if the incident that brought them apart didn't happen.

She sighed and looked opposite him when she noticed the drip stand and the surrounding.

"Wait...did we sleep on the same bed in the hospital!" she exclaimed in a low voice then she hurriedly sprung up from the bed but he held her wrist and pulled her back to his embrace, her eyes went round, fixed on his closed eyes.

"Where do you think you are going?" he questioned softly with his eyes still closed.

"I need to leave now, what if someone sees..."

He opened his eyes, lowering his gaze on her.

"Have you been awake?" she questioned, hoping he doesn't know about her touching his faces and her remark on his lashes.

"I did hear your comment, I know I am more handsome when I am asleep but you don't have to touch me when I am asleep, you can just do it when I am awake..." he held her hand and placed it on his face, she bit her lower lips in embarrassment with her eyes averting his gaze until they heard a knock on the door.

She turned to him with an alarmed look on her face.

"Mr Han, I am here for your checkup," a female doctor who is in charge of VIP patients announced as she knocked on the door again.

She quickly sprung up from the bed then she brushed her hair in order with her fingers, she hurriedly took her seat on the sofa in the VIP room then Han Chen gave the doctor the permission to enter.

As she entered, she was surprised to see Yu Yan on the sofa.

"Surgeon Yu Yan," she called in surprise, Yu Yan stood up from the sofa then smiled awkwardly before deciding what to reply.

"I just came early to check up on him, you can do your work, I will leave now," she quickly scurried out of the room before the doctor could ask anything else while Han Chen watched her scurry out with a broad smile on his face.

The doctor turned to Han Chen only to see the delighted look on his face, she concluded that they definitely have something going on between them but she didn't probe, she just did her work then left the VIP ward.

Yu Yan brushed her hair back as she took the elevator to her friends' office, subconsciously.

They were surprised upon seeing her.....and her appearance, they scanned her from head to toe, she was wearing a long black puffy coat over a plain white top and black joggers but then their eyes landed on her foot.

They were stunned to see her wearing two different legs of sandals despite the cold weather, she followed her gaze and she ended up being stunned herself.

If she tells them she is like this because she was worried about Chen Kai then they definitely won't take it.

She grinned awkwardly then hurriedly ran out of the office back to her office.

She pulled out the drawer where she keeps spares to see if she has anything appropriate to wear and fortunately she found a proper flat shoe, white silk shirt and black trousers.

She hurriedly went to the changing room where she changed then entered the washroom to wash her face and brush.

She dipped her face into the water in her hands then she wiped her face with her hand and placed her hands at the edge of the basin.