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Pei Luoyi propped her neck, which was aching from the lack of sleep, up from the chair. She then narrowed her eyes and surveyed her surroundings before realizing that she had a mission to complete.

Ye Zichen shuddered, then she subconsciously looked at the man's face.

Caught off guard by that pair of cold and indifferent black eyes, she didn't even have the time to react for a split-second. He actually woke up.

"You …"

The word 'you' stuck in her throat and she couldn't finish it anymore. She repeated it several times before she managed to force out a sentence, "You …" Are you feeling better? I, I'll get the doctor to come over and take a look for you. "

Before she could stand up, she heard the man speak in a cold, indifferent tone, "No need, he just came over."

Pei Luoyi's movement stopped and her fingers unconsciously curled up into a ball. With a 'oh' sound, she sat back down.

Her white, well-proportioned hands were clasped together in her lap, and the air was silent for a moment, filled with an awkward atmosphere that only she could feel.

In the end, the man opened his mouth first. "Why are you here?"

He asked the question in a very ordinary way, his face the first cold, emotionless look since he had returned from the hospital.

Pei Luoyi lifted her eyelids to look at him and saw the indifference in the man's eyes.

His heart, for some reason, felt uncomfortable.

After this, he did not return to normal, and instead, little by little, disappointment began to corrode his heart.

At the hospital she had told him she was sorry, and he had replied that it had nothing to do with her.

However, she could feel a change in attitude from the man.

She suddenly looked down and forced a smile. "It's nothing. I just couldn't sleep. I saw that you were having a fever. Since there's nothing wrong, I can help look after you."

Couldn't sleep?

The man's eyes flashed with a light. Three minutes ago, she seemed to have slept soundly than anyone else.

Speak of panic and never make a draft.

He did not reveal it, nor did he answer. He just stared at her in the cold.

After realizing that her lie was too lame and that she was being stared at by a man like that, Pei Luoyi coughed embarrassedly. She raised her hand to rub her cheeks and added, "Besides, I was just freeloading. I'll take care of you for nothing and treat it as paying back."

"En!" Gong Yan's gaze inadvertently swept across the clock on the table, his eyes dimmed. He then turned to the woman and said, "I'm awake, there's no need for you to stay. If there's nothing else, you can go back."

It was already 4am in the morning, and the servants would come back soon after she woke up. There was no need for her to waste time here.

Hearing this, Pei Luoyi was stunned for a moment before coming to a sudden realization. She nodded and, with an 'oh', got up from her chair, "Then …" I'll go back first. If you need anything, you can call me. "

"Yes."

The man nodded and closed his eyes. Pei Luoyi then turned and walked out the door.

He put his hand on the door handle and was about to close the door, but stopped himself just as the door was about to close.

Pei Luoyi raised her eyes and looked at the blurry face under the dim light. Her fingers tightened and she closed the door behind her.

"..."

When she woke up, it was already 3 in the afternoon.

After she finished washing up, she changed out of her nightgown and found a dress to change into. She casually tidied up her hair and left the room.

Just as he walked out of the room, he thought of something and turned back. He stood before the door, raised his hand and hung it down. He knocked on the door a few times.

He knocked once, waiting for a few seconds, but he didn't hear anything. Pei Luoyi frowned and knocked again.

Still no movement.

Her heart tightened, and she reached for the door handle, about to push it open.

At the same time, a servant's voice sounded beside her, causing her to stop in her tracks, "Miss Pei, Mister Gong is not in his room right now. He's in the study room, if you would like to see him, please do so."

Pei Luoyi looked over and saw that the servant was holding a cleaning tool. She gave a slow grunt of assent and then released her grip, walking over from the side.

She had been to Gong Yan's study once.

It was just as he remembered.

The door was not closed. When Pei Luoyi walked to the door, she saw the man sitting next to it, a thin blanket over his thighs. In his hand was a book with a blue cover, and he was engrossed in reading.

She pursed her lips and knocked on the door.

Hearing the commotion, the man looked over from the book with the same indifferent expression as always.

Pei Luoyi walked in and stopped at a table, not knowing what to say.

"You're awake?" The man looked at her and asked emotionlessly.

"En!" Pei Luoyi nodded, her fingers placed in front of her as she asked, "Are you feeling any better?"

"Yes, it's gone."

Although his legs were inconvenient, he did some simple exercises and had good physical fitness. This time, he did not rest well for a few days, and since he had not treated the inflammation in his legs in time, he fell ill. However, he recovered much faster than an ordinary person.

The air was silent again.

The woman lowered her head as if thinking of something, but she did not have the intention of leaving, nor did she show any signs of wanting to speak.

Gong Yan simply closed the book in his hand, put it down on the table, sighed helplessly and said, "Pei Luoyi."

Hearing this, Pei Luoyi came back to her senses and looked at the man, "What's wrong?"

He looked at her confused face for a second, his black eyes dark. "For the time being, I'll let you go. You can go back and live your life."

Pei Luoyi was somewhat puzzled when she heard his words. It was only when she recovered that she understood what he meant.

His entire body froze.

To lead her own life... Wasn't this what she always wanted? But why didn't she seem particularly happy?

"Why?"

Almost without any misgivings, these three words came out of her mouth.

When he said it, he felt a trace of regret.

Her vexed expression naturally fell into the man's slightly changing eyes.

Why?

He probably didn't even want to think about it.

For some things, if one did not dig it out, it would always be buried deep within the heart.

The man didn't respond for a long time. Pei Luoyi pursed her lips and pulled at her lower lip, "Alright, I understand. I'll go back later."

Since they had already sent out the order to expel them, they couldn't be so thick-skinned as to stay.

She turned around, and suddenly thought of something. She turned around and looked at the man again. "That's right, Grandpa Gong's funeral …"

If there was no mistake, the funeral would be held tomorrow. The weather was not good these days, the heavy rain always fell when there was no warning, and the man's fever had just left his body. She wanted him to be careful, but when he was weak, his illness would repeat itself …

However, the man interrupted her before she could finish her sentence. "You don't need to go."

Pei Luoyi held her breath as her lips trembled.

The words that he had not finished speaking stuck in his throat as if he was stuck in it. He was unable to utter any more words, but he was also unable to retract them in a short period of time.