Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Pushing from the Shadows
It was past midnight. Dressed in a sexy little nightie and clutching her pillow, Yu Suye tiptoed out of Yan Feifanâs room.
Guided by the glow of the living roomâs nightlight, she lifted her legs high and stepped lightly toward the attic stairs, then suddenly froze.
Yu Suye turned to look toward the entryway and saw Yu Chuanbai standing by the door.
Caught in the act, Yu Suye gave a sheepish smile and asked, "Brother, are you just getting back?"
Yu Chuanbai walked over, his tone accusatory. "Since you two are together, why are you still sneaking around?"
"Is it because he wonât let you?"
Yu Suye quickly shook her head and explained, "No. Itâs getting hot now, and itâs too warm and uncomfortable for two people to be squeezed together. We canât sleep well."
She added, "The renovation crew is coming tomorrow to work on the attic. Theyâre adding a bathroom."
"Once the renovation is done, weâll officially be living together, hehe."
Yu Chuanbai snorted and teased, "So eager to let him take advantage of you, and youâre still grinning like a fool. I really donât know what to do with you."
"My happiness is something money canât buy!"
Yu Suye tossed her head back in a proud retort, then added, "Iâm going upstairs. You should hurry up, wash up, and get to bed too."
"Su Ye, wait a second."
Yu Chuanbai stopped her. "Feifan is just a doctor, and the creator of that exposé video is just a minor content creator, but that video swept across the entire internet practically overnight."
"Song Yi had someone look into it using technical means and found that thereâs a force pushing it from behind the scenes."
Yu Suye asked with concern, "Did you find out who it was?"
Yu Chuanbai shook his head. "We traced it back to a few online marketing companies, but we couldnât find out who hired them."
Yu Suye said thoughtfully, "âTo suppress Feifan?â"
"Even if the hospital and Feifan donât come forward to clarify things, this incident wonât have much of a real impact on him."
"After all, he didnât do anything wrong, and his medical skills speak for themselves."
Yu Chuanbai reminded her, "Su Ye, think about it from another angle. Feifan has shot to internet stardom."
"The Affiliated Hospital is also an indirect beneficiary."
"Maybe the hospital knew the situation would eventually reverse itself, so they secretly pushed it hard as a low-cost, high-return promotional campaign?"
Yu Suye agreed. "Brother, now that you mention it, thatâs actually a real possibility."
"Mr. Qu, the head of PR at the hospital, specifically sought Feifan out to help him register and manage Weibo, public accounts, and short-video accounts."
Yu Chuanbai nodded slightly. "In that case, itâs highly likely the Affiliated Hospital was the one pushing it from behind the scenes."
Yu Suye said dismissively, "So what if they pushed it?"
"Feifan is the hospitalâs treasure right now, from top to bottom. Of course theyâre going to protect him."
Yu Suye then changed the subject. "Hey, Brother, youâve been working for two or three days now. Howâs it going?"
She asked with concern, "Also, are you getting along with Song Yi?"
"Brother, Iâll be honest with you. That woman acts all gentle and soft around us, but I always feel thereâs more to her than meets the eye!"
"Donât be fooled by her appearance."
Yu Chuanbai smiled. "Work is busy and fulfilling. It feels great."
"As for Song Yi, sheâs a completely different person when sheâs working. Sheâs opinionated, decisive, and has the air of a powerful career woman."
Yu Suye hummed a couple of times, covered her mouth, and let out a small yawn.
"Brother, Iâm going upstairs to sleep..."
ăThe next morning, at Zuimo Court, in the Yan Family home.ă
Dressed up nicely, Yan Ziruo waved at the phone propped up on its stand. "Good morning, everyone."
"Itâs now 5:55 AM. Today, Iâm going to show you all a typical day in the life of my doctor brother."
"My little brother is extremely, extremely disciplined. He always wakes up at six in the morning, right on the dot."
"Come on, Iâll take you to witness the moment he wakes up..."
As she spoke, Yan Ziruo picked up her phone, gently pushed open the door to the spare bedroom, and aimed the camera at the bed.
The next moment, Yan Ziruo fumbled to turn off the camera.
There wasnât just Yan Feifan on the bed.
There was also a woman sleeping with her head nestled against his neck, her hair disheveled, her fair arms and legs exposed.
"Sis, what are you doing?"
As he spoke, Yan Ziruo saw her brother open his eyes and sit up in bed.
Yu Suye, however, just shifted, wrapped her arms around his waist again, and buried her face to go back to sleep.
Yan Ziruo chuckled mischievously. "Well, I need to start shooting short videos, so I was just practicing and gathering some footage."
"Feifan, carry on, you two carry on..."
Yan Ziruo backed out of the room as she spoke, even thoughtfully pulling the door closed behind her.
Yan Feifan looked down at Yu Suyeâs flawless profile, partially hidden by her messy hair, and reached out to pinch her cheek.
"What are you doing?" Her voice was a mumble, tinged with a bit of morning grumpiness.
"I still havenât found where you had your restorative surgery."
"Are you sure you didnât lie to me on purpose?"
Yan Feifan replied, but his hands didnât stop, continuing to pinch and probe.
"No, I didnât lie to you."
"Stop moving. I want to sleep a little longer."
"If you move again, Iâll bite you..."
Hearing this, Yan Feifan slapped his forehead.
âI really did overlook something.â
"Su Ye, have you had dental work done?"
At this, Yu Suye woke up completely.
She sat up in bed, leaned against Yan Feifanâs shoulder, and giggled.
"Ah, so you finally found it."
Yu Suye poked her lower left jaw with a finger and pouted. "Back in college, some girl got on my nerves, and we had a huge fight in the ring."
"Right here, I got two teeth knocked out. When I had them repaired, I also had the wisdom tooth on this side pulled."
"Feifan, dental restoration, strictly speaking, is a type of plastic and reconstructive surgery, right?"
"I didnât lie to you, did I?"
Yan Feifan snorted. "You just exploited a blind spot in my thinking. Good thing Iâm so strong-willed, or I would have started doubting myself."
"Hey, that match in the ring... did you lose?"
"As if!"
Yu Suye sat up straight, raised a small fist, and said triumphantly, "I only got two teeth knocked out."
"But she... I..."
Noticing Yan Feifanâs probing gaze, Yu Suye quickly clamped her mouth shut and mumbled, "Anyway, I didnât lose."
Yan Feifan scoffed lightly and reminded her, "I donât care how tough you were in the past. In front of me, youâre just a little lamb."
"Yes, yes, yes, Iâm just a helpless little lamb for you to bully, completely defenseless. Forever and always..."
Yu Suye gazed at Yan Feifan, her eyes full of allure.
Meeting her gaze, Yan Feifan couldnât help but swallow...
Suddenly, the door was pushed open again.
"Feifan..."
This time, it was Yu Chuanbai.
He froze for a moment, then quickly backed out of the room, shouting from the hallway, "Feifan, thereâs a new wave of accusations against you online! Theyâre saying you went to Baining Hospital specifically for the money."
Two or three minutes later, the door opened, and Yu Suye emerged, once again clutching her pillow with a sheepish grin.
"Brother, you might not believe this, but I was sleepwalking last night."
"I swear I went upstairs to sleep, but when I opened my eyes, I was back here again. Hehe..."
Yu Chuanbai reached out, gave her head a little shove, and pushed her aside with a look of disdain.
Just then, Yan Feifan also walked out of the room.
Yu Chuanbai was about to speak but noticed Yan Feifanâs expression was grim. He quickly tried to console him, "Feifan, you donât need to worry..."
Yan Feifan held up his phone, cutting him off. "I just saw the news on my phone. The patient I treated yesterday evening..."
"Is dead..."