Love at First Sight With Doctor He - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Why Did You Help Me?

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

The question caught Wen Xi off guard, and if she thought seriously about it, she didn’t know why He Yan would help her.

She stared straight into Pei Mi’s eyes, which she could see were filled with tension and anxiety.

Although Pei Mi tried to hide her emotions, she wasn’t able to. It was obvious that she was nervous about Wen Xi’s relationship with He Yan.

She liked He Yan.

Wen Xi didn’t want to explain anything at first, but she was afraid that if she didn’t clarify their relationship in that moment, she would get herself into trouble, so she said it bluntly. 

“Dr. He happened to saved me. As for why? I’n not sure either.”

At this point, she felt that she had said enough, as over explaining would become misleading.

Pei Mi became more relaxed at her explanation, and kindly offered to lend some of her clothes to Wen Xi.

“Your clothes are stained with blood. If you don’t mind, you can wear mine for now.”

“Sorry for being such a bother, Doctor Pei.”

Pei Mi chuckled, “Just call me Pei Mi. Any friend of Jinsheng’s is a friend of mine.”

She then brought Wen Xi a pink sweatshirt, and Wen Xi was glad to find that it completely covered her wound after changing into it.

It was already very late, Wen Xi stood up and said to

Pei Mi, “I will wash it before I send it back, thank you.”

“No need. It’s just a piece of clothing, anyway. Besides, we’re already friends, aren’t we?” Pei Mei was being very friendly.

“Thank you so much, Doctor Pei.” Wen Xi nodded politely, and left the house.

Wen Xi wanted to tell her that she didn’t think they were friends. New relationships at this time felt too hard for Wen Xi, especially after what she had been through.

When she got to the car, Yuan Fei opened the door for her.

Feeling that she was causing him too much trouble, she was quick to thank him.

“Thank you, I can take a taxi back home.”

“My Master said that I must make sure Miss Wen gets home safely before I can leave.”

Wen Xi didn’t want to embarrass him, so she got into the car.

As they drove, she tried to call He Yan, to thank him, but the line was busy.

When she entered her front yard, He Yan called her back.

“Finally home?” His was soft and sobering, like a gentle stream.

Wen Xi kept walking as she replied.

“I just arrived. Thank you, for what you did tonight.”

“No big deal.”

After a brief silence, Wen Xi wanted to know his reason for helping her, but instead she asked; “Mr. He, How did you know that I was in the gym?”

“I just saw it in the news.”

Wen Xi’s once gloomy eyes lit up in surprise.

“So you’d recognize me at a glance?”

He was silent for a few seconds. 

For some reason, Wen Xi imagined him standing in front of her, with his eyebrow raised slightly.

Instead of answering, he asked, “If I stood in front of you, wearing a mask, would you recognize me?”

He was always wearing a mask at Weihai, so Wen Xi answered immediately, “Of course.”

Then she understood. He recognized her just as easily as she could recognize him. 

“Rest well.”

Feeling that he was going to hang up after that, Wen Xi gripped her phone and yelled, “Mr. He!”

“Did you have something else to say?”

Wen Xi took a deep breath and asked, “Why did you help me?”

The sweltering heat of a summer night struck suddenly, and her cheeks felt hot and red.

Wen Xi stopped walking, staring silently at the shadows that stretched out on the ground, quietly waiting for his reply.

It might only have been two or three seconds in reality, but it felt like a long time to Wen Xi.

She felt like she shouldn’t have asked.

Much to Wen Xi’s relief, the silence was broken by someone calling He Yan’s name in the background.

“I won’t keep you any longer, goodbye.”

“Don’t overthink it.” He Yan left it awkwardly at that.

The blush that had just faded on Wen Xi’s face returned in an instant.

What did he think she was thinking?

But of course, she wouldn’t ask such a redundant question.

Having nothing else to say, Wen Xi decided to hang up, “I’m going to be busy with some other things now, bye.”

She sighed after hearing the beep.

She wasn’t good at dealing with other people in the first place, that even such simple words from him bothered her.