Chapter 61: Why So Eager to Pay Me Back?

How did Zhu Yuan get involved with Sheng Yu?

The moment this thought emerged from Zhu Chaoqin's mind, everything from the past suddenly had a logical explanation.

Why did Zhu Yuan go to Sheng Tang that day, and why, despite her insistence that she had no sordid dealings with Lou Yi, did she have the money to pay her grandfather's medical bills?

Why was the old man of the Zhu Family able to stay in a special ward provided only to the Kyoto Five Great Families?

So it was... Sheng Yu!

"Dad, Zhu Yuan, she..." Zhu An'an struggled to crawl up, wanting to see more clearly, but her vision flickered between black and white, and in a daze, she only saw Zhu Yuan leaning against Sheng Yu's chest, drifting in and out of consciousness.

And the man's footsteps were so urgent, yet his pace was so steady, not affecting the woman in his arms in the slightest.

"What on earth is going on?" Feng Mingyue looked at the scene before her in disbelief.

Yet Sheng Yu did not look at them once from beginning to end, carrying the woman in his arms into the car.

Not until Sheng Yu's car drove away did Zhu An'an look at the direction the car had left in, looking utterly devastated.

How could it be...

How could it be!

The person who had been helping Zhu Yuan behind the scenes could not possibly be Sheng Yu!

Someone from a small place like her, how could she be worthy of the young master of the Sheng Group!

Zhu An'an was overcome with rage, which intensified the pain of her severed finger, and she cried heart-wrenchingly before Zhu Chaoqin remembered to take her to the hospital.

However, those cars still showed no intention of moving aside.

Enzo, a capable lieutenant under Situ, glanced at them, "It is Young Master Yu's intention that you may only leave after Miss Zhu's injuries have stabilized."

"Injuries?" Zhu Chaoqin looked puzzled.

"To save your precious daughter, Miss Zhu was locked in an iron cage to fight a wild wolf. If Young Master Yu hadn't appeared in time, she would have been torn to pieces by the wolf by now."

An iron cage!

A wild wolf!

A fight!

These three words alone would make anyone's heart turn cold, yet all three appeared simultaneously in relation to Zhu Yuan.

The hearts of Zhu Chaoqin and Feng Mingyue were squeezed at almost the same moment, and an unprecedented, sour feeling instantly permeated their chests.

Zhu Yuan had simply gone from a state of high tension to sudden relaxation, causing her brain to be temporarily oxygen-deprived, which led to her drifting in and out of consciousness.

By the time the car was halfway there, she had gradually regained consciousness, but she was held firmly by her waist in Sheng Yu's arms, and even when they reached Doctor Qiao Mai's hospital, Sheng Yu did not let her go.

Along the way, Sheng Yu did not say a single word.

Even knowing she was awake, he asked nothing, his face terrifyingly gloomy.

Doctor Qiao Mai prepared to clean Zhu Yuan's wounds first, and only after that was finished would he administer the vaccine.

Seeing that hand, which had originally been delicate and fair, become a bloody mess, even Doctor Qiao Mai couldn't help but feel a sense of pity, "Miss Zhu, please bear with it; cleaning the wounds might be a bit painful."

"She was brave enough to fight a wild wolf, so what is there to fear from a little pain?" Sheng Yu said with a cold face.

But when Qiao Mai used a cotton swab dipped in disinfectant to wipe the edges of the wounds, before Zhu Yuan could react, the man said in a deep voice, "Be gentle."

Doctor Qiao Mai gave him a look that said he had more to say but held back.

This Young Master Yu and his mouth...

Situ, listening from the side, also shook his head inwardly.

Yesterday, they heard that Zhu An'an was in the hands of Pei Ling, and that Miss Zhu had been summoned to the ward by Zhu Chaoqin.

Young Master Yu guessed it right on the first try; as soon as he got off the plane, he received news that Zhu Yuan had gone to the Pei Family Bank, and Young Master Yu immediately took his men and charged over.

Wasn't this all because of worry?

Thinking of something, Situ took the Electric Baton out of his suit pocket and handed it to Zhu Yuan with both hands, "Miss Zhu, please keep this safe."

Zhu Yuan's small face was pale from the pain, but the moment she saw the Electric Baton, she let out a sigh of relief, a faint, comforted smile appearing on her face.

She had thought she had lost it there.

"Thank you."

Just as she reached out to take it, it was suddenly intercepted by another hand.

Her hand froze, and Sheng Yu said with a cold face, "You want to use the thing that shocked me to shock that beast?"

Doctor Qiao Mai couldn't help but glance at him.

How did Young Master Yu develop a possessiveness over being shocked?

This Electric Baton can only shock him, is that it?

But Qiao Mai was ultimately too timid to say it.

Who knew that Zhu Yuan wouldn't say a word either, nor would she try to snatch the Electric Baton back; she just sat there quietly, watching Qiao Mai treat her wounds.

And Sheng Yu stared at her face, unexpectedly not losing his temper.

The atmosphere in the treatment room suddenly became strange.

Doctor Qiao Mai quietly looked at Situ, who stood there expressionless.

Once the wounds were treated, Qiao Mai applied gauze to the back of Zhu Yuan's hand and gave instructions on daily precautions, "Then I will go get the vaccine; please wait here for a moment."

As he spoke, he nodded slightly to Sheng Yu and turned to pull Situ, "Situ, come help me for a second."

The two went out one after the other, and the door to the treatment room closed.

On the wall clock, the second hand made a faint ticking sound.

Zhu Yuan sat by the hospital bed without saying a word, and the man looked down at her face from above, "What benefits did the Zhu Family give you to make you risk your life to save Zhu An'an?"

"Five hundred thousand," Zhu Yuan answered honestly.

The man narrowed his eyes.

The number five hundred thousand sounded like a price asked for at random.

Yet coming from Sheng Yu, it carried a hint of peculiar chill.

For instance, the five hundred thousand he had lent her.

"In such a rush to pay me back?"

Zhu Yuan said with a distant tone, "It is only right and proper to pay back what one owes; I cannot keep dragging out the repayment of your money, it would be unprincipled."

The three words "unprincipled," spoken from her lips, carried a meaningful undertone.

Very well.

Sheng Yu gritted his back teeth, the image of her nearly being torn apart by wolves flashing through his mind, and he suddenly let out a cold laugh, "To have almost let you risk your life, this five hundred thousand was well worth it!"

The man pulled open the door to the treatment room and slammed it shut with force.

When Situ and Qiao Mai entered the room, they only saw Zhu Yuan sitting alone by the hospital bed; Sheng Yu was nowhere to be found.

When Qiao Mai finished administering the vaccine on her arm and gestured for Situ to go out with him, Zhu Yuan spoke up to stop Situ.

"Wait a moment."

Situ stopped, and Qiao Mai glanced at them before pulling the door open and leaving.

"Miss Zhu, do you have something to ask me?" Situ stood before her.

Zhu Yuan looked at Situ's face, which made one feel he was honest at first glance, and asked him, "Before I called to ask for help from Young Master Yu on the day of my grandfather's surgery, did he know that I had been pestered by Lou Yi all along?"

Situ was taken aback and shook his head, "Miss Zhu, you are overthinking it."

Zhu Yuan revealed a smile of relief, "It is I who overthought it; after all, Young Master Yu is entrusted by Lu Huaizhan to look after me, so if he had known someone was bullying me, he could not possibly have stood by and watched."

Situ nodded.

The door to the treatment room opened and closed again, and Situ went out as well.

Zhu Yuan suddenly clenched her fingers, closing her eyes in pain.

A person's subconscious reaction is often the most truthful.

Situ's answer was "you are overthinking it" rather than a direct denial.

So, Sheng Yu had known from the very beginning that Lou Yi was pestering her, watching as Lou Yi drove her to a dead end, waiting for her to walk right into his trap.