On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Showing Weakness

There was only dead silence in the living room for a moment.Everything just seemed to be just an illusion.But the cold and bitter smell of Wen Yelan’s body lingering in the air, as well as the burning pain in his own chest, reminded Pei Yan of what had just happened.

He turned around suddenly and looked at the empty entrance hall, where Wen Yelan’s thin back seemed to still be there when he left.A great, empty panic swept over him instantly, even worse than the anger before.

Did he just let him go?

On such a cold late night, wearing a thin coat and having an emotional breakdown…he just drove him away like this?

Pei Yan immediately rushed to the window and suddenly opened the curtains.Outside the window was a night that was too thick to dissolve.He saw the thin figure stumbling along the empty road in the villa area. The figure was stretched under the street lights, so thin that it seemed that it would be swallowed up by the cold night at any time.

The cold wind howled and picked up the dead leaves on the ground, and also picked up the corners of Wen Yelan’s coat.He subconsciously crossed his arms, his body trembling slightly in the wind, and walked fast and urgently, as if he was running away from something terrible.

Pei Yan’s heart felt as if it had been crushed by a hammer, and the pain was so painful that he could hardly breathe.All the anger, disappointment, and hurt were covered by an even stronger worry at this moment.

“Damn!” He cursed lowly, turned around and rushed to the entrance quickly. He didn’t even have time to change his shoes. He grabbed his cashmere coat hanging on the hanger, opened the door and rushed out.

The cold air outside instantly enveloped him, and Pei Yan couldn’t help but shiver.But he couldn’t care less, he opened his long legs and chased in the direction where Wen Yelan left.

Wen Yelan walked very fast, almost relying on instinct to escape from this place where his dignity had been ruined as soon as possible.The cold slightly awakened his numb nerves, but it also made him feel the sharp throbbing pain coming from his heart more clearly.Pei Yan’s word “go” and the undisguised disappointment in his eyes played out repeatedly in his mind like a silent movie on a loop.

Just as he was about to reach the gate of the community, there were rapid footsteps behind him.

Before he could react, a cashmere coat with a warm and familiar smell mixed with a faint tobacco smell was suddenly draped over his body, wrapping him tightly.

Wen Yelan stiffened suddenly and stopped.

Pei Yan’s breath was a little short, and he wrapped his coat tightly around Wen Yelan roughly, his movements even a little arrogant.His face was still ugly, his lips were pursed tightly, and he stared at the back of Wen Yelan’s head with complicated eyes. His tone was firm, with unresolved anger and unconcealed worry:

“Put it on! Do you want to freeze to death outside?!”

Wen Yelan lowered his head.The remaining body heat on the coat was transmitted through the thin sweater to the cold skin, causing a shiver.The familiar aura wrapped around him like an invisible net, leaving him at a loss as to what to do.

He didn’t move or speak.

Pei Yan looked at his silent and resisting look, and the anger he had just suppressed came back a little bit, but it was more of a helpless irritability.Sooner or later, he would be pissed off by Wen Yelan.

Pei Yan took a deep breath of cold air and tried to sound calmer: “What are you standing for? Waiting for me to carry you back? Where is the car?”

Wen Yelan finally moved, and his voice was as low as a gnat: “…take a taxi.”

“At this time and in this location, are you driving a ghost car?” Pei Yan ground his molars and took out his mobile phone: “Stand here and don’t move. I’ll ask the driver to come over.”

He dialed the phone, gave a few brief instructions, and then hung up.The two of them stood in silence in the cold night wind, one wearing only a thin cashmere sweater, the other wrapped in an overly large coat that did not belong to them. The atmosphere was awkward and stagnant.

Pei Yan looked at Wen Yelan’s back, which was made even thinner and more fragile by the coat, and at his slightly trembling shoulders. He wanted to say something, but he didn’t know how to say it.

Apologize?He didn’t feel like he had done anything wrong.comfort?His mood is also in a mess now.

In the end, he just grabbed his hair irritably and whispered: “Wear the clothes, there is no need to return them.”

Wen Yelan remained silent.

Soon, Pei Yan’s driver parked the black Audi at the gate of the community.Pei Yan opened the back door of the car, glanced at Wen Yelan, and said in an unquestionable tone: “Get in the car and take you back.”

Wen Yelan hesitated for a moment, and finally sat in silently.Pei Yan did not follow him. He stood outside the car door, looked at Wen Yelan’s downcast profile in the car, and gave the driver the address of Wen Yelan’s apartment.

“Watch him come in.” Pei Yan added in a low voice.

The driver responded respectfully.

The car window slowly rose, blocking Pei Yan’s view.He watched the car carry the thin figure wrapped in his coat, slowly drive into the night, and finally disappear at the end of the road.

The cold wind blew by, and Pei Yan couldn’t help sneezing, and then he felt the biting cold.He crossed his arms and walked quickly back to the villa, but his heart was colder and more chaotic than this night.

…

In the next few days, Pei Yan lived in confusion.

He locked himself in a suburban villa and refused all jobs and invitations.The determined and humiliating look in Wen Yelan’s eyes when he was unbuttoning that night, as well as his out-of-control words, repeatedly replayed in his mind.He was angry at Wen Weng Yelan for belittling himself, angry at him for treating him like that, and even more angry… angry at himself for seeming to have made things worse.

When had he, Pei Yan, been so indecisive and worried about gains and losses?

“Sneeze!” Another loud sneeze.That night, I stood in the cold wind for a while wearing single clothes, and sure enough I still caught a cold.My nose is stuffy and my head is a little dizzy.

He rubbed his temples irritably, picked up his phone, and subconsciously turned to the dialog box labeled “Little Moon”.The chat history still shows the expression of the kitten bowing that Wen Yelan replied to before.Such a brief moment of warmth now seems like irony.

He needed someone to talk to.Not Li Yu, Lin Mo’s friends who just watch the fun and don’t take it too seriously.

He slid his fingers and found a name – Xiao Yu.She is the only female team member at Everest Base Camp and the daughter of the Xiao family.She is smart, perceptive, and seems to have a good impression of Wen Yelan.

The call was quickly connected, and Xiao Yu’s smiling voice came from the other side: “Hey, Mr. Pei, the sun has come out in the west? You actually took the initiative to call me?”

Pei Yan cleared his hoarse voice and said in a depressed tone: “Don’t mention it. I want to ask you something.”

“Listen to your voice…something’s wrong? Are you sick?” Xiao Yu asked.

“Well, I have a bit of a cold.” Pei Yan was not in the mood for small talk and went straight to the topic: “…it’s about Wen Yelan, the doctor on Mount Everest.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for two seconds, and then Xiao Yu’s voice sounded a bit clear and curious: “I guessed it. I saw something was wrong with you on Mount Everest. What’s wrong?”

Pei Yan gave a wry smile and briefly told Xiao Yu the story of the project turmoil and the fierce conflict that night. Naturally, he skipped the specific details of Wen Yelan’s attempt to repay, and only said that he had an emotional breakdown. He was so angry that he drove him away, and was worried that he would chase him out to deliver clothes in the cold.

“…He probably hates me to death now.” Pei Yan’s voice was filled with a strong nasal sound and frustration: “Xiao Yu, do you think I did something wrong? I just can’t stand him being bullied, and I can’t stand him being wronged…”

Xiao Yu sighed on the other end of the phone: “Pei Yan, your starting point may be good, but your method… goes too far. You are used to using the rules of your world to solve problems, being fast, accurate, ruthless, and leaving no room for error. But Wen Yelan is not from your circle. His world is very pure and fragile. Your thunderous methods have too much impact on him. He will feel scared, unable to bear it, and even… feel inferior.”

“Inferiority?” Pei Yan was stunned.

“Otherwise?” Xiao Yu asked back: “You can use your fingers to solve something that he may not be able to get even if he tries his best. What do you want him to think? He is such a proud person and will feel that he owes you a huge favor that he cannot repay. This kind of pressure will push him further.”

Pei Yan fell silent.He had never thought about the problem from this perspective.

“Then… what should I do now?” Young Master Pei asked for advice with a rare humility.

Xiao Yu thought for a while and said: “First of all, stop being so forceful. Give him some space. Secondly…don’t you have a cold?” There was a hint of slyness in her voice: “Appropriate ‘showing weakness’ is sometimes more useful than strength. Especially for someone like you who is used to being strong.”

“Showing weakness?” Pei Yan frowned. This was not in his dictionary.

“For example, let him know that you got sick because you chased him out to give him clothes?” Xiao Yu reminded: “Don’t say it directly, let him know in a roundabout way. With his character, even if he is angry again, he will feel guilty.”

Pei Yan was thoughtful.

“Of course, this is just an entry point. The key is to make him feel that you are not giving charity or playing a game of conquest, but that you really… care about him.” Xiao Yu paused and added: “But this road is not easy…”

After hanging up the phone, Pei Yan leaned on the sofa and chewed on Xiao Yu’s words over and over again.Showing weakness?care?

He picked up his phone, clicked on Wen Yelan’s dialog box, thought about it for a long time, deleted, deleted, and modified, and finally sent this message:

[That night…Sorry, I sounded harsh.Were you okay afterwards?】

No mention of colds, no mention of clothes.

The news was sent out, but nothing happened.

Pei Yan waited all afternoon and all night, but still didn’t get a reply.My mood became more and more irritable, my cold seemed to be getting worse, and I felt dizzy.

It wasn’t until noon the next day that he received a reply from Wen Yelan, which was very brief:

【It’s okay.Thank you for your concern.I’ll return the coat to you after it’s been dry-cleaned.】

Be distant, be polite, and draw clear boundaries.

Pei Yan looked at this news and his heart was very blocked.He thought of Xiao Yu’s words, hesitated again and again, and sent another message:

【No hurry.Also be careful not to catch a cold.I have a bit of a cold and a bad headache.】

He deliberately gave it a bad show and was a little tempted.

This time, Wen Yelan replied a little faster, but still no unnecessary emotion could be seen:

【Hmm.Drink more hot water and go to bed early.】

Although there is still no warmth, at least it is not ignored directly

Pei Yan decided to be weaker.He took a photo of cold medicine and a thermometer scattered on the coffee table. He had just turned the thermometer to 38 degrees to pose for the photo, and sent it to them.

[It seems that I have a fever. I am alone at home and cannot even drink hot porridge.】[Poor puppy.jpg]

Pei Yan himself felt a little ashamed after posting this emoticon.But he can’t control that much.

The phone was silent for a full ten minutes.

Just when Pei Yan thought Wen Yelan would ignore him anymore, the screen came on.

[Where is your assistant?】

As soon as he saw the drama, Pei Yan immediately replied, “It’s a holiday. I’m alone these days. I don’t have any medicine at home. I should be able to get through it. It’s fine.”】

Pei Yan, who was typing on the other side for a long time, received the message [Send me the address and I will bring you some medicine and porridge after get off work]

Pei Yan could hardly believe his eyes!He sat up from the sofa suddenly, almost knocking over the coffee table.Success?!Xiao Yu’s trick really works!

He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and tried to make his reply appear calm and even a little weak:

[Would it be too much trouble for you?】[Position sharing]

【No trouble.Just…thank you for the coat.】

Wen Yelan’s reply made Pei Yan’s excitement calm down a little.Or to return a favor.However, no matter what, the fact that he is still willing to come is a huge improvement.