Chapter 15

　　The knocking on the door made Yuan Yu suddenly lift his head. Why had he fallen asleep at the table? Glancing beside him, Lin Yuan also sat up.

　　Yu Si walked in carrying two cups of coffee, his face expressionless. Yuan Yu glanced at the clock on the wall; surprisingly, he had slept for over half an hour.

　　Lin Yuan walked over and sat down, saying, "I actually fell asleep. I hope I can go home and sleep a bit longer."

　　"Then don't drink coffee," Yuan Yu took the coffee from Lin Yuan's hand and said, "Coffee isn't good for sleep. Do you want some plain water instead?"

　　Lin Yuan shook her head and wanted to say she was going home, but she saw Yuan Yu's eyes occasionally drifting to her lips. She looked at him puzzled. Yuan Yu snapped back to attention and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Your condition is okay, it's not serious. If you can fall asleep and get enough rest, your mental state will improve."

　　Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I know. If I can sleep, my spirit will be better. Thank you."

　　"You're welcome," Yuan Yu continued. "If you're scared at night, sleeping with family or friends will make it easier to overcome the fear. Of course, the main thing is to imagine some bright scenes. If you're afraid, you can also call me."

　　As he spoke, Yuan Yu handed over his business card. Lin Yuan took it and thanked him.

　　Watching Lin Yuan leave, Yuan Yu walked up to Yu Si and said, "Is today's coffee newly bought?"

　　Yu Si looked at Yuan Yu, not understanding why he asked that. Yuan Yu said, "The client has been here for over an hour, and you're just bringing coffee now. Did you go buy it just now?"

　　Yu Si smiled and said, "I forgot for a moment."

　　Yuan Yu didn't press further but said, "I've said before, for clients whose mental stress is obvious at a glance, don't casually make them coffee. Don't forget in the future."

　　Yu Si nodded. Seeing Yuan Yu still standing beside him, he asked, "Is there anything else, boss?"

　　Yuan Yu thought for a moment and said, "Show me Lin Yuan's registration information."

　　Yu Si joked, "Oh, why is the boss paying so much attention to her? Did you get distracted?"

　　Yuan Yu glanced at him and noted down Lin Yuan's address and phone number.

　　When Lin Yuan returned home, she saw Lin Rui in a suit and leather shoes leaning against the door, as if he had been waiting for some time.

　　Why did brother come?

　　In Lin Yuan's impression, her brother was very aloof and rarely spoke to her.

　　Lin Rui sat down in the room and said, "Why wasn't your phone reachable?"

　　Lin Yuan finally remembered that while sleeping in the counseling room, Yuan Yu had asked her to mute her phone, and she had forgotten to change the settings later.

　　Lin Yuan said, "My phone was on silent. Brother, what can I do for you?"

　　Lin Rui remembered Lin Yuan, who had been frightened and unconscious at the hospital entrance that day. He didn't know how she was doing but just wanted to come see her.

　　Lin Rui said, "Didn't you observe in the hospital for a few more days?"

　　Lin Yuan looked strangely at her brother. He seemed to be concerned about her, but he shouldn't be like this. Lin Yuan said, "It was just a cold; I went to the hospital to get some medicine. No need for hospitalization."

　　"Huh?" Lin Rui said, "I'm talking about you fainting."

　　"How did you know?" Lin Yuan asked in surprise.

　　Lin Rui didn't answer. He stood up and said, "Remember to call me if anything comes up. Also, your haggard face is really ugly."

　　Lin Yuan watched her brother's back. Such a brother should feel very unfamiliar, so why did it feel somewhat familiar in her heart?

　　Entering the bedroom, there was a purple jade hairpin next to the pillow on the bed. Lin Yuan looked at it for a long time. But that day when she fainted and woke up, the hairpin was in her bag. Who could have put it there?

　　According to the nurse, it was a man in black who carried her to the emergency room. Did the jade hairpin belong to the man in black?

　　The purple jade hairpin, the iris flower like a purple butterfly... Lin Yuan's fingers gently stroked the petals, an indescribable feeling in her heart, as if this hairpin was originally hers.

　　"Hehe..."

　　The sudden laughter made Lin Yuan's heart tighten. She stood up and looked around, saying in a slightly trembling voice, "Who... who is it?"

　　"Hehe..." The voice continued laughing.

　　"Who is it? Come out!" Lin Yuan shouted loudly, looking around. The empty room filled her heart with fear.

　　"Illusion, it must be an illusion..." Lin Yuan comforted herself, covering her ears with her hands. But the laughter came through her fingers, intermittent and eerie.

　　Who is the first person you think of when you're scared?

　　Strangely, Lin Yuan thought of Yuan Yu. Although she had only met Yuan Yu twice, his voice seemed to ring in her ears—gentle, steady, and magnetic. He said, "Lin Yuan, I'm here..."

　　"Ding..." The doorbell rang. Lin Yuan opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep on the sofa.

　　Opening the door, she was surprised to find it was Yuan Yu. Yuan Yu said, "You forgot your things at my place."

　　Looking at the handbag Yuan Yu handed over, Lin Yuan reached out and took it. Unzipping it, she saw the jade hairpin inside.

　　Yuan Yu smiled and said, "Not missing anything, right?"

　　Lin Yuan was silent and turned into the bedroom. There was no hairpin on the bed. Was it all a dream just now?

　　But her keys were also in this bag, so how did she open the door and enter the house when she got home? It seemed she had no memory of opening the door at all.

　　Lin Yuan felt increasingly confused. Was it due to lack of sleep?

　　Walking out of the bedroom, Yuan Yu was still standing in the living room. Lin Yuan apologized and said, "I'm sorry you had to bring it specially. Actually, you could have just asked me to come pick it up."

　　Yuan Yu suddenly said, "What if I said it's just because I really wanted to see you again?"

　　When Lin Yuan saw the ripples in Yuan Yu's eyes, she was first surprised, then disbelieving, and avoided his gaze. Lin Yuan said, "Dr. Yuan, my mental state isn't very good. Please don't joke."

　　"Do you think I'm joking?" Yuan Yu shook his head and said, "Although we've only met for the third time..."

　　"It's the second time," Lin Yuan interrupted.

　　Yuan Yu ignored Lin Yuan's correction. He continued, "That day at the hospital, when that person held you and you disappeared from my sight, I felt a reluctant attachment in my heart. And today, your appearance... do you know how surprised I was? This makes me believe we are fated. Lin Yuan, I think I like you."

　　Lin Yuan's attention wasn't focused on Yuan Yu's feelings but on asking, "You were there that day too? You saw the person who took me to the hospital? Who is he?"

　　Yuan Yu suddenly reached out and flicked Lin Yuan's delicate nose. He said, "Xiao Yuan, you've hurt my heart!"

　　After speaking, Yuan Yu turned and walked out, not wanting Lin Yuan to see the disappointment on his face.