Ye Shuang's Regret

"What the hell?!"

Facing the figure that had suddenly appeared on the road, the driver of a nearby car slammed on the horn. Accompanied by the piercing sound of the horn, a strong hand reached out from the side and fiercely pulled the young girl into his embrace!

The car driver subconsciously turned the steering wheel, swerving and directly crashing into the rear of the car in the next lane.

Almost everyone looked over. Tang Keke slumped weakly to the ground, kneeling with her hands over her chest in lingering fear as she looked at the figure on the side of the road holding Bai Yuyou protectively in his arms.

"..." Feeling the familiar warmth, Bai Yuyou, who was being held tightly, slightly turned her head to look at his profile.

"Ye Shuang..."

"Thank goodness you're okay. Thank goodness, thank goodness." Ye Shuang hugged Bai Yuyou tightly, his lips trembling slightly. Everything had happened so suddenly. He hadn't thought about anything and just rushed out.

"As long as you're okay, as long as you're okay..."

"Ye Shuang was calling me just now," Bai Yuyou said softly.

Ye Shuang fell silent for a moment, then looked at the girl's empty eyes with some disbelief. He said, "Silly girl, how could I let you do something so dangerous?"

He was truly terrified. The moment he saw Bai Yuyou appear on the road, Ye Shuang could even feel a suffocating sensation in his own heart.

Perhaps hearing Ye Shuang say that, Bai Yuyou froze. A glimmer of light seemed to appear in her dim eyes, and then she gripped Ye Shuang's arm tightly. Large teardrops welled up in her eyes and fell to the ground like a continuous string of pearls.

"You don't want me anymore, Ye Shuang."

"How could I... Let's never be apart again, okay?" Ye Shuang held Bai Yuyou, beginning to deeply regret his actions over the past period of time.

At this time, the two drivers from not far away walked over. The driver of the rear car, in particular, looked very upset. After all, he had forcefully swerved and rear-ended someone else's car. In this situation, he would have to bear the main responsibility.

Seeing this, Ye Shuang immediately stood up to talk to the two drivers, but one hand firmly held onto the girl's hand beside him, as if afraid she would run off again.

"Is there something wrong with this girl's head? If I hadn't turned the steering wheel, you'd be in the hospital today!"

Facing the driver's aggressive demeanor, Ye Shuang immediately apologized with a smile, repeatedly thanking him for changing lanes.

"I will bear all the damages to the vehicles. I'm truly sorry."

"Do you know how much this delays my work?!" the driver still complained. At the very least, he should get a few hundred or a thousand in lost wages, right?

Ye Shuang continued, "Aside from covering all the repair costs, I'll also give you both fifty thousand for your lost time. Is that acceptable?"

"Huh? Fifty thousand?" The driver was stunned for a moment. Then he glanced back at his beat-up car, which probably wasn't even worth thirty thousand. He coughed dryly, his angry expression vanishing instantly.

"Um... well... I just couldn't control my temper earlier. Little girl, don't rush out into the road like that next time, it's very dangerous."

The driver of the rear-ended car on the other side was instantly overjoyed, even beginning to thank the driver behind him for hitting his car.

"Alright, alright." After transferring the money to the two drivers on the spot, they exchanged a glance and happily let Ye Shuang leave first, while they waited for the insurance company to handle the accident.

By now, Ye Shuang had pulled Bai Yuyou back to the sidewalk. Tang Keke threw herself directly into her arms. "You scared me to death just now!!!"

"I'm sorry." Perhaps because Ye Shuang was by her side, Bai Yuyou had calmed down a bit. She spoke apologetically, even the ahoge strand of hair on her head drooping.

"As long as you're okay. Big brother flew out like a gust of wind just now, so fast," Tang Keke said.

"I was too anxious just now." Ye Shuang shook his head. Even though he had shielded Bai Yuyou, if that car had hit them, both of them might have been sent flying.

"Big brother, why are you here?"

"You were coming back too late, so I came out to take a look," Ye Shuang said.

"Yuyou went to look at a little dolphin plushie at that time," Tang Keke said. As if remembering something, her gaze immediately landed on the plushie dropped by the side of the road. She trotted over to pick it up, dusted it off, and handed it over.

"Here!"

"Thank you..." Bai Yuyou held the plushie with one hand, while her other hand tightly clung to Ye Shuang's arm. Perhaps out of fear of being abandoned, she held on with incredible strength.

"Let's go home first," Ye Shuang patted Bai Yuyou's head and said to Tang Keke.

"Okay."

After returning home, before they even had dinner, Bai Yuyou sat on Ye Shuang's lap, curling up in his arms without moving.

She fell asleep.

Ye Shuang couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he noticed. He hadn't expected Bai Yuyou to fall asleep in his arms the moment they got home. It wasn't hard for him to imagine whether the girl had gotten a good night's sleep at all recently.

But even so, her hand tightly gripped Ye Shuang's clothes, as if terrified he would run away.

"Big brother, Yuyou hasn't been right lately," Tang Keke said, sitting to the side. "She really can't live without you."

"E-even though you are going to marry Sister Chen Qin, but... without you, Yuyou, she..." Tang Keke trailed off, unable to continue.

Ye Shuang knew it well in his heart too. He took a deep breath and tightened his hold on the girl's soft body in his arms.

[Character: Bai Yuyou

Mild depression. Perhaps more kisses, hugs, and being lifted high is good medicine.]

Ye Shuang: "..."

How did it come to this? In less than two months, Yuyou had developed depression. Ye Shuang pinched the bridge of his nose in self-blame, then gently stroked Bai Yuyou's hair.

"Tang Keke, I'm sorry I didn't prepare dinner."

"Ah? It's fine, it's fine. As long as Yuyou is okay. I'm fine, I happen to be on a diet." Tang Keke said, puffing out her chest. But perhaps feeling that the gesture wasn't very elegant in front of a man like Ye Shuang, she scratched her head and turned her body slightly away.

Bai Yuyou slept for over seven hours. During this time, Ye Shuang kept holding her on the sofa like that. Even when he felt his thighs go numb, he didn't make a sound to disturb her.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Bai Yuyou slowly opened her eyes. Lifting her chin slightly, her gaze met Ye Shuang's.

"Ye Shuang..."

"I'm here."

"Ye Shuang..."

"I'm here." Facing the girl's soft calls, Ye Shuang hugged her a little tighter and said, "I'm right here. This isn't an illusion. I am right here."

"Ye Shuang, please don't leave me, okay?" Bai Yuyou said. "Getting married to Sister Chen Qin... is fine..."

"But, I want Ye Shuang."

Ye Shuang sighed in his heart, then gently kissed the girl's cheek. "It's all my fault..."

"I will never leave you again."

"Really?"

"Yeah."