The assistant was puzzled but nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."
Ye Yunche paced anxiously back and forth on the spot.
The assistant asked with concern, "What's wrong, Second Young Master?"
"Nothing. I'm just asking casually."
Ye Yunche pressed his lips together, turned around, and left the general manager's office.
After walking just a few steps,
he turned his head back and instructed, "Book me a flight ticket to the southwest as soon as possible."
The assistant was puzzled but nodded in agreement.
However, as Ye Yunjin's assistant, he still reported this matter to his superior.
...
The plane landed.
Ye Yunjin's phone received a text message from the assistant.
He just glanced at it and replied, "Book him a flight ticket three days later."
When the assistant saw this message, he immediately pulled a long face.
It seemed that Mr. Ye didn't want the Second Young Master to cause any trouble there. As for how to book the ticket three days later, it was very simple. He would just find all sorts of excuses to put off the Second Young Master these days.
As for whether he could hold the Second Young Master back,
it would depend on his own means and the Second Young Master's intelligence.
At the luggage carousel, Zhu Liuyue was waiting for her luggage. Ye Yunjin walked over slowly, pulling his suitcase, and stood beside her.
At this time, a white suitcase on the conveyor belt rolled in front of them.
Before Zhu Liuyue could say anything, Ye Yunjin had already smoothed the cuffs of his shirt, revealing a section of his strong arm. He bent down and easily picked up the suitcase.
To be honest, if you didn't look closely, you really couldn't tell that he had signs of working out.
Zhu Liuyue quickly withdrew her gaze.
"How did you know that was my suitcase?"
Ye Yunjin helped her put the suitcase on the luggage trolley on top of his own. He said unhurriedly,
"I was right behind you when you checked in. You just didn't notice me."
The two of them reached the parking lot, where a business car was already waiting to pick them up.
They still had to take a more than ten - hour drive to reach that mountain - area primary school.
Again, Ye Yunjin silently opened the trunk and stuffed the two suitcases into it. His movements were neat and full of strength.
People who do things silently always gain a bit more favor.
Zhu Liuyue didn't say a word, but her attitude towards him had become a bit more polite.
After driving out of the airport road and onto the highway, the scenery outside the window gradually changed from high - rise buildings to countless mountains. There were many mountains in the southwest region, which was why the conditions there were underdeveloped.
Many local people had to leave their hometowns and go to prosperous areas to work, while their children were left on the mountains as left - behind children to be taken care of by the elderly.
The education foundation was very weak. If these children couldn't get out of the mountains, they would just repeat the lives of their parents.
They stopped at a service station on the way.
Zhu Liuyue was a bit carsick. She vomited by the sink for a long time but couldn't vomit anything. Her stomach still felt terrible.
After getting in the car, Ye Yunjin silently handed her a bottle of water, motion sickness pills, and a bottle of pickled plums.
Zhu Liuyue took them.
"Thank you."
Ye Yunjin smiled and said, "It's too polite to say thank you between us."
Zhu Liuyue didn't reply to him.
After taking the motion sickness pills, she fell into a deep sleep.
The car was a bit bumpy.
When she woke up, it was already dark outside.
The car door was open, and Ye Yunjin was standing beside her, looking up and drinking water.
The crystal - clear liquid flowed down his sharp jawline to his prominent Adam's apple and then rolled down to his collarbone.
He noticed that she was awake and cast a concerned look. He explained,
"We'll stay in the county for one night and change to a small car to continue into the mountains tomorrow."
"Okay."
When Zhu Liuyue got out of the car, she felt a bit dizzy and staggered. She almost couldn't stand firm.
Ye Yunjin reacted quickly and subtly reached out to hold her arm. After she stood firm, he quickly withdrew his hand, as if nothing had happened just now. His behavior was very gentlemanly.
The two of them entered the hotel.
Needless to say, the accommodation conditions in the county were not good. The most crucial thing was that there were not many empty rooms either.
The front - desk girl looked up and said, "Sorry, it's too late. We only have one empty room left now. It's a twin - bed room."
Under normal circumstances,
people would usually just make do. After all, they were an engaged couple, and it was normal for them to share a room.
However, Ye Yunjin said,
"You go up and take a look at the room first. If the environment is okay, you can stay here. I'll go out with the driver to look for other empty rooms."
Zhu Liuyue went up and took a quick look. The facilities in the room were old, but the basic conditions were met.
Ye Yunjin helped her check in and then got in the car and left with the driver.
She didn't sleep well that night.
Zhu Liuyue was in a daze. When she woke up the next day, she had a fever.
It was only after Ye Yunjin knocked on the door for a long time that she managed to stand up. She forcefully pulled the door open and immediately went limp, falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Yunjin didn't care about anything. He took off his suit jacket and threw it aside. Then he bent down and picked her up in his arms.
From this angle,
Zhu Liuyue's fair face was flushed an abnormal red. Her long eyelashes drooped, looking a bit more vulnerable compared to her usual proud self.
Ye Yunjin carefully leaned her head against the headboard and propped it up with a pillow.
He reached out and touched her forehead. It was burning hot.
"You have a fever."
Zhu Liuyue nodded weakly and pointed to her suitcase, saying,
"I only brought a small medicine box with me this time. Please get me some fever - reducing medicine. I'll just take two tablets."
Hearing this, Ye Yunjin went to get the medicine box and rummaged out the fever - reducing medicine.
He then went to the front desk specifically to get some hot water. When he returned to the room, Zhu Liuyue had fallen into a deep sleep again.
He gently patted her on the back and said in a soft voice, "Don't sleep yet. Take the medicine and then sleep."
Zhu Liuyue opened her eyes in a daze.
Her almond - shaped eyes were a bit blurred.
"If I delay here for a day, will it..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Yunjin understood.
He interrupted her and said,
"Don't worry. Just have a good rest. I'll take care of everything else."
After taking the medicine, Zhu Liuyue fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, it was already evening.
She touched her forehead. The fever had gone, but she still didn't have much strength in her body.
She lifted the quilt and was about to get up to look for water to drink when she saw Ye Yunjin lying asleep on the nearby office desk. The laptop screen was still on, showing that he was still instructing the staff of the charity foundation on important matters.
Zhu Liuyue walked very quietly. After walking just a few steps,
Ye Yunjin's eyelids twitched and then he opened his pair of amber pupils. There was a gentle look with a bit of a cheetah's alertness in them.
"You're awake?" His voice was a bit hoarse.
Zhu Liuyue nodded. "Yes, my fever has gone. I'm much better."
Ye Yunjin got up from the chair and handed her a bottle of electrolyte water.
"Drink some water."
"Yes." Zhu Liuyue unscrewed the bottle cap and took several sips. Then she noticed that there were dark circles under his eyes and asked, "Was the hotel you stayed at last night far from here?"
Ye Yunjin smiled and said, "Not far. You can rest some more. We'll go into the mountains tomorrow."
Zhu Liuyue said, "No need. I've already wasted most of the day. I've recovered my strength. I can set off now."
Ye Yunjin nodded.
"Okay, then I'll contact the driver."
After Zhu Liuyue finished packing her luggage and pushed it to the car, she saw Ye Yunjin in the distance on the phone. He should be communicating about work.
The driver came forward and stuffed her luggage into the trunk.
Zhu Liuyue noticed that the position of Ye Yunjin's suitcase was exactly the same as it was yesterday.
Couldn't help but ask, "Is the hotel where you stayed last night close to my place?"
The driver gave a bitter smile and said, "We arrived too late last night. There aren't many hotels in this small town, and when we went to several of them, they all said they were fully booked."
"I was fine, but unexpectedly, Mr. Ye was quite tough. He just spent the night in the car."
