Part 2
Seeing the puzzled look on Yu Li's face, Dr. Xu sensed that something was wrong.
He asked in surprise, "This, could it be that you two haven't used it since then?"
You two? Since then?
A sense of unease rose in Yu Li's heart, and the hand holding the ointment started to tremble.
He stiffened and asked, "Dr. Xu, what do you mean by that?"
Dr. Xu frowned and said, "This ointment is the one I gave to you two that night when I made a house call to draw blood, its main effect is post-coital anti-inflammation. After all, between two men, you have to be careful, otherwise there will be fever and injury."
Unexpectedly, Master Yan hasn't used this ointment since then? That's too irresponsible of him.
Dr. Xu shook his head disapprovingly, and then suddenly thought of something, muttering, "I still have another medicine in my medical kit, I must give it to Master Yan later..."
He didn't notice that after he explained the purpose of the ointment, Yu Li's face suddenly turned pale, and his reddened lips also lost their color in an instant.
That night's house call to Master Yan, that night's for Master Yan, that night...
Yu Li immediately understood everything in a flash, it was the night of the party.
Listening to Dr. Xu's murmuring, he hurriedly said, "No need!"
The suddenly raised voice made Dr. Xu blink in surprise, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Yu Li's mind was in a complete mess, and he could only repeat, "No need, no need..."
He turned and went back to the room, and as soon as he closed the door and saw the familiar room layout, he wanted to rush out again.
Now that he was back at the "crime scene", the events of that night became even clearer in his mind.
Yu Li leaned against the door and squatted down helplessly.
From the few brief words he exchanged with Dr. Xu, he was already able to speculate what had happened afterwards.
Yan Shiting knew they had both been drugged, and after he passed out, he must have called Dr. Xu to come draw blood for testing.
So that's why Dr. Xu said he had seen him, but he didn't see Dr. Xu.
Apparently, Dr. Xu had also misunderstood the relationship between him and Yan Shiting.
Yu Li hugged his knees and buried his face in his arms.
Realizing that Yan Shiting was sober that night, his mind was in a mess, filled with not only embarrassment, but also unease.
He actually had a lot of questions, such as, why did Yan Shiting call Dr. Xu for a house call that night, but then stay in his room to sleep? Why did Yan Shiting still remember that incident, but showed no reaction?
And his own probing, did Yan Shiting know about it?
He had assumed that Yan Shiting had forgotten, but wasn't that just like being a... silly fool.
Yu Li bit his lip, gripping his hands tightly and anxiously.
Yan Shiting, what was his attitude, what did he want to do?
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Seeing Yu Li's listless and dazed state, Dr. Xu scratched his head.
He went to the car to get the infusion medication, and came back to Yan Shiting's room, taking out the infusion needle while saying,
"Master Yan, just now when I went downstairs to get the medicine, I saw that young gentleman in a rather unusual state."
Yan Shiting's voice was low, "What's wrong with him?"
Dr. Xu said, "He first came to ask me about the anti-inflammatory ointment. After I explained, his state just became off."
As the words fell, Yan Shiting's hand clenched into a fist.
The anti-inflammatory ointment... That night he had applied it carefully on Yu Li and then left it on the bedside table.
Could it be that it later accidentally fell into the gap between the bed and the cabinet, and the cleaning maid didn't notice it the whole time?
Fortunately, Dr. Xu reacted quickly, otherwise the infusion needle would have stabbed somewhere else.
He looked up, seeing that Yan Shiting's brow was tightly knitted, his expression a bit unpleasant.
Dr. Xu's heart skipped a beat, thinking he might have said the wrong thing, "Master Yan?"
Yan Shiting looked up at him and asked, "Did you tell him that I called you over for a house call that night?"
Dr. Xu nodded, "I told him."
He paused, understanding that he might have misunderstood. Seeing Master Yan's reaction, it didn't seem like he was actually together with that young gentleman.
The room was deathly silent.
Dr. Xu felt uneasy, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and tentatively asked, "Master Yan, could it be that you can't even mention the house call?"
Yan Shiting raised a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose and said, "You can go back first."
Dr. Xu was taken aback, "But..."
He hadn't even inserted the needle yet.
He looked up, only to meet Yan Shiting's cold gaze.
Dr. Xu pressed his lips together and didn't say anything else, lowering his head to pack up the medical kit and leave.
As the door closed, he glimpsed Yan Shiting's figure disappearing into the shadows of the light, his expression unreadable.
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At dinner time, Yu Li felt a little uneasy about running into Yan Shiting, so he told Butler He, who came to call him for dinner, that he would go down a bit later.
The sky gradually darkened, and the room was pitch black with no lights on.
Yu Li had been curled up behind the door, and when he stood up to go downstairs, his legs were a bit numb.
He was still clutching the ointment in his palm, as if that could remind him that the afternoon's events were not just a dream.
As he turned the corner of the stairs, he saw Yan Shiting sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Yu Li didn't dare look at him, lowering his head as he walked towards the kitchen.
But just as he was passing the living room, Yan Shiting suddenly appeared in front of him.
Caught off guard, Yu Li crashed right into Yan Shiting's shoulder, his body trembling in fright, and the ointment fell to the ground.
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