The Mad Young Master Falls Asleep Every Night to My Fragrance - Chapter 65

What is he going to do?!

Jiang Youxi’s heart raced, and she subconsciously closed her eyes, her fingers gripping his clothes tightly, tightening involuntarily with nervousness.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Youxi did not feel the soft touch she had imagined on her lips. She was puzzled and secretly opened her eyes a crack to peek.

The man’s face stopped halfway, his long eyelashes half-covering his eyes, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable, like a pool of thick ink that could not be dissolved, staring at her without blinking.

He cupped her face in his hands, his breathing heavy and restrained, like a suppressed beast about to break free of its cage.

Jiang Youxi stared at him blankly, able to clearly feel the fingertips of his fingers lightly brushing against her earlobe, the sensation distinct and arousing an irresistible itch in her heart.

“you……”

The man seemed to have figured something out, cupped her face in his hands, and was about to continue when a series of hurried footsteps rushed in.

“Brother Zhuo, something terrible has happened, Lao…” Xie Zhao slammed on the brakes, quickly turned around and ran out, “I’m sorry! You guys continue!!”

Jiang Youxi snapped out of her daze, shoved him away, and ran.

“return!”

Xie Zhao and Jiang Youxi turned back in unison.

Jiang Youxi was stunned when she saw Xie Zhao return.

Xie Zhao was stunned when he saw her.

The three of them just stared at each other blankly.

“Brother Zhuo, who are you calling?”

He Zhuo looked at Jiang Youxi and said gently, “I wasn’t calling you.”

Jiang Youxi was taken aback, said “oh” twice, and then turned and left.

He Zhuo watched her walk and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Jiang Youxi paused, looked down, and realized she was moving her arms and legs in unison!

Feeling utterly humiliated, she immediately turned tail and ran away.

“Brother Zhuo, it’s over, you’ve completely fallen in love!”

He Zhuo suppressed his smile, turned to look at him, and gritted his teeth: “You’d better have something urgent to attend to.”

Xie Zhao chuckled twice, then remembered the important matter and immediately became serious: “Brother Zhuo, Tao Jie just called and said that Lao Pei’s mood has been off lately. He’s been training like crazy, and Tao Jie has told him off several times, but he won’t listen.”

Old Pei has been discharged from the hospital and is recuperating at home. Tao Jie is now taking care of him.

His hand injury was quite severe, and he is currently in the rehabilitation phase.

“She had no other choice, so she called you, but you didn’t answer, so she called me and asked you to come over.”

He Zhuo didn’t say much, immediately grabbed the sofa cover and put it on: “Let’s go!”

When the brothers heard about Pei Zan’s situation, they all said they wanted to go and visit him.

Seeing that Jiang Youxi was bored being left alone at the club, everyone decided to bring her along.

–

Tao Jie was deeply moved to see all the brothers from the club come over: “You guys are here?”

“And him?” He Zhuo asked.

“He’s playing simulation training in the game room. He still can’t use his hands properly. I’ve tried to persuade him several times, but he just won’t stop.” Tao Jie was exhausted. “Old He, he usually listens to you. Please go and persuade him for me.”

He Zhuo walked past her and went into the house.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard the deafening roar of a car speeding by on the projected screen, which made my eardrums ache.

Jiang Youxi followed him inside and saw a man sitting in a wheelchair with his back to the door, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands.

He was thin, with a gruesome stitched scar on his right forearm. The skin around the wound was pink, and the wound was still healing.

His hands trembled violently, and the veins on his wrists and the backs of his hands were bulging, covered with bruises from needle pricks.

He Zhuo grasped his arm, steadying his trembling hand: “Old Pei.”

The man froze, and the car on the projected screen went out of control and crashed directly into the roadside railing.

The vehicle overturned, thick smoke billowed up, and flames roared.

In the blink of an eye, the entire screen was filled with crimson flames.

Pei Zan stared blankly at the overturned and burning car on the screen, his hoarse voice unable to hide his desolation: “Old He, don’t you think this scene looks a lot like my situation back then?”

He Zhuo looked at him silently.

He lowered his head, his voice suppressed, full of pain and deep helplessness: “Old He, I will never be able to drive again in my life.”

His hand injury was also severe, with nerve damage. Even after the wound healed, it left him with a permanent disability.

Forget racing, he can’t even drive normally anymore.

“The doctor said that as long as you actively cooperate with the treatment and rehabilitation, there is hope.”

“But I still can’t participate in the competition.” His smile was bitter. “If I can’t compete, what’s the point of my life?”

He Zhuo suddenly grabbed his collar, his voice cold and deep, warning him word by word: “Pei Zan, you dare to try and die?”

“Let me tell you, no one is responsible for your life except yourself! If you give up on yourself, don’t expect anyone else to save you!”

Pei Zan looked at him.

His eyes were bloodshot, filled with panic and fear, and the hand gripping his clothes was trembling slightly.

Pei Zan did not expect that his words would elicit such a strong reaction from him.

“Think of your uncle and aunt, and Tao Jie, they’ve been waiting for you to recover,” He Zhuo released his hand and smoothed out the wrinkles in Pei Zan’s clothes. “Pei Zan, I’m begging you, please don’t have such thoughts, okay?”

The man pleaded in a low voice, his restrained tone revealing a hint of humility.

This was the first time he had ever seen He Zhuo beg someone so humbly.

The once carefree and arrogant prince began to humbly beg him because of his life or death.

Pei Zan could deeply sense the fear deep within him.

He Zhuo was genuinely afraid that he might do something rash and lose him as a result.

Pei Zan remained silent for a long time before speaking: “Old He, I’m sorry.”

I’m sorry to have worried you.

He Zhuo was taken aback and looked up at him.

Between brothers, no words are needed; a single glance is enough to understand each other’s thoughts.

He Zhuo stayed with Pei Zan in the room for a long time, until the sun set before the door was opened.

When everyone saw him come out, they immediately surrounded him and asked with concern, “Brother Zhuo, is Brother Zan alright?”

“It’s alright.” He Zhuo instructed Tao Jie, “Pay close attention to his mood lately, and call me immediately if anything happens.”

“good.”

“Go back, everyone.”

He Zhuo turned and left.

He Zhuo was responsible for driving Jiang Youxi back.

The car started and drove away.

The car drove smoothly, and the men remained silent the entire way.

Jiang Youxi observed his expression from time to time, but the man remained calm, making it impossible to guess his mood.

The car arrived at her apartment building.

“Just say what you want to say, you don’t need to keep peeking at me.”

Jiang Youxi was taken aback and awkwardly looked away.

He Zhuo turned to look at her, but only saw that round head.

He chuckled, cupped her head in his palm, and turned her face to face him: “Hmm?”

Jiang Youxi smiled at him: “How did you know I was looking at you?”

“Jiang Youxi, while you’re peeking at others, they’re also watching you.”

Jiang Youxi scratched her temples and just kept giggling.

“Speak, what do you want to ask?”

“Actually… I just wanted to ask about Senior Tao Jie’s boyfriend.” Jiang Youxi added, worried that he might not understand, “It’s your good brother, Pei Zan.”

“I brought Pei Zan into the racing world. He is very talented in racing and is a rare racing prodigy. However, last year, because of my feud with someone, his race was sabotaged and he was involved in a very serious car accident.”

“Are the people you have a grudge against Captain Li and his group?”

“Yes.” He Zhuo nodded. “Old Pei’s condition was very serious. He stayed in the ICU for more than half a month. Although he has recovered and been discharged, his arm injury is severe. The doctor diagnosed that the nerves in his arm are permanently damaged, and he will most likely never be able to participate in competitions again.”

Professional racing competitions have extremely strict medical examinations for drivers. Even if Pei Zan recovers to his best condition, he can only drive normally, which is far from meeting the requirements for racing.

Jiang Youxi understood their feelings.

They deeply love racing, and some have devoted their entire lives to this career. But now that an accident has occurred, it’s like a bird having its wings broken—a devastating blow.

“Do you think that it was because you introduced him to this industry that this happened to him?”

“Isn’t that so?”

Pei Zan already suffered a permanent hand disability because of him, and he really didn’t want him to give up his life because of this again.

He already owes enough people; he doesn’t want Pei Zan to end up in a situation that’s irreversible, like what happened back then.

“Of course not! How could you think like that?” Jiang Youxi said seriously. “This is Captain Li’s fault, not yours, He Zhuo. You can’t take all the blame on yourself. You’ll only make things harder for yourself.”

“I just talked a lot with senior Tao Jie. Do you know what she said to me?”

He Zhuo anticipated what Tao Jie would say, but he still couldn’t help but ask her, “What did she say?”

“She said they all knew it was Captain Li and the others’ fault. She and Brother Pei Zan never blamed you or resented you. You will always be their good friend and the backbone of the Hurricane Racing Club. If you lose your spirit, what will happen to the brothers in the club?”

“They’ve always been proud of you. As long as you’re here, Hurricane Racing Club will always be here.” Jiang Youxi held his hand and gently stroked it, comforting him softly. “So, He Zhuo, let’s be happy and not let these negative emotions control us or get stuck in them, hurting ourselves over and over again, okay?”

He Zhuo’s gaze lingered for a moment, then fixed on her.

The young girl spoke sincerely, her eyes filled with worry for him: “He Zhuo, no matter what, it’s good that you’re alive. As long as you’re alive, there’s still hope.”

The pent-up frustration in his heart dissipated almost entirely in an instant, and he continued to play with her soft fingers with his fingertips: “You’re right, as long as we’re alive, there’s still hope.”

“Yes, yes, that’s the best way to think about it.”

He Zhuo smiled and ruffled her hair: “Alright, it’s late, let’s go back.”

Jiang Youxi waved goodbye to him before opening the car door and getting out.

He Zhuo watched her go upstairs until the light in her room came on, then he started his car and drove away.

–

After returning home, He Zhuo searched online for experts in arm rehabilitation and contacted them directly to explain the situation.

The other party happened to have some free time and was willing to come and check on Pei Zan’s situation.

“Okay, money is not a problem. You can tell me what you need.”

After hanging up the phone, He Zhuo put down his phone and rubbed his temples.

He got up to take a shower when his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and opened it, and a text message notification popped up.

Upon seeing the familiar number, he unconsciously tightened his grip on the phone.

He Zhuo stared intently at the phone number, but before he could open it, his phone started vibrating incessantly again.

Within a minute, the same number sent several messages in succession.

He Zhuo’s breathing became increasingly heavy. After a while, he finally opened the text message page.

As soon as the page opened, a barrage of text messages popped up.

He read through them one by one, his face calm, but his clenched fingers betrayed the pain in his heart.

He Zhuo threw his phone aside, strode into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and let the scalding water run down his head.

The scalding water flowed down his head, soaking his entire body, melting the congealed blood in his body and allowing it to circulate normally.

His stiff limbs gradually melted, and a warm current flowed through his body.

–

At 11 p.m., lightning flashed outside the window, and the sound was deafening.

Soon after, a torrential downpour began.

Jiang Youxi couldn’t sleep because of the noise, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that He Zhuo’s behavior had been off ever since he met Pei Zan.

After thinking it over, she finally reached for her phone, opened WeChat, and sent him a message—

[He Zhuo, are you asleep?]

Jiang Youxi waited a long time without receiving a reply, thinking he had fallen asleep, and just as she breathed a sigh of relief, her phone suddenly rang.

It was Aunt Zhang calling.

As soon as she answered the call, Aunt Zhang’s anxious voice came from the other end: “Miss Jiang, are you free now? Could you come over to Yue Lan Ting?”

“What’s wrong?”

“The second young master is in great pain right now, please come and save him.”