Who is Helping Me Win by Lying Down [Transmigration] - Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Having experienced Yan Jingchuan’s illness flare-up once before, Chen Shu didn’t press for details this time.

Seeing that Zhang Shi had already called for a doctor to make a house call, he walked over and sat by the bed, gazing at Yan Jingchuan’s sleeping face with a flicker of emotion in his eyes.

Yan Jingchuan’s health had always been poor, and he occasionally experienced weakness, but it had been a long time since he had fallen into a coma.

Was it because of him?

Zhang Shi said Yan Jingchuan hadn’t been eating or sleeping well for the past week—was that the trigger for this episode?

Moreover, if it was this serious, why hadn’t it been detected during yesterday’s examination?

The hospital was a Yan Corporation asset; they wouldn’t dare be negligent when it came to Yan Jingchuan.

Including the reason for his coma, the hospital hadn’t provided an explanation.

Was it just a simple coincidence?

Mr. Chen, you know about Director Yan’s condition. Barring any complications, he should wake up in a few days. There’s no need to worry too much. After hanging up, Zhang Shi returned and saw Chen Shu’s back as he sat by the bed, unable to resist offering some comfort.

When Chen Shu was in a coma, Director Yan had stayed by his bedside for a week, only to end up collapsing himself.

Now their roles were reversed—he really hoped this wouldn’t become a cycle.

Chen Shu only said, When will the doctor arrive?

Right away. After speaking, Zhang Shi stepped aside. Breakfast is here. Would you like to eat first, Mr. Chen?

Chen Shu finally stood up. Thank you.

Zhang Shi breathed a sigh of relief and turned to get the leash, saying to Wangcai, who was following closely behind Chen Shu, Wangcai, come on, I’ll take you downstairs for a walk.

Yan Jingchuan shot him a glance and continued walking to the table with Chen Shu.

Zhang Shi: …

Was this dog possessed today?

Usually, he’d get excited just hearing the word walk, but now he was completely indifferent.

And that look in his eyes…

It felt strangely familiar.

Chen Shu said, He hasn’t been very energetic today.

Zhang Shi looked at Wangcai.

Maybe this was what they called love is blind from an owner’s perspective.

Where exactly was he not energetic??

Oh, I remember now! he suddenly exclaimed.

Chen Shu turned to look at him.

Zhang Shi smiled. I just remembered—he was like this when he was a puppy too. He wouldn’t let anyone except you and Director Yan get close.

The reason he remembered so clearly was that this dog’s expression as a puppy always reminded him irreverently of Director Yan, leaving a deep impression.

Prompted by his words, Chen Shu looked down at Wangcai.

Indeed, Wangcai’s behavior this morning was more like his childhood personality. It was just that he’d grown accustomed to Wangcai becoming more energetic as he grew older, so he hadn’t noticed it at first.

Zhang Shi added, I remember it was shortly after you moved into Hengtai Residence that Director Yan had an episode. It seemed like it was after Director Yan woke up that Wangcai gradually became as lively and active as he is now.

Chen Shu’s hand, which had been stroking Wangcai’s back, suddenly paused.

After Yan Jingchuan woke up?

Zhang Shi belatedly realized: Huh? Now that I think about it, this time it’s also after Director Yan fell into a coma that Wangcai reverted to his old self. Is it because he’s so deeply attached to Director Yan?

Yan Jingchuan’s dog face darkened as he glanced at Zhang Shi again.

He’d never realized before how talkative Zhang Shi could be.

Zhang Shi happened to look over and met those eyes that reminded him of Director Yan again. A shiver ran down his spine, giving him the illusion that he was really facing Director Yan. He forced a dry laugh and changed the subject: I won’t disturb your meal anymore, Mr. Chen. Since Wangcai doesn’t want to go out today, we’ll try another time.

He had actually come today to report work to Director Yan. With Director Yan unavailable, these heavy responsibilities had mercilessly fallen on his shoulders again, leaving him with little free time.

After greeting Chen Shu, he turned and walked to the living room to sit down, continuing to handle documents while waiting for the medical staff to arrive.

Yan Jingchuan turned to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu had already withdrawn his gaze. His hand, which had been gently stroking Wangcai’s back, rested on the back of its neck. He remained motionless for a long while. Sensing its gaze, he looked down.

Yan Jingchuan’s spine stiffened slightly. He lay down on the spot, avoiding Chen Shu’s eyes.

Recalling Zhang Shi’s words earlier, Chen Shu fell into thought.

Zhang Shi wasn’t wrong.

Wangcai’s personality was completely different before and after Yan Jingchuan fell into a coma and woke up.

Ever since Yan Jingchuan stopped being unconscious, Wangcai’s temperament had stabilized.

Except for today.

When Yan Jingchuan had a relapse, it reverted to its childhood demeanor.

Coupled with Yan Jingchuan’s coma, which the hospital couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause of…

Chen Shu recalled the day he first found Wangcai.

It was his first day in this world, and also the day Yan Jingchuan fell into a coma after the car accident.

The original text stated that Yan Jingchuan only woke up once in the entire story, then never woke up again.

But after he picked up Wangcai, Yan Jingchuan—who should have been diagnosed as being in a vegetative state—suddenly regained consciousness and had been improving ever since.

He and Yan Jingchuan had no connection, so how could he have triggered an unrelated butterfly effect?

He had never deeply considered these matters before, but even if they were coincidences, they shouldn’t align so perfectly.

Unless there was another link he wasn’t aware of.

Chen Shu looked at the dog by his feet.

Could Wangcai have some connection to Yan Jingchuan?

After breakfast, He Qiyu came to visit.

Chen Shu had been unconscious for a week. Although the hospital confirmed he was fine, she was still worried. So, despite the pressure of possibly encountering Director Yan, she came early.

Entering and seeing the living room crowded with medical staff and equipment, she froze and quickly asked, Did something happen to Chen Shu?

Zhang Shi spotted her from afar. Mr. Chen is in that room.

Only then did He Qiyu realize it was Director Yan who was unwell.

Her feelings were complicated.

How could one collapse right after the other woke up?

But since everyone was busy here, she didn’t want to cause trouble. She followed Zhang Shi’s direction and knocked on the secondary bedroom door.

Come in.

He Qiyu entered and saw Chen Shu sitting on the sofa.

Wangcai was resting its head on his lap but wasn’t asleep. Hearing the noise, its dark eyes turned toward her, making her instinctively pause. However, the eyes soon shifted away.

He Qiyu felt embarrassed for being startled by a dog. Closing the door, she asked, Is Director Yan sick?

Chen Shu said, Yes.

Since it concerned Yan Jingchuan’s private health condition, he didn’t elaborate. You came at the right time.

Do you need something? He Qiyu was puzzled. As Chen Shu’s agent, their interactions were mostly one-sided. Chen Shu rarely made requests because he excelled at everything.

Chen Shu said, I need you to compile a schedule for ‘Here For You’ as soon as possible.

He Qiyu was even more confused. A schedule for ‘Here For You’?

Chen Shu usually paid little attention to variety shows, not even watching the original footage sent by the production team. Why suddenly ask for a schedule?

Chen Shu said, Is there a problem?

No. Since he didn’t explain, He Qiyu could only say, I’ll get it to you as soon as possible.

Chen Shu said, Okay.

He Qiyu then continued with the serious matters: The team from ‘Ready, Action!’ heard you’ve woken up and want to discuss compensation with you. Also, because of your injury, the program was suspended for a week. After the police issued a notice, it can resume next week. They want to know when you can return. I haven’t replied yet—what do you think? Will you go back?

Chen Shu said, You can attend the meeting on my behalf.

Alright, He Qiyu said. What about the live broadcast?

Chen Shu stroked Wangcai’s head and said calmly, I’ll be there once Jingchuan regains consciousness.

He Qiyu looked at him, somewhat surprised.

Having worked with him for so long, she knew very well that Chen Shu was someone who highly valued commitments. Without exception, he tried his best to fulfill every contract he signed.

This was the first time a contract wasn’t Chen Shu’s top priority.

But it made sense.

Compared to a loved one, work was naturally unimportant.

I understand, He Qiyu said. I’ll convey that during the compensation discussion.

Since the accident happened on set due to a problem with the wire, the program team bore the primary responsibility. Chen Shu was lucky not to have injured his spine; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Even now that he was awake, he needed rest. It was perfectly reasonable for him to accept compensation without working, especially since Chen Shu was only waiting for Director Yan to wake up and wasn’t deliberately delaying.

With that topic concluded, she had considered updating him on the progress with Jian Haochen’s agent. But then it occurred to her that Chen Shu had just been discharged from the hospital, and Director Yan was still unconscious. Bringing this up would only add to Chen Shu’s worries, so she decided against it.

Once things quieted down outside, she took her leave and returned to the company to meet with the team from Ready, Action!

Just after 11 a.m., Chen Shu received an email from her.

It was the complete schedule for Here For You.

Chen Shu had been sitting by Yan Jingchuan’s bedside reading a script when he heard the notification. He opened it casually, and after reading it, he stood up from the sofa.

Wangcai, who had been nestled in his arms, immediately opened its eyes.

Go back to sleep, I’ll be back soon, Chen Shu patted the dog’s head. Seeing it still drowsy, he crouched down and stayed with it until it closed its eyes again before heading out the door.

Zhang Shi was still in the living room. Seeing Chen Shu approach directly, he asked, Mr. Chen?

Chen Shu didn’t beat around the bush: I have a few questions for you, Assistant Zhang.

Zhang Shi was puzzled but replied, Please go ahead, Mr. Chen.

Chen Shu said, I’d like to know the dates of Jingchuan’s previous episodes.

Dates? Although confused, Zhang Shi took out his phone. Just a moment, Mr. Chen, let me check the records.

He figured Chen Shu probably wanted to find a pattern in Director Yan’s recurring illness. He had tried to find one before, but unfortunately, there was no pattern.

Fortunately, he still had the records.

Even if Director Yan were awake, he likely wouldn’t mind Chen Shu seeing them.

After finding the information in his memos, Zhang Shi handed his phone over: Here they are.

Chen Shu scanned the list from top to bottom.

The records were detailed, likely verified with doctors, with precise timestamps for when Yan Jingchuan woke up and when he fell unconscious again.

Comparing them with the schedule of Here For You, they matched perfectly with the times Wangcai’s personality had abruptly changed.

Zhang Shi said, Director Yan’s initial waking periods were quite short. Coincidentally, after meeting you, Mr. Chen, his condition improved a lot.

He remembered this clearly.

Every time Director Yan woke up was a relief for him, marking a brief end to his suffering.

Later, when Director Yan moved in with Chen Shu, even though he followed Chen Shu around, the frequency of his fainting episodes decreased significantly. Especially in recent months, this was the first time it had happened again

He called this the power of love.

Chen Shu returned the phone to him.

Zhang Shi reached out to take it and looked up at him.

Meeting Chen Shu’s expression, he couldn’t help but pause: Mr. Chen?

Another question, Chen Shu said. Was it Director Yan who wanted to buy Wangcai at a high price before?

Zhang Shi didn’t know why he suddenly brought this up and nodded: Yes, it was Director Yan.

Chen Shu asked: The reason?

Well… Zhang Shi said, Director Yan didn’t tell me at the time.

In front of Chen Shu, he couldn’t very well say that Director Yan wanted to buy the dog actually to get closer to its owner.

Hearing this, Chen Shu chuckled lightly.

He should have realized earlier that Yan Jingchuan’s purpose in approaching him shouldn’t just be because of being forced into marriage.

Yan Jingchuan didn’t seem to like men, and initially resisted his advances.

So it was because of Wangcai.

From buying the dog to the arrangement, Yan Jingchuan never hid it—he just hadn’t thought of it.

Now looking back, those actions he didn’t understand at the time were actually all connected.

Author’s note: ??