Chapter 58: What Is This?!

“......”

Lin Feng’s lips twitched uncontrollably. In the dead of night, a figure in white suddenly barged in, and for a moment, he thought he’d seen a ghost.

He reached out and found the cord for the lamp by the bed, pulling it hard. The dim yellow light flickered on, and he saw Yu Xueyan standing there with an expression of resigned exasperation. She muttered, “It’s not even as bright as the flashlight on my phone...”

Lin Feng glanced at her, leaning lazily against the edge of the bed. “What do you expect? You, Miss High-and-Mighty, always use top brands. How could someone like me ever compare?”

Yu Xueyan rolled her eyes, opened the medical kit with practiced ease, and grumbled, “You never stop talking.”

Lin Feng shrugged indifferently, his head resting against the worn-down headboard.

Yu Xueyan moved deftly, pulling out an ampoule and breaking it open to draw medicine into a syringe.

Watching this, Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. “You’re going to give me an injection for an external wound?”

“Shut up. This is a special anti-inflammatory!”

Yu Xueyan snapped at him.

After administering the injection, she opened another bottle and sprinkled some medicinal powder onto a piece of gauze.

Holding the gauze, she frowned at Lin Feng. “Can you lean forward a bit? Or do you expect me to climb on top of you?”

Already irritated from having to come out to this rundown place in the middle of the night to patch him up, seeing Lin Feng acting like this only made her mood worse.

A free doctor—if he won’t take advantage, that’s his loss!

Lin Feng lifted his face, leaning forward.

Yu Xueyan narrowed her eyes and pressed the gauze, mixed with medicine, onto his wound. Just as before, she heard no cry of pain from Lin Feng.

Her gaze dropped and caught sight of a mark on Lin Feng’s neck...

She gasped. “Who did this to you?”

Lin Feng thought for a moment, and the image of Chu Lingshuang, that wild woman, flashed through his mind.

He pursed his lips. “A dog.”

“A dog?!” Yu Xueyan exclaimed, as a doctor, she could tell the difference between human and animal injuries.

Her voice quivered with panic. “Stop joking. Tell me honestly, who did this to you?”

“Who else could it be?” Lin Feng’s eyes darkened, lips pressed into a thin line, refusing to speak further.

He was speechless—wasn’t it her lady who did this? Why should he spell it out? That would be humiliating.

Yu Xueyan was thoroughly panicked! Given how much her lady cared for Lin Feng, if she found out he’d been...

She hurriedly fixed the gauze in place with two strips of tape, then wrapped a bandage over it, her tone nervous as she instructed, “Take care of yourself, it’ll heal in a few days. I’ll leave you extra bandages; remember to change them, and—”

She stared straight at Lin Feng, caution written all over her face. “Absolutely don’t let anyone see this, or you’ll suffer terribly.”

“Huh?” Lin Feng was taken aback. Wasn’t this normal?

But as long as he didn’t say anything, who would know it was Chu Lingshuang’s doing?

He shrugged, unconcerned. “What’s there to be afraid of?”

“You!” Yu Xueyan gritted her teeth in frustration, slamming the medical kit shut. “Forget it, why do I even bother?”

Respect others’ fate, let go of the urge to help.

She’d said all she could, but Lin Feng refused to appreciate it. Fine, she’d wash her hands of him now...

She picked up the medical kit and left, turning her face away.

Staring at the forcefully broken door, Lin Feng felt speechless. Looks like tomorrow, when he moves out, he’ll have to ask the old man at the entrance for some compensation to fix the door.

He got up and placed a stool behind the door.

Returning to bed, the more he thought about it, the more unsettled he felt. That Yu Xueyan could find him wasn’t surprising.

But Chu Lingshuang—what was she thinking, sending someone to treat his wounds?

It must be a wolf wishing the chicken a happy New Year—she couldn’t possibly have good intentions!

Recalling her cruel, domineering treatment at the villa, Lin Feng ground his teeth in hatred.

He really needed to leave this place soon...

With these thoughts, he drifted back into a restless sleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Feng took Xia Qingqing’s hair to the city hospital.

After submitting two samples at the identification center and paying for expedited processing, he finally left.

With today’s technology, an express DNA test takes only five days for results, notified directly by SMS; the report can even be mailed to the applicant...

This saved Lin Feng a lot of trouble.

Upon returning, he told Zhang Xiuhua he intended to leave.

Though Zhang Xiuhua was reluctant, she’d known from the start that Lin Feng wouldn’t stay forever. Which young person these days doesn’t want to venture out?

But Lin Feng’s arrival had brought tremendous change to her life. Before he left, she transferred twenty thousand yuan to him and urged him to visit often.

Lin Feng hadn’t expected anyone to care for him. His numb heart was filled with warmth.

Li Hao, who was stocking goods in the shop, also heard Lin Feng was leaving. By now, he was a permanent employee, familiar with Zhang Xiuhua and Zhang Xiaonuan, living a contented life—far better than when he worked as a security guard.

So he didn’t leave with Lin Feng.

Zhang Xiuhua needed someone around, so Lin Feng didn’t press. He transferred all the university group chats to Li Hao, sent a message to Cao Siyuan, and then set off alone for Haishi by bus.

...

“Mom, Dad, you were fired from the company?!”

At the Fang family home, Fang Ziyue, who was putting on makeup in preparation to go out, stared in disbelief at Jiang Yahui and Fang Jiancheng, who had returned early that morning.

Jiang Yahui stood in the foyer, pale and dazed, saying nothing.

“I don’t know what happened. The company suddenly laid people off...” Fang Jiancheng struggled for a moment before getting the words out.

Fang Ziyue immediately lost her composure, jumping to her feet. “Where’s the contract?! If you were suddenly laid off, there must be compensation!”

“It’s no use. The company says we were incompetent, and even if we take it to court, we won’t make next month’s mortgage...” Jiang Yahui explained, her face ashen.

“What about my allowance this month?! Mom, Dad, now you’re out of work, what am I supposed to do?!”

Who could have imagined that the daughter they’d raised for years, upon hearing her parents had lost their jobs, would make her first concern her own allowance!

Fang Jiancheng’s anger flared instantly.

“Ziyue, you’re twenty-four this year. At your age, you should be working, not expecting your mother and me to support you forever!”

“Enough, enough...” Jiang Yahui waved her hand, quickly pulling Fang Jiancheng back.

She looked at Fang Ziyue, her face pale. “Sweetheart, things aren’t going well for our family this year. For now, ask Lin Feng for some spending money. Once things get better, we’ll pay him back...”