Chapter 2 I wouldn't even look at her. A guy like you will be obsessed with her sooner or later...

After spending a few days with Lin Yanshu, Li Chengyi had a pretty good understanding of her.

She was beautiful, and although she couldn't speak, she was skilled in medicine and was very warm and kind.

It's just...we're too poor.

This further solidified his previous belief:

This woman must not know her true identity. If she suddenly sees such a distinguished person, she will surely try to curry favor with him!

Moreover, even without his status, Li Chengyi worried that she might be tempted by his appearance. He figured it would be better if he settled everything first, then returned a fortune to the woman. That way, she wouldn't have to live in this drafty, dilapidated house anymore.

Lin Yanshu had no idea what he was thinking. She just felt that the person she had saved this time was probably a fool.

She doesn't do any work every day, she just sits there blankly, and when you see her, she sighs from time to time.

If Lin Yanshu knew what Li Chengyi was thinking, she would definitely gesture excitedly with her hands:

I just saved you, and you actually imagined I would fall in love with you!

You've really lost your mind from that accident!

Fool! Dumbass!

As Li Chengyi pondered his plan, a broom suddenly appeared before him.

Lin Yanshu handed him the broom, holding the sentences she had written beforehand:

You, sweep the floor!

Li Chengyi's eyes widened. She actually made him sweep the floor?

Sweep her shabby courtyard?!

In the palace, no one dared to make him do these things!

Lin Yanshu saw Li Chengyi's expression.

The man's previously indifferent face suddenly showed several expressions of shock, which she found somewhat amusing.

She had already figured it out from the clothes Li Chengyi was wearing back then; he probably came from a well-off family and hadn't done any odd jobs before he was injured.

But so what? He's injured to the point of being an idiot now, and he's used up all the medicine she stored. He should at least do some work to make it up to her.

Lin Yanshu tossed the broom into Li Chengyi's hand, sat down on a recliner, and pointed to the ground to indicate to Li Chengyi.

Li Chengyi was so angry that he raised his eyebrows and bit his cheek.

Forget it, if you can't even sweep one room, how can you sweep the world?

He got up, picked up the broom, and began to sweep slowly and methodically.

Lin Yanshu lay on the recliner, comfortably squinting his eyes. To be honest, he looked quite good when he was working.

Although he moved slowly, his every move exuded an air of nobility; anyone who didn't know better would think he was a nobleman from the palace!

One person worked leisurely while the other worked diligently until sunset, when someone called Lin Yanshu's name from outside the door:

"Sister Yanshu! I've come to visit you!"

Upon hearing the noise, Lin Yanshu quickly straightened up and turned to look outside. The person who came was none other than Brother Zhang, a hunter from the vicinity of the village.

She had rescued him in the mountains before, and over time, the two families got in touch. A few days ago, she went to Brother Zhang and asked him for a few sets of men's clothes.

Brother Zhang knew she was kind-hearted and must have saved someone on the mountain again, so he took some time to come and check on her.

Li Chengyi looked up in the direction of the sound and saw a burly man with a thick beard carrying several animals, walking towards him with a smile.

Lin Yanshu stood up happily, jogged over, stood in front of Zhang the hunter, and excitedly gestured with his hands:

"Brother Zhang, what brings you here?"

Zhang the hunter laughed heartily, his voice quite gruff:

"I hunted a few chickens these past few days, and since there's someone else in your household, I thought I'd bring them over to you."

Lin Yanshu did not refuse, after all, Li Chengyi was indeed a big eater, not only could he eat a lot, but he was also a picky eater!

If she hadn't already retrieved him, she would have thrown Li Chengyi back into the river.

Brother Zhang brought these chickens, and they were quite plump. Lin Yanshu could barely hold them steady with both hands.

She turned and went to the kitchen to put it away. In that moment, Zhang the hunter walked up to Li Chengyi and looked at the man leaning on a broom with curiosity.

Good heavens, he's so delicate! He looks even more like a scholar than the governor's son.

Exactly, those cold eyes, that indifferent glance, sent chills down Zhang the hunter's spine.

Zhang, the hunter, had spent his entire life working in the mountains and fields and had rarely met any refined people. He warmly put his broom aside and eagerly began chatting with Li Chengyi:

What's your name?

Where did you come from?

"I think you must have been a scholar before!"

Li Chengyi's tone was indifferent, carrying a hint of aloofness:

"I forgot."

Seeing that Li Chengyi wasn't very interested, Zhang the hunter started talking to him about Lin Yanshu:

"Brother, don't let Yan Shu's inability to speak fool you, her medical skills are superb! She's respected by everyone in the surrounding area!"

"She's very beautiful, and many matchmakers have tried to arrange marriages for her, but none of them have succeeded. While you're recuperating here with Yanshu, you must control your emotions and not do anything shameful!"

There's a reason why Zhang the hunter said that. When he first went up the mountain, he was inexperienced and got stuck. He was also injured. It was Yan Shu who brought him down and took good care of him without accepting a penny.

A young man full of vigor encountered a hero saving a beauty in a picture book. Although Yan Shu couldn't speak, she was always smiling, and he couldn't help but think about proposing to her.

But Lin Yanshu treated him like an ordinary patient. He sent people to her home several times to plead his case, but Lin Yanshu refused each time. Over time, Zhang the hunter gave up on that idea and genuinely regarded Lin Yanshu as his own sister!

Moreover, it's not like no scholar has fallen for his sister. Take the governor's son, for example. After being saved by Lin Yanshu, he couldn't forget her and is still unmarried, waiting for Lin Yanshu's approval.

But when Li Chengyi heard this, it was as if it were a huge joke.

He, the crown prince, second only to the emperor, held immense power. What woman couldn't he have? How could he possibly fall head over heels for a mute girl, relentlessly pursuing her and committing such despicable acts!

He said sarcastically:

"Lin Yanshu? Ha, I don't think much of her."

Zhang the hunter hadn't expected Li Chengyi to react this way, and he frowned as he looked at Li Chengyi.

He thought this person must have wasted all his education!

Yan Shu is such a good girl, how could anyone not like her? And even if someone doesn't like her, why does this person look down on her?

Seeing Zhang the hunter's disbelieving look, Li Chengyi added a few more words:

“Lin Yanshu, a peasant girl, is not among my potential wives.”

"If I were to marry, it would certainly be based on appearance..."

Li Chengyi initially wanted to say that she was beautiful and stunningly beautiful, but when he thought of Lin Yanshu's appearance, he changed his tone:

"A family of virtuous and talented people, known for their poetry and propriety."

Zhang the hunter couldn't understand what Li Chengyi was talking about—his words were so literary and his speech sounded like opera—but he understood that Li Chengyi looked down on his sister!

Zhang the hunter suddenly flew into a rage. He grabbed Li Chengyi by the collar, his eyes wide with fury:

"You look down on my sister?"

"A guy like you, my sister picks up countless men every year! You really think you're some kind of hot commodity!"

Li Chengyi hadn't expected Zhang the hunter to be so agitated. He pulled Zhang's hand away and yanked himself back.

"I'm just telling the truth..."

Before Li Chengyi could finish speaking, Zhang the Hunter punched him in the face.

Li Chengyi staggered back two steps, and the other person moved closer again. Li Chengyi then realized that the other person was just a brute and wouldn't listen to what he was saying.

Taking advantage of his age and size, Zhang the hunter pinned Li Chengyi to the ground.

If it were Li Chengyi before he was injured, he would never have let anyone succeed so easily, but now he is injured and has lost the initiative.

They could only wrestle on the ground.

Lin Yanshu had just finished tidying up when she heard loud, resounding punches outside. She quickly ran out to see what was happening.

The two men started fighting without any regard for anything else, and Lin Yanshu stared in surprise.

She never expected that Brother Zhang, who was usually so honest and composed, would start fighting with Li Chengyi as soon as they met.

She rushed over and pulled the two people apart.

Unexpectedly, the two men were so engrossed in their fight that they pushed her aside, causing Lin Yanshu to fall to the ground with a thud.

She got annoyed, grabbed a broom from the side, and smacked each of them on the shoulder with a "smack".

For Zhang the hunter, it didn't hurt, but it was enough to wake him up. But for Li Chengyi, the wounded soldier, it wasn't so easy.

Li Chengyi hissed and turned to look at Lin Yanshu.

She stood there, hands on her hips, looking sullen.

Li Chengyi then realized that he had really gone mad from his illness and had actually gotten into a fight with someone in such an uncouth manner. He hadn't fought like this since he was three years old.

Seeing Lin Yanshu's obvious displeasure, Zhang the hunter scratched his head awkwardly, revealing a set of white teeth on his dark face, and gave a few simple "hehs":

"Sister Yanshu... I was just joking around with my brother!"

Lin Yanshu looked at the injuries on Brother Zhang's face, but didn't expose him; she simply sighed.

How come Brother Zhang is just as stupid as this idiot?

Hunter Zhang quickly stood up, dusted himself off, and started walking outside, saying as he went:

"You seem to be doing well, so I'll be leaving now."

"No need to deliver it!"

Lin Yanshu looked helplessly at Brother Zhang, and then at Li Chengyi, who was sitting blankly on the ground.

He watched Zhang the hunter walk away with a blank look in his eyes, then looked at Lin Yanshu with embarrassment.

Lin Yanshu sighed, reached out and pulled Li Chengyi up. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Li Chengyi had bruises on his face and his lips were red from being hit. Lin Yanshu then led him into the house.

She took out some medicine, bent down and brought it close to Li Chengyi's face, lightly touching the corner of his mouth with a cotton ball.

Li Chengyi belatedly felt the pain and hissed as he grimaced.

Then Lin Yanshu turned her head and looked up at Li Chengyi. The shadow of Li Chengyi's eyelashes fell on Lin Yanshu's eyelids, and the two looked at each other.

Li Chengyi was surprised to realize how close he was to Lin Yanshu; her breath was warm against his lips.

Lee Seung-ik unconsciously pursed his lips.

Lin Yanshu laughed at Li Chengyi's dazed look. He hadn't cried out in pain when he was hit, but now he knew it hurt.

Thinking about it, she increased the pressure on her hand.

After applying the medicine to Li Chengyi's face, Lin Yanshu stood up, pointed to Li Chengyi's belt, and gestured for him to take off his clothes so she could see his injuries.

Li Chengyi's expression froze, and his hands stiffened.

In fact, Lin Yanshu hadn't personally taken care of his injuries for a long time.

Seeing that Li Chengyi did not move, Lin Yanshu unbuttoned his clothes himself.

Just as she had predicted, the wound reopened, and traces of blood seeped through the gauze.

Lin Yanshu irritably tore off the gauze and applied a cotton ball to it.

The coolness of the cotton ball swept over Li Chengyi's chest and abdomen... but he felt hot all over.

Li Chengyi trembled uncontrollably and backed away...