Seeing Yu Yuehui's face darken instantly, Xiao Mei not only didn't restrain herself, but raised her voice and shouted, "Who are you giving a hard time to? Am I not telling the truth? Xie Yan came to our doorstep on his own, no one asked him to come."

“He came all along, and then he went looking for a fight. How can you blame me? I’ve already been very lenient by not blaming him for interfering with my discipline of the child.”

Yu Yuehui laughed in anger, coldly looking at them. Without saying a word, she turned around and kicked Yu Dalang, who was watching the commotion from the side.

The kick was incredibly powerful, sending Yu Dalang flying. He crashed heavily into the wall with a loud bang.

Yu Yuehui took a few steps forward and kicked Yu Dalang again, making him roll over.

She squatted down in front of Yu Dalang, gritted her teeth, and said angrily, "Those blows Xie Yan received, he didn't hold back at all, do you think I didn't see that? You'd better take those two kicks!"

"You get what you deserve!"

After saying that, Yu Yue straightened up, her eyes icy, staring at Xiao Mei, and said, word by word, "Also, no one is allowed to come to your door from now on. I'll help you spread the word about this."

"Of course, you shouldn't come to my doorstep again. What if you accidentally trip and fall, break a leg or something? That would be so pitiful!"

After saying that, Yu Yuehui completely ignored Yu Dalang's howling in pain on the ground, and without turning her head, strode out.

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Today was a beautiful, sunny day, and villagers came out in twos and threes to bask in the sun, filling the village with a lively atmosphere.

This made things convenient for Yu Yuehui.

Every time she saw a group of people, she would walk up to them and repeat exactly what Xiao Mei had said, emphasizing Xie Yan's injuries.

On the way, they ran into Qian Hong, who was out for a stroll.

Yu Yue told her about it on her way back.

Upon hearing this, Qian Hong was furious and immediately ran to tell her old friends about it.

These older women are quite the chatterboxes; they love to gossip, and now they're putting even more effort into promoting this.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the village. The long-quiet village was now buzzing with new gossip, and everyone was excited.

But as the story spread, it went off-topic, with Xie Yan's story shifting from being beaten to being crippled.

Completely unaware that Xie Yan was already crippled in other people's eyes, she was still lying at home talking to Gu Bin.

Liu Yihong rushed in, his face flushed red from the cold wind, and his hair disheveled. Upon seeing Xie Yan, he asked, "How did you get beaten so badly?" His voice was full of anxiety and concern.

Xie Yan was unaware that Liu Yihong had misunderstood, and just gave a wry smile, saying, "Sigh! I just couldn't resist!" His smile carried a hint of helplessness and self-deprecation.

Gu Bin took over and recounted what had happened that afternoon.

After hearing this, Liu Yihong's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously, "Everyone outside is saying that you were crippled?"

"How can these people talk such nonsense! They made me think you really got beaten up like that!" he said, patting his chest.

Gu Bin asked curiously, "How badly were you beaten?"

Liu Yihong was a little embarrassed to speak. He looked at Xie Yan and saw that he was also very curious, so he said, "Tell them you were beaten so badly that you're half paralyzed!"

Xie Yan: "..."

He gave a helpless, bitter smile. "This is already pretty bad, plus he's partially paralyzed. It's not that unlucky!" His tone was slightly sarcastic.

Liu Yihong chuckled and said, "That's true! I also didn't believe such outrageous claims, so I asked you to verify them." As he spoke, he rubbed his hands, which were red from the cold.

Xie Yan instructed Gu Bin, "Go get me a glass of water. I'm lying down, and you don't even move." His voice was slightly lazy.

Liu Yihong stopped him, saying, "No need. I just came to check on Xie Yan's injuries. Why would I want to drink water? Besides, it's so cold, I don't want to drink any!"

As he spoke, he approached Xie Yan, his face filled with concern, and said, "Let me see how badly he was beaten?"

Xie Yan pulled the blanket up. "Let's just forget about it. I already told you, it's not that serious."

He wasn't wearing any clothes underneath; it would be so cold if he lifted the blanket!

But Liu Yihong didn't know that! He was very determined to see Xie Yan's injuries.

Seeing his persistence, Xie Yan had no choice but to lift the blanket and let him take a look.

The result was a scene of Xie Yan with her entire back and arms wrapped up. Layers of white bandages were wrapped around her, looking particularly glaring in the dimly lit room.

With so many bandages, it must have been a serious beating!

Liu Yihong, who had just felt half relieved, became worried again. "Is it that serious?" His voice was full of concern.

Xie Yan: "!"

"Yes, it's quite serious!" His tone was tinged with exhaustion.

As if remembering something, Liu Yihong hurriedly pulled a box of medicine from his pocket. "Here, take this. My mom found this medicine for me when I went to the countryside. It works quite well. You can try it later." His eyes were full of expectation.

Xie Yan quickly pushed it back, saying, "You should take it back. I've already applied the medicine. You should take this medicine back with you." He had a grateful smile on his face.

Liu Yihong took it and placed it directly on the window. "Take it. This medicine should be more effective than the one you made yourself. My mother bought it from an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor. It's a rare find."

"That old Chinese medicine doctor is no longer open for business." He said, gently patting Xie Yan's shoulder.

This aroused Xie Yan's resentment. Why was his medicine not working?

He uses only the best raw materials for his medicine, and he processes it all himself, making it by hand. He believes the medicine should be quite effective.

How come it's been turned into messing around by Liu Yihong!

Liu Yihong ignored him, put down the ointment, and turned to leave.

They completely ignored the shouts of thanks coming from behind.

Not long after Liu Yihong left, a number of more people arrived. They were all there to see Xie Yan, though some were there just to watch the spectacle.

However, most people came with good intentions, and many brought two eggs.

In this not-so-wealthy village, this is a very generous gift.

When they saw Xie Yan's bandages, they were all convinced that Xie Yan had been crippled.

As soon as Yu Yue entered the house, she saw that people had already come. Seeing Xie Yan's very reluctant appearance, she quickly gave Xie Yan a wink and took the stage herself to divert everyone's attention.

Xie Yan received Yu Yue's signal and pretended to fall asleep casually.

At first, he pretended to be asleep, but as he continued to pretend, he didn't know if it was because the medicine was taking effect, but his body didn't hurt as much, and Xie Yan drifted off to sleep.

Outside the window, the cold wind still howled, making the window rattle.

Xie Yan slept very soundly and it wasn't until dinner time that Yu Yue called him several times before waking him up.