Ji Fuling opened the door and found that the visitors were Gu Liao and Mu Xinghe.

Mu Xinghe greeted Ji Fuling with a grin, "Miss Ji, you're here too. I just got back to Yuncheng and heard that Nan Qing injured his leg, so I quickly dragged Gu Liao over to see him."

Mu Xinghe has been away from Yuncheng for the past few days, so he is unaware of the shady dealings involved.

Moreover, considering that he was a bit of a blabbermouth and might accidentally let something slip, Gu Liao didn't plan to tell him the truth.

Gu Liao smiled subtly, "Sister-in-law, how is Nan Qing?"

He's really not doing well right now...

She muttered a curse to herself, then stepped aside, saying, "Let's come in first."

Hearing the noise, Huo Fanxi, who was selecting silver needles, turned around and saw Ji Fuling and two men walking in one after the other.

The fact that these two people came to Ye Nanqing's house at this time, and were around the same age as Ye Nanqing, makes it obvious that they are Ye Nanqing's friends.

Huo Fanxi glanced at the two people a few times, and sighed inwardly—

I never imagined that Ye Nanqing's friends were so extraordinary; these two are almost as good-looking as her brother!

"Huh? Who's this young lady? I've never seen her before."

Mu Xinghe looked at Huo Fanxi with curiosity.

He never imagined that one day he would see two beautiful women at the same time in their monk temple, Master Ye San!

"My name is Huo Fanxi, and I'm Lingling's older sister. It's nice to meet you all, but I have something important to do right now, so I'll chat with you later."

After saying that, Huo Fanxi looked away and picked up the silver needles, preparing to stick them into Ye Nanqing's leg.

Ye Nanqing subtly gave Gu Liao a look.

Gu Liao understood immediately and rushed forward to stop him, "Wait!!"

Huo Fanxi paused, looking suspiciously at the man who had suddenly rushed over and grabbed her hand. "What's wrong? Why are you grabbing my hand?"

"Miss Huo, you can't insert this needle!"

Gu Liao snatched the silver needles from her hand before letting go of her hand.

Seeing his strong reaction, Huo Fanxi became even more suspicious. "Why not? I'm not just randomly sticking needles in. You know acupuncture, right? A little needle work might clear his meridians and help him regain consciousness."

"Nan Qing's muscles and nerves are damaged right now. If you accidentally poke the wrong spot, his leg could be ruined!"

Gu Liao was a little excited, and his tone unconsciously rose.

How can you just stick needles into a perfectly good leg like that?

If you accidentally puncture it, you'll be in big trouble!

Ji Fuling was not in favor of acupuncture in the first place, and when she heard Gu Liao say this, she immediately spoke up, "Sister Fanxi, this is Dr. Gu. Even he said that it is not advisable to do acupuncture anymore, so please don't insist on it anymore."

To prevent Huo Fanxi from having any ulterior motives, Gu Liao simply put away the acupuncture kit that was on the coffee table.

Seeing how wary he was, Huo Fanxi felt there was something wrong, which further fueled her determination to test Ye Nanqing.

Her eyes darted around, and taking advantage of the others' inattention, she pounced directly on Ye Nanqing.

If the man's leg was fine, he would definitely have avoided it.

Conversely, it means his legs are really not good.

This is probably the most direct and brutal way to test the waters!

Faced with Huo Fanxi's sudden attack, Ye Nanqing's brows furrowed, and a strong sense of resistance made him reflexively stand up and dodge.

"Bang--"

With a loud thud, Huo Fanxi, who had missed her target, fell to the ground along with her wheelchair, her face turning ashen with pain.

She clutched her side and cried out, "Ouch! My back..."

Seeing the man who was sitting in a wheelchair just a moment ago now standing steadily to the side, Ji Fuling felt as if she had been hit hard on the head with a club.

The gaze that fell on the man gradually turned cold.

Sensing the change in her gaze, Ye Nanqing unconsciously pursed his thin lips.

For the first time in my life, I felt regret.

He had already planned to cover up the lie in a few days.

Who knew that the older sister she brought back would pull such a move, catching him completely off guard.

Mu Xinghe, bewildered, paused for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Hey? Nan Qing, your leg is alright! Didn't you say you lost feeling in it and couldn't move? How come..."

"Shut up! Stop talking!"

Gu Liao quickly nudged Mu Xinghe with his elbow to shut him up.

Immediately, he looked at Ji Fuling, whose expression had suddenly turned cold, and chuckled dryly, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, let me explain. Actually, Nan Qing's leg... his condition... it's just..."

Gu Liao wanted to make an excuse, but after stammering for a long time, he couldn't come up with a plausible explanation.

He couldn't bring himself to say something like "suddenly got better"—it sounded too fake.

Ji Fuling's lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes, filled with annoyance, met Ye Nanqing's gaze. "Is it fun to lie to me?"

"Your leg didn't have any nerve damage, right?"

"You're happy to see me feel guilty, to see me worry about you, aren't you?"

"In your eyes, I must be very stupid and easy to fool, right?"

After speaking each word clearly, Ji Fuling's gaze swept over Ye Nanqing's right leg, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

The next second, she pursed her red lips, looked away, and turned to leave.

Ye Nanqing frowned, strode forward, grabbed her arm, and stopped her. His voice was deep and cold, "It was wrong of me to lie to you, but what you said is not what I really think..."

"You big liar! Don't touch me!"

Ji Fuling interrupted him angrily and used all her strength to shake his hand away.

She hasn't had a single day without feeling guilty since he was injured.

Although she didn't say it, she was genuinely afraid that his leg would never heal.

But she never imagined it was all a scam!

Seeing the situation was turning sour, Gu Liao forced himself to speak up, "Sister-in-law, Nan Qing's leg is indeed injured, but it's not so serious that he can't move. You saw it yourself..."

Ji Fuling interrupted him in a deep voice, "Enough, stop talking. You're an accomplice in this too. I don't want to talk to liars like you!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Liao was immediately speechless and dared not utter another word.

Because he wasn't an accomplice, but the mastermind...

Huo Fanxi got up from the ground and looked at Ye Nanqing with disdain. "I didn't expect you to really be this kind of person. Luckily, I was careful and tested you, otherwise Lingling would have been completely fooled by you!"

"Lingling, let's go."

After saying that, Huo Fanxi took Ji Fuling's arm and pulled her outside.

Ye Nanqing subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but as soon as he took a step, he pulled back, his dark eyes fixed on the figure that left angrily.

She's angry right now, she definitely won't listen to anything.

It's better to wait until she calms down before saying anything.

Only after Ji Fuling's figure disappeared through the door did Ye Nanqing turn his gaze away, his face dark as he looked at Gu Liao beside him.

If it weren't for this guy's encouragement, he wouldn't have pretended to be lame!

Gu Liao felt a chill run down his spine under his cold gaze. "Nan Qing, you can't blame me for this. Although it was my idea, I did warn you not to give it away..."

"Oh! So this terrible idea was yours, Liao Liao! You're ruining Nan Qing's image in Miss Ji's eyes!"

Mu Xinghe also came to his senses at this time. Although it was a bit unethical to gloat in this situation, he still couldn't help himself.

"Tsk tsk... Liao Liao, look at the stupid thing you did. Let's see if you dare to say I don't use my brain when I do things again!"