Wound

Wound

Ye Fenglin was playing quite seriously; it didn't seem to affect him much that he was using only one hand.

I thought he would play a little longer, so I put the cookies down and glanced around the ward. There were many unopened gifts and souvenirs piled up on the sofa and table, and Lin Zhi'en's sunflower bouquet was just lying on the floor.

I instinctively raised my hand to gather my skirt and pick up the bouquet. Ye Fenglin's voice suddenly became a little stiff, and he said to me, "Your skirt is too short."

"..." I lowered my head. Today I was wearing a loose white T-shirt as a base layer, with a light blue overall skirt over it, the hem stopping mid-thigh. I thought Ye Fenglin liked this level of skin exposure. So, after a time loop, people's preferences can subtly change?

I took out the vase, hesitating whether or not to put Lin Zhi'en's flowers in it.

Ye Fenglin put down his phone. "I threw it away."

I paused, staring at him in confusion. Ye Fenglin raised an eyebrow. "Standing there? Just put what you brought in."

Isn't this a bit strange? I always feel that Ye Fenglin's current attitude towards Lin Zhi'en is a bit subtle and odd.

However, I attribute this to the fact that he still loves Lin Zhien but cannot have her.

Although the ward looked luxurious and comfortable, it always made me feel very depressed. I held jasmine flowers and put them in a vase. The fragrance of the flowers was very fresh and slowly spread throughout the ward. The flowers bloomed, pure and beautiful, like a soft bright spot in the ward.

When I turned around, a faint smile flashed across Ye Fenglin's eyes, and I could tell he was quite satisfied.

"Jiang Fu, I have a gift I'd like to give you," Ye Fenglin said proactively.

As I walked over, without even having to deliberately avoid him, I could see his long legs, which seemed to have nowhere to go, muscular, slender, and bursting with power and hormones.

Although Ye Fenglin's skin wasn't as intensely pale as Xie Yong's, it still exuded an air of pampered luxury.

He noticed me looking at him, and a smile played on his lips, as if he were very proud of his excellent physique, which he had developed through exercise. "Have you looked enough?"

I was just comparing myself to the man from last night.

In the darkness, the man was both powerful and terrifying.

I felt like a boat adrift on the waves, tossed and turned, unable to struggle, ultimately left to his vain. I think he was a bit thinner than Ye Fenglin, but his strength was extraordinary, almost enough to break me.

What else? I tried desperately to recall. I couldn't just sit and wait to die any longer. Even if the other party deliberately concealed all traces of its existence, I knew that it wasn't a dream, but something that had truly happened.

Someone has been lurking around me for a long time.

I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't notice Ye Fenglin's gaze growing increasingly somber and sharp.

"Snap." It was a very slight sound. I quickly looked down and happened to catch a glimpse of the faint anger in Ye Fenglin's eyes that I had ignored.

He placed a bracelet on my wrist; it was a classic Cartier Loe style, studded with diamonds, very delicate, and a pure white that complemented my skin tone.

“Isn’t this beautiful?” Ye Fenglin lifted my hand and burst out laughing. I looked at him in confusion. He said, “This bracelet was inspired by chains. It has a very special design. Once you put it on, you need a special screwdriver to open it.”

"..." I bit my lip.

Ye Fenglin smiled, "It would look even better with a matching four-leaf clover bracelet."

I have no doubt about Ye Fenglin's aesthetic sense in matching luxury goods.

Since I've chosen him as my "stand-in," any further hesitation will only arouse suspicion from the guy who's been stalking me and trying to kill the men around me. I have to make him believe that I'm now "interested" in Ye Fenglin.

Ye Fenglin held my hand, and I looked down at him. He was wearing a hospital gown, tall and handsome, with slightly upturned eyes that gave people the illusion of deep affection. At first glance, we might look no different from an ordinary couple.

He slowly said, "I know what you want. I have plenty of money. It's normal that you want to take advantage of Yu Xu while he's unconscious. Don't worry, as long as you stay with me, I'll take off this bracelet and let you go when I get tired of you."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Fenglin looked around the ward again. Looking at the gifts, his smile became more sarcastic. "I'll give you all of those too. They should fetch a good price on the secondhand market."

I know he likes Lin Zhi'en and sees me as a woman who's only after his money. That's fine, it saves me from feeling any unnecessary pity. I looked up again and gave him a gentle smile.

Ye Fenglin's jaw tightened.

He said, "Don't try to act cute with me."

Ye Fenglin had a black tattoo on the back of his neck, which was quite different from his refined and always good-tempered appearance. It made him look arrogant and haughty. I glanced at it casually and then looked at Ye Fenglin. He was looking down and unpacking cookies.

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Since I'm going to pursue him, I've decided to take the initiative.

I cupped Ye Fenglin's face in my hands. His pupils contracted sharply, and he looked at me with an unnatural expression, but he did not refuse. I gently touched his cheek, and Ye Fenglin's whole body stiffened. Through the window, I saw his uninjured hand. He wanted to hug me tightly, but hesitated, his fingers awkwardly hanging in mid-air.

I could see my own reflection in Ye Fenglin's eyes, a gentle, watery smile, a very convincing disguise.

Finally, that hand wrapped around my waist. I gasped in surprise. The spot on my waist where I had been pinched hurt when touched. Ye Fenglin's movements were clumsy and awkward. I smiled and took the initiative, lowering my head to peck at his lips. Seeing that he still didn't move, I took his lips into my mouth and inserted my tongue deep inside, beckoning him to respond.

"I don't like it so fast... Wait a minute, you smell so good, your perfume..." Ye Fenglin's face was flushed, his cheeks were as red as a squeezed tomato, and he was talking nonsense.

I always felt there was something subtle about what he said, yet it was also strange. He didn't let go of me, but instead pressed his lips close to mine, running his fingers through my long hair, breathing heavily as if possessed: "...Continue."

He was breathing a little heavily, and our lips were intertwined. Ye Fenglin was still a child who hadn't graduated from kindergarten, and I had to teach him everything he did. However, he was also very smart, and his initial clumsiness quickly turned into proficiency as he kissed me passionately.

There seemed to be someone knocking on the door. I opened my eyes and was about to separate from him when he reached out and touched my face. "Never mind, continue."

I was very clear-headed, and even regretted that I had gone too far. I could clearly sense that Ye Fenglin had no star experience. The tent had grown bigger, but he was completely unaware. He was still just kissing me, but his eyes were bloodshot and his forehead was covered in a light sweat.

"..." Bending over for too long made my whole body ache, and I couldn't stand up anymore, so I slowly pushed him away.

There was another knock on the ward door. Ye Fenglin grabbed my hand and slid it from his cheek to his thin lips, which were covered in kisses, down to my neck. Then, he bit my palm.

Ye Fenglin: "Who is it?"

Xie Yong pushed open the door and entered. He was very gentle yesterday, but now he was incredibly arrogant. The corner of his mouth curled up, and I could feel his aggression.

"It seems I've come at the wrong time," Xie Yong said calmly, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Ye Fenglin chuckled, "It's nothing. I was bored at the hospital, so I did all sorts of things."

"Don't you have a boyfriend?" Xie Yong said coldly. "He's only been in a coma for a few days, and you can't wait to find Ye Fenglin."

I made a gesture to tell him that Yu Xu and I had broken up.

Xie Yong actually understood it.

I sensed that his mood had inexplicably plummeted, his thin lips pressed tightly together, concealing a hint of anger.

I couldn't wait to make everyone think I was a materialistic woman, so they would quickly forget about Yu Xu.

Unlike Ye Fenglin, Yu Xu did not have such a privileged family background, nor the cost of repeated trial and error.

Even if Ye Fenglin is framed, even if he injures someone in a car accident, his doting parents will do everything they can to get him out of prison. Even if he is seriously injured, someone will spend a lot of money to hire the world's top doctors to treat him...

Someone will always protect him.

He's perfect as a stand-in.

Ye Fenglin was silent for a while, as if observing Xie Yong, and then laughed a few seconds later, "Brother Yong, you've finally lost to me this time."

Xie Yong nodded slightly.

I ignored the subtle antagonism between their friends. After about an hour, I wrote a note telling Ye Fenglin that I was going to school, and then politely closed the ward door. I had just come out of the hospital and was about to take the subway when Xie Yong's very conspicuous G-Class followed me blatantly.

"..." I stopped and watched the car window slowly descend.

Xie Yong: "Where are you going? I'll take you."

I shook my head.

"Get in the car." Xie Yong's domineering manner was astonishing. I hesitated and looked at him. Our gazes locked for a long time before I finally opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

The car moved forward, emitting a deep hum. I have to admit that Xie Yong exuded the aura of a chosen one of heaven. No wonder he was always so confident and arrogant; indeed, no one could resist his charm.

This time, I didn't ask him for help with Yu Xu's matter; our relationship was even more awkward than that of strangers.

Xie Yong skillfully drove the car onto another street. He gripped the steering wheel tightly, and finally, he slowly spoke: "I know you don't like Ye Zi. What do you really want?"

I lowered my eyes and felt a suffocating aggression permeating the car.

Xie Yong then said, "I can give you whatever you want, just stay away from him."

His tone wasn't fierce or threatening; rather, it sounded like an order, as if he wasn't asking for my opinion at all. Xie Yong seemed very confident that I would definitely abandon Ye Fenglin and choose him, and the conditions he offered me left me unmoved.

If I had known that getting close to Ye Fenglin would make him feel threatened, I would never have fawned over him without any dignity like I did last time.

When the car reached the vicinity of the commercial street, I took out my phone and told Xie Yong that I felt like my period had started and I wasn't feeling well. I asked him to stop the car so I could go buy sanitary napkins. He looked concerned and pulled the car over to the side of the road.

I seized the opportunity to escape and ran away.

Not long after I returned to school, Lu Qixi came to my art studio. She sat next to me and chatted with me while I patiently revised my painting. Suddenly, a message popped up on my phone. I glanced at it and saw it was from Lin Jindong, whom I hadn't contacted since adding him that day.

"Where?" His writing, like himself, is concise and to the point.

The vehicle repair bill should be ready now. I put down my pen and typed, "How much do I need to pay you?"

"Where are you?" Lin Jindong was very persistent. It seemed that the cost was higher than I had expected, and he had no choice but to meet with me.

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He replied quickly, "You're at the state university? Perfect, not far away. I'm at City Hall. Just come find me. If the guard at the door stops you, just give them my name."

I sent a question mark, but Lin Jindong seemed busy and didn't reply. Lu Qixi, however, seeing me frowning and biting my lip, looking troubled, asked, "What's wrong?"

"It snowed a few days ago, and I rear-ended someone while driving." I explained with my hands. Lu Qixi was very worried, afraid that something might happen to me or that I might be blackmailed by someone. She was not at ease and insisted on going with me. She was a top student in the law school, and in this situation, having someone with her professional background would be better able to handle any potential trouble.

I nodded, and together with Lu Qixi, we walked for more than ten minutes to the city hall building.

The city hall, standing out among the surrounding buildings, had a rather dated feel, possessing a touch of classical charm, while its interior decorations and facilities were remarkably modern. Lu Qixi and I took the elevator to the third floor, where at the very back was a press conference hall with hundreds of seats.

Reporters and media were stationed there. The hall was simply decorated with a textured cherry wood background wall. The highest authority of the Imperial State Police was speaking in response to the recent shooting incidents in the city.

He was surrounded by people in suits who exuded an extremely assertive aura.

"Who did you hit?" Lu Qixi asked me in a low voice.

I gestured for her to look at the first row. The people sitting there were both men and women, but most of them were very good-looking, exuding the air of elite big shots and radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay. Among them, Lin Jindong was undoubtedly handsome and eye-catching. He was a tall and upright man with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, and his clothes were buttoned up meticulously.

Upright, meticulous, and aloof.

His eyes were sharp and cold, as if he were judging the truthfulness of the speaker's words on stage. He raised his finger and rested it on his chin, his expression unchanged.

“I like men who are aloof but seem to know how to have fun.” Lu Qixi teased with a smile. “I know him. Isn’t he Lin, the senior who became famous right after graduation, a genius in the law department of Imperial University? If it’s him, he probably won’t haggle with you over the repair costs.”

I nodded in agreement. Seeing that the press conference was still going on, Lu Qixi and I decided to go to the coffee shop on the first floor of the city hall to continue waiting for him.

"Xiao Fu, I'm going to touch up my makeup first," Lu Qixi said to me. "If he comes later, don't agree to pay him back right away. Let me check for you."

I immediately felt much more at ease.

The air conditioning in the coffee shop was very comfortable. I took off my coat and draped it over the back of the chair, and ordered a latte. Through the glass, I saw Lin Jindong walking towards me in a dark overcoat, open and strutting. The black suit underneath gave him a cool and sophisticated look under the lights.

I was startled and turned around to look back, but Lu Qixi had not returned yet.

Lin Jindong approached, loosened his tie slightly, and looked me up and down. I stood there like a schoolchild, placing my hands neatly on my knees, while Lin Jindong scrutinized me carefully.

"Were you with your boyfriend last night?" he asked.

I looked at him, puzzled, not understanding the purpose of his question.

Lin Jindong's cold voice interrupted my thoughts, "Or... are you alone?"

I watched him bend down, his movements very gentlemanly, but his hand boldly pressed against my knee, his fingers merely rubbing against it. The light-colored concealer that was originally used to cover the wound was rubbed off, revealing the bruises left from when I panicked and fell while running away last night.

"Soft tissue injury... subcutaneous bruising, but the stress points are very uneven," Lin Jindong said in a low voice. "What happened to you last night? Did you argue with your boyfriend after you were intimate?"

He was wearing black leather gloves, which he pressed against my knees. The cold touch made my body feel hot all over. I was very uncomfortable with this interrogation.

I quickly shook my head and told him in sign language, "I just accidentally fell down the stairs last night, I'm fine."

The next second, Lin Jindong sneered, his deep black eyes filled with mockery, "What kind of idiot do you take me for? Do you think I can't tell the difference between bruises caused by uneven pressure when kneeling and localized tissue injury from a fall?"

I shook my head frantically. My skirt was a little short, and his hands were unusually strong, as if he could easily separate my tightly pressed legs. I was terrified.

"No, don't say that... I just stayed with the person I like in the hospital last night because he was in the hospital. I accidentally fell down." I typed on my phone, using Ye Fenglin as an excuse to avoid Lin Jindong's gaze, and handed him the phone.

He suddenly laughed again.

"Who gave you the audacity to seduce Ye Fenglin? Do you know he likes my sister?"

Lin Jindong withdrew his hand, smoothed out my skirt, and stood up.

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His actions just now resembled those of a considerate gentleman. Everyone in the coffee shop was focused on their own business, and no one noticed us. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lu Qixi come out of the restroom, and Lin Jindong went to the seat opposite and sat down.

Looking at me again, his eyes had returned to calm: "Don't be foolish, that's not a man you can touch."

A chill ran down my spine. I cautiously raised my eyes, and Lin Jindong's sharp yet calm gaze gave me a chilling illusion.

He warned me, "Today's press conference is aimed at the man who tried to kill him. They haven't caught him yet, and he's very dangerous. He could very well target Ye Fenglin again. If you stay by his side, you'll get yourself killed sooner or later."