Although translating the diary led to some gossip about the original author and Liu Ying, and I unexpectedly discovered traces of that mysterious organization, all my gains stopped there.

Yin Ming's only realization was that it was so difficult for lovers to truly understand and stay together.

Since we know that happiness is hard-won, we should cherish it even more.

So in the following days, Yin Ming no longer refused Ling Yao's request to stay overnight in the side hall.

But every time he woke up, the marks on his body would make Yin Ming regret his decision the night before.

For example, right now.

Yin Ming sat in front of the dressing table, gritting his teeth as he looked at his neck in the bronze mirror. Before he could resign himself to pulling up his collar to cover himself, Long Cheng's hurried voice came from outside the hall.

"Ming-ge! Ming-ge, I've come to see you! Guess who I came with?"

Long Cheng's roar was like a thunderclap, startling Yin Ming.

In the instant he realized what was happening, Yin Ming quickly straightened his collar, then sat up straight, trying to put on a serious expression, and retorted:

"What, you've finally decided to bring Senior Sister Chu Mu back for Senior Liu Ying to see?"

What should you do if you encounter a problem? Don't panic. Just throw the problem at the other party first, and they won't be interested in investigating what's wrong with you.

As expected, after Yin Ming said those words, Long Cheng's footsteps paused for a moment.

A few breaths later, the footsteps resumed.

"Brother Ming, what nonsense are you talking about..." Long Cheng's tone was full of undisguised panic, and he seemed quite at a loss as if his secrets had been exposed.

Yin Ming turned his head towards the door with amusement, originally intending to tease him a few more times.

But when he saw Feng Yan standing beside him, he could no longer laugh.

Feng Yan was looking at Yin Ming with a mocking expression, and his gaze was fixed on Yin Ming's neck.

Seeing this, Yin Ming, who was already feeling a little guilty, quietly pulled up his collar even higher.

No matter how hard Yin Ming tried to cover it up, Feng Yan clearly had no intention of letting him off the hook.

He spoke in a vacant tone:

"It seems there are a lot of mosquitoes in this side hall. If Brother Yin finds it too bothersome, I have some insect repellent here. I guarantee it will get rid of the insects."

Yin Ming's body stiffened; he had indeed seen it.

Before Yin Ming could say anything, Long Cheng spoke up first, "What mosquito? Brother Ming, you got bitten? Where? Let me see."

After saying that, she walked up to Yin Ming without further ado and carefully examined his exposed skin.

Yin Ming said it was nothing, but his hand gripping his collar tightened unconsciously.

Long Cheng had looked at it several times but hadn't noticed anything wrong. He was about to ask Feng Yan if he had seen it wrong when, with Yin Ming's movement, his gaze was drawn to the hand that was pressing his collar.

Just as Long Cheng was about to say, "Brother Ming, what are you doing pressing your collar?", he noticed a faint red mark appearing on the collar under Yin Ming's fingertips.

"Ouch! I really got bitten!"

Long Cheng forcefully pried Yin Ming's hand away and pulled his collar down, causing another gasp of surprise.

"You got bitten so many times! Ming-ge, are you alright? Are you feeling uncomfortable? What should I do? Usually, no mosquitoes dare to come near me. I don't have any of this medicine... Should I go ask Mom for some medicine to put on you?"

Yin Ming: ……!

If he is wrong, let the law punish him, instead of letting him die in public!

Yin Ming closed his eyes, took a deep breath, calmed himself down, glared at Feng Yan who was trying not to laugh, raised his hand to brush away Long Cheng's clutches, and pulled his collar back up.

"I'm fine, don't worry, it will go away in a few days."

Long Cheng looked puzzled. "Are you sure you're alright?"

Yin Ming was about to nod when Feng Yan, with an air of wanting to stir up trouble, shook his head in disapproval before he could.

"How could it be nothing? Your brother Ming lied to you because he didn't want you to worry. If you ask me, not only do you need to apply medicine, but you also need to find out what kind of insect bit you so that you can treat the symptoms and heal faster."

Long Cheng nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense."

This endless stream of inappropriate remarks made Yin Ming feel utterly ashamed and indignant, but he was speechless. After a long while, he could only grit his teeth and warn, word by word, "Don't corrupt the children."

Feng Yan looked completely innocent. "Corrupt children? What did I say that would corrupt children? Who's the child?"

Feng Yan turned to look at Long Cheng, "Are you a child?"

Long Cheng immediately shook his head, "Counting the time before I hatched, I'm hundreds of years old. I'm not a child."

Satisfied with the answer, Feng Yan turned back to look at Yin Ming, spreading his hands, "Look, there are no children here, so how could I be considered to be teaching children bad things?"

That's enough.

Yin Ming closed his eyes, wishing he could just faint.

Long Cheng scratched his head, somewhat confused. Although he didn't know what the two were talking about, was Ming-ge's body really alright?

Why is Ming Ge unwilling to apply the medicine? Is he worried that they will laugh at him?

Then he would secretly ask his mother for the medicine and secretly put it on Ming-ge's desk. Would that be alright?

This way, the bite wounds on Ming's body can heal sooner, and Ming won't feel embarrassed. It's a win-win situation!

Okay! It's decided, let's do it!

Long Cheng chuckled. How could there be such a clever dragon in the world?