The setting sun melts into gold, and the evening clouds merge like jade.
Under the eaves supported by tall white stone pillars, Ye Jinyu sat on the steps, gazing blankly into the distance.
In the glow of the setting sun, he seemed to have shed all the frost, and his long, slender profile inexplicably revealed a hint of softness and dejection.
"Miss Chu said you need to rest in bed more, so why are you up and wandering around again?"
"Even when I'm dying, I can sit up in a flash. I'm not dying yet, and I still want to move around."
"Teacher, your wife said we can't say that word, you just said it twice."
Under the slanting sunlight, three figures of different heights—tall, medium, and short—were silhouetted against the backdrop of the setting sun.
Meeting Ye Jinyu's unwavering gaze, Lu Zhufeng was taken aback: "Young Master Ye, this manor hasn't gone bankrupt yet. It can't be so destitute that it has to sit on the steps, can it?"
Ye Jinyu curled up her bent long legs and gave him a disdainful look.
Lu Zhufeng chuckled, took a few steps to sit down in front of him, and even squeezed Ye Jinyu to the side.
Ye Jinyu raised an eyebrow: "Can't you fit in such a spacious place?"
Lu Zhufeng: "Isn't this just wanting to experience firsthand the poetic and sentimental nature of you rich people?"
Ye Jinyu frowned and emphasized, "I've already said, I'm not a rich person, and you don't need to call me 'young master' or 'master'. Just call me by my name."
"Okay, okay, Dr. Ye."
Ye Jinyu's forehead vein throbbed; how come this guy's name sounded like it was burning his tongue?
Beside Lu Zhufeng, Yun Mo gently supported Xiao Wujie's arm with her small hand, her gaze tense.
Xiao Wujie's brows furrowed with helplessness: "I haven't reached the point where I need help to sit down."
"etc!"
Just as he was about to sit down, Lu Zhufeng suddenly shouted.
"These steps are icy cold. With your condition, how can you possibly sit on them?"
Xiao Wujie didn't want to pay him any attention. He sighed softly, took off his suit jacket, and spread it on the ground.
"I'll use my rough suit to support your precious bottom."
"You have no sense of propriety at all. It doesn't matter if you get cold, but your partner will take his anger out on me."
"It's really something every day..."
Xiao Wujie covered his mouth with his cold, white hand, then wiped it on his shirt sleeve in disgust.
He asked, "Ye Jinyu, do you sell medicine to make someone mute?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhufeng perked up: "He doesn't sell drugs to make people mute, but he sells aphrodisiacs—"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wujie and Ye Jinyu simultaneously slapped his mouth open.
Lu Zhufeng covered his mouth with both hands, leaned back, and dared not say anything more. He just smiled with a sly look.
Xiao Wujie ignored him and turned his gaze to Ye Jinyu. He lowered his eyes slightly and chuckled, "You're busy organizing drug trials, how come you have time to sit here idly?"
Ye Jinyu gave him a look that said, "How dare you ask?" and then said irritably, "I'm a doctor, a human being, not a donkey from the production team."
He paused, then said seriously, "My drug testing isn't the main point; Lin Qingyi's is."
His drug trials are essentially just like giving healthy people some health supplements and observing the effects.
Lin Qingyi's case involves real-life examples from hospital beds, providing targeted treatment, which is the most valuable reference.
Xiao Wujie pursed his lips slightly and said nothing more.
Lu Zhufeng's words were sure to shock: "Feeling sorry for me?"
A single sentence, like skipping stones on water, stirred up ripples in the eyes of Xiao Wujie, Ye Jinyu, and Yun Mo.
Many things are known to each other but kept to themselves.
Lu Zhufeng's words were almost a direct statement, instantly creating a subtle atmosphere in the air.
"There's no one else around, what can't four grown men say?"
"Don't keep things to yourself all the time; if you keep them bottled up for too long, things can easily go wrong."
"Since it's just the few of us here, let's take our pants off, fart, and see what it smells like?"
The air froze for two seconds before Yunmo blurted out in shame, "Old Lu, did you spend too much time in a mental hospital in your past life? Now that you're out, you're acting like an animal, going completely insane?"
Lu Zhufeng loosened the buttons on his shirt and waved his hand casually: "The words may be rough, but the principle is sound."
"It's just that little thing, everyone knows it, there's no conflict, so what can't be said?"
Ye Jinyu's gaze softened slightly, and then she suddenly scoffed in a defiant manner: "Yes, that's good, that's right."
As the second young master of the Ye family, he chose not to inherit the family fortune but instead devoted himself to becoming a doctor, partly because he disliked getting involved in those treacherous and deceitful situations.
This direct questioning style suited his tastes.
Lu Zhufeng frowned slightly, his expression becoming more serious: "I asked Miss Chu, and she said that the reagent is like a magic pill and won't harm her body."
Ye Jinyu raised her eyes and looked into the distance, her gaze somewhat profound: "You said it yourself, it's about the body."
How can you not be hurt when you face the scars on your heart time and time again?
"Damn it, your unrequited love is quite profound."
With a hiss, Yun Mo almost bit his tongue, and secretly winked at Lu Zhufeng.
He didn't understand what was wrong with Lu Zhufeng today.
He always felt like a child in front of his teacher and Lao Lu, and he couldn't learn their speaking skills.
But today, Old Lu is acting like he's taken the wrong medicine. He keeps saying things that are sure to hit a nerve. Ye Jinyu is the teacher's attending physician and the surgeon. Is he trying to completely offend her?
Lu Zhufeng glanced at him indifferently, then turned his back on him, completely ignoring him.
Ye Jinyu was amused and said, "You got kicked out of bed by your wife in the middle of the night. Your attack was a bit too strong today."
Lu Zhufeng, oblivious to everything else, said, "See if I'm right? That settles it."
Ye Jinyu's chest heaved slightly at his words: "Okay, you're right."
"Actually... you can also choose to believe her."
Suddenly, Xiao Wujie's clear, low voice rang out.
A gentle breeze ruffled the wisps of hair on his forehead, revealing a pair of clear, dark eyes that held a hint of seriousness.
"I know I'm probably the least qualified person to say this."
Meeting Ye Jinyu's gaze, Xiao Wujie's eyelashes lowered slightly, his calm expression unchanged, and he continued:
"It's true that she went to try the drug because of me. What could have been resolved in one go has to be done multiple times, and she has to face the scars again and again."
"but……"
He looked at Ye Jinyu, his gaze sharpening: "Ye Jinyu, you must believe that the person you can't forget has more than just this much power."
"A person who wants to live must have the courage to face reality. Her willingness to leave Old Black Mountain and her courage to wield that sword in Boston proves that she already has the courage to face the past and the motivation to move forward."
"If what she had been given before was merely courage and a clearer understanding of her mind, this time she will truly be cleansed of all her troubles and be pure in body and mind."
"Feeling sorry for her is a reflection on and pity for her past. From another perspective, you can also wish her a goddess's return, untainted by worldly dust, to greet the rest of her life with the purest appearance."
P.S.: Farewell to the twilight years, fireworks bloom year after year.
May you have peace, joy, and all your wishes come true.
I wish you well, I wish myself well, I wish us well.
Happy New Year to all my darlings!
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