As soon as Ye Feng entered, he saw the two familiar figures he had been longing for day and night...
Aunt Liu Jia was holding a bowl and feeding Grandma spoonful by spoonful.
Both of them looked much older and their spirits didn't seem very good.
The ward was very spacious, with a living area that was about ten times larger than the previous corridor.
The room was filled with fruit baskets and fresh flowers, with wishes for a speedy recovery written on the flowers.
Several rows of them were laid out on the ground, presumably gifts from fans.
Because Ye Feng had his face completely covered, neither of them recognized him at first.
Aunt Liu Jia quickly put down her bowl, smiled, and stood up, saying, "You're also Xiao Feng's friend, right? Come, sit down."
In order not to worry her mother and affect her condition, Liu Jia had been hiding the fact that Ye Feng was on the TV show.
He referred to all those fans as Ye Feng's friends.
Just as Liu Jia was about to move a stool over, Ye Feng took off his mask, hat, and sunglasses. His eyes were now filled with tears, and his voice was trembling.
"Auntie, Grandma, I'm back."
A simple sentence struck both of them like a thunderbolt. That familiar voice, that face... yes, it was Ye Feng.
"Xiao Feng!" Liu Jia was the first to react, rushing forward to grab Ye Feng's arm and carefully looking him up and down...
After pinching and examining Ye Feng to make sure he had no injuries, her tone was both surprised and pleased.
She had watched Ye Feng's shows before, but every time she watched them, her heart ached.
Given the harsh jungle environment and the cutthroat competition, she didn't even have the confidence that Ye Feng would return unscathed.
"Oh my, you're really back! I was so worried about you!" Auntie hugged Ye Feng, tears of joy and excitement streaming down her face.
"Feng'er, let Grandma take a look." A smile appeared on Grandma's aged face on the sickbed. She stretched out her dry hand, her face wrinkled together.
Ye Feng took a few steps forward, grasped his grandmother's hand, and burst into tears.
That familiar temperature, and the wrinkled skin on her palms—it was definitely her dearest grandmother.
He hugged his grandmother, tears streaming down his face; he hadn't felt this warmth in almost three months...
How I miss it! It's like that warm feeling of snuggling in my grandma's arms when I was a child.
"Feng'er, you've gotten so thin and dark..."
Grandma gently stroked Ye Feng's greasy, messy hair, her face full of love.
Ye Feng wiped away her tears, unsure how to answer, because she didn't know how her aunt had spoken to her grandmother.
At this moment, Liu Jia chimed in, "Mom, didn't I tell you? Xiaofeng went to work on a construction site far away. He'll definitely get tanned from being exposed to the wind and sun."
Ye Feng, of course, couldn't expose this well-intentioned lie. He quickly agreed.
"Yes, I went to work on a construction site in another city with some friends. Now we've earned enough money to cover the surgery fees."
I heard you had surgery. How are you feeling now?
Grandma managed a weak smile, but her complexion was much better than before.
"It's all thanks to your friends; they're such good people."
They brought so much fruit to see me and even paid a lot of my medical bills; we really have to pay them back.
Ye Feng nodded repeatedly and chatted casually with his grandmother.
The longing for each other after so many days apart brought a touch of warmth to the otherwise deathly quiet hospital room.
Only after his grandmother fell asleep did Ye Feng talk to his aunt about the interesting things that had happened in the jungle during this time.
However, he only said the good things and didn't mention any danger he encountered.
When Liu Jia heard that Ye Feng was now a billionaire, she was both surprised and delighted, feeling as if she were dreaming, and asked several times, "Is it true?"
Ye Feng felt a pang of sadness. Since his uncle's death, his aunt had not only not remarried, but had also taken good care of his grandmother, never leaving her side.
Logically speaking, she has nothing to do with the Ye family anymore, but she has been fulfilling her filial duties on behalf of her uncle.
Such a woman is truly rare in this world.
So Ye Feng immediately said that he would buy her a big villa so that she could live a life free from worries about food and clothing.
Through the conversation, Ye Feng also learned that during the competition, many live streaming platforms had contacted the hospital.
They wanted to get in touch with Ye Feng through Liu Jia.
However, domestic media have no way to interfere with overseas competitions.
Their goal was simple: to sign Ye Feng as an outdoor streamer, with the highest offer reaching over 80 million yuan.
As the old saying goes, "People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat."
In the past, Ye Feng would never have dared to even imagine such a number.
In this era of internet traffic, once you have fame, money will automatically come to you.
That night, Ye Feng didn't sleep a wink. He went home and found his old cell phone.
After plugging it in and turning it on, he was completely stunned.
The message list contained over 10,000 messages...
It's obvious that all of my personal information has been leaked.
He casually opened and looked at a few messages; they were mostly from fans.
Most of the messages were encouraging words, while others claimed to be from live streaming platforms, wanting to sign a contract and asking for a call back.
In addition, my WeChat and QQ accounts were flooded with friend requests.
On major websites' forums and message boards, you can basically see your name everywhere, with millions of people discussing it.
Almost all of them were talking about whether they could leave alive, successfully receive the reward, cheer each other on, offer virtual support, and provide moral encouragement.
Of course, there are still quite a few online trolls criticizing him.
They said that winning by resorting to underhanded tactics was dishonorable, and even went so far as to bring up nationality, saying that it disgraced the Chinese people and made foreigners look down on us.
Ye Feng simply laughed off these words, inwardly cursing these trolls for being truly stupid.
He was just a nobody, but he was facing all sorts of regular soldiers, mercenaries, survival experts, and fighting masters. These guys actually wanted him to fight them head-on.
Sure enough, there are these inhuman idiots everywhere on the internet.
But it's also possible that these are all gamblers who bet on their own losses.
Ye Feng now finally understands why celebrities protect their privacy so much; being in the spotlight is actually not a good thing.
While browsing online forums, he stumbled upon a VPN software.
Out of boredom, Ye Feng downloaded it, and sure enough... just as the description said, he successfully accessed the external network and watched the program "Breakout".
There are 15 episodes in total. If you randomly click on any episode, the screen will be filled with comments of the five-star red flag.
Clearly, these are all Chinese netizens, most of whom are here to cheer themselves on.
Seeing so many people paying attention to him, Ye Feng was a little unaccustomed to it.
After watching for a while, I turned off my phone and lay down on the bed.
He took out the bank card that Makuko had given him and the phone number that Chou Chou had given him, and just stared at them blankly.
Now that I'm a billionaire, how should I spend this money?
However, more than that, he wanted to know what Chou Chou meant when she said that day at the airport.
Lost in thought, before I knew it, it was noon the next day—
After getting up, Ye Feng first went outside and bought an expensive set of clothes.
Unlike before, he no longer needs to look at the price; he just buys the most expensive items.
Dressed head to toe in designer clothes, they headed straight for the luxury car dealership.
It has to be said that after becoming rich, the whole world seems kinder, and even the sky seems to have changed color.
The sales clerks greeted him with smiles, and Ye Feng, without a word, waved his hand and bought a Bentley worth 3 million yuan, paying in full in one go...
Under the fawning escort of the car dealership owner, whose face was contorted with a grin, and his staff, he drove to the city's most expensive villa sales area.
They spent over 20 million to buy a three-story villa.
After a lot of trouble, he finally drove to the hospital to deliver food to his grandmother.
Before they even entered the ward, they saw a group of people, men and women, about 10 people in total, waiting outside.
After observing them for a while, Ye Feng realized that he didn't recognize any of these people, let alone be related to them.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was the fans who had come to deliver fruit baskets again.
They greeted Grandma with kind smiles and words of concern.
As soon as Ye Feng stepped outside, his grandmother, who was greeting guests, immediately recognized him because he was still wearing sunglasses, a mask, and a hat.
He was just about to make a "shush" gesture to his grandmother when she pointed at him and spoke up.
"Feng'er, your friends are here, hurry up and greet them."
Upon hearing this, the dozen or so people immediately turned to look at Ye Feng.
These people were naturally his ardent fans. Although he had covered his face completely, some physical features could not be concealed.
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