Nine feathers
Ye Linghan slept until noon. Perhaps it was because of the medicine, he felt dizzy when he woke up, but fortunately he didn't have any dreams at night and slept relatively soundly.
"Hiss..." Ye Linghan knocked his head with his hand. The strong feeling of dizziness made him very uncomfortable. He struggled to sit up and leaned against the headboard of the bed.
The sunlight shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains, and the instantaneous brightness made Ye Linghan unable to open his eyes.
He felt his face was a little swollen. Because he was too lazy to raise his hand, he tentatively licked his cheek. The burning pain forced him to shiver.
Rub, it hurts!
What happened last night? - Ye Linghan frowned and thought carefully about what happened the night before.
Wang De, that old bastard! Ye Linghan cursed in his heart.
He didn't even dare to look at his face in the mirror, because he knew without thinking that it must be swollen. As for whether he was injured or not, he really didn't have the experience to analyze it. After all, this was the first time he was beaten, and it was very inexplicable.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and then the closed door of the bedroom was knocked. Ye Linghan became alert, sat up slightly and looked outside the door.
"Enter."
The door was pushed open and Yinster walked in. "Are you awake?" he said.
A waiter came in with a glass of water, following Yinster.
Yin Si Te and Ye Linghan had only met each other occasionally when they were outside with Yin Chen, and had no other interactions, so it seemed a bit strange for them to appear here at this time.
"Well, Second Young Master..." Ye Linghan greeted politely. After all, the other party was Yin Chen's younger brother and had a certain prestige in the family.
Ye Linghan tried to stand up, but Yin Ster stepped forward and held him back. "Just lie down. I saw you were beaten pretty badly yesterday, so I thought I'd come check on you."
When did he start caring so much about me? Ye Linghan forced a smile on his face, but he was secretly calculating in his heart. He remembered that Yin Ster was at the scene yesterday, appearing right after he was beaten, but his speed was too fast and too accurate.
"Thank you for your concern, Second Young Master." Ye Linghan nodded.
After Yinster had the waiter bring him some water, he sent him away. He sat down next to Ye Linghan and said, "It's okay. My brother asked me to take good care of you."
It turned out to be Yin Chen's order, so it wasn't surprising, and Ye Linghan didn't think about it anymore.
Yinster handed the cup of water to Ye Linghan, who took it and took a sip. It could only be said that this cup of water was delivered at a very timely moment. Ye Linghan, who had not drunk water for a whole night, was in great need of the source of life at this time.
The two of them sat in the room in a daze, with no topics to talk about. The atmosphere was very awkward for a while. They were not familiar with each other and had no topics to talk about.
In the end, it was Yinster who spoke first. "I've almost resolved what happened yesterday. No one will be able to hurt you anymore."
"Oh, so that's the case. That really troubles him." Ye Linghan's mind was in a mess at this moment, and he didn't know why he said this.
Yi Ci Te, who was standing aside, had his mouth twitching and looked at Ye Linghan with a confused expression.
After seeing the other person's expression, Ye Linghan also realized that what he said was too casual, but the more he explained, the worse it got, so he simply stopped explaining and just smiled awkwardly.
"Have you heard of CLY-20?" Yinster asked tentatively.
Why did he ask that? Ye Linghan instantly became alert, but he couldn't act so smart when he was out and about, so he chose to play dumb and shook his head, "I don't know, what is that?"
Yinster smiled and said, "Nothing." He changed the subject, "Then are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Ye Linghan smiled bitterly, "It's okay, just my face hurts."
Judging from what Yinster had just said, Ye Linghan was roughly certain that Wang De had given him the vampire potion, but he didn't know what the hidden secret was.
It has clearly been lost for a long time, so how come it suddenly reappeared recently? Or perhaps it has been planned for a long time.
But there is still a lot of time, so he can investigate it slowly on his own.
"So what, where's the young master?"
He hadn't seen Yin Chen since he woke up, and he didn't know where he had gone.
"I'm in a meeting and may be back soon." Yinster replied.
So busy...
Ye Linghan suddenly felt that being a boss with so many things to do every day was not so good. Although he could take vacations at will, he was not free.
"Then I'll wait for him here."
In fact, he could only wait here.
Yin Si Te nodded, and seeing that Ye Linghan was fine, he didn't say anything more. "Since you seem to be fine, I won't disturb your rest." Yin Si Te stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed it to Ye Linghan.
"This can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. My brother asked me to give it to you." After Yin Si said this, he pointed to the corner of his mouth and then pointed at Ye Linghan.
Would Yin Chen ask him to bring medicine for him? Although Ye Linghan was puzzled, he subconsciously reached out and took it, "Thank you."
After watching Yinster leave, Ye Linghan looked at the ointment in his hand. It was a small round porcelain bottle. He opened it and smelled it. Apart from the bitter smell of herbs, there was no special smell.
The interpersonal relationships among the vampire clan, especially the high-level ones, are very chaotic, and most of them have ulterior motives and put their own interests first. Therefore, from his point of view, it can be said that he trusts no one except Yin Chen.
So Ye Linghan did not use the medicine given by Yin Ster, but put it on the bedside table.
Besides, the latter's motives are very unclear, and he is a high-level vampire. Yin Chen only needs to move his fingers casually, and not only the bruises on his face, but even the two blood holes on his neck can be repaired. There is no need for ointment.
"Gurgle--" Ye Linghan covered his stomach with his hands. Fortunately, he was the only one in the room. Thinking about how he was busy drinking the night before and hadn't eaten much until now, it was normal for his stomach to protest.
But he was in so much pain that he was too lazy to go downstairs. He just pressed the dedicated phone on the bedside and said, "Hello, could you please bring me some breakfast?"
"Okay, sir, what would you like to eat? Are there any dietary restrictions?" came the waiter's voice.
"No, there's nothing to avoid. Just take your pick."
Anyway, it’s Yin Chen’s fault, so I’m just responsible for eating.
Because his whole body was in pain, Ye Linghan curled up on the bed, hugged the quilt and closed his eyes to rest. In a daze, he heard the sound of the door of the outer room being pushed open.
Is the service so good now? Just send it in?
Ye Linghan felt that his current state was inconvenient to show to others, so he said loudly, "Please put it outside for me."
He thought about waiting for the people to leave before getting out of bed to eat.
However, he didn't expect that the footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer, with no intention of stopping. Then the bedroom door was pushed open, and at the same time, Ye Linghan also jumped up, sat up quickly and looked outside the door.
"You..." He was about to ask the waiter why he didn't leave the table outside, but he was instantly speechless when he saw who was coming. He saw Yin Chen leaning against the door with a tray in his hand, looking at him with a smile.
Ye Linghan swallowed his saliva, "I..."
Why is it him? Is the boss here to understand the people's sentiments?
"Where to eat?" Yin Chen asked him.
Ye Linghan blurted out: "Outside."
"Okay." Yin Chen said, and walked straight towards Ye Linghan.
Wait! Wait, didn't I say outside? Ye Linghan looked at Yin Chen who was gradually approaching, wondering if he had just said the wrong thing.
Seeing Ye Linghan's astonishment, Yin Chen placed the dinner plate on the long table at the end of the bed, then walked up to Ye Linghan, raised his hand, and stroked his fingertips across Ye Linghan's swollen cheek. The force was not gentle, but it didn't hurt much either.
"Does it still hurt?"
Ye Linghan nodded, very honestly, "It hurts."
With his peripheral vision, he could see a light purple light suddenly appear in Yin Chen's palm. His palm moved from top to bottom, and then Ye Linghan could clearly feel that his face was not as painful as before.
If there was a mirror in front of him at this moment, he would see that the bruises on his face were slowly fading away.
"Okay." Yin Chen withdrew his hand, turned around and walked straight to the end of the bed.
Ye Linghan picked up the bottle of ointment from the bedside, "Second Young Master told me you asked him to give this to me."
"Throw it away. I didn't ask him to give it to you." Yin Chen didn't look back, but just walked out with the tray.
Eh? Ye Linghan's hand, holding the ointment, froze in mid-air, bewildered.
What's wrong with him? Why is he suddenly so cold...
Ye Linghan slowly put down his hand and casually threw the ointment on the bedside. He rubbed his chest with his hand. It hurt so much-
…
On the plane back to Dongcheng, Ye Linghan sat cross-legged on the sofa in a daze. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't focus on thinking about anything. Within two seconds, he would always think of Yin Chen's back.
Ye Linghan's eyes inadvertently glanced at the workaholic Yin Chen who was sitting diagonally opposite him. He rarely locked himself in the study to hold a meeting on the plane during a business trip. At this moment, he was holding a magazine in his hand.
Yin Chen looked down at the magazine intently, his slender fingers moving as he played with the corners of the pages. "Just say what you want to say."
Ye Linghan instantly sat up straight, like a student who was distracted in class and suddenly had his name called. "No, nothing."
He didn't know what to ask. He couldn't just ask him why he was so cold to him. He didn't have the qualifications.
Yin Chen raised his head, glanced at Ye Linghan, raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile. Not only was Ye Linghan in a daze, but the magazine in his hand was also kept unchanged without turning a page.
"Is there really nothing you want to ask?" Yin Chen's tone was cold. Sometimes he wondered if he had not been good enough to Ye Linghan, which was why he said those words last night. But he was also afraid that if he was too good to Ye Linghan, he would not be able to protect him.
Yin Chen blamed himself for a long time for not arriving on time the night before.
"That Mr. Wang..." Ye Linghan didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just brought up a random topic.
"Let Sun Mao take care of it." When Yin Chen heard that Ye Linghan was asking about another man, he felt even more dissatisfied.
"Ah?" Yin Chen didn't say how he solved it, but Ye Linghan assumed that he was dead, so he widened his eyes, slightly opened his lips, and stared at Yin Chen blankly.
Is he concerned about that person? Yin Chen narrowed his eyes.
Obviously, he misunderstood.
But he couldn't help but answer, "Yeah." Yin Chen said lightly.
Seeing that Yin Chen was unwilling to say more, Ye Linghan just thought that he was tired from the recent meetings and did not ask any more questions.
Ye Linghan stroked the ring on his finger. He was not used to wearing it, so he always felt like there was a foreign object in it and was uncomfortable. But because it was given to him by Yin Chen, he was reluctant to take it off, so he could only force himself to adapt.
However, Yin Chen was very keen to capture this detail.
It seems that he likes it very much. Yin Chen silently studied it, and his cold expression improved. He lowered his head to look at the magazine in his hand again and reluctantly turned a few pages.
After returning to Dongcheng, Yin Chen went to the company again, while Ye Linghan changed into casual clothes, put on a black baseball cap, and came to the most prosperous area of the commercial street. Next to the underground parking garage leading to a shopping mall, there was a narrow corner door. The plaque on it had long been peeled off, and it was unclear what was written on it.
But Ye Linghan came closer as if he was particularly familiar with it. The dilapidated walls seemed a bit out of tune with the luxurious surroundings. There was a kerosene lamp emitting dim light on each of the walls on the left and right of the door.
Ye Linghan reached out to the pull ring under one of the kerosene lamps, gently pulled it down and turned it. With a "click", the small door opened. It was pitch black inside. Only the faint light coming from the end allowed people to barely see the road under their feet.
Although the exterior was dilapidated, the dim light was enough to show that the interior was well maintained. Ye Linghan walked in without hesitation.
After entering, there was a small door. At the same time, a young man was standing on tiptoe looking around. After seeing Ye Linghan, he couldn't hide the joy on his face.
"Master, you're here!" The young man skipped and ran to Ye Linghan. He was much shorter than Ye Linghan, so he had to raise his head when speaking.
The boy is very handsome, with delicate features and no aggressiveness, which makes people want to get close to him.
"Well, how was your practice today?" Ye Linghan raised his hand and touched the top of the boy's head with some doting.
The boy couldn't hide the smile on his face, and when he smiled, he had a pair of shallow dimples on his face.
"Master, I'm practicing hard. Why did you come so late today?" The young man took Ye Linghan's hand and walked inside.
He let the boy pull him along and followed him. "I've been busy these days, so I haven't had time to come. Let me see if you've made any progress."
"Of course there is!" The boy spoke with a hint of pride in his tone.
There was a bar at the entrance. The young man pulled Ye Linghan and walked a few quick steps to the bar. He said to a middle-aged man sitting inside, "Dad, the master is here!"
The middle-aged man quickly stood up when he saw Ye Linghan, walked around the bar and came to him. "Thank you so much for always coming here to teach my son." Then he looked at the young man, "Zilian, you must study the spearmanship well with the teacher, so that you can help more people in the future. Do you understand?"
Zi Lian nodded, "Yes, I know!"
The boy's name is Xu Zilian, and he was rescued by Ye Linghan from a vampire two years ago.
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