Chapter 843: Chapter 844: Not Even a Bit
Shi Fengâs head had already been hurting badly; the moment he heard that, it felt like his skull exploded. He clutched his head and let out a muffled groan.
"Bro, big bro, whatâs wrong with you?" Shi Yue jumped in fright, didnât dare touch him, and instantly started flusteredly rushing out to call the Doctor.
And ran headâon into Nianyang, who was coming in carrying fruit and tonics. She raised her brows and glared, "What are you, this coldâblooded woman, doing here? Isnât it enough that youâve already hurt my brother this badly?"
Nianyang ignored her, set the fruit and tonics down on the table to the side, then took out the silver needles from the "space" in her bag and went straight up to Shi Feng, who was still crying out in pain, plunging them into his acupoints to help unblock his qi and blood and ease the pain.
Shi Feng only felt that his brain, which had been on the verge of exploding from pain, was suddenly brushed by a spring breeze, and in an instant it didnât hurt anymore.
He caught the natural medicinal fragrance unique to a young girl on her body, and his eyes flew open in a rush of excitement. Sure enough, he saw the girl heâd been dreaming of. After all, he was just a seventeenâyearâold boy, pampered since childhood; for a moment he couldnât suppress his emotions, his eyes instantly reddened. "Nianyang, you finally came to see me."
That one word "finally" revealed endless bitterness and grievance.
Watching from the side, Shi Yue was so angry she could explode. Her brother was really too spineless. But seeing how rarely happy he was, she could only force herself to endure it.
Nianyang sat by his bed, looking at him coolly. "Second Young Master Shi, your injury is to your brain. You need to keep your emotions in check, or itâll tug on the nerves and trigger severe pain."
Shi Feng gazed at Nianyang with burning eyes and cautiously asked, "Nianyang, are you nervous about me? You actually... have a tiny bit of feeling for me too, right..."
"No, youâre overthinking it." Even though Shi Feng had risked his life to save her, Nianyang still showed him no mercy. She ruthlessly shattered his expectations and said, "You saved me, and Iâm very grateful to you, but thatâs only because youâre my savior and Iâm being polite and checking on you. Thatâs just basic logic. Iâm not some ungrateful person."
In other words, it was purely a simple "thank you." If it had been anyone else who saved her today, Nianyangâs attitude would have been exactly the same.
The expression on Shi Fengâs face stiffened a little. The heart that had just warmed up because of Nianyangâs arrival instantly went iceâcold.
Yeah, he really was stupid. He obviously knew this was the answer heâd get, and yet he still had to ask, refusing to give up.
Shi Yue couldnât listen anymore and spoke up for Shi Feng. "Chu Nianyang, what kind of crap is that? My brother saved youâcanât you at least say something nice? And youâre the one telling my brother to control his emotions, but every time the one who sets him off is you. You jinx!"
"Shi Yue, shut up!" Shi Feng barked out, and because he got too worked up, he started coughing again, tugging at those pain nerves once more. The pain made his vision swim, but compared to the agony in his heart, this kind of pain wasnât worth a damn.
"Bro, donât get worked up!" Shi Yue stomped her feet anxiously, lightly patting Shi Fengâs back as she said,
"I know Chu Nianyang is your precious darling, Iâll stop talking, okay!"
Shi Feng took a moment to steady himself, then leaned back wearily against the pillow behind him, looking at Nianyang with eager eyes as he said, "Nianyang, donât take what Shi Yue said to heart. I saved you because I was willing to. Who told me to like you, right? The one whoâs loved can afford to act fearless. That woman who went to your shop to make trouble yesterday, Iâll make sure she pays the price. Her dad wonât get away either. The losses at your shopâIâll make them compensate you and write a letter of apology. I wonât let you suffer even the tiniest bit."