Li Huan’s lips twitched at Chen Jin’s words, and he quickened his pace toward the sound.
Lin Zhiyi was directing Gong Chen, who was dressed in a suit, in digging holes and planting seeds.
When she saw Li Huan, she waved and smiled, "Doctor Li, you’ve come."
Gong Chen still held a shovel, and his dress pants were smeared with quite a bit of dirt, looking somewhat... incongruent.
But it did not diminish the Third Young Master’s dignity.
His face looked rather unwell, "Li Huanhuan, put away your phone. Dare to take a photo, and you won’t leave here alive."
Li Huan grinned and quickly pocketed his phone.
Then, remembering Gong Chen’s injury, he hurriedly cautioned, "Don’t overexert yourself, your..."
Gong Chen’s gaze turned sharply menacing.
Li Huan quickly corrected himself, "I mean, Miss Lin just suffered from gas poisoning yesterday; she shouldn’t overexert herself."
Nearby, Lin Zhiyi, unaware of their exchange, patted the dirt off herself.
"I’m fine."
"You should still get checked again. Just in time, you both can take a break too."
Li Huan quickly found an excuse. He wasn’t worried about Lin Zhiyi’s condition, but Gong Chen was recovering from a gunshot wound.
And here he was, digging in the dirt, an act nearly as flamboyant as a peony underscoring a defiant death.
"Alright."
Lin Zhiyi turned and stuffed the tools into Gong Chen’s hands, and followed Li Huan towards the house.
Gong Chen looked at the tools in his hands, his lips barely perceptibly curling up.
"Chen Jin, remember to stuff some vegetables in the soil for her in spring, otherwise she’ll surely complain for a long time."
"Spring... okay."
Chen Jin, seeing Gong Chen this relaxed, immediately nodded in agreement.
...
Inside the room.
Li Huan gave Lin Zhiyi a quick check-up.
"It’s nothing serious now, you..." He glanced at the door to make sure no one was there before asking, "Are you still taking your previous medication?"
"I’ve finished it," Lin Zhiyi said nonchalantly.
"How are you feeling now?" asked Li Huan.
"Not bad."
Lin Zhiyi drew a piece of paper to wipe her wrist.
Hearing this, Li Huan was slightly relieved.
But the next second, he froze.
In just that moment, Lin Zhiyi’s front was piled with tissues; although her hands were already clean, she kept wiping them.
Wiping until the back and palm of her hand were all red.
Li Huan reached out to stop her, "Still like this? But you were clearly... very happy just now with him."
Lin Zhiyi gave a bitter smile, "Does my happiness really matter? If he’s satisfied, that’s all that’s needed, isn’t it my duty?"
"No!" Li Huan immediately contradicted, persuading, "Lin Zhiyi, don’t be so pessimistic, give him some time, he will definitely sort things out."
"Li Huan, I feel like I’m about to die."
Lin Zhiyi’s face was pale, her eyes pleading as she looked at Li Huan.
Li Huan’s heart ached, but considering the dangers outside, he suppressed what he really wanted to say and consoled, "Lin Zhiyi, everything will pass soon."
"I knew you’d say that." Lin Zhiyi gave a light laugh, "Li Huan, I’m not asking you to help me, but Doctor Li, seeing that I’m a patient, if one day you can save me, please do help me."
Doctor Li, that address struck a chord in Li Huan, preventing him from ignoring the pain in her eyes.
"Okay."
"Thank you." Lin Zhiyi smiled wistfully.
Moments later, Gong Chen entered in a clean set of clothes.
"How is it?"
"It’s nothing serious, just some nausea and the urge to vomit, just needs some good rest," Li Huan feigned a relaxed smile.
Gong Chen moved to embrace Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi immediately stood up, "You’ve just changed, I haven’t yet. I’ll go change, and then how about you stay, and we have dinner together, I’ll cook."
"He already has food," Gong Chen’s expression darkened.
Li Huan snapped his medical kit shut, clicking his tongue, "Hey! Eating a meal isn’t going to bankrupt you, and I insist on eating."
Lin Zhiyi covered her mouth, chuckling lightly, "I’ll leave you two to chat, I’ll call you later."
Once she was gone, Gong Chen’s face turned cold instantly.
"How is she really?"
"You really can’t be deceived," Li Huan sighed, his words half-truth, "Her body is fine, but with you intimidating her like this, she’s definitely uncomfortable inside, don’t pressure her anymore."
"Hmm."
Before he could calm down, his hands, following the memories in his mind, rested on Lin Zhiyi’s shoulders. frёeωebɳovel.com
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