Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1080: Taking Advantage of Illness
Feng Xiaoran was in the room, originally lying on the couch like a puddle of mud, reading a storybook. When he heard Dong Rui say that Lin Jinyan and her servant came to visit, he quickly got up from the couch.

She tied up her scattered clothes, tidied her hair, and smoothed out the crumpled quilt. Then she climbed onto the bed and covered herself with the quilt. She then lay down and put her shoes in order. After checking that there was nothing wrong with her appearance, she leaned against the head of the bed with a cool and weak look, and motioned for Dong Rui to open the door to welcome people.

Dong Rui had no idea what his master was up to. He curled his lips and went to open the door obediently.

When An Zhixian heard that Lin Jinyan had arrived, he apologized to the old customer he was playing chess with, and hurried to the backyard with brisk steps. He saw Dong Rui opening the door to welcome them, and then he led the three of them into the house.

Seeing Feng Xiaoran looking like a cool and noble gentleman, coughing occasionally while talking, An Zhixian frowned and looked at Dong Rui:

What's wrong with your master?
Dong Rui: I don’t understand and it’s unbearable to watch.

After the greetings, he listened to Lin Jinyan's thanks and asked about his injuries.

Feng Xiaoran glanced at Bai Zhi, and was unusually calm:

"It's okay. Doctor Wu said that you should stay in bed for a while and be more careful in the future. I hope Miss Baizhi is fine. Cough cough cough..."

Looking at Feng Xiaoran's behavior in a brothel, An Zhixian just felt his feet itching.

Seeing Bai Zhi coming forward to feel Feng Xiaoran's pulse, An Zhixian asked Lin Jinyan to leave the room on the pretext of having tea. If he watched for a while longer, he was afraid that he would not have to eat today.

Knowing Lin Jinyan's temper, An Zhixian invited her to sit at the stone table outside the house, so that she could see what was going on inside the house through the window. Lin Jinyan was satisfied and secretly admired An Zhixian's thoughtfulness.

Hong Jiu stood by the door and looked at the situation inside and outside the house. He couldn't help but sigh that he had nowhere to stay.

After thinking for a while, he returned to the room and sat down on the couch by the window. He picked up the notebook on his feet and flipped through it:
If you want to win the heart of your loved one, you should create opportunities to help them, so that they will be grateful to you. It would be best if you suffer physical pain while helping them. Even if the injury is minor, you should be gentle to them, which can inspire their guilt and distress. Hong Jiu raised his eyes and met Feng Xiaoran who was talking softly to Bai Zhi. An indescribable expression flowed over the two of them. After looking at Feng Xiao, Hong Jiu smiled with a sly smile, raised the notebook in his hand, and shook it at Feng Xiaoran.

Feng Xiaoran's delicate expression froze. He calmed himself down and talked to Bai Zhi while quickly thinking of a solution.

After Feng Xiaoran used hunger as an excuse to take Dong Rui and Bai Zhi out of the room, he immediately sat up. Seeing Bai Zhi walking away through the window, he quickly got out of bed and tried to grab the book in Hong Jiu's hand.

If he wasn't injured, Hong Jiu would not be his opponent. But at this moment, Hong Jiu relied on his inner strength to perform Qinggong, and Feng Xiaoran couldn't get him at all. He lowered his voice to comfort him anxiously:

"Good Hongjiu, give it to me quickly. Dong Rui bought it for me to pass the time. If Bai Zhi sees it, there will be a big misunderstanding."

Hong Jiu hid the storybook behind him:

"Even if Master Feng snatches the book away, I can still tell Bai Zhi orally. Do you think Bai Zhi will believe you or me?"

Feng Xiaoran glanced outside the house and said angrily:

"You can't ruin my marriage just because your master's marriage is not going well! You would rather destroy a temple than ruin a marriage. You are so immoral!"

Hong Jiu was calm and composed:

"Master Feng, don't be anxious. I'm not an unreasonable person. As long as you pay me a hush money, I promise not to let Bai Zhi know."

Feng Xiaoran widened his eyes in disbelief:
"You took advantage of my illness to rip me off?"