That evening.
When Huo Jin Ge returned to the villa, Jiang Luxi was already seated at the dining table, eating heartily by herself.
He stood at the entrance of the dining room, raising an eyebrow as he watched the woman devouring her food as if she had been starving for two lifetimes.
These past few days, she had been eating with Huo Jin Ge every day while maintaining a ladylike demeanor, not daring to eat freely.
Belatedly sensing a heavy gaze upon her, she looked up and saw the man standing at the doorway, unsure how long he had been there.
Jiang Luxi felt a pang of nervousness, hurriedly putting down her chopsticks and curving her eyes into a warm, sincere smile at Huo Jin Ge.
“You’re back.”
Huo Jin Ge unbuttoned his suit with one hand, casually draping the jacket over his arm, revealing the black shirt underneath.
Jiang Luxi promptly stood up and took the black suit jacket from him.
Her voice was affectionate and natural: “Let’s eat first, the food will get cold soon.”
Huo Jin Ge raised an eyebrow, watching as Jiang Luxi set aside the jacket and brought her plate to sit right beside him.
The little thing seemed particularly clingy tonight.
Huo Jin Ge was visibly pleased.
He exuded a rare sense of laziness and relaxation.
Jiang Luxi had been thinking all afternoon—she couldn’t let Mo Yan continue to believe she was dead, though it was a pity.
But for now, clinging to Huo Jin Ge was the only path she could take.
When Huo Jin Ge’s final fate arrived in the story, she could still make her escape then.
She could even build up some petty cash while staying with Huo Jin Ge.
It was simply a wonderful life.
Jiang Luxi proactively used serving chopsticks to pick some side dishes for Huo Jin Ge, placing them on his plate with an ingratiating smile.
Huo Jin Ge’s dark eyes fixed on her: “So, have you learned about your condition?” His deep, resonant voice felt oddly reassuring in the quiet dining room.
Jiang Luxi’s dark eyes flickered.
Jiang Feng and Yu Yi must have reported her situation to him, probably even mentioning her shoulder inflammation.
She looked up, meeting Huo Jin Ge’s gaze directly.
She curved her lips, obediently nodding, then slightly rotated her shoulders.
“Yes, I’ve known for some time now.”
Huo Jin Ge lifted his cup to take a sip of water, the motion causing him to tilt his head back slightly.
His attractive Adam’s apple was exposed to Jiang Luxi’s view.
The mere up-and-down movement made her blush with embarrassment.
It had to be said—Huo Jin Ge was even more handsome and charismatic than the male lead, Mo Yan.
No wonder the book described him with such a large fan following.
Huo Jin Ge set the cup back on the table, responding with a low hum.
Then he abruptly changed the subject: “Did they tell you to take your elixir properly?”
Jiang Luxi set down her chopsticks: “My condition isn’t serious enough to require elixirs yet.”
Huo Jin Ge’s brow habitually furrowed.
Seeing his expression darken, Jiang Luxi decided to explain further: “The doctor taught me a few simple exercises that can help me recover.”
“Exercises?”
Jiang Luxi nodded: “Yes, it’s better if someone assists me. It might hurt a bit at first, but it’ll feel more comfortable later on.”
“………”
Huo Jin Ge took a deep breath, watching Jiang Luxi enjoy her meal with relish, his knuckles turning white as he gripped his chopsticks.
“Who do you want to help you?”Jiang Luxi listened to Huo Jin Ge’s sinister words and was about to say she wanted to find him, but then she felt uncomfortable all over under his furious gaze.
She lowered her head, pouted, and muttered, “Jiang Feng or Yu Yi would do, or both of them together would be fine too.”
Bang! Huo Jin Ge slammed his palm on the table in anger.
The plates on the table trembled slightly from the impact.
The chair beside them suddenly scraped against the floor as Huo Jin Ge stormed out of the dining room.
Pointing at a nearby bodyguard, he said coldly, “Go and smash up that hospital!”
Jiang Luxi’s mouth fell open in shock.
Was it really so hard for him to accept that she wasn’t a mental patient?
He even wanted to destroy the hospital?
The bodyguard immediately pressed his earpiece and relayed the order to the others.
Soon, about twenty black-suited bodyguards assembled outside the villa in perfect formation and, without a moment’s delay, set off in a convoy to wreck the hospital.
Huo Jin Ge returned to his study.
His chest heaved with rage as he rubbed his reddened eyes and paced restlessly in place.
No matter what, Jiang Luxi was now at Huo Manor, which meant she was under his protection.
How dare they take advantage of her supposed mental illness to bully her!
What the hell were Jiang Feng and Yu Yi even doing?
Meanwhile, at the branch office, Jiang Feng was sorting through documents when he crouched down and heard a crumpling sound from his pants pocket.
He froze, then twisted his hip to pull out Jiang Luxi’s evaluation report from his pocket.
Suddenly realizing a serious problem, he patted Yu Yi beside him.
Yu Yi, annoyed, brushed his hand away and continued reaching for a folder on the cabinet. “Can you hurry up? It’s already so late. Do you want to sleep here all night?”
Jiang Feng’s face darkened. “Yu Yi, did we forget to report Jiang Luxi’s evaluation results to Master Ho?”
Yu Yi raised an eyebrow, leaned against the cabinet, and turned to look at him as if he were an idiot.
Tapping the paper in Jiang Feng’s hand, he said, “Do you really think Jiang Luxi is that dumb? She’ll tell Master Ho herself, won’t she?”
Jiang Feng thought about it and decided that made sense, so he stuffed the report back into his pocket and resumed organizing the files.
The next day.
As soon as Jiang Feng and Yu Yi returned to the villa, they noticed that a number of bodyguards were missing.
“Where did all the bodyguards go?”
“No idea. Are they on some mission?”
The moment they stepped into the villa’s main hall, they sensed something off—the entire place was enveloped in a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
Huo Jin Ge was sitting on the sofa with his legs spread wide, massaging his throbbing temples.
Hearing footsteps in the hall, he didn’t even open his eyes. His hoarse voice was laced with icy fury.
“Come here.”
The two men approached with their heads bowed.
They were so intimidated by the cold fury in Huo Jin Ge’s eyes that they nearly dropped to their knees on the spot.
Jiang Feng forced a stiff smile. “Master? Wh-what’s wrong?”
Huo Jin Ge sat up straight, his gaze shifting between the two of them as he slowly twisted the jade thumb ring on his left thumb with his right hand.
His voice remained terrifyingly cold. “Jiang Luxi was humiliated at the hospital yesterday. Did you not know?”
Yu Yi didn’t dare breathe too loudly. Steeling himself, he replied, “We had no idea we’d run into Mo Yan there. Besides, since Miss Jiang isn’t a mental patient, it’s normal for her to socialize…”Huo Jin Ge narrowed his eyes, listening as Yu Yi rambled on at length.
“What does this have to do with Mo Yan? I’m talking about her being bullied by a doctor at the hospital.”
Bullied?
By a doctor?
Jiang Feng frowned: “Sir, Miss Jiang isn’t mentally ill, how could she be bullied by a doctor?”
Huo Jin Ge’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed: “She’s not a psychiatric patient?”
Yu Yi quickly pulled the crumpled diagnostic report from Jiang Feng’s pocket, unfolded it, and placed it right under Huo Jin Ge’s eyes.
The diagnostic report clearly stated that Jiang Luxi was not a psychiatric patient.
Huo Jin Ge’s tense nerves immediately relaxed, and he tapped his fingers on the table.
“Which other department did she visit yesterday?”
The two men glanced at each other and said in unison: “Orthopedics.”
“……..”