Unexpectedly, Butler Jin, whom he hadn’t seen in a while, appeared quite abruptly, looking as though he had been searching for him for a long time. Transitioning from walking to a jog, he huffed and puffed as he rushed over, grabbing Yu Se’s wrist and saying, “Doctor Yu, I’ve finally found you.”
Yu Se asked him what had him in such a fiery rush.
Butler Jin said, “The Family Head’s car has been waiting outside for you for four full hours, but you never came downstairs.”
The remaining words didn’t need to be spoken at all; one could easily guess that his face must have looked pitch black with anger.
Having served Feng Yinchen for a long time, even Butler Jin felt a wave of profound emotions.
It had been a long time since the Family Head had glared at someone like a venomous snake guarding its food.
Ultimately displaying a look of fend for yourself, Butler Jin left Yu Se behind, boarded another Feng family vehicle, and departed ahead of time.
Yu Se was instantly struck with a wave of emotion.
So Feng Yinchen had sat in the car for so long, grown impatient from waiting, and only summoned Butler Jin in the middle of the night to fetch someone.
Was making a simple phone call to him really that difficult?
Yu Se had no choice but to picture in his mind how Feng Yinchen’s life must have been, undoubtedly the beloved child of his parents, the doted-on darling of his older brothers, and the universally acknowledged precious pet pampered by the whole family.
Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly be so lawless and spoiled to this degree.
Restoring his respectful demeanor, Yu Se pulled open the car door, only to find Feng Yinchen inside wearing an expression of utter impatience.
Sure enough.
It was just that the moonlight filtering into the car happened to fall just right, descending from above to submerge Feng Yinchen’s eyes in a chilling pool, brimming with frosty coldness while simultaneously rendering them all the more piercingly bright and dazzling.
This person was truly gorgeous, so gorgeous that no matter how annoying he might be, one would ultimately surrender beneath his peerless visage.
Instantly, the annoyance vanished, replaced by a sudden surge of unexpected touched emotion brought on by those four hours of patient waiting.
Yu Se decided to proactively dispel the other person’s chill, saying repeatedly, “Apologies, Family Head Feng, I should have come down earlier to give you a heads-up.”
Seeing him already seated in the car, Feng Yinchen figured that while Jiang Taigong fishing relies on willing bites, what he truly hoped for was that Yu Se could take a more proactive approach in all things.
Instead of always needing people to push him.
Didn’t the novel say Yu Se was obsessed with his face to the point of near death?
Could it be that he was nearsighted?
With a cold tone, Feng Yinchen stated, “Good thing you know.”
Yu Se assumed this constituted the entirety of the other person’s remarks.
To his complete astonishment, Feng Yinchen continued, “I know why you were in such a rush to leave Longcheng.”
The novel’s plot explained it clearly and explicitly, requiring zero time or human resources to investigate.
Making the best use of everything and utilizing things when needed: “Lu Yunchen’s little kept partner had his incident at your hospital, so Lu Yunchen went and smashed your hospital to pieces.”
“You previously kept your identity hidden to cover for Feng Cheng, but the hospital you ran was actually invested in by Xiao Lin, specifically built to deliver babies for Xiao Lin’s male wife.”
Feng Yinchen always loved nitpicking, yet regarding the matter of Bai Fan’s fake death, he only mentioned it briefly, largely to avoid triggering Yu Se’s sensitive pride.
As a doctor, Yu Se valued this matter more than anyone else.
Thinking it over, Feng Yinchen realized Yu Se valued it extraordinarily much.
“Therefore, I can offer you sufficient protection, open a larger hospital for you in Longcheng, and drive that scum Lu Yunchen far away so he can’t harm you in the least.”
Yu Se had assumed that waiting patiently for him for four hours meant he would subject him to a few toxic-tongued lectures before heading home, just like he did with everyone else.
To his complete astonishment.
Yu Se was genuinely taken aback.
Simultaneously, he also felt a complex mixture of emotions.
“Mr. Feng’s kindness, I truly appreciate it.” Yu Se was definitely not speaking falsely; securing the protection of the Feng family head felt equivalent to finding a towering mountain of shade to lean on within Longcheng.
“Yet why?” Yu Se wasn’t someone accustomed to accepting unearned handouts. “I feel that helping Third Young Master Feng wasn’t such an extraordinary feat; it stemmed purely from a doctor’s instinct and duty.”
On top of offering to open an even larger hospital for him.
It sounded like a truly wonderful proposal, but unearned rewards could not be accepted lightly.
Hearing him chatter on with signs of wanting to decline, Feng Yinchen reached out and poked his finger directly against Yu Se’s cheek.
“Stop right there.” Feng Yinchen’s fingertips felt cool to the touch. His little snake had already been placed inside its pet carrier, and his finger perfectly substituted for Elman’s function.
Prodding Yu Se sent a shiver across his entire body; a soft, chilling sensation crawled up along his spine, transforming into a subtle electric current that sparked a brilliant flash of static.
It felt like a feather-light kiss.
Feng Yinchen said, “I haven’t thought of a reason yet. Once I think of it, I’ll tell you.”
Next.
“The Feng family has already cleared out a dedicated room for you.”
“Don’t stand on ceremony with me; move in and stay tonight, and I’ll let bygones be bygones.”
Yu Se wanted to argue: how on earth did it become necessary for him to move into the Feng family estate?
Could it be that Feng Yinchen wanted to act as his sugar daddy in that sense?
Uh.
Yet when he looked back at the other person, Feng Yinchen had already turned his head away, refusing to accept Yu Se’s scrutiny, let alone intending to give an answer.
Yu Se was certainly unwilling to leave Longcheng; this was the city he was most familiar with after his rebirth, feeling very much like a hometown.
If he could remain in Longcheng, it would naturally be far better than being exiled far from home.
Just as Feng Yinchen had muttered to himself earlier, acting as Yu Se’s backer.
Yu Se wasn’t someone who would push his luck; with ready-made benefits placed right before him, he wouldn’t deliberately put on airs.
Under the current circumstances, he would take things one step at a time.
Thus, he obediently followed Feng Yinchen back to the Feng residence. Feng Yinchen told him he had worked hard performing surgery, instructed him not to overthink anything, and urged him to get an early rest.
Yu Se even felt a small surge of touched emotion, thinking that his previous worries about Feng Yinchen were simply proof that he wasn’t broad-minded enough.
Feng Yinchen directly arranged for him to stay inside the building where he himself lived, rather than over on the side with the three Feng brothers.
Feng Yinchen lived on the third floor, while Yu Se was assigned to the second floor.
This instantly forced Yu Se to raise his guard once more.
Recalling what Butler Jin had mentioned last time, that Feng Yinchen possessed a strange quirk.
Yu Se immediately felt deeply concerned.
Therefore, the very first thing he did upon entering the room was lock the door securely, ensuring every single crack was completely sealed.
Following that, he took a shower and, before his hair dried completely, meticulously recorded the procedural details of the surgical cases onto his computer.
Only then did he stretch and collapse onto the bed into a deep sleep.
Yu Se possessed one distinct advantage: his sleep quality was exceptionally high, allowing him to enter deep sleep within a matter of hours.
Especially with the bedroom door locked, he felt all the more at ease, figuring that the quirk Butler Jin had alluded to probably referred to Feng Yinchen sleepwalking around in the middle of the night.
Yet he couldn’t be entirely certain, merely drawing a generalized deduction.
Deep into the night, as everything in the house sank into endless stillness, a slight rustling sound suddenly broke through the absolutely quiet room, a faint noise resembling a rodent, yet bearing an even greater resemblance to the frictional sound of a reptile slithering against walls or furniture.
Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, spilling onto the floor and forming a faint beam of light that brought a glimmer of illumination to the pitch-black night.
From somewhere in the corner of the wall, a slender, winding silhouette emerged slowly, looking exceptionally bizarre under the dim illumination.
That slender silhouette belonged to a snake; its dark, glossy scales flashed with a chilling sheen under the reflection of the moonlight.
It slithered across the floor soundlessly, seemingly searching for something.
Unaware of this dangerous presence in his sleep, Yu Se remained immersed in a deep, sweet dream.
The small black snake gradually approached the bedside, its chilling gaze seemingly piercing through the darkness to fixate straight onto the person sleeping on the bed.
An indescribable tension and terror instantly permeated the air, as though a silent battle were quietly unfolding in this quiet night.
Ultimately locating Yu Se’s position, the small black snake scaled upward with practiced ease along the carved iron-art bedpost connecting the mattress to the floor.
And finally burrowed straight beneath the quilt Yu Se had pulled tightly over himself.
Once inside the quilt, it could effortlessly locate the warmest spot on Yu Se’s entire body.
Yu Se’s sleeping posture at this moment could hardly be described as graceful; it was safe to say he sprawled out however felt most comfortable, with his two moderately muscled long legs spread apart carelessly, leaving even his fair, slender waist and navel fully exposed beneath the hem of his pajamas.
It is said that a man’s body features three areas with the highest body temperature, signifying robust kidney Qi, the first and second being his hands and feet.
The warmest spot of all belonged to the foundational source of a man’s vitality.
Snakes are cold-blooded animals; their body temperature changes with the external environment, rendering them incapable of regulating their body temperature independently.
The small black snake seemed to be stirred into a certain kind of interest in an instant, using its snake head to slowly rub against Yu Se.
Yu Se suffered from a mild case of mysophobia, absolutely unable to tolerate his skin and hair emitting any greasy or unclean scents.
At this moment, his body, steeped in the scent of olive soap and the fragrant aroma of laundry detergent, fused under the fumigation of body heat into an exceptionally comfortable, mouth-watering aroma.
It won the small black snake’s special favor.
Consequently, the small black snake coiled its half-meter-long body directly on top of it, slowly tightening and tightening further while flicking its forked tongue wantonly.
Sensing discomfort in his dreams, Yu Se attempted to wave a hand and bat away the thing tangling around him.
Yet in his hazy, drowsy dreamscape, an entirely different scene unfolded.
Feng Yinchen smiled seductively, wrapping around him like a top-tier beauty snake and acting wantonly by his side.
“Doctor Yu, you are mine.”
“Mine for a lifetime; even if I die, I’ll still haunt you.”
“Don’t even think about pushing me away.”
“I want to melt into your bones, melt into your blood, and merge closely into one with you.”
“…”
Yu Se felt frightened by his sudden, distorted emotions; naturally, shock was mixed into it as well.
Feng Yinchen’s jade-and-amber colored pupils completely transformed into fluorescent green water within the bizarre dreamscape, rippling with a seductive charm that bewitched the human soul.
Yu Se instantly felt suffocated, yet this suffocation had nothing to do with terror.
Instead, it was sheer pleasure.