How I Became The Devil's Last and Only Love
Chapter 14: No Kindness Without a Reason

Chapter 14: Chapter 14: No Kindness Without a Reason

He Tingchen returned from outside, and as soon as he entered, he saw Fang Anning standing at the doorway with a smile.

Hands clasped together in front of her, she bowed as soon as she saw him come in. Then, she diligently took his coat from him and handed it to Mrs. Chen to hang up.

He Tingchen glanced at her with curiosity, then went upstairs to change his clothes first.

By the time he came back down, Fang Anning was already at the dining table, beginning to set up for dinner.

"What’s the matter? Speak."

After He Tingchen sat down, he coldly uttered without any expression on his face.

Fang Anning gave an embarrassed smile: "As expected, nothing can escape your eyes."

Flattery without reason smacks of ulterior motives.

He Tingchen’s face showed disgust.

"My mother is going to be sent to the United States for treatment; I want to take care of her for the last two days. I’ve already spoken to Old Mr. He about it. He agrees, but he said I should ask for your opinion since after all, I am your wife," said Fang Anning with an embarrassed smile.

A trace of surprise flickered through He Tingchen’s eyes, he took a deep breath and slowly said: "I have never stopped you from going out. You married me, you didn’t sell yourself here. If you want to go out, no one will stop you."

Fang Anning: "..."

So, has she been overthinking all this time?

In fact, has she been free to come and go all along?

"Hehe, I’m sorry, it was a misunderstanding on my part," Fang Anning hurriedly apologized.

She had thought of all sorts of tactics—acting cute, throwing tantrums, being coquettish—but in the end, it had been unnecessary.

Bowing her head, she ate her food voraciously.

He Tingchen must think she’s a fool!

He Tingchen glanced at her, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat leisurely.

The next day, Fang Anning changed into her clothes and left the house.

But as soon as she came downstairs, she saw Mrs. Chen standing with a young man in the living room.

Upon seeing her coming down, they immediately greeted her respectfully: "Good day, wife."

"Mrs. Chen, who might this be?"

"Wife, his name is Chen Rui, he’s my nephew. The master has said that from now on, Chen Rui will stay by your side to serve as your personal driver. Wherever you need to go, you just have to tell him, and he will take you there," explained Mrs. Chen with a smile.

Fang Anning showed a surprised expression, incredulously saying: "He Tingchen arranged a driver for me?"

"Naturally, you’re the wife of the house, your travels should of course come with a personal driver," said Mrs. Chen.

Fang Anning couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile.

She hadn’t imagined that being the wife in the He family would come with such good perks. No wonder everyone wants to marry into a wealthy family.

"Wife, just give your orders where you’d like to go," said Chen Rui.

Fang Anning nodded and said, "Chen Rui, I need to go to the Third Hospital, take me there."

"Alright, wife, you can call me Xiao Chen," Chen Rui added.

Fang Anning nodded.

She asked Xiao Chen to take her to the hospital.

It’s been a month since her last visit.

Previously ill, she was always taken to a private hospital by the He family. Therefore, she never had the chance to see her mother.

Arriving at the door of the hospital room, looking through the window on the door, she saw a pretty young girl about her age. The girl was wiping the face and hands of a patient lying in the hospital bed, all the while talking incessantly.

Fang Anning’s nose tingled with emotion, and she pushed the door open and went in.

"Xiaoxiao."

"Anning? You’re back." Li Xiaoxiao turned and stood up, exclaiming excitedly upon seeing Fang Anning.

Fang Anning nodded.

Li Xiaoxiao rushed forward to embrace her, crying and laughing as she said, "You’re finally back. Without any news from you for a month, I was scared to death. I thought... I thought you, like others, couldn’t make it back."

Fang Anning patted her back, comforting her, "Alright, I’m fine now, right? Stop crying, or you won’t be Li Xiaoxiao, but Li Crycry instead."

"What Li Crycry, it sounds terrible." Li Xiaoxiao pushed her away, wiping away tears while laughing.

Fang Anning walked past Li Xiaoxiao, her expression solemn as she looked at her mother lying in the bed.

Her mother had been bedridden for over a decade, but because she was well cared for, her appearance had not changed much.

She noticed the towel Li Xiaoxiao had left to the side and quickly picked it up to continue wiping her mother’s body.

"Xiaoxiao, thank you for taking care of my mom all this time," Fang Anning said gratefully.

Li Xiaoxiao replied, "Why are you being so formal with me? Your mom is my mom. If Mrs. Fang hadn’t taken me in when I was a child, I would have died on the streets a long time ago."

"Xiaoxiao, in a few days, my mom is going to the United States for treatment. The hospital we looked into before is willing to take her in," Fang Anning then shared the good news with Li Xiaoxiao.

"Really? That’s great. This way, Mrs. Fang has a chance to regain consciousness. But how did you get in touch with that hospital? It’s tough to reach them, and I’ve heard the expenses are astronomical; that one million is probably not enough."

"That one million certainly isn’t enough. Old Mr. He promised to send my mother there for treatment. He also told me not to worry about the expenses; he will take full responsibility," Fang Anning said, her eyes glittering as she smiled at Li Xiaoxiao.

However, Li Xiaoxiao wasn’t foolish.

Frowning, she asked, "There’s no such thing as a free lunch. He wouldn’t be this nice to you for no reason. Is he asking you to do something for him?"

"Our Xiaoxiao is really smart, your guess is not wrong. But it’s nothing major. After all, I am his only surviving granddaughter-in-law. It’s only natural for him to spend this money on me," Fang Anning explained.

She didn’t tell Li Xiaoxiao about her agreement with Old Mr. He to avoid making her worry.

Hearing her explain this way, Li Xiaoxiao indeed felt a lot more at ease.

After discussing the serious matters, Li Xiaoxiao asked with a concerned expression, "How are things with that Young Mr. He? I heard He Tingchen has grown two heads, six arms, a green face with sharp fangs, and is two meters tall. There was a new bride who was allegedly bitten to death by him. Just thinking about you living with someone like that for a month makes me anxious for you."

"What you’re talking about is too horrifying. He’s not a mutant, how could he possibly have two heads and six arms? Those are just rumors, and rumors often do not match reality," Fang Anning said.

"So what does he look like?" Li Xiaoxiao asked.

Fang Anning thought for a moment, how should she describe He Tingchen’s appearance?

With the deportment of a dragon, the grace of a phoenix; his natural disposition was divine.

A noble gentleman, perfect as if carved and polished.

These beautiful words did not seem excessive when applied to him.

His face, his physique, placed anywhere, would be enough to mesmerize all.

But... his temper, his personality...

"Why aren’t you talking? Is he really ugly?" Li Xiaoxiao saw she wasn’t responding and couldn’t help asking again.

Fang Anning replied, "He’s not exactly ugly, just average! An average appearance."

His poor temperament discounted his otherwise perfect appearance.

As they say, the face is a mirror of the soul; it would not be long before his looks faded as well.

"I guess so, he must not look good; otherwise, why has his face never appeared in magazine reports? It must be because he’s too ugly," Li Xiaoxiao concluded.

Fang Anning just gave an awkward laugh and couldn’t be bothered to explain.

After all, He Tingchen wouldn’t be showing up in front of Li Xiaoxiao.

"Knock knock knock."

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Fang Anning rose to open it.

At the moment the door swung open, she was as if seeing a ghost. Her eyes went wide, and she immediately slammed the door shut.

It was like seeing a ghost. Why had he come?