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Chapter 368 - 342 Affinity 70! (Thanks for the evil rewards! Ask for monthly tickets!)

Chapter 368: 342 Affinity 70! (Thanks for the evil rewards! Ask for monthly tickets!)

"Eat something," he said.

It was nine in the morning.

At Yunfu People’s Hospital.

Pei Yunxi, who was lying beside the bed, was startled awake and looked up only to see Liao Xiangdong, who was supposed to be lying in the hospital bed, standing right next to her with breakfast laid out on the table.

She had no idea when he had left.

"Why are you up?" she asked.

The old saying "a beauty is hard to abandon" was no lie; even without makeup, her face drawn with exhaustion, the actress still managed to stir hearts, her beauty tinged with a fragile grace.

"The doctor said you need to rest properly. Get back in bed," she implored.

Pei Yunxi quickly stood up.

"It’s nothing," Liao Xiangdong said softly, wearing his hospital gown with a coat draped over him. "As you well know, I’m pretty resilient. It’s just a minor superficial wound."

Last night after leaving Ye Tingxuan’s villa, they had rushed to the hospital. Following the doctor’s examination, he indeed had no serious injuries, thanks in part to his robust constitution. An ordinary person wouldn’t have been able to get out of bed so quickly, let alone go out to buy food on their own. Pei Yunxi likely couldn’t have managed to get them both out by herself the previous night.

Liao Xiangdong was indeed fine, but Jiang Chen’s injuries were much more severe.

After arriving at the hospital last night, Jiang Chen was immediately taken to the operating room where he stayed for a full two hours before coming out in the middle of the night.

"You shouldn’t worry too much. The doctor said he is out of danger now," Liao Xiangdong reassured her, looking at the young man lying unconscious on the bed, his body covered in bandages and his face in gauze, a pitiful sight that made it hard to believe the daring feat he had performed.

Thankfully, it was a narrow escape. The shard would have pierced his kidney had it been just three centimeters off.

"Go eat something," he urged, gently patting Pei Yunxi’s shoulder.

Pei Yunxi went into the bathroom to freshen up, washing her face with just water and tying her hair back with a rubber band. Sitting at the table, her mind was still hazy, and she had little appetite.

"Why did he come?" she finally had the chance to ask.

Liao Xiangdong sat next to her.

"I don’t know," he answered.

Pei Yunxi looked at him.

Liao Xiangdong looked up and met her gaze. "This question, perhaps, you should be asking yourself."

Pei Yunxi fell silent.

Yes.

What other reason could there be for a man to recklessly storm into danger for a woman, even going to the extent of clashing with a mighty young tycoon with a powerful background, without considering the consequences?

Moreover.

He had even boldly declared his intent the previous night.

Compared to before last night, Pei Yunxi’s mindset had undoubtedly changed.

Praying outside the operating room until dawn, she had never before so fervently hoped for a man with whom she shared no blood ties.

Holding disposable chopsticks, Pei Yunxi felt an unprecedented sense of uncertainty.

"Before coming back to Yunfu, he went with me to look for Lan Peizhi, hoping Lan Peizhi would help. For that, he was willing to offer a billion US dollars as a reward, but Lan Peizhi didn’t agree," Liao Xiangdong said calmly. "I had planned to come alone, but he insisted on coming too. Now it seems fortunate that he did."

A billion dollars.

Pei Yunxi’s gaze flickered, her expression growing more complicated as she involuntarily turned to look at the young man on the bed, resembling a mummy.

"What is his background?" she mused.

Liao Xiangdong turned as well.

Never had a young man given him such a profound impact.

This youth was too complex, decisive, brave, resilient, rational... and also insanely extreme.

"I don’t know," Pei Yunxi murmured, her voice distant as she shook her head.

Liao Xiangdong glanced at her, understanding her feelings.

A beauty’s troubles never end.

This woman was destined not to have a calm and smooth life.

They had known each other for many years, and perhaps she was facing the most difficult choice of her life.

"You go back first, I’ll stay here to take care of him," he suggested.

"I’m not leaving," Pei Yunxi reflexively refused.

"Ye Tingxuan was also badly injured, and although he let us go last night, who knows if he’ll seek revenge later? It’s safest for you to leave the Two Guangs," Liao Xiangdong reminded her.

"This all started because of me, and now he’s like this. How can you expect me to leave?" Pei Yunxi said resolutely, her pale but graceful face determined. "I can’t go."

If Ye Tingxuan really sought retribution.

She needed to stick around all the more.

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Because his face was beaten to a swollen and bruised mess, affecting his shining image, the young prince chose to lay low for the past few days, staying behind closed doors.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people on the mountain, so he could still pass the time by hunting.

There were definitely no lions or tigers, but there were plenty of wild boars on the mountain.

"Bang, Bang, Bang..."

In the stillness of the woods, a series of rapid gunshots rang out. The young prince put away his smoking hunting rifle and, upon seeing a wild boar peppered with pellets still robustly darting into the woods, he shouted, "Shen Gongbao, go!"

Instantly, a massive dog barked ferociously and charged off – it was the Caucasian that drank noodle soup.

Perhaps because he overexerted himself, straining the wounds on his face, the young prince winced, touching the multiple swaths of gauze covering his face and feeling a sudden wave of bad luck, his hunting enthusiasm ebbing away as fast as a receding tide.

Another man approached, taking the hunting rifle from his hands,

"How are Pei Yunxi and the others these last few days?"

"They’ve been in the hospital the whole time."

"Oh? Pei Yunxi didn’t leave?"

"No."

The young prince smiled slightly, but mindful of his earlier mishap, he didn’t dare smile too widely.

"They always say that actors are heartless, but it looks like that’s not necessarily the case."

He muttered to himself.

"How’s Jiang Chen doing now?"

"He has woken up, there’s no danger. But if the blow had been a little higher, the outcome would’ve been uncertain."

Ye Tingxuan fell silent for a moment, then looked up, slowly exhaled, and gave a laugh that was a mix of crying and laughter.

"Damn it, I get beaten up, and it seems like I even have to thank the guy? That’s seriously suffocating."

With a whole entourage around him, not a single person dared to blunder into the conversation.

"Ah, let it go, let it go. Us Ye folks are always grateful and remember who’s helped us out. Let’s move on, the fun’s over."

Ye Tingxuan turned and left, not even bothering about the Caucasian Shepherd that was hunting wild boars anymore.

This time, the little prince didn’t drive himself, since he was injured. He sat in the back seat of the Bentley Continental, holding a cell phone, and was talking to somebody.

"Sis, I’m sorry, I really can’t make it recently. Man, how could I possibly stand you up? Just ran into a little trouble, don’t ask what exactly."

Perhaps his words were not at all trustworthy, and, in the end, left with no choice, the little prince could only say, "Alright, I’ll tell you. I was beaten up the other day, seriously couldn’t go outside."

"How come your lying is getting worse and worse?"

The other person didn’t believe it at all.

Indeed.

Under the heavens.

How many people would dare to beat up Ye Tingxuan?

"Just wait."

Ye Tingxuan was decisive. He hung up the phone, then took a selfie and sent it over.

"See, I didn’t lie to you, did I?"

After resuming the call, the other person’s tone suddenly turned strange.

"Who did it?"

"A... college student."

"A college student?!"

"Yeah."

Ye Tingxuan sighed, "These young folks nowadays are fiercely formidable!"

The other person laughed.

"Ye Tingxuan, you stop putting on this charade with me. Tell me, who really did it?"

"It’s not something to be proud of. Can’t you just stop digging and allow me a bit of dignity? To put it bluntly, I took this beating for you."

"Took it for me? What do you mean?"

"Man."

Ye Tingxuan heaved yet another deep sigh.

Suddenly, other voices could be heard coming from the other side.

"I’ve got something to handle now, we’ll talk later."

The call was quickly disconnected.

Ye Tingxuan put down his phone, his gaze drifting out the window to the crowd envying the Bentley Continental, his expression was one of complete melancholy.

The hospital.

Jiang Chen had woken up. Actually, he had awoken the next day, as his injuries couldn’t be considered too severe.

For the past few days, it had been Pei Yunxi taking care of him.

He felt quite awkward, and so did Pei Yunxi.

Fortunately, Liao Xiangdong was there, which helped to ease the atmosphere somewhat.

"You should return to East Sea first, and Liao and I will follow in a few days."

Although he was out of danger, the doctor still insisted that he should stay in the hospital for at least a week.

This trip to both Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, even if not hand-in-hand through life and death, was at least a shared hardship. His relationship with Liao Xiangdong had naturally grown much closer.

As for Pei Yunxi.

High risk often implies high reward.

After waking up and confirming that he was not seriously injured, Jiang Chen immediately checked his aprroval rating.

It had reached 70.

He had crossed the threshold of passing.

It had increased by twenty percentage points!

Jiang Chen was not greedy, and he was deeply satisfied with this. After all, one should know that before this incident, his relationship with Pei Yunxi had already been on the verge of a precarious cliff, where a slight misstep could have lead to a total collapse.

Blessings come in disguise, and misfortune is an underlying fortune.

The old sayings really do hold true.

However, at this moment, he still couldn’t afford to be complacent; even though he had successfully rescued Pei Yunxi, they were still in Yunfu, and external threats had not been completely eliminated.

The little prince’s quirky character had been fully revealed that night. With such people, no one can predict their next second’s thoughts.

"I’m not leaving."

Pei Yunxi shook her head.

"I’m fine now, you don’t need to stay here."

Pei Yunxi still shook her head, "I’ll leave with you guys."

Jiang Chen, feeling helpless, looked towards Liao Xiangdong sitting on the neighboring hospital bed.

It’s true that people’s physical conditions vary greatly. Aside from the wound on his lower back, Liao Xiangdong’s condition was clearly much worse than his. After all, those soldiers were not comparable to Ye Tingxuan, but Liao took on five at once and was as if nothing happened, moving around freely, while any small movement made him feel sore all over.

Liao Xiangdong explained that it was because he hadn’t been beaten often enough. Get beaten a few more times, and you’ll slowly get used to it.

This might just be what those martial arts novels referred to as, no breaking no standing.

"How about we head back tonight. After all, it’s the same whether we recuperate in East Sea."

Liao Xiangdong was also worried that delays might lead to problems.

"But he..."

Pei Yunxi looked at Jiang Chen with some hesitation.

"I’m fine, even if you ask me to fight that Ye guy again, I could still take him down."

"Hehe, really?"

Suddenly, the door to the ward was forcefully pushed open.

"Come on, get up, let’s have a rematch."