Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 154 - 153: Pretending All the Way (1 more)

Chapter 154: Chapter 153: Pretending All the Way (1 more)

Jin Yu, the younger brother, was injured. It was nothing serious, but because of his earlier folly, his act was too excessive.

Added to that, the pretense turned real, leading Xu Niannian to believe he was so severely injured that his third leg was facing the prospect of disability.

She strictly demanded he lie in bed and drink a bunch of traditional Chinese medicine concocted by Old Wu that was bitterly awful.

Drinking the medicine would have been fine, he had thought he’d face the gentle Xu Niannian feeding him.

Instead, Ye Shaoting this guy showed up again.

Xu Niannian sat by the bed with a bowl of medicine, looking at Jin Yu leaning against the headboard, lifeless, and worried he might take it too hard, she comforted him, "Jin Yu, don’t be too upset, Doctor Wu said you will recover."

Jin Yu wasn’t upset at all. After fussing over his look for half a day, hearing Xu Niannian’s gentle voice made his throat half melt.

"I’m not upset." His voice continued weakly.

He had figured it out, since things had gone from pretend to real, he might as well keep up the act through and through. After all, a brother was suffering, he might as well claim some benefits for himself.

"Then will you drink the medicine, okay?"

Xu Niannian pushed the bowl of medicine closer to him.

Jin Yu glanced at her, his dark pupils deep. He slowly raised his hand, hadn’t yet reached the bowl, half-way it faltered, and he let out a hiss.

Xu Niannian asked with concern, "What’s wrong?"

"My hand hurts, let me rest for a moment," he suddenly dropped his hand and took a deep breath.

His deep voice at this moment seemed tinged with a nasal quality, sounding inexplicably aggrieved.

Only then did Xu Niannian remember, this morning Old Wu came over and gave him another acupuncture treatment.

And she noticed that Old Wu’s expression as he inserted the needles today seemed even more serious. Of course, there were also an unusually large number of needles on him.

Yesterday, there were only a dozen or so, but today it felt like his upper body was entirely covered in them, and Old Wu also stared at his crotch with a shocked expression multiple times, which she noted.

She naturally didn’t know, just when she had left the room to fetch water for Old Wu to drink, Jin Yu had already disclosed his true injury to Old Wu.

Hearing him say his hand hurt, Xu Niannian couldn’t bear it, considering the many needles that had been stuck in his arm that morning.

"How about I feed you?"

Wasn’t this exactly the outcome Jin Yu was pursuing? But he couldn’t appear too eager.

He planned to be subtly resistant for a minute.

So he kept a straight face and said gravely, "No need, I can manage on my own."

At that moment, Ye Shaoting barged in, kicking the door open and striding in brashly.

"Jin Yu, the task you gave me is done."

It was Jin Yu’s room. Ye Shaoting knew since yesterday he was staying in the room next to Xu Niannian’s and had even teased him for being stealthily extravagant.

He had not expected Xu Niannian to be inside.

Upon first seeing Xu Niannian, Ye Shaoting’s gaze was once again astonished by her lovely appearance.

Although it wasn’t their first encounter, Ye Shaoting found that such a beauty could astonish him no matter how many times he saw her.

Seeing Xu Niannian in Jin Yu’s room, Ye Shaoting’s first thought was, oh no, he hoped he hadn’t ruined Jin Yu’s good opportunity.

But on closer inspection, seeing Xu Niannian and Jin Yu properly dressed, one sitting on the bed, the other on a chair by the bed, he immediately dismissed that suspicion.

Seeing Jin Yu lying on the bed with Xu Niannian holding traditional Chinese medicine in her hands, Ye Shaoting couldn’t help but laugh as he approached, "Yo, brother, what happened to you?"

Ye Shaoting could tell right away that Xu Niannian was holding Chinese herbal medicine mainly because the room reeked of it.

Jin Yu felt that he was finally about to enjoy the care of his wife, feeling quite pleased.

But this sudden appearance of Ye Shaoting was like an obnoxious cockroach in a bathroom: repulsive and disgusting.

His eyes were filled with disdain.

Jin Yu didn’t want to respond to Ye Shaoting, but Xu Niannian, thinking he was in too much pain to speak, kindly explained for him, "Jin Yu is injured."

"Injured?"

Ye Shaoting exclaimed dramatically, stepped forward, and slapped Jin Yu on the shoulder, "Brother, well done, getting injured here, and so severely you can’t even get up from bed. What happened, did the grass cut your delicate little hand or foot?"

As he spoke, he even mockingly checked his hand, only to be irritably brushed off by Jin Yu, "Go stand aside."

Ye Shaoting smirked teasingly. He had thought Jin Yu was pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy.

Self-torment trick.

It was Shaoting who provided him with these womanizing skills in the past.

He still remembered Jin Yu disdainfully saying he would never need to use such low methods to win a woman’s sympathy.

How come today it suddenly got used? He wouldn’t be doing himself justice if he didn’t throw a few barbs, given his earlier disdain.

Xu Niannian naturally couldn’t disclose Jin Yu’s injury to Ye Shaoting.

Seeing Jin Yu growing impatient, Xu Niannian thought it was his pride acting up, so she didn’t say anything.

She said to Ye Shaoting, "If you have something to say, wait till later. I’ll feed him the medicine first."

"Feed him?" Ye Shaoting raised an eyebrow at Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian hummed in affirmation and explained, "Jin Yu’s hand hurts, it’s not very convenient for him."

"That’s easy, I’ll do it." Ye Shaoting grabbed the bowl from Xu Niannian’s hands.

Xu Niannian was taken aback for a moment, glanced at Jin Yu, whose entire face had gone dark.

But Xu Niannian didn’t think much of it, because he often scowled, with a face that looked like someone owed him a whole bunch of money and wouldn’t pay it back.

So without giving it much thought, she let Ye Shaoting do as he pleased. Besides, Jin Yu had just refused to let her feed him the medicine, so she guessed he was probably annoyed with her.

After all, it was her fault he was hurt; in his eyes, she might as well be an ancient sinner by now.

"Okay, you feed him," she said briskly.

Jin Yu’s head shot up in disbelief, staring at Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian was a bit dazed by his sudden movement and touched the corner of her mouth uncomfortably, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing!" Jin Yu gritted his teeth so hard he wished he could crush Ye Shaoting, who was sitting in front of him, to bits.

Damn it, with no perceptiveness at all, what’s the use of being in the reconnaissance camp? Might as well take off the hat and go dig pig manure.

How could Ye Shaoting not understand the resentment in Jin Yu’s eyes? He laughed heartily, pinched Jin Yu’s chin, "Come on, brother, let me feed you the medicine."

Then, regardless of Jin Yu’s threatening gaze, he rudely poured the medicine into his mouth, taking advantage of the fact he was a "hand-hurt, powerless" man.

Ye Shaoting poured the medicine in a big gulp straight down Jin Yu’s throat.

Jin Yu had to swallow hurriedly, his narrow eyes not forgetting to shoot cold glares at Ye Shaoting.

Xu Niannian watched in sheer shock. Was that really a way to feed medicine?

"How’s that, do you like being fed this way?" Ye Shaoting asked provokingly, the rascal. His five-day leave had been blown away by him; he had to return to the army this afternoon.

He had finally caught an opportunity to mess with Jin Yu, and he wasn’t going to let it go.

After feeding him the medicine, Ye Shaoting then handed the bowl to Xu Niannian with a complete 180-degree change in attitude, "Sister-in-law, here you go."

Xu Niannian blinked and obediently took it, suddenly realizing that this way of feeding medicine seemed quite efficient.

As Xu Niannian stared at Ye Shaoting with her pretty big eyes, Jin Yu clicked his tongue, grinding his teeth in annoyance.

If it weren’t for Xu Niannian being there, and he supposedly "weak and powerless," he’d really like to kick the guy in front of him out the door.

"What are you doing here?"

It annoyed Jin Yu that Xu Niannian’s focus was on someone else, so he interrupted her focused gaze.

In reality, he knew why Ye Shaoting had come.

Yesterday, he had asked Ye Shaoting to help find a store for Xu Niannian.

Since he hadn’t shown up all day yesterday, he clearly hadn’t finalized everything. His arrival now must mean the store matter was settled, right?

Ye Shaoting couldn’t stand Jin Yu’s feigned ignorance, and with a smile directed at Xu Niannian, he said enthusiastically, "Sister-in-law, were you looking for a store?"

Xu Niannian’s gaze returned to Ye Shaoting, she blinked, her thick lashes fluttering as she did.

"How did you know?"

Ye Shaoting’s lips curled in triumph, deliberately avoiding the question in front of Jin Yu, only saying, "I’ve found the store for you."

"Really?"

Xu Niannian looked at him with delight, even grabbing his arm in excitement. Her sparkling big eyes showed unabashed joy, and her smile was both enticing and innocently pure.

Ye Shaoting’s old heart couldn’t help but skip a few beats, damn, Jin Yu’s woman was too appealing.

Before he could get too excited, a sharp "smack" came from his arm, and he turned to meet Jin Yu’s frost-covered eyes.

His sharp gaze glared death at him as he ground his teeth and said, "Why so slow... Didn’t I tell you to settle this yesterday?"

His words revealed that Ye Shaoting’s search for the store was his own idea, saving Xu Niannian from misinterpreting the situation.

At the same time, he took the opportunity to belittle Ye Shaoting’s efficiency in handling things.

Xu Niannian immediately grasped his intended message, but she only understood what he wanted to convey, not the reason behind it.

After all, in her mind, she hadn’t considered the possibility that Jin Yu was trying to show off in front of her.