Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 823: Discovering Ruanruan’s Unusual State, Third Master Coaxes and Inquires

Chapter 823: Chapter 823: Discovering Ruanruan’s Unusual State, Third Master Coaxes and Inquires

Huo Yunjiao’s brows were knotted together, his stern face expressing a hidden pain. Despite his own body’s ache, he did not forget to extend his arm to protect Qin Ruan’s lower back.

Qin Jingcen, who was closest to them, stepped forward and bent down to help his sickly and delicate brother-in-law.

Huo Yunjiao steadied himself on Qin Jingcen’s arm, using it to rise from the ground and, in one motion, helped Qin Ruan up as well.

Looking down, he saw Qin Ruan’s face full of concern and self-reproach, a complexion tinged with shock and anxiety.

He thought Qin Ruan was frightened by the recent turn of events and reached out to rub her head gently, letting out a sigh of comfort, "I’m fine, but are you, clattering around, hurt?"

Qin Ruan was suddenly repelled by a mysterious force, the impact transferred through her body to his. If anyone felt directly affected, it was indeed her.

"I’m fine," Qin Ruan said absently, shaking her head.

Upon hearing Huo Yunjiao say he was fine, her mind once again conjured the strange images that had appeared before.

In just a few seconds, her subconscious mind could only capture so much, but the characters carved into the tens of thousands of desolate mountain peaks were engraved deeply into her memory.

Each peak was densely inscribed with the same two characters, Aruan.

The astonishing scene left her with a palpitation and trembling with fear.

Qin Ruan couldn’t consider the images that had inexplicably intruded into her mind as unimportant, especially the names inscribed on countless mountain peaks.

Aruan, Qin Ruan, the names differed by only a single character.

"Ruanruan?"

"Ruanruan, Ruanruan?"

As the calling voices echoed in her ears, Qin Ruan mechanically lifted her head and looked in the direction of the sound.

Huo Yunjiao and Qin Jingcen were looking at her with faces full of concern.

Qin Jingcen stopped shaking her arm and asked, "Ruanruan, what’s the matter with you?"

Qin Ruan: "Nothing, just... a bit startled."

Her face reddened, and a thin mist seemed to glimmer in her clear eyes like ripples on water.

Huo Yunjiao touched her forehead and felt the high temperature. Frowning displeased, his eyes flashed with dangerous light, "You have a fever!"

Qin Ruan touched her forehead and murmured softly, "I don’t feel much."

Yan Yiqi quickly spoke up, "How did you get a fever? Quick, we should see a doctor!"

He wished he could get up and personally check Qin Ruan’s condition.

On hearing this, Qin Anguo rushed forward, pulling Qin Ruan by the hand and heading outside.

His stern face was solemn, his whole body exuding displeasure, making it obvious how much he was upset and worried.

"Dad, wait! I still have unresolved issues!"

Without understanding the power in Yan Xirong’s body that could harm her, and the images that had entered her mind, Qin Ruan felt anything but at ease.

Qin Anguo stopped in his tracks and turned around, his face filled with anger, "Do you even care about your own health anymore, always thinking about rescuing someone or helping another, what about yourself?!"

As a father witnessing his daughter’s injury, only he understood the painful and anxious worry he felt.

Qin Ruan held Qin Anguo’s hand, her voice soft and sweet, "Dad, I’m fine. Since I’ve already taken action, I must continue, and I need to understand some things."

Qin Anguo: "First, you see a doctor about your illness, we can discuss the rest later."

Qin Ruan shook her head, gazing at him with determined eyes.

Neither father nor daughter would give in, but under Qin Ruan’s insistence, Qin Anguo slowly let go of her hand.

Even in yielding, he did so reluctantly.

"Thank you," she said.

Qin Ruan turned and walked to Yan Xirong, who was still unconscious, his upper body bare.

At a glance, she noticed that the area on his right chest, which should have borne a black winged totem, was now clean and white.

The sinister and evil pattern had disappeared.

Qin Ruan quickly reached to touch Yan Xirong’s wrist, finding his pulse steady and his strength restored.

Fearing an unforeseen complication, she released her Nether Power from her fingertips to probe the vital signs within the other’s body.

If Yan Xirong had been on the brink of death before, his body had now regained its normal functions.

Qin Ruan’s brow furrowed, a look of confusion apparent in her eyes.

Yan Yiqi also noticed the change in his son and looked at Qin Ruan with eyes full of hope, "The black wings on Xirong’s body are gone!"

Yan Xihu blinked, "Is Aruan better now?"

Qin Ruan put down Yan Xirong’s wrist and told the Yan father and son, "He’s better now, get him dressed so he won’t catch a cold. Pay attention to recuperating over the next few years. His body might not regain its past peak condition, but dying of old age won’t be a problem."

Yan Yiqi’s eyes brimmed with tears of excitement as he thanked Qin Ruan, "Good, good! Child, thank you!"

Qin Ruan shook her head, her gaze still fixed on Yan Xirong’s chest.

Huo Yunjiao grasped her cold hand and said in a deep voice, "I’ve sent for Doctor Chen. Come back to the room with me."

This time, Qin Ruan did not refuse, withdrawing her gaze and obediently nodding, "Okay."

The Qin family father and sons also left the room, with Yan Xihu personally seeing them out.

When she returned to the bedroom, Qin Ruan sat by the bed in a daze.

She hung her head, motionless, and it was unclear what she was thinking about.

Huo Yunjiao sat next to Qin Ruan with his legs crossed, silent, his eyes sternly fixed on the quiet, soundless person beside him, dangerous glints flickering deep within his pupils.

When Doctor Chen entered, he keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere in the room.

He approached carefully and respectfully addressed them, "Third Master, Young Mistress."

Huo Yunjiao’s perfectly sculpted jaw moved slightly, his voice cold, "Madam has a fever. Check on her."

Doctor Chen quickly stepped forward and took Qin Ruan’s temperature with a thermometer.

"Thirty-eight degrees, not a high fever. Madam is still breastfeeding so I advise against medication. Try physical cooling first, and if the fever doesn’t subside, consider taking medicine."

Huo Yunjiao’s brows knitted together, his voice tinged with irritation, "Take medicine now."

Qin Ruan’s condition wasn’t good, and delays might lead to complications. Choosing the most effective method to reduce the fever was the safest option.

Doctor Chen nodded and went to his medicine box to fetch the medication.

At that moment, Qin Ruan moved.

She shook her head at Huo Yunjiao, refusing, "I won’t take medicine. I’ll choose physical cooling."

Huo Yao and Huo Anqi had not been weaned yet, and she didn’t want to take medication that might affect them.

Huo Yunjiao’s eyebrows furrowed, his tone slightly heavy, "Ruanruan, be good." It was rare for him to assert such dominance.

Qin Ruan didn’t want to be obedient and said to Chen Hengfeng, "Doctor Chen, you may leave for now. Call you back if the fever doesn’t subside."

Doctor Chen turned to look at Huo Yunjiao; his master’s expression was not good, but he found it difficult to disobey the young mistress’s orders, torn between two loyalties.

"Third Master?"

Huo Yunjiao waved him off dismissively.

Doctor Chen closed his medicine box, scurrying out of the room as if fleeing for his life.

Before leaving, he did not forget to gently close the bedroom door behind him.

The moment the door shut, Qin Ruan was pushed down onto the bedspread with dark patterns.

The extremely handsome face filled her vision, his dense, defined lashes came close, and his familiar presence was quite comforting to her.

The warmth and softness in Huo Yunjiao’s eyes were replaced with worry and a trace of darker emotions. His thick lashes fluttered lightly, his deep, well-like eyes that could devour one’s soul stared intensely at Qin Ruan.

"What exactly happened? You’re really out of sorts."

The man’s mellifluous coaxing voice reached Qin Ruan’s ears.