The gate that had been closed for a long time finally opened. Chu Yinyin was wearing a cloak, and the snow-white fur collar made her face look even more delicate. She looked at Chu Fengqing standing there with red eyes. She walked forward, “Brother, can you walk? Does your leg still hurt?”
Chu Fengqing: “If I don’t walk fast, it won’t hurt.”
After taking those ten steps, he seemed to have broken through a bottleneck and made rapid progress. In just a few days, he could already walk around the house.
Chu Yinyin came to him happily, “That’s great! Father and Mother would definitely be very happy if they knew.”
Chu Fengqing curved his eyes. Ji Yujin happened to come out of the small kitchen. The two looked at each other. Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows and said to Yinyin, “I just prepared some dried fruits for your brother. You can have some too.”
Chu Yinyin was slightly stunned. Ji Yujin gave her a strange feeling. A man who was so high and mighty that she even suspected he was an insatiable person suddenly decided to cook soup…
She feels that this world is somewhat mysterious.
Ji Yujin sat on the stone bench in the pavilion. Chu Yinyin supported Chu Fengqing and walked slowly towards that place. On the way, Chu Yinyin whispered, “Xu Junyu said that Lord Ji…”
“Let’s just call him Brother Ji. I feel like calling him lord is a bit too formal.”
She paused and glanced at Ji Yujin. Seeing that he didn’t look at her, she continued, “He said that Brother Ji… placed you under house arrest in the mansion, so I can never see you. But he must be talking nonsense.”
Chu Fengqing stopped and asked, “Xu Junyu? Who is he?”
Chu Yinyin’s eyes widened slightly: “He is the divine physician’s disciple. Logically, he should be your junior brother. Didn’t the divine physician tell you?”
Junior brother?
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and shook his head: “Master never mentioned this matter.”
Chu Yinyin was speechless for a rare moment and murmured, “As expected of a master and disciple, both are equally unreliable.”
Chu Fengqing looked down at her.
Chu Yinyin laughed hurriedly, “I’m not talking about Second Brother, Second Brother is the most reliable.”
Chu Fengqing didn’t say anything. The word “house arrest” was a bit heavy. In fact, it was almost the same. It was just that he did it voluntarily, and it had nothing to do with “ban”. However, he couldn’t tell Chu Yinyin the reason behind it.
The two of them looked towards the pavilion in tacit understanding.
The man in red in the pavilion was sitting awkwardly, with his legs crossed on the railing and his black hair casually draped over his shoulders. He didn’t look like a law-abiding person.
As if he had noticed the gazes of the two people, Ji Yujin turned around and looked over.
Chu Yinyin: “Before, I always heard outsiders say that the Governor of Xichang killed people like crazy and had a perverse personality, but after getting to know him, I felt that it was just nonsense. Xu Junyu said that it was just because those people were afraid that they put all kinds of accusations on the others.”
These rumors are not completely groundless. Ji Yujin is a man who can distinguish very clearly. The people on his side are extremely protective of their people, and they don’t care whether that person is right or wrong. If the person is not a member of our tribe, then the rumors are true.
But Chu Fengqing didn’t care about these. He looked at Chu Yinyin, who kept talking about Xu Junyu, and said softly, “I am a little curious about this junior brother of mine who I have never met. You really can’t stop talking about him.”
“Is there?” Chu Yinyin began to recall what she had said and found that she couldn’t deny it. She touched her nose with her hand. “Maybe it’s because you guys didn’t have time to accompany me during this period. I was always with him and always talked to him alone, which led to me always repeating what he said.”
“And he’s not a young junior brother. He’s a few years older than us. It’s just that he’s prettier than a girl, so he doesn’t look his age.”
Chu Fengqing: “Have you been with him all this time?”
Chu Yinyin: “You could say that. I wanted to learn some medical knowledge from the divine physician, but he went out on a journey after only a few days of study. I could only ask him to teach me.”
Chu Fengqing thought, How come these two people suddenly became interested in medical theory? It must be hard for his master to suddenly have so many little followers.
Chu Yinyin didn’t stay for long. She said she had work to do at the pharmacy and left.
After she left, Ji Yujin put his hands behind his head and said with a smile, “Your junior brother is really well versed in human nature.”
Chu Fengqing took a sip of tea and said, “Fortunately, I didn’t say bad things about you behind your back. You can even hear it from such a distance.”
There was a small charcoal stove burning in the pavilion, and a pot of tea was boiling on the stove, with steam rising up.
Ji Yujin tilted his head towards him and said, “I’m not a stingy person. If you say something bad about me, you can offset it by saying ten sentences that benefit me.”
Chu Fengqing: “Ten sentences are equivalent to one sentence, isn’t that stingy?”
Ji Yujin: “Tsk, this is obviously a good job. It’s easy for me to say hundreds of words that will be useful to you.”
Chu Fengqing glanced at Ji Yujin indifferently. He could guarantee that those words were definitely not useful to him. They were definitely words that could not be said in public. It was more like letting him benefit from it himself.
Chu Fengqing: “Xu Junyu… Ah Jin, help me investigate this person.”
It would be fine if they were just getting along as junior and senior brothers, but looking at Yinyin’s appearance… it would be better to investigate in advance.
Ji Yujin: “Alright, but marriage is determined by fate. Even if something is found out, do you want to intervene?”
Chu Fengqing glanced at Ji Yujin, who took the teacup from him and poured him a hot cup. “As one drinks the water, one knows whether it is hot or cold, so don’t take it too seriously either.”
“Do you know something?”
Ji Yujin smiled and said, “I don’t know anything, but seeing that you look like you want to fight him with a sword, I’m prepared for a rainy day.”
Chu Fengqing looked at him helplessly but was rejected by Ji Yujin’s ingratiating smile.
Ji Yujin touched Chu Fengqing’s hand across the table. Fortunately, it wasn’t too cold. However, he stood up and walked behind Chu Fengqing to help him up. “Alright, you’ve been out for a long time today. It’s cold outside. You still have to be careful. Let’s go back.”
Chu Fengqing looked at the preserved fruits on the table. Before he could speak, Ji Yujin said, “Of course I won’t forget it.”
He lazily raised his eyelids and said, “Tsk, why do you look like I’m shortening your food and drink?”
Chu Fengqing frowned. “Who dares to say that there is a shortage in Lord Ji’s mansion?”
Ji Yujin glanced at him sideways,l and couldn’t help laughing. “Physician Chu, you are now playing the role of ‘pretending to be stupid’ to the fullest.”
The two of them chatted with each other, and Chu Fengqing walked towards the bedroom with the support of Ji Yujin.
On the second day, the “junior brother” named Xu Junyu came to the door with some gifts in his hands.
When he saw Chu Fengqing, he bowed deeply and said, “Junior brother greets Senior Brother.”
When Chu Fengqing saw his appearance, he thought that Chu Yinyin had not lied to him. This man was more good-looking than a girl, but there was no feminine in his every move.
“No need to be polite, just sit down.”
Logically speaking, Chu Fengqing should be happy to have a new junior brother, but because of Chu Yinyin’s report, he couldn’t be happy.
Xu Junyu: “I should have come to see you a few days ago, but I was delayed by some trivial matters. Please don’t blame me.”
There was no mention of Ji Yujin in his words. If Chu Yinyin hadn’t come yesterday, he would have really thought that this person was unaware of the truth and put all the responsibility on himself. It can only be said that he is a very good person.
The two chatted for a while in the courtyard. Chu Fengqing made a pot of tea. Most of the topics they talked about were about their master. It must be said that Xu Junyu was very good at chatting. Every word he said hit the point exactly. Even though Chu Fengqing did not have a very good first impression of him, he still talked a few more words than usual.
Xu Junyu saw Ji Yujin coming back from work from afar and immediately stood up, “Senior Brother, I’ve been bothering you for a long time today. I’m really sorry for disturbing you. I’ll go back first.”
Chu Fengqing nodded. “Take care and come often.”
Chu Fengqing saw Xu Junyu and Ji Yujin passing by each other. He stopped and saluted Ji Yujin, and the two of them said something to each other.
Ji Yujin approached and said, “Your junior brother is not bad, quite smart.”
At least he was considerate enough to leave when he saw him coming back instead of pestering Chu Fengqing.
Chu Fengqing looked at the direction he left and said, “His character seems to be pretty good, but we just chatted for a few minutes, and I can’t make a final conclusion.”
Ji Yujin sat in front of him, propped up his chin with one hand, and said with a smile, “Do you know what you look like now?”
Chu Fengqing was puzzled.
Ji Yujin: “Like a father-in-law choosing a son-in-law. If I remember correctly, you and Yinyin are twins, born in the same year. And you always act like you are mature.”
Seeing Chu Fengqing still looking in that direction, he frowned, straightened his body slightly, leaned over, and completely blocked his sight. “The person has already gone far away, and you are still looking?”
Chu Fengqing’s vision was blocked, so he could only look at Ji Yujin. He stared into Ji Yujin’s heavy eyes and moved back a little. The two were too close, so close that he could even clearly count how many eyelashes Ji Yujin had.
Ji Yujin curled his lips into a smile, then suddenly lowered his head and bit his lips. Chu Fengqing looked towards the door in panic, he could even see Xu Junyu’s back. If he turned his head at this moment, he would be able to see the whole scene between the two of them.
Chu Fengqing pushed Ji Yujin with his hand. He didn’t know whether it was out of shock or shame, but a thin layer of pink quietly spread on the back of his neck. He bit Ji Yujin lightly to make him let go. Taking advantage of this gap, he hurriedly said, “The person hasn’t left yet. Will…”
Before he could finish his words, Ji Yujin sealed his lips again, without caring about anything.
Fortunately, Xu Junyu didn’t bother to turn his head around. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he could no longer see the other person’s back.
Ji Yujin seemed to be angry at him for not concentrating, so he grabbed the back of his head with his hand and attacked and territories, not letting go of any place.
The kiss became deeper and deeper. Ji Yujin kicked the table aside and fell on the tiger skin with Chu Fengqing, not forgetting to put his hand on the back of his head.
Both of them were a little emotional, their black hair was tangled together, but no one cared at this time. Suddenly Chu Fengqing opened his eyes, his pupils shrank slightly, and he moved a little more vigorously, pushing Ji Yujin away.
Ji Yujin didn’t understand what was going on, so he let go of Chu Fengqing. He was shocked to see Chu Fengqing blushing terribly. Ji Yujin quickly stood up and half-knelt beside him: “What’s wrong? Did I press you anywhere?”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and shook his head: “No.”
Ji Yujin: “What happened?”
Did he press his leg? He was about to check the condition of his leg, but Chu Fengqing quickly pulled his leg back. He was wearing a lot of clothes in winter, so Ji Yujin didn’t see anything.
Chu Fengqing coughed lightly, and his face turned even redder. He didn’t dare to look at Ji Yujin but just said, “Ah Jin, can you go to the room and push my wheelchair out?”
Ji Yujin naturally would not refuse. He strode towards the room, feeling even more worried and regretful that he had been too reckless.
After Ji Yujin left, Chu Fengqing was blown by the cold wind for a while and still hadn’t completely calmed down. His earlobes were as red as blood. He clenched his fists, sat up straighter, and drank another cup of tea.
After a long time, he slowly covered his face with his hands, and he actually… actually reacted to a kiss.
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