"What's wrong?"

I had thought that these words of mine would cheer Li Qinghe up a bit, so she would no longer be sad because of my injury.

But who would have known that just as I had finished speaking, she burst into tears.

Seeing her cry like this, Xu Fan was truly at a loss.

"Xu Fan, I really don't know whether I should thank you or hate you..."

Li Qinghe took a breath, wiped the tears from her face, and said.

Indeed, she disliked Ke Longxiang, even hated him; forcing her to marry Ke Longxiang was worse than death.

The appearance of Xu Fan truly gave her hope.

Even though he lay seriously injured in bed now, Li Qinghe believed that his abilities were enough to tear apart the marriage contract that bound her.

But this gratitude was intertwined with hatred.

Once you have seen the vast ocean, other waters will hardly attract you; apart from the clouds over the magnificent Wushan, other clouds inevitably pale in comparison.

Even if she were about to gain her freedom, what then?

Having seen him now, could she possibly fall in love with another man?

Li Qinghe knew very well that no matter how hard she tried, she probably couldn't surpass the place that girl held in his heart.

To have met Xu Fan was to err for a lifetime; why did she have to meet him...

Her feelings had never been so complicated, and now, looking at Xu Fan lying on the hospital bed, Li Qinghe truly didn't know what she should do next, how she should choose.

"Alright, I'll go back and rest for a while, and you rest well in the hospital."

"If anything comes up, remember to call me right away."

Not wanting her complex feelings at the moment to affect Xu Fan's rest, Li Qinghe took a deep breath and walked directly out of the room.

His gaze followed Li Qinghe as she left until she reached the doorway of the room. Watching as her figure disappeared outside the hospital room door, Xu Fan couldn't help but shake his head.

Huh?

He planned to lie in bed and rest for a while, waiting for Han Dongxu to bring his medicine and then proceed with the treatment.

However, just as he lay down on the bed, there was a creak, and he saw the ward door swing open.

He thought it was Li Qinghe returning, but when he turned his head to look, it wasn't her.

It seemed to be a nurse coming in to check the room.

She would probably take a quick look and leave soon, so Xu Fan didn't pay much attention. He lay in bed and began to doze off.

"Wow, I didn't expect to see a mummy in Huaxia."

"Hmm?"

The voice was unusually familiar. Xu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, only to see the nurse who had just walked into the ward, now bending over with a playful smile as she looked at him.

"Feng Huang?"

"How come you're here?"

The face reflected in his pupils was none other than Feng Huang.

Seeing her smiling like this now, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown. Not many people knew he was in this hospital now, so how did she find him?

Xu Fan certainly didn't believe this was any coincidence.

"Oppa, isn't this a pleasant surprise?"

Feng Huang winked at Xu Fan playfully and said flirtatiously, "One universe, nine planets, two hundred and four countries, eight hundred and nine islands, seven oceans, seven point seven billion people, and yet fate has brought us together again amidst this vast sea of people."

"Heh, just my luck..."

Xu Fan chuckled dryly and sat up in bed as he responded.

"Ugh, how annoying..."

Seeing Xu Fan's disinterested expression, Feng Huang pouted and humphed in complaint.

Then, immediately regaining her composure, she spun around in front of Xu Fan and, blinking, asked, "Oppa, do I look good?"

No one knew where Feng Huang had stolen the nurse uniform from, but now that she wore it, it was especially seductive, particularly the pair of white silk stockings on her beautiful legs, which had a somewhat enchanting charm.

"It'll do."

At that moment, Xu Fan offered a begrudging comment.

"Ah, such a pity. I thought by coming in wearing this uniform, you would ruthlessly torment me, but it seems you're too weak to do so now."

This woman was clearly mocking his injuries at the moment; Xu Fan's forehead creased as he gave her a look.

"Feng Huang, I'm someone who holds grudges very deeply."

"Then I look forward to your revenge."

"..."

Honestly having no interest in a verbal spar with this woman, Xu Fan looked at her and directly asked, "What exactly did you steal from the box last time?"

Last time, at the Jinling Go tournament, this woman had stolen something from the black box Xia Hengzhou left for Xia Yanyu. Xu Fan had always remembered it.

Xu Fan looked at her now, hoping to get an answer from her.

"Why do you still remember that?"

Feng Huang curled her lips and laughed while looking at Xu Fan, "But come to think of it, I should thank you for helping me."

"Heh, you're quite polite, aren't you?"

Xu Fan gave a dry laugh and said no more.

Based on Feng Huang's tone, she probably wasn't planning to tell him the truth.

"Actually, it was just a letter."

"As for what was written inside, I really don't know. You know the rules of our line of work."

However, surprisingly, Feng Huang did tell him.

Hearing her answer, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown.

Xia Hengzhou had left a letter for Xia Yanyu?

What on earth was written inside...

Could it be related to his disappearance?

After looking at Feng Huang, Xu Fan gave up on asking further; he understood the rules of the trade better than she did.

Her job was simply to deliver items to her employer. To peek would only bring her more trouble.

"What brings you here this time?"

No longer dwelling on the past incident, Xu Fan looked at Feng Huang and asked seriously.

Her sudden appearance here must have something to do with him.

"I came to see the mummy~"

At that moment, Feng Huang, sitting on the edge of the bed, said playfully.

The answer might as well have not been given…

"How is everyone now?"

Not expecting her to provide any useful information at that moment, Xu Fan asked about the situation of White Crescent.

"Don't worry, those guys are all doing better than anyone."

Feng Huang casually explained, resting her chin and looking at Xu Fan, asking, "By the way, do you have a lot of bounty on you?"

"Hmm?"

"What's wrong?"

Indeed, just as Feng Huang had mentioned, the most valuable thing about him was his own head.

Even though he was retired now, he was still on many people's radar.

But why had she suddenly asked about that?

"Hehe…"

At that moment, Feng Huang flicked her wrist, and a dagger appeared in her hand.

"I've just found a great way to make money."

While gesturing with the dagger in her hand, Feng Huang looked at Xu Fan with a teasing smile and asked, "Tell me, wouldn't it be easy to kill you right now?"

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