"So, Mom always keeps her promises. Since you've met my requirements, it's fine. You can date; I'll even give you an extra thousand for your monthly living expenses," Jiang Xiuyun said brightly.

Her words left Lin Feng and Cao Ying stunned. What on earth was going on?

"So, what's your name?" Seeing Lin Feng remain silent, Jiang Xiuyun started asking questions herself.

"Uh... I, I'm Cao Ying," Cao Ying stammered, her face flushing with panic.

"Cao Ying... Hmm, good name. Where are you from?"

"Jiangzhou..."

"Are you an only child, or do you have siblings?"

"Uh... Only, only child."

"What do your parents do?"

"Um..." Facing Jiang Xiuyun's endless questions, Cao Ying felt increasingly nervous. I'm not Lin Feng's girlfriend, but I'm being treated as if I am!

"Auntie... I'm really not Lin Feng's girlfriend; you've misunderstood. If you don't believe me, you can check with Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School. I'm Cao Ying; I'm their English substitute teacher for Class 3 and a fourth-year student at Jiangzhou University," Cao Ying said in desperation, not even calling Jiang Xiuyun 'Big Sister' as she might have otherwise, her face red as she hurriedly explained.

"Mm, I know... Sit, sit down. Sit. I never said you weren't a teacher," Jiang Xiuyun said, still smiling cheerfully at Cao Ying, which left the latter completely at a loss and feeling extremely awkward.

She had no idea what to do. She turned to look at Lin Feng with an annoyed expression, as if trying to convey: Explain this to your mom! What is all this?!

Seeing Cao Ying's cute expression when she was flustered and angry, Lin Feng didn't know what to say. I know Mom's personality; the more I try to explain, the less she'll believe. This is a classic case of 'the more you try to cover things up, the worse it gets.'

"Mom, you still haven't told me how you knew I was injured?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng decided to change the subject. This should work, he thought.

"Hmph, you little rascal, were you afraid I'd find out you were injured? Always getting into trouble..." Jiang Xiuyun, fortunately, didn't continue questioning Lin Feng and Cao Ying. "Who else could have told me? Of course, it was your homeroom teacher who called me! Are you all right?"

After asking, Jiang Xiuyun saw Lin Feng completely wrapped in bandages, and her heart ached. She was lost for words again.

"I'm fine; the doctor said they're just superficial wounds." Seeing his mother's distress, Lin Feng quickly tried to lighten the mood with a grin. "Mom, don't worry. Next time I fight, I absolutely won't get hurt again."

"'Next time'? There's still going to be a 'next time'? You little rascal, can't you just study properly and stay out of trouble! Looking like this, I wonder what girl would be willing to marry you!" As she spoke, Jiang Xiuyun unconsciously glanced at Cao Ying.

Cao Ying immediately blushed deeply, thinking, This misunderstanding seems impossible to clear up. I'll just have to wait until the next parent-teacher conference. Then Jiang Xiuyun will naturally understand who I am.

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely study hard from now on," Lin Feng said, not wanting to anger his mother further. He then suddenly looked at Cao Ying and asked, "Teacher Cao, did our homeroom teacher come by?"

Nearby, Jiang Xiuyun chuckled to herself. You little rascal, keep pretending. You're even calling her 'Teacher' now!

Cao Ying nodded. "Tang Rou called the homeroom teacher last night, and he came shortly after. Your mother was probably notified by the homeroom teacher. After all, with something this serious, the homeroom teacher would be held responsible if they didn't inform the parents."

"Oh, what about Tang Rou?"

"Tang Rou wasn't at the hospital for long. Her family sent someone to pick her up. Although she didn't want to leave, it seemed her dad called, and she left in tears. She asked me to tell you to rest well. Oh, and I forgot to mention, you're excused from school for a few days; we can talk about when you'll return after you're discharged."

"Understood." Lin Feng gave a slight nod at Cao Ying's words.

Jiang Xiuyun stayed at the hospital for two hours, naturally fussing over Lin Feng with concern. Eventually, she received a call from the bank and had to leave. Before she left, she gave Lin Feng another 5,000 yuan for living expenses and said mysteriously, "I've already paid the medical bills. This 5,000 yuan is your dating fund... You little rascal, you better behave yourself!"

Behave myself? What's that supposed to mean?

Lin Feng was bewildered by Jiang Xiuyun's words. What did she mean by 'behave yourself'? He glanced at Cao Ying, who was sitting beside him, also blushing slightly, and suddenly understood. Does Mom mean I need to behave myself with Teacher Cao?

But what does 'behave myself' entail? Does it mean only holding hands and kissing are allowed, but no sex? Or does it mean I need to be gentle when we do have sex... Okay, my thoughts are getting lewd.

Once Lin Feng and Cao Ying were alone in the hospital room, Cao Ying finally sat up straight and asked Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, those people last night were clearly coming straight for you. Did you provoke them?"

Scenes from the previous night flashed through Lin Feng's mind, and his whole demeanor instantly became serious.

"I didn't recognize any of those people from last night... As for offending people, well, I have offended quite a few recently..." Lin Feng sank into deep thought.

Of the people he had offended recently, three groups were the most suspicious.

He had beaten Meng Zelong to a pulp several times before, ultimately forcing Meng Zelong to transfer schools. Could it be that this guy, still incorrigible after transferring, had found some street thugs to get revenge on him? That's possible, Lin Feng thought. At least, I can't rule it out for now.

The night before last, he'd chased off three Yellow Hairs who had inappropriate designs on Tang Rou. Could it be that Bald Head and his men from last night were the Yellow Hairs' backers, out for revenge? Lin Feng was inclined to dismiss this possibility. However, this was merely intuition; he had no evidence to support his idea.

The last possibility was that Zeng Yuhu had sent people. Zeng Yuhu... last time, he had sent Li Jie and Zhang Kai to threaten him. The threat failed, and Lin Feng ended up thrashing them instead. It was possible he was looking for trouble. The key is, that guy Xie Nan who showed up later also seemed to be Zeng Yuhu's man, and he's a better fighter. If Zeng Yuhu wanted to cause trouble for me, why wouldn't he send Xie Nan again? Zeng Yuhu seems like the least likely culprit, but I can't completely rule him out.

I have no damn idea who these guys are.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Feng couldn't reach any useful conclusions and couldn't help but grind his teeth and shake his head.

Seeing the fierce glint in Lin Feng's eyes, Cao Ying felt a little worried and said, "Lin Feng, don't do anything rash, do you hear me? Just let this matter go."

"Just let it go?!" Lin Feng sneered. "My principle is: if others don't mess with me, I won't mess with them. If others mess with me, I will definitely mess with them back! Those people who hurt me, not a single one of them will get away!"

As Lin Feng spoke, a chilling light flickered in his eyes. No one has ever gotten the better of me, not in my entire life!

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