The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 132

Translator: thornling | Editor: thornling

Li Zhong was standing guard just outside the door, so he obviously overheard the conversation between Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master. Seeing that there was no movement inside for a long time, he braced himself and walked in, only to find Eldest Young Master foolishly sitting on the bed, his expression flickering between gloom and happiness, extremely complicated.

"Eldest Young Master, don't let Second Young Master's words lead you astray. Second Young Master is prejudiced against Miss Lin; that's the only reason he slandered her like that. Haven't you clearly seen how meticulously Miss Lin takes care of you these days and what kind of a person she is?" Li Zhong persuaded.

When Lin Dan first came, everyone in Xiaofeng Pavilion did indeed hate her to the bone. But after interacting with her on a daily basis, her meticulousness and diligence, her deep affection and friendship, her tolerance and integrity, had already moved all of them. Whether she was sincere or insincere to Eldest Young Master, couldn't they tell?

"I know." Xue Boyong waved his hand weakly: "In Xiaofeng Pavilion, she does everything for me personally. For me, she learned to cook, do laundry, and embroider; for me, she wore coarse clothing to be a traveling doctor in the countryside. If she had wanted to live an easy life, how would she be so willing to suffer these hardships?"

It was because he saw it so clearly that he reacted so violently to Xue Jiming's words. He didn't care whether Lin Dan was duping him. He was more afraid that she was wasting her life by being his caretaker. He was already useless, so how could he have any other extravagant hopes?

Thinking this, Xue Boyong covered his face and sighed dimly.

Seeing that he was thinking rationally, Li Zhong didn't say anymore, just tucked in the corner of the quilt and went out.

The next day, Xue Boyong originally planned on distancing himself from Lin Dan, but he often found himself inadvertently approaching her. When Lin Dan asked him if there was anything he wanted to eat before she left, he shook his head and said there wasn't. Lin Dan turned around and entered the kitchen, where she chose to stew a pot of mutton, which happened to be exactly what he had been craving recently. Although she didn't return for lunch, the familiar flavor still accompanied him.

When she returned in the evening, Lin Dan, disregarding him rejecting her with all his might, put Xue Boyong in the wheelchair and pushed him out, circling the yard several times. Seeing her cheerful little face, looking at her big sparkling eyes, even if he had more words to reject her, Xue Boyong couldn't bring himself to speak them.

After being sent back to his room and saying good night, he rubbed the space between his eyebrows and finally surrendered to Lin Dan. The distance between them had always been controlled by her. If she wanted to get close, he could only be forced to accept it. If she wanted to stay far away, he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to. This kind of feeling really made one restless. Xue Boyong, who had already gradually accepted the machinations of fate, looked at his useless legs and felt an extremely intense rush of unwillingness out of the blue.

He began to actively seek doctors and request treatment. The pills that he had rejected so stubbornly in the past were now being attentively taken. Doctor's orders were also followed one after another, and he did not dare to be careless at all. Madam Xue and Old Madam observed his changes, feeling very happy. As for what Lin Dan did during the day, he wouldn't let them ask, so they pretended not to know.

Unconsciously, time passed. In the blink of an eye, it had been three months. Lin Dan's use of internal energy had reached a state of perfection, to the point where she could wield it with ease, and her medical skills, through the grind of daily practice, also advanced by leaps and bounds. She no longer only treated headaches and internal heat, but began to delve into difficult diseases. If she encountered a particularly rare case, she would wholeheartedly devote her attention to it, without concerning herself with how much time and energy she needed to spend. If the disease was not cured, she would feel frustrated for several days, then review her experience and continue moving forward; if the disease was cured, she would record the treatment method in detail for future reference.