The Toiling Ye Feng

"Stay home and wait for me, okay?"

"Ye Feng, where are you going... Are you leaving me?"

This woman must have been driven mad by her fever.

Ye Feng reached out and gently stroked Xie Yuyan's hair, speaking softly, "I’m not leaving. I’m just going downstairs to buy some medicine for you. You have a fever."

Xie Yuyan shook her head, clutching Ye Feng’s clothes with one hand, unwilling to let him go.

"No... I won’t let you leave me..."

"Sigh... I’m sorry."

Ye Feng let out a soft sigh, then suddenly picked Xie Yuyan up in his arms.

"Yay! Ye Feng, are you trying to take me to the bridal chamber? But we’re not even married yet."

"What on earth is going on in your head..."

After entering the room, Ye Feng unceremoniously tossed Xie Yuyan onto the bed, then turned around, locked the door, and quickly left, ignoring her cries from inside the room.

"At this hour... the pharmacy should still be open, right?"

After taking the elevator and stepping out of the apartment complex, the only sound was the chirping of crickets in the grass. Yet, Ye Feng could still feel several pairs of eyes watching him from the darkness around him.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Ye Feng coughed violently a few times, then feigned weakness as he walked toward the pharmacy.

"Should we follow him?"

Just seconds after Ye Feng disappeared, a faint voice emerged from the grass.

"Let’s follow. Evil Wolf has been furious lately and has already killed several of our own. We need to be cautious."

"Got it..."

......

After walking for a few minutes, Ye Feng arrived at the pharmacy below the apartment building. The lights were still on, indicating it hadn’t closed yet.

"Hello."

As soon as Ye Feng stepped into the store, he saw the female pharmacist watching a drama on her phone. Startled by his voice, she jumped slightly.

"You..."

"!!!"

"Uh... hello."

The pharmacist, who had been about to get angry, instantly cooled down when she saw Ye Feng’s handsome face. She quickly stood up, ignoring the drama still playing on her phone.

"Welcome, sir. How may I assist you?"

"I’d like to buy some fever medicine. I’m not feeling well."

"Ah! I’ll get it for you right away. Just a moment, please."

Seeing Ye Feng’s frail demeanor, the pharmacist hurried around the counter and began searching the shelves for fever medicine. Soon, she returned with two boxes and handed them to Ye Feng.

"Sir, these two are the most effective fever medicines we have."

"I’ll take both."

After quickly paying, Ye Feng thanked her and hurried out of the pharmacy. The pharmacist waved at him with a smile.

"What luck to meet such a handsome customer..."

Not long after, a tall, skinny man walked into the pharmacy. As soon as he entered, he began scrutinizing the pharmacist and every corner of the store.

"Are you here to buy medicine too, sir?"

"Just looking around."

The skinny man glanced in the direction where Ye Feng had disappeared before turning to enter the pharmacy.

"Okay."

The pharmacist sat back down, bored, and resumed watching her drama, her good mood now completely gone.

The skinny man carefully inspected the shelves, eventually noticing a noticeable gap in the fever medicine section. He walked up to the counter and asked the pharmacist, "When was the last time you restocked the shelves?"

"Is there a problem, sir?"

The pharmacist shot him an annoyed look and replied impatiently.

"I’m looking for newly produced medicine."

"Sir, please don’t cause trouble. We restock every night, and the medicines are the freshest from our inventory... Hey! Why are you leaving?"

The skinny man left without another word, ignoring the pharmacist’s protests. She muttered a few complaints under her breath and decided not to bother with him anymore.

"So? Does that guy seem suspicious?"

"No, he just bought fever medicine."

"Sigh... When will this end? There’s no way the target would be in a place like this."

"Stop complaining. Stay hidden."

"Got it..."

......

"Ding."

As the elevator doors opened, Ye Feng stepped out. But after taking a few steps, he paused and looked back at the elevator. After about ten seconds, when the elevator still hadn’t moved downward, he turned and headed for the stairwell.

From the start, he hadn’t pressed the button for his floor. While it wasn’t particularly meaningful—if someone had noticed something suspicious, he wouldn’t be able to escape the building anyway—he just wanted to confirm if anyone was following him. It seemed he was safe for now.

After descending two more floors, Ye Feng finally returned home. When he entered and saw the closed bedroom door, he let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Xie Yuyan hadn’t caused any trouble.

Pulling out his keys, Ye Feng unlocked the door. Sure enough, Xie Yuyan was lying on the bed, moaning in discomfort, still muttering Ye Feng’s name.

First, she needs to take the medicine.

Ye Feng hurriedly poured a glass of water in the living room, then rushed to the bedside. Feeling Xie Yuyan’s still-burning forehead, he gently propped up her limp body. However, Xie Yuyan seemed to have lost consciousness, as she immediately slumped back down. Ye Feng had no choice but to let her lean against his chest.

Sniff... sniff...

As soon as Xie Yuyan caught Ye Feng’s scent, her beautiful eyes fluttered open, and she murmured, "Ye Feng... you’re back..."

"Yes, but let’s not talk now. Here, take the medicine."

Ye Feng tore open the packaging of the fever medicine, took out a pill, and placed it by Xie Yuyan’s lips.

"Open your mouth and take the medicine."

"Okay~"

Xie Yuyan obediently opened her mouth but instead bit down on Ye Feng’s finger.

"Ouch! I told you to take the medicine, not bite my hand!"

Ye Feng suppressed the pain in his finger, managed to get the pill into Xie Yuyan’s mouth, then pulled his hand away.

"Ugh..."

"Alright, drink some water."

"Mmm... gulp, gulp..."

Xie Yuyan was relatively cooperative, following Ye Feng’s instructions. After she finished the medicine, Ye Feng carefully laid her back on the bed, then closed the bedroom door and walked into the living room.

"Phew..."

Sitting on the sofa, Ye Feng let out a long sigh. Taking care of Li Mucheng in the morning and Xie Yuyan at night—what was this system trying to do, turn him into a servant for these women? He was supposed to be a kidnapper! But now, nothing he did had anything to do with being a kidnapper.

"Whatever, I’ll just sleep on the couch tonight. Time to take a shower and get some rest."

After drinking a glass of water, Ye Feng got up and headed to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Xie Yuyan’s pained expression had eased slightly, and she continued to murmur Ye Feng’s name in her sleep.