Shi Feng’s love, she couldn’t respond at all. Any hesitation on her part would only hurt him, and she could only be cold-hearted.

Moreover, she had promised Li Tingyan not to get tangled up with other men. If she stayed to take care of Shi Feng, Li Tingyan would be upset, and she didn’t want him to be upset.

See, love is selfish like this, her heart is too small and can only hold Li Tingyan. She only cares about Li Tingyan’s joys and sorrows.

Everyone else, who are they? Don’t know them, don’t want to talk!

Nianyang returned to the Chu Family to rest at night. She didn’t tell the Chu Family about what happened at Tongxin Hall today. After all, with the Shi Family’s power, that Mrs. Li wouldn’t have a good outcome.

So it’s better not to tell the family, to avoid unnecessary worry.

Lying in bed, Nianyang felt helplessly lonely for the first time.

Especially when thinking about what happened during the day, her heart felt very uncomfortable.

She urgently sought a sense of security, and only Li Tingyan could provide it, but he just wasn’t there.

At this moment, Nianyang once again experienced the helplessness of choosing a Sea Merchant as a partner.

When you need a lover, they are never around.

Since that’s the case, listening to his voice should be okay, as a comfort, right? But when she called, he never picked up.

If it were before, Nianyang wouldn’t call again if he didn’t answer once. But perhaps she was too confused, too empty at this moment, she called endlessly, tirelessly, until nearly dawn, when her phone died, did she stop.

When Yunrou came to knock on the door to get Nianyang to eat, Nianyang finally came out of her phone-calling stance. Looking at the rising horizon outside the window, she hoarsely said, "Ah Yan, I miss you so much."

★

When Shi Feng woke up, he felt like his head was about to explode. He lay there with his eyes closed for a while before sitting up with difficulty, first seeing his sister Shi Yue walking in with a box of porridge.

"Brother, you’re awake, is there anything that still doesn’t feel right?"

Seeing Shi Feng awake, Shi Yue happily walked over.

Shi Feng shook his head and said he was fine. His eyes wandered around the room but didn’t find the person he wanted to see, feeling very disappointed.

Shi Yue, oblivious to her brother’s thoughts, continued, "It’s good that you’re okay. The doctor said you lost a lot of blood this time and need to replenish yourself. But you just got better, so the doctor said to have some porridge. Mom and Dad are still on their way back. I’ll take care of you these days."

Shi Feng nodded without much interest. He couldn’t hold it anymore and asked, "Where’s Nianyang? Why isn’t she here?"

Shi Yue’s face immediately fell, angrily saying, "You’re still thinking about that heartless girl!"

Shi Feng scratched the back of his head, foolishly smiling, "Did she go to the bathroom and will be back soon?"

Normal people would think that he got hurt for her, she wouldn’t just ignore it, and would definitely take care of him.

But alas, Master Shi, this time you encountered an exception!

Shi Yue mercilessly shattered Shi Feng’s fantasy, "My brother, you’re thinking too much. Do you know how cold-hearted Chu Nianyang is? You got hurt for her, but she couldn’t care less. As soon as she heard you were out of danger, she left without hesitation. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

That eager look, as if afraid you’d cling to her, why do you like such a cold-hearted person and end up half-dead for her!"