CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 282: SHE SAID SHE LIKES HIM

Zhou Jingyi held up the bowl of potion and sat on the edge of the bed, pinning Shi Fengming’s chin tightly with one hand while pouring the potion into his mouth with the other.

Shi Fengming had never been treated this way before, anger causing the veins on his forehead to bulge as he glared furiously at Zhou Jingyi, "You wicked woman, how dare you! I’ll make you pay for this!"

"Young Master, you should focus on recovering from your illness before you say anything else!" Zhou Jingyi said gently: "It seems the medication is really effective, seeing that after a few days, Young Master, your spirit has improved a lot and you’re quite strong now!"

Shi Fengming was startled and stopped struggling subconsciously.

However, Zhou Jingyi forcefully pried his mouth open and poured the potion down in one go.

The intense bitterness surged up, causing Shi Fengming’s eyebrows to furrow tightly. As he opened his mouth to shout, the potion flowed down even faster.

Unable to control himself, Shi Fengming swallowed, and Zhou Jingyi managed to pour the entire bowl of potion down in one go.

"Done!" Zhou Jingyi gently let go of him, signaled Xiaocui to leave, and with a light smile said, "Young Master, after taking the medicine, you’ll surely recover very soon!"

Seeing Shi Fengming irate and inflamed with humiliation, Zhou Jingyi felt an unprecedented sense of thrill and relief. Although his glare was as sharp as knives, wishing to tear her apart.

"You venomous woman! How audacious of you!" Shi Fengming exclaimed in exasperation, "Water, get me water to rinse my mouth!"

Zhou Jingyi gently placed the medicine bowl on the table and said indifferently, "Young Master, since you called me a venomous woman, why bother commanding me? I shall take my leave. Xiaocui will bring you water shortly!" After saying this, Zhou Jingyi turned and left.

Shi Fengming was stunned, staring at her departing figure in disbelief, feeling a deep sense of discord. Wasn’t this woman always as gentle as water in front of him? How suddenly she changed, daring to overpower him and dismissing his authority outright! Absolutely outrageous!

Shi Fengming wished he could jump out of bed and pursue her to settle the score, but remembering his current role, he reluctantly muttered a few curses and gave up. The taste of bitterness continued to assault his mouth, and he furrowed his brow and shouted, "Xiaocui! Xiaocui!"

In the evening, Zhou Jingyi visited again. Shi Fengming, filled with resentment, did not want to see her and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep. Zhou Jingyi saw the stiffness in his facial muscles and noticed his eyelashes lightly fluttering, but she did not expose him and instructed Xiaocui and Mrs. Yu to keep a good watch outside before leaving.

The elders of the Zhou family had initially planned to come the next day, but were delayed by other matters, so they sent Young Master Zhou along with the housekeeper and a proper nanny from the inner courtyard to check on the situation first. They planned to visit in a few days themselves.

Seeing Young Master Zhou arriving, obviously, they couldn’t discuss the matter of separation with him—as he wouldn’t have the authority to decide. Second Madam Shi felt a bit disappointed but revealed her intentions somewhat ambiguously to Young Master Zhou, asking him to relay the message to the Zhou elders. She didn’t keep him for long and let him go after taking a brief look at Biluo Pavilion.

Young Master Zhou, like his parents, felt dearly for his sister and similarly disliked his brother-in-law who had caused the Zhou family to lose face and his sister much suffering. Hearing the mother-in-law’s implied sympathy and willingness for his sister to dignifiedly return home through divorce, he couldn’t help but feel delighted. Although initially reluctant to visit Shi Fengming, he now went willingly.

Shi Fengming was thoroughly living a miserable life. After hearing Shi Fengju’s words and experiencing effective results, Zhou Jingyi made Biluo Pavilion completely her domain. Especially concerning taking medicine, she was uncompromising, leaving Shi Fengming furiously helpless and without any means to retaliate.

Being still a frail patient, he couldn’t possibly jump up to confront her but had to tread carefully, fearing inadvertently exposing himself and losing everything he built.

No matter what he said, Zhou Jingyi was immovable, bluntly replying with "We’ll talk when you’re well!" making Shi Fengming yell in frustration, "What if I die then? If I die, would you willingly leave the Shi family then?"

Zhou Jingyi’s face slightly changed upon hearing this, but only for a moment. Then she responded: "Don’t be absurd, you won’t die! If there really comes such a day, you needn’t worry about my future, right?" Seeing his expression turn grim, Zhou Jingyi quickly added: "Don’t worry, I won’t bring shame to the Shi family, I will dutifully guard this crippled life for you! In a few years, when your Elder Brother and Sister-in-law have more children, I’ll ask my parents to formally adopt one to continue your legacy..."