CHAPTER 182: CHAPTER 182: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Just a few seconds of waiting felt like a century for Sun Yazhu.

The "beep—beep—beep—" sound on the phone turned into a tear-inducing tune.

Sun Yazhu covered her lips, her eyes slightly reddened, and she quickly looked up at the ceiling.

On the other side, Ji Ning was focused on resting with her eyes closed, calming the turbulent superpowers within her.

There’s still a tough battle to fight tonight.

When Feng Lei returned, he found Ji Ning lying straight on the empty bed in the hospital room, and couldn’t help but lower his voice.

He sat beside Ye Tong’s bed, quietly watching Ye Tong sleep.

The swelling on her face had subsided a bit, but it was still terribly red, swollen, and bruised.

Because she had external injuries, the doctor prescribed many bottles of drips. Feng Lei watched the liquid drip through the infusion tube as the blue and purple face from his memories gradually overlapped with Ye Tong’s on the hospital bed.

That person was also like Ye Tong; although their life was as fragile as a floating duckweed, they continued to live fiercely and tirelessly.

No matter how unfair fate was to her.

"Ning... Sis... Ning... Sis..."

A weak voice startled the person lost in thought.

Feng Lei immediately stood up and looked over, "Ye Tong? Are you awake? Ye Tong..."

The frail woman on the hospital bed seemed to be having a nightmare, "No... Don’t... Don’t hit me... I’m not running... Not running..."

"Ye Tong... Ye Tong, wake up... Ye Tong..."

At first, Feng Lei didn’t dare touch her, because her body was almost covered with bandages.

Ye Tong appeared very distressed, trembling all over, muttering under her breath.

Feng Lei looked at the bed next to him and called Ji Ning a couple of times.

But she showed no reaction.

Feng Lei bit his lip, disregarding whether he might touch Ye Tong’s wound, and embraced her body, gently patting her back as if comforting a child, with a soft voice, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here... Don’t be afraid, I’m here..."

It went on like this for an unknown duration until Ji Ning awoke from her closed-off senses, turned her head, and saw this scene.

"Whoosh," she sat up from the bed, "What are you doing?"

Feng Lei was so startled he nearly dropped Ye Tong, quickly steadied her body, and gently placed her back on the bed.

Then he quickly withdrew his hand, stepped back several paces from the bedside, stood straight and somewhat awkwardly there, like a son-in-law caught by his mother-in-law.

"She... had a nightmare... I was patting her..."

Feng Lei awkwardly explained, Ji Ning raised an eyebrow, crossed her legs, and changed her sitting position.

Ji Ning sized him up for a moment, snorted lightly, and asked, "Did you send someone?"

Feng Lei looked startled, his eyes widening with shock.

How did she know the Feng Family’s Secret Guards had arrived?

Ji Ning clearly had no intention of explaining, changed to propping her chin with a different hand, her expression calm, "Withdraw them. The Sun Family won’t dare to make a move against me!"

Feng Lei was puzzled.

He still didn’t know Ji Ning had joined the Beijing Security Bureau.

This news wasn’t spreading quickly, but those who needed to know already knew.

Especially the Ye Family members who were friendly with the Sun Family.

"What are you saying?"

Sun Chengen looked incredulously at his old friend, Ye Zhiqiu, beside him.

"I’ve already had my family investigate that Ji Ning; she’s a three-system superpower user, an A-level detective at the Beijing Security Bureau, enjoying S-Class benefits, highly valued by the Security Bureau. If you want to cause her trouble, you really can’t." Ye Zhiqiu adjusted the glasses on his nose and advised.

Sun Chengen’s face was very unsightly, feeling extremely resentful in his heart, yet unable to show it in front of Ye Zhiqiu.

This old friend of his, although part of the Ye Family’s direct lineage, disliked power and was wholeheartedly devoted to research, so if Sun Chengen asked Ye Zhiqiu for help against Ji Ning, he would not agree.

Moreover, the Security Bureau was Li Family’s domain.

The Ye Family, Li Family, and Fu Family had always maintained this delicate triangle relationship of non-interference, and the Ye Family would definitely not offend the Li Family for a three-system superpower user.

"I think you’d better reconcile with Miss Ji."

Ye Zhiqiu initially was somewhat angered by Ji Ning’s arrogant attitude, but now understanding her identity as a three-system superpower user, he could somewhat understand the confidence behind such arrogance.

A three-system superpower user...

It’s extraordinarily difficult for ordinary people to awaken even a single superpower, let alone possess three systems?

Such precious talent, if not properly recruited, but offended instead, isn’t that seeking death?

Ye Zhiqiu didn’t vocalize the latter part, but his expression said it all.

Sun Chengen pressed his lips into silence; after a long time, he asked, "What are her three-system superpowers?"

"Healing, wind control, and water control, all are Control Abilities. Honestly wish I could bring her into the research institute, to study how she managed to train up so many superpowers," Ye Zhiqiu sighed, knowing it was impossible, trying to snatch her from Li Family’s hands was akin to daydreaming, even for the Ye Family, it wasn’t feasible.

Those speaking without intent, those listening ponder thoughtfully, a glint flashed across Sun Chengen’s eyes.

***

Nighttime.

Sea City, private hospital VIP room.

Ye Tong finally awoke from her deep sleep, her blurry vision gradually focused, meeting Feng Lei’s handsome face.

She stared blankly for a few seconds before realizing who he was.

"Why is it you? Hiss..." Ye Tong’s jaw and tongue throbbed with pain, she sharply inhaled.

Before, she had desperately bitten her tongue and someone had dislocated her jaw; although Ji Ning had treated her, the tongue injury wasn’t completely healed, seemingly intentional.

Ye Tong’s eyes welled up with tears from the pain, Feng Lei quickly pressed the bell to call for a nurse.

"How do you feel? Where does it hurt?" Feng Lei’s attractive brows furrowed, his eyes slightly bloodshot, filled with concern.

This greatly surprised Ye Tong.

She seemed to remember faintly seeing Ji Ning’s face, how had it turned into Feng Lei?

Seeing her not speak, Feng Lei assumed she hadn’t fully come to and loudly called out, rushing out of the room to find help, "Nurse, doctor—"

Soon a group of white coats and angels in white pushed the trolley and instruments inside.

Feng Lei squeezed back among the crowd, seeing the nurse pull the curtain and could only wait at the door.

Feng Shisan felt his young master particularly resembled a deeply concerned husband worrying about his wife’s health status.

All these years, he had never seen his young master show such care for a woman.

Even six months ago, rescuing a severely poisoned girl in Nanling, he merely sent her to a clinic, secretly assigned someone to ensure her safe departure from Nanling, but never personally stayed bed-side, as he did today.

Even clashing with the Sun Family for her, privately deploying the Feng Family’s Secret Guards.

Feng Shisan felt his young master might indeed be seeking the young master’s wife.

"Patient’s blood pressure is normal, temperature is normal, consciousness is normal, care can be downgraded to secondary level..."

The voices of medical staff came from within the curtained bed, Feng Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young master, shall I get some food? You haven’t eaten since noon." Feng Shisan said considerately.

Feng Lei waved his hand, "Wait a moment, get some porridge for Ye Tong when you return."

"Sure thing." Feng Shisan left with a concealed smile.

They might truly have the young master’s wife soon.

The nurse opened the curtain in the hospital bed, Feng Lei stepped forward to inquire, the doctor familiar with him teasingly, "Don’t worry, President Feng, your little girlfriend is recovering well."

"Will her injuries scar?"

"As long as she doesn’t have a predisposition to scarring, it shouldn’t be a problem. Later, I’ll have Xiao Yang bring some scar-removal ointment for her." The doctor patted his shoulder and left the room with the staff.

Feng Lei sighed in relief.

He knew how much Ye Tong loved to act.

Hopefully, these scars wouldn’t become a stumbling block on her acting path.

By the way, why didn’t Ji Ning heal her all at once?

Feng Lei looked at Ye Tong’s bruised face, feeling very sympathetic.

"How do you feel?" Feng Lei sat next to the bed and asked her.

Ye Tong’s gaze was somewhat complicated as she looked at him, earlier she had glanced around the room, not seeing Ji Ning.

Could it really have been him who saved her?