the shadow

He directly pulled Qi Guanling's collar and dragged him outside, like he was dragging an animal.There is no dignity at all.

Qi Guanling was pulled, and his upper body hit the ground hard. He suddenly became afraid.

"No, brother, Ling'er is wrong... Ling'er knows it's wrong brother..."

Ji Lin turned a deaf ear to it.

"Brother..." Qi Guanling's voice was broken into tears, "Brother, Ling'er go, Ling'er is willing to go..."

The man finally stopped and loosened Qi Guanling's collar.

"Go clean up." Ji Linxuan walked out without looking back, "Don't let me see your tears again."

The young man bit his lips tightly to suppress the hot tears in the corners of his eyes, and slowly, as if he was exhausting all his strength, he got up from the ground, "Yes."

cold.

This was the only feeling Qi Guanling felt at this time.

☆、【2】

Looking at himself in the mirror, Qi Guanling only felt that the slap marks on his cheeks were extremely obtrusive, and even the biting ice water couldn't quench the scorching shame.

...But what does it matter?

When Qi Guanling appeared in front of Ji Linxuan again, he had already changed back to the meticulous him, and even Ji Linxuan could hardly find any traces of the embarrassment he had in the study before.

The man nestled comfortably on the sofa looked at the young man standing in front of him for a while, and suddenly saw the white-haired Uncle Fu coming with a water glass, and stopped beside Qi Guanling.

Ji Linxuan raised her eyebrows, and glared at Fu Bo with slightly dissatisfied and questioning eyes.

Qi Guanling knows Ji Linxu too well, even with such a slight look in his eyes, he also knows that his brother, who is still angry at this moment, hates the preferential treatment given to him by others, so he suppresses his physical desire to drink water urgently. Then he shook his head with a usual smile and said, "Thank you Uncle Fu, Ling'er is not thirsty."

Uncle Fu froze without a trace, but continued to pass the cup to Qi Guanling, "Added honey and vitamin C."

Ji Linxuan frowned, but she didn't stop it right away, probably because of Uncle Fu's affection.

But without Ji Linxuan's permission, Qi Guanling would never have dared to answer, he just pursed his lips hesitantly, and looked at his brother with some embarrassment.

"What?" Ji Linxuan became angry when he saw Qi Guanling like this, and his voice subconsciously became a little harsh, "I still won't let you drink water?"

The young man was taken aback, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

The man was a little impatient and waved his hand, "After drinking, hurry up and leave."

The dry and constricted throat and mouth were finally moisturized, and the lips that were so dry and pale were also slightly rosy because of this. Qi Guanling swallowed the last sip of water unhurriedly, put down the glass satiated, and thanked Fu Bo again.

The old man showed pity, and put on Qi Guanling's coat himself.Fu turned his head and glanced casually at the back of Ji Linxuan going upstairs, and sighed silently. Even after so many years, he still couldn't understand what was going on between the two of them.

Qi Guanling is different from Qi Chou, Ji Linxuan is a close relative to him, compared with Qi Chou who is his apprentice, he will naturally be more dependent and vulnerable.But it was his only dependence and fragility that became intolerable sand in Ji Linxuan's eyes.

The countless reprimands and even lashes in the past were all for this reason, so now, Qi Guanling has learned how to behave well in front of Ji Linxuan - even if he can't make Ji Linxuan feel satisfied with him, at least he won't add disgust.

After thinking about it for a while, Qi Guanling had already thought of a countermeasure for the moment.

Holding the steering wheel with one hand, he dialed the company assistant's phone number with the other.

After a few simple explanations, the important meeting that Qi Guanling, who was the new largest shareholder, had to attend in the afternoon was changed to a video conference in a hurry.The price involved can be big or small, but no matter what, Qi Guanling is already mentally prepared to bear it.

It was almost one thirty in the afternoon when the car drove into Qi's house, Qi Guanling didn't care about anything else, and took off his coat while walking and handed it to the servant who followed him, "Where's the young master?"

Butler Qin had already been waiting in the living room, and while bowing forward to offer hot tea, he responded, "Master Ling, don't worry, the young master is already waiting for you in the small study on the second floor."

The young man waved his hand and did not take the teacup. He lowered his head and coughed lightly, "Are all the books ready?"

"Yes." Qin Mian nodded in response, but hesitated for a second, "You don't look well, do you need to take a rest or—"

Qi Guanling quickly interrupted Qin Mian's inquiry, "No need." He continued, "After class starts, no one is allowed to disturb you."

Qin Mian looked at Qi Guanling's slightly pale face as if confirming it, and saw that he really had no other instructions, so he responded, "Yes, if there is something urgent, my subordinate will notify you in advance. Please." After speaking, he took a step back He bent down and stretched out his hand in a gesture of please.

Pushing open the door and entering, Yin stood respectfully beside the newly added chair for the class, saw Qi Guanling coming in, and saluted according to the etiquette of teachers and students, "Second Uncle."

The temperature in the study room was higher than that in the living room. The young man seemed a little uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but fell silent.Fortunately, the amplitude was restrained to the minimum, and Yin, who was hanging his head, didn't notice it.

Nodding his head was a gesture of acceptance, the young man walked to the whiteboard beside the desk and stood still, raised his hand and picked up the textbook prepared on the desk and opened the catalog to look, "You have learned the basics at the base, and I know Your foundation, there is nothing else today, these few formulas and equations, write out your analysis process, and understand and remember."

Yin was startled, then heard Qi Guanling cover his mouth and cough lightly, just as he was about to say something, the young man had already picked up a pen and began to write on the whiteboard.

As Yin, who had been taught by Qi Guanling for a long time and knew his teaching methods like the back of his hand, it was really strange for Qi Guanling to arrange homework in such a hasty way today.

Within a minute, the whiteboard was densely filled with chemical symbols.The young man put down his pen and turned around, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyin," he said, his always meticulous mouth actually pulled out a forced smile full of apology, "I can't give you a good class today, I still have some things to deal with immediately... ...I'm in the next room, if I haven't come out after the time, you can dismiss the class on your own."

The young man walked out while exhorting, and seeing that he was indeed in a hurry, he hurriedly replied, "Yes, I understand."

Only then did Qi Guanling stop in his tracks, and glanced at Yin apologetically, "Mark out what you don't understand, and I'll explain it to you later."

The young man seemed a little overwhelmed, he was taken aback for a moment before he nodded again and again, "Yes, thank you instructor—Second Uncle."

After entering the next room, and quickly locked the door, Qi Guanling quickly turned on the computer and connected to the Internet, and began to receive the electronic version of the files that the assistant had sent over a long time ago.

Fortunately, the network environment of the Qi house is safe enough, otherwise Qi Guanling would have to spend some effort to cover up his location, if he accidentally exposed the IP address of the Qi house, the consequences would be disastrous.

Everything was ready, the young man glanced at the time, it was 13:44, 1 minute before the start of the meeting.

Slowly letting out a foul breath, Qi Guanling closed his eyes.The attention was highly concentrated in an instant, and I reviewed all the documents and materials I had read before with a very high frequency in my mind, effectively classified and integrated them, and finally listed the countermeasures one by one.

The 1-minute brainstorming had given Qi Guanling a clear idea, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear and determined.

Qi Guanling, who was fighting wits and courage with the company's shareholders through the video, did not know that Ji Jinyi, who loved him the most, had called back from overseas at this time.

"So what sister means is that you won't be coming back for a while?"

The voice of the woman on the other end of the phone also sounded quite headache and helpless, "Who knew that the painting would suddenly not be included in the auction. I had already made a guarantee with your brother-in-law. It is not my style to return empty-handed."

Ji Linxuan curled her lips and said helplessly, "Okay then, sister, take care of yourself, Ling'er and I will wait for you to go home."

The woman on the other end of the phone groaned, "Well... Speaking of Ling'er, he just took over the family business of Qi Guan's family a few days ago, and I think he has been very busy these days. If you have nothing to do, you should give it to him." Make a point."

Ji Linxuan raised her eyebrows, "I thought such a trivial matter wasn't worth his time."

Ji Jinyi smiled, "Don't forget, you were the one who brought Qi Guanyi back from the dead, just talking about the top management of the company, you have completely changed the team, and they have only obeyed you until now. Ling Although Er is from Qi Guan's lineage, to those people, he is still an outsider after all."

Ji Linxuan was silent for a while, "I understand what my sister means. But if everything needs me to pave the way to do it well, when will Ling'er be truly independent."

"You're always like this." Ji Jinyi couldn't help being a little annoyed, "You said, Ling'er grew up so big, when did he rely on you for half a point? You said he was not independent, but he relied on you during the four years of training at the base? Or was he 16 years old? Did you rely on you when you became the chief instructor?"

Ji Linxuan rubbed her forehead, "Sister..."

The woman suddenly softened her voice, "Be nice to Linger, he is your younger brother."

Ji Linxuan, who was holding the phone, suddenly froze for a moment, because someone said the same thing to him not long ago - "You are too harsh on Master Ling, please be more tolerant to him, okay?"

... Am I not treating him well?Ji Linxuan frowned and thought so.

It was almost 5 o'clock in the evening when Qi Guanling left the Qi Zhai. Thinking that "Diayu" still had unfinished business, the young man directly dialed the phone and went home, explaining that he would not go back for dinner.

It's not that he doesn't want to go back, but... Qi Guanling smiled, he might not be able to withstand a harsh punishment in his current state, and if he makes his brother even more angry, he might as well go outside to avoid the limelight.

For the first time, Qi Guanling felt this kind of evasion.

He just felt a little tired, nothing else.

When Hao Jin delivered dinner to Qi Guanling's office, it was rare for a young man to take a nap on the sofa.

Trying to relax his hands and feet, Hao Jin slowly withdrew from the room, wanting the young man to rest as much as possible.Before closing the door, the young man who was supposed to be in a light sleep suddenly groaned in pain.

Hao Jin was startled, and hurried over, only to see the young man on the sofa hugging his clothes tightly curled up, his face pale, trembling all over, short of breath but irregular.

"Qi Guan, Qi Guan!" Hao Jin didn't care about other things, and called out twice.

Nothing worked, the young man was still trembling in pain.

Knowing that something was wrong, Hao Jin took out his mobile phone and dialed the base doctor without hesitation.

At the same time, Ji Linxuan, who learned that Qi Guanling would not go home for dinner, took the car keys angrily, and planned to go to "Diayu" in person to see what his younger brother, who hadn't been home for several days, was up to. .

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☆、【3】

There are two kinds of medical personnel in "Diyu". Simply put, one is for saving lives and the other is for healing the wounded.

On weekdays, the injuries suffered by the trainees when they were punished during training, as long as they were not life-threatening, were all treated by ordinary doctors and nurses with lower ranks.And high-ranking doctors and nurses, because of their superb life-saving skills, are also called doctors in the base, and they specialize in saving dying people.

However, there are only two people in the entire "Diuyu" who can order the base doctors to come out to save lives at will. One is the domain master who is above everything else, and the other is the chief instructor.

Hao Quan is the deputy chief instructor of the base, so he is naturally familiar with the rules of the base. He summoned the doctor privately. He has already violated the rule of "do not order doctors at will", and he will go down to receive punishment later.But right now, seeing Qi Guanling, who had never shown pain in front of others, in such pain, Hao Jin really couldn't think of any other way at the moment.

Within 3 minutes, the doctor closest to the office arrived.

Hao Jin saw his hesitation, and said with relief, "I will get punished after breaking the rules. But right now, please show the chief instructor quickly."

Hearing what Hao Jin said, the doctor knew that he was treating Qi Guanling's illness, and thought that even if there was a joint crime, at least he would deal with it leniently for the sake of treating Qi Guanling's illness.Thinking like this, he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly followed Hao Jin into the small lounge in the office.

Qi Guanling had already been transferred from the sofa in the outside room to the small bed in the lounge by Hao Jinzai in the 3 minutes while he was waiting for someone. At this time, although he had stopped moaning, his body was still trembling uncontrollably, and his forehead was shaking. Constantly sweating.

The doctor was also shocked when he saw Qi Guanling like this, he stepped forward and started a basic diagnosis.

But before the doctor's hand touched Qi Guanling's eyelids, the person who was lying dead on the ground suddenly grasped the hand close to him with precision, and then opened his eyes suddenly.

The doctor was naturally taken aback, even Hao Jin, who was beside him with nervousness written all over his face, was also.

"Qi Guan, Qi Guan, you—"

Qi Guanling's overall state looked the same as usual, except for his paler complexion and sweat-drenched hair.He glanced at the uniform of the person in front of him, and said in a very confirming tone with dissatisfaction, "Doctor?"

The doctor was so frightened that he was about to kneel down, but Hao Jin was ahead of him. "Boss, the subordinate broke the rules and invited the doctor here privately. The subordinate knows his mistake, and he will go to receive the punishment in a while." Saying that, he waved to the doctor, motioning him to leave immediately.

Qi Guanling frowned, "Wait a minute."

The doctor quickly knelt down, waiting for Qi Guanling's order.

"It's just a matter of talent, just keep your mouth shut."

"Yes, yes, the subordinate understands."

Qi Guanling took another deep look at him before waving his hand to allow him to back down.

Qi Guanling didn't let go, Hao Jin continued to kneel, but the worried look couldn't be hidden on his face.

"Boss, do you still have any discomfort?"

As soon as Qi Guanling sat up, he felt as if his whole body had been turned over and over by a car several times, and the pain that was about to go numb before somehow began to scream non-stop.He gritted his teeth and stood up, going to the bathroom to wash his face.

Looking back on the past, although he lost control in a daze, there was still some consciousness in his mind.But after all, he didn't want to make Hao Jin worry too much, so he replied casually, "It's just a nightmare and hysteria, it's fine when I wake up."

Hao Jin was taken aback, realized that there was only this kind of explanation for such symptoms, but he still couldn't help but care, "You have been too tired these days, if you continue like this, your body will collapse."

There was nothing else in the bathroom except the sound of running water, Hao Jin was anxious, but he was no match for Qi Guanling's silence.

Nightmare...

That scene is obviously...not a dream.

In order to prevent Qi Guanling from being prepared, Ji Linxuan deliberately avoided all the sentry posts and surveillance at the base. Anyway, his fingerprints were at the same level as Qi Guanling's, so it was only natural that he would be able to travel unimpeded all the way in the "Diet Domain".

What's more, with his kung fu and skills, if he really wanted to stop him, it would probably require the cooperation of Qi Guanling and Qi Xiyin.

Therefore, when Ji Linxuan opened the door of the office and walked in, Hao Jin was kneeling on the ground pitifully, while Qi Guanling had just tidied himself up and came out of the bathroom inside.

Ji Linxuan didn't even look at Hao Jin who was completely stunned, walked to Qi Guanling's desk and sat down in a familiar way, then raised his eyes to look at Qi Guanling who was still standing.

The moment Qi Guanling saw Ji Linxuan, his entire body froze completely. He was scrutinized from head to toe in fear, but he scolded himself for being so vigilant that he didn't even hear the sound of someone approaching the door.

"You go down."

Trying to keep his voice steady, he drove away Hao Jin with his usual commanding tone, but when he raised his eyes, he found that Ji Linxuan was looking at him with an interesting expression.

"Brother..." After a few steps, he walked over and stood in front of the table. The standing posture with shoulders stretched out almost tensed all the muscles in his body, and it was also consuming his remaining strength and energy. "...Why are you here?"

It's still so sudden... Could it be... Brother already knew that I didn't teach Xiaoyin this afternoon?I thought I could at least hide from today's...

Just thinking about it like this, Qi Guanling's body trembled uncontrollably.But after that, he soon calmed down. He didn't intend to hide it all the time. Sooner or later, he would be punished severely. What difference does it make if he is punished sooner or later.It's just...my current physical condition...and, my brother must be very angry if I deliberately escaped to the "Diuyu" to avoid punishment...

Thinking about it this way, the shirt that was wet with sweat before was soaked with sweat again.Accompanied by the cold wind howling outside the window, the young man only felt icy cold all over his body.

"What do you think I'm here for?"

Qi Guanling was so startled that he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Ji Linxuan.

"... Ling'er doesn't know."

The man casually flipped through the documents on the table, his eyes didn't stay any longer, "How many more?"

Qi Guanling was taken aback for a moment, thinking that what he called home before was an excuse of having a lot of business, but now that the evidence was in front of him, he could only tell the truth, "...not many."

The man hummed, and ordered casually, "Go home when you're done, I'll wait."

Qi Guanling didn't think too much about it, guessing that Ji Linxuan wanted to go back and punish him, so he obediently agreed.He didn't find a place to sit down, just stood upright, borrowed a little from the edge of the desk, and just started to read the documents, thinking about finishing it quickly.

Ji Linyu, the official official of "Diyu", never interfered, and didn't bother to take care of it.What's more, although the Ji family has half of the management rights of "Diayu", Ji Linxuan has no official position in the base after all, even if he wants to manage it, it is not justified.

So at this moment, he just casually took the books on the table, and it seemed that he had no intention of urging his younger brother to work.

Even so, Qi Guanling still stood in the most tiring posture, even if he secretly bent his knees would make him much more comfortable, he didn't think about it at all.

It's not that he didn't dare, but that as long as he was in front of Ji Linxuan, he didn't seem to be himself.Doing everything, regardless of everything, is just to win the other party's attention and sympathy.

Time passed by, Qi Guanling was just holding on with nervousness and fear before, but now he is required to calm down and slow down his breathing to read the documents, relying on his current state, I am afraid it is impossible to do it.

Breathing steadily, trying to ignore the unbearable pain all over his body, he forced himself to read a few lines of writing, Qi Guanling only felt that the handwriting in front of his eyes became more and more blurred, and his head was buzzing and the back of his head was in pain.The chest rises and falls with every breath, and the crushing pain is accompanied by every tiny movement.He desperately suppressed the scratching cough in his throat, his limbs were filled with unbearable dull pain, he felt cold, but his fingertips didn't even have the strength to tremble.

Despite the embarrassment, the body that was too stiff to move still maintained a standard standing posture, as if it was a machine. Every time I wrote a pen, even if it was slow, I followed the traces of the past as much as possible. I picked on my own handwriting, which was not good-looking.

After all, Qi Guanling was not a superman, his body was exhausted and his mental state was not good, which led to his inefficiency.Ji Linxuan waited for nearly an hour. The "Organizational Behavior" in his hand was read back and forth and he could almost memorize it, but there were still several documents in front of him.

Almost suppressing his anger, Ji Linxuan looked up, only to see Qi Guanling's face was as pale as paper with his lips tightly pressed.

frown. "look up."

The deep-rooted fear in his bones made the young man almost fall to the ground. The moment his knees touched the ground, Qi Guanling realized that his brother's order was "raise your head" instead of "kneel down".

He closed his eyes in despair.Qi Guanling knew that he had done something wrong, but he had already knelt down, and he didn't dare to talk to himself before standing up again.Besides, his trembling legs told him that standing up would not be easy for him now.

Ji Linxuan was originally frightened by his younger brother's pale face, but now that he came out like this, he was a little more angry.He simply stood up and pressed the thick "Organizational Behavior" on the young man's shoulders, "Kneel if you can't stand."

The young man swallowed his dry and tight throat, barely holding back his cough, "Yes."

Ji Linxuan has never been as sensitive as Qi Xi, if Qi Xi, he should have noticed that Qi Guanling's situation is different from the past.Maybe it's because of his nature, because he is too transparent, even if he sees some things, he will deliberately not go into it.Or maybe it's because Qi Guanling fell ill a handful of times since he was a child, even though Ji Linxuan discovered some clues, he would not make a conclusion in this direction.

Therefore, until Ji Linxuan suddenly got up and walked over when he heard the suspicious footsteps outside the door, and then saw the person behind the desk who had fainted in his arms but was still holding a book. Brother, and, blood all over the place.

Ji Linxuan had never been so flustered, even when Qixiu was broken by his grandfather before, he would not be so overwhelmed.

Hao Jin came back from the punishment hall, and according to the rules, he was going to come back to test Qi Guanling's punishment, but he thought that Ji Linxuan was also there, so if he asked him why he was punished, he might just tell the truth.When the time comes to tell the matter about the doctor, Qi Guanling's hysteria will definitely not be concealed. This is definitely not the result Qi Guanling wants.

But Hao Jin thought again, Ji Linxuan was used to picking and tossing about Qi Guanling, so she definitely wouldn't come here for no reason today.Although Qi Guanling was raised by Ji's family since he was a child, he is Ji Linxuan's younger brother, but Hao Jin was always worried about Qi Guanling.After so long, he didn't see any movement inside, he was afraid that Ji Linxuan would lose his temper and toss on Qi Guanling again.Thinking left and right like this, he hesitated in front of the door.

At this moment, the door of Qi Guanling's office was kicked open from the inside. Hao Jin looked up and saw Ji Linxuan holding the unconscious Qi Guanling with both hands, whose face was covered with blood.

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☆、【4】

Qi Guanling was sent back to Ji's house by Ji Linxuan as quickly as possible. Before the car stopped, all the doctors who had been waiting at the door rushed up after receiving the news.

He carefully watched the medical staff carry Qi Guanling onto the stretcher and walked towards the house, and he followed behind, giving the anxious Fu Bo a look to reassure him not to worry too much.

To be honest, Ji Linxuan was indeed scared and panicked by the blood on the ground at first, but he quickly calmed down and gave Qi Guanling a rough check at an extremely fast speed, and then he was a little relieved.

The young man was sleeping on the bed with a hanging bottle, the blood on his face had already been washed off, and he looked paler at this moment.

"Master Ji," the doctor personally pressed the corner of the quilt for Qi Guanling, turned around and said to Ji Linxuan in a soft voice, "Your judgment is correct, the blood is indeed the nosebleed of Master Ling."

Ji Linxuan nodded her head, her expression still serious, "How could you have a nosebleed for no reason? Do you need to do some more detailed examinations?"

The doctor said seriously, "You don't need to be too nervous, I've already checked, Master Ling's nosebleed is simply due to the damage of the nasal mucosa. If you want to talk about the reason, it's probably because the face was hit hard before."

Ji Linxuan was taken aback, "He was working at work before he fainted, and he didn't suffer any serious blows."

The doctor nodded knowingly, and said bluntly, "It may also be that the nose was damaged earlier and buried hidden dangers, such as a strong slap or a fist blow. Then when I fell unconscious, my nose hit the ground again. Hard objects indirectly caused nasal mucosal damage and bleeding."

The man looked at the doctor, and the red and swollen cheeks of the young man at noon appeared in his mind, and the answer was immediately obvious.

"The main cause of the coma is exhaustion and persistent high fever leading to lack of strength. Others are blood loss and inflammation. In addition, there may be a slight stomach ulcer. The cause may be too long fasting time and drinking coffee on an empty stomach. This can wait for Master Ling to wake up. You can ask."

Ji Linxuan frowned and nodded, "When will he wake up?"

"Because it's overtired, I should be able to wake up after enough rest and the fever subsides."

In order to take care of Qi Guanling nearby, Ji Linxuan asked Fu Bo to arrange for the doctor to rest in the guest room.

Because of his stomach, he couldn't feed the pills, and the medicines were injected into Qi Guanling's body through infusion. Although Ji Linxuan was more willing to do things like changing the medicine in the past, but this time he was really frightened and a little scared.

Although this is not the first time, it can be said that it was commonplace in the early years to beat and punish people to the point of being bedridden.Whether directly or indirectly, Ji Linxuan has always been the culprit.

But this time, both the situation and mood were obviously different.

When he saw Qi Guanling who was unconscious in a pool of blood and still tightly hugging the book that he had pressed on his shoulder before, Ji Linxuan suddenly realized that he didn't know this younger brother at all, and he didn't understand him at all either. What kind of attitude has I been treating this younger brother all the time.

It is entirely conceivable that Qi Guanling still used his last bit of strength to protect the book that fell from his shoulder before his body fell and he lost consciousness.But why?

Why would you rather endure to such an extent than call for help to yourself?

Ji Linxuan had been thinking about this question all the way, but until now, he suddenly remembered what his sister and Uncle Fu had said before, and finally understood.

It seemed that his younger brother was not really unwilling, but did not dare.

Ji Linxuan never thought that Qi Guanling would be so afraid of herself.He was so afraid that even if he was about to fall into a coma in the next moment and completely lose control, he didn't dare to disobey his orders, and he didn't dare to make unnecessary noises.

Such a situation between the two sounds ridiculous.

Ji Linxuan looked at the tired look on the young man's thin cheeks, and frowned.

He thought, when Ling'er woke up, it might be time to talk calmly.

"Master." Uncle Fu stood beside Ji Linxuan, holding a tray with water glasses in both hands, "It's late at night, it's time for you to rest. Young master, my subordinates will keep watching."

Ji Linxuan sat on the chair beside the bed, moistened the young man's dry lips with a cotton swab dipped in warm water.

"No need." He threw the cotton swab into the wastebasket, "Ling'er just got rid of the fever, and the glucose has not been finished yet. I'll rest here tonight."

Uncle Fu knew Ji Linxuan's temper well, so he stopped trying to persuade him, "Yes. This subordinate understands."

After all, the housekeeper was getting old, and it was getting late, so Ji Linxuan waved him to go down to rest.

Since he was sweating when the fever went down, Ji Linxuan planned to wipe Qi Guanling's body and change into clean clothes, so he got up and went to the bathroom in the inner room to get hot water.Worried about his younger brother catching cold again, Ji Linxuan carefully turned up the temperature of the air conditioner and turned on the humidifier beside the bed.

He gently took off his brother's shirt, and the irregularly distributed bruises on his chest, waist and abdomen were very eye-catching.No need to think too much, Ji Linxuan knew that these were all traces caused by herself.

I don't know when it started. As long as he faces his younger brother, he habitually indulges his temper, and releases all negative emotions to the maximum without control.

Before today, he could still think that he was just harsh and critical of Qi Guanling, but now, his wanton punching and kicking and venting his emotions looked more like abuse|abuse.

So, this is the biggest reason why Ling'er is afraid of herself?

Spring is cold.

Ji Linxuan leaned on the railing of the terrace, blowing the wind, watching the sun rise slowly.

He hadn't slept all night, his face was a little tired, probably because of the hot air conditioner all night, and his eyes were very dry.

Entering from the balcony, the young man lying on the bed still hasn't woken up, but his face is much better than before.

This was the first time that Ji Linxuan took care of someone all night with his clothes on, and it was also the only time he stared at someone's face all night without feeling bored.

Ji Linxuan curled her lips in self-mocking, belatedly realizing that her younger brother's appearance really fits his aesthetic standards.

When Qi Guanling woke up, Fu Bo was adding water to the humidifier, and the room temperature was a pleasant 26 degrees Celsius.

Unlike most people recovering from a serious illness, Qi Guanling didn't feel very thirsty when he opened his eyes, but the smell of blood in his throat made him feel uncomfortable.

"Master Ling is awake." Uncle Fu seemed relieved, with a smile on his eyes.

The young man nodded and quickly asked, "Where is... my brother?"

"The young master has something to go out, but he will come back for dinner."

Qi Guanling pursed his lower lip, he probably knew that he must have fainted in the office and was sent back... That brother - he didn't dare to guess Ji Linxuan's reaction at all.

"What time is it, Faber?"

"It's past ten in the morning."

"Have I slept for so long?" The young man frowned slightly, he thought he had only slept for a few hours.

"Don't worry." Uncle Fu poured a cup of hot water over and helped Qi Guanling sit up, "You are still very weak and need to rest."

The young man didn't speak, just lowered his head and drank water slowly.

"By the way, young master, Instructor Hao called before and said he hoped to come to visit. What do you mean—"

Qi Guanling shook his head, he didn't want Hao Jin to happen to see himself being reprimanded and punished by his brother when he came. "Call him back and say that I am in good health and don't need to visit, and let him not be distracted from work."

"Yes." Fu Bo nodded in response, and said again, "The doctor told you to drink some hot porridge after you wake up, and this subordinate will send some up immediately."

"En." Qi Guanling responded lightly, paused for a moment, and couldn't help raising his head to ask, "My brother, is he... very angry?"

Uncle Fu sighed distressedly and helplessly, "You think too much, the young master is not angry. He is very worried about you."

When Ji Linxuan came back from his errands, it happened to be the usual time for lunch at home. After changing his shoes and entering the door, Fu Bo stepped forward to help him take off his heavy coat and handed it to the servant beside him.

"Ling'er is awake?"

The white-haired butler nodded with a smile, "Yes, I woke up at ten o'clock and drank a small bowl of porridge."

After hearing this, Ji Linxuan obviously relaxed a lot, nodded, walked through the hall and went straight upstairs.

Qi Guanling shuddered involuntarily when Ji Linxuan pushed the door open and came in. He was originally lying down, but now he insisted on sitting up.

"elder brother……"

"How do you feel now?"

Ji Linxuan didn't notice her younger brother's cautiousness, she just sat down by the bed and reached out to touch Qi Guanling's forehead.

"Well, it's all right...I'm sorry bro, I—"

Ji Linxuan stopped the young man from continuing to speak with gestures, "No need to apologize. Just tell me, how did you make yourself like this, huh?"

"I……"

The young man tightly clenched his trouser legs with his hands hidden under the quilt, but he couldn't utter a word.

Past experience told him that his brother's tone must mean that he was angry, but Qi Guanling really didn't know how to explain it so that his brother would not be so annoyed.

In fact, Ji Linxuan was really not angry, he swears to God, he just hasn't corrected his tone of speaking.And as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that this was not a good time to ask patients questions.

So... "I think you haven't figured out how to answer my question yet." He gestured to get up, and the expression on his face didn't look so unkind, "It's better to rest for a while."

"Yes, Ling'er will reflect on herself." Qi Guanling was about to get out of bed after speaking as if he had grasped at a straw.

Watching the bare-footed young man walk to the wall and kneel down, Ji Linyu was so surprised that he couldn't speak at all.

The author has something to say: This pair is slowly heating up

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Probably because the memory is too long, or because the perpetrator never thinks about the harm he has caused others.

So at this moment, only Qi Guanling felt that this scene was so familiar.

That was the day he returned home from "Diyu", a 14-year-old boy, who returned home full of expectations and longings accumulated in the past 4 years.Before that, he had even fantasized about his brother's reaction countless times. After all, compared to Ji Linxuan's request of becoming a teacher within 5 years, he had obviously overfulfilled the task.