Xiao Hu had never in his entire life felt so annoyed with his own Da Ge, Feng Ge.

This time he was truly exasperated—absolutely maddening.

If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t hit Feng Ge and apparently couldn’t even beat him, Xiao Hu would have loved to turn around right then and there and smash a big brick over the back of Feng Ge’s head.

He wouldn’t actually kill Feng Ge, but he’d definitely leave a huge lump on his head!

Next time he’d see whether Feng Ge still dared to suddenly charge in like that.

“Sister Xi, how’s your foot now? Shall I take you to the hospital?” Xiao Hu only just realized Lin Xi had sprained her ankle, yet he didn’t press her about why she’d bolted when she heard that Sao Zi and Feng Ge were about to come after them—and he certainly didn’t ask who the unnamed male operative was who’d tipped her off.

He hadn’t told Jiang Feng about this either.

After all, Feng Ge hadn’t instructed him to keep an eye on such details; the only order Feng Ge had given him was to protect her well and make sure no one hurt her.

Lin Xi, however, shook her head. “There’s some medicinal oil in your car—rub some on for me.”

“But that won’t do! We need to go to the hospital for an X-ray.”

“Silly boy, it’s not that serious,” Lin Xi said with a genuine smile, and asked Xiao Hu to pull over to a quiet spot by the side of the road.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Lin Xi moved herself from the passenger seat to the more spacious backseat, took off the shoe from her injured foot, set it aside, and smilingly called out to Xiao Hu, who had already found the medicinal oil in the trunk, “Help me apply the ointment.”

“Are you really not going to the hospital? What if it’s broken?” Xiao Hu had also settled into the backseat and closed the door.

Lin Xi simply rested her foot on his lap. “Stop nagging, will you? Kid, I’m not some rich young lady from a prominent family. Don’t look at the fact that I’ve got a bit of money now—back in the day I went through a lot of hardship. If it weren’t for that person, I’m afraid I’d have… ”

At the mention of that person, Lin Xi’s face instantly took on several complex expressions.

Of course Xiao Hu noticed.

But he didn’t say anything; he just felt a strange, uncomfortable sensation in his heart.

Soon, Xiao Hu poured some of the bruise-and-sprain ointment he usually used into his palm, spread it evenly with both hands, then cradled Lin Xi’s foot in one hand while gently and evenly rubbing the ointment onto her ankle with the other, using his skilled technique to massage it in so the medicine could penetrate the skin faster and better.

“Sister Xi, that person you just mentioned…” Xiao Hu paused, hesitated for a moment, then finally blurted out the question on his mind, “Isn’t he your Sao Zi’s Da Ge? His name is Ming Kai—he’s the eldest son of the Ming clan. Back in our Ning City, he was a very capable and admirable person, wasn’t he?”

“You know him?” As soon as Ming Kai was mentioned, Lin Xi’s eyes softened like flowing water.

Xiao Hu felt even more uneasy and shook his head. “When he was at the peak of his youth, I was still very young and never met him, but I often heard people talk about him. Sigh, what a pity…”

“Yes, what a pity!” Lin Xi sighed wistfully as well.

Before she knew it, she found herself recalling the version of herself who had once been on the brink of death—the one who, in utter despair, had glimpsed a savior.

“Sister Xi, you really like him, don’t you?” Xiao Hu didn’t know what had gotten into him; despite knowing full well he shouldn’t ask so casually, he still blurted it out.

Lin Xi gave a wry smile and didn’t evade the question. “Yes, I do—I like him in a way that’s hard to put into words.”

“Does he… know?”

Xiao Hu asked tentatively again, and the heavy stone in his heart grew even bigger.

“He does. He’s so smart—how could he not know?” Lin Xi smiled wryly once more. “But he pretends he doesn’t. After all, he already had a girlfriend back then, and someone of his noble character would never do anything to betray her.”

End of Chapter 147: Counterattack 73