Yun Huizhou’s face stiffened. He turned his head and said, “No, I just couldn’t sleep.”
“Then that’s insomnia!” Lian Li said with a serious expression. “This is no small matter. Long-term insomnia has a huge impact on the body. Do you want to go see a doctor and take a couple of doses of herbal medicine to regulate your system?”
Yun Huizhou glanced at him, thinking to himself that his condition wasn’t something medicine could regulate; rather, it was something that required time.
Furthermore, he knew exactly why he couldn’t sleep, but he certainly couldn’t say the reason out loud.
Thinking of the little Lian Li in his dream last night and that merciless kick, Yun Huizhou subconsciously shuddered.
“No need for a doctor,” Yun Huizhou said with difficulty. “I was just thinking about things, so I didn’t sleep.”
“Oh.”
Knowing that Yun Huizhou didn’t have chronic insomnia, Lian Li felt a bit more at ease. He reached out, picked up the buns Yun Huizhou had bought that morning, and began to eat.
Yun Huizhou also ate in silence.
It wasn’t until all the buns were finished that he finally spoke.
“What Jin Manjue said last night…”
“Hmm?” Lian Li was confused at first, but then he remembered Jin Manjue’s stream of nonsense and those eyes that looked anything but decent.
“Don’t mind him. Some people are just like that; there’s no need to care.”
After a night’s rest, Lian Li wasn’t that angry anymore.
That was entirely Jin Manjue’s own delusion; it could be understood as him just casually pairing people up for his own amusement.
It was just that Jin Manjue had taken it too far, writing ambiguous things in the Beauty Ranking and letting too many people know about it.
Going to find him last night only to have him spout nonsense to their faces was what had made Lian Li a bit angry.
Although Lian Li knew Yun Huizhou wouldn’t take it to heart, it would still make things a bit awkward between the two of them for a few days.
Case in point: Yun Huizhou was bringing it up again. Perhaps it was because of this matter that he felt awkward sharing a bed last night, which was why he hadn’t slept well.
Usually, when the two of them shared a bed, it was common for them to end up hugging each other in their sleep, and he had never seen Yun Huizhou unable to sleep in the middle of the night before.
They had already spoken to Jin Manjue yesterday. If Jin Manjue knew what was good for him, he should know what to do.
If he continued to write nonsense, it would be inappropriate, and they wouldn’t be polite about it anymore.
They really would go over there together and give him a beating.
“After a while, once the buzz dies down, it’ll be fine. Don’t let it weigh on your mind.”
Hearing him finish, Yun Huizhou thought to himself: Can things really go back to how they were before?
His pure soul had already been defiled by Jin Manjue!
Thinking about how he hadn’t slept well last night because of Jin Manjue, Yun Huizhou felt his irritation rising.
He thought it over and felt that this frustration had to be vented.
He stood up, grabbed his blade, and headed outside.
Seeing this, Lian Li hurried to follow and asked, “Where are you going?”
“I’m going to go give Jin Manjue a beating right now,” Yun Huizhou said.
Lian Li: “…Huh? Is this a sudden decision?”
He was a bit bewildered. Logically speaking, if he wanted to beat Jin Manjue, wouldn’t it have been more convenient to do it last night while they were at Jinzui Tower?
How come after one night, he suddenly decided he had to do it now?
Lian Li glanced at Yun Huizhou. Aside from the dark circles under his eyes that looked like smudged makeup, his face was terrifyingly dark, and his aura was frighteningly low.
Recalling that Yun Huizhou had started acting strange last night after counting the treasure chests and boxes Jin Manjue had given them, Lian Li suspected that Jin Manjue had given too little.
He said they were gold beads and gold leaves, but perhaps he had only given one gold bead and one gold leaf, and the silver notes were only the minimum denomination of ten taels.
Other than that, Lian Li couldn’t think of any reason why Yun Huizhou would decide to go back and beat Jin Manjue today.
Seeing Yun Huizhou about to head out the door, Lian Li quickly caught up. “Don’t be impulsive. Tell me first, why did you suddenly become so unhappy? If you really want to beat Jin Manjue to vent your anger, let’s discuss a plan properly. Although he’s a weakling, he is the younger brother of Linjiu City’s City Lord after all. If we’re going to beat him, it’s best to find a more legitimate reason.”
As he spoke, he stepped forward to grab Yun Huizhou’s arm. However, Yun Huizhou reacted as if he had been triggered, subconsciously jerking back.
Lian Li was caught off guard; his grip slipped, and he was pulled by the force of the movement. His whole body lunged forward, and his hip bone slammed hard against the table.
“Hiss—ah!” Lian Li clutched the spot where he had hit and instantly curled up.
Realizing that he had caused Lian Li to crash, Yun Huizhou panicked instantly. He tossed his blade aside, wrapped his arms around Lian Li’s shoulders, and bent down to check his condition. “How is it? Where did you hit?”
The impact was not light. Lian Li didn’t answer, only clutching his right hip bone and curling tighter and tighter until he was balled up on the floor.
Yun Huizhou wanted to help him up, but he was afraid that applying force would make Lian Li hurt even more.
Seeing the person curling lower and lower, he also bent lower and lower. Finally, he was half-kneeling on the ground, his back bent so far his head was nearly on the floor as he checked Lian Li’s condition.
“Is it here? I’ll carry you to the bed first, then get some medicine to rub on it.” He maintained his current posture and asked, “Can I hold you now? Lift your arms a bit, and stretch your legs out.”
Lian Li looked up, grimacing in pain. He felt a surge of anger and wanted to curse directly, asking Yun Huizhou what the hell had gotten into him.
But it really hurt. The corner of the table had hit his hip bone directly. Not only did the thin layer of flesh over the bone hurt from the impact, but his waist felt like it was about to fall apart.
His expression was too distorted; Yun Huizhou couldn’t see his anger and only noticed his body stretching out slightly. He thought Lian Li had heard what he said and was lifting his arms and stretching his legs to cooperate with being carried.
With one hand supporting his back and the other under his legs, he picked the person up.
“You mother—! Be gentler!” Lian Li raised his hand and punched Yun Huizhou in the chest. “What the hell has gotten into you? F my life!”
Knowing he was in the wrong, Yun Huizhou remained silent and let him curse. After carrying him to the bed, he saw that although Lian Li was lying down, he was curled on his side to protect his right side. Knowing the impact had been too heavy, he had to remove the clothes to check the situation.
He sat by the bed and reached out to pull at Lian Li’s belt, but his hand was struck hard by Lian Li. “Don’t you fing touch me! Go hit your Jin Manjue, I don’t need you to care.”
Even after being hit, Yun Huizhou didn’t withdraw his hand. He simply continued the motion of untying the belt. “I’m not going, I’m not going. Don’t move around blindly. Won’t moving with so much force make it hurt more? Let me see.”
Lian Li didn’t want to listen to him at all right now. He put on a fierce expression and raised his hand to slap Yun Huizhou’s hand several more times, the sounds of the slaps ringing out sharply.
If it weren’t for the fact that his hip bone had been hit and was still throbbing with pain, he would have wanted to kick him directly.
Not like his usual kicks—he would have seriously used his full strength to kick him.
The back of Yun Huizhou’s hand was visibly turning red from the hits, yet he still did not stop his movements.
