Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Xu Xingguang guessed what Xu Zeqing was planning in his heart, but he also knew that the house in Cangshan Town was not fit to live in directly, so he agreed. ”Then please help me find a few people, Dad. Tomorrow, clean up the house in Cangshan Town. We’ll move in early the day after tomorrow.”

Seeing that Xu Xingguang had made up his mind, Xu Zeqing could only agree.

The next morning, Xu Zeqing and You Jingqiu personally took the moving company to clean the house in Cangshan Town. This way, if anyone saw them and asked, they would say that the grandfather had a good relationship with his granddaughter and wanted to accompany her to Cangshan Town for recuperation.

In the early morning, Ye Mingluo carried soup dumplings and two bottles of fresh milk to visit Huo Wen’an. As soon as he got out of the car, he heard noisy commotion from the building next door to Huo Wen’an’s. Seeing the gate to Huo Wen’an’s courtyard was locked, he picked up his phone to call Huo Wen’an.

Just as the phone was about to stop ringing, Huo Wen’an answered. ”Doctor Ye.” Huo Wen’an’s voice was as lazy as ever.

”Why are you hiding inside? Come out and open the door. I brought you breakfast.”

Two minutes later, Huo Wen’an opened the courtyard gate.

Seeing Huo Wen’an wearing a black fleece robe and with slightly messy hair, Ye Mingluo couldn’t help showing an expression of surprise. ”Did you just wake up?”

”Yeah, just woke up.”

”Oh my gosh.” Ye Mingluo looked at Huo Wen’an as if he were a monster, and said curiously, ”How can you fall asleep?”

Huo Wen’an’s illness had rapidly worsened over the past year, causing him to suffer day and night, unable to sleep, and his spirit grew weaker by the day. Just yesterday, when talking to him on the phone, he sounded like he was on the verge of death.

Worried that Huo Wen’an might die alone in his home with no one to handle his affairs, Ye Mingluo had gotten up early to check on him.

To his surprise, Huo Wen’an had actually slept soundly through the night last night.

He must have seen a ghost.

Huo Wen’an himself found it odd.

He looked at the wooden bracelet on his wrist, showing a contemplative expression.

Last night was no different from before, but he slept very deeply. The only difference was the presence of the wooden bracelet on his wrist.

Recalling what Xu Xingguang had said when giving him the wooden bracelet, Huo Wen’an leaned against the door and asked Ye Mingluo, ”Doctor Ye, what is An Shen Wood?”

”Where did you hear about that?” Hearing the name An Shen Wood from Huo Wen’an surprised Ye Mingluo.

Since it seemed that Ye Mingluo actually knew about An Shen Wood, Huo Wen’an said, ”I heard it can calm the spirit and help with sleep. Is it true?”

”Of course, it’s true.” Ye Mingluo explained the effects of An Shen Wood to Huo Wen’an, saying, ”An Shen Wood is a treasure, hard to obtain even with a fortune. Sleeping aid is just one of its many miraculous effects. Even if your Huo Family is as wealthy as a nation, you won’t be able to buy it.”

He assumed Huo Wen’an was tormented enough to want An Shen Wood to help him sleep.

Hard to obtain with a fortune?

”Why is that?”

Ye Mingluo explained, ”Because An Shen Wood is a wonder herb mentioned only in the ’Ancient Medicine Transmission.’ That book is a compilation of hearsay by ancient miracle doctors, and I’ve never seen any of the herbs it records.”

After speaking, Ye Mingluo asked Huo Wen’an, ”Why are you inquiring about this?”

Huo Wen’an shook his head and said, ”Just curious.”

Xu Xingguang said this wooden bracelet was made from the heartwood of An Shen Wood. Is this the same An Shen Wood that Ye Mingluo was describing?

Even Ye Mingluo hadn’t seen such a thing, so Xu Xingguang probably couldn’t have gotten it either.

This bracelet was probably made of some other material.

Ye Mingluo opened the food box, took a delicious soup dumpling, and brought it to Huo Wen’an’s mouth. ”A Zui, open wide, ah.”

Huo Wen’an disliked his dirty hands and turned his head away.

He reached into the food box himself, picked out a soup dumpling, and caught sight of three people coming out of the house next door. Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a black Chinese-style suit, with slightly long hair combed in a three-seven part that gave him an extraordinary demeanor.

Behind the man were two women, and their similar brows and eyes indicated they were mother and daughter.

Following Huo Wen’an’s gaze, Ye Mingluo saw Xu Zeqing and his wife leading You Mingyue towards them.

Xu Zeqing nodded slightly, and with an elder’s demeanor, said to Huo Wen’an and Ye Mingluo, ”Hello, gentlemen. I am the owner of the house next door, my name is Xu, and this is my wife and beloved daughter. Our house is being renovated today, and it might be noisy. I hope you can bear with us.”

After speaking, Xu Zeqing took the dessert box from You Jingqiu’s hands and handed it to Huo Wen’an and Ye Mingluo, saying, ”These are breakfast pastries from Treasure Pavilion, a well-known chain with a great reputation. Would you like to try them?”

Ye Mingluo was about to reach out when he heard Huo Wen’an say, ”I remember unit 219 was never sold. The lady of this house is a writer.”

Glancing at You Jingqiu standing next to Xu Zeqing, Huo Wen’an did not hide his disdain and sarcastically said, ”Mr. Xu’s wife doesn’t resemble the auntie I remember. Aren’t the three of you impostors?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingluo’s expression also turned cold as he drew back his outstretched hand.

Xu Zeqing’s face showed anger, ”Why do young people speak so unpleasantly?”

Thinking that Huo Wen’an might indeed know his ex-wife, Xu Zeqing’s momentum suddenly waned.

He didn’t dare to make a scene with Huo Wen’an; it would be disgraceful if the Chu Family heard about it, and that would be a loss.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Xu Zeqing explained, ”The previous lady of this house was my late wife. The woman beside me is my current wife.”

After hearing the explanation, Huo Wen’an’s attitude remained indifferent.

He turned his head to Ye Mingluo and said, ”Doctor Ye, close the door, let’s go inside. It’s too noisy.” After saying this, Huo Wen’an turned and went into the courtyard.

Ye Mingluo looked apologetically at the three people in front of him and said with a smile, ”My A Zui has a bad temper, please bear with us.” After that, he followed Huo Wen’an into the courtyard and shut the gate tightly.