The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 696 - 687 Too Stiff, Easily Broken

Chapter 696: Chapter 687 Too Stiff, Easily Broken

He wrapped his arm around her from behind and rested his chin on top of her head, pressing down in a way that made her quite uncomfortable.

Having no choice, she could only shift her body.

He seemed to be deep in thought and didn’t pay attention to her movement. After a while, he said, "Go to sleep, I came late tonight."

Gu Youyou pondered for a moment before replying, "It’s all right. I also got back late today, and Aunt dragged me away for a lecture. Fortunately, my visit to the Jie Residence was to save someone, so she didn’t say anything too unpleasant."

"Hmm! I heard there was another incident at the Jie Residence, that concubine almost killed Jie Zhonglin?"

Gu Youyou laughed and said, "Exactly, whether she succeeded or not, she cut off one of his fingers. I managed to reattach it for him, but I’m not sure if it will survive. Second Young Master Jie seems effeminate, but he has a robust constitution. As long as he’s well cared for, he should be able to make it."

"Reattaching a finger?" Jin Zijin mused and then laughed, saying, "With this story spreading, your reputation is going to grow even more."

Gu Youyou said, "I already have a big reputation, what about the matters in Lingnan, hmm?"

"Yes, you’re capable!" Jin Zijin said with a huff, "A tall tree catches the wind, you need to learn to be more reserved."

Gu Youyou disagreed, retorting, "Wasn’t it you who said that the greater my reputation, the more important I become, making it harder for Yu Jizi to lay a finger on me?"

Jin Zijin replied, "Although that’s true, there is a saying that the overly rigid are easily broken."

"Great, you’ve said all there is, good and bad," she retorted.

The two of them cuddled up in bed under a thin blanket. Gu Youyou felt that the temperature was just right, incredibly comfortable.

Jin Zijin, on the other hand, felt it was a bit too warm, especially in the searing summer heat when both of them were wearing thin undershirts, hugging each other was like wearing nothing at all, which was quite tantalizing.

Half of the heat was due to the flame toxin in his body, and the other half was roused by her.

Jin Zijin got up, reached for the medicine bottle inside his outer garment, poured out a pill, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it before he could continue to sleep.

Otherwise, the heat was simply unbearable.

His condition was different from Gu Youyou and those who had been nourished with medicinal concoctions for years. The flame toxin in his body was activated by the Fire Lotus in the Flame Pool and the heat emanating from the Zhuzhao Pearl. Compared to the likes of Gu Youyou, it was more manageable. According to her modern medical theory, it wouldn’t affect the central nervous system. As long as the body temperature didn’t continue to rise, it would be fine.

Her medicine was somewhat harmful to the body, but this harm was negligible compared to the effects of a continuously rising body temperature.

Still, he heeded her advice to avoid taking the medicine unless he felt his body temperature rising.

Gu Youyou turned over, touched his forehead, and asked, "Is it very uncomfortable?"

Jin Zijin hummed in response, saying, "It’s bearable."

Gu Youyou touched his cheek and said, "Don’t pretend. If it weren’t unbearable, you wouldn’t take the medicine. You’re always so tolerant."

Jin Zijin laughed and admitted, "Alright, it’s unbearable. I think I might feel better if you stayed a bit further away from me. Let’s sleep now, it’s late."

Gu Youyou countered, "Nonsense, I’m so cool to the touch, you should hold me tighter to feel better. A natural, reusable physical cooling ice pack."

"What nonsense are you talking now? Go to sleep!" Jin Zijin was truly drowsy now, his words slurring.

Gu Youyou sighed, unable to resist smoothing out his furrowed brow with her hand.

If only they had the equipment, she thought, she could give him a CT scan to see exactly where that thing was in his body. Perhaps a simple surgical procedure could remove it, sparing him this agony.

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