Chapter 160: If You Disobey, I Will Kiss You

"Brother, you're awake?!"

Chu Yunran rushed in excitedly, hovered over the bedside, and blinked her large eyes at Lin Feng.

Still maintaining her cold and aloof demeanor, Chu Lingshuang said nothing. She simply looked at Lin Feng with deep concern, shifted her body slightly to the side, and made room for Yu Xueyan.

Understanding the gesture, Yu Xueyan immediately stepped forward, placed the medical kit on the bedside table, and carefully inquired about Lin Feng's condition.

"Is your head still dizzy?"

Lin Feng shook his head.

"You look a bit pale; you must have suffered from heatstroke after being out in the sun for too long."

Observing Lin Feng for a moment, Yu Xueyan fished a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid out of the medical kit and said speechlessly, "Drink this. You'll be fine once you finish it."

Lin Feng knew very well whether it was heatstroke or not, and he shook his head. "No need, I'm already fine."

"How can an illness get better without taking medicine?!"

Glancing at Chu Lingshuang, whose expression had turned somewhat unpleasant, Yu Xueyan quickly added to her words and pushed the medicine in her hand a little closer.

"I..."

Just as Lin Feng was about to explain that it wasn't heatstroke, Chu Lingshuang spoke up from the side.

"Xueyan, go get some candy."

Her voice was soft and light, yet carried an unquestionable authority.

Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid had a very pungent taste. Is Miss worried that it will taste too bitter for him?

Yu Xueyan's eyes flicked. Catching sight of Chu Yunran digging lollipops out of her own pocket, Yu Xueyan moved with lightning speed; after shoving the medicine toward Lin Feng, she grabbed Chu Yunran by the arm.

"Miss Ranran, come with me. I'm not very familiar with the Lin residence, and I get a bit socially anxious..."

Chu Yunran was taken aback. "Huh?"

Before she could react, she was dragged out of the room by Yu Xueyan, who pulled her along by force.

The door was shut behind them in the process.

"Xueyan, what are you doing? Big Brother Lin is still unwell, why are you dragging me out?!"

Once outside, seeing Yu Xueyan's anxious movements, Chu Yunran wore a look of complete bewilderment.

"Are you an idiot?!"

Yu Xueyan couldn't help but gently tap Chu Yunran's little head. "Can't you tell your sister is worried about him? I've roughly checked him over; Lin Feng is fine, he just suffered from low blood sugar after staying out in the sun too long. If the two of us kept staying in there at a time like this, wouldn't we just be total third wheels?"

"Oh, right!"

With this explanation, Chu Yunran instantly caught on. Giggling, she said, "Then Sister Xueyan, you and I will keep watch by the elevator, and we won't let anyone in!"

***

Inside the room.

As the two of them stepped out, Lin Feng propped himself up and sat up. He had roughly sorted out the memories that had suddenly flooded in, but now there was an even thornier problem at hand.

Chu Lingshuang sat beside the bed, quietly watching him. On her cold and aloof face, it was impossible to tell whether she felt worry or indifference.

"Miss Chu, I..."

Lin Feng cleared his throat and made to get out of bed, but Chu Lingshuang didn't give him the slightest chance to put his feet on the floor, directly reaching out to grip his shoulder.

"If you're sick, just rest properly. Tell me what you need and I'll get it for you."

Her expression remained cold, but the implication in her words allowed for no refusal.

It was rare to hear this trace of anxious urgency in Chu Lingshuang's tone, and to feel the tight grip of her hand on his shoulder—all of this felt intensely familiar.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and stated bluntly, "I'm already fine."

Before he could argue further, Chu Lingshuang leaned her upper body forward, pressing directly close to him. Her exquisitely beautiful face drew nearer layer by layer, her phoenix eyes hovering wantonly over his features for a moment.

"You call looking this pale 'fine'?"

She let out a cold snort and, giving Lin Feng no room to argue, forcefully pressed him back down to lie flat on the bed.

"You..."

Is this her way of caring?

For a moment, Lin Feng didn't know what to say, but he had truly recovered. Besides, it was currently the banquet; if he collapsed like this, Lin De and the others would likely find out immediately.

He couldn't just lie here in bed like this.

He resolutely sat back up and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Chu, but I really am all right. I'll just drink some water in a moment."

His distant words fell upon Chu Lingshuang's ears, and quite clearly, a trace of desolation hung in the depths of her eyes.

Quietly watching Lin Feng get up, she bit her lip and spoke as if with a shred of reluctant unwillingness, "There's no need for thanks between us."

Lin Feng, who had his head down putting on his shoes, responded instinctively, "That won't do. Miss Chu is concerned about me, so it's only right that I thank you..."

He muttered to himself, failing to notice Chu Lingshuang's increasingly gloomy gaze.

As he spoke, he had already finished putting on his shoes. Rising to his feet, he said, "Alright, Miss Chu, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, Chu Lingshuang suddenly stood up and, in the blink of an eye, reached out to cup his chin.

Before Lin Feng could react, she rose onto her tiptoes and pressed her lips lightly against his in a fleeting kiss.

"If you don't listen to me, I'll kiss you."

Her eyes burned with fervent heat. Tilting her chin slightly upward, she stared straight at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's eyes widened instantly, and he looked at her in sheer disbelief. "Miss Chu, I..."

***

"Shh!"

The tip of her finger pressed against his lips, feather-light, sending a sudden itch straight to Lin Feng's heart.

She looked at him with such a frantic obsession, endless arrogance lingering in the depths of her eyes; yet the moment she pressed against Lin Feng's thin lips, all that arrogance melted away, replaced by an imperative command tinged with faint entreaty.

"Hold me."

The voice was tender enough to melt into one's very bones.

If not for that lingering tone of command, Lin Feng felt as though his bones might have turned to mush entirely.

He looked down at her in sheer bewilderment, unable to guess what she was plotting.

It was far too unexpected.

Ever since the incident with the Chu family, Chu Lingshuang's attitude toward him had shifted dramatically—it seemed as though she had seen through something, though he couldn't be certain.

Originally, he hadn't wanted to care, but seeing her consume herself with jealousy strangely felt amusing, and even somewhat thrilling.

Yet, none of these were reasons for him to forgive the torture Chu Lingshuang had put him through.

With this thought, he pushed her away with extreme coldness and said distantly, "Inappropriate."

Seemingly not expecting Lin Feng to refuse, a flicker of panic rose in Chu Lingshuang's eyes. She said anxiously, "There are only the two of us in this room!"

"Still inappropriate."

Lin Feng curved his lips into a smile, shook his head slightly, and said, "Miss Chu, you and I are not partners; we shouldn't keep doing things that cross the line."

His voice was exceptionally cold and rational.

A single sentence caused Chu Lingshuang's sanity to rush back. She cast a complex look at Lin Feng and blurted out instinctively, "I..."

"Is Chu Lingshuang's conduct something that requires other people's permission?"

Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Feng—as if he had anticipated it long ago—smiled and snatched the words right out of her mouth.

As if he had seen through her thoroughly from the very start, Lin Feng's gaze crashed straight into hers, reaching the very bottom of her soul.

Her instinctively blurted words were interrupted. Recovering her senses, Chu Lingshuang bit her lip, her eyes suffused with blood.

Lin Feng continued with a smile, "Miss Chu, at the very least, I am a member of the Lin family now. No matter what, with this status standing here, you can't touch me anymore. I don't wish to pursue the things of the past either. If you have nothing else to attend to, please leave first."

He had dropped all semblance of mercy. Past actions were merely compromises, but things were different now.

He had reclaimed his sovereignty.

Yet, these words held no aggressive weight whatsoever for Chu Lingshuang, who had already been rebuffed by him dozens of times before.