"Turn right at the intersection ahead." Xiao Feng instructed from the front passenger seat.

"Right turn?" Zhao Guo'an frowned slightly, "Not going back to Jinyue Garden?"

"We're going back, but before that, accompany me to the hospital." Xiao Feng said while texting Lin Zhiyan, asking her to meet up with Lu Yao and Lin Jiaxuan at Su Yuzhuo's place.

After sending the message, Xiao Feng looked at Zhao Guo'an, "Old Zhao, the next part depends on your skills. I have two friends who ran into some trouble; see if you can help. One of them is quite wealthy, feel free to open your mouth wide. We'll split the proceeds forty-sixty."

"Is that how you treat your friends?" Zhao Guo'an questioned while turning the steering wheel to the right.

Xiao Feng shrugged, "Is there a problem?"

"No problem, but clear accounting between brothers; how does the forty-sixty split work?" Zhao Guo'an chuckled, clearly used to this kind of deal.

Xiao Feng's face turned serious, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

"..." Zhao Guo'an was bewildered. What the heck was this about, it sounded like a booze-fueled argument.

"In our collaboration, you're contributing labor and resources; I won't let you suffer losses." Xiao Feng said displeased, "Forty-sixty; obviously, I get sixty, you get forty. I definitely won't let you take a hit."

Zhao Guo'an burst out laughing angrily, "I'd really like to know how you had the nerve to say that."

"If it weren't for me pulling the strings, you'd get less than forty percent; think about it, isn't that reasonable?" Xiao Feng coaxed him, "Money, the more the better, forty percent isn't little, so you should secretly be happy."

"Happy my ass." Zhao Guo'an snapped, "By your logic, without my effort, you'd earn nothing. It should be sixty-forty my way, take it or leave it."

Xiao Feng wasn't annoyed, patiently replied, "Everything has a root cause. At the roots, I'm the one who suggested this business. How about reconsidering?"

"No need to reconsider." Zhao Guo'an decisively said, "I can compromise: fifty-fifty. Otherwise, we'll break the dishes and part ways, neither of us gains anything."

"Fine!" Xiao Feng, looking pained and regretful, nodded sharply, "Fifty-fifty it is, but that's for the free meals you cook for us. I'm taking a loss, but not everything in life should be about money, right?"

"..." Zhao Guo'an hesitated for a while, couldn't help but ask, "Why do I feel like I'm the one getting the short end of the stick?"

"Really?" Xiao Feng casually said, "You're definitely mistaken. Didn't I just say, money isn't everything, let's just enjoy life. By the way, you should have quite a bit of money, what do you do with it all..."

After a long tug-of-war, the two unscrupulous men finally agreed on a fifty-fifty split, but never considered if the problem could be resolved.

Arriving at the hospital, they saw Lin Zhiyan and the others sitting on the corridor bench. Upon seeing Xiao Feng, Lu Yao stood up first, "Brother Xiao Feng."

"Why aren't you going in?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Lu Yao glanced at the door, hesitated and asked, "Is the person on the hospital bed really Big Sis?"

"Is it or not, you'll have to decide for yourself." Xiao Feng squeezed Lu Yao's hand, finding it very cold.

Although having cold hands in winter is normal, for Lu Yao, who uses her hands as weapons, it's quite unusual, clearly indicating the tension and apprehension in her heart.

Of course, this phenomenon is understandable, given her past as a member of the Devil's Concentration Camp, where most people either feared or respected the "Big Sis," unlike Xiao Feng's calm demeanor.

"Let's go, you'll have to face it sooner or later, and besides, I'm here." Xiao Feng smiled and said.

Lu Yao nodded, clenching Xiao Feng's hand tightly as if holding onto her greatest source of support.

"Lu Yao?" Su Yuzhuo said surprised, "I didn't expect you to come see me."

After a while, seeing Lu Yao still silent, Su Yuzhuo continued, "What? Don't recognize me?"

Lu Yao shook her head, "I haven't seen your face, but I can't forget Big Sis's voice."

"I'm no longer 'Big Sis.' There's no need to be so formal; in a way, we're on the same side now." Su Yuzhuo smiled slightly and invited everyone to sit down.

After a brief introduction, Zhao Guo'an leaned close to Xiao Feng and squeezed out a few words, "I remember you got married."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Feng asked.

"Would you call this having affairs outside while keeping the home stable?"

"Are you sick? Can't I know female friends if I'm married?"

"With so many top-notch beauties, who would believe they're just friends? But you don't have to rush to deny; I'm not going to snitch, but shouldn't I get a little hush money?"

While the two were whispering, Lin Zhiyan spoke up, "You called us over, is there something you want to discuss?"

"Ahem..." Xiao Feng coughed dryly, "Our previous plan was to find the descendant of that Medicine King, but coincidentally, the ancestor of the person next to me served as an Imperial Physician. So I invited him over; if he can solve the problem, there's no need for an extra trip."

Everyone was enlightened, while Zhao Guo'an stepped forward, adjusted his collar, and said to Su Yuzhuo, "I'm a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, please place your right hand on the bedside cabinet, I'll check your pulse first."

Su Yuzhuo smiled faintly and obediently extended her hand, but just as Zhao Guo'an was about to approach, Fujiwara Keiaki, who had been behaving like a statue, suddenly moved and blocked his path.

"What's the meaning of this?" Zhao Guo'an asked unhappily.

Fujiwara Keiaki didn't respond but stood his ground firmly.

"Let him through." Su Yuzhuo said, feeling relatively assured since Xiao Feng had brought him here.

If Xiao Feng really intended to kill her, he would've acted sooner, wouldn't have waited until Fujiwara Keiaki arrived, nor gone through the trouble of inviting a traditional medicine practitioner.

"Miss, it's better to wait until I've checked this person's background; I'm unable to guarantee your safety at this close distance." Fujiwara Keiaki advised, speaking slightly awkward Chinese, eyes glued to Zhao Guo'an.

"No need; let him through." Su Yuzhuo insisted firmly.

"Yes!" Fujiwara Keiaki agreed hesitantly and stepped aside, though he continued to follow Zhao Guo'an, ready to strike at any moment.

Zhao Guo'an was clearly no saint either, glanced at the following Fujiwara Keiaki, turned his head away and said, "Since you don't trust me, then forget it."

"Please don't be angry, he's just considering my safety. I apologize on his behalf." Su Yuzhuo responded politely and glanced at Fujiwara Keiaki.

Fujiwara Keiaki's expression didn't change as he stepped aside, maintaining his calm and composed demeanor.

Lin Zhiyan and Lin Jiaxuan exchanged looks, each seeing the seriousness in the other's eyes. Despite appearing calm and unhurried, this elderly person exuded pressure invisibly, definitely not an easy opponent!

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