"Wait a minute." Xiao Feng coughed lightly, walked to the side, and called Zhao Guo'an.

Meanwhile, Zhao Guo'an had just helped Sun Shijie mix the medicine, barely sitting down when he saw Xiao Feng's call.

"Who is it?" Zhao Guo'an asked knowingly. He was still miffed about Xiao Feng making him pay the bill.

Xiao Feng was immediately angry: "Me! Xiao Feng! Send money!"

"..." Zhao Guo'an.

Damn it, now wanting money immediately, didn't even bother finding an excuse, just straight-up robbery?

"With all that money, why do you need to come to me to borrow money?" Zhao Guo'an choked back his anger and asked.

"Consider it me borrowing from you, transfer a million to me first, and I'll repay when we get back to Jiangcheng."

"Haha... goodbye." Zhao Guo'an dryly chuckled with zero sincerity and hung up the phone.

In his view, lending the money meant letting it go forever, borrowing was more of a robbery, and he certainly wouldn't fall for that.

However, while hanging up gave a momentary sense of relief, Zhao Guo'an soon felt restless.

He knew Xiao Feng's character well; not "lending" him money could result in revenge, something Xiao Feng could definitely do.

Suddenly, Zhao Guo'an seriously pondered a question: should he pack up quickly and flee before Xiao Feng returns?

...

After facing a dead-end with Zhao Guo'an, Xiao Feng reluctantly called Lin Zhiyan, this time borrowing money went smoothly. Lin Zhiyan didn't even ask why Xiao Feng needed the money and transferred it right after hanging up.

Secretly noting Zhao Guo'an's hanging up on him, Xiao Feng got Gao Panpan's card number and transferred fifty thousand.

After receiving the transaction alert, Gao Panpan cheerfully set off to Jiangcheng, unaware that the president of Lanyue Group wasn't the young, wealthy, tall, and handsome man she imagined...

And it was uncertain what her feelings would be upon meeting Du Linlang.

Upon returning to the courtyard, Xiao Feng saw Lin Zhiyan standing in the yard, looking worried.

"Where's Zhao Guo'an?" Xiao Feng asked, brimming with hostility.

"He helped mix the medicine and went inside to rest."

Mentioning the medicine made Xiao Feng hold back his anger momentarily and asked, "How's your sister doing?"

"No life-threatening danger, whether it works or not will be known by tomorrow morning," Lin Zhiyan sighed.

Thinking it over, Xiao Feng said, "Didn't feel it before, but tonight's situation shows Sun Shijie's method isn't sustainable even if it works. Better to find a decisive solution than suffer prolonged pain."

Lin Zhiyan was surprised, "Is that what you think? I thought you hated my sister and wished she'd suffer."

"Am I that vicious?" Xiao Feng replied with a dark expression.

Their conversation was overheard word by word by the little girl and others inside the house.

At this moment, Lin Jiaxuan was soaking in the tub, her face full of pain, persistently enduring, while Lu Yao and the little girl were anxiously standing by, unable to help.

"Xuanxuan, I told you, Brother Xiao Feng isn't like you think, he can't bear to see you suffer," the little girl attempted to distract Lin Jiaxuan.

Lin Jiaxuan bit her lip, saying nothing, having heard Xiao Feng's words, but Xiao Feng's dreadful image was already deeply ingrained in her mind, not easy to overturn.

Just then, the door opened, revealing Xiao Feng's figure.

However, stepping into the room, the little girl opened her arms, blocking Lin Jiaxuan in the tub completely, discontentedly saying, "Xuanxuan is taking a bath, no peeking!"

"I just came to check how she's doing." Xiao Feng showed no sign of guilt, sitting down casually.

The little girl kept changing angles, persistently blocking Xiao Feng's gaze.

"He came... to mock me..."

In the tub, Lin Jiaxuan endured the pain, speaking for the first time since her injury, previously answering questions with nods or shakes.

Xiao Feng chuckled lightly, "Come off it, I have no time to mock you, don't overthink it. Your small frame isn't impressive, watching you isn't as fun as watching Shihan or Yaoyao."

The words instantly embarrassed the little girl and Lu Yao, and infuriated Lin Jiaxuan further, "Get out! I didn't ask you to come in."

"Aren't you quite articulate now."

The little girl became unhappy, immediately pushing Xiao Feng out. "Xuanxuan's in this state, you're still provoking her, get out, out."

And in the tub, the originally pain-ridden Lin Jiaxuan felt much better after bantering, a form of mental distraction. And in the tub, the originally pain-ridden Lin Jiaxuan felt much better after bantering, a form of mental distraction.

Of course, she wouldn't give credit to Xiao Feng, but the effectiveness of the medicine seemingly came into play.

Still, Lin Jiaxuan knew well, Sun Shijie hadn't added pain-relieving or anesthetic drugs, even openly told her, the medicine would heighten the sensation of pain, making it even more intense.

So attributing the relief to the herbal bath was self-deception.

...

The next morning, startling effects appeared.

Lin Jiaxuan was still Lin Jiaxuan, her appearance unchanged, but she'd actually grown taller by five centimeters, her leg length and arm length increased by nearly one centimeter.

This change excited Lin Zhiyan greatly; after so many wrong turns, so much wasted money, finally visible results.

Yet, considering the cost of achieving such change, she felt overwhelmingly conflicted, her excitement suddenly dissipating.

Especially knowing she would have to endure similar pain many more times to fully recover, made her heart sink entirely.

"In her situation, is there a more direct solution?" Xiao Feng asked Sun Shijie.

Sun Shijie reluctantly shook his head, "If there were, I would've used it, this is the only viable method currently."

"Any theoretically feasible but yet unrealizable solutions?" Xiao Feng persisted in asking, "None at all?"

Sun Shijie remained silent for a long time, then replied, "There is, but saying it is as good as not, nearly impossible to implement."

"Sir, please speak without reservation," Lin Zhiyan quickly intervened.

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