Chapter 051 【Rare Gentleness】

Since it was still early, there weren't many people at the hospital. Soon, Gu Feng had arranged everything for Lin Jiaying. After a doctor's diagnosis, Lin Jiaying was found to have a feverish cold, mostly because she hadn't covered herself properly while sleeping at night. Gu Feng arranged a private room for her, equipped with a bed and a TV, and the environment was quite decent.

After settling Lin Jiaying into the ward, he turned on the TV and drew open the curtains.

The morning sunlight shone on Lin Jiaying's youthful and beautiful face, giving her a warm feeling—both physically and emotionally.

However, before she could fully savor this sensation, she suddenly realized that Gu Feng had left the ward without saying a word. This discovery made her extremely angry. Watching the men outside the ward carrying breakfast for their girlfriends, Lin Jiaying felt utterly wronged. She couldn't help but clench her fist and hit the bed, cursing, "Damn country bumpkin! He dragged me to the hospital and then just ran off by himself! How awful!"

After cursing for a while, Lin Jiaying felt thirsty and a bit hungry, so she reluctantly calmed down, though she hated Gu Feng even more.

Just as she resolved to never speak to Gu Feng again when she saw him, he walked in holding a cup of hot soy milk and a bag of steamed buns.

Seeing the fragrant buns in Gu Feng's hand, Lin Jiaying's throat moved as she swallowed.

Despite desperately wanting to eat the buns, she stubbornly looked away to spite him, refusing to acknowledge him.

Gu Feng walked over to the bedside with the soy milk and buns, sat down, inserted a straw into the soy milk, and brought it to Lin Jiaying's lips. "Take a few sips of soy milk first to cleanse your stomach," he said.

"I'm not thirsty," Lin Jiaying lied, knowing it was untrue. In reality, her mouth was not only dry but also slightly bitter.

"If you take the medicine on an empty stomach, you'll feel uncomfortable. Listen to me, take a few sips of soy milk first, then eat the buns," Gu Feng's tone softened imperceptibly.

Gu Feng's gentle tone caught Lin Jiaying off guard, but she firmly shook her head. "If it's uncomfortable, then so be it. I don't even want to live anyway. I might as well die."

"Nonsense!" Gu Feng's expression darkened at her words, but he sighed and said, "I know you're unhappy with me, but don't take it out on your own health."

"I said, my business has nothing to do with you," Lin Jiaying pouted, secretly feeling pleased. *Keep acting all serious, why don't you? Hmph!*

"Tell me, what do I need to do for you to eat?" Gu Feng frowned.

Lin Jiaying turned her head and saw Gu Feng's helpless expression. She smiled triumphantly and said, "You have to feed me, and say something sweet while you're at it."

Lin Jiaying's request made Gu Feng hesitate, but seeing her pale cheeks, he finally nodded gently. He brought the soy milk to her lips again, trying to soften his tone as much as possible. "Jia Ying, drink the soy milk quickly."

Seeing Gu Feng's awkward expression, Lin Jiaying was inwardly delighted but said, "No, that doesn't count as something sweet!"

Gu Feng looked embarrassed, his eyes shifting as he added, "Jia Ying, be good, come on and drink the soy milk."

"Pfft!" Hearing Gu Feng's words, Lin Jiaying couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing, feeling a warm glow in her heart. She thought to herself that Gu Feng was actually quite nice when he was gentle.

Once she had laughed enough, Lin Jiaying opened her mouth, took the straw, and began sipping gently. After a few sips of soy milk, she added, "Now sing me a song."

"I don't know how," Gu Feng shook his head and brought a bun to her lips.

"No, you have to sing before I'll eat the bun," Lin Jiaying threw another tantrum.

Seeing her determined expression, Gu Feng had no choice but to open his mouth and sing, "The cold wind blows, leaves fall, the army is a green flower. Dear comrade, don't miss home, don't miss your mother..."

Hearing Gu Feng start to sing, Lin Jiaying picked up a bun and began eating. However, the moment she heard his unpleasant voice, she almost spat out the bun in her mouth. Just as she was about to swallow the bun and tell him to stop, she noticed Gu Feng gazing wistfully out the window.

Suddenly, she faintly sensed a note of sorrow in Gu Feng's low singing.

Lin Jiaying mechanically chewed the bun in her mouth, her eyes fixed intently on Gu Feng, her mind completely absorbed in his singing.

By the time Gu Feng finished singing "The Army's Green Flower," Lin Jiaying felt as if a heavy stone were pressing on her heart—an indescribable weight, and her mood turned deeply somber.

Gu Feng let out a deep sigh, dispelling the melancholy. He picked up a bun from the table and handed it to Lin Jiaying. "Eat a few more."

This time, Lin Jiaying didn't object. Instead, she nodded gently and took the bun from Gu Feng's hand.

After eating four buns, Lin Jiaying wiped her mouth with a tissue. She glanced at Gu Feng, whose expression seemed somewhat unusual, and wanted to ask something but didn't know how to begin.

In the end, Lin Jiaying didn't ask Gu Feng anything. She simply observed him quietly. In that moment, she suddenly felt that Gu Feng was actually quite handsome—with a tall nose bridge, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and full lips. Although his slightly tanned skin didn't quite align with a young girl's aesthetic preferences, it carried a healthy, robust beauty.

For seventeen-year-old Lin Jiaying, like other girls, she hoped her first love would be like a fairy-tale romance. When she learned she was to become the fiancée of a twenty-four-year-old man, she even felt like the world was ending. After meeting Gu Feng, his serious personality and meticulous way of doing things made her extremely uncomfortable, a far cry from her image of Prince Charming.

Rebellious by nature, she was already averse to this arranged marriage. Coupled with Gu Feng's peculiar personality, she instinctively disliked him, feeling embarrassed to be with him every day. She even deliberately walked behind him when they went shopping, not wanting anyone to know she was associated with him.

That day, the major mall heist further shook her remaining positive impression of Gu Feng's military background. From then on, she completely disliked him. It wasn't until Wang Jingjing took her to TV to indulge and she nearly lost her innocence, with Gu Feng almost going to jail to save her, that her impression of him improved slightly.

Over the past two days, Gu Feng had been going out every night "seeking pleasure" and even deliberately lying to her, which renewed her annoyance with him. It was only today, when Gu Feng authoritatively brought her to the hospital and then displayed an unprecedented gentleness and sorrow, that things changed.

In that moment, Lin Jiaying suddenly realized that she had always considered things from her own perspective, never once thinking about Gu Feng's feelings, nor even knowing about his past or inner thoughts.

*Do I really hate him?* Such a thought suddenly flashed through Lin Jiaying's mind.

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