Chapter 105 - 13: Stench

Chapter 105: Chapter 13: Stench

The central garden of the villa district.

"First Junior Brother—"

Feng Yin turned his head and saw Xiao Yu waving at him, a radiant smile on her face.

Today, the girl wore a sleeveless white dress, revealing a pair of slender arms and fair, tender calves. Faint muscle lines could be seen beneath her smooth skin.

At first glance, she looked like a petite young girl, but in reality, if an ordinary person were struck in the chest by her little fists, they would immediately cough up mouthfuls of blood. After all, Xiao Yu was fundamentally a Fierce-level Martial Artist with a Superhuman physique. With the same volume of muscle mass, not only was the density higher, but the contraction force it could generate was more than twice that of an ordinary person. Someone like Feng Yin was even more advanced, possessing nearly Four times the strength of an ordinary person.

Seeing Feng Yin turn around, the young girl giggled and ran up to him with a PATTER PATTER PATTER. "Feng Yin, come on, let’s go."

The two had agreed to pick up Xie Yanran and Hong Yuan from the hospital today. After returning to Celestial Essence, they had been arranged to undergo plastic surgery through Xiao Yu’s connections. More than ten days had passed. Thanks to the advanced medical standards of this world, they had achieved near-complete Recovery.

Feng Yin looked Xiao Yu up and down and praised, "Senior Sister looks very pretty today as well."

"Hehehe, you’ve learned to be quite the smooth talker since returning to Celestial Essence." Xiao Yu’s cheeks flushed slightly. Feeling flattered, she teased Feng Yin in return. Her First Junior Brother was quite sensible; it wasn’t a waste of her time to dress up twenty minutes early.

Xiao Yu thought happily, then asked Feng Yin, "Speaking of which, Feng Yin, how have you been liking your new place these past few days?"

Feng Yin paused. "The apartment is a bit too big. It feels like a waste..."

Xiao Yu giggled. "I don’t think it’s that big; it’s much smaller than my place. The main thing is that we live in the same area now, so it’s a lot more convenient!"

Indeed, after his apartment was attacked, Xiao Yu had arranged a new place for him. This time, for the sake of convenience, she had found Feng Yin a large single-floor luxury apartment in a high-end residential complex right next to her own villa district.

This time, it wasn’t a rental. Xiao Yu had outright bought the exorbitantly priced property and lent it to Feng Yin.

When Feng Yin mentioned that it might be a bit of a waste, Xiao Yu confidently explained that Celestial Essence Country’s economy was currently booming. As a megacity, Coastal City’s real estate prices in such prime locations would never drop. The fact that her father hadn’t stopped her from buying the apartment proved that this "investment" of hers wouldn’t incur a loss.

What else could Feng Yin say? He wouldn’t have been able to afford an apartment in a core city like this even if he worked his entire life on Earth; he had no right to judge the investment logic of the rich. All he had to do was live there. He could only sigh and admit that a Rich Lolita was indeed a Rich Lolita.

***

Inside the hospital.

Feng Yin and Xiao Yu met Xie Yanran and Hong Yuan, who were sharing the same ward.

Upon seeing them, Xiao Yu approached with a grin and hugged Xie Yanran’s arm. "Wow, I knew Senior Sister was a beauty!"

The Repair of Xie Yanran’s scars didn’t seem to be a difficult task for the medical technology of this world. Now, the hideous scar that once ran diagonally across her entire face was almost invisible. Without the scar, her naturally exquisite features were immediately restored, making her look like a beautiful young woman in her thirties. Her originally fierce and cold demeanor also appeared much softer and more feminine.

Held by Xiao Yu, she revealed a faint smile and patted the young girl’s head. "No matter what, I’m not as pretty as Xiao Yu." It was obvious that she was in an excellent mood.

Meanwhile, Feng Yin turned his attention to Hong Yuan, who stood to the side with a delighted expression. He looked him over and smiled, "Brother Hong, you’ve become handsome."

The doctor who performed Hong Yuan’s micro-plastic surgery was highly skilled. Instead of using exaggerated bone-shaving or filling techniques, they made subtle adjustments across various aspects, executing the perfect refinement of his facial details. While retaining his fundamental appearance, they transformed him from a rugged, unkempt brute into a burly man with an aura of righteous valor.

Hong Yuan rubbed his bald head and chuckled, "I don’t really care about my face. I just never expected Old Xie to be this pretty."

Seeing Hong Yuan’s grinning face, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but tease, "Hong Yuan, you look like you’ve hit the jackpot. Have a little dignity."

Hong Yuan was immediately amused. He said self-righteously, "I did hit the jackpot! Old Xie is so beautiful and so capable in a fight. In the past, I wouldn’t have been worthy to marry her."

"Speak less, no one will think you’re a mute." Beside him, Xie Yanran shot him an exasperated glare, her face slightly flushed.

Hong Yuan immediately agreed obediently, but then couldn’t help smiling blissfully again. He was already planning to go home tonight and have a proper Dao discussion with his beautiful wife.

Looking at Hong Yuan’s expression, Xie Yanran knew exactly what he was scheming. However, with Feng Yin and Xiao Yu present, she couldn’t be bothered to argue with the man and could only helplessly turn her head away.

Xiao Yu, meanwhile, said with a giggle, "Senior Sister, I’ve already found a house for you two. It’s right in my villa district, and Master is there too."

As a top expert acting as a Tributor for the Xuan Guang Group, Xie Jingyuan naturally lived in the same villa district as Chen Jingzhong, and they weren’t far from each other. Xiao Yu had actually wanted to find a villa for Feng Yin as well, but after he refused, she had to settle for the next best thing and chose the adjacent residential complex.

Xie Yanran felt a bit embarrassed. "Xiao Yu, this is a bit too much trouble for you."

"Ahahaha~" Xiao Yu shook her head with a grin. "That villa belongs to my family too. No one is living in it anyway."

Feng Yin smiled as he watched the three chat, but he suddenly sensed something. He turned his head and looked over. At the door of the ward, a rather young-looking man and woman were staring intently at them.

When Feng Yin looked at them, they noticed his gaze, gave a slight nod, and revealed amiable smiles. Feng Yin paused before politely nodding back. The man and woman smiled, then turned and walked away.

Feng Yin watched in silence as their figures disappeared, his brow furrowing.

"What a terrible stench..." he thought.

He glanced at Xiao Yu and the other two, who were still chatting. They didn’t seem to have smelled that foul odor and were still discussing plans for a celebratory welcome dinner that evening.

"Is it my imagination?" Feng Yin wondered, suppressing the doubts in his heart.

***

That evening, Feng Yin bid farewell to Xie Yanran and Hong Yuan and left together with Xiao Yu.

On the way to drop Xiao Yu off at her place, he looked at the young girl walking leisurely with her hands behind her back and asked seemingly casually, "Xiao Yu, did you smell a strange odor when you were at the hospital today?"

Xiao Yu turned her head in bewilderment. "What odor? Where?"

Feng Yin gave a brief description. "It was right in Senior Sister’s ward. The smell was very faint, but it was pungent and nauseating."

Xiao Yu thought for a moment. "Could it be the smell of disinfectant or something similar? Hospitals always have that smell. Plus, some patients have endocrine issues, which can also give off strange odors."

"It wasn’t that kind of smell..." Feng Yin pondered. He wasn’t quite sure how to describe it, so he decided not to dwell on it.

He escorted Xiao Yu back to her house. After saying their goodbyes, he turned around and left the villa district. However, right after walking out of the complex’s main gate, Feng Yin came to a slight halt. His nose twitched.

In the air, a faint, strange odor drifted into his nostrils.