"If you don't want to be manipulated by others, then grow stronger."
Qin Yihuai's deep voice rang out, like the great bell in a temple, echoing repeatedly in Ye Zhinan's mind.
She turned her head and met his deep, fathomless eyes. Her heart trembled slightly.
He was right. Even if the moon didn't appear, she would try her best to disperse the dark clouds.
"It seems the moon won't come out tonight."
With a solution to the knot in her heart, Ye Zhinan felt light - hearted and was about to go back to her room to sleep.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she turned around and looked at Qin Yihuai.
"Don't use the medicine I gave you anymore. I'll prepare a new prescription for you later."
With a faint smile, she waved at him and then disappeared behind the door.
...
Days passed slowly, and most of Ye Zhinan's wounds had healed.
However, to avoid arousing suspicion, she still pretended to complain about the pain.
She groaned non - stop whenever she did some work. If Ye's mother didn't know the truth, she might have believed it.
"The seedlings are growing so well. I'm sure we'll have a good harvest soon."
Seeing the seedlings in the backyard, Ye's mother felt happy.
It was as if these seedlings were like the Ye family's days, full of hope.
Ye Zhinan also smiled. She actually hoped the seedlings would grow more slowly. Only by enduring this difficult time could they have a longer and better life in the future.
It would be really not worth it if they died because of others' trampling.
"Little sister, someone is looking for you outside."
Ye Yingfeng ran in. There were a few drops of sweat on his dark face, and there was a hint of teasing in his eyes.
She quickly walked out and found Qin Yihuai standing outside the yard with his hands behind his back.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm here to get the newly - prepared prescription from you."
Only then did Ye Zhinan remember the promise that night. She hurriedly went in and rummaged through her medicine chest.
On the surface, it was a medicine chest, but actually it was her own space.
She took out a special plaster for treating bruises from it and handed it to Qin Yihuai.
"Don't underestimate this dog - skin plaster. It's very effective for the injury on your foot. As long as you keep using it, I guarantee it will cure your illness."
The prescription she gave before was for internal use to eradicate the root cause of the disease.
And this dog - skin plaster was for relieving the symptoms.
Only by treating both the symptoms and the root cause could the illness be completely cured.
"I trust you."
It seemed that Qin Yihuai had something urgent to do. He didn't stay long. He just bowed to Ye Shenyan in the house and then quickly left.
She specifically observed Qin Yihuai's walking posture and nodded in satisfaction.
It seemed that her medical skills were still quite good.
"I see you've gotten quite close to him?"
Ye Shenyan leaned on his walking stick, supported by Ye's mother. They barely managed to stand at the door to watch the fun.
Ye Zhinan casually waved her hand, trying to suppress their curiosity.
"He has also helped our family a lot. It's only reasonable for us to give some return."
After leaving this sentence, she turned around and ran to the kitchen to cook.
Strangely enough, since she was beaten last time, the Ye family's days had become much easier.
Not only were there fewer troubles, but even the government officials didn't keep a close eye on their mistakes anymore.
However, she still didn't dare to relax.
"Mother, you must watch over father to make sure he takes the medicine I prepared for him."
While busy starting the fire, Ye Zhinan turned her head and told Ye's mother.
Ye's mother impatiently patted Ye Zhinan's head, her words full of helplessness.
"You've told me this eight hundred times. He's your father and my husband. I naturally won't treat him badly. But where on earth did you get those strange things?"
Ye Zhinan smiled guiltily. She took out a few pills from her bosom. Seeing that there was no one around, she secretly handed them to Ye's mother.
"Don't worry about that. As long as father takes them, his health will surely improve."
She was really at the end of her rope. The government officials were watching closely, and she couldn't boil herbal medicine.
The smell of that stuff was too strong. Before it was even boiled, everyone around would know about it.
So she decided to use Western medicine instead. It not only had good effects but was also not easy to be detected.
She really didn't want to see Ye Shenyan lying in bed sick. Gritting her teeth, she decided to take a risky move.
"Sister Ye, come out quickly and have a look! Your eldest son has caused trouble!"
A woman stumbled in from outside. There were a few holes in her clothes that hadn't been mended yet.
Ye Zhinan was sitting on a small stool. She recognized at a glance that it was the daughter - in - law of the Chen family next door.
Their family had always been on good terms with the Ye family. Most likely, they were exiled because of the Ye family's trouble.
However, they never complained and still treated others as kindly as before.
Now that she suddenly came to report something, it must be something really serious.
"What's going on?"
Ye's mother rushed out in a hurry, and Ye Zhinan followed closely behind.
As soon as they got out of the yard, they saw a lot of people gathered outside.
Ye Zhinan squeezed in with great difficulty and saw Ye Yingfeng holding a long knife and pressing Wei Ziqi firmly on the ground.
"If you don't tell the truth today, I'll break your arm!"
Frowning, Ye Zhinan looked around and found a woman in the corner of the crowd.
She was sitting on the ground, crying bitterly. Her clothes were in tatters, looking as if she had been bullied.
"Brother, don't be impulsive."
Ye Zhinan stepped forward, separated the two of them, and tightly pinched Ye Yingfeng's palm to calm him down.
"This is not impulsiveness. I've seen him having improper intentions towards this girl several times. Now that I've caught him red - handed, he still wants to deny it."
Ye Yingfeng was born chivalrous. Since childhood, he had been the most just - minded child in the neighborhood.
It was precisely because of this character that Ye Shenyan sent him to the military camp.
Ye Zhinan steadied her elder brother and then walked up to the girl. She said coldly,
"My elder brother keeps saying that you're the victim. Why don't you tell everyone what exactly happened?"
The girl was obviously scared out of her wits. After sizing her up for a few times, Ye Zhinan found that she was a stranger.
She didn't seem to be from this area.
When she was working in the fields, she had almost met all the women around. Even if she didn't know all of them, she at least had a general impression.
Ye Zhinan's face darkened. She leaned over and whispered in the woman's ear,
"If you don't say anything, no one can help you."
There was a flash of hope in the woman's eyes, but it quickly faded away.
She covered her clothes and shook her head repeatedly.
"The situation is not what he said. We two are..."
She hesitated, but by this time, the onlookers had already understood the general situation.
"If this strong man hadn't rushed out suddenly, I wouldn't have been so humiliated in front of everyone."
"No! You clearly told me just now that you were bullied!"
Ye Yingfeng stared at the beautiful woman in front of him with wide - open eyes in disbelief.
Could it be that she was like a poppy, beautiful on the surface but actually born to hurt others?