Intentionally

Lin Wan was pushed aside as Huo Jie rushed to help Huo Tingxiao onto the bed. Then, he turned around and glared at her angrily.

"Lin Wan, what are you trying to do? You know my brother's legs aren't good, and yet you—"

Lin Wan didn’t have the energy to argue with him. She quickly checked Huo Tingxiao’s legs and saw they were still swollen. Without a word, she turned to find her bag, but before she could, Huo Jie pushed her.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you deaf?"

Lin Wan turned around and gave him a cold look, sending a chill down his spine.

Huo Jie was furious and was about to yell again, but before he could, he saw that Huo Tingxiao had already fainted.

Panicked, he watched as Lin Wan pulled out a needle. He wanted to stop her, but she shoved him aside.

"Move."

Huo Jie was enraged but didn’t dare interfere. He could only watch as she inserted the needle. Moments later, Huo Tingxiao’s condition improved.

Then, he went to the door and ordered the servants.

The servants hesitated but, afraid of disobeying, quickly left.

Soon, Old Madam Huo arrived in a hurry. When she saw Huo Tingxiao lying pale on the bed, she listened to Huo Jie's exaggerated explanation of what had happened. Her face darkened even more.

She grabbed Lin Wan by the arm and was about to slap her again but stopped when she saw how swollen and bruised Lin Wan's face already was.

She hesitated.

Did I really hit her that hard before?

A strange emotion flickered through her mind, but fearing the old master would find out, she held back.

"You won’t be eating tonight as punishment!"

After saying that, she left angrily, with Huo Jie quickly following.

Once they were gone, Lin Wan looked at the unconscious man on the bed and inserted a few more needles.

After a while, Huo Tingxiao finally woke up. When he saw the person beside him, his dark eyes were filled with something unreadable.

"Uncomfortable, are we?"

His face was full of sarcasm.

Lin Wan immediately knew—he had done it on purpose.

She pressed the needle a little harder, making him let out a hiss. Only then did she smile in satisfaction.

"Mr. Huo, is this how you’ve been surviving in the business world all these years? Or do you rely on your family because you have no real ability of your own?"

Her words were sharp, every syllable stabbing into his pride. She watched his face turn red with anger but just smiled and pressed him down.

"Husband, I’m helping you with the acupuncture. If you don’t relax, it’s going to hurt even more."

His body was pinned under her grip. He couldn't move, his face getting redder by the second, looking like he was about to explode.

Lin Wan took advantage of this moment to apply medicine to his swollen hand. Then, when the time was up, she removed the needles.

Before leaving, she reminded him,

"If you want to keep your legs, I suggest you take it easy for the next few days. Otherwise, not even a god will be able to save them."

Without waiting for his response, she turned and left for the living room.

It was already late, and she needed to catch up on the manuscripts she had fallen behind on.

She was so focused that she didn’t notice the chaos unfolding elsewhere in the house.

Just moments ago, someone had gone to Qin Man to report what had happened.

Qin Man had always been wary of Lin Wan, thinking she was the old master's eyes and ears. But hearing that Huo Tingxiao had fallen again because of her, she let her guard down a little.

After all, if he kept falling like this, not even a miracle could save his legs.

The Huo family couldn’t have a disabled heir.

He would no longer be a threat to her.

She ordered the person to keep monitoring the situation and then made a phone call.

The old master didn’t like her interfering in the company’s affairs, but she had her ways.

Just as she was making the call, the door slammed open. Startled, she quickly hung up.

Huo Jie stormed in, furious from his earlier loss against Lin Wan.

"Mother, how do we get rid of that woman? She makes my brother angry every day! As long as she’s here, his legs won’t get better—"

Qin Man frowned. She had thought he was here to discuss business, but hearing him call his brother "big brother" so many times made her expression turn cold.

"Ajie, you’re not a child anymore. I’ll handle the matters in this house. Starting tomorrow, you will report to the company."

Her voice was sharp. She hadn’t even raised her volume, yet it made Huo Jie instinctively shrink back.

He wanted to protest, but before he could, Qin Man stood up and cut him off.

"It’s settled. As a member of the Huo family, how can you be so useless?"

Huo Jie looked unwilling. "But Brother is still—"

Seeing his lack of ambition, Qin Man grew even more furious.

"Steward, take the young master to his room. He is not to leave without my permission."

The steward bowed respectfully, then had two servants escort Huo Jie away.

His complaints echoed down the hall.

Qin Man rubbed her temples, feeling another headache coming on.

She had fought her whole life to be strong, so how did she end up with such a useless son?

Despite her frustration, she still sent a message to one of her trusted people, instructing them to keep an eye on him at the company.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Lin Wan heard Huo Jie's cries and thought something had happened. She went to check but saw nothing out of the ordinary.

In the bedroom, Huo Tingxiao was on the phone, speaking in a language she didn't understand.

When he noticed her standing there, his dark eyes flashed with scrutiny and wariness.

Lin Wan felt a little bored and returned to the living room. But his gaze just now…

It felt different.

The rumors said that ever since his car accident, the eldest son of the Huo family had lost all his former sharpness.

But that look in his eyes—it was anything but dull.

Her mind wandered for a moment, but she quickly shook off the thought and continued typing her manuscript.

She had to finish more articles as soon as possible to earn enough money for the dean’s grandmother’s surgery. That was her top priority.

By the time she finished, the sky had already darkened. Stretching, she got up and headed outside.

The moment she stepped out, she met Huo Tingxiao’s deep, unreadable gaze.

She paused slightly, but in the next second, he sneered.

"I didn’t realize Miss Lin was such a busy person."

Lin Wan ignored his sarcasm. Just then, she heard some noise at the door and walked over to check.

When she opened the door, she smoothly took the dinner and medicine from the servant’s hands. But just as she was about to close the door, the servant suddenly whispered to her,

"Miss Lin, Madam asked me to remind you not to forget what you promised her."

Lin Wan’s face changed slightly.

So soon?

"I understand," she replied quickly.

Then, she brought the tray back to her room.

Only when she placed the food on the table did she realize something—there was only one portion.

That was when she remembered.

Old Madam Huo had ordered that she wasn’t allowed to eat tonight.

Lin Wan let out a small, bitter smile and silently sat down on the sofa.

She planned to wait until he finished eating before making sure he took his medicine.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated in her pocket.

She took it out, glanced at the screen—

And her expression changed instantly.