Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”You really are the Medicine Farmer Star.” On the surface, Huo Wen’an appeared calm, but inside, his mind was boiling like a pot of water, bubbling incessantly.

His thoughts were churning, unable to calm down, so he simply took the kettle and sat down on the pile of raw wood materials in the yard.

Huo Wen’an reached into his pocket, finding it empty, only then remembering that he had quit smoking years ago.

Noticing Huo Wen’an’s hand movements, Xu Xingguang, like performing a magic trick, handed him a few walnuts. ”Have some walnuts, it’ll boost your brain power.”

Huo Wen’an took the walnuts, crushed one with effort, and ate it expressionlessly before sighing, ”You’re a few years younger than me.”

Looking up at Xu Xingguang’s excessively pretty and youthful face, Huo Wen’an was puzzled, ”How can you be the Medicine Farmer Star?”

Although he had already suspected some connection between Xu Xingguang and the Medicine Farmer Star, Huo Wen’an always felt it was a bit too absurd.

But Xu Xingguang admitted it herself.

With the truth staring at him, Huo Wen’an had to persuade himself to accept this absurd reality.

Xu Xingguang knew what was going on in Huo Wen’an’s mind. She said, ”Everyone has secrets in their hearts. Boss Huo, I won’t lie to you, but I won’t reveal all my secrets to you now either.”

”I hope you understand.” Who would believe something like living through ten reincarnations?

Besides, such matters should not be easily spoken of.

Hearing this, Huo Wen’an suddenly felt relieved.

Who doesn’t have a few secrets?

”How much longer will I live?” This was what Huo Wen’an cared about the most at that moment.

Xu Xingguang stared at Huo Wen’an for a moment before saying, ”Don’t be fooled by how you’re sitting here looking decent; in reality, your condition is much more severe than Xiahou Huai Gui’s.”

Huo Wen’an gave a bitter smile and said, ”I know, my situation is different from Xiahou Huai Gui’s. His machine is rusty on the outside, mine has broken down inside.”

If the outside of a machine is rusty, you can clean it up.

But if the inside is broken, it’s completely ruined.

Xu Xingguang wasn’t a deity and dared not guarantee she could save Huo Wen’an. She promised Huo Wen’an, ”I assure you, I will do everything I can to treat you.”

”That’s enough.”

Something crossed Huo Wen’an’s mind, and he solemnly told Xu Xingguang, ”I want to be with you because I like you as a person, not because you are the Medicine Farmer Star.”

He was worried Xu Xingguang might misunderstand his motives.

At these words, Xu Xingguang laughed so hard her shoulders shook. She said, ”I know.”

Huo Wen’an was somewhat puzzled. He asked Xu Xingguang, ”Aren’t you afraid that, like Jiang Heng, I’m approaching you with an agenda, wanting to use you?”

Xu Xingguang shook her head, looking utterly certain, ”Not afraid.”

Huo Wen’an was very curious about where Xu Xingguang’s confidence came from. ”Why?”

Xu Xingguang fixed her gaze on Huo Wen’an’s eyes. She said, ”When Jiang Heng looks into my eyes, his affection feels fake. But when you look into my eyes, it’s unabashedly genuine.”

Then, Xu Xingguang suddenly reached out and tapped the corner of Huo Wen’an’s left eye, ”Boss Huo, you really should look in the mirror more often. Then you’d see just how undisguised your gaze is every time you see me.”

Huo Wen’an never imagined his eyes could be so disobedient.

Huo Wen’an pointed to the potted plant under the iron railing and asked, ”Is that really mint?”

”It’s Ice Crystal Grass.” Xu Xingguang took the kettle away from Huo Wen’an and walked over to continue watering the Ice Crystal Grass. She said, ”Do you remember the first day I moved in, I treated you to a meal?”

Huo Wen’an nodded, ”Of course, I remember. It was the housewarming feast.”

Back then, the red plum blossoms next door bloomed brilliantly, though they had long since withered. Unknowingly, Xu Xingguang had been his neighbor for over a month.

Xu Xingguang said, ”The mint I put on the pig’s trotters that day was actually Ice Crystal Grass.”

Huo Wen’an was greatly astonished.

No wonder that day, after lunch, his body remarkably didn’t experience the intense pain from his illness.

It turned out the Ice Crystal Grass had worked.

”Did you already have good feelings for me back then?” Huo Wen’an couldn’t help but smile.

Xu Xingguang shook her head, ”I told you, I’m a face-lover.” She pointed to the An Shen Wood Bracelet on Huo Wen’an’s wrist and frankly said, ”I gave you the bracelet because you’re good-looking.”

”You really are...” For a moment, Huo Wen’an couldn’t think of the right word to describe Xu Xingguang.

”I’m going to cook. If you’re looking for something to do, help me saw these logs.”

”How long should they be sawed?”

”I’ll give you the blueprint.” Xu Xingguang brought over an electric saw and the blueprint, explained everything clearly to Huo Wen’an, and then went to the kitchen to cook.