My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

She had indeed not had time to check the messages on her phone before. Lin Zhao just took a break at this time and saw the messages that Lu Zaozao had replied to her. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at the screen of her phone. She really didn't know what to reply, so she typed a row of ellipsis marks and turned off Lu Zaozao.

Looking up at this harmonious and happy scene, Lin Zhao suddenly let out a strange chuckle that sounded like sarcasm.

He Feng and Wen Miaoyi both turned to look at her at the same time, with expressions of incredible shock.

Lin Zhao raised her eyelids slightly, with a look of sarcasm on her face, and said in a cold and slow voice:

"I thought this family was so self-righteous and proud that they just couldn't like Lu Zao Zao. It turns out that they are all fake and hypocritical to each other. It's disgusting to watch."

If there weren't so few people around and everyone was busy talking to each other, so no one noticed them, He Feng really wanted to immediately move in front of Lin Zhao and cover her mouth, "...You should try to say less sometimes."

Wen Miaoyi nodded in agreement, then quickly shook her head. She should just say whatever she wanted to say. After all, Lin Zhao should have her own logic and reasoning in what she said and did.

He Feng occasionally felt frightened in the second half of the banquet. He was indeed a little worried that Lin Zhao would say something outrageous again. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the three of them sitting together looked like a gang. Even if one person said something bad, it would be defined as three people gossiping behind each other's backs. If he caused any trouble and his aunt found out, he would most likely be in big trouble.

But it was indeed very boring at the moment. The restless evil factor in He Feng's body was faintly flowing through his body. In his heart, he was actually looking forward to something thrilling happening here so that he could watch the excitement and make his trip worthwhile.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Not only did nothing exciting happen, but even Lin Zhao just sat there in silence, with her head down and occasionally looking around with raised eyebrows. She looked uninterested and was about to fall asleep.

They waited idly until the banquet was over. He Feng got into the car with Deng Deng in his arms. There was a strong wind whistling past his ears, and the air suddenly became cold. The car door was closed. There were two people sitting in the car when they came, but when they left, there was only one person and one cat.

He Feng originally planned to go to the hospital to check on Xie Huinian's physical condition, but now he had a kitten with him and it was not convenient to run back and forth, so he gave up the plan and asked the driver to drive directly back to his home.

He Feng lifted Dengdeng up to his eyes, staring at its round face and beautiful moist pupils for a long time, and finally began to sigh. Dengdeng flapped his paws in the air, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with such behavior.

"Hey, little fat cat, your parents are so heartless that they ignored you so quickly. So from now on, I will be your guardian for a short time. Please get along with me happily."

I don't know if it was this serious look that convinced Deng Deng, or if it was because it was tired of waving in the air for a long time, but Deng Deng calmed down. He Feng suddenly remembered that when he was at Xie Huinian's house, Xie Huinian said that it probably regarded itself as a servant.

So He Feng immediately fell in anger, glared at it fiercely and said, "I am your guardian, not your servant, you little fat cat, don't make a mistake."

Wait called out to him several times, then widened his eyes, raised his front legs, and slapped He Feng in the face mercilessly.

In fact, it didn't hurt at all, but being bullied by a kitten was really, no, it was very embarrassing. He Feng pinched the fat on Dengdeng's face and was thinking of how to get it back and fight it to the death.

A particularly loud and cheerful telephone ring sounded.

He Feng could only put aside the struggle at hand and picked up the phone beside him to answer the call. Before he could say a few words of greeting, the other end got straight to the point and said, "Wait a minute, I'll stay here with you. I may have to stay in the hospital for a few days. Take good care of it and don't bully it."

Who is bullying whom?! He Feng really wanted to yell, but he would rather keep the fact that he was bullied by a cat to himself, so he cleared his throat to cover up and asked in a concerned tone, "How are you? Are you okay?"

"Thank you for your concern." Xie Huinian answered in a casual and pertinent tone, "I won't die for the time being."

"That's fine."

Xie Huinian's attitude towards illness has always been that as long as he is not dying, it's fine, as if being alive is the highest standard, and all other pain, suffering, and sorrow are nothing and are not worth his attention at all.

He Feng was already used to Xie Huinian's temper. There was no point in saying more, so he prepared to hang up the phone before him.

Unexpectedly, Xie Huinian had already hung up, and He Feng was so angry that his teeth were itching again.

Xie Huinian, who said "I won't die for the time being", started coughing uncontrollably the next second after hanging up the phone.

Because he was frequently hospitalized due to illness after returning to China, Xie's father and mother, who were far away in a foreign country, had called him many times via video to persuade him, asking him if he wanted to fly back to the UK immediately, where he would be provided with the most advanced medical conditions and the most authoritative doctors at any time. Xie Huinian smiled and refused.

He also told his mother, Ms. Jiang Mengran, in a gentle voice that he only had some minor illnesses occasionally and asked her not to worry. And although his physical condition was a little worse after returning to China, his mental state was much better than before - he did not lie about this, after all, the frequency of his visits to psychiatrists was greatly reduced after returning to China.

However, such unconvincing words could not comfort Xie's mother, so she resolutely decided to finish the lawsuit and fly back to Lincheng to see him immediately.

There was really no way to stop it, because some of the extremely stubborn and resolute parts of his bones were inherited from his mother, and there was no way to change what had been decided, so at the end of the call, Xie Huinian had no choice but to say "Okay."

I picked up the remote control beside the bed and pressed the switch button. The thick blackout curtains slowly opened. It was dark outside, with only a few dim street lights illuminating the road and the hospital floors.

The moon outside the window was not as bright as it had been a few hours ago, with only a little dim light around it. The wind blew, causing the window to vibrate slightly, and the leaves made a rustling sound.

It should rain soon.