The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

Song Ke drove himself, first went to the mall to browse around, filled the trunk with food, and then headed to the film set.

The crew did not start filming because of Jiang Lin, as his injury was not serious and he only needed to rest for two days.

When the Jiang family found out, they made the rare move of calling their family doctor over. The doctor was his brother-in-law, Ji Mingchi, who had married into their family.

Ji Mingchi looked at him, who could only lie there with his back bare, applied medicine to him, and then slapped him hard on the waist with a crisp "smack," making Jiang Lin cry out in pain.

"Brother-in-law, why did you hit me?"

"I'm already like this, and you still want to hit me? I'm going home and telling my sister."

Ji Mingchi had a serious expression, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, with gold-rimmed glasses, making him look refined and ascetic.

His voice was also cold and indifferent, with little variation in tone.

"Go ahead and report it. Do you want me to dial the number for you?"

Jiang Lin immediately wilted. His entire family was completely controlled by Ji Mingchi; anyone who didn't know better would think their family name was Ji.

"Don't move around after applying the medicine. It will heal in a couple of days once it scabs over. Luckily, nothing was broken, just superficial wounds."

"Call your sister later, she's very worried about you."

After listening, Jiang Lin muttered, "I'm not going to call. You want to go back, so why don't you just tell her?"

Ji Mingchi listened without replying, packed his things, and then sat down on the sofa next to him. He asked with the demeanor of an elder, "Now you can tell me what exactly happened this time. How did you fall down like that?"

Jiang Lin glanced back at Ji Mingchi sitting there, but as soon as their eyes met, she couldn't help but look away: "Nothing special, it's just that the temporary shack downstairs wasn't built sturdily, and when I fell, it didn't support me and I hit nothing."

"It was really an accident. Don't give others that look. People who don't know better might think I'm arrogant and domineering, which will damage my image."

Ji Mingchi glanced at him, his voice still cold: "Do you think you look presentable right now?"

"I said, why are you treating people differently? I see you speak nicely to my sister."

"You really deserve a lot of credit for the discord in our family."

Ji Mingchi snorted, about to say something, when there was a knock at the door. Ji Mingchi got up to open the door, and Jiang Lin quickly reached for his phone to check the message Song Ke had sent him.

Outside the door was a waiter delivering food. Ji Mingchi took the food, said thank you, and brought it in, placing it on the table by the window. He then asked Jiang Lin, "Do you want to get up and eat by yourself, or should I feed you?"

Jiang Lin felt awkward hearing this unnatural concern and said, "I... I can eat by myself."

"It's just that the skin on my back has been scraped off, it's not like I have no bones."

Jiang Lin slowly got up and went to sit down shirtless. Ji Mingchi carefully checked the air conditioner temperature to make sure they wouldn't get cold before going over to eat together.

Jiang Lin asked, "Is my sister still very busy lately?"

Ji Mingchi ate slowly and gracefully, a sight to behold. In fact, Jiang Lin had no problem with this brother-in-law; he just always had a stern face, but was actually a soft-hearted person despite his tough exterior.

This may also be related to his childhood experiences. He was an orphan, and his school tuition was sponsored by the Jiang family. After graduation, he went to work at the Jiang family's hospital. Of course, a few years later, he also became his brother-in-law.

His sister's dowry was the entire Jiang family, so the current Jiang family has nothing to do with him. He can only desperately beg Song Ke, his sugar daddy, to invest in his acting career to earn money for his future wife.

After finishing her meal, He Wen came to see him with several members of the film crew.

"Didn't you say your older brother was coming back today and you weren't going to pick him up at the airport?"

He Wen smiled and said, "Not so early, I'll go later."

"Look at you, your fall actually bought us some rest time. How great."

Jiang Lin looked at He Wen's cheerful teasing and said helplessly, "I'm already like this, so please don't bully me."

"Thank goodness they didn't shave my face, otherwise it's hard to say whether we'd even be able to wrap up filming."

After speaking for a short while, Jiang Lin asked He Wen, "Quickly, go downstairs and help pick someone up."

He Wen looked surprised: "So enthusiastic, who is it?"

Jiang Lin deliberately glanced at Ji Mingchi, who was reading a book on the sofa, and said loudly, "Your bread and butter, your sugar daddy."

As expected, he was met with a cold look from Ji Mingchi.

He Wen smiled awkwardly as she went out to greet the person. Jiang Lin even said, "Please ask a couple more staff members to come along; she brought some things."

He Wen turned around, gave him an OK sign, went out, and closed the door.

Ji Ming's indifferent voice finally rang out: "Jiang Lin."

"What are you doing?" he said defiantly. "You're not going to meddle in this too, are you?"

"I don't care." After saying that, she paused and then added, "Looks like you're still going through your rebellious phase."

"Your father is still at home and doing well. Don't go around claiming to be someone else's father."

Jiang Lin snorted: "I'm happy to."

After listening, Ji Mingchi remained silent for two seconds before suddenly getting up. Jiang Lin was so startled that she subconsciously moved to the other side of the bed, looking at him with a look of fear and wariness.

"What...what are you doing? Be careful, I'm injured."

Ji Mingchi turned around and poured him a glass of water. As he placed it on his bedside table, he snorted, "You're not even as bold as a rat, yet you dare to be so arrogant."

"It's your sister's birthday next month. I'll try to go home for dinner then."

Jiang Lin said with a smug look, "We'll see. I'm so busy with my schedule, I might not even have time."

Song Ke came up quickly, and Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ji Mingchi didn't have much of an aura in front of Song Ke and maintained a polite facade.

"Brother Ji, you're here too."

Song Ke greeted him with a smile. She had only added Ji Mingchi a few times; he didn't talk much, but he seemed to be friends with Chu Tiancheng.

I haven't seen them interact much normally, but every year on Chu Tiancheng's birthday, whenever there's a celebration outside, Ji Mingchi is always there.

Ji Mingchi nodded to Song Ke: "Song Ke is here. You stay here and chat with Jiang Lin for a while. I'm going out for a bit."

Jiang Lin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she couldn't wait for him to leave. Only when she heard the door close again did Jiang Lin feel relieved.

Song Ke looked at him with disdain: "Look at you, so pathetic."

"How's the injury? Let me see."

Jiang Lin, who was already lying down, pointed to his back, which had some scratches and bruises: "Like this."

"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious."

Song Ke glanced at it and clicked her tongue twice: "Jiang Lin, you're in pretty bad shape. It looks scary."

Was it an accident or not?

Jiang Lin said without thinking, "It was an accident, so don't ask any more questions."

"How did you manage to support me? Let me tell you, the second male lead in our crew is a jerk. He's always subtly mocking me. He's just bullying me because I'm a newcomer, yet he's taking the male lead's role."

Then, with a gossipy look on his face, he said, "Let me tell you, a while ago, one of his aunts came to visit the set. She was incredibly generous, and he was so arrogant. What aunt? Pshaw, she's just a rich woman who supports him. Does he really think everyone is blind?"

Song Ke said calmly, "Don't get agitated. When have we ever lost a contest that can be won with money? Besides, do you think I'm on the same level as that rich woman? Don't belittle me."

Jiang Lin laughed: "As expected, brothers are still the most reliable."

"By the way, what's the situation between you and Chu Tiancheng?"