Chapter 105: The One I Hate the Most

After breakfast, the three of them set out. Zhao Tie volunteered to transport the goods to the East Sea first and then return to pick up Xu Fei. Xu Fei refused. "Just wait here for us." "No, I must go back to the East Sea." "Brother, don't worry about the car fee for this trip." Xu Fei waved his hand with a smile. "Brother Zhao, that's not what I mean. There's really something at home that I need to take care of." Zhang Mingyang knew of his upcoming court hearing. "Are you all right, fourth brother?" "No problem." Thus the three of them left the courtyard and the small town. Zhao Tie rode hard the whole way. At this moment, the heavens were cooperating. The rain had eased a great deal, with only scattered occasional drops. The three of them finally returned to the East Sea in the evening. According to their prior agreement, Zhang Mingyang contacted his friend who worked at the department store and temporarily stored the television in the warehouse of the 200 department store. Xu Fei offered two hundred yuan for the car fee, but Zhao Tie refused adamantly. "Brother, you're scolding me. If I took this money, I would never be at peace in my lifetime." Seeing his stance, Xu Fei said nothing more. Zhang Mingyang arranged a hotel for Zhao Tie to stay in, and then they escorted Xu Fei back home. Entering the house, Du Man was in the room operating the sewing machine. "Sister-in-law." Zhang Mingyang supported Xu Fei as he entered. Seeing Xu Fei like this, Du Man was startled. "What's the matter?" "Nothing, just twisted a bit on the way." Xu Fei lay on the bed as he spoke. "Yes, sister-in-law, he'll be fine if he rests for a few days." Zhang Mingyang actually wanted to tell Du Man the truth, but Xu Fei insisted on keeping it hidden, so he lied for him. After Du Man saw Zhang Mingyang off, she returned to the room. "Let me see what it looks like." Xu Fei did not want her to examine it. Seeing this, Du Man was even more worried and directly lifted his clothes. "This!" Upon seeing the injured area on Xu Fei's body, Du Man, being no fool, naturally assessed the severity. Her tears flowed from the shock. "Look at you, still hiding it from me. Do you think this will stop me from worrying?" "Enough, stop crying. I can't bear to see you like this." Du Man hurried to the kitchen to heat water. As she did so, the noise reached the neighboring room where Xu Jing heard it. She came out. "What's wrong, sister-in-law? I just heard you crying. Did he bully you again?" Du Man shook her head. "Your brother's injured." Xu Jing, though not fond of her brother, was still blood-related as siblings from the same mother. She turned and entered the room. Seeing the large bruise on Xu Fei's waist, she nearly cried. "Xu Fei, did you get into a fight again outside?" "I..." Xu Fei noticed the moisture in her eyes and smiled. "It's nothing. You have exams coming up soon. How are your preparations?" Xu Jing walked forward instead. "My affairs are none of your business. You'd better look after yourself." At that moment, Du Man entered with a basin of hot water. "Come, I'll apply a hot towel to it." Xu Jing quickly intervened. "Sister-in-law, that's not appropriate. For this type of external injury, hot compresses are suitable later during recovery, but now is not the time. Doing so would only hinder his recovery speed." Du Man was stunned. "Really?" Xu Fei nodded. He glanced at Xu Jing and remarked, "I didn't expect my sister to know so much." "I read about it in a magazine. For this kind of injury, it's better to apply cold compress." "Cold compress?" "Yes, ice." Du Man frowned. "At this hour, where am I supposed to get ice?" As she spoke, her eyes brightened. "Perfect." Du Man went to retrieve her coat. "Where are you going?" Xu Fei asked as he saw her about to leave. "Don't bother yourself. I'm getting ice for you." Xu Fei looked out the window. "It's so late already. Going out alone is unsafe." "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you." Xu Jing said and walked out. Xu Fei tried to stop the two women but was left behind in the room. Du Man and Xu Jing exited the house. "Sister-in-law, where will you get the ice?" "To my parents' home." When she mentioned her parents' home, her expression darkened. After all, the previous incident had strained their relationship almost to breaking point. "You're going to your parents' home?" Xu Jing pulled Du Man. "No, no wonder you didn't want to go earlier. If Xu Fei knew, he wouldn't allow it." "What about your brother's injury?" "No." Xu Jing shook her head. Du Man gently patted the hand gripping hers. "Enough, my dear sister. At this time, we shouldn't dwell on useless matters. For the sake of your brother, I don't care." With that, she pulled Xu Jing and headed toward her own home.

At the Du residence, the knock on the door caused the neighbor's dog to bark. Du's mother turned on the light. "Who is it?" Du Man stood at the door, hearing her mother's voice, she felt embarrassed. "It's me." Du's mother heard Du Man's voice and her face fell. After thinking, she still approached the door and opened it. Du's mother looked at Du Man and Xu Jing outside. "How can you still have the face to return to this house?" As she spoke, she glared at Xu Jing. "You brought someone from the Xu family. What does this mean? Are you afraid I won't get angry?" Du Man quickly stepped up. "Mom, I'm here to borrow something." "Borrow?" Du's mother sneered coldly. "What do you want to borrow?" "I recall that Dad drinks coffee and keeps a lot of ice cubes in the fridge, right?" "Ice cubes?" Du's mother was stunned. "Why do you ask about this? Do you want to borrow ice cubes?" Du Man nodded. "Yes." "What do you need them for?" Du Man thought for a moment and said, "Xu Fei is injured. He needs ice cubes for cold compress, so..." Hearing Xu Fei's name, Du's mother's expression grew even uglier. "Du Man, don't you know who the Du family hates the most?" Du Man nodded. "You know, so why mention this person in front of me? Are you trying to anger me to death?" "Mom!" Du Man glanced at Xu Jing beside her. "It's already this late. Xu Fei is hurt, so stop holding onto old grudges. Let's treat his injury first." "Pfft!" Du Man spat, then glared at Xu Jing. "People from the Xu family are all worthless!" "Who are you talking about?" Xu Jing had endured enough. Finally provoked by the words, she snapped. "Look at this little girl, she acts like a hooligan. Do you know who I am? How dare you speak to me like this?" Xu Jing replied coldly, "I know who you are, but as an elder, you lack the bearing of one. So why should I respect you?" "You!" Du's mother was furious and pointed at Xu Jing. "Forget it, sister-in-law. I already said it wasn't worth asking her. Now you see for yourself. Let's go!" As Xu Jing spoke, she pulled Du Man and headed out of the courtyard.