As the richest man in Azure Cloud, Wan Boping was someone every local official wanted to win over. Yet his background had always led him to turn up his nose at those officials. Ordinarily, he would never have spared a glance for Hu Xiaotian, the newly appointed County Deputy-a mere ninth-rank Sesame Official. He barely bothered with Xu Qinglian, Azure Cloud's County Magistrate, let alone this newly arrived second-in-command. But Hu Xiaotian and Wan Boping had been brought together by the injuries of Wan Tingsheng, the Wan Family's second son. Had Hu Xiaotian not intervened, Wan Tingsheng would probably have long since gone to the Yellow Springs.
Every day, Hu Xiaotian found time to come over and change Wan Tingsheng's dressings, checking his injuries while he was there.
Wan Tingsheng had been awake for three days, but he remained blank and unresponsive, never uttering a word. Everyone in the Wan Family was worried. His life had been saved, but a large hole had been opened in his skull. If he became an idiot, wouldn't he be better off dead?
Seeing Hu Xiaotian arrive, Wan Boping hurried forward to greet him and said anxiously, "Lord Hu, Tingsheng still hasn't spoken. Please examine him and see what you can do."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, told Wan Boping to wait patiently outside, and entered Wan Tingsheng's room alone.
Wan Tingsheng sat on the bed, staring quietly ahead with bewildered eyes. Who knew what he was thinking? Hu Xiaotian changed his dressings first and confirmed that the wound was healing well. Only then did he pull a chair over to the bedside and sit down. "Can you hear me?" he asked softly.
Wan Tingsheng still did not turn his eyes toward Hu Xiaotian. Even Hu Xiaotian began to lose confidence. *Fuck, did I fail to