After tempering his body, Yu Bu'e not only recovered rapidly from his injuries, but also felt much lighter.
It was like taking off a suit of heavy armor.
He studied his newly tempered body in the mirror.
Even his muscles looked more defined.
He dried himself off, put on a fresh bathrobe, and slipped on his slippers before leaving the bathroom.
His steps were light, his spirits high, and he looked positively radiant.
Calling it a complete transformation might have been an exaggeration, but he could clearly feel all the changes the body tempering had brought.
Even the circulation of energy within him had become smoother.
This was far more than a minor improvement!
Luo Feixuan sat cross-legged on the sofa. Seeing Yu Bu'e emerge in a bathrobe, she smiled and stood up.
"Sure enough, your complexion looks much better after the medicinal bath."
Then she went out onto the balcony and took his clothes out of the dryer.
As she handed them to Yu Bu'e, she suddenly noticed that his bathrobe hung loosely on him, its open collar revealing the contours of his muscles.
Then it occurred to her that, although he had a bathrobe on, he apparently wasn't wearing anything underneath...
"Are you okay, Luo?" Yu Bu'e asked curiously.
He was the one who had just finished soaking in the bath, so why was Luo Feixuan's face so red?
"Huh? I'm fine!" Luo Feixuan hurriedly averted her gaze and urged him, "Go get changed."
"Oh, okay."
Only after watching Yu Bu'e enter the bedroom did Luo Feixuan breathe a sigh of relief. She went to the sink and splashed cold water on her face, finally easing the "symptom" of her burning cheeks.
When Yu Bu'e came back out, Luo Feixuan stared at him for a moment before complimenting him. "Not bad. You look much more handsome now."
Yu Bu'e scratched his head sheepishly.
"Looks like your fashion sense wasn't very good. A little effort really makes you look a lot better."
"Not really. I just had good looks to begin with," Yu Bu'e said modestly.
Luo Feixuan couldn't help laughing.
They had only exchanged a few words, but beyond the tall, bright floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky had already begun to pale with dawn.
"It's already morning..." Yu Bu'e sighed.
"Yes," Luo Feixuan said. "Are you going to take the day off school?"
Yu Bu'e shook his head.
After the medicinal bath, he felt refreshed and relaxed from head to toe.
"Luo, why don't you get some sleep?"
Luo Feixuan shook her head. "No need. I'll take a shower and change."
Yu Bu'e looked a little embarrassed. "Um... let me clean up the bathroom first."
"No need. There's another bathroom in my room," Luo Feixuan said with a smile.
While Luo Feixuan showered, Yu Bu'e still went to clean the bathroom he had used.
After all, he was staying in Luo Feixuan's home. Naturally, he needed to be considerate and avoid causing her unnecessary trouble.
Once he finished cleaning the bathroom, Yu Bu'e stepped out and came face-to-face with Luo Feixuan, who had just finished her shower.
Her hair was wrapped in a drying cap, and she wore simple loungewear, carrying a fresh scent of gardenias.
Under Yu Bu'e's gaze, a blush once again crept over Luo Feixuan's fair face.
Just as she was about to speak, the doorbell rang.
"Go get the door. I'll dry my hair."
"Okay..."
Yu Bu'e opened the door. The man standing outside was the driver who had been chauffeuring Luo Feixuan these past two days.
He had brought breakfast and a new phone.
"Your young lady just finished showering and is drying her hair. Would you like to wait for her?" Yu Bu'e asked as he took the things.
"No, no. I'll wait downstairs." The driver hurriedly waved his hands. Before leaving, he gave Yu Bu'e a meaningful look and sighed. "Ah, to be young..."
Yu Bu'e closed the door with a bewildered expression, still puzzling over what the man meant.
After drying her hair, Luo Feixuan came out and sat at the dining table with Yu Bu'e for breakfast.
"By the way, I know your phone was broken. Use this one for now," Luo Feixuan said.
"Sure. I'll transfer you the money."
Luo Feixuan didn't refuse.
Just like when they had gone to Elder Guan's to buy Body-Tempering Medicine the night before, she hadn't taken it upon herself to cover the cost.
For one thing, Yu Bu'e wasn't particularly short on money now.
For another, spending these past few days with him had helped her understand him better.
She could tell that Yu Bu'e always felt he owed her a favor, so he thought about what he could do for her every day.
Refusing to make a deal with Chen Jiliao had been one way for him to "repay the favor."
After finishing breakfast, Yu Bu'e dug his old phone out of his suitcase, transferred the SIM card, checked the time, and got ready to leave for school.
Luo Feixuan wasn't planning to go to school. She simply arranged for her driver to take him.
As they parted, she smiled.
"I'll pick you up after school."
"Huh?"
"Off you go!" Standing at the door, Luo Feixuan waved to him.
She looked like a little wife seeing her husband off to work.
Yu Bu'e was completely baffled.
He had just stepped out of the car at school when he heard someone call his name.
"Old Yu!"
Yu Bu'e turned, spotted Wu Yang, and waved.
Wu Yang and a few other classmates came over, looking from the departing Bentley to Yu Bu'e.
"Old Yu, whose car was that?"
"School Belle Luo had her driver bring me over," Yu Bu'e explained.
Wu Yang's eyes widened. Before he could speak, a classmate beside him exclaimed.
"What do you mean? School Belle Luo's driver brought you to school first thing in the morning?"
"Yeah, what's going on? Yu, last night... don't tell me you stayed at School Belle Luo's place?"
The classmates looked as though they had uncovered an earth-shattering secret, their thirst for gossip blazing.
Yu Bu'e hurriedly waved his hands. "No, we just happened to run into each other on the way, so she had her driver give me a ride."
He knew that letting everyone find out he was living with Luo Feixuan would earn him plenty more jealousy points.
But if he did, his classmates' wild imaginings and distorted rumors would inevitably do serious damage to Luo Feixuan's reputation.
So he could do without those jealousy points.
After hearing Yu Bu'e's explanation, his classmates accepted it without pressing further, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Once he entered the classroom, Yu Bu'e took out his phone and sent Luo Feixuan a message saying he had arrived at school.
Wu Yang glanced over, a little surprised.
"Old Yu, you got a new phone? What happened to the old one?"
"I tossed it."
Suddenly noticing something, Wu Yang grabbed Yu Bu'e's clothes and tugged them down slightly, revealing several faint red marks that were clearly scratches.
"Old Yu... where exactly did you stay last night?" he asked in a low voice, his teeth grinding.
"Is he checking in with me?" Luo Feixuan looked at Yu Bu'e's message, the corners of her lips lifting slightly.
She stood up, walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and gazed at the distant scenery.
Then she took out her phone and dialed a number.
"Release what I asked you to prepare."
"Miss, if we really do this... the Chen Group's share price will take a hit too." The voice on the other end belonged to a woman.
"That's fine. Chen Jiliao has had far too much free time lately. We need to give him something to do," Luo Feixuan said coldly.
"Yes, miss!"
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