Why did you provoke me?

Secretary Wu and Yu Meng arrived at Qian Chuan's hospital room.

Hou Yulin was lying on the bed, bored, and called for someone to come in and massage his legs.

The two sisters, Yuxia and Yuhong, stood to the side. "Little cousin, our hands are very precious. We can't do this kind of rough work," Yuxia said with a pout.

"Yes, cousin, should I go and call a guard in?"

Hou Yulin rolled his eyes. "Then what are you doing here? Just standing there watching?"

"What else can we do if we don't watch over them? Besides, this is the patriarch's order; we can't disobey it, can we?"

"Don't try to intimidate me with your grandpa's name. Either come over and massage my legs, or get out and have someone else come in to serve me."

"Little cousin, we are the most talented bone painters in the family. Are you sure you want to treat us like this?"

"Alright, if you guys were really that useful, I wouldn't be here." Hou Yulin's words were anything but polite.

Before the two sisters could say anything more, the door opened and Qian Chuan walked in. "Your visiting time is over, and it's time for him to take his medicine."

"Take medicine? You didn't prepare any medicine for my little cousin?" Yu Xia didn't go out, but instead exclaimed in surprise.

Qian Chuan ignored her and said directly to Hou Yulin, "After you take your medicine, you need to get into a deep sleep. Let these visitors go back."

Hou Yulin's improved health couldn't be faked, so he obediently cooperated, saying, "You heard me, go back now, you don't need to come tomorrow."

"But you haven't retrieved the alien yet, how can we not come?" Yu Hong looked at Hou Yulin worriedly. "If we weren't there when you retrieved the alien, what would we say to Grandpa if something happened?"

Qian Chuan looked at them strangely. "Who told you that he didn't remove the alien? Didn't you see what state it was in when it wasn't removed?"

"Huh? They took it? When did that happen? Why didn't we know?" Yuxia screamed again.

Qian Chuan looked at Hou Yulin, "She's too noisy."

Hou Yulin was truly enraged this time. "You didn't even know I was retrieving the alien? Where were you all? I was unconscious, and you still had the mind to do other things?"

His eyes narrowed. "Get out! I don't want to see you again."

His voice was calm, but his words carried an undeniable tone.

Yu Xia and Yu Hong exchanged glances. They knew they were in deep trouble. They hadn't been involved in such a big thing as retrieving the alien, and they really wouldn't be able to explain it when they got back.

They stood outside the door, and Yuxia asked softly, "Think quickly, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, let's find out what's going on from the guards first, and then we'll make a decision," Yu Hong said, suppressing her panic.

Just then, Secretary Wu and Yu Meng arrived.

Yu Xia recognized Secretary Wu, of course, and saw him leading his men over. She preemptively asked, "Secretary Wu, when did you arrange the extraction of the alien? Why weren't you notified us?"

Secretary Wu looked at her, puzzled. "Weren't you two arguing about going to a hotel? Nobody asked me about it."

"How dare you lay a hand on us without our permission?" Yuxia was completely enraged.

Before Secretary Wu could speak, the door opened and Qian Chuan walked out. "Where are the guards? Get these two out of here; they're disturbing the patient's rest too much."

The Hou family's captain of guards rushed over and said, "I'll ask the two young ladies to leave right away. We must not disturb the young master's recovery."

He had Qian Chuan's permission to come in and speak with Hou Yulin, so he naturally knew about Hou Yulin's situation.

Yuxia wanted to argue a few more points, but the captain of the guard gestured for her to leave.

"Teacher Yu, you've emerged from seclusion?" Qian Chuan greeted Yu Meng.

"How is he?"

"She's still young, she'll be able to get out of bed tomorrow, and with a little more treatment, she'll be fine." Qian Chuan pushed open the door and let Yu Meng into the room.

Hou Yulin, of course, heard the commotion outside the door. He was annoyed; it was truly shameful. He needed someone's medical treatment, and these people dared to question him from outside. Were they really that stupid? Or were they doing it on purpose?

As Hou Yulin pondered this in his mind, a shadow obscured half of his face. He turned to look at the newcomer, a very young girl.

Qian Chuan introduced, "This is Teacher Yu."

Hou Yulin paused for a moment, then unconsciously raised his hand, revealing a dark red thumb ring on his thumb.

Yu Meng nodded. "I did it. It was your housekeeper, Han, who came to me to beg me to do it."

Upon hearing this, Hou Yulin tried to sit up, but Qian Chuan stepped forward and pressed him back onto the bed. "Don't push yourself. You'll be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

"I just wanted to bow to Teacher Yu to thank her for saving my life."

"You really don't need to worry about this. Butler Han sent word that he has some unfinished business and wants you to stay here a few more days," Secretary Wu added cheerfully from the side.

"Won't I be fine tomorrow? Why do I still have to stay here?" Hou Yulin looked at Secretary Wu from his bed.

Butler Han had mentioned this person to him, and he knew that he was the person in charge of this club.

Secretary Wu chuckled, "He didn't say why. You can ask him yourself when you're all better."

Yu Meng displayed the lines, "I need to examine your brain to see if there are any remnants of the alien."

"Oh, so what do I do?"

"Just relax."

Hou Yulin lay quietly on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Teacher Sun's technique is excellent; she handled it very cleanly." Yu Meng gave her conclusion in just a short while.

Hearing this, Hou Yulin completely relaxed. "Teacher Yu, thank you for coming to examine me."

"What are you thanking me for? If it weren't for my communication bell, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

"No, no, how can you blame yourself? They all know I have a communication bell that can transmit messages, but I don't know what got into him this time, he insisted on taking it."

"Just give it to him if you want to steal it. It's better than having someone add an alien to your body." Yu Meng sat down and started telling him what had happened.

"How can that be? This is something you made, how can we let him take it away? It's just an alien parasite, I've seen them before, I'm not afraid." Hou Yulin was like a child showing off, waiting for his parents' praise.

"Where's the communication bell? Is it still with you?"

Hou Yulin nodded, his face slightly flushed. "Yes, it's broken."

Yu Meng smiled, "Where is it? I'll fix it for you."

Hou Yulin opened his inner pocket, revealing a pile of broken parts wrapped in a square cloth.

At this moment, Qian Chuan laughed from the side, "I knew it! I told you to change your clothes, but you wouldn't. When you were unconscious, I also asked you to change your clothes, but your captain wouldn't let me, saying it was your order. You didn't do it just for that, did you?"

Hou Yulin nodded, "Once the clothes are off, they'll definitely take care of it, and the parts for the intercom will be lost."

As Yu Meng fiddled with the pile of parts, she said, "It's not that precious. You hurt yourself like this for an inanimate object."

"I didn't think that much at the time. Our families are of similar social standing, how could I let him take what was mine?" Hou Yulin's face was full of pride.

"Do you still remember the person who allowed you to become infected with the alien?" Secretary Wu asked with a smile.

Hou Yulin shook his head, "It was too chaotic at the time, and I don't know how they all ended up fighting together."

"Ask your family's head guard if any strangers have approached you." Yu Meng quickly finished making the communication bell and handed it to Hou Yulin. "Try it."

Hou Yulin reached out and took it. "That's it? That was so fast!"

Yu Meng stood up. "Take good care of yourself. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Hou Yulin looked at the communication bell, then turned around upon hearing this, saying, "Then please take care."

As Yu Meng was about to leave, Hou Yulin called out again, "Teacher Yu, can I come to see you when I'm better?"

Yu Meng didn't turn around. "We'll talk about it later, when I'm free."