A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

Upon hearing the scream, Chu Hanliang immediately lunged forward, yelling angrily at Gu Feng, "Gu Feng, don't you know any manners? Don't you know how to knock before entering a room?!"

Gu Feng, who had initially felt somewhat guilty, became even more righteous upon hearing this. He abruptly turned around and snapped at Chu Hanliang, "Chu Hanliang, what did you call me? Didn't I just tell you to respect your teachers? We haven't even formally become disciples yet, and you dare to be disrespectful to your elders, ignoring all my words?"

Does this... count as the thief crying "stop thief?"?

"Uh, I..." Chu Hanliang never expected Gu Feng to be so serious.

It's just a form of address, yet they're making a big deal out of it.

For Chu Hanliang, that was just a sentence!

But for Gu Feng, this is a matter of attitude.

"I don't need you anymore. Let me tell you, Master is very angry right now."

Gu Feng took Chu Hanliang's casual remark as gospel and held it firmly in his hands.

The consequences of his anger were, of course, quite severe.

Chu Hanliang was filled with grievances, thinking to himself: So what do you want me to do? Do you expect me to say in front of Xiao Ran, "Master, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again?" It was clearly you who was wrong first. However, the consequences of not respecting one's teacher were far more serious than he had imagined.

"As the saying goes, rewards are not enough to encourage good, and punishments are not enough to deter wrongdoing. But if I don't punish you, I really can't quell my anger. Very well—I'll be casual about it and make you stand for an hour."

Gu Feng walked up to Chu Hanliang, his expression very stern.

Chu Hanliang's face remained expressionless, and he didn't say anything, but inwardly he sneered: You think you can punish me just like that? You really think you're my master?

Indeed, Gu Feng was already fully immersed in the role, but Chu Hanliang was far from realizing the seriousness of the matter, treating his own words as mere nonsense and everything as a joke.

As soon as Gu Feng finished speaking, a hand moved without warning.

Swift as lightning, incredibly fast, it struck him twice in the blink of an eye.

Before Chu Hanliang could even react, he froze like a statue, standing stiffly outside Chu Xinran's door.

Seeing that Chu Hanliang had been forced to accept the punishment, Gu Feng clapped his hands with satisfaction, turned the doorknob, and strolled leisurely into Chu Xinran's room—he had clearly seen that she was the only one at home in the Chu family just now.

"Ah—how did you get in again!" Chu Xinran exclaimed in surprise again.

At that moment, she was still frantically putting on her clothes.

"I assumed you were already dressed."

This time, Gu Feng not only didn't back out, but shamelessly sat down on the edge of the bed, staring wide-eyed at Chu Xinran, whose clothes were disheveled.

"You, you...you scoundrel! Get out of here!" Chu Xinran was so angry that tears were about to burst out, and she hurriedly covered her body.

"Forget it, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Hurry up and get dressed, I'm too lazy to walk around."

As Gu Feng spoke, he turned his back to him.

Chu Xinran didn't care about anything else and quickly put on her clothes.

"Don't you even know the most basic manners? Don't you know to knock before entering someone's room?"

"Don't you know that when you invite someone over, you should be polite and come out to greet them beforehand?" Gu Feng slowly turned around, his gaze still unrestrained, looking her up and down.

Chu Xinran was so ashamed that she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground—his gaze was so intense that it made her feel as if she were completely naked.

She blushed and protested, "I...I have difficulty moving around!"

That's true.

Ever since I got this sore, I can only lie down or stand; sitting is absolutely impossible, and my movements are really inconvenient.

"It's inconvenient to go there, but you can't even close the door?" Gu Feng asked rhetorically.

"I definitely closed the door! I just forgot to lock it!" Chu Xinran said, feeling both ashamed and annoyed.

"You forgot to lock the door, who can you blame? Me? Sorry, I've never had the habit of knocking." Gu Feng still spoke in that carefree tone.

"I...I thought no one was home...who knew you would barge in like this!" Chu Xinran said, feeling wronged.

This guy was clearly rude first, so why does he seem to be the one in the wrong as he talks?

Gu Feng shrugged, his expression clearly conveying the same unspoken message—it's your fault for not locking the door.

However, when he thought about it again and remembered the "hospital molestation incident," after careful consideration, it seemed that it really had nothing to do with her, and that it would indeed be inappropriate for him to continue treating her this way.

So, somewhat reluctantly, he said, "Fine, I admit I was wrong, okay?"

This bland and insincere apology sounded utterly perfunctory to Chu Xinran.

She said, increasingly bitter, "Can't you even show a shred of sincerity?"

"I'm so sorry—this is the most sincere I can offer." Gu Feng waved his hand impatiently, then threw out another sentence that left Chu Xinran speechless with anger, "Alright, alright, are you done yet? Didn't I already apologize? Besides—I've already seen the parts of your body that you shouldn't have looked at; I just glanced at something else a couple more times, what's the big deal?"

"You...you still dare to say that!" Chu Xinran trembled with anger, her eyes instantly reddening, but she stubbornly held back her tears.

Gu Feng finally shut up!

The room fell silent abruptly, an awkward silence hanging in the air.

After a long while, Chu Xinran finally mustered up her courage and said softly, "Even so, you are still a man, you should at least... consider other people's feelings."

"That's true." Gu Feng nodded in deep agreement, but his next words were still carefree: "I am indeed a man—but not your man. I have no obligation to coax you."

"You—" With just these words, Chu Xinran could no longer hold back. The tears she had been holding back for so long burst forth like a dam breaking.

Gu Feng was immediately stunned.

He was just stating the facts, so why did he cry?

He quickly said, "Why are you crying? Stop crying! If others see this, they'll think I really bullied you!"

"You're bullying me!" Chu Xinran sobbed. No one had ever treated her like this before.

"Okay, okay, it was my fault, alright? Stop crying." Gu Feng's words were somewhat pleasing to the ear, but as soon as he finished speaking, he added, as if to make matters worse, "The way you cry...it's awful."

"Waaah—" Chu Xinran cried even more heartbrokenly.

Gu Feng has never had the habit of comforting people, especially since the person in front of him is not Su Man'er.

So he just sat there, quietly watching her cry.

Chu Xinran cried and cried, sobbing uncontrollably, her heart breaking, until almost half an hour had passed, when she finally couldn't cry anymore and her sobbing gradually subsided.

She raised her tear-streaked face, her eyes filled with resentment, and said, "Gu, what have I done to offend you? Why do you always treat me like this? If you don't want to come and treat me, then don't come!"

I didn't want to come in the first place; you all begged me to come.

Gu Feng thought this to himself, but ultimately didn't say it aloud.

He reflected on his actions for a moment. This woman—it seemed—hadn't really done anything to offend him. His treatment of her had indeed been somewhat harsh and unfair.

"Alright, since you've asked, I'll be honest with you. I, Gu Feng, like all kinds of women—even a conceited and arrogant woman like Ding Hanhan, I can like. But the one thing I don't like is someone like you—someone who always tries to outsmart me." Gu Feng answered quite frankly.

He... likes Ding Hanhan?

Chu Xinran was taken aback. But the next sentence almost made her tears well up again: "When did I... ever play tricks on you?"

"You really dare to say you didn't?" Gu Feng's gaze fell on her face, his eyes like two knives, piercing straight into her.

Chu Xinran's face flushed red instantly, and the words caught in her throat, unable to come out.

"That's enough. I'm here for your follow-up appointment, not to argue with you." Gu Feng waved his hand again to signal a truce.

Even if we don't consider her feelings, we should at least consider the consultation fee that has already been paid.

He softened his tone slightly, "Let me see how the wound is. After I'm done, I have to go back; I have things to do at home."

Hearing that his tone had finally softened, Chu Xinran felt a little better.

However, the thought of having to take off her pants again filled her with shame and regret.

If I had known this would happen, why did I bother arguing with him so much?

Either way, he'll be watching. Making a fuss will only make you look like Pigsy looking in the mirror—unpopular with everyone.