Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Xiahou Huai Gui naturally also knows lip-reading.

Huo Wen’an was saying: [Respect to the defeated.]

He gasped slightly, his eyes suddenly becoming fierce.

Bastard!

In the courtyard, Cheng Yue found their seats. "Doctor Ye, our seats are here." The ones sharing a table with Ye Mingluo were some young people from the medical field.

Ye Mingluo, accompanied by Zheng Lie and Cheng Yue, sat down and said, "I’ve heard the spicy rabbit in Chuancheng is excellent, and the dishes at Old Madam Ying’s birthday banquet are all authentic Chuancheng cuisine. You must try them later."

Upon hearing that it’s all local cuisine, Cheng Yue suddenly felt a fiery heat at the idea.

Noticing Cheng Yue’s frown, Ye Mingluo teased her: "Just look at you, with such a big stature, how can you still be afraid to eat? That’s no good."

Though he said that, when the dishes were served, Ye Mingluo subtly moved the milder flavored plates in front of Cheng Yue.

Seeing this, Zheng Lie gave Ye Mingluo a surprised glance.

Cheng Yue picked up her chopsticks, quietly grabbing vegetables and garlic spare ribs. With her daily exercise, her appetite was naturally large.

With those two dishes, she could eat two bowls of rice, which left the small-appetited Ye Mingluo in awe.

Just then, a red figure flashed behind Cheng Yue, leaving a captivating scent of perfume.

Ye Mingluo’s radar told him it was a beauty.

He immediately turned his head to look behind Cheng Yue’s table, and saw the woman in the red dress sitting at the adjacent table.

It was a mature woman in a red fitted dress, with dyed golden-brown long curly hair, sitting gracefully and sensuously.

Ye Mingluo’s eyes lit up, sincerely admiring, "Amazing!"

Unexpectedly, she had excellent hearing and heard Ye Mingluo’s words.

The woman suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Mingluo; her alluring figure matched her steely cold eyes.

Ye Mingluo was startled and nervously faced her gaze.

However, after seeing her face clearly, Ye Mingluo was shocked. "You are..." Ye Mingluo raised his voice, asking in surprise, "Huo Xin?"

Though he hadn’t seen her for more than ten years, Ye Mingluo still clearly remembered Huo Xin’s appearance. The woman in the red dress looked almost identical to the adult Huo Xin he had imagined.

Upon hearing the name ’Huo Xin’ again, the woman in red squinted her sharp eyes and spoke, "My name is Yin Su." She asked Ye Mingluo, "Do I look a lot like the woman named Huo Xin?"

Hearing this, Ye Mingluo calmed down slightly.

Huo Xin was a cerebral palsy patient, but the beautiful and enchanting mature woman before him not only didn’t look like a cerebral palsy patient, but seemed very intelligent.

"Sorry, I must have mistaken you for someone else." Ye Mingluo forced a smile at Huo Xin as he said, "You resemble a dear old friend I know very much."

"She’s very beautiful, but she was born ill, leading to some issues with her intelligence. After encountering some unpleasant events, we never met again."

Helping Yin Su with fishbones, You Jiaoyang suddenly asked, "What... did she encounter?"

Ye Mingluo didn’t know You Jiaoyang, seeing him and the woman in the red dress sitting together and him thoughtfully picking out her fishbones, assumed they were a couple.

But regarding what happened to Huo Xin, Ye Mingluo didn’t want to comment. He shook his head and sighed, "They’re old stories, better left unsaid."

Hearing this, You Jiaoyang showed a thoughtful expression, slowing down his fishbone-picking.

Noticing You Jiaoyang’s reaction, Yin Su lowered her eyes and warned him, "Did I give you permission to speak?"

You Jiaoyang quickly adjusted his attitude, continuing to focus on the fishbones.

Ye Mingluo watched the interaction between Yin Su and You Jiaoyang, and two colorful words suddenly popped into his mind—

Master and slave.

So they weren’t lovers.

Ye Mingluo looked playfully back and forth between the two, then lowered his head to take out his phone and reported to Huo Wen’an that he encountered an adult resembling Huo Xin at the birthday banquet.

Huo Wen’an promptly replied to his WeChat message, saying: [Yin Su?]

Ye Mingluo was a bit astonished.

They’ve already met?

Ye Mingluo sneakily glanced at Yin Su, looking more and more convinced she was indeed Huo Xin, but is cerebral palsy really such an easy illness to cure?

Ye Mingluo asked Huo Wen’an: [Is she really not the same person as Huo Xin?]

Huo Wen’an’s response was somewhat ambiguous, saying: [That depends on what she says.]