Su Ling'er watched Leng Heng stare at her with a complex expression, initially wondering if the deputy general was also attracted to her.
However, she gradually dismissed the thought. The more she looked, the more she felt his gaze was not quite right.
How to put it! She felt as if he was looking at something incredible, a person or event beyond comprehension.
If Leng Heng possessed mind-reading abilities, he would have spat at Su Ling'er! He didn't find her incredible; he found her to be a pretentious, foolish idiot!
In the end, Leng Heng said nothing and left with the bowl. His second brother was still lying in bed, and he didn't want to say anything unpleasant to hurt his feelings. As for this inexplicable woman, it was best to stay away from her!
Su Ling'er was still waiting for Leng Heng's answer, but he had stared at her strangely for a long time before casually walking away.
What a peculiar person!
Su Ling'er sat on the stool angrily. She glanced at the still unconscious Leng Feng, increasingly feeling that this man was utterly useless! He had been lying in bed for so long, neither Regent Huo Qiyuan nor even the other deputy generals of the Leng Team had come to visit, except for the one who had brought food twice.
It must be that Leng Feng never handled interpersonal relationships well, which is why his relationships with his brothers were so poor. Su Ling'er was furious, feeling that after careful selection, she had chosen the worst option, and even wasted the only aphrodisiac on him.
At this thought, all her previous good impressions of Leng Feng shattered. She even began to resent him. Both the aphrodisiac and the love potion were meant for Huo Qiyuan.
If he hadn't reached out to pull her back then, and Huo Qiyuan had, then Huo Qiyuan would have been affected by the aphrodisiac, and she wouldn't have to go to so much trouble today.
As if suffering from a delusion, she became lost in her thoughts. She firmly believed that Leng Feng's meddling had ruined her grand plan, selectively forgetting that Huo Qiyuan had no intention of reaching out that day.
Su Ling'er angrily slammed the table. She lifted the lids of several large bowls, channeling her anger into her appetite, and began to devour the food. Leng Heng had filled two people's worth of food, but she managed to leave only a little residual juice and leftovers!
Just as Su Ling'er finished eating, wiped her teeth, and savored the food, Leng Feng's weak voice sounded behind her. "Ling'er, did my fifth brother bring food? I'm so hungry!"
Su Ling'er jumped with fright at the sudden voice and started hiccuping uncontrollably. With her back to Leng Feng, she frantically poured the leftover food from the bowls together. Then, she raised her arm to wipe the oil from her mouth. After finishing, she turned around with a wronged expression.
"It was delivered, hic~ but... I don't know hic~ why they hic~ are doing this to you..." Su Ling'er said evasively, handing him a bowl that was only half full.
Looking at the clearly leftover food in the bowl, Leng Feng felt a pang of sadness. Just now, he saw Su Ling'er wipe her arm, and he assumed she was crying out of concern for him.
Seeing Leng Feng's expression, Su Ling'er knew he had believed that the food was indeed leftovers from them. People affected by the aphrodisiac had their emotions and thoughts easily swayed by the person who administered the drug.
She wanted to sow discord between Leng Feng and the other members of the Leng Team, including Huo Qiyuan. She wanted him to know that she was the only one who treated him the best in this world!
This way, he would wholeheartedly obey her and follow all her commands in the future!
Su Ling'er spoke with feigned indignation, "Aren't you good brothers? I'll go ask them why they're treating you like this!"
Leng Feng grabbed Su Ling'er's hand. She didn't know, but he did know why they were treating him like this. "No need. We'll just eat like this. If you go find them, they'll just drive you out of Qingyage again, and then I probably won't even get to eat these leftovers."
"Hic~ Why are you so hic~ silly? You're just letting hic~ them hic~ bully you hic~" Su Ling'er was incredibly anxious. The more she tried to stop, the more she hiccuped, unable to even complete a sentence.
Seeing Su Ling'er's cute hiccuping appearance, Leng Feng's mood improved slightly. Indeed! Only Ling'er truly cared about him. He felt a flutter of affection and wanted to kiss this little girl who had captured his entire heart.
Leng Feng's movement startled Su Ling'er. She pushed away his outstretched hand, covered her mouth, and stepped back.
Su Ling'er glanced at the bowl of leftovers. It wasn't that she didn't want to be kissed by Leng Feng, but she thought of the taste of the food in her mouth. If Leng Feng kissed her, he would taste it, and her deception would be exposed.
Leng Feng, seeing her cover her mouth and retreat, thought she was just too shy and didn't think further. Seeing her constantly looking at the bowl of food, he assumed she was hungry but didn't want to share her meal, which is why she stood so far away.
What a kind-hearted, silly girl! Her current predicament was all because she had come to take care of him! She was so hungry she was hiccuping on an empty stomach. Feeling that he had implicated Su Ling'er, Leng Feng felt both pained and guilty.
"Ling'er, you haven't eaten all day either, have you? Come, let's eat together!" Leng Feng beckoned her over. Su Ling'er eagerly shook her head and waved her hands in refusal, not wanting to eat the remaining broth and scraps.
Leng Feng, concerned that she was starving, insisted she come over to eat together. "You don't need to worry about me not getting enough. My body is weak recently and I can't eat too much. You come help Leng Feng Ge eat a bit. Besides, if you don't feed me, I won't have the strength to eat myself!"
Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Su Ling'er had no choice but to slowly move to the bedside. She picked up the chopsticks, took a remaining, perfectly intact but slightly flattened meatball, and offered it to Leng Feng's mouth.
As for why this meatball remained, it was actually because Su Ling'er had accidentally dropped it on the floor while eating. It had landed under her foot, and she had stepped on it, flattening it slightly.
At that time, there was still plenty of food in the bowl, so she naturally wouldn't eat the dirty meatball. She picked it up and placed it on the table, so that others wouldn't see it.
When Leng Feng said he was hungry earlier, she had frantically thrown that meatball from the table into the bowl. This was why, despite Su Ling'er's storm-like consumption, a meatball remained.
Seeing Su Ling'er look at the meatball on the chopsticks with an indescribable complex gaze, Leng Feng, who had been staring at her, misinterpreted her intention. He thought she was curious because she had never seen such food before.
After all, when they first saw the strange foods presented by His Majesty back then, their eyes had held a similar curious and complex expression. Therefore, he naturally understood it as Su Ling'er wanting to eat but being too shy.