Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Of course I do.

With Lin Nannan's temperament, she'd probably think of directly beating up the Lins rather than making them hurt financially.

So, instead of indulging her, Lu Fang gave his unreadable son a look and said bluntly, "My foot can't bear much strain these days. Your wife’s strength might let her care for you better than I can. Besides, Nan Nan is straightforward. If you keep resisting her like this, she might think you don’t care about her. If she ever gets the wrong idea, don’t regret it later."

Lu Hang didn’t respond.

He knew his father was right. His earlier wish for Lin Nannan to leave had faded the more time he spent with her, especially since she herself had no intention of leaving. His constant rejection might indeed make her overthink.

"I understand, Dad. Rest well. If you don’t take care of a sprained foot properly, it’s easy to injure it again," he reminded.

Seeing him relent, Lu Fang arched an eyebrow, hiding a smile in his eyes, and nodded. "Mm, I’ll stay home these days and won’t go to the fields."

With Lu Hang's nod, things became easier.

Lu Fang took the opportunity to carefully explain matters Lin Nannan wasn’t aware of, passing everything along.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to care for his son, but Lin Nannan’s strength meant she could look after Lu Hang well while also allowing the two to spend more time together. Otherwise, she'd keep focusing only on the fields.

Anyone unaware might think their family was exploiting her strength, forcing her to work the fields every day.

But God knew it was Lin Nannan herself who insisted on going—nothing could stop her.

They’d much rather she stayed home with Lu Hang, taking more attentive care of him. But since her heart was set on the fields and she wouldn’t listen, Lu Fang seized this chance to hand everything over to her, with no intention of taking it back later.

Lin Nannan was straightforward but clever. If she was willing to learn something, she’d remember it after just one glance. So, aside from Lu Hang’s own discomfort, caring for him was the easiest thing for her.

However, while changing his clothes and seeing the wounds on his back, Lin Nannan was shocked and couldn’t help hating the traitor.

"Can they catch that traitor?" she asked Lu Hang.

Lu Hang paused, recalling that she had overheard their conversation that day in the house.

"Well…" He didn’t brush her off but hesitated before saying, "They should take it seriously."

A traitor like that was endlessly dangerous—they’d spare no effort to root them out.

"But someone like Han Li, if he showed no signs, you wouldn’t notice even if he was right beside you," Lin Nannan tilted her head and remarked.

Lu Hang choked, realizing that while Lin Nannan was excellent in many ways, her blunt way of speaking was hard to take—straight to the point and cutting.

"If they’ve done it, there’ll be clues. The regimental leaders know now, so they’ll definitely make it a priority," he explained, unsure how else to soothe the furious girl.

"Will they tell you about it?" she pressed.

On this point, Lu Hang was confident. "They will."

"That’s more like it," Lin Nannan muttered, finishing changing his clothes. Seeing the grown man lying so still, she instinctively asked, "Do you want to recover?"

The question struck a chord with Lu Hang. Though he knew there was no hope left, he couldn’t help recalling what Lin Nannan had said the morning after she came into the household. "Of course I do… But the doctors said there’s no hope."