Ke Teng, who was far away in Shangcheng, had also been having a very unpleasant time recently.
After being forcibly brought back, Ke Jingyu arranged a private butler who guarded him around the clock, driving him to the brink of madness.
The butler was a woman, a female doctor.
Every day, she acted like a tomboy, her hair pulled into an old-fashioned bun, wearing minimal makeup, and dressed in suits that were either all black or all white.
Apart from forcing him to do things, she wouldn't say an extra word.
And when she forced him to do things, she did so with a blank expression.
Not only did she lack any feminine charm, she was practically a robot.
On the day he returned, Ke Teng woke up to find the doors and windows locked, and surveillance cameras installed everywhere in the house.
He was confined like a prisoner, and his resistance was fierce.
However, his legs were inconvenient now, and besides shouting, the only effective resistance he could muster was to go on a hunger strike.
During dinner, the female doctor brought a plate of well-balanced meat and vegetables for him to eat.
Ke Teng refused.
"Get lost, go as far away as you can. I don't want to see anyone right now."
The woman stood before him expressionlessly: "Your bodily functions are not good right now, not eating will not be conducive to wound recovery, Mr. Ke said…"
"Did you not hear me tell you to get lost? Whether it's good or not, it's my body and my decision, what does it have to do with you? Get out!"
The woman didn't leave, staring at him intently.
"Mr. Ke's task for me is to take good care of you and help you recover as quickly as possible. If you don't eat, I cannot report back to him."
Ke Teng was furious.
"Am I not making myself clear? Whether you can report back is your business, what does it have to do with me?"
"I don't want to see you. One last time, get lost!"
The woman was persistent.
"Mr. Ke said that entrusting you to me was a sign of his trust in me, and he believed in my professional abilities."
"Therefore, if you are uncooperative, I can exercise my own judgment according to the situation."
"What do you mean? If I really don't eat, are you planning to force-feed me?"
Ke Teng sneered.
"Although my legs are inconvenient now, my arms are not useless! With your small frame…"
"It seems Young Master Ke has made preparations to resist me with force, so let us begin."
The female doctor stopped wasting words with him, walked to the door in her high heels, and pressed a code.
Soon, two tall and strong bodyguards entered.
She closed the door, had the two approach Ke Teng, and then began to put on gloves.
"You two hold down his hands and feet, and I will feed him."
After speaking, she poured the dinner into a juicer, pressed the button, and after a few whirring sounds, it was blended into a liquid. She then began to draw it into a large syringe.
"I apologize, Young Master Ke, but please open your mouth. This will be inserted into your stomach."
Ke Teng was going crazy.
In his entire life, this was the first time anyone had dared to treat him like this!
They were actually going to insert such a long thing into his stomach to force-feed him!
This was not a woman, but a devil!
"Let me go. If you dare touch me, I'll call my dad right now and have you fired!"
"You can. Feel free to call. Voice call or video call? I'll dial for you."
The woman was not afraid of him at all, calmly drawing the food into the syringe while answering his questions.
Ke Teng was held down by the two bodyguards, unable to move, shouting.
"What's your name? Don't think I won't! You're just a nobody acting important, I'll have you fired tomorrow!"
The female doctor: "You still haven't answered my question, voice call or video call? I'll dial for you."
"Video! Video! Call me now!"
Soon, the call was connected.
The woman held the phone up to Ke Teng, who was still pinned down by the two bodyguards, his face flushed with anger.
He yelled at Ke Jingyu, complaining about this bizarre situation and how they were trying to force-feed him with such a large syringe, demanding that they be fired.
Unexpectedly, Ke Jingyu on the other end was completely unmoved.
"If you were willing to open your mouth and eat obediently, would they need to go to such great lengths?"
"Don't you know who the problem lies with?"
"I won't indulge you anymore. Do as Dr. Jian tells you. If you don't listen, she has plenty of ways to deal with you. Calling me won't help."
After speaking, Ke Jingyu hung up the phone.
Jian Fei approached him with the syringe.
"There's still a portion of food that hasn't been pureed. If you change your mind now, I can have it brought up immediately."
"It's just eating, Young Master Ke, there's really no need for all this fuss."
Forced by the situation, Ke Teng had no choice but to open his mouth and eat.
He swallowed the plate of food, which tasted like chewing wax.
Ke Teng looked at Jian Fei with disgust.
"I'm done eating, you can report back now, can you get out?"
"No. Because you just woke up, and there are many things you don't know yet. I'm allowed to introduce myself first."
"My name is Jian Fei, I am 28 years old, a doctoral student in neurology at Shangcheng Medical University. Because I was interning at the hospital, your father saw me, so I was specially hired by your family."
"I promised him that I would have you fully recovered within a month. So, to ensure everything goes smoothly, I will be accompanying you 24 hours a day for the next month."
"If you need anything, tell me, and I will provide you with the highest quality service immediately."
After listening, Ke Teng looked at her askance.
"You? You're a doctoral student from a medical university looking like this? There are so many doctors in your hospital, why didn't my father choose anyone else, but specifically you?"
"Did you put a lot of effort into pleasing my father? And now you want to get close to my father by trying to win me over?"
Jian Fei stood straight, looking at him calmly.
After he finished speaking, she raised her wrist and checked her watch.
"It is now 06:40 in the afternoon, and there is one hour and twenty minutes left until you go to bed."
"During this hour and twenty minutes, you need to shower, wash your face, and brush your teeth. You can also play on your phone for a bit. Young Master Ke, what do you plan to do first?"
Ke Teng sneered.
"Why aren't you answering my question? Why are you changing the subject? You've been seen through, so it's hard to answer?"
"I always thought my dad was so noble, that he'd stay true to my mom forever. But now, he's brought a female doctor to the house, using the guise of taking care of me to flirt. You two are quite something."
Jian Fei maintained the same expression and waited for him to finish speaking.
"You have one hour and nineteen minutes left. If you don't make a choice, I will do it for you."
"Let's go wash up first."
Is this woman somehow flawed?
Ke Teng had said such outrageous things, yet she didn't explain, resist, or get angry!
Is she real or a robot?
It was like punching soft cotton, utterly uninteresting.
Ke Teng closed his eyes.
"Let's wash up first, then. Will you help me wash?"
"Your wounds cannot get wet, so I will only help you wash the part above your waist. Shall we begin then?"