Chapter 44: Hold Your Ankles and Don't Move

Xie Yanyu hates the feeling of being blind.

She wanted to apply medicine to the wound, but when she pressed it, she found that because she couldn't see, she couldn't even tell whether her calf was a minor abrasion or a pure bruise.

But since I can't tell,

This means that even if there is a scratch or bleeding, it is only a little blood.

But she was sure that it was swollen. After thinking for a while, she decided to use the bruise-dispersing oil.

However, before he could apply the medicated oil to the wound, he was caught off guard by Xie Chengjin's voice.

She was startled, her hands shook, and the medicine oil almost spilled out.

When she entered the room before, she noticed something strange and wondered if there was someone in the room, but even so, she never expected Xie Chengjin to appear here.

After a pause, she finally said, "Brother?"

I don't know why he's here.

But he always knew some of her thoughts and plans inexplicably. Xie Yanyu was a little afraid of him, worried that he might know something else.

So she tried again: "Why is my brother in my room?"

After asking this question,

But no response was received.

Xie Chengjin was very quiet and didn't seem to want to answer her.

Xie Yanyu could neither see nor hear any movement from his side. He felt a little annoyed for a moment and squeezed the medicine bottle.

She waited a while longer.

Seeing that he still didn't move, she moved her lips, ready to ask again.

However, before she could ask the question, she heard footsteps. It was Xie Chengjin walking towards her.

He walked up to her, his breath was very close,

Xie Yanyu felt him bending down, and before she had time to think about what he was going to do,

The next second,

She felt him holding her ankle.

His body temperature was very low, his palms were very cold, and there were scars on his palms, which were itchy when pressed on his skin.

Xie Yanyu was caught off guard by the grip and shuddered, instinctively pulling his foot back. "Brother?"

Xie Chengjin tightened his grip: "Don't move."

He held her ankle a few fingers above hers, avoiding the place where she sprained her ankle, and prevented her from pulling away. He gathered a little spiritual power in his fingertips and pressed lightly on her skin, preparing to use magic to help her dispel the bruise on her ankle.

However, before the spell took effect,

I could smell a faint orchid fragrance coming from her.

Just by smelling this smell, I could tell without even asking her that she had just gone out to look for Helan Wei.

Xie Chengjin paused.

Then he quietly stopped the spell that was healing her.

That's when

Xie Yanyu finally came to his senses.

Xie Chengjin's behavior was becoming increasingly incomprehensible. It was the first time she realized that people could become speechless when they were extremely surprised. Why was he grabbing her ankle for no reason? No matter how she thought about it, he wasn't the type of person who would heal her injuries.

But there's no other explanation.

She was silent for a long time, and finally asked, "Is there something wrong with the injury on my foot?"

Xie Chengjin said succinctly: "No."

Xie Yanyu didn't understand: "...Then why did my brother keep grabbing my ankle?"

Xie Chengjin said indifferently: "I'll apply medicine to you."

Xie Yanyu:?

Xie Yanyu was a little scared.

She suddenly felt that each of the people around her was abnormal in their own way. It was bad enough that Helan Wei would go crazy all the time, but now Xie Chengjin had also become very weird. However, Helan Wei's madness was at least open. She knew the reason why he went crazy, but she had no idea what Xie Chengjin was doing now.

She hoped Xie Chengjin could be more normal.

But the next second,

Xie Chengjin took the medicated oil from her hand and poured it on the bruise on her ankle. Then he covered it with his cold hands and pressed the wound.

The force is a bit heavy,

Xie Yanyu couldn't help but frown.

She felt a sharp pain like a needle prick, and Xie Chengjin felt the same pain as her.

But he still asked her, "Does it hurt?"

Xie Yanyu said: "...some."

Xie Chengjin looked at her expressionlessly.

He couldn't see, couldn't even figure out the way, but he didn't stay in his room to recuperate, and had to go find Helan Wei.

He said coldly: "If it hurts, don't walk around."

When Xie Yanyu heard this, she knew he was warning her.

He deliberately used so much force to apply the medicine on her, which was a punishment for her.

She didn't like this and felt like she was being domesticated.

So she retracted her feet and stepped back a little, her voice becoming colder: "I've remembered what you said, brother. I'll apply the medicine myself, so you don't need to bother me."

As soon as these words fell,

Xie Chengjin simply grabbed her ankle and pulled her back.

She was stubborn and hard-boned, but when he held her ankle in his hand, it felt slender and well-proportioned, like a thin bamboo, as if it could be broken with a little force. He held her ankle for a long time, the veins on the back of his hand throbbing, but the force was much lighter. But his voice was still cold as he stated, "You can't see."

He softened his strength.

I put the blood-dispersing medicine in my palm and pressed it on the swollen area. It didn't hurt, but it felt quite comfortable.

But Xie Yanyu still suppressed his anger.

Hearing his answer, she immediately started to speak sarcastically:

"Because I can't see, brother, you help me apply the medicine? You are really kind-hearted. I always thought that only servants would do this kind of thing. Who knew you would be willing to do it? After all, if it weren't for your status, why would you hold someone else's feet and apply medicine to them?"

Her tone was gentle.

But the words were sharp.

Xie Chengjin knew her nature, but he was still caught off guard at this moment, not because she compared him to a servant, but because of the question she asked.

Why did he give her medicine?

He frowned almost imperceptibly, then said, "Nominally, I am your brother."

Xie Yanyu was stunned: "What?"

Xie Chengjin spoke very completely, with clear cause and effect, and it was unclear who he was trying to convince: "I am your nominal brother, so I should help you apply the medicine."

Xie Yanyu paused and said nothing.

Sometimes she really couldn't figure him out.

He was too cold, like a piece of ice, and he rarely had any emotions. The few times she saw him angry were when she had contact with Helan Wei, probably because he felt that she had violated etiquette. Apart from that, even when she spoke to him in a sarcastic tone several times, he did not show any emotional fluctuations, just like now. Even if he was compared to a servant, he remained calm.

She couldn't understand him.

However, although she was still annoyed and didn't know what was wrong with him, her anger had been released and her emotions calmed down a little. She comforted herself that she was treating the eldest son of the Xie family as a servant.

So she put her leg in his palm and let him massage her ankle and apply another medicine to the wound on her calf.

Until he finished bandaging her,

She then said, "Thank you very much for bandaging me, brother. You can go ahead and do your work. I'm a little sleepy and want to take a nap."

After Xie Chengjin helped her bandage the wound, he heard her say this and felt like he was being treated as a servant.

He didn't feel any emotional fluctuations about this, but when he saw that she was so eager for him to leave, he suddenly felt a little unhappy. What did she want to do by sending him away?

He was quiet for a moment.

Then he sat down at the table again and said calmly, "It's okay, you go to sleep."

He said, “I’m here watching you.”

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Xie Yanyu felt that he just wanted to monitor her.

But she was really tired, and she fell asleep not long after.

When I woke up again,

It was because he sensed the fluctuation of spiritual power in the communication talisman.

This means someone sent her a message.

She couldn't see the specific content of the message.

But when she placed her fingertips on the communication talisman, she could sense that it was the message sent to her by the stranger—

Why does he haunt us?

She didn't know if he was still watching her and monitoring her, but she had already left the house of resentment, so why was he still pestering her?

She stood up slightly, a little impatient.

On that side,

Xie Chengjin heard her movement and glanced in her direction.

He didn't expect that she would actually fall asleep. Because she didn't sleep well and kept tossing and turning, her collar was a little loose, revealing an extra part of her collarbone. Her hair was also a little messy at this time, with black hair hanging down like vines and falling on the bend of her collarbone. Her white skin and black hair created a strong color contrast.

Xie Chengjin's gaze paused for a moment, then he looked away calmly and asked softly, "Awake?"

Xie Yanyu: "..."

Xie Yanyu really didn't expect that when he woke up, Xie Chengjin was still here.

She gave a dry "hmm".

Xie Chengjin did not respond to her.

The room fell into silence again, with the occasional sound of turning pages being heard.

After listening for a while, Xie Yanyu realized that Xie Chengjin was reading a book. He had been reading here while she was asleep.

She felt it was a bit ridiculous.

Her purpose of coming here was to let Li Xun come here, so that she could avoid the eyes and ears of Xie Mansion as much as possible. She didn't want Xie Chengjin to know what she was going to do, but he was monitoring her like this, and everything she did was under his nose. What else could she do?

She held the communication talisman in her hand, her face somewhat gloomy.

At this time,

The spiritual energy in the communication talisman fluctuated again.

Xie Yanyu turned his attention back to the communication talisman.

She held the communication talisman for a while, and suddenly thought of it -

Since Xie Chengjin is here, maybe she can use him to escape from the entanglement of this stranger?

Xie Chengjin strictly abides by etiquette and cannot bear to see her go to Helan Wei, thinking that she is breaking the rules. So when he sees the message from this person, he should help her cut it off directly. Moreover, his cultivation is high enough and he should be on par with this person.

Although this person helped her, he was always staring at her like a ghost in the dark, which was uncomfortable enough.

She thought of this,

She immediately thought about it and deleted the message record between her and this person about the doll in the communication talisman.

The rest were just some messages from this person who was entangled unilaterally. She held the communication talisman, got off the ground, limped towards Xie Chengjin, and said, "Brother."

Xie Chengjin looked at her with an expressionless face, and glanced at her ankle again.

But he didn't say anything, as if waiting for her to continue.

Xie Yanyu handed him the communication talisman: "I can't see, and I just received a few messages. Could you please read them to me?"

Xie Chengjin almost sneered. She was usually secretive, but now she took the initiative to show him the communication talisman. Given her personality, it was hard to tell if she wasn't scheming something. He looked at her coldly, and after a long while, he still took the communication talisman.

Then he lowered his eyes,

The above messages, arranged in chronological order from current to past, came into view one after another.

[Baby, why is Xie Chengjin in your room? Is he shamelessly sticking up to you? Baby, can you please ignore him?]

【Baby, can you please stay away from those bad men? 】

【Baby……】

So beautiful.

[The neckline is a bit loose, and the mole on the collarbone is so beautiful...]

【I love you. 】

Xie Chengjin's face was icy cold.

He subconsciously glanced at Xie Yanyu, only to find that her collarbone was dazzlingly white.

His gaze paused slightly, and he saw that there was indeed a very small mole on her collarbone.