After a long silence, she whispered four words: "I don't know."

“I didn’t know those people. The situation was chaotic. They were vicious and hit me on the head. They clearly wanted to kill me! I didn’t even see their faces clearly at the time.”

"It's alright." Huo Jingnan felt heartbroken. Those deep and shallow wounds would probably be too much for any man to bear. How much pain must she be in?

"Your priority now is to recover from your injury. As for the rest, we can talk about it later."

"Although I don't know those people, I know who sent them."

"What?"

"It must be Cheng Suyue!"

Pei Nian looked into his eyes, her tone incredibly firm.

Huo Jingnan's eyes darkened, and his brows furrowed. "Why are you so sure?"

"I……"

Before Pei Nian could explain, she started coughing violently. Huo Jingnan was worried that she was too weak, so he told her to rest first.

Anyway, there's still plenty of time to solve this mystery.

The next day, Huo Jingnan discharged Pei Nian from the hospital. If those people intended to harm her, then the hospital was not a safe place.

Huo Jingnan carried several bank cards with him, enough money to last him. There was a quiet village nearby, perfect for recuperation.

He rented a small courtyard house and hired a doctor to make house calls twice a day. When the doctor was not around, he would take care of Pei Nian.

This was the first time in his life that he had taken care of someone. Although he had often been involved in exercises, training, and marches in the army, and his teammates had always looked after each other, they were, after all, a group of grown men, and they were rather rough around the edges when it came to taking care of someone.

Taking care of a delicate and fragile girl like Pei Nian would require him to exert all his strength.

Huo Jingnan smiled and worked even harder in the kitchen to cook the porridge.