Chapter 186 Playing the Good Guy

Baozhu felt a sharp pain from being gripped, her face changed, and she gritted her teeth, saying unhappily, "What are you doing!"

"What am I doing? What do you think I'm doing? Little girl, let me tell you, I'm doing this all for your own good, you know?" Hongshan snorted, looking at Baozhu: "You're helping your young lady keep this from my young master. See if he doesn't punish you when he finds out!"

Baozhu is definitely obedient and well-behaved in front of Xie Qingran, but it's a different story when she's with Hongshan.

She rolled her eyes at Hongshan and said irritably, "I think you've lost your mind. I'm a member of the Xie family. What do I have to do with your young master? What right does he have to punish me?"

Even Sequoia was stunned by these words. She never expected that Baozhu, who looked so delicate, was actually so powerful.

Xie Qingran was fast asleep when Xiao Jue stormed in, but when he saw her like this, all his anger turned into heartache.

He stood up, slowly walked over, gently touched Xie Qingran's cheek, and then got into bed and pulled her into his arms.

Xie Qingran was sleeping soundly, so she didn't notice that there was someone else next to her. She just felt incredibly warm and snuggled closer to him, found the most comfortable spot, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Xiao Jue had a lot to say, but looking at Xie Qingran, who was as weak as a kitten in his arms, all his words turned into helplessness and warmth, which spread little by little in his heart.

The next day, early morning.

The moment Xie Qingran opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Jue standing right in front of her. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She sat up abruptly, but accidentally aggravated her wound. She winced in pain, but dared not make a sound, for fear of waking Xiao Jue.

Having fought on the battlefield for many years, Xiao Jue was extremely vigilant. So, the moment Xie Qingran got up, he opened his eyes and took in all her hidden secrets.

"You're planning to never tell me this for the rest of your life?"

Xiao Jue stood up and quietly looked at Xie Qingran. After a night, Xiao Jue had completely calmed down and wanted to know why Xie Qingran had done this.

Seeing Xiao Jue's expression, Xie Qingran knew that her secret had probably been exposed. She blushed with embarrassment and said, "I didn't mean to hide it from you forever. I just didn't want you to know for the time being."

Why?

Xiao Jue pressed on, asking again!

Xie Qingran couldn't tell for a moment whether Xiao Jue was angry or not!

She didn't know what Xiao Jue meant by asking "why," and in desperation, she could only give him a silly smile: "What are you saying, Your Highness? What do you mean by 'why'? I don't understand."

"Why did you give your heart's blood? Why did you keep it from me? I want to know."

"Xie Qingran, why!"

Xiao Jue suddenly grabbed Xie Qingran's wrist, frowning as he looked at her.

With no other choice, Xie Qingran could only take a deep breath and then say, "Because I can't bear to see you suffer, I'm willing to give my heart's blood because I won't die that way. As for why I'm keeping it from you..."

She paused, turned her face away, but still chose to tell the truth: "I'm just afraid that if you know, you won't want to take the medication. You're so proud and arrogant, you..."

Xiao Jue suddenly stepped forward and gently pulled the person into his arms.

"Xie Qingran, are you stupid?!"

"That's blood from my heart!"

Xiao Jue suppressed his anger and the turmoil in his heart.

"But you are my husband."

Xie Qingran's words made perfect sense.

As a wife, she should have given everything for her husband. Besides, it's just some bloodshed now, what's so great about it?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jue calmed down almost instantly: "You're doing this for your husband, not for me?"

Is there something wrong with this person's brain?

Xie Qingran took a deep breath and then looked at Xiao Jue with some confusion: "I really don't understand what you're so concerned about? You... are my husband!"

"I ask you, if I weren't your husband, would you be happy?"

"Would you be willing to give your heart's blood for me?"

Xiao Jue pressed her for an answer, staring intently into Xie Qingran's eyes.

Xie Qingran was truly at her wit's end. In desperation, she could only say, "I...I don't know either. You are my husband now, and that's an unchangeable fact!"

"Pack your things and come home with me. The best doctor is at home."

"Let's go!"

Xiao Jue got up and silently sat in his wheelchair.

Looking at his actions, Xie Qingran could keenly sense his anger, but she simply couldn't understand where such anger came from.

She took a deep breath and then said somewhat helplessly, "Could you...could you give me a little hint as to why you're angry?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jue turned his face away and said calmly, "I'm not angry. I'm going home."

After hearing the noise outside, Hongshan rushed in to help tidy up. Seeing that Xiao Jue's expression was not good, she felt a little awkward and really didn't understand why he was throwing a tantrum.

Seeing how busy Hongshan was, Xie Qingran was happy to relax, and they went back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion together.

Xie Qingran originally wanted to ask the divine doctor why he broke his promise, but seeing his bruised and swollen face, she roughly knew what had happened. So she silently swallowed all her questions and instead felt more guilty, thinking that she had accidentally dragged him into this mess.

"The wound is healing very well. As long as you change the dressing on time, it's fine." The divine physician looked at Xiao Jue cautiously and reported, then handed him the medicine: "Um, Your Highness, why don't you do it yourself?"

"Get out, all of you." Xiao Jue snorted and dismissed everyone.

Baozhu stood still, looking at Xie Qingran with a worried expression: "Miss?"

"Go down now." Xie Qingran waved to her, indicating that she could rest assured.

Before leaving, Baozhu gave Xiao Jue a deep look before reluctantly walking out.

"What are you afraid of?" Hongshan looked at Baozhu with some confusion, "What, would the young master eat your young lady?"

Baozhu glanced at him and said sullenly, "The way the young master looked at me, it was like he really would eat people!"

"Don't worry, the young master won't eat people. He's too busy taking care of your young lady."

“I’ve been by the Crown Prince’s side for so many years, I know him better than anyone else.”

Hongshan smiled and made a promise, just to curry favor with Baozhu.