Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Loving/Selfish.

In the carriage, Lin Yue took the ointment and applied it to the wound on Ji Rui's back with cotton cloth.

That was the wound that was cracked and bleeding from saving her.

Lin Yuezi looked at the wounds carefully, her movements gentle and cautious, as if she had forgotten how she hated and feared these wounds a few days ago.

“…Does it hurt?”

When the fear in her heart quietly faded away, Lin Yue's courage grew unconsciously, and she dared to ask him questions.

Ji Sui lay on the table with his eyes closed, showing no intention of responding to her.

The carriage suddenly jolted violently, and Lin Yue lost control of her strength. Fearing that she might hurt Ji Bai, she screamed and dropped the porcelain bottle in her hand.

Ji Sui suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to pick up the porcelain bottle before it rolled away.

His dark eyes were filled with hostility and impatience as he glanced coldly at the woman in the corner.

Lin Yueshen lowered her head, facing him sideways, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with helplessness and fear.

"Lift your head for this general."

Such an expression would never appear on this face. He would not allow her to use this face to make such an expression!

Ji Wei suppressed his anger and handed the porcelain bottle back to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue originally thought that her behavior would definitely annoy him. She was still frightened when she remembered the feeling of suffocation when he pinched her neck last time. The fear that had just subsided tonight suddenly overwhelmed her again.

But Ji Wei's response was obviously beyond her expectations. She was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly held the porcelain bottle tightly, bit her lower lip, and continued the previous action.

*

At noon the next day, the team took a break as usual.

The cool breeze blew the dead leaves on both sides of the road, making them rustle.

The soldiers sat on the ground, took out the dry biscuits from the cloth bags, and ate them with the water in the water bags.

Lin Yue sat on the slope beside the carriage. She held the torn clothes in front of her collar with one hand and ate a dry and hard biscuit with the other hand.

She had never eaten anything like this before, and it was difficult for her to even bite it, let alone swallow it.

"General." Shi Zhu handed a bowl of white porridge to Ji Sui.

Even now, he is still very worried about Ji Bai's injuries. During the few days when his master was in a coma, the doctor had taken his pulse and said that his internal pulse was disordered and the root of his disease had been damaged.

In recent days, although the master no longer objects to Lin Yue applying medicine to him, it is only limited to those superficial injuries.

He could hear the noises in the carriage every night, and he knew that it must be his master's heart disease coming back.

But seeing his master's calm expression, he could not say anything and could only obey the order.

From the moment his master stepped into the sea of ​​fire to his current appearance, it was impossible for him to deceive himself even if he wanted to.

He knew very well why his master had come to this point.

He had long hoped to make Lin Zhen disappear from this world forever, and he even thought about putting it into practice.

Now his desire has come true, but in this situation, is this what he wants?

Seeing his master silently raise his hand to take it, Shizhu secretly stepped aside, not daring to say anything more.

Lin Yue's clothes were in disarray and torn. Everyone thought that the general was full of vigor and vitality, and even though he was injured, he could not resist the beauty. Even though they knew that she was the general's concubine, they did not dare to have any thoughts, but they could not help but glance at her.

They thought they were looking without leaving any trace, but Ji Bai had already seen them. His dark eyes stared at the gorgeous profile for a long time, and with a wave of his hand, Lin Yue's head was suddenly covered by an unknown object. She struggled to take it off and found that it was Ji Bai's cloak.

"Give her a drink."

Ji Sui said this coldly, then stood up and went back to the carriage.

"...Yes, General."

Shi Zhu naturally didn't dare to disobey Ji Sui's wishes. He looked at the girl sitting not far away, walked up slowly, squatted down and said, "This is what the general gave to the lady. The weather is cold, drink this."

Perhaps because he felt pity for her because she had lost her loved ones, or because he knew how useful her face was to his master, Shizhu changed his previous resentful attitude towards Lin Zhen and instead gently instructed the girl in front of him.

Lin Yue held the man's large cloak in her arms, took the porridge handed to her by Shizhu, bit her lip and whispered, "Thank you..."

Lin Yue held the hot porridge in both hands and put Ji Bai's large cloak on her shoulders, which just covered her messy clothes.

As mouthfuls of warm porridge flowed into her stomach, her gaze uncontrollably fell on the carriage with the tightly closed curtains.

For the first time, she felt a sense of security from the bottom of her heart towards this man who was like a demon.

*

At night, Ji Sui's heart disease relapsed.

Lin Yue let him hold her wrist tightly as usual, but this time, when Ji Bai could no longer hold on and was about to faint, she quickly reached out to support him and let him lean on her shoulder.

Because of this, she finally heard the name he had been whispering.

"Lin Zhen..."

Lin Zhen......

Sister...?

Lin Yue's expression changed from shock to confusion, and finally to realization.

Hongye told her that the day her elder sister had the accident was the day Ji Sui was injured. He wanted to strangle her to death just because she said her elder sister was gone.

Incense was curling on the table. Previously, she was so nervous because of her excessive fear that she could hardly pay attention to or think about anything other than fear. Now she realized that the incense burner was clearly burning agarwood.

This is the incense that my elder sister used to use at home...

Lin Yue quietly looked at the man lying on the table. His eyes were closed, and his long, thick black eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes in the dim candlelight. He had a high nose bridge and thin lips.

If you ignore his oppressive temper, this man is undoubtedly handsome, even otherworldly.

This overly charming ghost actually has emotions and desires just like everyone else.

He loves Sister...

*

Guest rooms on board.

Xinyi's crutch was leaning against the table. She was sitting at the table, holding a fluffy little toy in her hand, teasing it with a lack of interest. When she saw the little rabbit jump out of her palm and hop to Lin Zhen's hand, she didn't get angry, but just raised her eyes and looked at Lin Zhen quietly.

The servant on the boat just came to inform us that the boat will arrive in Ling'an City at noon.

Lin Zhen is leaving.

She should be happy because this woman no longer needs to appear in front of her.

But for some reason, she couldn't laugh.

Lin Zhen always had a cold face towards her, but he bandaged her wounds meticulously. She had never seen Lin Zhen approach the rabbit, but she would always see extra leaves in the cage when she forgot to feed it.

She blamed Lin Zhen for not taking good care of the young master, but recently she could always see a rare smile on the young master's face without any deliberate embellishment.

She hadn't seen such a smile in years.

Xinyi suddenly felt a little sore at the tip of her nose. She blinked and said, "It seems to be windy. I, I need to put on more clothes."

After saying that, she quickly got up and went out.

Qi Yushi, sitting on the couch, watched Xinyi leave and chuckled softly, "Since I couldn't bear to leave you, I should have taken this opportunity to talk to you more. Instead, I hid away and cried."

The weather was indeed getting noticeably colder today, but all the windows in the room were tightly closed, so there was no wind at all. Lin Zhen knew she was just making an excuse.

She coughed lightly, stood up, poured a bowl of tea on the table, and handed it to Qi Yushi.

He took the tea, took a sip, and then started coughing violently. Lin Zhen quickly put the tea bowl aside and rubbed his back.

After a while, Qi Yushi waved at her and said, "It's okay. Maybe it's because of the changing weather."

Lin Zhen put the tea bowl back on the table and turned around to see Qi Yu holding a package. He was calm and composed. He said softly, "You are a woman after all. It would be inconvenient for you to travel alone. Here are some men's clothes."

As if afraid that Lin Zhen might misunderstand, he paused and explained, "It was bought according to your size, but it may not be a perfect fit." He smiled, "I still have a few banknotes, not too much, but enough for you to buy a house and live a simple life."

"That's just my idea. Once you get off the boat, you can do whatever you want."

Lin Zhen was rarely treated like this, and when the package was handed to her, she was stunned and hesitant.

The warm fingertips inadvertently brushed across the back of Lin Zhen's cold hand. She frowned slightly, placed the package on the edge of the couch, and naturally placed three fingers on Qi Yushi's forehead.

She just felt the warm touch on her fingertips, and Qi Yushi slowly pressed her wrist down, "It's just a few coughs. The servant on the boat has brought you some medicine this morning." Hearing him say this, Lin Zhen had no choice but to nod and let it go.

Xinyi returned to another room, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Lin Zhen was not used to receiving kindness, so he naturally didn't know how to express his gratitude. Qi Yushi happened to be looking at the sunlight reflected on the window at the right time and broke the silence: "Although the weather has cooled down, the sun is shining brightly."

"Can you help me sit outside?"

"OK."

*

The setting sun fell into the valley inch by inch, and the afterglow slanted through the paper window onto the wooden boards in the house.

Qi Yushi sat in front of the tightly closed door, with light and shadow on both sides, and he was the only one in the darkness.

His gaze was fixed on the wooden door in front of him, and the gentle and elegant smile on his face disappeared, covered with an unfathomable gloomy look.

He had wrapped himself up tightly, but his skinny, white finger bones gripping the wheelchair armrests still betrayed him.

He is very nervous.

So nervous that I couldn't breathe.

Just then, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and his eyes trembled slightly as he stared at the door.

Someone pushed the door open from the outside, and his tense expression turned into surprise.

"...Lin Zhen?"

Lin Zhen returned with her bag in hand. As soon as she opened the door, she placed her hand on Qi Yushi's forehead and murmured, "It's really hot."

She didn't answer Qi Yushi's question, but instead asked, "Are you sure that if you've been infected with the epidemic once, there won't be a second time?"

Qi Yushi frowned slightly, but before he could respond, Lin Zhen pushed the wheelchair back to the bedside.

She poured him some hot tea, tucked in the quilt, and checked his sleeves and collar before she breathed a sigh of relief. She placed her hand on Qi Yushi's forehead again and said in a calm voice, "To be on the safe side, from today on, I will be the only one to take care of you."

The ship had already set sail, but Qi Yushi still asked, "Aren't you going to Ling'an City?"

Lin Zhen wrung out a handkerchief from the hot water and lowered his head slightly to avoid his gaze. "Now that we've left the capital, Qizhou and Ling'an are no different."

Lin Zhen placed the handkerchief on Qi Yushi's forehead and turned around to pour water.

Qi Yushi looked at the busy figure of the woman in the room, and his brows finally relaxed completely, his breathing became smooth, and a smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.

He let out a deep breath and seemed very relieved.

But in a flash, a faint smile of self-pity appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Aren't you sure she'll come back...

Since you have decided to let her go, why do you make such a fuss when she leaves?

If he really wanted to hide the fact that he was ill, he could have found hundreds of ways to do it.

He chose the worst one...

At some point, Lin Zhen had replaced the scarf on his forehead. She leaned closer to him, her body still wrapped in the cool air brought from outside.

Lin Zhen looked at him intently, "Do you feel cold?"

Being stared at by those phoenix eyes, Qi Yushi raised the corners of his lips and replied softly, "Not at all."

You can be selfish.

Just this time.