4 Eavesdropping

◎Hey! She didn't mean to eavesdrop on him taking a shower◎

The moment he touched her lips, he frowned almost subconsciously, feeling extremely disgusted.

This person is so annoying.

"Hiss." Shu Yao couldn't help but cry out in pain. She was surprised to see that her wrist was firmly restrained by a big hand, the joints were pinched so hard that it felt like the bones were about to break.

"You, you're awake?" Shu Yao endured the pain and secretly tried to pull her hands away, but it was useless after several attempts. Instead, those hands clamped tighter and tighter.

"Let go first." She took a deep breath and negotiated with him.

But Ji Shijing didn't move at all.

Her wrist was getting more and more painful, and just when Shu Yao wanted to speak again, the force that was restraining her suddenly disappeared.

Ji Shijing's hands fell on the quilt, and perhaps because he had just exerted too much force, his hands were trembling slightly.

Shu Yao rubbed her aching wrist, a little surprised. This man looked thin and weak, but she didn't expect him to be so strong.

Forget it, I won’t bother with him, a patient.

"How do you feel now?" she asked.

But after waiting for a long time, I still couldn't hear his answer in the darkness.

Shu Yao pinched her brows: [System, does he not know how to speak?]

System: [I just don't talk much.]

She sighed softly, thinking of the packet of medicine the maid had just brought her. The medicine had begun to become damp and she had to boil it and drink it as soon as possible.

"You have a good rest first, I'll make some medicine for you." After saying that, he picked up the medicine on the low cabinet and went out.

Listening to the footsteps getting farther and farther away, Ji Shijing's thoughts gradually returned to his mind. He gently tightened his palms, and there seemed to be her warmth left on his hands. He frowned, and the temperature of his hands really made him uncomfortable. He twisted the quilt covering him tightly, rubbing his hands with the quilt over and over again, trying to extinguish the burning temperature in his palms.

On the other side, Shu Yao found the small pile of firewood that the maid mentioned. Next to the small pile of firewood was a simple stove. Shu Yao found a pair of flints on the stove. She first broke off thin branches that were easy to ignite and put them into the stove.

However, this bundle of firewood had been covered in snow all day, so it was not easy to light it.

Shu Yao untied the firewood and took out the branches that were not wetted by the heavy snow. The dry branches were quickly ignited. With the illumination of the fire, the small, broken courtyard became much brighter.

Shu Yao stood up and patted the dust off her body. She walked around and carefully observed the small courtyard. Ji Shijing's sleeping room was at the innermost part of the courtyard. Next to his room was a dark and damp hut. In the hut was a medium-sized wooden barrel, probably used for bathing.

Although the yard is shabby and small, it has everything it needs. There is a stove for cooking, a bathroom for taking a bath, and two rooms for living. It is not too bad.

Shu Yao searched for a long time but couldn't find a pot to boil the medicine, so she simply poured the medicine into the pot on the stove, added a ladle of water and boiled it slowly over low heat.

The matches were crackling, but Shu Yao could still hear her stomach growling. She covered her stomach with both hands and looked around the stove to see if there was anything edible.

There was an inconspicuous small jar in the corner. Shu Yao opened the lid and her eyes suddenly lit up.

There was half a jar of rice in the small jar, but the quality of the rice was not very good. It was either bitten by insects or turned yellow or black. But Shu Yao couldn't care less about that at the moment. She scooped up a bowl with a small broken bowl and planned to cook some porridge.

If she doesn't eat something, she will probably starve to death here.

There just happened to be two pots on this stove, one for boiling medicine and the other for cooking porridge.

After everything was done, a smile appeared on Shu Yao's face. She could finally drink a bowl of hot food. She kept adding firewood to the two stoves and was busy having fun.

Soon, a faint smell of medicine mixed with the aroma of white rice porridge wafted out of the pot. Shu Yao sniffed hard and it smelled so good.

She couldn't wait to scoop a bowl of white porridge, which was steaming hot. Although she was very hungry, she put the porridge aside and planned to let it cool down before drinking it.

Seeing that the medicine was almost done, Shu Yao scooped up a bowl of it. The bowl was boiling hot, and she held it carefully. When she turned around, she found a figure standing at the door.

He was dressed in white and had black hair, and was as pale as paper.

She was startled and almost dropped the bowl of medicine in her hand. It was just a scare in the middle of the night.

Ji Shijing didn't know how long he stood at the door.

Shu Yao walked up to him with the medicine. He was very tall, and she looked up at him: "Come in, it's cold outside." After she said that, she didn't know whether he heard her or not, she went straight into the house, because the wind outside made her so cold, it was warmer inside.

A candle was lit again in the room. She put the medicine beside the bed. Her slender fingers were burned red. She turned around and called Ji Shijing to come over and drink the medicine.

Ji Shijing stood behind her, staring at her motionlessly.

Shu Yao felt a little uneasy when he stared at her. She admitted that although he was handsome, his eyes made her feel uneasy.

"Second Young Master, drink the medicine while it's hot."

Because there was a crack on the wall of the bowl, the brown medicine juice was flowing out along the crack. Shu Yao felt a little distressed when she saw it, because she had exchanged this bowl of medicine with two hairpins.

Ji Shijing didn't even look at the bowl of medicine. He moved his thin lips and said directly, "I don't want to drink it." His voice was cold and lonely, as if he was keeping people at a distance.

After saying these two words, he coughed twice again.

Shu Yao was a little angry. She carried him back half-dead and made medicine for him out of kindness, but he didn't appreciate it at all. She was so angry.

But despite being angry, Shu Yao still coaxed him kindly: "Second Young Master, you got caught in the snow today, drink some medicine to relieve your cold."

Ji Shijing's eyes were cold, and his tone was devoid of any warmth: "Take it away."

Shu Yao's anger quickly rose, and her voice unconsciously became louder: "I was afraid you would catch a cold, so I used the only valuable thing I had to exchange for this bowl of medicine, and boiled it for an hour. Since you don't want to drink it... If you don't want to drink it, then I will drink it."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

The medicine was too bitter, and Shu Yao's little face wrinkled into a ball, looking a little funny.

Ji Shijing tilted his head and looked at her.

Shu Yao glared at him angrily and stormed out the door. When she reached the door, she turned back and said, "I made some porridge. Do you want some?"

But before Ji Shijing could answer, she walked away. She knew he definitely wouldn't drink. "Forget it, it's pointless to ask you."

Ji Shijing's lips, which had just opened, closed silently again.

Shu Yao returned to the stove, furious. She felt like she was being snubbed. She picked up the bowl of almost cold porridge and gulped it down.

Looking at the remaining porridge in the pot, she touched her still not full stomach, gritted her teeth, and brought the last bowl of porridge to Ji Shijing's room.

Ji Shijing was sitting upright on the bed, with his head slightly lowered, wondering what he was thinking about.

Shu Yao placed the porridge on the low cabinet, then moved a small stool and sat down beside the bed: "Second Young Master, Third Uncle asked me to take care of you, so please don't make it difficult for me. From now on, eat well, sleep well, and take good care of yourself, okay?"

Ji Shijing said nothing.

Shu Yao folded her arms and looked at him leisurely, as if to say that she would not leave unless he finished the bowl of porridge.

Ji Shijing seemed to understand her intention. He stretched out his slender and bony hand and picked up the bowl of white porridge. The fragrance of the white porridge penetrated his mouth and nose. He was a little uncomfortable for a moment. How long had it been since he smelled such a smell?

It was a long, long time ago, so long that he couldn't remember it clearly.

He drank the porridge in small sips, and his prominent Adam's apple rolled noticeably.

Shu Yao raised her eyebrows. That was right. She took the empty bowl, feeling very relieved. She smiled and said to him, "That's what a good boy should be."

Ji Shijing was stunned: ...

Shu Yao walked away happily.

After coming out, she suddenly looked at the bowl in her hand and fell into deep thought. Wait, it seemed that after she finished drinking the porridge, she directly used the bowl she had used to serve another bowl to Ji Shijing.

She patted her chest and thought, it's okay, he doesn't know anyway.

It was late at night, the cold wind was blowing, and the snow continued to fall.

Shu Yao held a candle and pushed open the door of the first room that had been uninhabited for a long time. The room was full of cobwebs. A small bed was placed under the window. The bed was covered with dust. Shu Yao covered her nose and used a broom to brush away the dust.

Dust was floating in the air, and Shu Yao couldn't help but sneeze several times.

She found a moldy quilt in the creaking cabinet. There were several holes in the quilt bitten by mice. She smelled it closely and a damp and moldy smell hit her face. Shu Yao frowned and decided to deal with it like this for one night and think of a solution tomorrow.

Perhaps because she was too tired in the past two days, Shu Yao lay on the bed with heavy eyelids, and soon she began to breathe steadily.

Everything was silent, with only the sound of the cold wind and the faint sound of water being heard.

“Wow—”

Shu Yao woke up suddenly. She pulled the quilt tightly around her, opened her eyes wide, and looked around vigilantly. It took her a long time to realize where she was.

She exhaled, rubbed her aching temples, and suddenly all sleepiness disappeared.

She just had a dream. She dreamed that she was still in the mourning hall, but suddenly, a coffin in the mourning hall opened by itself. She couldn't help but look into the coffin, and saw a face full of maggots. She was so scared that she woke up with a start.

Her eyes were open, her mind blank.

She could faintly hear the sound of flowing water. She pricked up her ears and found that the sound was coming from outside. She sat up and opened the window a crack, and the sound of water became more obvious.

As soon as the window was opened, the cold wind from outside rushed in instantly, and she immediately closed the window tightly again.

Just as she lay down again, she remembered that there was only a bathroom between her room and Ji Shijing's room. She guessed that the sound just now came from the bathroom. Could it be that Ji Shijing was still taking a shower so late at night?

She sat up again. He looked so sick. What if he suddenly fell down while washing?

That shouldn't be the case, right? Thinking of this, she opened the window a little more and listened carefully to the movements in the bathroom.

This was her first time listening to someone else taking a bath, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

The sound of the wind outside was getting weaker and weaker, and the sound of water flowing in the bathroom was becoming clearer and clearer.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of water gradually died down, followed by the sound of fabric rubbing against each other.

Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, finally finishing her wash. Just as she was about to close the window, she suddenly heard a muffled groan from the bathroom, followed by the sound of a chair falling to the ground.

not good!

Shu Yao quickly put on her shoes and socks, put on her coat and ran out, not forgetting to take a candle with her when she went out.

She hurried to the door of the bathroom and knocked on it: "Second Master, are you in there? Do you need help?"

"Don't come in." Ji Shijing's voice was a little hurried, as if he was afraid that she would go in.

She responded and waited obediently at the door.

But after waiting for a long time, the candle in her hand was almost burned out, but Ji Shijing still didn't come out. Shu Yao was afraid that something might happen to him, so she quietly pushed open the door of the bathroom.

The bathroom is not big, and the scenery inside can be seen clearly.

When she saw what was inside clearly, she suddenly felt embarrassed.