Chapter 458 Patient

The night sky is dotted with stars, and a crescent moon hangs above the treetops, making people mistakenly believe that they can pick the unattainable fruit by climbing up the tree, just like that beast, thinking that they can make it surrender by using some trickery on it.

However, the bright moon will always hang high in the sky, and no matter how deep the schemes and despicable means are, no one can pick it down. And his spine will not bend, and he will never surrender to that person.

Puyang Qiubai felt as if his whole body was about to break into pieces.

It hurts. It hurts so much.

He was no stranger to such pain.

But today, he seemed particularly cold.

There were footsteps coming from the door, and he closed his eyes immediately when he heard them.

Someone pushed the door open.

"Miss, Master Bai hasn't woken up yet. Do you want to ask the Second Young Master to come and check on him again?" Zhilan said.

Qin Huiyin sat by the bed and said softly, "Try Master Bai's temperature to see if it's hot."

Zhilan tested it with the back of her hand and said, "It's not hot."

"That's fine." Qin Huiyin said, "My little brother said, if he has a fever, we will call him. If everything is normal, let him rest and don't disturb him."

"Master Bai looked so scary just now! He was such a bright and handsome man, but at that moment he seemed to be crazy, as if he wanted to kill people everywhere. Miss, Master Bai has this disease, and the second young master said that there is no cure. Is it really safe to keep him by your side to teach you to play the piano? I am not saying that Master Bai is not good. Master Bai has a kind personality, and the servants in the mansion say that he is a very good person. I am just worried that he will lose control when he is sick. What if he accidentally hurts you?"

"If your mother got sick, would you abandon her?"

"Of course not."

"Master Bai taught me how to play the qin. He was both my teacher and my friend. How could I give up on him?" Qin Huiyin said, "I don't know why, but I always feel that he looks very kind and I really don't want him to get hurt."

"If he didn't have this disease, Master Bai would indeed be a very good person. Miss has always been kind-hearted, and of course she doesn't want such a good person to get hurt." Zhilan said, "It's too late, Miss, go back and rest!"

"You arrange two people to stay here and keep an eye on Master Bai's situation at all times. If you find anything wrong, come to me and the Second Young Master immediately. Don't be negligent. Do you understand?"

"Miss, don't worry. No one will dare to disregard your orders. If Master Bai does anything wrong, he will sell out those servants immediately. Is that okay? You should go back and have a rest!"

Zhilan took Qin Huiyin away, and at the door she told two male servants to come in and guard the bed. After the two male servants came in, one brought a stool to guard, and the other made a bed on the floor next to him and took turns resting.

Puyang Qiubai's mood was particularly complicated.

How long had it been since he felt such pure concern without any mixed purpose or interests?

If she was a young lady who was naive and ignorant of the world, that would be fine. But she was not. She was a smart and capable female business master who made the entire Tang family flourish with her own efforts.

Such a smart and capable girl should be very smart and not be blinded by sympathy and the beauty of men. Her mind is so sincere that it makes him feel ashamed.

Puyang Qiubai fell asleep quickly. He did not have nightmares during this sleep and had a rare and comfortable sleep.

"Is Master Bai awake?"

Puyang Qiubai was awakened by a gentle greeting.

He opened his eyes, saw the figure outside the door, and slowly sat up.

After a night of pain and suffering, I felt much better. However, the pain of being torn apart could not be cured in a day or two. Now the situation was getting worse, and I was afraid I would have to lie down for a few days.

The male servant standing by saw him sitting up and said happily, "Second Miss, Master Bai has woken up."

Qin Huiyin did not come in immediately, but stood at the door and asked: "Master Bai, is it convenient for you to come in now?"

"Please come in." Puyang Qiubai said hoarsely.

Zhilan opened the door, Qin Huiyin walked in first, and Su Jin followed with the medicine cup.

Qin Huiyin looked at Puyang Qiubai and said, "Master, how do you feel now?"

Puyang Qiubai said weakly, "I am sorry to trouble you. I am fine now, but I have no strength. I am afraid I need to rest for a few days. I will have to bother you in your house for the next few days."

"What are you talking about, Master Bai? You are the teacher I hired at a high price. If you are sick, we will take good care of you. Are we just going to ignore you if you are sick?"

"I have this disease, isn't the Second Miss going to fire me?"

"Everyone can get sick. If I get sick, will you still not teach me as your student?"

"That's different." She was the hostess and had the final say. He was a man on the boat whom she had taken in out of kindness. If she called him politely, he could be her teacher. If she didn't take him seriously, he was just a geisha.

Although he had known her kindness yesterday, he still felt ashamed of her kindness when he confirmed her intentions again.

"Drink the medicine quickly!" Qin Huiyin said, and asked Su Jin to serve the medicine.

Puyang Qiubai wanted to answer it but was stopped by Qin Huiyin.

"I see that your face is still very pale. I'm afraid you are still feeling unwell. Don't move. Let the servant next to you feed you." Qin Huiyin said, waving to the servant next to her.

Su Jin reminded from the side: "Miss, the master is not feeling well, let him rest more, let's not disturb him."

Qin Huiyin said, "That's right. Master, after you take the medicine, you should sleep more. If you feel better, take a walk in the yard. If you feel bored, ask the servants to find a book. If there is no book in the mansion, go find one outside. These are all considered as sick allowances given to you by our mansion."

Puyang Qiubai was amused by her: "Does everyone have such sick allowance, or am I the only one who has it? If everyone has it, the Second Miss would have to spend a lot of money every year just on the medical treatment of the servants."

"Everyone gets it. It's just that the amount of subsidy varies depending on the position. For example, the guards have to look after our house and are more likely to encounter danger, so their sickness allowance is five times that of ordinary servants. The master is my teacher, and he is different from them, so the amount should be larger. In our Tang family, servants also have human rights, and the benefits they deserve will not be reduced in any way."

"If I were a servant, I would definitely look for a generous boss like the Second Miss."

"Master, you don't know that the Second Miss is the favorite hostess of human traffickers. As long as the Tang family spreads the word that they want to buy people, all the human traffickers in the capital will come to find the Second Miss, hoping to sell people to them."

"You're the only one who talks too much." Qin Huiyin scolded Su Jin. "Let's not disturb the teacher's rest. If you have something to do, call me. If I'm not here, my elder sister will take care of it. You should have a good rest."