Jiang Shi knew that if he didn't speak up, Yu Tanqi would definitely notice something was wrong.

Between letting her see his injured face and worrying her, and then having to explain to her, and leaving her room and making her angry and sad, and not knowing whether he could coax her back, he finally decided to choose the former.

He didn't want to create a rift between them.

"I'll light the lamp."

He found where the candles were placed, lit them, and the room was instantly filled with light.

Only then did Yu Tanqi see Jiang Shi clearly. He had his back to her, so she couldn't see his face at that moment.

"Where is Tan Qi's suitcase?" Jiang Shi didn't dare to look back at her.

Yu Tanqi didn't think much about it. "Next to the dressing table, open the innermost box and you'll find all my pajamas."

Jiang Shi slowly walked to the front of the suitcases, found the innermost box and opened it, and the first thing he saw was a bright red bellyband.

His face turned red instantly, even his ears felt hot, and he quickly closed his eyes.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes, not daring to look at the bellyband any longer, for fear that the unknown desires in his heart would be aroused.

The boy pretended to be calm and stretched out his hand. His pale, slender fingers trembled slightly as he carefully passed over his bellyband, trying to find a pair of pajamas in the box.

However, under the red bellyband is an orange bellyband, and next to the orange bellyband is a yellow bellyband.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, except black and white, all other colors of bellybands are available in the box.

Jiang Shi thought inappropriately that he had seen Yu Tanqi wearing a green bellyband, and it turned out that she also had bellybands of other colors.

That's enough.

Jiang Shi quickly stopped his thoughts from galloping out of control.

"Haven't you found it yet?" The girl behind him seemed to be unable to wait and asked.

"No, maybe I found the wrong box. Tan Qi, please wait a moment." He whispered, pretending to be calm as he closed the box full of bellybands.

"How could I have found the wrong one? I remember the innermost box was filled with bellybands."

The girl's sweet and pleasant voice destroyed Jiang Shi's pretended calmness.

He asked in surprise, "Why is it a bellyband? Shouldn't it be pajamas?"

Yu Tanqi said innocently, "My bellyband is wet too, so of course I need to change it."

"But didn't you say at the beginning that the innermost box was all your pajamas?"

"Did I say that? Maybe I remembered it wrongly. The pajamas are in the second box at the innermost part." Yes, she did it on purpose. So what? Bite her if you dare.

Jiang Shi's breathing was slightly heavy, and he had an inexplicable feeling that she was deliberately teasing him.

But at this moment she urged: "You have found my bellyband, pick one you like, and then open the box next to it and pick out another pajamas you like."

Jiang Shi said with difficulty: "Why did you choose the one I like? Shouldn't you choose the one you like?"

Yu Tanqi said as a matter of course: "Because I like everything in the box, otherwise why would I put it in there?"

Jiang Shi felt that this conversation could not continue. He felt a little unwell and needed to change his clothes and calm down.

He pursed his lips, quickly took out a green bellyband, then closed the box and opened the box next to it. Fortunately, he did not open the wrong box, as it was filled with pajamas of various colors.

He also quickly took out a green pajamas, and when he was about to turn around, he hesitated.

Yu Tanqi couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. She couldn't wait to see Jiang Shi's blushing face.

However, when he slowly walked in front of her with a bellyband in one hand and pajamas in the other, the first thing she noticed was not his flushed cheeks, but the scar on his cheek. Her pupils shrank, and she subconsciously got up from the bed and rushed towards him.

"What's wrong with your face?"

She reached out to touch his face, but was afraid of hurting him. Tears welled up in her eyes. "How did he get hurt? There are so many scars and bruises. What happened?"

Jiang Shi smiled with his lips curved. Even though his face was bruised and covered with scars, it still did not diminish his gentle elegance.

"Change your pajamas first, and then I'll explain everything to you."

"No, I want to hear it from you first."

How could she have the mood to change clothes now? She originally wanted to tease him, but now she just felt so sorry for him.

"Be good and listen. Change your clothes first. Wearing wet clothes is not only uncomfortable, but also easy to catch a cold." Jiang Shi put the bellyband and pajamas beside the bed, looking at her gently but unquestionably.

Yu Tanqi saw the scar on his fair neck again, and tears fell as she blinked.

"How come there are wounds on your neck too? They're all covered in blood scabs. How painful must that be? What on earth have you been up to? Why do you have so many scars on your body? Are there any other places with them too? Let me see!"

She reached out to pull off Jiang Shi's clothes.

Jiang Shi quickly grabbed her hand to stop her, "It's not that serious, it's just a minor injury. Tan Qi, be good and listen, change your clothes first."

The girl in the green pajamas had tears falling down her face and was sobbing softly. She looked fragile and beautiful in the candlelight, which made people feel pity for her.

"How can it not be serious? You must be in so much pain with so many scars."

Jiang Shi's heart melted when she cried, and he quickly hugged her and coaxed her gently: "It doesn't hurt, it really doesn't hurt, Tan Qi, please don't cry, your crying hurts my heart."

"You still feel heartache." She couldn't stop sobbing, and the accumulated emotions burst out at this moment, her voice choked with sobs, "Were you injured the night before last, so that's why you refused to see me yesterday? Why didn't you tell me you were injured?"

"Because I'm afraid you'll cry. I didn't feel any pain at all when you cried, but now my heart is hurt by your crying." He lovingly wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his fingertips.

However, the girl's tears were like beads with broken strings, falling continuously.

"I don't want to cry either." Yu Tanqi choked, not knowing why he suddenly became so fragile.

Her eyes were red, and she looked at him aggrievedly, "Everyone in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion knows that you are injured, and they are helping you hide it from me. If your injury is not serious, why would you hide it from me like this? Do you know that I will have all sorts of crazy thoughts and be scared?"

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

He hugged her tightly and apologized sincerely: "I didn't expect you to be afraid that I was seriously injured. I just wanted to avoid letting you see me injured because I was afraid you would worry. Tan Qi, I'm sorry, I won't do this again."

"Then why are you injured? Who did you fight with?"

"Yunxuan."

Although it was a little difficult to say, Jiang Shi still told the truth: "The night before yesterday, I went to Prince Yun's Mansion. In order to warn Yun Xuan, I challenged him to a duel. But don't worry, I didn't suffer any loss. He had more injuries than me."

Even the gentle and calm Jiang Shi, when talking about his mortal enemy who made him unhappy, would have the impulsive and face-conscious mentality of a young man and would refuse to admit defeat.