The cool water washed away the grime from his hands, and also washed away some of the embarrassment. Howard shook the water droplets off his hands, inwardly mocking himself: Howard, oh Howard, even you've met your match!
He turned around, intending to ask Mingzhao if she needed anything else.
But then Mingzhao walked back to the bedside, picked up the military green canvas bag from before, and took out a small bottle of medicine and cotton swabs that Dr. Gongzhu had prescribed.
She walked to the window where the light was a little better, and carefully began to change the dressing on her forehead, looking at her blurry reflection on the dusty glass.
She was so calm...
Her movements were steady and light, and her profile appeared unusually focused and calm in the dim light, as if the "chaos" he had just created had never happened.
Howard stood there, watching the girl's slender yet upright back as she skillfully treated her wounds, and a complex mix of emotions welled up inside him once again.
This person seemed different from anyone he had seen before. Thinking of that wary and rebellious figure, he suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
What he brought back was indeed not a canary that needed careful nurturing.
She was like a wild grass growing in a crack in the rock, silent and resilient, with an almost savage vitality, taking root, healing herself, and adapting to everything around her. And he, her so-called "protector," seemed so clumsy that even getting close seemed superfluous.
Howard silently picked up the broom, and this time, he moved gently, carefully cleaning up the mess he had just created.
The two people on this peaceful side had no idea what Wang Xiufen was saying to others after she went out.
Howard needs to go to training on weekdays, and Mingzhao is temporarily staying home, so the rumors outside are getting more and more rampant!
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