When Song Xizhi finished listening to the man's entire story, she couldn't hold back her tears.
"Yes, I must save her... No matter what, if it were me, I would definitely save her..."
“I’ve experienced that feeling; it’s so cold. Being abandoned is unpleasant. I’ve tasted that feeling before, and I was lucky enough to receive help from others, so I would never stand idly by…”
After she finished speaking, she bit her lip tightly, her whole body trembling.
"I was terrified when I jumped in. I was terrified of that same lake, terrified of the same people on the shore. The water felt so cold. I felt like I was drowning for the rest of my life, that I would never be able to stand up again..."
"But when I actually went down there, I realized that it wasn't like that at all. I was so good at swimming, I could breathe underwater, and my hands and feet obeyed my commands..."
"I can float, I can save others, I will never be troubled by such nightmares again, I will never have the same nightmare day after day for decades again..."
Song Xizhi had never imagined that there could be someone in this world who understood her thoughts, her true fears, and her heart so well.
"But when I touched the raccoon's cold corpse, I was still startled..."
Pei Yunyi sighed, stroking her arm with his large hand to comfort her: "It wasn't as lucky as you, nor as resilient as you."
"But it will always remember that there was someone who rescued it without hesitation when it fell into the water. Just like I will always remember that when I was unconscious, a woman chose me without hesitation and with meticulous care."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi couldn't help but burst into laughter through her tears. Thinking of the raccoon dog, she felt deeply that He Yunce's heart was truly wicked, and unconsciously bit her lip even deeper.
Seeing her actions, the man placed his hands on the bed, leaned down towards Song Xizhi, and couldn't help but stare at her lips:
"Stop biting your lips."
Song Xi was taken aback, looked up blankly, and felt the lust deep in the man's eyes: "I really feel sorry for you... If you really want to bite, then bite mine."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi couldn't help but punch him: "This is in broad daylight! We haven't even had dinner yet, you scoundrel!"
The man nodded, slowly took a step back, and couldn't help teasing her, "What are you thinking about?"
"However... while I was unconscious, Judge Song did coerce respectable men during the day... so it's normal to think that way."
Song Xizhi stared at him wide-eyed, incredulous: "What did you say?"
"When you were unconscious, were you able to hear sounds from the outside world?"
Pei Yunyi nodded seriously: "I didn't hear clearly, but I remember what you did very well and I am indignant about it."
He tapped his temple with his long index finger: "I've written down every single one of them here... If you hadn't used them and then thrown them away, making me grit my teeth in hatred, I wouldn't have woken up so early."
Feeling the man's ambiguous gaze, Song Xizhi shuddered, tears welling in her eyes, and she quickly hugged herself.
“That was me healing you, you, you… it’s a doctor’s duty… it’s a doctor’s duty…”
Pei Yunyi approached her slowly, speaking in a deliberate and measured tone: "Then when will my wife allow me to repay this life-saving grace?"
This was the first time Song Xizhi had ever been so passive. As the man's handsome face slowly approached her, her eyes nearly crossed, and her vision gradually became unfocused.
If this man didn't remember all the bad things she had done in the past, then she might be able to fight him...
After all, when it comes to practical experience, this man is no match for her, and he will definitely be completely subdued by her.
But then Song Xizhi thought again, this man was probably harboring resentment and accumulating a lot of energy, so he was afraid that Song Xizhi's chances of winning this battle were not high.
But he just boasted that he was invincible...
The odds of winning aren't too low, are they?
At this moment, Song Xizhi was lost in his own thoughts, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
But the man in front of her suddenly stopped moving.
He reached out and brushed Song Xizhi's hair aside, gazing at his own clear reflection in Song Xizhi's eyes, his slender fingers pausing slightly.
Then, as if nothing had happened, he got up from the bedside.
"I do not engage in lewd acts during the day."
Looking at his expression, Song Xizhi's eyebrows shot up: "Do you think I want to do this?"
The man chuckled: "If you really want to, I'll reluctantly oblige."
Enraged, Song Xi threw the storybook at him: "I'm not that thirsty!"
The man reached out and gently rubbed her cheek, then softly coaxed her a few words:
"Don't be angry. In a few days, when the time is right, I have a surprise for you."
Song Xizhi's eyes widened. This was the first surprise she had received in both her past and present lives, and she felt a sense of anticipation.
…………
Since that day, He Yunce continued to have Shuangxi send apology gifts to Ximoxuan as usual, but Song Xizhi stopped accepting them after learning about the matter.
When He Yunze saw that all the apologies he had carefully found had been returned untouched, his joyful mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom.
He gripped the book tightly in his hands, looking incredulously in Shuangxi's direction, his fingertips trembling slightly.
"Why? Why didn't she accept it? Didn't she always happily accept my apology gifts before?"
Shuangxi recalled the eldest son's original words and felt that he made sense, so she reported the truth as well:
"The eldest young master is only doing this for your own good. He probably wants you to focus on your studies. He said it's better not to force things that aren't there."
Upon hearing this, He Yunze assumed that it was all his elder brother's doing that caused Song Xizhi to refuse his apology out of consideration for his reputation.
Thinking of this, He Yunze suddenly stood up from his chair: "So it was my elder brother who refused my birthday gift?"
Shuangxi hurriedly said, "He accepted it the first time, and your good intentions have been conveyed. The important matter is still the main one."
He Yunze sneered, his jaw clenching. He felt that Shuangxi simply didn't understand what Song Xizhi meant to him.
"The important matter? I only have one important matter in my life, and that is to get Zhizhi to forgive me and let me protect her..."
"Brother, you are truly laughable. You do not cherish your own wife. The two of you are sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams. You are nothing but a couple in name only. Yet you are driven by possessiveness, playing tricks and interfering, deceiving your own wife like this!"
He Yunze slammed his hand heavily on the desk in front of him again as he spoke: "Perhaps my apology hasn't even reached her! How can I accept this?"
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