Baoning used up a lot of strength to drag Pei Yuan back to the kang. He was tall and broad-shouldered, and he looked as heavy as an ox when he fell asleep. Baoning was afraid of touching the wound on his leg, so she tormented him for half a minute.
When Pei Yuan finally lay down again, Baoning was already sweating all over, sitting on the side and breathing heavily.
After a while, she got up to light the lamp.
The wine jar was broken, and the floor was full of broken porcelain pieces. The strong smell of wine penetrated into her nose, making her feel sick.
Doesn't this man know how to take care of his body at all?
She served him with delicious food and drink every day, hoping that his injury would heal quickly and he would be healthy as soon as possible. After drinking this meal, all her previous efforts were in vain.
Baoning was a little angry.
The candle was lit, a little yellow light was emitted, Bao Ning protected the fire with her hands and went to check on Pei Yuan.
He almost fell to the ground just now, and she didn't know if he hurt his leg.
The firelight shone on Pei Yuan's face, and Bao Ning's heart skipped a beat. His face was pale, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. Maybe because he drank too much, his lips were dry and peeling, and blood was oozing out.
She was only out for a day, why did this man torture himself like this?
Bao Ning's heart was pounding. She was afraid that something might happen to Pei Yuan. She half-knelt in front of him and whispered, "Fourth Prince, Fourth Prince?"
Pei Yuan didn't move. Bao Ning was even more anxious. She didn't care about anything else. She reached out to dig his eyes and shouted, "Pei Yuan, wake up, don't scare me!"
"It hurts..." Pei Yuan's eyes moved, and finally opened, and he murmured.
Bao Ning almost cried out, and quickly took her hand back: "Okay, I won't touch you. Tell me where it hurts, okay?"
Pei Yuan's consciousness gradually returned, and he only heard a buzzing sound in his ears. He couldn't tell what the sound was. He thought it was his own hallucination, frowned unbearably, turned over to the inside, curled up, and didn't say anything.
Seeing his pitiful look, no matter how angry he was, it was almost gone.
Baoning put the candle on the table, sat down next to him, wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief, and asked softly: "Does your leg hurt?"
Pei Yuan pursed his lips tightly and still refused to speak.
Baoning looked at his posture, frowned, and wanted to touch his abdomen: "Does your stomach hurt?"
Because he was lying on his side, in order to do this, Baoning had to wrap her arm around Pei Yuan's waist. When she leaned forward, she pressed the hem of her skirt. Baoning staggered and her fingertips brushed Pei Yuan's waistline.
She didn't touch the skin, but just touched the hem of his clothes. Pei Yuan suddenly reacted. He suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed Baoning's wrist, and pressed it down hard.
Bao Ning fell down and her cheek hit his hip. She burst into tears because of the pain.
Pei Yuan sat up, grabbed her neck with his backhand, and shouted, "Who?"
This set of movements was smooth and flowing. Pei Yuan thought he had encountered an enemy who attacked him secretly, so he used all his strength. Bao Ning's wrist hurt, her face hurt, and her neck hurt. She was weak and couldn't get away. Pei Yuan pressed her on the mattress like a cat, coughing constantly, and couldn't even speak a complete sentence.
In the light, Bao Ning saw Pei Yuan's eyes, which were fierce and sinister, like a wolf.
Pei Yuan finally saw Bao Ning's face clearly. Her eyes were red and her face was all red from crying. He held a thin neck in his hand and felt a delicate touch under his palm.
His mind, which was originally confused, suddenly became clear. He quickly let go of her hand, pulled her up, and asked tentatively, "Bao Ning?"
Bao Ning finally caught her breath, wiped the tears from her face, and muttered, "I really have bad intentions." She stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Pei Yuan subconsciously pulled her sleeve and accidentally pulled her stomach. He immediately broke out in sweat on his back, and his hands lost strength and fell down.
Bao Ning stopped and was determined to ignore him, but after hearing Pei Yuan's panting, she softened her heart and went back to help him.
Pei Yuan was awake, but still drunk. What he did just now was completely instinctive. Bao Ning supported him against the wall, but he was still as soft as mud.
After struggling for several times, he still slid down. Bao Ning got angry and whispered to him: "Sit up, or I won't care about you!"
Pei Yuan opened his eyelids and looked at her. He seemed to understand, and supported himself with his arms and finally sat down.
Bao Ning said: "It would have been better if you did this earlier. You have to let people scold you."
Pei Yuan lowered his head and coughed twice, frowned, and burped.
Baoning sighed, fanned the alcohol in front of her nose, and asked him: "How much did you drink?"
Pei Yuan stretched out his hand and made a two.
Baoning asked: "Two catties?"
Pei Yuan shook his head: "Two jars."
"..." Baoning glared angrily, "Do you want to die?"
"Don't scold me." Pei Yuan closed his eyes, "I feel uncomfortable."
He was much cuter when he was drunk than when he was awake. At least he liked to talk now, unlike before, when he was always cold.
Baoning told herself not to argue with drunkards, patted her chest to relieve her breath, and patiently asked him: "Where do you feel uncomfortable, tell me, okay?"
Her tone was gentle, and Pei Yuan liked it very much, and answered softly: "My stomach hurts, I haven't eaten for a day."
"Didn't I leave it for you?" Baoning said, and went to find the basin that was delivered in the morning. When he opened the lid, he really hadn't touched a mouthful.
No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't stand him. Baoning was so angry that his heart ached. He said to Pei Yuan, "If you were Ji Ran, I would beat you."
Pei Yuan closed his mouth and said nothing.
Baoning sighed and coaxed him, "Okay, be obedient, lie down first, I'll make you some porridge, okay?"
Pei Yuan nodded.
Like a wooden man. Baoning wrinkled his nose and resigned himself to helping him. Pei Yuan lay down obediently. Baoning tucked the quilt around him and turned to leave.
Before she took a step forward, Pei Yuan suddenly reached out his hand and grabbed her sleeve: "What are you doing?"
"I, I'm going to cook!" Bao Ning stomped her feet, not wanting to argue with him anymore, and tried to pry his fingers apart, "Let go."
Pei Yuan said, "I won't."
Bao Ning slapped the back of his hand and said angrily, "Why are you so shameless?"
Pei Yuan still said, "I won't."
He lay there, his neck stiff, looking like he could do nothing to her, his eyes slightly opened, revealing a pair of black, shiny pupils looking at her.
Pei originally had double eyelids, narrow eyes, and the corners of his eyes slightly tilted upwards. He didn't like to look people in the eye. Normally, he always looked cold and indifferent. Now, he looked like a scoundrel, childish, boring, and annoyingly clingy.
Baoning took off her coat and stuffed it into his hands: "You wanted sleeves, right? Here they are." She shivered from the cold in her underwear and walked out with her arms folded.
Pei Yuan looked at the coat in his hand, not reacting. Seeing Bao Ning about to walk out the door, he remembered something and called again: "Bao Ning."
Bao Ning turned around and said to him fiercely: "If you keep pestering me, I will really hit you!"
Pei Yuan said: "I want to discuss something with you."
Bao Ning looked at him and saw that he was serious, so she asked: "What is it?"
Pei Yuan said: "I want to discuss something, don't leave."
Bao Ning was stunned. She suddenly thought, Pei Yuan made himself like this today, could it be that he thought she was going to leave and leave him alone, so he gave up on himself?
Pei Yuan thought she was hesitating, so he pressed his thumb on her temple, stretched out three fingers and swore: "I promise you, if I hurt you again, I will..."
Bao Ning asked with a smile: "What about you?"
Pei Yuan said: "I won't drink for three days."
Bao Ning's smile disappeared, and she no longer looked at him. She lowered her eyes and plucked her fingers.
Pei Yuan whispered, "Are you angry?"
Bao Ning asked, "Shouldn't I be angry?"
"Don't be angry." Pei Yuan said, "I'll buy you a drink."
Bao Ning said, "Who wants to drink your stinky wine?"
Pei Yuan lowered his head and smelled himself, "It's not stinky, it smells like jasmine."
Bao Ning was amused, and then he stood up again, took two steps forward and pulled his coat back, "I'll go make porridge for you."
Pei Yuan asked, "Then are you going to leave or not?"
"Why are you so talkative?" Bao Ning said helplessly, "I didn't want to leave in the first place, I went out during the day to buy things."
Pei Yuan said "Oh", stopped talking, pulled the quilt over his head, revealing a pair of eyes outside, feeling sleepy, his eyelids blinked, and soon fell asleep again.
Bao Ning laughed, tightened his collar, and pushed the door open.
The author has something to say: Brother Pei's true nature is exposed.