Xie Jingyi didn't want to see him at all, thinking about his limp, but Xie Jingxuan sent someone to warn her that if she didn't see Xue Shaoqian, she would be kicked out of the mansion immediately.
She was extremely frustrated, but had no choice but to agree to see Xue Shaoqian.
At that moment, she heard a man's clear and pleasant voice coming from behind the screen, and she was truly taken aback.
On the day the Xue family came to propose marriage, she hid outside the window and saw that he was quite good-looking, but she couldn't hear him speak. When she saw him walking with a limp, she was furious and ran away without staying any longer.
Hearing the clear and pleasant male voice coming from outside the screen, it took her a while to come back to her senses. She said somewhat awkwardly, "I...I'm much better. Please sit down. Adan, serve tea to Young Master Xue."
"Yes." Seeing that she didn't throw a tantrum, Adan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to make tea.
Upon hearing this, Xue Shaoqian smiled and sat down in the chair.
He had actually heard of the third sister of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion. It was said that she was vulgar and rude, impulsive and reckless. However, what he saw now seemed to be somewhat different from what he had heard.
At least, she knows how to behave properly.
"By the way, how did you know I was injured?" Xie Jingyi asked curiously, remembering something.
Because her injury was on her back, although the wound had almost healed, she had been beaten so badly that her skin was torn and her injuries were severe. The doctor advised her to avoid turning over as much as possible to prevent aggravating the wound and causing a second injury.
So when she spoke, she was lying on the pillow, and her voice was inevitably a little muffled.
Xue Shaoqian understood. He was also somewhat surprised. How could an unmarried woman be so badly injured?
Xie Jingxuan told him that she was impulsive and careless while walking, and fell down the steps, which injured her back.
"It was Marquis Weiyuan who informed me."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyi seemed to understand.
She should have thought of that sooner.
Apart from Xie Jingxuan, no one else would bother to tell Xue Shaoqian.
"Oh," she replied, and said nothing more.
After all, the two were not familiar with each other, and they were engaged. Sitting in a room separated by a screen, they felt a little awkward.
"Does it hurt a lot?"
Just as she was scratching her head, trying to figure out how to politely persuade him to leave, she suddenly heard this.
She paused for a moment before realizing what was happening, a complex feeling washing over her. "At first, it hurt so much that I almost fainted. But now the wound has scabbed over, and it's a little itchy. It's okay during the day, but at night, the itching keeps me awake and it's very uncomfortable."
Hearing the girl's frustrated voice coming from behind the screen, Xue Shaoqian pursed his lips and said softly, "If you feel itchy and uncomfortable, do something else to distract yourself, and you won't feel so uncomfortable."
Xie Jingyi frowned and said, "I'm lying in bed, I can't go anywhere, what can I do?"
"You can read," Xue Shaoqian said gently.
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyi pursed her lips; reading was her least favorite activity.
Making her read is more painful and unbearable than an itchy wound.
This is a method only a bookworm would come up with.
She wanted to make a sarcastic remark to him, but remembering Xie Jingxuan's threats and warnings, she swallowed the words back. "I understand. I'll try it tonight."
Having said that, Xue Shaoqian politely stood up and said, "You should rest well. I'll head back now and come see you another day."
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