Chapter 42: Applying Medicine

He Tingzhou drove a Kulinan today and parked it right opposite the bus stop. Shuang Xu had never seen it before, no wonder he didn't notice it just now.

I don't know when he came.

After hanging up the phone, the dog, who had been sitting on the ground, stood up and walked towards the sidewalk.

He took a few steps and turned to look at her.

Shuang Xu didn't want to go find He Tingzhou, so he said to the dog, "You go by yourself. I want to go home."

Du Binzhe walked back to her and motioned for her to follow him.

Shuang Xu said, "I won't go."

This dog was as domineering as its owner. It bit her trouser leg with its mouth and pulled it over there.

“…”

It was quite strong, and Shuang Xu really didn't want to get into an undignified fight with a dog in public.

The main reason was that the dog was too fierce and she was a little scared.

It was like escorting a prisoner, staring at him every step, as he crossed the road from the sidewalk and came to He Tingzhou's car.

He Tingzhou had already gotten out of the car, leaning against the door with his arms folded, watching her being herded over like a dog herding a sheep.

The twilight was thin, like a layer of faint blue filter, making the whole world a little blurry.

He Tingzhou has high brow bones, narrow and sharp eyes, and lines that are compressed and lifted, forming an extremely impactful handsomeness.

The white shirt and black pants were too clear in the dark street.

Shuang Xu walked to a distance of about one meter from him and stopped: "I've brought the dog back to you."

He Tingzhou stood up and walked towards her. Shuang Xu instinctively took a step back, but her legs were not as long as his. He Tingzhou grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms.

Shuang Xu was not prepared for his sudden action. When she bumped into him, the cool scent of pine and fir instantly brought back her memories.

As her heart was beating unsteadily, she heard a motorcycle passing by her at a high speed.

He Tingzhou let go of her arm and glanced at her: "Why are you blushing?"

Shuang Xu looked calm and said, "Your face would turn red if you were hit."

He Tingzhou's eyes slowly moved across her left face.

It was severely red and swollen, and the capillaries under the skin were probably broken. Her skin was delicate, but the person who had done it showed no mercy.

Shuangxu pushed his hand away, and He Tingzhou asked, "Is the cake delicious?"

"What?" Shuang Xu asked, and then understood from his dark eyes.

She pursed her lips. She was slapped in the face and had to listen to such ridicule. She said unhappily, "You will know if you try it yourself."

Her rude words did not anger He Tingzhou at all. He sneered and said, "What a pity. There is no chance. The person who dares to hit me in the face has not been born yet."

Shuang Xu didn't say anything.

Although his arrogant tone deserves a beating, it is the truth.

Who dares to slap the Crown Prince in the face?

He Tingzhou took out a bottle of ointment from the bag with the drug store logo printed on it in the car, unscrewed the lid, and put his fingertips with the ointment close to her face.

Shuang Xu subconsciously dodged, but He Tingzhou directly grabbed her chin and fixed her face.

"It's not poisonous. Don't move. It's swollen."

"I'll do it myself." Shuang Xu tried to resist.

He Tingzhou said sarcastically: "I have been sitting there viewing the exhibition for quite some time, but I haven't seen you come by yourself."

What is an exhibition?

As He Tingzhou spoke, his fingers had already touched her cheek, and the slight coolness had an immediate soothing effect.

Frost Preface gave up resisting, turned his head sideways, and fixed his eyes on the green belt on the side of the road.

Even if she didn't look, she could still feel the strong presence of that gaze fixed on her face. He Tingzhou lowered her head, and because she was applying the medicine, her cheeks were involuntarily hot due to the concentration of the gaze.

Frost Preface pressed his back against the car door, keeping as much distance as possible.

"If they want to see it, what can I do? I can't dig out their eyeballs."

Her facial features are bright and delicate. If she were a little more charming, she would be radiant.

But she has a natural sense of purity, and her eyes are round, soft and lively, which easily makes people want to protect her.

The distance was too close, the fine hairs on her face were faintly visible in the dim light, and her eyelashes were trembling slightly because of tension.

He Tingzhou held her chin with his palm, and whenever his thumb moved on the side of her face, her head moved obediently with him.

He spread the ointment and said with his eyes downcast, "Why not? Don't you have a spoon?"

Shuang Xu was a little speechless, and turned to look at him: "You use a spoon to dig out people's eyes?"

He Tingzhou raised his eyebrows: "What else can I use?"

His eyes are very special, cold and sharp like a sword's blade, while the upturned curve at the end of his eyes makes him look romantic and passionate. The combination of these two characteristics is contradictory and dangerous.

Shuang Xu turned his eyes away: "I haven't dug it out yet, how would I know?"

After applying the ointment, He Tingzhou let go of her and threw the ointment back into the car.

Shuang Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

She felt inexplicably uncomfortable and was about to leave when He Tingzhou slowly wiped his fingers, took out a cake from the car and handed it to her.

Shuang Xu looked at the cake, not understanding what it meant. "What does it mean?"

He Tingzhou hooked the white ribbon on the cake box and pursed his thin lips lazily: "We've already had the appetizers, don't you want to have a main course?"

“…”

This person.

Frost Xu could tell good from bad. After a moment of silence, he finally took the cake.

She sat on a chair by the roadside and ate the cake slowly, while He Tingzhou leaned on Cullinan's car door.

He picked a leaf from somewhere and pinched it between his fingers.

The dog squatted beside him and watched Shuangxu eat the cake with him.

This tiramisu was unexpectedly delicious. As Shuang Xu was eating, he felt someone staring at him.

Turning around, Doberman was staring at the cake in her hand with his cool eyes and licked his lips.

Shuang Xu asked He Tingzhou: "Can it be eaten?"

He Tingzhou glanced at the dog and said simply and roughly: "It's poisoned. The dog will die if it eats it."

Dubin fell to the ground in despair.

After eating the cake, it was already completely dark.

My face doesn't seem to hurt as much anymore and my mood has returned to normal.

He Tingzhou sent her home, and it was already late at night when they arrived at No. 9 Songming Road.

Shuang Xu got off the car at the door, stood there in silence for a moment, and then said to He Tingzhou, "Thank you."

His tone was slightly tense, and to be fair, today's medicine and cake could not offset his bad behavior that day.

He Tingzhou pursed his lips, leaned back on the chair and said idly: "Don't thank me yet, remember the great image of me in your heart at this moment, and think about it before you scold me next time."

Did she scold him? That doesn't count.

"I didn't scold you." Shuang Xu said, "You always tease me first, and I just resist after being oppressed."

He Tingzhou's dark eyes looked over lazily: "Why, do I still have to apologize to you?"

Shuang Xu said stubbornly: "Don't say it for now. Think about it before you bully me next time."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and went in. When she walked downstairs, she saw Shen Yu's car parked there.

Shen Yu stood beside the car, holding a cigarette in his hand, which was still burning. He looked into the distance, and the shadow of the sycamore tree fell on him. He didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't even notice Shuang Xu walking past.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Shen Yu came back to his senses, saw her coming over, and put out his cigarette.

"Where did you go?"

"Meet a friend." said Shuang Xu.

"Have you treated the wound on your face?" Shen Yu looked at her left cheek, the redness and swelling had subsided a little.

Shuang Xu nodded: "It has been applied with medicine."

After entering May, the temperature rises very quickly. The night wind no longer makes people feel cold, but becomes a subtle coolness that can only be felt after a while.

Shen Yu asked her, "What did you want to say to me when you were in the hospital?"

The urge to rely on him like a child had cooled down, and Shuang Xu shook his head: "Nothing."

She couldn't always stay under Shen Yu's wing and enjoy his protection. This right had been taken away from her five years ago.

Shen Yu seemed to be in a bad mood today. He looked at her quietly for a while, then raised his hand and rubbed her hair.

His eyes were well hidden by the night, and he said gently, "Go upstairs. Get some rest early."