Chapter 78 Is Miss Nan trying to take advantage of a favor?
Xie Nanzhi nodded and continued walking inside.
She casually asked, "How is Mr. Wei?"
Mu Lin's eyes darted around and she hurriedly said, "Second Master has a fever. He hasn't eaten much since yesterday and looks listless. Miss Nan, why don't you go in and check on him?"
With such a deep wound and no hospital operating room facilities, infection would inevitably cause a fever.
Xie Nanzhi didn't hesitate much, and pushed open the door with a box of medicine in her arms.
When Wei Chizheng saw her, his previously stern expression vanished without a trace. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he inadvertently caught Mu Lin's smirking expression behind Xie Nanzhi. He immediately gave her a warning look.
Then, Mu Lin said, "Miss Nan, let me get you a glass of water. You two can chat."
Xie Nanzhi was in a low mood; her biggest concern right now was whether his wound showed any signs of infection.
From the moment she entered, her hurried pace remained unchanged. When she stopped in front of Wei Chizheng, she didn't say a word and reached out to pull back his blanket.
Before she could even lift the lid, Wei Chizheng had already grabbed her wrist. "What are you doing?"
Xie Nanzhi bent slightly, meeting his gaze without changing her expression. "Mr. Wei, what do you think I'm up to? Do I have ulterior motives towards you?"
Wei Chizheng was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
Xie Nanzhi broke free from his grasp and casually said, "Mr. Wei, don't worry, this isn't my type. I just wanted to apply medicine to you."
Lifting the blanket, the exposed pectoral muscles were not wheat-colored, nor the bronze color common to men, but a near-transparent snow-white.
Xie Nanzhi had never seen anyone with such fair skin before; such whiteness even made her feel that it shouldn't exist on a living person...
Putting aside those chaotic thoughts, Xie Nanzhi continued to untie the gauze.
She left yesterday after the bullet was removed, and Mu Lin did all the bandaging afterwards. The gauze was wrapped around her right shoulder and around the wound on the left side at least ten times.
When Xie Nanzhi removed the gauze from his body, it was fine when she wrapped it around the front, but when she wrapped her hands around the back, she was almost pressed against him, in a posture similar to hugging him.
This inevitably reminded her of the ambiguous position the two of them had in the car yesterday. She blushed awkwardly and tried her best to relax.
She wasn't the only one suffering; Wei Chizheng, who was cooperating with her, also found it unbearable. He scrutinized every expression on her face, so closely that he could see even the fine hairs on her skin.
Wei Chizheng held his breath the whole time, carefully sensing her fragrant breath, his eyes filled with the preciousness of a treasure.
After a while, the gauze was finally removed, and Xie Nanzhi felt her cheeks burning.
She calmly removed the gauze from the wound, revealing signs of inflammation around it.
Xie Nanzhi frowned and immediately turned around to look for anti-inflammatory medicine for external injuries in the cardboard box.
She rummaged through the box and found it contained all sorts of medicine. First, she cleaned the wound, then applied another layer of medicine, including anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, and tissue-regenerating medications. Only after treating these did she bandage the wound.
The awkward situation from before played out again. After completing all these actions, Xie Nanzhi felt like she was about to spontaneously combust. She looked around, but not at Wei Chizheng.
"These medicines are here for you. Remember to have Mulin change them for you every day."
Wei Chizheng was different from her; he just stared at her without blinking, completely oblivious to anything amiss.
Xie Nanzhi stood there, looked around, and then noticed the fever-reducing patch on the table. She picked it up and said, "Let me put it on for you."
The fever-reducing patches were already opened, so they must be going to use them. Perhaps it was because of her arrival that she interrupted what the person was doing.
Wei Chizheng's expression froze for a moment, but only for a second. "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Nan."
Xie Nanzhi moved closer to Wei Chizheng and placed a fever-reducing patch on his forehead.
Finally, Xie Nanzhi looked at him and smiled.
Wei Chizheng raised an eyebrow. "What are you laughing at?"
She found it quite interesting, reminding her of Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber, who was also so delicate and pitiful.
However, it's better to keep these thoughts to oneself than to say them aloud, lest Wei Chizheng die of anger.
Xie Nanzhi wiped the smile from her lips and sat down properly. "Mr. Wei, I saved you this time, wouldn't you say you owe me a favor?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Chizheng guessed that she had something to say next, "I owe Miss Nan a life. What does Miss Nan want me to do?"
Xie Nanzhi didn't mince words and stated her intentions.
Upon hearing this, Wei Chizheng remained silent for a few seconds. "You want me to help you find someone who looks similar to that nurse to substitute for her?"
Xie Nanzhi's lips twitched slightly. "This matter is not easy for me, but I believe that with Mr. Wei's abilities, he will definitely not let me down."
Wei Chizheng looked at her and asked, "Can I interpret this as Miss Nan trying to take advantage of my kindness?"
Xie Nanzhi never hid her ambition, nor did she try to portray herself as a noble person. She openly admitted, "Mr. Wei can understand it that way."
For a moment, Wei Chizheng was at a loss for words.
She was surprisingly candid.
Wei Chi laughed, his eyes full of smiles. "Miss Nan, you came all this way to visit me, not just to ask me to do you a favor, right?"
No, that's not it.
Xie Nanzhi received Su Mu's call at Xibei's house, and by then she had already decided to deliver medicine to Wei Chizheng.
Xie Nanzhi was willing to make this trip for someone who had helped him and with whom he shared common interests.
However, Xie Nanzhi did not expect that this favor would be used up so quickly.
Xie Nanzhi shook her head. "No."
Hearing Xie Nanzhi's answer, Wei Chizheng's smile deepened, and the doting look in his eyes seemed impossible to hide. "Nanzhi, I like this answer."
Xie Nanzhi blushed at what was supposed to be an ordinary sentence.
Why did she feel like Wei Chizheng was flirting with her?
Wei Chizheng continued to look at her, his eyes smiling, "Miss Nan, could you come over tomorrow to change my dressing as well?"
Xie Nanzhi was surprised, paused for a moment, and said, "It's inconvenient."
Wei Chizheng's eyes were deep. "It's convenient when they need me, and inconvenient when they don't... Miss Nan has mastered the art of discarding someone after they've served their purpose."
Xie Nanzhi looked at him abruptly, almost startled by Wei Chizheng's aggrieved expression.
His skin was already fairer than average, and with the injuries on his body, he looked so broken and vulnerable. What normal woman could bear that?
Xie Nanzhi pursed her lips, hesitated for a long time, and said, "Then I'll try to come over when I have time tomorrow."
With his goal achieved, Wei Chizheng beamed with pride.
At noon, Mu Lin cooked a meal himself and insisted that Xie Nanzhi stay and eat with him.
Unable to refuse his kind offer, Xie Nanzhi reluctantly stayed. To be fair, Mu Lin's cooking was quite good; the food was delicious, beautifully presented, and flavorful.
Wei Chizheng is injured and can't eat anything too greasy, so he won't be able to enjoy it. But that's not the main point. The main point is that he has to stay in bed now and can only watch helplessly as Xie Nanzhi and Mu Lin chat and laugh in the restaurant.
Mu Lin looked at Xie Nanzhi with utter admiration, saying, "Miss Nan, you are truly a heroine. If it weren't for having to take care of Second Master, I would definitely have a drink with you."
Most of the time, Xie Nanzhi would just smile, but she couldn't resist Mu Lin's talkative nature.
Finally, Wei Chizheng in the bedroom couldn't take it anymore and said, "Mulin, come in."
Mu Lin stood up. "Miss Nan, please take your time eating. I'll go check on Second Master."
Xie Nanzhi: "Mm."
The silence of Mu Lin's chatter was a kind of salvation for her ears. Just then, Guo Xun sent her a video.
Xie Nanzhi clicked on it out of curiosity, and what came into view was Xie Wanli's hypocritical face.
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