"And also, how...how do you know how to use a gun?"
Moreover, his marksmanship is so accurate.
An ordinary woman, let alone firing a gun, would probably be too terrified to react.
He tried to make his tone sound like simple curiosity and concern.
Su Tang paused slightly as she bandaged Qin Ye's hand, but quickly resumed her normal movements.
She kept her head down, her long eyelashes concealing the fleeting turmoil in her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of weariness from surviving a close call:
"The gun... the gun was left to me by my father, who said it was for my self-defense. Shanghai was in turmoil back then, and he was worried that something might happen to me, a girl. Later... later he was worried that I wouldn't know how to use it, so he specially asked someone to find a retired veteran who privately taught me a few tricks, saying that in case of danger, at least I could... scare people."
As she spoke, she carefully tied the knot of the bandage, her voice slightly weak; her composure just now was all forced.
This explanation is riddled with flaws.
In this day and age, a capitalist secretly hires a retired veteran to teach his daughter to shoot? And she even learns to shoot a hungry wolf in the eye in a critical moment?
Who would believe that if I said that?
And those medicines, and those injections he couldn't understand.
Everything about it is unusual.
Qin Ye fell silent. He wasn't stupid; Su Tang's explanation simply couldn't stand up to scrutiny.
He knew perfectly well that she was lying, or rather, that she was deliberately hiding something.
He could even feel the subtle, almost imperceptible tremor in her fingertips as she bandaged the wound; it wasn't the tension of treating a wound, but the guilt of lying.
But looking at her downcast eyes, the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and the way she breathed a sigh of relief after the bandage was finished, I could see that she had finally finished bandaging her up.
Then she looked up and gazed at me with those clear yet slightly uneasy eyes.
Qin Ye's questions and doubts inexplicably softened.
Whoever she is, whatever her secrets may be, she just saved me.
She was the one who precisely killed the hungry wolf at the critical moment.
Moreover, from beginning to end, all he felt from her was care and kindness, not a trace of malice.
She is now his wife, Qin Ye's rightful wife.
After Su Tang finished bandaging Qin Ye's arm, she carefully lifted it up to check and made sure the bandage was just right before she felt a little relieved.
She looked up and met Qin Ye's deep, ocean-like eyes, which were churning with complex emotions she couldn't understand.
She was also a little uneasy, knowing that her explanation was too weak and unconvincing.
But the concepts of space and time travel are too incredible to be fully revealed now.
What if I scare him, or make him think he's a monster?
"Um... Qin Ye, you've lost a lot of blood. Drink some water and rest for a bit." Su Tang tried to break the somewhat tense atmosphere and reached for the water bottle placed to the side.
Qin Ye took a deep breath, seemingly suppressing the heavy doubts in his heart for the time being.
He looked at Su Tang, his eyes softening: "Thank you, Tangtang. Tonight... if it weren't for you, my arm would probably be ruined."
No matter how many secrets she had, the fact remains that she saved him.
Hearing Qin Ye say that, Su Tang finally relaxed. She forced a smile, shook her head, and said softly:
"What are you saying? We are husband and wife. This is what I should do."
She helped Qin Ye lean against a large rock to make him more comfortable, then added some thick, dry firewood to the fire to make the flames burn brighter and dispel the chill and stench of blood in the forest at night.
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