East Building.
Xie Xuan carried the soaking wet person back, leaped off the roof, and went into the second-floor room.
"Go find a doctor."
The guards at the door quickly bowed respectfully, closed the door, and left.
Xie Xuan placed the person in his arms into the bathtub behind the washroom, took off her clothes, and put her in completely naked.
"Find a maid---"
Seeing that she was dazed and confused, yet still trying to avoid him, he said coldly, "There are no maids here for you, sister-in-law."
Wang Wan felt the warm water, and her icy body and limbs gradually warmed up. She weakly opened her eyes, saw the person who had gone into the water, and couldn't help but curl up.
"I'll wash it myself."
The bath was large, and the two were far apart. Xie Xuan casually wiped himself down, bathed and washed himself, then put on his robe and went out.
"Come out quickly, your bruises need to be treated."
Wang Wan didn't dare to stay in the water for too long. After warming herself up, she pushed herself out of the pool.
She felt weak and dizzy all over. When she walked to the shelf to get some clothes, she realized that this was not her own yard and she didn't have any clean clothes to change into.
He glanced around a few times but couldn't see his original wet clothes.
She held her forehead, hid behind the screen, and called out softly, "Xie...Xie Xuan..."
Xie Xuan had been standing at the door the whole time. Hearing the sound, he grunted in response.
Where did I put my clothes?
The screen was made of the finest purple nanmu wood, carved with landscape patterns, and the delicate, transparent silk could not conceal its alluring curves.
Xie Xuan glanced at it briefly, then looked away, walked to the wardrobe, took out an outer robe for her, and threw it onto the screen shelf.
Wang Wan took the clothes off, saw that it was his outer robe, pursed her lips, and wrapped it around her body.
The robe was very large, completely covering her body. Looking at the trailing hem, she could only roll up her sleeves, wrap the robe tightly around herself, and slowly walk out.
Xie Xuan was only wearing a long robe. Hearing the commotion of people coming out, he looked up.
She rarely wore red, and when she did, it made her pale face appear brighter and more radiant. Her already beautiful features lost some of their gentleness and gained more charm. Perhaps because she was nervous, she wrapped her clothes very tightly, which made her figure appear slender and graceful.
Her face was somewhat pale, but her eyes were dark, bright, and moist. Her long, wet black hair cascaded down her back, with stray strands falling around her face. The candlelight on either side added a touch of pitiful charm to her features.
Seeing that he was lost in thought, Wang Wan was about to speak when her throat became itchy, so she quickly covered her mouth and coughed a few times.
Xie Xuan snapped out of her daze, pulled her out, wrung out her hair with a handkerchief, and handed her the ginger soup that the maid had brought.
"I drank it."
Wang Wan touched her burning forehead and quickly sipped the ginger soup.
Xie Xuan ordered someone to bring a small stove and quickly dried her hair. Then he carried her to the couch and applied medicine to her.
She leaned weakly against the bedside and quickly stopped him when she saw him about to lift his clothes.
"I'll do it myself."
He asked calmly, "Can you see what's behind you?"
Wang Wan lowered her eyes and said, "I don't feel any pain, so I don't need to apply any medicine."
"---"
Xie Xuan ignored her, forcefully holding her hand and applying medicine to the scratches on her hand.
As her body gradually warmed up and the icy numbness slowly dissipated, Wang Wan could feel the pain in the bruises on her skin and couldn't help but hiss.
She glanced at the night outside the window, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Could you please call a carriage to take me back to my residence?"
"cannot."
"---"
She took a deep breath, rubbed her aching forehead, pulled her clothes tighter, and said softly, "Then I won't trouble you. I'll be going now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding air instantly became cold and still.
Xie Xuan looked up at her, her whole body seemingly shrouded in frost.
Wang Wan paused slightly, avoiding his gaze, and was about to get off the bed when a sound suddenly came from outside.
"Sir, the doctor has arrived."
Xie Xuan got up, lifted her up and threw her onto the inner couch without any politeness, then threw the quilt at her and lowered the curtains.
Wang Wan was startled by his rudeness, and the blow cleared her muddled mind somewhat. Fortunately, the bed was thick, so she didn't get hurt.
She propped herself up and looked out through the gauze curtain. She could vaguely see a doctor coming in, so she quickly covered herself with the quilt, making sure she was completely covered.
Xie Xuan stood to the side, watching the doctor take her pulse.
The room was quiet, with a breeze blowing in from outside the window, gently stirring the gauze curtains.
"The young lady has just caught a chill; it's nothing serious. A few doses of medicine will do the trick."
"Go and brew the medicine."
The doctor respectfully agreed and took his medicine kit to write a prescription.
The door was closed, and Xie Xuan lifted the gauze curtain and ripped the blanket off her.
Wang Wan hurriedly tried to cover it, but her acupoints were suddenly pressed, and she became unable to move.
She watched as he tore off her clothes, took the porcelain bottle from the table, and slowly and meticulously applied medicine to her, and couldn't help but shiver.
Being stared at like that made my back break out in goosebumps.
Seeing her biting her lower lip tightly, Xie Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, "Your lip is bleeding, but there's no medicine to put on it for you."
"Can you let go of me? I can do it myself."
"Applying medicine won't eat you, why are you so nervous?"
As he spoke, he seriously looked her up and down, examining her thoroughly, and then clicked his tongue in amazement.
"My sister-in-law's skin is so delicate, she can get bruised all over just by rolling around on the ground."
Wang Wan didn't respond, her whole body tense, and she even bit her lower lip until it bled.
Looking at her naked body, Xie Xuan felt a fire rising in his lower abdomen, and his whole body felt hot and restless.
His breathing was slightly heavy. He tried not to look there, quickly finished applying the medicine, turned her over, applied medicine to the bruises on her back, covered her with a blanket, and got up.
Wang Wan was immobilized by pressure points and couldn't move at all. Seeing that he was about to leave, she quickly said, "Release me."
Xie Xuan paused, looking at the beauty lying on his bed, and inwardly cursed himself.
What are you pretending to be, you're already in his bed and you're just letting him bully you?
The thought flashed through his mind, and he slowly turned around, put down the porcelain vase, and looked down at her.
Looking into his eyes, Wang Wan felt a chill run down her spine, as if she were being stared at by a tiger or wolf who wanted to skin her alive and devour her whole.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her throat was dry.
"I meant to release the pressure points, then I won't trouble you anymore."
Xie Xuan listened to her self-deceiving words and scoffed coldly.
"Ah Wan, others may not know, but don't you know about our private relationship? Lying naked in my bed, I really can't stand it."
Wang Wan's heart tightened. Looking at his face, she thought of her illness, Hengzhi Yan, and Xie Er. A wave of suppressed pain suddenly surged up. She lowered her eyes and interrupted him in a low voice.
"You get married, I get married, let's not talk about the past."
Xie Xuan's dark eyes darkened. He leaned closer to her, grabbed her chin, and lifted it up, forcing her to look directly at him.
"My second brother can't satisfy you, so how about I take his place and make love to your sister-in-law instead?"
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