Chapter 282 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Distressed Laborer and Prodigal Son 9
Jiang Zhiyi was also surprised that he actually woke up.
Given the current situation, she can't find, nor does she want to rack her brains to find, any excuse to cover it up.
She retorted arrogantly, "What's it to you? I can do whatever I want, so shut up!"
Xiao Che was stunned. Her words sounded like she was blaming him, as if he was the one who was at fault and shouldn't have woken up.
"You...you are a woman, why are you so unreserved? We've only known each other for a few days, and you already..." Xiao Che thought for a moment, but ultimately decided to save face for her and didn't say anything more.
He reached out and gathered his disheveled clothes, then moved a little further away from her.
Even if she likes him, she shouldn't be in such a hurry.
Jiang Zhi saw that he looked at her with a wary expression, as if she were a lecherous woman with ill intentions, and he was a pitiful person who was worried about being molested and persecuted by her.
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Jiang Zhiyi was so angry that she hit him. "You better tell me the truth, did you steal my things? Give them back to me."
She simply asked directly to avoid him overthinking and imagining all sorts of random things.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Che's face turned even redder.
He had seen many love stories in the theater in the past, and had also read some love stories in his spare time.
He had heard her say that many times before...
If it were as depicted on stage, when a woman sincerely asks a man this question, she is undoubtedly expressing her feelings for him in a subtle way.
Did you steal something from me? You stole my heart.
this……
This is far too reckless and shameful.
Xiao Che didn't dare look at her at all, and could only pretend to be stupid. He said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't steal... You should get some rest. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. Don't do such things again. It's bad for your reputation. We'll find another time to have a good talk..."
Before Jiang Zhiyi could react, Xiao Che stood up abruptly.
He put on his coat and immediately walked towards the door, saying, "I'm not sleepy anymore, you go to sleep, I'm going out to do some work."
Looking at his retreating figure, Jiang Zhiyi could clearly see a hint of panic as he fled.
What did he just say? Did he mean he thought she was trying to take advantage of him?
Jiang Zhiyi angrily smashed his bedding.
That delusional guy, he must be out of his mind.
...
A few days later.
Jiang Zhiyi left home early in the morning with a basket on her back; she was going to town to sell medicinal herbs.
The mountain road was difficult to travel and would take a lot of time. She was afraid that if she arrived late, the medicinal herbs would not fetch a good price, so she got up early on purpose.
Xiao Che watched her departing figure from the doorway.
She had just fed him a pill. If he secretly ran away and didn't get her antidote within three days, he would bleed from all seven orifices and die.
"Woof woof woof!" The little white dog bit his clothes, barking fiercely.
Xiao Che picked up a wooden stick to hit it. This dog was really spoiled and dared to bully him.
She's not home today, and no one will protect it; he has to teach this beast a lesson.
A person and a dog caused a huge disturbance in the house.
In the end, Xiao Che won the victory, but at the cost of having several holes bitten through the hem of his clothes.
He went inside, closed the door, and took out his needle and thread to start sewing.
He pricked his fingers countless times trying to sew her pink dress, sewing and unsewing repeatedly until it was barely passable.
Practice makes perfect. With the experience from last time, he is now much more skilled in this area.
No matter how well it's sewn, it's still a tattered garment.
Back when he was in the Xiao family, he would wear his clothes once or twice and then never wear them again. They were made of the rarest fabrics and embroidered with novel and unique patterns by the best embroiderers.
But now...
Xiao Che looked at his patched clothes and couldn't help but sigh.
He has been thinking about many things these past few days.
There's no way to cure this curse for now, so he might as well let nature take its course and take it one step at a time.
He knew nothing of medicine or witchcraft, so he had no ability to fight her. No matter how much he struggled, it would all be in vain.
The most important thing he should do now is neither to remove the curse nor to fight against the curse worms, but to find a way to leave this place as soon as possible.
Even if he really falls in love with her, it doesn't matter. Once he returns to the Xiao family, he can search the world for renowned doctors; there's no way he won't be able to cure this little curse.
He had made up his mind; he was ready to talk to her.
Perhaps he could grant her wish and then persuade her to leave with him.
...
evening.
Xiao Che waited at the door for a long time, but still did not see Jiang Zhiyi.
It was getting late, and she should have been back long ago. Why hadn't she returned yet? Had something happened to her on the way?
Xiao Che waited for a while longer before turning around and going to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
He stood by the stove, tending the fire while listening to the sounds coming from the doorway.
Even he himself didn't realize that his face was full of worry.
"Xiao Che, come out and help me!" Jiang Zhiyi called out to him breathlessly at the door.
She threw the large basket on the ground, which was full of things. "I'm so thirsty. I'm going to get a drink of water first. You carry the things inside."
"Okay." Xiao Che reached for the basket on her back. It was indeed very heavy, no wonder she looked exhausted.
Xiao Che took all the food from the basket to the kitchen.
They have several vegetable plots here, and many of the vegetables are grown by themselves. There are also many wild vegetables on the hill behind the village, but some things can only be bought in town.
There were also several new clothes in the basket, pink, blue... all colors that looked playful and cute.
Xiao Che couldn't help but laugh. She always dressed like a fairy in a painting, but what she did was something that made people's scalp tingle.
He took out all the clothes, intending to wash them for her later so she could put them on sooner.
Xiao Che rummaged through the basket again and found a set of men's clothes inside.
Unlike the coarse cloth clothes she had bought for him before, this garment was made of soft and comfortable fabric with exquisite embroidery, showing that she had put thought into choosing it.
I never expected her to treat him so well now.
He was still complaining about his tattered and old clothes today, so she must have noticed it a long time ago.
Xiao Che's smile deepened.
But before he could be happy for long, he soon saw the name embroidered on his belt—Chaoye.
Who is Chaoye?
Xiao Che's face suddenly darkened, his expression turning extremely displeased, and the hand gripping his belt slowly tightened.
This garment wasn't even meant for him!
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