After this ordeal, the resentment in his heart dissipated. After all, he couldn't bring himself to be angry with her; he was only angry at himself for not protecting her properly.
"Ouch! I'm so sorry, I'll be gentler, I'm so sorry, phew~"
Hearing Ertai cry out in pain, Chen Nian's puffed-up face immediately deflated, and she lowered her head to blow on his wound with heartache.
"Little fairy sister—"
"Don't be angry, okay? This time, it was my fault~"
Ertai glanced at the person whose expression changed in a second, curled his lips, softened his voice, leaned close to the person's ear, stretched out two slender fingers, tugged at Chen Nian's sleeve and shook it, calling out a nickname he hadn't used in a long time, adding the words "sister".
He overheard Chen Nian teasing Qing'er and Xiao Yanzi, and today was the first time he had actually used the word "sister," so he didn't know how effective it would be.
"You, you, you, you are not allowed to talk to me in that voice."
Warm breath brushed against Shen Nian's ear, and Ertai's soft, slightly childlike voice made Shen Nian's face turn red instantly. She hurriedly pushed away the head that was close to her, stood up slightly unsteadily, and moved away from the alluring Ertai.
She didn't dare look at Ertai. The soft-spoken man called her "sister," and she believed that no one could refuse.
Seeing the person stammering as they pushed him away, Ertai's smile deepened. It seemed the effect was quite good.
He felt that he could continue to put it into practice.
...
"come over."
Ertai waved to someone a few meters away, his little face still flushed.
Ertai really didn't expect that calling her "sister" would make her blush for so long. He had never blushed this much when he called her "little fairy," and she quickly returned to normal.
Is it really that lethal?
"Ertai, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt myself. You know, I'm a bit unlucky, so you can be angry, hit me, or scold me, but you can't hurt yourself."
Listening to the sound, I took a deep breath and exhaled.
Having mentally prepared herself, she slowly moved to Ertai's side and apologized for what had happened that day. She could guess that Ertai's self-harming behavior was most likely because of her.
“Chen Nian, I’ve said it before, you never need to apologize to me.”
You know I care a lot about your safety. I don't want you to get hurt because of others. I hope that when you help others, you'll protect yourself first. You're the only one I care about.
Hearing Shen Nian's apology, Ertai sighed, met Shen Nian's apologetic eyes, and spoke to Shen Nian earnestly and solemnly.
He wouldn't be angry with her, but if she really got hurt because of someone else, he wasn't sure if he would implicate others.
He didn't know what he would do if something happened to her.
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
Chen Nian crouched down next to Ertai, looked up at him, and asked cautiously.
"Let's go back and see if Physician Hu has finished examining Xiao Yanzi. He can also check the bump on your head."
Ertai did not answer Chen Nian's question, but stood up and reached out his hand to the person.
Listening to Ertai's words, Chen Nian felt something was off, but seeing Ertai's calm expression, she couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
He put his hand on Ertai, used it to help him get up, and the two of them walked inside together.
He had been keeping a close eye on the Emperor and Fu Lun outside, but when he saw the two enter, he sat up straight in unison, picked up a cup of tea, and drank it with his head down.
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