Upon seeing this, Dongfang Yi knew that he had misunderstood.
A blush slowly crept onto his cheeks, but he was still too embarrassed to look at Ding Yi, and stammered, "Is it alright to just take off my shirt?"
Ding Yi felt a surge of amusement in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, only giving a soft "hmm".
The acupuncture treatment began quickly.
After an unknown amount of time, Ding Yi removed all the needles. "That's enough. I will perform acupuncture on you regularly for the next week. I believe you should recover in less than half a month."
"Thank you, Miss Ding," Dongfang Yi said politely.
However, his eyes were still darting around, which made Ding Yi laugh inwardly, but she had to keep her composure on the surface, which was exhausting for her.
Dongfang Yi was not feeling so good. No one knew how much torment he had endured during this period, because his petty actions just now made him unsure how to face Ding Yi.
"You're welcome."
After Ding Yi finished disinfecting all the acupuncture needles, she saw that Dongfang Yi still didn't dare to look at her, and couldn't help but smile.
To give him some time to process the medicine, she took the bowl of medicine and left the secret room.
Just as I reached the door of the secret room, I saw Shuxin running anxiously towards me.
Upon seeing Ding Yi, she immediately exclaimed, "Miss, something terrible has happened! The Pavilion Master wants you to come over."
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi frowned immediately.
Because Ding Yi hadn't completely left and the door wasn't closed, Dongfang Yi naturally heard their conversation.
Thinking about what happened yesterday, Shu Xin asked with some suspicion, "Miss, could it be that the Pavilion Master is looking for you because you rejected the Young Pavilion Master?"
The more Shuxin thought about it, the more worried she became. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have stayed with Miss yesterday. That way, he wouldn't have... It's all my fault."
"Miss, why don't you run away? I'll cover for you. Once you leave the US, you can go anywhere and find a small town to live in anonymity. With your skills, you'll definitely be able to support yourself."
Hearing this, Ding Yi was deeply moved. She interrupted Shu Xin and said, "Stop! Do you think I'm the kind of person who would abandon my sisters to save my own life? If we're going to leave, we should leave together. Besides, nothing has happened yet. This is all just your imagination."
Shu Xin frowned and pursed her lips. "Yes! I'm scared because I don't know what's going on! Miss, you know that the Pavilion Master is ruthless, unreasonable, and insane... person."
The young master is her only son, and you rejected him, causing him to lose face. Naturally, she won't let you off the hook. Miss, please listen to my advice: you should leave first. I'll stay. If there's really nothing else, I'll come find you later.
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi freed one hand to hold Shu Xin's hand in a gesture of comfort, her gentle, soothing voice ringing out.
"Shuxin, I will not abandon you. I once told you that as long as I live, you will live too."
Nothing is certain yet. I'll go see what's going on. You stay here and take good care of Mr. Dongfang.
I am not satisfied.
Not only are they not leaving, but they're also preventing her from going with them!
There was absolutely no way she would agree to that.
"Miss, I'll go with you. I'm worried about you!"
"Soothing!" Ding Yi said seriously, "I'll go check on him. You stay here and look after Mr. Dongfang for me, otherwise you don't consider me a sister!"
...
Looking at Shu Xin, who had a worried expression and a hint of reproach in her eyes, Dongfang Yi couldn't help but ask, "Miss Shu."
Hearing this, Shuxin glared at him with displeasure and said, "What!" Her tone was also quite unpleasant.
If it weren't for him, she would have gone with her mistress long ago, instead of leaving her to face all this alone.
It was clearly her fault that she had caused trouble, yet it had implicated her mistress. She felt terrible, unsure whether to blame Dongfang Yi for preventing her from going with them, or to blame herself for being too reckless and causing trouble for her mistress.
Or perhaps it's a combination of both; in any case, her feelings are quite complicated right now.
Dongfang Yi didn't pay any attention and continued to ask the question that had been bothering him, "Miss Shu, who is the Pavilion Master you mentioned? Why do you say that she would be detrimental to your young lady?"
He had overheard their conversation and was very puzzled. He couldn't bear to see his savior get into trouble, so he soon found out what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Shuxin realized that given the relationship between the young lady and him, he would find out about these things sooner or later, so he spoke up.
"The Pavilion Master is the boss here, and the one who came to see my young lady yesterday was her son. Qu Jingxiu is determined to have my young lady. Some time ago, he even asked the Pavilion Master to arrange a marriage between the two of them, but my young lady doesn't like him."
Yesterday, Miss rejected him, and he tried to bully her, so I beat him up. Today, the Pavilion Master's actions only show that he wants to avenge his son; Miss is likely to be bullied.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yi frowned immediately and then said, "I'm fine here. Go find your young lady and make sure she's not bullied."
The thought of her being bullied, so delicate and fragile, filled Dongfang Yi with a bitter feeling.
I can't believe that such things still happen in society today.
If his body hadn't been still recovering, he would have personally gone to protect him.
Upon hearing Dongfang Yi's words, Shu Xin frowned, somewhat hesitant.
"Miss Ke..."
Dongfang Yi interrupted her, saying, "I'm fine, you go quickly."
Seeing this, Shuxin gritted her teeth, glanced at Dongfang Yi, and then hurriedly went out to chase after him.
Dongfang Yi struggled to sit up, his wounds throbbing slightly, but he didn't care at all.
His gaze remained fixed on the doorway of the secret room, his eyes filled with a worry he himself had never noticed.
Time passed second by second, and Dongfang Yi felt that time had never passed as slowly as it was now, which was very agonizing.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but Dongfang Yi was almost losing all patience. Just as he was about to get up and go out to find his phone to contact Chen Ran, he suddenly heard a sound coming from outside.
He got up and walked over, pressing his ear against the doorway to try and hear clearly the sounds outside to make sure it was only Ding Yi and Shu Xin's voices. Only then did he open the mechanism inside and walk out of the secret room.
Shuxin was applying medicine to Dingyi when she heard the noise, and the two of them immediately looked over.
Ding Yi suddenly thought of something and said to Shu Xin, "Go and keep watch at the door, and while you're at it, apply some medicine to yourself."
Shuxin held the ointment in her hand, glanced at Ding Yi, and then at the figure slowly walking towards her. Remembering that it was Dongfang Yi who had asked her to find the young lady, she reluctantly went to the door.
Dongfang Yi walked up to Ding Yi, looked at her swollen cheeks and the bloodstains on her body, and said with heartache in his eyes, "How could she do this to you!"
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi was taken aback at first, then, as if remembering something, she smiled and said, "I'm fine. I disobeyed her, so it's only natural that she would punish me."
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