When An Chaoli found An Yuan'er, his daughter was standing there unharmed, with no injuries on her body.
However, the little girl stomped her feet angrily, put her hands on her hips, and kept cursing in a way he couldn't understand.
"Yuan'er, was there someone next to you just now?"
An Yuan'er gets furious at the mere mention of this.
An Chaoli panicked, thinking his daughter was injured somewhere: "Yuan'er, where does it hurt?"
An Yuan'er covered her left cheek and said excitedly, "Daddy, I was bitten on the left cheek by a big mosquito. This mosquito is so shameless."
The elderly father breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll put some ointment on it for you later. It's good that you're alright."
“It’s not just ointment that works,” An Yuan’er protested in a low voice.
She looked around, but the person had already disappeared. What could she do?
She sighed deeply. What "next time"? She wished they would never see each other again. Otherwise, she would have swatted that giant mosquito dead.
*
An Chaoli brought An Yuan'er and Cuizhen together.
Cuizhen's injury wasn't serious. With a simple bandage and a few days of rest, she would be fine.
Having been thoroughly exhausted by the night, An Yuan'er lost all interest in continuing to play and prepared to get on the carriage to go home.
She was also carrying the rabbit lantern that "Big Mosquito" had given her. An Yuan'er had wanted to throw it away, but she really liked it so much that she could only convince herself not to mess with the lantern, since it was innocent. So she took the lantern with her to the carriage.
When An Yuan'er got into the carriage, Cui Zhen was already inside.
Cuizhen seemed somewhat surprised. Not only was An Yuan'er unharmed, but she also had a beautiful lantern in her hand.
She thought: God is really biased. An Yuan'er is fine even after all this. He's really blind.
Cuizhen forced a smile: "An Yuan'er, it's good that you're back. You have no idea how worried Uncle An and my brother were about you."
An Yuan'er looked at Cui Zhen's forced smile and stiff expression and gave a mocking laugh.
“No need to pretend, I know you pushed me.” An Yuan’er directly exposed her.
Cuizhen's smile faltered, and she guiltily avoided eye contact: "How could you think that? I'm the one who's injured."
An Yuan'er took the initiative to sit down next to Cui Zhen and smiled meaningfully.
"Yan Cuizhen, there are consequences for pushing someone."
An Yuan'er's hand reached out and circled around the wound on Cui Zhen's body.
Cuizhen's legs trembled slightly, and she said in a panic, "An Yuan'er, don't do anything rash, I'll scream."
An Yuan'er ignored her and pressed down hard.
The bandage was instantly soaked with blood.
Cuizhen's face turned pale with pain, and she couldn't help but want to scream.
An Yuan'er made a "shh" gesture: "You'd better shout louder, so we can have a good talk with your brother and father later. I think it's better to say that you stole my jewelry in the middle of the night, or that you scratched my forehead, or that you pushed me today? There are so many, you should choose one to say first."
Cuizhen was already feeling guilty and didn't dare to confront him. She could only shake her head desperately, enduring the pain in her feet without making a sound.
An Yuan'er only let go when Cui Zhen rolled her eyes in pain.
"Only when you feel pain will you remember!"
An Yuan'er wiped her hands with a handkerchief in disgust.
Cuizhen's injuries worsened; what would have healed in a few days now required an additional half month of rest. For her brother's sake, An Yuan'er ultimately refrained from killing her or exposing Cuizhen's true nature, though some punishment was necessary.
The next day, An Huaishou left with the brother and sister.
Cuizhen's feet were in so much pain that she could only stay in her room, tears streaming down her face, and she couldn't even say goodbye.
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