Chapter 84 Don't be afraid, you can still be saved
Wen Kehao stood up from the bathtub, his whole body soaking wet.
He rolled out of the tub from the other side, water droplets from his clothes falling and pooling on the floor in a long trail of watermarks.
There's a faint, pleasant fragrance in the room.
An unprecedented heat made him panic, and he desperately wanted to escape. But then he remembered that the guards had already informed the princess that he would be more strictly controlled in the future, and he might not have another chance to see this female doctor.
He turned around to face Su Leyan, his eyes lowered.
“I didn’t know you were taking a bath, and I didn’t mean to peek. I came to find you to find out about my older brother’s condition. If you tell me the truth, I will leave immediately.”
The boy's face was flushed, and his lowered eyes revealed a hint of youthful stubbornness. Su Leyan felt that this was the most authentic appearance of a fourteen-year-old boy.
The more Wen Kehao dared not look at her, the more she wanted to tease him. She took a step forward, looked up and examined him carefully. "So you have a favor to ask of me. No wonder you've been so obedient today. If you want to know about the young master, just call me 'sister' and I'll tell you."
The two were so close that Wen Kehao could see Su Leyan's smiling face and her alluring figure after being soaked in water when he looked down.
His heart was pounding wildly, and he could only look up at the sky, his tone fierce.
"I advise you not to court death. Tell me quickly, or else..."
"Otherwise what?" Su Leyan remained fearless, moving even closer to him. "I am the doctor who treated the young master. What can you do to me? Little brother, has no one taught you how to threaten a woman? Now it's just the two of us here. If you want to threaten me, you should do it like this..."
Su Leyan grabbed his hand, touched her belt, smiled, and pretended to pull it off. Wen Kehao was shocked and suddenly pulled his hand back, pushing Su Leyan away.
His lips trembled, and he was at a loss for what to do.
After a long pause, he finally managed to utter a single sentence.
"Shameless."
Su Leyan smiled happily. She wanted to tease him a little more, but then she remembered that the Princess Consort and the Crown Prince's Consort would be arriving soon, so she went to the wardrobe and took out another set of clothes.
She carried the clothes and went straight behind the screen, changing her clothes as she spoke.
“The Third Young Master is unmarried, and I, Su Leyan, am also unmarried. Between a man and a woman, one of them must take the initiative. What is shameless about that? It is the Third Young Master’s feelings for the Heir Apparent that are known. If people find out, it will be more than just a matter of shamelessness…”
When Wen Kehao saw the screen, a slender figure outlined a beautiful curve, every move captivating and mesmerizing.
He seemed frozen in place.
I've never seen such a bold woman.
He had always disliked women, thinking them all pretentious. His deep-seated aversion and alienation made all the girls keep their distance from him. He thought he had been cold enough to this female doctor, but this woman dared to change her clothes in front of him on their second meeting.
Although there was a screen separating them, this ambiguous distance, this sense of being neither completely close nor completely closed off, was even more fatal.
How is this any different from seducing him?
Until he heard Su Leyan's last words, he instantly felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy, his eyes fixed on the figure behind the screen. "What do you mean? What am I thinking?"
He concealed it very well; even his father and queen didn't notice anything unusual. How did this female doctor know?
No wonder she was so bold.
Su Leran had already changed her clothes and walked out from behind the screen with an air of confidence. She had changed into a drab blue dress, which was still ugly, but on her, it had a different feel.
"What are you thinking? The way you looked at the prince when you carried me into his room that day was quite unusual. I was just suspicious at first, but now that you look so guilty, it's enough to prove that I was right."
"Don't forget, I'm a doctor, and a doctor who specializes in treating rare and unusual diseases. You have an illness, and it needs treatment!"
Su Leran raised her eyebrows and looked him up and down without any politeness, lingering on certain special parts for a while.
His smile was particularly meaningful.
"Don't be afraid. Based on my examination, there's still hope for you. Just call me 'sister' a few more times, and I'll treat you for free. I guarantee you'll recover completely, both mentally and physically, within a year or two at most."
Wen Kehao's face flushed red and then turned pale, so angry that he couldn't speak.
He felt insulted.
This female doctor not only insulted him, but also insulted his feelings for his elder brother.
"You're talking nonsense!" Wen Kehao grabbed Su Leran by the collar, angrily saying, "Stop spouting nonsense! If even a single word of this gets out, I'll kill you!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by Meng Lingge's voice: "Dr. Su, are you in there?"
Wen Kehao was both anxious and afraid, and he lowered his voice again to threaten, "Listen, if you dare to tell anyone, I will definitely kill you, I definitely will!"
Su Leyan's collar was pulled up, revealing glimpses of her chest. She smiled and glanced down. Wen Kehao followed her gaze, hurriedly letting go and averting his eyes.
Su Leyan tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "Now I have something on you, so you have to listen to me, otherwise... hehe..."
After saying that, she turned around triumphantly and calmly went to open the door.
"Greetings, Your Highness; greetings, Crown Princess."
Princess Anshun and Meng Lingge breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Su Leran was dressed properly and behaved naturally.
When she turned to look at Wen Kehao standing to the side, she frowned repeatedly. Wen Kehao looked like a drowned rat, completely disheveled, and her expression was extremely unpleasant.
Princess Anshun recalled that Wen Kehao had gone so far as to ask a Taoist priest to come to her door to deal with Meng Lingge. This time, she was probably trying to drive away the only doctor who could treat Wen Zhiming.
Wen Kehao, whom she and the prince once considered their best younger brother, disregarded his elder brother's safety for his own selfish gain.
Although it seems that Su Leran did not suffer any loss now, how can one just barge into a young lady's room, especially since she was taking a bath at the time?
No matter how you look at it, Wen Kehao is in the wrong.
Just as she was about to reprimand him, Su Leyan spoke first: "The Third Young Master knew that he had hurt me last time and felt guilty. He came to apologize to me today. However, he is shy and afraid that others would see him. Unfortunately, he was discovered by the guards who were looking for him, and he accidentally fell into my room during the chase. That's why there was a misunderstanding."
"I had already finished bathing when the Third Prince fell into the cold water. He hadn't gone back to change his clothes because he heard that the maid had gone to look for the Princess and the Crown Prince's wife, so he had been waiting here."
Her reasoning was rather far-fetched.
The bathwater in the wooden tub is still steaming slightly, and Wen Kehao is waiting for the Princess and Crown Princess here, so why doesn't he open the door?
Everyone knew she was trying to exonerate Wen Kehao, though she might also be doing so for the sake of her own reputation.
After all, how could a virgin admit in public that a man saw her naked while she was taking a bath?
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