Chi Zaiqing glanced coldly at Jiang Yichen's dark gray coat on the shore with her azure eyes, and muttered a curse under her breath with an unpleasant expression.
"...Jiang Yichen, are you sick in the head?"
Who are they trying to annoy? Who wants to wear his coat?
He walked to the shore, his gaze darkening, and threw Jiang Yichen's coat into the water, watching it drift away with the current.
After throwing away the clothes, Chi Zaiqing washed her hands with the stream water as if she had touched something dirty, before slowly saying, "Aran, I didn't catch it, and the clothes fell into the water and disappeared..."
"Ah?" Shi Xi exclaimed in surprise, "Your clothes fell into the water!"
What happens to the plot if the coat is gone?
He pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiang Yichen, who stood calmly to the side—
Let's see what else he has on him that we can take off and give to Chi Zaiqing to wear.
Exclude the pants.
Then all that's left is this oversized black shirt.
This size should be about right for Chi Zaiqing to wear.
"..." Jiang Yichen's dark eyes met Shi Xi's gaze silently.
"May I borrow your shirt?" Shi Xi said matter-of-factly.
Jiang Yichen's dark eyes looked at Shi Xi.
Sheng Yingpu, who had been standing by watching, frowned and looked at Shi Xi with his emerald green eyes.
He's here too. Logically speaking, if Shi Xi wants to borrow more clothes, it should be his turn.
Upon hearing this, Chi Zaiqing's face darkened further.
He wanted to rush out and chase Jiang Yichen and Sheng Yingpu away, but when he thought of Shi Xi outside, he realized that he was a typical soft and timid omega in front of Shi Xi.
He tried to keep his voice steady, "...Aran, can I borrow your coat?"
Jiang Yichen let out a soft chuckle, a hint of mockery in it.
"Aran, he wants to wear your coat."
Shi Xi: "..." Are you out of your mind to be so sarcastic?
She's such a jealous person.
Shi Xi clicked her tongue inwardly.
It seems we need to let Chi Zaiqing and Jiang Yichen spend more time together, lest Jiang Yichen become jealous unnecessarily.
Just then, Sheng Yingpu signed: "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."
"?" Shi Xi was taken aback upon seeing this, glanced at Jiang Yichen with confusion, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
As a well-informed mercenary, he could understand some basic sign language.
Jiang Yichen looked down at Shi Xi's face—
"He's become mute," Jiang Yichen said.
"...A mute?" Shi Xi frowned upon hearing this.
This scene isn't in the main story, but he could lend a hand if he wanted to.
Shi Xi coughed, and without a moment's hesitation, she turned and left, saying to Jiang Yichen—
"You stay here with the young master." He winked at Jiang Yichen. "Take good care of him. I'll go get my coat."
He specifically emphasized that he was going back, implying that the main character, Jiang Yichen, could relax and spend quality time alone with Chi Zaiqing.
Hearing Shi Xi's words, Chi Zaiqing looked somewhat unwilling. He took a deep breath before saying to Shi Xi, "Alright, then Aran, come back quickly."
After Shi Xi left, Chi Zaiqing whispered, "Aran is so kind; she didn't even mention the extra money."
...
Shi Xi picked up the wolf skin and turned to leave.
Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Sheng Yingpu deliberately slowed his pace.
Shi Xi stepped forward, glanced at Sheng Yingpu, and asked, "Why have you become mute?"
Sheng Yingpu glanced at him, then gestured for him to extend his hand.
Shi Xi: "You can't describe it in sign language?"
Sheng Yingpu nodded.
That means it won't happen.
Shi Xi reached out her hand.
Sheng Yingpu grabbed his wrist and traced elegant and powerful characters on his palm with the tip of his index finger.
"I took the wrong medicine."
Shi Xi's first thought was that he had accidentally eaten his pile of herbs. Sheng Yingpu was an interstellar doctor who had never seen Chinese herbal medicine before, so he was bound to be curious.
A common trait among doctors is that they want to put everything in their mouths to taste and see what the effect is.
"Did you touch my pile of herbs?" He raised an eyebrow slightly and asked in a tone befitting his persona.
If you move, then the fee will be doubled.
Sheng Yingpu looked at Shi Xi with his emerald green eyes and wrote, "No movement."
Shi Xi asked again, "Is that your own medicine?"
As a military doctor, Sheng Yingpu always carried some medicine with him, as was the case in the original story, and he even helped Chi Zaiqing several times.
Sheng Yingpu paused for a moment. As a prominent family in the pharmaceutical industry, the Sheng family supplied almost 70% of the medicines in the empire.
The medicine that Chi Zaiqing gave him was also developed by the Sheng family.
He still had the antidote, but he deliberately didn't use it.
After a moment's hesitation, Sheng Yingpu nodded.
"Would you give me the antidote?"
Shi Xi glanced at him and casually said, "Of course I'd like to."
After saying that, he held up two fingers and waved them in front of Sheng Yingpu, saying, "Friendly price, two thousand."
Having grown accustomed to Shi Xi's transparent pricing, Sheng Yingpu nodded knowingly, took out a bright green jade bracelet from his pocket, and put it on Shi Xi's wrist.
Then Shi Xi slowly wrote in her palm.
"The mortgage, my personal one."
This bright green jade was given to him by Jiang Yichen when he was taking a shower, and now he is giving it to Shi Xi again.
"..." Shi Xi was silent for a moment, not expecting that after going around in circles, the bracelet would end up in his hands again.
What an incredible coincidence!
"Alright." Shi Xi raised her hand, looked at the vibrant green bracelet against the sun, and said, "Remember to redeem it later."
Sheng Yingpu smiled upon hearing this, but did not respond.
After mentally searching for the antidote to the cold medicine, Shi Xi pointed to her right front and said, "If I remember correctly, there should be medicine over there that can cure this."
Sheng Yingpu glanced at Shi Xi and nodded to him.
The two walked in that direction.
...
At the same time, Jiang Yichen watched Chi Zaiqing walk ashore, soaking wet.
Chi Zaiqing has the typical beautiful and delicate appearance of an omega. Her clothes are still dripping with water, and her golden hair is slightly damp and hangs on her forehead, making an Alpha feel pity for her.
Jiang Yichen, however, was not fooled in the slightest by his weak and pitiful appearance.
He had just experienced Chi Zaiqing's strength firsthand.
Jiang Yichen looked at Chi Zaiqing, "Not acting anymore?"
"Ah Ran is gone, what's the point of acting?"
Chi Zaiqing glanced at him. "How did you get here?"
Jiang Yichen is an Imperial Marshal, yet he fell into a coma last night; there must be more to the story.
Chi Zaiqing didn't care; he was only concerned about whether Jiang Yichen would cause any trouble.
Jiang Yichen succinctly summarized the perilous incident: "There's a traitor among the Zerg at the top, but it's not a big problem."
He has just contacted the military and issued orders to spread the news of his disappearance. They are just waiting for the Zerg traitor to come forward so they can close the net.
"He has nothing to do with you." Jiang Yichen suddenly spoke up as Chi Zaiqing brushed past him.
"No, Aran is mine." Chi Zaiqing's face still had that endearing look, but her words were very forceful.
After saying that, he walked towards the cave.
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