Seeing that Bai Xiaoruo was still tightly holding onto her clothes, Xuan Mingyu immediately reached out to help her take them off.
She struggled, refusing to let him touch her.
Afraid of hurting her wounds, Xian Mingyu didn't dare to grab her too hard. "Are you going to put on the medicine or not? I'll give you one minute. Either take off your clothes yourself, or I'll take them off for you."
"Well, let's make this clear first. It's just applying the medicine. You can't, yes, do anything else to me." She was a little hesitant to say it, but he understood what she meant.
This silly boy, even at a time like this, if he really wanted to do something to her, he would wait until she was better. How could he possibly bully her at a time like this?
Seeing Bai Xiaoruo's resentful expression, Xian Mingyu raised three fingers and swore, "I promise, I'll only apply the medicine, and I will absolutely not bully you."
Hearing his assurance, Bai Xiaoruo felt a little relieved. "Then... close your eyes first, and don't look."
"Why close your eyes? You'll have to see anyway later."
"Close your eyes quickly, or I won't take off my clothes."
There's just no way to deal with her; this girl has so many ideas.
Hsien Ming-yu obediently closed his eyes.
Bai Xiaoruo checked him again, waving her hand in front of his eyes to make sure he couldn't see. "You can only open your eyes when I tell you to. You can't secretly open your eyes, okay?"
"Hmm." Xuan Mingyu was a little impatient. It was just applying some medicine, and she was taking too long.
Bai Xiaoruo turned her back to Xian Mingyu, took a deep breath, and gently took off her hospital gown, revealing her smooth shoulders and the bloody scars on her fair back exposed to the air.
"Yes, you can open your eyes now."
Her hands were clenched tightly together; she was very nervous.
This was the first time she had ever taken off her clothes in front of him on her own initiative.
Moreover, the lights were not turned off, and the room was so bright that Bai Xiaoruo felt extremely awkward.
When Xian Mingyu opened his eyes and saw the scars on Bai Xiaoruo's back, he couldn't help but gasp. He felt sorry for her, but he was also puzzled. These scars, of varying depths, were a combination of major and minor injuries, new wounds piling up old ones. They weren't just the whip marks from Xian Zhengsen, but also all the injuries she had suffered since childhood, all imprinted on her fair back.
Is this really the kind of back a girl should have?
What kind of life did she lead during the years she lived in the Bai family? She was so young, she should have been in the prime of her life, yet her body was already covered in scars.
Xuan Mingyu rarely looked closely at Bai Xiaoruo's back. This was the first time he had seen it so clearly. Even when he lifted her clothes a few days ago, he couldn't see it as clearly as he could now because of the thick gauze covering her.
He truly couldn't imagine how many wounds and pains this little girl had silently endured all by herself.
Seeing that he hadn't applied medicine to her wound for a long time, Bai Xiaoruo became a little impatient. What was he thinking? Was he planning to bully her again?
"Are you going to help me apply the medicine or not? If you don't apply the medicine soon, I'm going to put my clothes back on."
Just as she was about to reach for the hospital gown she had taken off and placed aside, she was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace.
"Idiot, why can't you ever learn to fight back?"
"Huh? Resist what?" Bai Xiaoruo looked bewildered. His hands were around her neck, and his chin was resting on her shoulder. His warm breath touched her neck as he spoke, tickling her and making Bai Xiaoruo feel a little uncomfortable.
"It's nothing, I'll apply the medicine for you. Just tell me if it hurts."
"oh."
Since he didn't say anything, Bai Xiaoruo didn't ask anymore.
......
After applying the medicine to Bai Xiaoruo, Xuan Mingyu helped her put her hospital gown back on.
I helped her lie down slowly on the bed and covered her with a blanket.
He'll stay with her tonight.
Bai Xiaoruo couldn't fall asleep and kept tossing and turning. Seeing that Xian Mingyu was already curled up asleep on the sofa, she carefully took out the cell phone that her grandfather had given her from under her pillow.
It's his cell phone.
She touched the screen to turn it on, and a password keypad instantly popped up.
Her fingertips hovered between a few numbers, but in the end she didn't dare to press them.
I don't want to doubt him or do anything that would make me feel guilty.
She threw off the covers, tiptoed out of bed, and went to Xian Mingyu's side, placing her phone on the coffee table.
He'll see it when he wakes up tomorrow.
This can be considered a direct return to its rightful owner.
Bai Xiaoruo didn't rush back to her own bed to sleep. She stood there steadily, looking at his sleeping face.
I have many feelings in my heart.
It seems I'm becoming more and more reluctant to part with him.
Good night.
I wish time could slow down, even slower, so that the days I could spend with you could be longer.
......
The next morning, when Xian Mingyu woke up, he immediately noticed the phone on the coffee table.
He found it strange, picked it up and looked at it, even tried entering the password, and flipped through the files inside. They were all his; it was definitely his phone.
But wasn't this phone taken away by Grandpa? How did it suddenly appear here?
Could it be...?
His gaze fell on Bai Xiaoruo, who was still fast asleep in the hospital bed. She was not sleeping soundly; her hands were clenched into fists, and she was curled up in a ball, which was a sign of her insecurity.
Xian Mingyu lifted the blanket off himself, got up and walked to her side. He took her soft little hand in his big, warm hand, and pulled the blanket up a bit with his other hand. He stroked her little head gently, and her tightly clenched fists gradually loosened.
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