Xie Yuancheng didn't take my words to heart at all, acting as if he hadn't heard me, and carried me out the door.
"Put me down!" I pushed him a few times but couldn't budge him. Just as I was about to jump down, Xie Yuancheng hugged me tightly.
"Ying'er~ How could you bear to leave me alone?" He started crying again, and I couldn't take it anymore. A grown man crying in front of me.
"Yuancheng, don't be sad. I was just afraid of hurting your wound."
"You wouldn't worry about me, would you? You've jumped off a cliff twice. Do you think I'm too long to live, or do you want to find other men?"
I really admire him; how did he manage to maintain an angry voice while also having a sorrowful expression on his face?
"Yuancheng, let's go to the medicine room first, and we'll talk later."
"I'm not going~" Xie Yuancheng held me and sat me by the railing in the corridor: "Let me go with you, anyway, I'm not someone anyone will love."
"I, I." I looked up and saw his unhappy face, so I said in a soft voice, "You were the one who didn't listen to me first."
Xie Yuancheng then looked over and leaned against me, saying, "Ying'er is so naughty. She's only happy herself and doesn't care about my life or death~"
"You should go heal your wounds first. You're covered in blood; the smell will give you nightmares."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuancheng stood up and glared at me, saying, "Ying'er, you've really gone too far!"
I reached out and wrapped my arms around his back: "If you don't heal your injuries, I'll wait until you're gone, then I'll marry someone else."
"You dare!" Xie Yuancheng began to reveal his true colors, his eyes devoid of any emotion: "I will definitely drag you down with me, so you won't be able to enjoy yourself with others."
"So, if you don't get treatment, and you end up with unsightly scars and your face is ruined, then I won't want you anymore."
"Ying'er~ cough cough." Xie Yuancheng coughed until his face turned red. I patted him on the back and assured him that I wouldn't leave him in the medicine room before he stood up and left.
Inside the house, I wanted him to put me down, but when I looked up and saw Xie Yuancheng's expression as he endured the pain and carried me forward, I couldn't say a word.
Just how badly was he injured? It's been over twenty days, and the wound still hasn't scabbed over, nor has he sought medical treatment.
As soon as we entered the medicine room, we were greeted by the pungent smell of medicine. Xie Yuancheng carried me into the medicinal bath. I watched him soaking in the bath, his brows furrowed.
"Yuancheng, are you alright?" I didn't dare touch him, for fear of reopening his wounds.
"It's alright, these are all the proofs for finding Ying'er, I'll just let you take a look."
"You're talking nonsense. You were clearly so fierce that day, how come you had extra wounds?"
"I've met so many people along the way, some good and some bad. Which one would you like to hear about, Ying'er?"
Xie Yuancheng was in so much pain that he almost closed his eyes. I leaned over and kissed the corner of his mouth: "You should focus on healing. I'll wait for you here."
"Where are you going this time?" Xie Yuancheng grabbed me and wouldn't let me climb up.
"Then I won't leave. I'll stay right here. Let go of me quickly, it will hurt a lot if you pull on my wound." Tears streamed down my face. There were medicinal herbs and some medicine bags in the medicine pool.
Even though my skin was intact, it felt prickly inside. He had wounds on his body, and I don't know how much pain he must be in.
"Ying'er, don't be sad. This is nothing new. I'll be completely healed without any marks. My skin will be fair and smooth, so you won't dare to abandon me."
"Stop talking nonsense, lie down properly. If you keep moving your hands and feet, I really won't talk to you anymore."
I turned away to wipe my tears. This bastard is a master at playing the victim; he can make my heart ache with just a few words.
Ling Wu and a few other older-looking people came in, put down the silver needles and medicine packets. I was about to go up when I saw Xie Yuancheng staring at me, so I sat down next to him.
Anyway, with Xie Yuancheng here, it's his turn to lose face.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to come up first?" Lingwu frowned slightly. I'm sure that as long as you go up, Xie Yuancheng will be angry, and on the verge of exploding.
"No need, I want to stay with Yuancheng, he's badly injured."
I turned around and saw Xie Yuancheng smiling like a child. I felt at ease staying next to him, not helping him bandage the bandage.
The numerous wounds on his body were shocking to see, even more horrifying than when he returned from the battlefield last time.
There was a large wound near his chest. The oldest man cut away the rotten flesh and put some medicine on it. I was so scared that I gripped Xie Yuancheng's hand tightly. His head was covered in sweat. Just as I was about to wipe it, Lingwu said that he should sweat more and clean the wound thoroughly so that the medicine would work quickly.
"Does it hurt?" I reached out, wanting to touch him but not daring to touch his bandaged chest.
"Ying'er~ I'm so weak right now, you can't run away again."
Xie Yuancheng's lips were white, and his eyes were already half-closed. I whispered in his ear that I would never let him down, and only then did Xie Yuancheng lean against the edge of the pool.
The water in the medicinal pool had already started to turn red. When Lingwu and the others carried Xie Yuancheng out, I didn't dare to look back.
After tidying everything up, I didn't even take a shower; I just waited by the bedside for him to wake up.
The doctors all said Xie Yuancheng was lucky. When I was unconscious, they could only apply some simple ointment to him. The minor injuries healed, but he wouldn't let them touch the several seriously injured areas.
I took Xie Yuancheng's hand; it was ice-cold, and his eyes were tightly closed.
He estimates he will need to stay in bed for more than half a month before he can get up, and it will take at least three months to fully recover.
I stayed by his side for three days before he woke up. We were really something, one of us tormenting the other, and we just couldn't get things straight.
"Yuancheng~ Are you thirsty?"
Xie Yuancheng shook his head. He reached out his hand, but I quickly grabbed it, saying, "You can't move it."
I noticed his eyes were glazed over, and when he saw I was still beside him, he turned away and went to sleep. I put his hand on the bed, and just as I opened the door to leave, Lingwu came over.
"Sister-in-law, why aren't you with your senior brother?"
"He just woke up and then fell asleep again."
“I’ll go check on him. Don’t worry, the medication can keep you from starving for half a month, just like when you jumped last time.”
Lingwu didn't finish speaking, and the scene became extremely awkward. I made up an excuse, and only then did Lingwu go in to look.
He examined the wound very carefully. "Don't worry, sister-in-law. My senior brother is still young, so he's recovering quickly. As long as he washes the wound again, he'll recover even faster in the future."
"I have to take another bath?" The thought of that bathhouse sent shivers down my spine.
"Yes, he needs to be washed again in five days. His injuries have been left untreated for a long time. He probably came straight out of the battlefield. Many of his wounds are festering, so he needs to be washed twice. It will be painful, but he will recover quickly and suffer less in the future."
"It's my fault he got into trouble."
"Don't say that. I was involved too. Anyone would have done the same in that situation. A selfish person would know how things would end."
If you don't overthink things in the future, this won't happen again.
I nodded, resting my hand on the edge of the bed: "Is everything arranged for him?"
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