Chapter 11: The Wound
The staff left.
Xiaotuan was probably tired of crying, and fell asleep on the bed while Wen Yin was communicating with the staff.
In her hands she was holding a small stuffed toy tightly.
[The power of "gui" tampered with the staff's records.]
[Why would Gui do this?]
028 was muttering in Wen Yin's mind. Seeing Wen Yin sitting on the edge of the bed and staring at the sleeping Xiaotuan, he spoke again with some confusion.
[Host, it seems that you pay more attention to Xiaotuan than those "weird" ones.]
[…He is, what’s so special about him?]
The room was completely silent, with only a slight breeze blowing through the window, causing the bed curtains to sway gently.
Even a small ball of soft black hair fluttered in the air.
Wen Yin reached out and touched Xiaotuan's cheek, and her slender white fingertips finally stopped behind Xiaotuan's left ear.
There is a small light brown mole on the skin on the side of the neck behind the soft earlobe, which is particularly obvious against the fair skin.
[This mole...]
Wen Yin spoke slowly, her fingertips gently falling.
[I also saw it behind A Wuer.]
[The location... is exactly the same.]
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Wen Yin carried Xiaotuan back to her room.
Xiaotuan slept very soundly and did not wake up during the whole journey, only occasionally letting out a few unconscious cries.
[Host, what are you going to do next?]
After learning that Awu's identity might be related to Xiaotuan, 028 has secretly checked the sixth floor several times, but has not found Awu.
The landlord didn't know where he went.
[Next…]
Wen Yin patted Xiaotuan's back soothingly, and her gaze once again rested on the small mole.
Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of neighbors talking in the corridor.
"Hey, Dr. Shen, you got off work early today."
It was a woman's voice.
"You don't look well, are you sick?"
"It's okay, just a little tired."
Shen Sinian’s voice came, still gentle and low.
"The weather has changed. Doctor Shen, please take care of yourself. If anyone in the building has a headache or fever, we still have to count on you!"
"I'm fine. Just a night's rest is all I need."
"That's good, that's good! Doctor Shen, you take a rest!"
The woman spoke with a smile, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
Shen Sinian’s footsteps in the corridor paused for a few seconds in front of the door of 502, then the door lock clicked and someone entered the room.
[Host, Shen Sinian is back.]
[Um. ]
Wen Yin nodded: "Please keep an eye on Xiaotuan for me. Call me if anything happens."
[Host? ? ? ! ]
028 Looking at Wen Yin standing by the bed, she lifted up her trouser legs, revealing her dazzlingly white calves.
Then he rubbed the corner of the iron bed hard.
"ah!"
Wen Yin let out an undisguised cry of surprise and groan of pain from her throat.
Especially noticeable in quiet environments.
What are you doing?
028 was frightened by Wen Yin's actions, and the electronic child's voice became sharp.
It lowered its head and looked at Wen Yin's calf.
A small piece of skin was scratched there, and blood was slowly oozing out of the wound.
Wen Yin frowned and relaxed for a while. After making sure that the wound was noticeable enough, he lowered his trouser legs and limped towards the door.
She opened the door and spoke softly to 028, who was spinning in her mind without getting a response, and finished the second half of the sentence she had not yet finished.
[Next, I have to find a doctor... for help.]
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Knock, knock, knock.
There was a gentle knock on the door next door.
“Doctor Shen, are you there?”
Wen Yin stood in front of the door of 502, her tone clearly asking for help.
"Can you help me?"
There were no sounds of approaching footsteps from inside the house.
Wen Yin paused, her raised hand still frozen in the air, and the tightly closed door was suddenly opened.
Shen Sinian's tall and slender figure appeared in Wen Yin's field of vision.
It was as if the other person had been standing behind the door since entering and had never moved.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Shen Sinian's expression was still gentle, his obsidian-black eyes looking down at her through the thin lenses.
His sight moved from her slender neck all the way down, like some kind of precise and cold instrument, and finally stopped at her trouser legs that were soaked with blood.
"You're hurt."
Shen Sinian narrowed his eyes behind his glasses, and when he spoke again, his tone inexplicably lowered a little.
"I accidentally bumped into the corner of the bed."
Wen Yin spoke apologetically, carefully holding onto the wall as she stood, looking very uneasy about disturbing others.
"I'm bleeding a lot. I just heard that you came back, Doctor Shen, and I was wondering if you could help me take a look..."
"Come in first."
Slender and pale fingers completely opened the door.
Shen Sinian's figure took a step back, revealing the passage leading to the room.
"Let me help you take a look first."
A tall figure stood in the shadows behind the door, inviting the girl who came for help.
Wen Yin nodded gratefully, and under the other person's deep gaze, she limped into the completely unfamiliar territory.
The same layout and size allow you to see everything at a glance.
A yellowed desk, an iron single bed, and an old wardrobe.
The only difference from Wen Yin's room is that there are a lot of books piled on the desk, and there is an old-fashioned desk lamp. It seems that the other party often sits here to study and read at night.
When Wen Yin was alone, she didn't feel the space was cramped, but as Shen Sinian approached, Wen Yin felt a sense of crowding on a psychological level.
It was as if the other person's gaze and breath surrounded her everywhere.
"Sit down," the doctor wearing glasses pointed to the bed behind Wen Yin, "lift up your trouser legs."
A simple single bed with dark sheets, and the quilt and pillows are neatly folded.
Wen Yin hesitated for a moment as she stood aside, then pointed to the wooden bench in front of the desk: “Doctor Shen, I’ll sit there. The bench will be fine.”
"It's okay, you're hurt."
Shen Sinian's gaze fell on Wen Yin's blood-soaked trouser legs again, "The bench is a bit unstable, so the bed should be softer."
Seeing Wen Yin's hesitant expression, he raised his gaze, met Wen Yin's amber eyes, and slowly added: "I don't mind."
Gentle, yet undeniable.
Wen Yin seemed unaware of the coercive tone in the other person's words. She simply nodded timidly, stepped back, and sat down cautiously.
The bed was soft and thick, and the ink-colored sheets made Wen Yin's fingers, which were resting on the edge of the bed, look even whiter and softer.
She glanced at Shen Sinian, who was standing in front of her, still wearing a light-colored windbreaker, and bent down to roll up the bloodstained clothes.
Because of walking and friction from clothes, blood spread around the wound, staining the skin on Wen Yin's calf bright red.
The ultimate contrast of white and red.
It looks particularly dazzling.
"this……"
The trouser legs have been rolled up to the knees, and the calves hang down slowly.
Wen Yin raised her eyes and looked at the young man in front of her helplessly while sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Doctor Shen, please help me, take a look..."
As soon as the words fell, the figure in front of him suddenly approached and squatted on one knee in front of Wen Yin.
In Shen Sinian's hand, he had a pair of unopened medical gloves in white latex.
He tore open the package, and the latex gloves made a slight friction sound in the silence.
Wen Yin watched as Shen Sinian's slender fingers sank into the gloves inch by inch. The thin, transparent material clung to his skin, outlining the contours of his sharp finger bones.
Until the last "snap" sound, the edge of the glove bounced off the other's wrist. He turned his wrist and finally raised his eyes. At the same time, the cold touch covered Wen Yin's ankle.
"Don't move, let me see the wound."
The sudden contact with low temperature made Wen Yin's body stiffen instinctively.
Her calf involuntarily shrank back, but the five fingers on her ankle did not move at all.
Wen Yin quickly relaxed and spoke softly to the person squatting in front of her and holding her ankle.
"Thank you, Dr. Shen."
Her calf was gently lifted up, and Shen Sinian's fingers touched her skin through the gloves.
His touch was light, his fingertips caressing her bleeding wound lightly through the rubber, his movements delicate and gentle, as if he was peeling off a fragile dying butterfly wing.
Wen Yin sat motionless on the edge of the bed. From her angle, she could see the whorl of hair on Shen Sinian's head.
Further down, there are metal glasses that are framed on the ears.
Further down, there are the sharp lines of the earlobe and the skin behind the ear covered by hair.
The curtains fluttered, and a draft suddenly rushed in. The surging airflow blew the door, which had just been wide open, shut with a "bang".
Shen Sinian, who was half-kneeling in front of Wen Yin, suddenly looked up, glanced at the closed door, and then turned back.
There was no smile on his face, which was rare. The dark pupils behind his glasses silently locked onto Wen Yin who was sitting beside the bed.
"When I went upstairs, I heard people talking about you downstairs."
The gloved fingertips lightly brushed across the blood-stained skin next to the wound, causing the surrounding fine hairs to tremble.
"They said...you are already a married woman..."
Shen Sinian narrowed his eyes behind his glasses and placed Wen Yin's calf on his bent knee. His lower body temperature, which was lower than that of an ordinary person, was transmitted through the thin fabric.
"Is it true?"
Wen Yin keenly caught the hidden emotions in those narrowed eyes.
She remembered the advice again.
【All the "weirdness" in the world will especially like you. 】
And liking someone means possessiveness.
Wen Yin pretended to be embarrassed and looked away, her gentle voice echoing in the narrow room.
"The neighbors here are so welcoming, they want to introduce me to someone..."
"I couldn't refuse but was afraid of the hassle, so I had to say I was... married."
After saying that, Wen Yin frowned again, pointed at the wound on her leg and spoke nervously.
"Doctor Shen, is my wound serious?"
The strange atmosphere suddenly eased, and the sky outside the window seemed to brighten a little.
Shen Sinian also stopped rubbing Wen Yin's wound.
He finally curled the corners of his mouth and gave Wen Yin a standard gentle smile.
"It's not a big deal. I have some iodine here. I can just clean it for you."
"It's just going to hurt a little, you have to bear with it."
After saying that, he put down Wen Yin's ankle and prepared to get up.
“Thank you, Dr. Shen. I’ll go back and clean it myself. I won’t bother you with this little thing.”
Before Shen Sinian could get up, Wen Yin supported herself on the edge of the bed and stood up.
But the moment her injured leg hit the ground, Wen Yin's whole body tilted in pain. She screamed and fell forward as if she had lost her balance.
The cold smell of disinfectant hit her in the face, and she fell into Shen Sinian's open arms as she wished. The two hugged each other and fell to the ground together in an extremely intimate posture.
“I’m… sorry…”
Wen Yin's hands were still pressed on the front of the young man's collar. She didn't have time to get up, and she hurriedly apologized. However, when she turned her head, her eyes fell on the back of Shen Sinian's ear, which had just been covered by his black hair.
The distance and angle were too close, allowing her to see the skin behind his ear at a glance.
In the same position, there is a small light brown mole.
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