After lunch, Mu Bai ignored the wound on his finger and went back to the kitchen to busy himself, washing pots and pans, boiling medicine and tending the fire, having a great time.
Su Ruanruan changed out of the silk dress with white clouds on her body and put on her own coarse cloth clothes.
These movements aggravated the injury on her shoulder. She took off her clothes again and tilted her head to look at the gauze on her shoulder, where faint traces of blood were seeping through.
It hurts a little, and it's also a little itchy.
Su Ruanruan lay on the bed, eating the dried fruit she had made earlier.
No wonder I haven't seen Bai Ruan since I came back; it turns out Fang Ru took her to the academy.
She was incredibly bored, so Mu Bai told her to rest properly. He wouldn't even let her walk more than a few steps, only telling her to lie down and rest.
But she's not that precious anymore.
When Mu Bai finished his work and came out of the kitchen, he found that Su Ruanruan had already fallen asleep.
He quickly took a quick shower, then wrote down an IOU and rushed out the door before she woke up.
When he returned, Su Ruanruan was already sitting on the bed, staring blankly at the bowl of dark medicine on the table.
"Why did you wake up so quickly?" Mu Bai came and went in a hurry, his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and he was a little out of breath.
He touched the bowl of medicine on the table; it was still hot and hadn't cooled down.
He rushed to deliver the IOU to the tofu shop owner, and on his way back, he ran into Su He, who was selling steamed buns in the alley. He chatted with her briefly and learned that she had also been in court that day.
She was very talkative, but he was in a hurry to come back and take care of Ruan Ruan, so he had to interrupt her and rush back.
"Brother Mu Bai, where did you go?"
"I... I didn't go anywhere, I didn't do anything." He picked up the medicine bowl and blew on it, looking somewhat awkward.
Once the medicine had cooled down, it was handed to Su Ruanruan.
Su Ruanruan frowned, but still tilted her head back and drank it down without saying a word.
The intense bitterness spread throughout her mouth. She popped a piece of dried fruit into her mouth, and the sweet dried apricot gradually swallowed the bitterness of the medicine.
Su Ruanruan looked up and met Mu Bai's eyes, which were filled with shimmering starlight and gentle light.
She lowered her eyes. "Brother Mu Bai, I need to apply the medicine."
"Okay, I'm going out."
He turned to leave, but Su Ruanruan quickly grabbed his wrist.
"Brother Mu Bai, I can't do this alone..."
"Then I'll go find someone... to help you." He then remembered that Ruan Ruan's injury was to her shoulder, and as a man, it was really inappropriate for him to do such a thing.
He remembered Su He, who sold steamed buns on the street. She was a woman, so he could only ask her for help.
Su Ruanruan didn't give him a chance to refuse. She got out of bed wearing stockings and blocked his way.
"Brother Mu Bai, please don't look for anyone else, okay?"
Su Ruanruan took Mu Bai's hand, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "Brother Mu Bai, I don't want anyone to see me like this. Please don't leave."
“But Ruanruan, you are injured. I... I am a man. How can I help you with these things? It's really inconvenient.”
Su Ruanruan stared at him blankly for several moments, feeling extremely wronged. She let go of Mu Bai's hand and moved to the side to clear the doorway.
"If Brother Mu Bai wants others to see my injuries and expose my pain to them without reservation, then so be it!"
"Ruanruan, why are you crying? You know that's not what I meant. If others find out, it's fine for me, a man, but for you..."
"We're a man and a woman living under the same roof, if they wanted to say something, they would have said it already. It's too late to avoid suspicion now. If Brother Mubai thinks I'll affect your reputation, I'd better move out."
Mu Bai cupped Su Ruanruan's face in his hands, looking into her misty eyes.
It's both heartbreaking and funny.
"Ruan Ruan, you always know how to make my heart ache."
Su Ruanruan smiled slightly, placing her hands on Mu Bai's hands. "Could Brother Mu Bai help me? It's inconvenient in the yamen's side room, so I can only ask the maid for help. But, you know, I don't want outsiders to help me..."
She held Mu Bai's wrist and gently guided his long, slender hand downwards.
From cheeks to neck and then...
A strange sensation came from the touch, and Mu Bai looked down in disbelief, his cheeks instantly turning red.
Even through the thin clothes, the excessively soft touch sent a shiver down his spine as it burned his fingers.
The dormant beast within my body was beginning to awaken.
It's really...so embarrassing.
"Ruanruan, you..."
Mu Bai's breath was hot, and he tried to pull his hand back, but Su Ruanruan pressed it down, guiding it down his snowy peaks.
It slid over her flat stomach and moved toward her belt.
Su Ruanruan moved even closer, her beautiful eyes sparkling, and her pink lips parted slightly, "Brother Mu Bai, hurry up."
Mu Bai's brain went blank, and his fingers felt numb as if they weren't his own.
His jade-like face ignited a surge of desire within him. Ruan Ruan always knew how to seduce him into boundless lust.
Mu Bai bit her lip tightly and closed her eyes. Her smooth forehead was covered in cold sweat.
A glint flashed in Su Ruanruan's eyes as she looked down at the hand she was battling with.
When his fingers touched the sash, Mu Bai finally used all his strength to pull his burning hand back.
Su Ruanruan pursed her lips.
It's pointless. I can't control my feelings, yet I still avoid her like this.
Su Ruanruan's playful mood diminished greatly, and she walked towards the bed. With a flick of her slender fingers, her sash came undone, her clothes slipped down, and she tossed them onto the table with her bare hand.
Mu Bai faced the wall, lowered his eyes to look at something unusual, and his ears turned completely red.
"Ruanruan, I... need to go to the outhouse. Wait for me, I'll be right back."
He lifted his foot to leave, but a delicate shout came from behind him.
"You're not allowed to go!"
Su Ruanruan giggled a few more times, blinked her almond-shaped eyes, and said in a soft voice, "Brother Mu Bai, would you please turn around and look at me?"
"Brother, why don't you dare turn around?"
Mu Bai's thick eyelashes trembled, and she slowly turned her head away.
He saw Su Ruanruan lying on the couch, propping her head up as she looked at him. The bright sunlight streamed through the window, casting a golden glow on her skin.
His gaze fell downwards, and his breath caught in his throat.
Shaped like a beautiful jade, its beauty is beyond compare.
I'm reminded of that crazy time I had a few days ago.
Mu Bai's breath was hot, and he felt warm liquid flowing from his nasal cavity. When he touched it with his fingertip, it was bright red.
"..."
Su Ruanruan was wrapped in gauze, which slanted from her shoulder into the ravine. There were also some red and swollen bruises on her body. Although she was in a lot of pain, it was not as bad as the fervor in her eyes.
However, this enchanting ambiguity was extinguished the moment Mu Bai fled in panic.
Right now, he's probably hiding in the side room to put out the fire. But how can such a small fire be extinguished completely?
Unless he doesn't plan to apply the medicine or change the gauze today.
Su Ruanruan wasn't in a hurry; she just stared blankly at the top of the tent.
But as the medication took effect, he fell asleep.
When Su Ruanruan woke up again, there was no movement in the courtyard. She put her clothes back on, slipped on her shoes, and went outside.
But Mu Bai was nowhere to be seen.
Only the faint scent of photinia flowers wafted from the side room…
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