Yan Xi woke up at noon. She stood in the bathroom and stared at the bite marks on her body for a long time.

  Gu Shen had used too much strength, causing her body to be bruised. Her chest was the most ravaged, and it was almost swollen from his bite. Yan Xi’s face heated up, suspecting that Gu Shen had done it on purpose last night.

  After showering, Yan Xi opened the door and walked out.

  She had just changed when there was a knock on the door.

  It was Xiaolan. She stood outside the door and shouted, “Madam, breakfast is ready for you. Do you need me to bring it in for you?”


  Yan Xi wrapped her clothes tighter and cleared her throat. “Come in.”


  Not only did Xiaolan bring in food, but she also brought an ointment. “This is what Master asked me to give you. Also, he can’t eat properly, so he asked me to get you to help him.”


  Yan Xi was reluctant. She lowered her eyes and asked, “Where’s Uncle Hai?”


  “Uncle Hai has something on and just went out.”


  “He can eat with one hand.”


  “Madam, then I’m afraid you have to tell Master this yourself.”


  Yan Xi sighed and brought the breakfast to Gu Shen’s room.

  When she entered, Gu Shen was leaning against the headboard. His face was rosy, and he looked much better than yesterday.

  When he saw Yan Xi coming in, he frowned slightly. “Why did you leave?”


  Yan Xi looked up with a red face and saw that Gu Shen’s expression was normal.

  Then did he still remember what happened last night? Yan Xi was skeptical. She had seen cases where people had a fever and could not remember clearly, but didn’t Gu Shen’s fever subside last night?

  If he really didn’t remember, wouldn’t she have sacrificed herself for nothing?

  Yan Xi hesitated for a long time before saying awkwardly, “It’s nothing. I was afraid of accidentally touching your wound, so I left first.”


  Gu Shen did not ask further. He only realized that Yan Xi seemed to be avoiding his gaze. He took half a bite of the egg and suddenly asked, “What are you thinking about?”


  Yan Xi looked up in a daze. When she met his gaze, her face turned red.

  She cleared her throat. “You had a fever last night,” she said tentatively, “Do you remember?”


  Gu Shen nodded. “Yes, I had a dream after that.”


  “What did you dream about?”


  Gu Shen froze and panicked. “No, I forgot.”


  He had indeed forgotten!

  Gu Shen observed her expression and doubted the authenticity of his dream last night. He asked tentatively, “Did I do anything last night?”


  “No!” Yan Xi’s tone was very harsh as she stuffed the remaining eggs into Gu Shen’s mouth.

  Gu Shen swallowed. “What’s wrong with you?”


  “I’m fine.” Yan Xi stuffed the porridge into his mouth. “Are you eating or not? Hold the bowl yourself.”


  Gu Shen carefully reached out his hand and looked at Yan Xi’s neck where there were some red marks.

  His eyes lit up. “Did I—”


  “Shut up!” Yan Xi shoved the spoon into his mouth and her expression finally softened. “Eat.”


  …


  When it was almost noon, Yan Xi helped Gu Shen change his dressing.

  The medicine was very effective this time. After a night of rest, the wound started to heal.

  Yan Xi carefully helped him apply the ointment and said, “I heard from Gu Er that two underage high school students hurt you yesterday.”


  “That’s right. It’s the student representatives from the school I’m sponsoring. They are young and were instigated.”


  “Do you know who made them do that?”


  He had some guesses, but there was no evidence.

  He looked at Yan Xi and promised her, “I let my guard down this time. I’ll be more careful next time. This won’t happen again.”


  “You better be.” Yan Xi snorted. “You hurt yourself every time. It wasn’t easy for you to feel your legs. What if the nerves were damaged again?”


  “I understand.” Gu Shen lowered his eyes and looked at his wound. Yan Xi’s suturing was very skilled. Even the doctor yesterday thought that this suturing was done by an experienced surgeon.

  This made Gu Shen very puzzled, but as long as he asked, Yan Xi would use all kinds of excuses to fool him. After all, she was smart.

  If he asked her this time, she might say that she was often injured in the Yan family in the past, which was why she was so familiar with suturing wounds.