Ch45 - Response

Mr Xie had always been considerate. Knowing that Ji Qinghuai would be embarrassed if he laughed too much, he laughed twice and stopped after a while.

He got up and said, “I’ll help you up.”

When Ji Qinghuai heard his words, he raised his hand first and grabbed the hand by his side. Xie Yan had just leaned down when he offered his hand.

The face that had been in his mind for a long time was now close at hand, so close, that their breaths were mingling. Ji Qinghuai’s heartbeat accelerated unconsciously, and he lifted his other hand.

Xie Yan wanted to hold Ji Qinghuai’s arm to help him up but as he stretched out his hand to help him, Ji Qinghuai stretched out his arm and suddenly hugged his neck.

Xie Yan was startled.

When the two eyes met, the undisguised focus and deep affection were seen by Xie Yan, sincere and passionate. Ji Qinghuai’s gaze fell on Xie Yan’s pale thin lips and approached slowly.

Xie Yan raised his hand and gave Ji Qinghuai a not-so-gentle smack on the shoulder.

“Ow…” Ji Qinghuai was caught off guard and cried out in pain. Only then did he come back to his senses, and when he saw their current posture, he was shocked.

What was he doing just now? He was actually being so frivolous!

Ji Qinghuai didn’t care about the pain and hurriedly withdrew the arm around Xie Yan. He carefully looked at Xie Yan’s expression, very worried that he would be furious.

Ji Qinghuai’s other hand was still holding Xie Yan’s hand. In a panic, he wanted to take it back but was grasped by Xie Yan. Ji Qinghuai was taken aback for a while, and said jokingly, “There’s no rush.”

Xie Yan’s expression was as calm as usual, without a change in colour and still so indifferent. He supported Ji Qinghuai’s arm so that he could sit up.

Ji Qinghuai couldn’t read his thoughts, but he didn’t seem to be angry, so he grabbed Xie Yan’s arm and sat up slowly.

Ji Qinghuai’s injuries were all on his back, so walking on his own was not a problem, but he just couldn’t stand for a long time. Someone had to support him.

If Ji Qinghuai wanted to go somewhere, Qin Lang would support him and he would hold onto Qin Lang’s shoulders and lean against him. However, he was afraid to do the same to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan bent over and placed the slippers in front of Ji Qinghuai. He didn’t rush him and waited beside him. Ji Qinghuai blinked twice, reaching out to try and place his hand on Xie Yan’s shoulder.

Xie Yan didn’t hit him again this time.

Ji Qinghuai breathed a sigh of relief and made sure that Xie Yan didn’t mind the situation just now. He then put on his slippers and stood up slowly.

The distance from the room to the bathroom was not long. With a guilty heart, he didn’t dare to make eye contact with Xie Yan. When he reached the bathroom door, he retracted his hand and supported himself against the wall.

The warm palm pulled away from Xie Yan’s hand, leaving a thin layer of sweat, but it was not clear who left it.

Xie Yan helped Ji Qinghuai close the bathroom door and waited for him outside silently.

After a while, the sound of flushing sounded in his ears. Ji Qinghuai walked to the sink and turned on the faucet.

Clean and clear water gushed out from the tap, hitting the basin vertically and splashing some water droplets, JiQinghuai looked at it blankly for a while and stretched out his hand to wash them.

The tap water poured into his hands. The water was a bit cold. He bent down, took a handful of cold water and splashed it on his face.

The drops of water descended Ji Qinghuai’s face, and a few drops hung on the hair near his ears and forehead. He took off the towel and wiped his face, then looked in the mirror and made sure that he was soberer now.

Ji Qinghuai opened the door and Xie Yan who was waiting at the door turned around and naturally extended his hand towards him. Ji QingHuai took the slender hand in his and took two steps forward, placing his arm around Xie Yan’s shoulder again.

Once the two of them were close together, Ji Qinghuai could keenly smell the scent of Xie Yan. The light grapefruit scent was familiar to him, and he liked it very much. The sweet fragrance was a bit…tempting.

Ji Qinghuai secretly clenched his fist and pinched his palm, pulling his thoughts back in time.

He could no longer offend Xie Yan, Xie Yan wasn’t a casual person, and neither was he!

Ji Qinghuai knew something was wrong with him. This was the same feeling he had the last two times. With the previous two experiences, he could already detect the abnormality in advance.

Ji Qinghuai was afraid that he would do something excessive to Xie Yan, and in a hurry, he pretended to trip and stumble. His back slammed against the wall and Xie Yan quickly tried to bring him into his arms but Ji Qinghuai didn’t want that and he pulled Xie Yan into his arms instead.

Ji Qinghuai’s back had hit the wall directly, and the pain made his eyes blackout for a moment. Xie Yan supported his body on the wall with one hand and avoided crashing into Ji Qinghuai. He looked up and saw Ji Qinghuai’s ashen face.

Xie Yan frowned and asked worriedly, “Are you okay?”

Ji Qinghuai endured the pain and shook his head slightly, “I’m okay…”

Looking at Ji Qinghuai’s face, Xie Yan knew he was lying. He let Ji Qinghuai lean slightly in his arms and helped him to his room quickly.

In this short period, Ji Qinghuai’s forehead was already sweating, but the method of self-injury was really easy to use. The strange feeling disappeared, and he didn’t think about it anymore. Now there was only one thought left in his mind.

Pain.

Xie Yan helped Ji Qinghuai lie down on the bed and his eyes fell on his back. Ji Qinghuai’s bump just now was not light and blood was oozing under the gauze

“Sorry, I was too careless.”

Xie Yan thought it was him who tripped Ji Qinghuai, causing the accident just now and sincerely apologized. Ji Qinghuai didn’t want Xie Yan to blame himself for it, so he waved his hand quickly. “It’s okay, I was the one not being careful. ”

It was indeed his idea to deliberately bump into the wall, but he couldn’t reveal this to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan knew that it was not time to care about whose fault it was. He looked around the room and saw the medicine box beside the table.

Ji Qinghuai’s injury was new but didn’t affect the bone. The dressing had to be changed every day so Qin Lang put the medicine box close by and it came in handy this time.

Xie Yan said to Ji Qinghuai, “The wound is bleeding, I have to redress it.”

Ji Qinghuai nodded reluctantly.

After getting permission, Xie Yan turned around to get the medicine box, opened it and saw that there were gauze and external wound medicine inside. He took them out and put them at the side, and began to unwrap the gauze on Ji Qinghuai’s body.

As the gauze was unravelled layer by layer, the wounds hidden under the gauze were gradually exposed. Xie Yan looked at the newly formed scabs on Ji Qinghuai’s back, and his movements slowed down and became lighter.

Uncovering the blood-stained gauze, the wound underneath was torn due to the previous impact. Xie Yan was afraid that the wounds elsewhere would also tear, so he replaced all the gauze on Ji Qinghuai’s body.

The injuries, which were not covered by anything, were exposed and looked particularly harsh against Ji Qinghuai’s fair skin. Xie Yan skillfully treated the wounds with some regret in his heart.

Previously, he shouldn’t have hit Ji Qinghuai’s injured shoulder, let alone allow him to hit his body so carelessly that the wound reopened.

“Wuu…” Ji Qinghuai couldn’t help but cry out in pain. Xie Yan’s movements came to a still and the eyes that had been silent for many years finally began to ripple.

The little wild cat had stayed in his house for half a month. He thought he already knew the little one’s temper very well. He was so delicate and refused to suffer even a bit. He was always very careful when taking care of him.

But now?

Xu Luo only helped Ji Qinghuai remove the cold poison a week ago and it went without saying how much Ji Qinghuai suffered. He was extremely vulnerable after that, but he was beaten like this two days later.

How painful it is to have so many wounds…

Xie Yan took a deep breath to calm himself, reapplied the medicine, and then covered the wound with gauze. After doing this, he pulled the quilt beside Ji Qinghuai and covered him.

“Let’s rest for a while.”

Xie Yan’s voice was very soft, but it was enough for Ji Qinghuai to hear.

Ji Qinghuai raised his head and asked, “What about you?”

Xie Yan replied, “I’ll disturb your rest here.”

“I’m not sleepy.” Ji Qinghuai cheered up, “My injury just looks scary, but it’s not that serious.”

He was afraid that Xie Yan would leave, and said, “Didn’t you still agree to stay for dinner?”

Ji Qinghuai had not changed from the beginning to the end when it came to clinging to people. The last time Xie Yan said he was going to leave, he was reluctant to give up, and it was the same now.

Xie Yan smiled lightly, “Aren’t you afraid of noise?”

Ji Qinghuai shook his head quickly.

As long as you’re not leaving, anything is fine.

Ji Qinghuai knew very well there was a high probability that Xie Yan wouldn’t come see him again after this visit. He would have to wait for the injury to heal before he could see Xie Yan again but he would have to wait for more than a month which was very difficult.

So he didn’t want Xie Yan to leave so early. He would drag on every moment they spent together.

Ji Qinghuai stretched out his hand to grasp Xie Yan’s clothes. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Xie Yan’s hand greeted him and grabbed his.

“I won’t go, I’ll be here with you.”

Ji Qinghuai was startled again.

With their eyes facing each other, Mr Xie’s expression was serious and gentle, as if the sunlight was shining on him as he was basking on the balcony in winter. Bright and warm. The only difference was that he couldn’t catch the sunlight, but he was already relieved that he was within his reach.

Ji Qinghuai held Xie Yan’s hand. The previous panic, nervousness, and reluctance disappeared. Holding this warm hand, Ji Qinghuai felt extremely relieved.

After hearing Xie Yan’s response, Ji Qinghuai was so happy that he couldn’t express his joy. When he relaxed, fatigue came over him and he fell asleep without even realising.

In his sleep, the hand held by Xie Yan was never released. Xie Yan didn’t leave after he was asleep and stayed quietly by his side.

What Ji Qinghuai didn’t know was that he liked to stare at Xie Yan all the time and was extremely reluctant to take his eyes off him but this time, Xie Yan was gazing at him, the gentleness in his eyes unprecedented.

It took me more than half a book to realise that Kyushu is a poetic name for China… Big bruh moment whoops. So in other words, Shen Xie is the Overlord of China and the four districts are the North, South, East and West of China lol. I actually thought that each district was smaller and not China divided into 4 parts LMAO