chapter11

  Before leaving, they went around a community medical station outside the neighborhood again. First, they applied medicine to He Song. The light in the house was much brighter, and only when they put him on a chair did Yuan Zhi and He Shou Si see He Song's true appearance. His ponytail was hanging crookedly, his clothes were not only stained with footprints but also had several holes, his elbows and knees were scraped and covered with dust, and his face was also dusty, with one cheek swollen. Compared to Lü Sisi, he looked more than a little pitiful.

  Yuan Zhi looked her up and down several times, incredulously saying: "You were beaten to this state and you only slapped her once?" He pushed her head, scolding: "Is that all your endurance? You're not very strong, are you? Just now you were talking so bravely, but in the end you were bullied like this?"

  He Qiong lowered his head and listened obediently, waiting until he finished before saying, "I can't beat him."

  He Shouzi shook his head and scolded: "You must train your fighting skills well, that weak-looking girl can beat you up like this, what else can you do? You're only suitable to be a sandbag."

  He Sheng looked at him and said, "But it's not just her alone, she has helpers too!" Otherwise, how could things have turned out this way.

  Yuan Zhi and He Shou Si looked at each other, "Who?"

  "I don't know."

  "Boy or girl?"

  "Male."

  "What does it look like?" He Shouci asked further.

  "I didn't see clearly, he was standing behind me!"

  Yuan Zhi looked at her with a stupid expression, not saying a word. He Guanshu also had an expression as if he was choking on an egg, "Can you be any more foolish?"

  He Sheng lowered his head and looked at his fingers.

  The doctor quickly cleaned and bandaged He Song's wound, re-examined her ankle, which was severely swollen. Fortunately, there were no bone fractures, but as the old saying goes, "a hundred days for a tendon injury", she couldn't be careless.

  Then he applied medicine for wiping every day, Yuan Zhi re-carried He Sheng back home, and parted ways with He Shou at the crossroads.

  As soon as they entered the house, Wu Shu rushed out, followed closely by Yan Bai, because they had called ahead to ensure safety, so they sat in the living room waiting.

  Aunt Wu looked up and down at He Sheng who was lying on Yuan Zhi's back, anxiously saying: "How did it become like this? Where are you going?"

  "Auntie Wu." He Sheng called out, awkwardly smiling and saying: "When feeding the dog, one bowl was missing, so I went outside to look for it. I ran too fast and accidentally fell."

  "Could it have fallen like this?" Wu Aunt also seemed skeptical.

  He Sheng nodded, waving his hand up and down, "There were rocks, I accidentally bumped into them, and then fell to the ground."

  Yuan Zhi curled his lip and said sideways: "Do you think you're a rubber ball? Can you still bounce back and forth?"

  Aunt Wu glared at him, then turned to He Song, frowning as she smoothed out her hair. "The dog is gone, just let it be. What's the point of looking for it? It was a stray anyway. Don't do this again in the future."

  He Sheng nodded, "Uh-huh!" Then looked at Yan Bai behind Wu Shu, the sharp gaze made her swallow hard and called out cautiously: "Big Brother Yan."

  Yan Bai nodded and walked forward, looking at Yuan Zhi who had no expression on his face. The surprise he felt when he saw him carrying He Sheng had already been well taken care of. He said: "I'll take over, it's very late, you go rest first."

  Yuan Zhi disdainfully rolled his eyes and handed He Song over to him.

  Yan Bai carried He Song horizontally and walked upstairs, He Song pinched his arm and secretly looked back at Yuan Zhi. Seeing that the other party was also looking this way, he silently mouthed: "Tired?"

  Yuan Zhi didn't react much and directly shifted his gaze away, as if he hadn't seen anything.

  He Sheng lowered his head and obediently snuggled into Yan Bai's arms.

  Upon entering the room, Yan Bai put the person on a chair, turned around to turn on the light and came back, only to find that He Song's wounds had already been cleaned. "Does it hurt?"

  "It's okay."

  "Are you kidding me?"

  He Sheng nodded, "Mm."

  "What's going on with your swollen face?"

  "Knocked his head against the stone."

  Yan Bai narrowed his eyes, and for a long time he didn't speak again, just staring at He Sheng with an overwhelming sense of pressure that made He Sheng so scared that he didn't even dare to move his eyeballs or breathe. This feeling was different from the fear of seeing Yuan Zhi in the past. The former seemed to be scorching sunlight, while the latter was a powerful aura emanating from within.

  He glanced at He Song's knotted fingers and said lightly: "I didn't think you'd deceive me, He Song. Have you forgotten your roots?"

  He Sheng's mind went blank, as if she had been hit hard. She suddenly lifted her head and looked at Yan Bai, who was already turning away to leave. She grabbed his clothes and said hastily: "Yan Gege, I didn't forget."

  Yan Bai had said something to her before, he said: "He Sheng, remember that in this city many things are fake, you have the most precious thing, which is authenticity. Later on, after seeing and experiencing more, don't forget your roots!"

  He Shuang has always remembered these words.

  Yan Bai looked at her with a calm tone, "Then why did you lie?"

  Why lie? Because the person who quarreled with herself knows Yuan Zhi, and Yan Bai's relationship with Yuan Zhi is not good. If she speaks out, it may cause trouble between the two, although the possibility is small. To be on the safe side, she doesn't want to see them fight now. She has found that Yuan Zhi is actually quite good, just a bit bad-mouthed, and Yan Bai is also a good person. She's not a vengeful person, but on the contrary, she often remembers others' kindness.

  But Yan Bai was angry, and she was also very afraid of seeing Yan Bai angry. After leaving the police station, she vowed in her heart that she would never let Yan Bai get angry again.

  After a moment, she stared at her toes and said in a low voice: "It's just that I think it's no big deal, I'm afraid you'll worry if I say anything."

  Yan Bai turned around and stared at her, the little girl lowered her head, revealing a white and tender neck, "That's not right to deceive people."

  I was wrong.

  Yan Bai squatted down in front of her, let out a sigh and asked: "Is it related to Yuan Zhi?" Otherwise, how could he be so kind as to carry someone back.

  "It's not that, it's just that he and a girl had some disagreement, I ran into the girl today when I went out, and there was a dispute, so it became like this. But I also hit her." After pausing for a moment, she added: "It has nothing to do with Yuan Zhi."

  Yan Bai nodded after a few seconds of silence, "Mm, I know. But next time when you go out, be more careful. It's not good for a girl to fight with others." After a pause, she thought for a moment and said: "As for Yuan Zhi, you did well."

  He Sheng looked at him with a puzzled expression, Yan Bai smiled and rubbed her messy hair, "Nothing, go wash up and sleep early! I'll leave first."

  He Sheng nodded, "Be careful on your way, Brother Yan."

  Yan Bai walked out and happened to bring the door for her, stopping at the entrance of the corridor, looking in another direction, hesitating for a few seconds before walking over. Yuan Zhi's door was not closed tightly, and after a polite knock, he walked in. Yuan Zhi was sitting by the window, wiping his wet hair, his beautiful eyes gazing through his disheveled and damp bangs with an air of subtle mockery. His thin lips curled up, "Your esteemed presence has arrived, I should have tidied up properly if I had known you were coming, lest I dirty your eyes."

  He has lived here for so many years, and Yan Baijin can count the number of times he entered this room on one hand. He basically came to convey orders from Yuan Chongyang, just like a eunuch.

  Yan Bai didn't react much to the provocation, calmly looking at him and saying: "I was surprised to see you bring He Song back, but I'm also happy that you two get along so well."

  Yuan Zhi threw the towel, rubbed his hair back, and raised his sharp chin with a lazy expression, looking at him sideways: "You misunderstood, there's a saying that goes like this, the higher you climb, the harder you fall. I found out that being tough on her doesn't work, so I'm going to try being gentle instead. I think it'll be easier to knock her down later, what do you say?"

  Yan Bai didn't say what he had expected, after exchanging a few seconds of eye contact, he only faintly said "good dream" and then turned around and walked out, as if that was all he came for.

  Perhaps it was just a casual chat, Yuan Zhi leaned back and slowly closed his eyes, but he didn't believe it anyway.

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