Ji Yunhuan tried to shake off his hand, but Bai Liyan clasped it tightly in his palm. He held her firmly and coaxed, "Believe , Ruirui will be fine. Zhou Yixiu hasn’t reached that point yet."
When he thought there was still hope with Bai Liyan, he wouldn’t go too far. Zhou Yixiu’s goal was not to make an enemy of Bai Liyan. After all, he still wanted Bai Liyan to work for him in the future. Complete control was impossible, but cooperation was still feasible.
If he really hurt Ji Yunhuan and Ruirui, making Bai Liyan lose heart, he wouldn’t gain any benefits. Instead, he would create a powerful enemy in the Qi Family.
Soon, the doctor arrived. Bai Liyan didn’t let the doctor touch her; he carefully treated Ji Yunhuan’s wounds himself. His fingers carried a faint coolness. Ji Yunhuan looked at him and finally snapped back to reality, rembering Bai Liyan’s coldness towards her today. She asked, "Do you think Ruirui and I are dragging you down? Is that why you treated like that today?"
Bai Liyan paused briefly, "Do you think I would feel that way?"
"Then why did you..."
"Because I don’t want Zhou Yixiu to pay too much attention to you. From the past to now... I’ve disappeared from your sight for so long, haven’t you ever wondered why?" He looked up at her eyes, "Because I didn’t want people to think you would tie down. Too many people in this world want to use . I didn’t hope to care for you too much, but I still dragged you in. I thought if I was colder to you, Zhou Yixiu would give up..."
"You know he wouldn’t."
"But I still didn’t want to be threatened by him so easily." After today’s incident, he understood where Zhou Yixiu’s limit lay. However, Ji Yunhuan’s injury was the thing that hurt him the most.
Bai Liyan lowered his head and continued to treat Ji Yunhuan’s wounds, "Don’t worry. I’ll handle the trouble I caused myself. I’ll do my best not to let you be implicated."
"If you’re unwilling, you don’t have to do this for ." Seeing him in such a difficult position made her heart ache. She only wanted to survive but never thought about how to repay his kindness in the future.
Bai Liyan listened to her and smiled bitterly, "I also wish I were unwilling. But have I ever said that I wasn’t willing to do things for you? Even if it ant letting you and Qi Cheng be together and happy, I’d still be willing!"
"..."
Affected by his emotions, Bai Liyan sighed and spoke as if talking to himself, "Knowing that letting you go would make suffocate, feel miserable, and be painful, I still chose to let you and Qi Cheng be together, didn’t I? I so wish I were the first person to et you and the one you fell in love with. But unfortunately, I’m not... So, I’m destined to guard you and accompany you for the rest of my life. I’m willing to do anything for you. I’ve even envied Su Molang, at least when he died, it was for you..."
Ji Yunhuan bit her lip tightly, not knowing how to respond to Bai Liyan’s words.
Although Bai Liyan said he liked her, she thought it was just a man’s basic appreciation for a beautiful woman. He would soon forget these feelings. She never imagined she would hear these words from Bai Liyan here one day.
Bai Liyan looked up and told the servant, "Go and fetch a basin of hot water."
The servant soon went to do it.
Bai Liyan fixed her hand broken by Zhou Yixiu and said, "Be careful with your right hand. Don’t touch it."
The servant had already brought the hot water. Bai Liyan wrung out a towel and wiped her face clean. It was clear that she had cried for Ruirui before he returned.
She was a cold-blooded woman, but she was undoubtedly a warm-blooded mother. Her children were her life, her everything...
In fact, many people in this world didn’t realize the importance of family.
But she was different. She used to live for Chenchen, and now for her children... She was a selfish person but always lived for others.
With both her hands and feet injured, Bai Liyan wiped her face clean and carefully washed her feet. There were wounds on them, and it hurt to touch the water.
At this mont, when she relaxed, Ji Yunhuan realized her whole body hurt—her hands, knees, and the soles of her feet. Even her head, which wasn’t injured, ached from the long tension.
"About Ruirui..."
Ji Yunhuan just started to say when Bai Liyan interrupted, "Don’t worry. I’ll bring him back to you safely."
Bai Liyan had already cleaned her feet and carefully applied dicine to her wounds. After a while of silence in the room, he added, "I couldn’t protect Chenchen, so I must protect Ruirui. This is what I owe you!"
Ji Yunhuan knew he didn’t owe her anything. But hearing him say this made her feel more at ease, so she said nothing more.
After treating all her wounds, Bai Liyan carried her to the bed. Ji Yunhuan lay on the bed, and Bai Liyan sat by the bedside. He pulled the quilt over her. After everything that had happened tonight, he knew she wouldn’t fall asleep so soon. He didn’t rush to leave.
He sat beside her, looking at her with lingering tenderness in his eyes that he deliberately hid. "Go to sleep. Don’t worry about Ruirui. He’s still so young. Even if I die, I won’t let him get hurt."
Ji Yunhuan looked at Bai Liyan and asked, "What exactly does Zhou Yixiu want you to do?"
This concerned her and Ruirui’s destiny; she wanted to know.
But Bai Liyan didn’t want Ji Yunhuan to know about these complicated matters. He said, "It’s just a matter of interest. You wouldn’t understand even if I told you."
"If you don’t tell , I won’t understand even more."
Bai Liyan said, "It’s between n. I don’t want to talk to a woman about it. Go to sleep."
"Bai Liyan!"
Ignoring her pleas, he had already walked out.
Ji Yunhuan lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She hugged the pillow, thinking of Ruirui, Yangyang, and Qi Cheng, and her eyes welled up with tears again.
She wondered how Qi Cheng was. Zhou Yixiu said Grandpa was sick. Was he really sick?
At this mont, how was Qi Cheng? Was he looking for her? Or was he worried about Grandpa’s illness?
With these two things entwined, was he under a lot of pressure?
She hoped he was looking for her, so he could find her. Yet she feared he would neglect Grandpa because he cared too much about her, which would certainly make his family sad.
Ji Yunhuan lay alone, troubled by many thoughts, mostly worrying about Ruirui being held by those people. She was sure Ruirui must be scared.
She rembered Bai Liyan had said Qi Cheng was a cheerful person, but he gradually beca isolated after being kidnapped. She feared Ruirui would beco like Qi Cheng in the future.
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