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Valentina did not refuse. She accepted the medicine bottle and carefully applied the ointment to the cut on her arm first. Its cool touch immediately eased the burning pain.

Then she looked at Li Chen's arm, hesitated, and said softly, "Let me apply the medicine for you."

Li Chen did not refuse. He watched her draw closer, her slender fingers trembling slightly as she gently cleaned his wound and applied the medicinal powder.

They were so close they could hear each other breathe, and a subtle, intimate atmosphere filled the cave.

Valentina could smell his distinctive masculine scent, mingled with herbs and a hint of danger, and her heartbeat quickened despite herself.

Li Chen, meanwhile, gazed intently at her pretty face, so close to his, with its earnest concern, and at the red lips she had pressed together slightly in her nervousness.

"I owe you so much this time. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have..." Valentina said quietly. Her voice had lost its usual sharpness and held a trace of softness instead.

Li Chen's voice was low, his gaze burning as he looked at her. "It was hardly any trouble. Besides, you were the one in danger, madam. How could I stand by and do nothing?"

His words brushed against Valentina's heart like a feather.

She raised her head and met his deep eyes. In them, she seemed to see worry, care, and another emotion that left her heart in turmoil.

A man and a woman alone, a safe harbor after mortal danger, the rosy glow of a hero rescuing a beauty, and the intimate atmosphere Li Chen had deliberately created-all of it sent Valentina's affection for this mysterious wizard soaring uncontrollably.

She did not even notice that the seemingly severe poisoned wound on Li Chen's arm had begun to