Bai Yuqing raised a hand and pulled the brocade quilt that had slipped down Xiao Qinghe's body back into place.
"You're injured. You need to rest."
Hadn't his master started treating the female lead differently by this point in the original novel?
"Master, Junior Sister seems to be looking for you..."
"It's fine. She can't get in."
"???"
With a sweep of his arm, a barrier rose from the ground.
Thud!
"Ah!"
Ouyang Susu's startled cry rang out. She seemed to have hit the barrier, and quite hard at that.
Xiao Qinghe: "..."
When Xiao Qinghe still refused to sleep, Bai Yuqing's brows drew together slightly.
"She treated you like that, yet you still feel sorry for her?"
Xiao Qinghe: "..."
Wasn't that supposed to be you?
Bai Yuqing let out a long sigh, lifted the brocade quilt, and carefully straightened Xiao Qinghe's clothes.
"If you want to see her, go ahead. I won't stop you."
Xiao Qinghe: "..."
You say you won't stop me, but what's with that dangerous tone?
"Jun, what are you doing here? Even if you came to apologize for what happened earlier, I won't forgive you. Hmph!" Ouyang Susu's voice turned indignant.
Xie Jun?
Why was she here too?
The moment Xiao Qinghe stepped outside, Ouyang Susu seized the instant when the barrier was withdrawn and threw herself into his arms.
"Urgh!"
A critical hit for ten thousand damage!
I'm covered in injuries, damn it!
That wasn't the point!
The point was, since when had Ouyang Susu been so enthusiastic about him?
"You're injured?" Xie Jun's expression darkened, and she pulled Ouyang Susu away.
Then she yanked open Xiao Qinghe's collar.
A thick layer of gauze was revealed, faintly stained with blood and carrying the scent of medicine.
Her pupils contracted sharply, and her voice