Chapter 188 - 180: I’m Not Going Out
Chapter 188: Chapter 180: I’m Not Going Out
Meng Nan chuckled. "Zhi, you really look like a proper young lady in that embroidered skirt."
Hu Feng, seeing Meng Nan’s eyes fixed on Bai Zhi, grew displeased. He pointed to the gray cloth bundle on the table and asked, "What’s in that bag of yours? Is it alright that it’s wet?"
As he spoke, Hu Feng started toward the bundle.
Bai Zhi panicked. She bolted for the cloth bag, terrified Hu Feng would see what was inside. But tragically, in her haste, she forgot she was wearing an ill-fitting long skirt. Her foot caught the hem, and she fell to the ground with a THUD.
Seeing this, Meng Nan was about to rush forward to help her up, but Hu Feng had already doubled back. He pulled her to her feet, his handsome brows furrowed as he scolded her irritably, "You’re not a child. How can you fall just from walking? What, were you afraid I’d steal what’s in your bag?"
Bai Zhi quickly waved her hands. "No, no! The skirt is a little long, and I accidentally stepped on it."
Hu Feng glanced at the hem she was holding. It was indeed too long. He couldn’t help but mutter, "Who asked you to be so short? Even a skirt this short is still too long on you." Though his words were a complaint, he thoughtfully crouched down and ripped off the excess length of the hem with one sharp tear.
Bai Zhi said anxiously, "Why did you rip it? This isn’t my dress! It’s one Brother Jin borrowed for me. I have to return it!"
Hu Feng straightened up, satisfied. He tossed the strip of cloth from his hand and said nonchalantly, "We’ll just get her a new one, won’t we?"
Meng Nan hurried over and chimed in, "He’s right. It’s just a skirt. I’ll replace it for her later."
He leaned closer to Bai Zhi. "You were in such a hurry to get here. Was it something urgent?"
Bai Zhi nodded. "I got what I needed. I can treat your injury now."
’So she rushed here through the rain just to treat my injury.’
Meng Nan grinned, his smile revealing a row of neat, white teeth. "So you rushed here through the rain just to treat my injury?"
Bai Zhi nodded again. "Yes. Your injury isn’t extremely severe, but for a full recovery, the sooner we treat it, the better. It will help with your rehabilitation later on."
’His tendons were severed, and she calls that not serious?’ The Jin guard’s eyes widened. "Miss Bai, do you mean my lord’s injury can definitely be healed? Can he recover completely, just like he was before?"
Bai Zhi nodded. "Yesterday, I wasn’t completely sure. When I guaranteed I could treat it, I was mostly just trying to comfort you. Today, however, I am completely confident I can reattach his severed tendon. I’m about eighty percent sure he can make a full recovery, but that will require his complete cooperation."
The Jin guard was so excited he looked ready to jump. He nodded repeatedly at Bai Zhi. "He will, he will! My lord will definitely cooperate fully!"
Meng Nan was happy too, of course, but he couldn’t help but roll his eyes at the Jin guard’s words. "So if she tells me to strip naked and streak down the street, I have to cooperate with that, too?"
The Jin guard chuckled slyly. "As long as you cover your face, what’s the harm in streaking? All men look the same down there anyway."
Bai Zhi was amused by their banter. She laughed and said, "Alright, you two, stop fooling around. Let’s get started."
"Brother Jin, please stand guard outside. Don’t let anyone in, no matter who they are, until I open the door."
The Jin guard quickly agreed. Bai Zhi then turned to look at Hu Feng.
Before she could even speak, Hu Feng cut in, "I’m not leaving."