Chapter 233 - Changing The Dressing
Chapter 233: Changing The Dressing
“Let’s not talk about this! Since I’m fine now, saying this will only make us upset, won’t it?” Shi Fengju suddenly laughed.
Sang Wan laughed too, feeling at a loss deep down. She nodded her head and responded with a smile, “Exactly! We will really be wasting time over something that has no clear solution!”
She helped to wipe and clean his wounds lightly with a clean cotton towel. She then gently applied an amber-colored ointment before rubbing slowly so that it would be absorbed into the skin. Then, she wrapped two layers of gauze around the wound.
After carefully putting his leg on the couch, Sang Wan was then relieved. She was so tired that her back ached and beads of sweat formed on her forehead.
She then went to unbutton his gown to see the injury on his arm. It was much better than the one on his leg. As expected, there was a scar. She used the wet towel to wipe it clean before applying the ointment and wrapping the bandage over it which she very soon completed.
“Let Head Servant Zhang and the rest come tomorrow! It’s been tiring on you!” When she lifted her head, Shi Fengju realized that she was sweating slightly on her forehead and she was a little short on breath. As a result, his heart could not help but ache a little.
Sang Wan shook her head with a slight smile, and said gently, “Men are rough, it’ll be better if I do this instead! I’ll be better at this when I do it again tomorrow!” Didn’t she travel a long distance to take care of him? If she stood at the side and lazily instructed a few servants to do work, then what was her arrival for?
Shi Fengju felt happy that she was going to personally take care of him. He then chuckled without a word and thought of letting her rest more on the next day.
After his wounds were wrapped, Sang Wan instructed the servants to come in and clear away the basin, towels, and other things. She then helped Shi Fengju rest on the bed. Before she could speak, Shi Fengju instructed the servants to bring in the hot water to wipe his body. Two women hurriedly agreed and went to get it prepared.
Once the water was brought in, the servants lowered their heads and hurriedly left as they softly closed the door behind them.
Sang Wan turned somewhat awkward at the moment. She eyed the big bucket of water in front of the bed with steam lingering above it. She could feel the hot steam rising up to her face and rushing into her nostrils.
“Sang Wan, do you want me to do it on my own?” Shi Fengju chuckled in a low voice and looked at her with interest.
“Let me bring over a set of clean undergarments for you first!” Sang Wan found an overused excuse. She turned around and took out a set of silky white undergarments from the wardrobe and put them beside the bed. After pulling the sleeves, she removed his clothes.
Shi Fengju compiled with her and did not move at all. He deliberately wanted her to do it all for him. Sang Wan could not help but silently rolled her eyes at him. Her anger and shyness made him grin even more after a while.
Shi Fengju treated her with sincerity. He felt neither restrained nor uncomfortable. Instead, he leaned backward casually and combed a few strands of her hair that were more than a shoulder’s length before smiling, “Sang Wan, you’re doing it a little too quickly! It feels ticklish from the hot water!”
Sang Wan giggled and her awkwardness just then gradually eased. She hurriedly wrung the wet towel before unfolding it to wipe him clean.
As the hot towel wiped across his body, Shi Fengju let out a comfortable sigh and closed his eyes to enjoy it. The towel wiped all over him and redness surfaced on his pale skin as if his pores were opened by the steam. His breathing, which she was familiar with, hit against her face before the steam, and she could not help but blush slightly.
Shi Fengju was not any better. He had only wanted to tease her when he saw her being shy. However, since she was so close to him, her warm, soft and thin fingers grazed against his skin from time to time, causing his blood to circulate quicker. As though his body had been excessively touched by lightning, he suddenly felt numb and his uncontrollable desire soared. He suddenly felt his mouth was dry and did not dare to move.
He could control his body’s movement but not his reaction.
He was awkward at first but after seeing that she was even more awkward than him, his awkwardness vanished in an instant. Instead, he looked at her with full interest and the corners of his lips curled in an uncontrollable smile.
Sang Wan had long scolded him in her heart. She was simply giving his body a wipe, who knew he’d have such thoughts even with an injured body. It left her speechless.
Right at this moment, if Shi Fengju knew how much she despised him deep down, he would definitely cry out in grievance. Still, this was something he could not control. He could only blame it on her. He was a normal man. With her attending to him, it would be terrible if he did not have such a reaction.
After washing the towel again, Sang Wan firmly skipped a part and went to wipe further down his body with slight hesitation. Shi Fengju quickly said, “Sang Wan, don’t do that! You have to wipe every part of my body!” Upon seeing her speechless and pleading, “Alright, Sang Wan. Just help me to the end, alright? I would feel so uncomfortable if you don’t…”
Sang Wan lifted her head to look at him and could only respond with an ‘oh’. She did not shy away and wiped his inner thigh with the wet towel.
Shi Fengju did not anticipate her actually doing it and was caught off guard by the stimulation. He could not help but groan in a low voice and his entire body shuddered. He unconsciously shut his eyes and knitted his brows slightly. In that instant, his mind went blank and he could only feel the blood all over his body rushing to that single point. It swelled immediately to the point of exploding and he almost could not endure it.
It had been two months since he went out to search for his Second Brother and he did not think about anything else. Moreover, even if he did, he would only think of her. He had always remained clean. Even though there were times when he joined social gatherings, he only drank wine, listened to music, and watched the singing and dancing. In his eyes, no matter how beautiful the women at the brothel were, they had been touched by many men and he felt disgusted at the thought of that. Therefore, he did not have any interest in doing anything to them. Gu Fangzi had always watched him closely, thus none of the servants in the household dared to climb into his bed. As a result, his wife was the first woman, so he could only remember her goodness after experiencing it.
Now that she was with him, their usual intimacy and affection made him restless, stirring up desire for her. At this moment, the situation was clearly aggravated. The restraint he had under control was like the flood being discharged from the dam.
Shi Fengju unconsciously felt vexed and regretful. If he had known earlier, he should not have come up with this idea to have her wipe his body. It would be better if he did the lower half while that servant Zhang Huan did the top half!
He deserved this suffering.
“What’s wrong? I… I didn’t use much strength. Did I perhaps hurt you?” Sang Wan felt he was rigid all over. She was frightened when she lifted her head and saw him with his eyes closed and his brows knitted together. She thought she might have accidently touched the injury on his leg.
“No, nothing!” Shi Fengju was in a difficult situation and hurriedly said, “I feel somewhat itchy on my back. Help me to wipe my back!”
“That’s a relief!” Sang Wan smiled. She dropped the towel and carefully helped to turn him over on the bed before wiping his back.
When her hands left, Shi Fengju felt somewhat regretful and disappointed for no reason. He actually liked that feeling. He almost wanted to ask her to continue wiping there, but he felt embarrassed with that thought so he quickly dropped the subject.
The body that was before her had a waist that was slender and wide with healthy and clear skin. His pale skin was smooth without a flaw like a statue perfectly carved. Sang Wan had never seen his body like this before. Since he was lying on his stomach, he could not see her expression. However, she was also bolder than before and he was startled for a moment.
When there was no sign of her moving, Shi Fengju could not help but slightly turn his head towards her. He saw both her eyes staring at his body with infatuation. That fiery desire just now once again soared and he smiled slightly towards her. “Sang Wan, are you done looking?”
Sang Wan’s face immediately turned red and she returned to her senses as she wiped him with all her might. However, she was unaware that her cheeks turned an intoxicating-red from the makeup. Her glistening eyes were extremely flirtatious and the tips of her brows were charming.
Shi Fengju gulped and turned his head to silently lie on his stomach. His heart had immediately come to a decision.
After he had been wiped clean, the two of them seemed to be relieved.
“Your clothes are also wet. It must’ve been a lot of work for you. Go and take a shower.” Shi Fengju turned back to lean on the bed couch. He wore his inner garments and pulled the blanket to cover himself.
“I’ll attend to you until you sleep first!” Sang Wan then went to help him.
“Go take a shower first. I still want to sit here.” Shi Fengju smiled as he held her hands and gave it a pinch.
Sang Wan smiled.
After taking a shower, Sang Wan returned and went up to say with hesitation, “You have an injury on your leg so I won’t disturb you. I’ll sleep on the couch outside. Call me if you need anything…”
“You know your limits, so stay here with me! Look here, I’ve even asked the servants to prepare your blanket. We’ll just cover ourselves with one each! You traveled a long way here, so how can I possibly allow you to spend the night on the pathetic couch? Moreover, I like you by my side.” Unwilling, Shi Fengju pulled her hands, not letting them go.
“But, if I were to accidentally touch your injury…” Sang Wan was still not at ease.
“Don’t worry!” Shi Fengju said with a laugh, “The bed is big, and we aren’t small kids.”
Sang Wan could only respond with a smile and instructed Liu Ya to sleep in the partition across the middle hall. She pulled the embroidered curtain down and left a small lamp in the corner with a veil. She drew down the mosquito net and got up the bed before getting into her blanket.
After lying down for a while, she felt Shi Fengju’s hand extend over her body, embracing her together with the blanket. “Sang Wan, let’s talk, alright?”
“We can talk tomorrow!” Sang Wan closed her eyes and said. After rushing over while worried sick on a journey that took many days, she was finally at ease. Once she laid down, she felt so sleepy that she did not want to move anymore.
Shi Fengju was unwilling to comply. He pulled away her blanket and extended his blanket to wrap around her before whispering in her ear, “Sang Wan, we haven’t met for more than two months. Did you think of me?” With that, he leaned closer to her.
“Your injury…” Sang Wan grew worried.
“I don’t care about that!”
“But…”
Upon seeing her distracted at this moment, Shi Fengju could not help but feel annoyed and he blocked her lips with a kiss.
Shi Fengju finally felt satisfied.
Afterwards, Sang Wan unintentionally had a glimpse of the gauze on his arm. There was a bit of bright red oozing out. Frightened, she sat up and exclaimed tensely, “Your arm is bleeding!”
With that, she pulled off his robe and wanted to get off the bed.
“Sang Wan, I’m fine. It’ll be alright after a while. It doesn’t hurt.” Shi Fengju hurriedly pulled her back.
“How will that do! I don’t even know if the injury on your leg tore. I don’t feel at ease if I don’t take a good look at it and change the dressing!” Sang Wan insisted on getting off the bed. She lit the lamp to have a look. As she had expected, blood indistinctly oozed out on his leg as well.
Sang Wan’s face sank and she coiled up the mosquito net. She took the gauze and ointment over and helped him to tear apart the gauze, wipe the wound clean, and change the dressing. She then grumbled, “Look, your injury really tore. I said no but you were so stubborn…”
Shi Fengju felt somewhat awkward too. Even though he had obediently allowed her to fiddle without making a sound, he knew he had been rash just then, as if he did not want his life. His willpower had always been good and he knew she did not deliberately seduce him. However, once he saw her, he could not care about anything else.
Shi Fengju was silently glad that his injury had only torn a little and it was fine after she changed his dressing and wrapped it again. If his wounds opening up again had caused the physician to come in the middle of the night, not to mention her, even he would be embarrassed.
However, he was unaware that Sang Wan had the same thought as well.
“I’m done. Go and lie back down! Does it still hurt?” After Sang Wan was done, she put away the things by the side and asked gently.
“No, it doesn’t hurt anymore. You should quickly go to sleep too!” Shi Fengju saw her happy again and could not help but feel relieved. He held her hands and let her help him lie down and cover him with a blanket.
Sang Wan then climbed up the bed and laid down gently beside him.
Upon seeing her remaining silent, Shi Fengju felt that she was still angry. He extended his hands to lightly nudge her. “Sang Wan, Sang Wan!”
Sang Wan silently sighed. She opened her eyes and leaned her head towards him. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I just wanted to call you! Sang Wan, do you despise me?” Shi Fengju asked with a smile.
Despise? Sang Wan was in a daze. Why would she? Besides, what right does she have to do that!
“What nonsense are you spouting! Quickly go and sleep!” Sang Wan did not know whether to cry or laugh. Could it be due to his injury that he became somewhat strange?
“Really? Then, come to my blanket, will you? Sang Wan, I want to sleep with you in my embrace!” Shi Fengju wanted more. With her by his side, wouldn’t he be a fool if he did not embrace her!
In the dark night, his eyes stared at her brightly like the stars, revealing a deep yearning and affection.
Would Sang Wan refuse? She smiled slightly and shifted to his side. He immediately raised his blanket to welcome her and wrapped her into his tight embrace. “Sang Wan, I’ll listen to you. I won’t mess around next time.”
A next time? Sang Wan thought to herself: I would have said that if you didn’t. There was a smile on her face and she responded with a nod before making her way into his embrace. After searching for a comfortable position, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep soon after.
Shi Fengju had been lying on the bed all day to recuperate and had spent most of his time sleeping. As he listened to her long and even breathing, she was evidently in a deep sleep. It was clear that the journey was exhausting. Even though the journey was long, she arrived quickly. Who knew how worried she must’ve been. It had been hard on her!
He lowered his head to give her a light peck on her forehead before staring at her sleeping. He remained still as he could not bear to disturb her.
Gradually, the injury on his leg burned hot with itchiness. It must have been due to him making strenuous movements before. He only felt the blood circulating through his leg extremely fast and his wound throbbed rapidly. Then, it swelled as if there were maggots in his foot that were impossible to get rid of.
Shi Fengju knew he had reaped what he sowed. However, he also knew that even if he were given another chance, he would still want her. This was nothing to be regretful about. He could only close his eyes to endure the pain and only thought about sleeping as quickly as possible so that he would not feel the pain anymore.
He fell into a deep sleep and the sky was bright when he woke up. The sunlight penetrated through the windows, and shone on the floor in front of the bed. He could see it through the bed curtain.
“You’re awake?” The woman in his embrace asked with a smile.
Shi Fengju lowered his head and revealed a smile before rubbing his forehead and replied with a smile, “Aren’t you exhausted from the past few days? Why did you wake up so early?”
Sang Wan laughed and handed him a walnut-sized pocket watch from under the pillow. “Look at the time now. How’s it still early! I was afraid that if I moved, I would disturb you so I did not dare to move. You’re finally awake now!” Sang Wan could not help but add, “You sure know how to sleep.”
Shi Fengju did not dare to tell her that he only managed to fall asleep at dawn due to the pain in his leg. After shooting a glance at the pocket watch she handed him, he spoke with a smile, “Since it’s already afternoon, are you hungry? Let’s get up quickly!”
“I’m not hungry but I can’t sleep anymore or my lower back will ache!” Sang Wan sat up and saw his eyes on her waist. She gave him a glare before gathering the blanket. She put on her clothes and got off the bed to dress herself properly. Once done, she helped him to change into a clean set of clothes.