bestfiction Chapter 316: Unexpected Injury
Chapter 316: Unexpected Injury
Chapter 316: Unexpected Injury
She served some rice, a bowl of rice porridge, and a bowl of egg drop soup. With that, Rouge carried the food to the room, placed it on a chair, and called to Li Ming, "Brother Li Ming, wake up, it's time to eat." Rouge called a few times, and Li Ming woke up. After drinking the ginger soup, he felt much better.
Li Ming sat up, and Yan Zhi quickly helped him up. Then she picked up the rice bowl and fed him, scooping a spoonful of egg drop soup and bringing it to his lips. Li Ming took a sip, smacked his lips, and finished the rest of the soup in the spoon.
"Is it good?" Rouge asked happily when she saw that Li Ming enjoyed it. Li Ming didn't answer, but nodded with a smile. Rouge scooped up a mouthful of egg drop soup and took a sip, but spat it out on the ground as soon as it entered her mouth, saying with a bitter expression, "Brother Li Ming, is it really good? It's so salty." Li Ming remained silent, smiling as he looked at Rouge.
Rouge puffed up her cheeks in grievance at how badly she had made the food, and felt very uncomfortable watching Li Ming force himself to eat such unpalatable food.
Despite the discomfort, Li Ming was injured. She picked up a bowl filled with rice porridge and fed it to Li Ming, saying, "Brother Li Ming, I'll throw away the egg later. You'll have to make do with this rice porridge."
Li Ming sipped his rice porridge and said, "Don't feel wronged, don't feel wronged. Actually, that egg wasn't bad at all, really." Li Ming looked at Yan Zhi with a sincere expression. Yan Zhi's eyes lit up when she heard Li Ming say this. But when she thought about how the egg she made was really bad, and how her brother Li Ming kept comforting her by saying it wasn't bad, Yan Zhi felt an indescribable sadness.
Rouge remained silent, watching Li Ming finish his rice porridge and eat a little rice. After Li Ming finished eating, Rouge cleared away the dishes and was about to go to the kitchen to wash them when Li Ming grabbed her hand. Rouge suddenly realized that she still had an injury on her hand, so she quickly hid her hand behind her back and took a few steps back.
"Come here, let me see," Li Ming said in a cool tone. He noticed the ribbon on Rouge's hand and forgot that Rouge seemed to have no idea how to cook.
Rouge stood motionless, head bowed, silent and not daring to look at Li Ming. Li Ming, seeing that Rouge had no intention of letting him see, grew somewhat angry. He already had a fever, was weak, and dizzy, but still tried his best to get out of bed and grab Rouge's hand, wanting to see what was going on.
Li Ming tried to sit up, but collapsed back onto the bed, too weak to continue. Seeing this, Yan Zhi rushed over to check on him. Only after confirming he was alright did she relax. She obediently held out her hand and whispered, "See? He's fine, just a minor injury."
Li Ming looked at Yan Zhi's hand; her fingers were wrapped in a sash, which was still soaked and stained with a trace of blood. Ignoring Yan Zhi, Li Ming pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed. He gently unwrapped the sash from her hand, round and round, until finally, after the last wrap, he saw the wound.
The wound was slightly whitish, as if it had been soaked in water, and bloodstains were still visible nearby. It hadn't healed and was exposed. Li Ming looked at the wound on Yan Zhi's hand with some heartache and said, "Don't be so reckless in the future. Don't do things you can't do. What if you get hurt? Look how thin you are, you've bled all out, what will you do..."
Rouge listened to Li Ming's long-winded explanation, which, though somewhat rambling, warmed her heart for some reason. She nodded blankly. Li Ming breathed on the wound, then tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and carefully bandaged Rouge's wound. Seeing Li Ming's meticulous care and concern for her, Rouge's heart pounded, and her face flushed.
Seeing that Li Ming had bandaged her wound so well, Yan Zhi felt a surge of joy. She picked up a bowl, ready to wash it, but Li Ming stopped her. He said somewhat seriously, "Don't wash the dishes these days. I'll wash them tomorrow when I'm feeling better. Your wound shouldn't get wet right now." Yan Zhi turned around, smiled sweetly at Li Ming, and nodded slightly.
After taking the bowl to the kitchen, Rouge returned to her room to keep Li Ming company. Li Ming was relieved to see that Rouge's hands were dry. Rouge then sat by the bedside to keep Li Ming company.
That night, Rouge placed a candle to make the room less dark. There was only one bed in the room, and since men and women shouldn't be too close, Rouge sat in a chair watching Li Ming sleep. Seeing that Rouge had nowhere to sleep, Li Ming wanted to get up and offer her the bed, but Rouge said, "You sleep. If you get up, I'll run out, and if I run into any tigers, leopards, or wolves..." Rouge stopped talking and fell silent. Seeing Rouge's words, Li Ming had no choice but to obediently lie down on the bed.
Inside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, Ji Meiqing thought about how, although several days had passed, Wu Chang's incident seemed to have vanished into thin air. Everyone remained silent, except for Ji Meiqing, Lu Yu, Shen Bin, and Yin Lie. The waiters and servants all looked at Zhao Ning'er with strange eyes, mostly with contempt.
Ji Meiqing also sensed that Zhao Ning'er was under a lot of pressure, so she often talked to Zhao Ning'er to ease her mind. Although Wu Chang hadn't come to cause trouble for several days, Ji Meiqing still felt uneasy. She had a feeling that this was what they called the calm before the storm.
Ji Meiqing felt a tightness in her chest. She hadn't seen Shen Bin all day, which made her even more anxious.
Shen House.
"Bin'er, come with me." Father Shen looked very unwell today and didn't go to the court to discuss state affairs. Shen Bin looked at his father's dark face and remained silent.
After walking for a while, Shen Bin realized that his father had taken him to the ancestral hall. His figure trembled as he said, "Bin'er, kneel down!" Shen Bin did not argue and knelt down directly.
Looking at Shen Bin kneeling on the ground, Father Shen held the family whip in his hand and said, "Bin'er, I let you open the restaurant because I saw your kind heart, but now you're indulging in the pleasures of women!" With that, he lashed the whip across Shen Bin's body. Shen Bin felt a burning pain on his back, but he didn't utter a sound.
"I knew nothing about this before, it was Master Wu who revealed it in court. It made me lose face before the Emperor and in the court. It brought shame upon the ancestors of the Shen family." Father Shen spoke tremulously, yet the whip in his hand fell mercilessly on Shen Bin's back. Shen Bin was furious upon hearing his father's explanation. Wu Chang's father was always targeting Father Shen, frequently resorting to underhanded tactics behind his back.