Shen Shenxue was notified early in the morning that Su Yiwen would be coming over today and she needed to prepare tea in advance.
Thinking of the lonely figure in front of the window yesterday, Shen Shenxue felt that Su Yiwen's arrival was a good thing. What Quan Shi needed now was not her, but a doctor.
Shen Shenxue made coffee, packed snacks and walked out. Su Yiwen should be almost in the study at this time, and she only needed to send things outside the study.
Unexpectedly, Su Yiwen was delayed downstairs for a while. As soon as Shen Shenxue went out, she bumped into Su Yiwen who was rushing towards the study.
With a clang, all the trays fell to the ground, and the hot coffee spilled all over Shen Shenxue's arms.
The exposed skin immediately turned red, followed by a numb pain. Shen Shenxue couldn't help but gasped, and her hands trembled.
"Are you...are you okay?" Seeing Shen Shenxue's red hands, Su Yiwen stuttered a little.
Shen Shenxue was in so much pain that she didn't want to talk to him, but the expression on her face clearly said: What do you think
"No, I think you might have blisters."
As Su Yiwen said this, she hurriedly pushed Shen Shenxue into the kitchen, turned on the faucet, and put her hand under the cold water.
"You rush for a while, and I'll find some medicine for you." After saying that, Shen Shenxue walked out quickly without waiting for anything to say.
Shen Shenxue sighed and wanted to chase him, but her hands hurt too much. She didn't dare to leave the cold water for a while, so she could only sigh in her heart. If this happened, she might be in trouble again.
Not long after, messy footsteps came from the stairs. The first one to come in was Su Yiwen. He was holding burn plaster and gauze in his hand, with a very worried look on his face.
"I'm fine, you'd better go to your appointment first." Shen Shenxue saw Xiao Wu following behind with a cold expression on his face, and immediately shied away.
Su Yiwen didn't look at her and hesitated for a moment. In the end, the doctor's sense of professionalism took over and said, "No, your injury needs to be treated immediately. It doesn't matter if I'm a little late."
Seeing that he had already begun to apply medicine on her hands, Shen Shenxue had no choice but to compromise. Then she thought that this might be an opportunity, so she stopped insisting.
After a while, Li Chuan came over and said, "Doctor Su, sir, I asked you to ask why you haven't passed..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Chuan immediately understood what was happening in the kitchen.
He said to Su Yiwen: "Doctor Su, Shen... I will find a doctor to deal with her injury. You should go to the study first."
After saying that, he winked at Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu had no choice but to leave and call Doctor Du over.
When Su Yiwen heard that it was feasible, he said, "I'll go there when the doctor comes. If you don't apply the medicine early, it may cause blisters. I'm afraid it will be even harder to deal with by then."
Li Chuan saw that Shen Shenxue was indeed seriously injured, so he had to wait at the door.
Su Yiwen carefully applied the medicine on Shen Shenxue and was about to bandage her when she saw that the other doctors hadn't arrived yet.
Shen Shenxue looked up and found that Quan Shi was already standing at the door without knowing it. His eyes looked like ice that had been deposited for thousands of years, and there was a cold air coming out.
Unaware, Su Yiwen gently raised Shen Shenxue's hand. When she felt her retracting her hand due to pain, she subconsciously blew gently on the wound.
Quan Shi strode in and pushed Su Yiwen aside.
He grabbed Shen Shenxue's arm, his sinister eyes filled with inexplicable anger, and said, "Isn't one person enough? Do you want to seduce every man?"
Shen Shenxue's arm was pinched so much that it hurt. She frowned, but she refused to give in because she was angry: "I am such a person. Is this the first day you know about it?"
But after saying this, Shen Shenxue felt a little regretful. Su Yiwen was the one who saved her after all, and she shouldn't have dragged him into the water.
Su Yiwen hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, Shi. I knocked over the coffee and her hand was burned. As a doctor, I can't ignore it."
Quan Shi turned to look at him, even more angry: "You are my doctor, not hers. If she is injured, a doctor will be responsible for checking her!"
Su Yiwen was worried about irritating Quan Shi even more, so he had to shut up.
Shen Shenxue slowed down and said, "I was not careful, you..."
Quan Shi caught a glimpse of her red hands, calmed down his emotions, let her go and said, "You don't need me to emphasize what you want to call me in this castle."
Shen Shenxue closed her eyes, endured the pain, lowered her head and said, "Yes, sir."
Seeing her waning look, Quan Shi didn't know why he seemed to be even more angry, and said: "Since you don't understand the rules, you don't have to eat tonight."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Su Yiwen showed an apologetic expression to Shen Shenxue and quickly followed.
Doctor Du happened to walk to the door, saw Shen Shenxue, and sighed: "Why is it you again..."
Because her hands were burned and she thought she wouldn't be able to eat at night, Shen Shenxue simply stayed in the house to recuperate.
However, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Wu knocked on her door.
"My lord asked you to go over and wait for him to finish his meal. You should go over quickly."
Shen Shenxue raised her hands and said lightly: "I was afraid that I would not serve you well in the past, but I am afraid that I will make the adults angry."
Xiao Wumei said coldly: "This is your Lord's order. I am only responsible for conveying it."
After that, he left.
Shen Shenxue knew that Quan Shi was punishing her, and she suddenly felt tired. It was really pointless to live like this. If she had known better, it might be better to leave and live in peace.
But this thought only passed by for a moment. If you are not strong, you are destined to be stepped on by others.
Without brother Ayuan, she can only protect herself.
When Shen Shenxue arrived at the restaurant, Quan Shi was already sitting there. She walked to the table slowly and lowered her hands and asked, "Sir, what are your orders?"
Quan Shi stared at her gauze-wrapped hands, and after a while he said: "Of course you are doing your job... Now, serve the soup."
"Yes." Because of the pain in her hands, Shen Shenxue really had no intention of arguing with him, and just followed the order silently.
Quan Shi's eyes followed her closely, watching her slowly pick up the bowl and ladle the soup. He felt that there was something missing from Shen Shenxue today.
In the past, when she was obedient, he could still feel the sharp claws hidden under her soft fur and docile appearance. If she was not careful, she would reach out and hurt someone.
But today, she seemed to have had her claws cut off, she had no fighting spirit, and she was a little less alive.
Quan Shi didn't like her being so lifeless. It would make him feel depressed in his heart. There were more and more backlogged emotions, but he had nowhere to vent them.
He wanted her to turn back into the person she was when she first came to the castle, someone who would remain unyielding and unwilling to give in even if she was in danger.
If there is something about Shen Shenxue that he hates the most, it must be her arrogance that never bows. If there is something about Shen Shenxue that he admires the most... it is also her tenacity that never gives up.
That kind of resilience is a fatal attraction beyond beautiful skin and gentle temperament.
If his little lark could have been stronger and waited until he came back to find him, maybe...
Quan Shi took a deep breath to suppress the pain in his heart. He found that the woman in front of him was becoming more and more likely to be involved in his longing for Xiao Bailing.