Xie Jing returned quickly, holding a medicinal bottle, the same one she usually used. Without cotton swabs here, the ointment would have to be applied by hand.
He walked straight to her, half-crouching on the ground. Without looking at her, he dipped his finger into the ointment and was about to smear it onto her wound.
Even though it was just applying medicine, Qin Jiujiu couldn't bear to look at the impending action. Just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.
Just as his hand was about to touch her wound, Qin Jiujiu spoke up to stop him, "Did you wash your hands?"
Xie Jing's hand paused mid-air. He glanced at Qin Jiujiu, then continued to apply the medicine without changing his expression.
Qin Jiujiu: This is so unhygienic! It's so easy to get a bacterial infection!
"Maybe I should do it myself..." The words were spoken with a hint of guilt. Xie Jing had already touched her wound. He looked up at her upon hearing this.
She suddenly held her breath, not daring to speak further.
But his hand touching her skin was still so itchy!
Xie Jing's movements were very gentle, but when his fingertips touched her skin, it was very itchy. She couldn't help but giggle, which made Xie Jing look at her again.
This time, he looked at her as if she were mentally ill.
"It's so itchy... Hahahaha..." She suddenly burst out laughing. The process of applying the medicine felt inexplicably long. She couldn't stand it for another moment!
Because of the itching, her body couldn't help but fidget. Xie Jing suddenly pinched her waist, and her laughter abruptly stopped. Her face instantly turned as red as a monkey's backside.
He, he, he... What did he just do?
Qin Jiujiu, her face flushed, looked at the man in front of her. But he remained as calm as ever. He dipped his finger into the medicinal bottle again, came out with some ointment, and was about to apply it to her.
"You... why did you just pinch my... waist..." He should have been the one feeling guilty, but she somehow lacked confidence. After saying this, the temperature on her face rose even higher.
Xie Jing's hand moved to her wound, his fingertips deftly circling the wound, even reaching the skin around it.
Qin Jiujiu silently prayed for this ritual to end quickly. This encounter was too agonizing for her!
Xie Jing could clearly feel Qin Jiujiu's body stiffen. He knew what this woman was thinking without looking. As expected, when he deliberately brushed against her skin, her body trembled.
Xie Jing seemed to be amused and deliberately slowed his movements.
Qin Jiujiu couldn't help but ask, "Second Young Master Xie, don't your legs ache?" He had been squatting for so long; any normal person's legs would be numb by now. Her body was already stiff, but Xie Jing still showed no sign of stopping.
Who could save her! Whoever saved her life, she would treat them like an ancestor!
"Knock, knock, knock..."
It was a knock on the door!
Qin Jiujiu rejoiced in her heart, forgetting her vow to treat the person outside as an ancestor. Anyway, he wouldn't know!
Qin Jiujiu looked at Xie Jing, her eyes asking, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
Xie Jing didn't stop, but the medicine was indeed applied.
"Jiujiu, you're not asleep yet!" The room was still lit, so of course, she wasn't asleep.
The person outside was Liu Jin.
Xie Jing finally withdrew his hand. Qin Jiujiu immediately put on her clothes and hastily tied her sash. But unfortunately, in her haste, the sash was tied crookedly, even hanging loosely and shapelessly.
Qin Jiujiu stood up, tidied her clothes, and quietly said to Xie Jing, "Perhaps Second Young Master Xie should leave now?" Although the bet had been postponed again and again, if a gossip like Liu Jin saw Xie Jing in her room, they would likely be on the headlines tomorrow.
Everyone in the mansion would know by then.
"What if I don't want to?" Qin Jiujiu heard a hint of petulance in his tone. She looked at Xie Jing, her face full of anxiety.
The knocking on the door grew more urgent. Liu Jin called out again, "Jiujiu, I have something to tell you!" It sounded like she wouldn't leave if the door wasn't opened.
Qin Jiujiu looked helplessly at the "great Buddha" before her, her eyes filled with pleading and anxiety. Xie Jing stood still, whether he saw it or not.
Qin Jiujiu continued to try, "Second Young Master Xie..." There was a hint of coaxing in her voice. Xie Jing suddenly smiled. Qin Jiujiu looked at his face, and the smile seemed genuine, not the fake smile he put on in front of people.
But she didn't have time to care if it was a real smile or not. She only knew that if Liu Jin spread the word tomorrow, she would be the one to suffer the consequences!
Perhaps by then, the man in front of her would look at her as if she were a dead person!
Xie Jing's gaze fell on her sash, and then his hand followed. With a gentle tug, the sash loosened.
What?
Qin Jiujiu didn't understand what was happening. Was Xie Jing going to help her tie her sash?
He put his hands around her waist. Her waist was very slender, and the sash, once tied, outlined her waistline. Xie Jing suddenly had a surge of heat, and he fiercely pinched her waist.
Qin Jiujiu didn't have time to react. All she knew was that her waist suddenly hurt, as if the person was trying to break it. He was ruthless, and she let out a "Ah!"
A strange smile appeared on Xie Jing's face. So this was how it felt!
Qin Jiujiu's eyes widened. She saw Xie Jing's figure flash and disappear through the window.
The knocking on the door brought her back to consciousness. She instinctively reached for her waist where she had been pinched. It really hurt!
Xie Jing was acting like a madman!
Touching her waist, she walked to the door. As soon as it opened, a figure in red appeared before her.
Liu Jin's gaze first fell on the room. She had clearly heard movement inside. It didn't sound like Qin Jiujiu was alone in the room, but now, as she scanned around, there was no one to be seen.
Had she misheard?
But she had clearly heard something, and Jiujiu's "Ah!"
Thinking of this, she looked at the woman in front of her.
Qin Jiujiu looked as if she had just finished bathing, with rosy lips and cheeks, and a slight flush. Whether it was from the steam or something else, her hair was damp at the tips, and her clothes seemed to have been put on in a hurry, looking somewhat disheveled...
"Were you bathing just now?"
Qin Jiujiu paused, "Ah?... Oh, right, I was just bathing!" she replied, playing along with Liu Jin's suggestion.
She was bathing, so it made sense that she had taken so long to open the door.
However, she was terrible at lying, so she felt a little guilty at the moment. Liu Jin looked at the woman with darting eyes and had a hunch she was hiding something. But if she didn't want to say it, asking was useless.
She would have to find out herself!
Liu Jin walked past Qin Jiujiu and entered the room. Her scrutinizing gaze swept around the room as she walked in. Nothing seemed out of place. Even the bathtub behind the screen was still there, although it looked like it had been a while, and there was no heat coming from it.
Then what was with the two red patches on her cheeks?
Liu Jin suddenly looked at Qin Jiujiu, her eyes shrewd.