Bai Han said indifferently, "Since Xiao Xi has investigated all his information, I will also keep my promise to you and no longer deliberately make things difficult for him. However, Xiao Xi, you must remember: do not harbor ill intentions towards others, but always guard against them."
Bai Xi understood her brother's thoughts and smiled slightly, "Brother, if I easily trusted and accepted everyone, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have a single bone left by now."
Bai Han said nothing more, only quietly watched his sister.
He and Han Mo both possessed the abilities of the Han family, but because his abilities were not outstanding, he became a pawn, or even a discarded piece.
Now, even after more than three hundred years, he still felt he couldn't protect Xiao Xi.
Even worse than Han Rui from three hundred years later.
Thinking of this, his eyes grew slightly cold.
Seeing this, Bai Xi hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and hugged Bai Han, saying softly, "Brother, we are family. We can discuss anything. If you have any thoughts or anything you want to say, you can tell me."
Bai Han froze in place, hugged by Bai Xi.
In his previous life, she had promised to marry him, but had never willingly embraced him even once.
And in this life, he was her brother, here to repay what he owed her from his past life, yet she willingly embraced him, a man stained with sin.
She said... he could say anything.
How could he speak?
To tell her that she had once caused the death of his entire family, and now had failed to protect the one he loved in this life?
Thinking of this, he felt his heart become twisted and distorted, feeling both pain and warmth, helplessness and joy.
"There's nothing to say."
Bai Xi released her embrace and looked at her brother with a face full of confusion, "Nothing at all?"
She had a vague feeling that her brother seemed to be hiding something, something very significant.
But... he refused to say it.
And... she had a very bad premonition and a sense of a strangely familiar illusion.
Who was it that had hidden something very important from her in the past?
She had been very angry, very furious, and it had ultimately led to irreversible pain...
Thinking of this, her head began to ache again, "Brother, you must promise me, if you encounter anything you can't handle yourself, you must tell me!"
She couldn't let things develop to a point of no return.
Before she could think further, Bai Han interrupted her thoughts, reached out, and gently flicked her nose, smiling, "Xiao Xi, don't overthink it, there really is nothing."
No matter what, he had to protect Xiao Xi well, whatever the circumstances, he would do it.
Bai Xi came back to her senses, the pain in her mind gradually disappearing, replaced by her brother's smiling face.
Meanwhile, facing a bare door, Chen Yi appeared dejected.
Had this opportunity to get to know the young master and lady of a prominent family slipped away just like that?
Thinking of this, he looked at He Mu in front of him and said, "You brat, you're not earnest when you should be, and you're terribly earnest when you shouldn't be. Hmph."
He Mu smiled and did not reply.
Chen Yi was, of course, just speaking his mind. Although he felt a bit regretful about missing the chance to latch onto someone influential, he didn't have too many negative emotions. In an instant, he went from dejection to curiosity, "When did you get to know the young master and lady of the Bai Group, you brat? You really are a hidden dragon, a crouching tiger!"
As he spoke, he didn't forget to help He Mu take off his t-shirt.
He Mu said calmly, "We met by chance on the street and got acquainted."
Chen Yi said enviously, "When you stroll on the street, you meet noble people. When I stroll on the street, I meet robbers! This is unfair!"
He Mu remained silent, recalling the incident when he and Bai Xi met on the street, "We're not so different."
After all, Bai Xi had also encountered robbers at that time.
Chen Yi looked speechless, "How are we not so different? The Bai Group is booming in M City now, and the Lin family has taken over the Zhou family's medical business. These two are practically the biggest new powers in M City! Getting to know them and befriending them will make it incredibly easy for us to get promoted and get raises in the future."
He Mu did not respond.
Chen Yi continued to chatter, his words laced with a hint of teasing, his elbow gently nudging He Mu's head with a mischievous grin.
"Seriously, I've seen the院长 (dean) bow and scrape to the eldest young lady of the Bai family, as if she were a paramount figure. So I think the eldest young lady of the Bai family must have some other background. I just saw that eldest young lady of the Bai family look at you several times. Could it be she's taken a liking to you? If that's true, it's like catching a lucky break. If you get promoted by the院长 later, don't forget to look out for me!"
He Mu still did not answer, and even shifted his gaze, staring out at the distant beach distractedly.
Seeing his absentmindedness, Chen Yi said no more.
After all, he was just saying things, and most of it was meant as banter and teasing.
If the other party didn't respond, then there was no point.
He didn't forget to help He Mu clean his t-shirt: "Your blood has clotted and is now stuck to your clothes. I'll help you get it off, but it will hurt a bit. I'll give you a shot of anesthetic."
He Mu said calmly, "No need. Just deal with it directly."
Chen Yi frowned slightly, "It will hurt a lot if you don't use anesthetic. I have to tear off the t-shirt and scarf that are stuck to your wound."
He Mu said casually and calmly, "I know."
Chen Yi frowned slightly, "Alright."
He remembered that He Mu hadn't he said he was afraid of pain before?
Before, due to hospital regulations, all doctors sent to aid in other regions had to get three vaccinations. He Mu had complained about this for a long time, both in his eyes and in his mouth, refusing it. The reason was not other than fear of pain.
Unfortunately, without the vaccinations, the hospital couldn't send him to assist elsewhere. While getting the vaccinations, he even had tears in his eyes, but he went with him and even teased him about it.
He was already surprised that he was so calm with such a large gash on his back and so much blood. He had thought he was just trying to act tough in front of the eldest young lady of the Bai family.
Men, pride is everything!
However, now that the eldest young lady of the Bai family had left... and he was now saying he wanted to tear off the adhesion on his wound without local anesthetic? He was truly surprised.
"Can you really endure it?"
He Mu looked up at him, remaining silent.
Chen Yi looked at He Mu's eyes and inexplicably felt a slight chill down his spine.
What was going on? Why did he feel that He Mu's gaze just now was somewhat annoyed, even... dangerous?
Was it an illusion?
Though he was thinking this, his body seemed to sense a threat and he unconsciously acted according to He Mu's previous words.
Just as he was about to act.
He Mu spoke again, "Wait."
Chen Yi froze and looked at He Mu, stopping his actions.
Finally, he couldn't help but want anesthetic? After all, he had been pretending to be brave before.
As he was thinking, he saw He Mu directly reach out and pull off the scarf that had been tied around him. In an instant, the solidified blood scab that had been used to stop the bleeding was torn open.
Fresh blood once again soaked his t-shirt.
He held the scarf in his hand and said calmly, "Dr. Chen, please help me deal with it."