Sudden fondness

  The faint and refreshing fragrance had a calming effect on the mind, and Xiao Zong felt that he had slept for a very long time.

  No one disturbed her, no pungent smell, nor the terrifying torture instruments, the pain on her body was soothed, even the swelling gas flow no longer tormented her, letting her sleep peacefully...

  She didn't know how long she had slept, but when she finally woke up, it was a bright and sunny morning. She opened her eyes to find the sunlight streaming in through the window.

  She subconsciously closed her eyes again, and the glimpse just now made her eyes full of golden light, unable to see anything clearly, vaguely seeing a shadow standing by the window in the sunlight.

  "Awake? You've slept for four days, it's about time you woke up! Hehe!"

  That faint gentle laughter shocked Xiao Zongrong, four days? She had actually slept for four whole days?

  She slightly narrowed her eyes, looked out, and saw that the handsome man had already moved away from the window and was walking towards her. His white shirt and black hair were silhouetted against the sunlight, and he seemed so carefree and uninhibited.

  "Chu Qing Kuang..." Xiao Zongrong looked at him walking closer, and in his mind, he recalled the time he helped himself bathe, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Wasn't it that he had been seen completely naked by him?

  "After sleeping for so long, are you feeling better? How do you feel?"

  He sat down beside her bed and naturally reached out to stroke her face, smiling: "You're looking much better, Wu's medicine really does have some effect!"

  "I..." Xiao Yu's voice was unnatural, being touched by a man in such an ambiguous posture made her feel uncomfortable, although she had been intimate with Xu Zheng more than once in her past life, but for Chu Qingcang, whom she had just met, even if she was promiscuous, it was still a bit difficult to open up!

  He propped himself up on his elbow and tried to sit up, but as soon as he exerted some force, his face changed color and his hand started throbbing with intense pain...

  "What's wrong?" Chu Qingkuang asked nervously.

  "I... I want to sit up!" Xiao Zong Rong himself couldn't do it, so he had to put his shameful heart back in its place and calmly asked for help. At present, only he could help her, and since he had already seen her naked, what else was there to say?!

  Upon hearing this, Chu Qing laughed wildly and said: "You should get up and sit for a bit too! You've been sleeping for so many days, it's strange if your back doesn't ache! Just you wait!"

  He walked over to the corner and surprisingly pushed a new wheelchair over, Xiao Zong found himself stunned that it was more delicate and lighter than the one given by the Fifth Prince.

  Chu Qingkuang still looked at the wheelchair with some dissatisfaction and said, "In a hurry, I couldn't find a skilled craftsman, so I just made one casually. When I have time to find Master Zheng Tian, I'll make you a good one!"

  He pushed the wheelchair up to the bed and smiled: "Come give it a try!"

  Xiao Zongrong lifted her own quilt, stretched out her hand intending to let Chu Qingkuang help her, but unexpectedly he directly bent down and picked her up in his arms, carefully placing her on the wheelchair.

  For an instant, Xiao Zhen Rong smelled the dry fragrance on his body again, her face flushed with embarrassment and she lowered her head to cover it up. Only then did she notice that his injured fingers were all wrapped in bandages, with a faint green medicinal liquid visible between them.

  Chu Qing thought that he had invited a doctor to treat her injuries. She could only think of this possibility.

  "Come on, get some sun first. I'll have someone bring over something to eat! You've been sleeping for so long, you must be starving!" Chu Qingchao pushed her towards the window and walked out himself.

  Xiao Zongrong basked in the warm sunshine, surveying the room, and only then did he realize that it was actually the same room where he had been invited to stay last time. Looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, he was certain that this must be Chu Qingcang's room.

  A table and a chair, even the crystal cup from last time's drinking was still in its original state, but she had already turned around the edge of death, thinking of the deaths of the entire Xiao family, things are no longer human, her mood sank down with a desolate feeling. Dazedly staring into the distance, not knowing how to use her own broken body to seek justice for the Xiao family.

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  "Don't worry... I've had your family members' bodies properly taken care of and buried in the Tea Mountain in the eastern suburbs. When you're feeling better, I'll take you to see them!"

  A hand gently touched the top of her head, soothingly stroking her soft long hair. Xiao Zong turned back to find Chu Qingcang standing behind her, she didn't know when he appeared there.

  "Thank you!" The two words couldn't express her full gratitude. He, a mere merchant, had helped collect the bodies of the Xiao family, who were executed on charges of great impiety. Others avoided them for fear of being suspected, but he didn't hesitate to help. How rare and precious is that!

  "My hands have medicine on them and can't get wet, I'll help you wash your hair and then they should be bringing food!"

  Chu Qing said, handing over a wooden basin and using a handkerchief to wet it for Xiao Congrong to wash her face. His hands were so light that she wondered if he was used to doing such things. With some embarrassment, she smiled and self-deprecatingly said: "Don't you have any maids at home? Let them do these things, why bother you!"

  Chu Qing said naturally: "There is, it's just that no one can come up to this building without my consent, so..."

  Is this considered an explanation? Some are inexplicable, Xiao Zongrong can only take the secrets of this building as an explanation.

  Her long hair was also tied up by Chu Qingkuang, and her slender fingers shuttled through her hair, giving her a strange feeling. Even as a partner, Chu Qingkuang was too good to her, completely exceeding the meaning of this word.

  Just after finishing washing her hair, the squid dish that she had seen before was brought up to the table. Seeing Xiao Zuo sitting by the window, it didn't greet her and just walked away.

  He doesn't like her? Xiao Zongrong instantly came to this realization, and saw a flash of displeasure in Chu Qingkuang's eyebrows, and suddenly felt relieved. She had a bad reputation, and the Xiao family was guilty of such a crime, so Mo Yu estimated that he was afraid she would implicate Chu Qingkuang!

  "You've been sleeping for several days and got hurt again. Brother Wu said you can't eat too greasy food, so I asked them to cook some seafood congee for you. Do you like it?"

  Chu Qing pushed her to the edge of the table, a bowl of white porridge with some shredded shrimp, two plates of green and shiny small dishes, at first glance, it stirred up her appetite, as if she had been hungry for a long time, just wanting to eat a big meal.

  She lifted her own hand to pick up the spoon, but her bandaged fingers were clumsy and uncooperative, like holding a wooden stick. She raised one scoop of porridge, but before it reached her mouth, she spilled it all over her collar. She was so ashamed that she didn't dare look at Chu Qingyan, staring blankly at the porridge stains on her clothes as they slid down...

  Suddenly, a slender white hand reached out and took the cloth to wipe away all the porridge. Chu Qing's voice was filled with pampering and indulgence: "Are you that hungry? They said your hands aren't convenient, yet you're so impatient... come... let me feed you!"

  He turned her wheelchair around, picked up the porridge and sat down, carefully scooped some porridge to taste it, smiled and said: "The temperature is just right, if it's any cooler it'll be too bland, come on, open your mouth!"

  The spoon reached her lips, Xiao Zong was so ashamed that she had nowhere to hide, the memory of being fed last time was already as distant as a hundred years ago, never thinking that she would be so helpless, making her suddenly feel that warmth is more unbearable than torture!

  "Oh, I forgot that I ate with it, let me exchange the spoon for you!" Chu Qing saw that she didn't open her mouth and thought that Xiao Zong Rong was disgusted by the spoon he used before, just as he was about to change it, Xiao Zong Rong opened his mouth and bit down on the spoon.

  For a moment, Chu Qing was silent, and Xiao Zong's face turned red as he dared not look at him. In his heart, he had already hated himself to death. If he wanted to change, let him change. What did this count as? Had he tacitly consented to his advances?

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  She hastily ate the porridge in her spoon, then let go. Chu Qing mechanically scooped more for her, and she mechanically ate. The bowl of porridge was quickly emptied. She looked at the empty bowl with regret, licked her lips, and felt somewhat unfulfilled. Disappointed, she asked: "Is that all?"

  Chu Qingxian couldn't help but laugh at her greedy appearance, and he quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe away the porridge stains from the corner of her mouth. "You just woke up, it's not easy to eat too fast," he said.

  "Ah, thank you!" Xiao Zongrong was not a greedy eater to begin with, and he said this also to ease the atmosphere. Seeing that Chu Qingxian was fine now, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Their partnership was good as it was, no need to make things complicated.

  Unfortunately, Xiao Congrong didn't want it to be complicated, but she couldn't help herself! This self-deceptive idea was soon torn apart by others.

  She finished eating and it was time for a change of dressing, so Chu Qingchuan went to ask Wu Guanzhi to come up.

  Old man came in and shouted: "Third Miss, you're finally awake! If you don't wake up, I'm afraid my brother will smash my signboard!"

  Chu Qing's expression didn't change, she lightly coughed and said: "Big brother, you help Third Miss change her dressing, I'll go take care of some things up front and come back!"

  "Oh, okay!"

  Xiao Congrong didn't notice that Chu Qingkuang gave Wu Guanzhi a warning glance before leaving, but only felt that the more lively old man had restrained some of his excitement and stood in front of the table to take out a bunch of medicine bottles and start preparing medicine.

  "Third Miss, I'm not boasting, if you use my medicine, within fifteen days, your hands will definitely recover to their original state, and the scars on your face and body won't leave any marks..."

  Wu old man was packing medicine while muttering to himself, Xiao Zongrong smiled and didn't mind leaving any marks as long as he wouldn't have to rely on others for everything from now on.

  "Third Miss, it's good that you're strong-willed and managed to survive. It's also good that you met me, otherwise you'd be dead, and I don't know what even crazier things my little brother Chu would have done! You don't know, that night when he went to pick you up... he scared me to death! I've never seen anyone in my life get so angry that they became like that, just one move and he killed so many people... Ahh!"

  The old man patted his own chest, still looking like he was recalling a terrifying memory: "He really looked like a demon at the time! However, if it were me when I was young, if someone had hurt the woman I liked in such a way, I might have been even more brutal than him! I would have torn them all to pieces and thrown them into a snake pit, where they'd be bitten until not even ashes remained..."

  He gritted his teeth and made a fierce face.

  Xiao Congrong was very sensitive and immediately caught the words "the woman he liked" in his speech, stunned for a moment, thinking of Chu Qing's series of unusual behaviors, and was shocked. Was it because he liked her?

  My cousin used to say that her IQ is 180 and her EQ is negative. Is she too dull to realize that this feeling has surpassed friendship?

  What kind of love can exist between a man and a woman? She looked at her legs that couldn't stand up, and her body broken by the torment of pain. What kind of man is Chu Qing, who would like her differently from others?

  "Your fingers are recovering well, no bones were injured, just some superficial wounds that will heal easily. It's just your leg... it's already gone..."

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  Hand her the medicine, Wu Lao Tou had a worried look on his face, wanting to speak but stopping himself, pacing back and forth restlessly, clutching at his own disheveled hair as if racking his brains for another method of treatment.

  The doctor's heart was kind, and he couldn't bear to see Wu so troubled, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Wu, don't be like this. Whether or not Zuo can stand up is fate, and it can't be forced! Compared to those who have died, Zuo is already lucky enough, even if he never stands up again, he will still live a good life. Sir, you mustn't worry about this!"

  Wu Lao stopped in his tracks, staring at her in astonishment, and after a while, he stretched out his thumb to praise: "You're indeed the kind of woman that Xiao Di likes! You're not comparable to ordinary women! Xiao Di calls me Big Brother, if you don't mind, call me Big Brother too!"

  "From now on, big brother, don't call me Third Miss anymore, just call me Xiao Cong Rong!" Xiao Cong Rong smiled brightly: "Having a big brother in this world feels really great since I've lost all my relatives!"

  Old Wu patted his chest and shouted: "You call me big brother, I won't let you down. From now on, I'll back you up. If someone bullies you, just tell big brother, I'll rush into boiling water or walk through fire for you!"

  "After that, big brother will have to worry more about Rong Er's affairs!"

  Chu Qingcang suddenly appeared at the door, smiling and saying.

  "Of course, it's only right!" Old Wu grabbed Chu Qingcang and handed him a bottle of medicine, saying: "You're in charge of applying the ointment to her back wound. I've acknowledged a sworn sister, how can I not give her a gift? I'll go get it now!"

  Old Wu seemed to have also inherited the unyielding and unruly temperament of his ancestors, and instead of walking out through the main door, he flew out directly from the window.

  Chu Qingkuang looked at his back and smiled slyly. He had acknowledged her as his sister, so he should help her treat her leg with all his heart now. This wasn't something he was being forced to do!

  She turned around, picked up the medicine and naturally said to Xiao Zong: "Come on, I'll help you apply the ointment!"

  Xiao Congrong hadn't reacted yet when he had already bent down to pick her up, placing her face-down on the bed, his hand raised to lift her hem.

  Xiao Congrong couldn't help but shout out: "Just get a maid to wipe it for me!"

  Chu Qing's expression changed slightly as he said, "You're so resistant to me getting close to you? I've even helped you bathe before, are you still afraid of what I might do to you?"

  Xiao Congrong's face turned red to the roots of her ears, and she knew she had overreacted. However, she couldn't bear to let him see her like that. With a bitter smile, she mocked herself: "Didn't you all say that men and women shouldn't be intimate? Now that you've seen me like this, who would dare marry me in the future?"

  Didn't ancient people say so? If she wasn't clear-headed, it would be fine, but how could she let go if she was clear-headed?!

  This was just an excuse for her own embarrassment, she could swear that she had never thought of remarrying, but as soon as the words came out, they carried a tone of blaming others for being responsible, instantly becoming so embarrassed that she buried her face deeply in the bedding.

  "I want it!" Chu Qing's words burst out of her mouth, a small voice that pierced sharply into her ears, causing her entire body to stiffen instantly.

  Joking aside, if it's usually possible to laugh it off and let things drift away with the wind, can these ambiguous words and ambiguous postures also be laughed off lightly at this time?

  "I want... I'll marry you!" Chu Qing didn't laugh it off, but instead became more and more serious as he spoke, turning around and embracing her from behind with just the right amount of force, careful not to put too much pressure on her injured body.

  Xiao Congrong could feel his face pressed against her back, the warm breath seeping through the thin fabric and scorching hot on her back.

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  "I'll take care of you... even if you can't stand up for the rest of your life, I'm willing to take care of you like this... as long as you're willing!"

  Chu Qing's gentle warmth was like a dream, making Xiao Zong feel a little absent-minded for a moment. He really wanted to believe... But what virtues did she have, and what extraordinary qualities did she possess that could attract this intelligent and exceptional man?

  She smiled self-deprecatingly, intending to shake off the awkwardness with a deliberately careless tone: "Chu Gongzi, just kidding! This broken body of mine is already grateful for your kindness in taking me in, how could I have any improper thoughts?! I only hope to recover quickly and be able to serve you, this is my greatest wish from now on. I've been married before, what's there to be embarrassed about? We were just joking around earlier! Come, hurry up and apply the medicine! Wu Da Ge is almost here too!"

  "Rong Er... don't be like this, everything I said is true! As long as you're willing... I'll do it all for you!"

  Chu Qing let out a soft sigh and didn't say anything else. She pulled open the collar of her shirt and gently began to apply medicine to her back.

  Xiao Congrong buried his face in the quilt, also sighing softly, not that he didn't want to believe, but could he really believe it?

  This came too suddenly, so sudden that she couldn't believe it, they had only met a few times?

  Even if the ambiguous feelings between them are real, can they withstand the test?

  She can't even stand up yet, with the hatred she bears, her future is still a long way off, what can she use to manage her emotions!

  From the beginning of this world, it started with a cruel scene. What about the future? She didn't want to gamble with her emotions anymore. Being heartless is not as painful as being sentimental... Companions are just fine...

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