Chapter 110

Chapter 110

The system's words struck Qi Huan like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

The corpse lying close by was caked with thick, black mud on its face, but its form was identical to Shu's.

She had promised to bring him jujube cakes, hadn't she?

It couldn't be Shu.

It couldn't be, she was so familiar with him.

She had originally only wanted to come and confirm it.

Yet the system's words "lying close by" shattered all her rationality and intuition.

The system had never been wrong.

Realizing this, Qi Huan felt as though all her strength had been drained away, and she collapsed back into the mud, two streams of silent tears rolling down her cheeks.

Her heart felt like it was being tightly gripped, needles piercing it densely, the pain almost suffocating her.

Tears fell like beads slipping off a broken string, endlessly cascading down, as she clenched her lips, refusing to let out a sob. Stumbling, she pulled herself up and staggered forward.

The system was about to explain when it was suddenly forced to shut down. It was only then that it realized that people who are extremely heartbroken can actually faint.

Fortunately, the person it had said was "lying close by" had already caught the host.

Holding her in his arms, Li Shuchen's expression was coldly frozen as he flew home with her.

With a kick, he flung open the courtyard gate, where Yan Wu and Yan Qinghe, who had been kneeling in the courtyard pondering their mistakes, quickly looked up with concern.

Half an hour earlier.

When Yan Wu and Yan Qinghe returned, Heizi limped up to greet them, but Qi Huan was nowhere to be seen.

The air still held a faint trace of a bloody scent, and they were worried when Li Shuchen returned carrying jujube cakes.

He had originally been gentle and light-hearted, but the moment he learned that Qi Huan was missing, the smile in his eyes instantly froze, his expression darkening like still water.

His gaze, as cold as tempered ice, shot towards the two of them, and Li Shuchen's voice was ominous: "How dare you leave her alone at home?"

Yan Wu immediately knelt down, admitting his mistake, and pulled the still stunned Yan Qinghe down to kneel as well.

Afterwards, they were left behind to wait for Qi Huan, or rather, for the "kidnappers" to send word. Li Shuchen took Heizi and Yan Jiu to pursue her.

Traces of dark red blood still remained in the cracks between the bluestone bricks of the courtyard, and they waited anxiously.

Fortunately, the Prince brought Miss Qi back.

Yan Wu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up, expertly going to mix warm water in the bathroom.

Yan Qinghe went to summon a doctor.

As for Yan Jiu, he picked up the hero who found Qi Huan - Heizi - and turned to find a veterinarian.

Inside the room, Li Shuchen removed Qi Huan's raincoat, only to find that her inner clothing was also stained with mud and water.

He called out to her, but she didn't wake up.

Seeing her flushed face, Li Shuchen felt her forehead, his palm feeling her burning fever.

But she still needed to eat more, putting some meat on the areas that should have more curves.

After dressing, she propped up her injured foot and hobbled out of the bathroom door, leaning against the wall.

After a while in the cool night air, Li Shuchen's expression had returned to normal, and he came over, scooping her up and carrying her to the heated bed platform.

His fingertips stopped an inch from her slightly swollen cheek.

A pang of pain hit Li Shuchen's heart as he asked, "What happened?"

"There was a thief in the house who beat me up. But I've already taken my revenge and used a 'treasure' to capture them."

"I'm sorry."

Li Shuchen's voice deepened, feeling he had failed to protect Qi Huan.

"There won't be a next time."

"Shu, you don't need to feel guilty, it had nothing to do with you. Besides, I can protect myself. From now on, I'll work harder to grow stronger as soon as possible."

Qi Huan's head felt a bit dizzy, and after a pause, she continued:

"I know that when you love someone, you can't help but want to protect her, to shelter her under your wing.

But I don't want to be a burden to you, I want to be an added bonus.

Although my abilities aren't strong enough yet, I'll continuously 'accumulate spiritual power' and become a more formidable little fairy, an equal match for you.

The path is long but by persevering, we will eventually encounter our better selves!

Gazing at her sparkling eyes, Li Shuchen gently kissed her fluttering lashes.

His eyes seemed to hold a pool of spring water, gentle and doting: "Okay, let's work hard together."

Hearing this, Qi Huan smiled with her eyes curved.

After speaking, she felt a little drowsy. Her bodily sensations told her that she was running a fever.

Earlier, she had already taken ibuprofen, and the instructions said that it was both a pain reliever and fever reducer.

Qi Huan settled back into bed and closed her eyes, softly saying: "Shu, your little fairy needs to sleep now."

"Sleep well."

Li Shuchen tucked the covers over her, and when the doctor arrived, he carefully noted the doctor's instructions for treating the sprain. He applied a cold wet towel to her injury and urged Yan Qinghe to go and brew some medicine.

*

After a few days of rest and recuperation, Qi Huan finally felt much better.

She had Li Shuchen move two armchairs into the courtyard so they could sit together under the eaves, basking in the warm afternoon sun.

Heizi nestled beside them, lazily grooming his fur.

While playing with Li Shuchen's long, slender fingers, Qi Huan said:

"Shu, that day at the logging camp, I saw a corpse wearing a long robe with wide sleeves, and his build was very similar to yours. I almost thought it was you."

Li Shuchen turned to look at her, a slight ripple in his eyes: "Those clothes were a gift from me."