Pampered By All In Different Planes

The process of applying the medicine was also quite tortuous.

After recuperating, Su Zhiruan could now feel pain.

But Ji Xiaoyuan's hand was somewhat heavy, so she clenched her teeth and endured it.

"Ah——"

When he applied the ointment again, his touch was really too forceful.

Hearing the girl's faint cry, Ji Xiaoyuan immediately stopped, "Did I use too much strength?"

He looked at the girl, only to find tears welling up in Su Zhiruan's eyes.

She bit her lip, her eyes reddening slightly as she nodded, "...It's, it's okay."

"I can handle it." She added another sentence.

When Ji Xiaoyuan applied the medicine again, he was extremely gentle, carefully holding her calf and applying the herbal medicine on her knee.

During the process, he glanced at Su Zhiruan again.

She endured the pain without saying a word, which truly made one's heart ache.

But with things that should be said left unsaid, Ji Xiaoyuan felt as if a small flame had been ignited in his heart.

This flame appeared so suddenly, he had never felt this way before, he even thought that he didn't need anyone by his side, he enjoyed solitude, nor did he need to marry and have children to carry on the lineage, as the Imperial Family was thriving and didn't need him to propagate the line.

But now, he suddenly enjoyed this kind of life, taking care of a delicate young girl, sometimes as if he were looking after his own wife, other times as if he were raising a sweet little daughter.

As he applied the medicine, he started to daydream.

Thinking this way, having a large one and a small one by his side seemed quite nice.

The process of applying the medicine was quick; it was mainly the next step of fixing the splints that took time.

Ji Xiaoyuan's hands were very big, years of battling and manual labor had made them rough.

And Su Zhiruan's calves were very slender; he could encircle her calf with just one hand.

Su Zhiruan lay flat, looking at the roof beams, feeling inexplicably embarrassed.

Her hands hugged the quilt, but Ji Xiaoyuan held her ankle and calf, applying medicine to her broken leg.

When her ankle was pulled apart, she always felt her face turn a bit red.

Although this was a very normal action, she could consider it as the rescue process between a doctor and a patient, but facing a man who was one meter ninety, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and strong, powerful arms like Ji Xiaoyuan, she still felt a bit strange.

However, she didn't make a sound.

After Ji Xiaoyuan fixed the leg with medicine and prepared the splints, he put her skirt down and covered her with the quilt again.

Seeing the girl's flushed face, Ji Xiaoyuan instructed her, "Don't move around, I'm going to prepare breakfast."

With that, he went out.

Before cooking, Ji Xiaoyuan also boiled water to wash Su Zhiruan's face and clean her hands, and then he cleaned himself up as well.

When he went out to cook, Su Zhiruan lay flat, and she could feel a faint pain in her leg.

So she called out to the long-missed system.

"System, what have you been doing recently?"

[I've been hibernating]

The system quickly appeared, replying to her briefly and to the point.

"My leg, when will it heal?" Su Zhiruan wanted to see if it could predict something, so she asked this question.

[Host, the system doesn't have data on events, please check later]

[Host, I have an idea!] the system suddenly spoke up.

"Let's hear it." Su Zhiruan didn't hold much hope, she sighed deeply and continued chatting with the system aimlessly.

[The Newbie Gift Package includes an item that says any injuries or illnesses you suffer during pregnancy will heal quickly, so why don't you strike while the iron is hot, get pregnant, and you'll get better faster]

Su Zhiruan: "..."

Thanks for the rotten idea, system.

She had only known Ji Xiaoyuan for a few days, this was just like wanting to run as soon as you've learned to crawl.

Su Zhiruan waved her hand, telling the system to get ready to log off.

Breakfast was a big bone that Cuihua had sent earlier, which Ji Xiaoyuan turned into a soup.

You are what you eat, this bone couldn't have come at a better time.

"Eat more," Ji Xiaoyuan fed her as usual, speaking to Su Zhiruan while doing so, "Later, I have to go up the mountain, stay at home, don't open the door for strangers — but you can't get up anyway, so just lay down and heal."

"How long will you be gone?" Su Zhiruan bit off a piece of meat, looking up at him.

Ji Xiaoyuan watched the young girl he was half holding in his arms, and fed her another spoonful.

He looked out the window, "Around noon."

"Oh, then take care of yourself when you go up the mountain alone." Su Zhiruan sipped another mouthful of soup with his help. The bone soup was rich, fragrant, and just salty enough to be refreshing, not greasy at all, "I might want to go to the privy later."

"Okay."

...

After everything was done, Ji Xiaoyuan brought a bunch of storybooks from who knows where and placed them by Su Zhiruan's pillow, "If you get bored, these can help pass the time."