When he remarked about her appetite, Xi Xiaye was stunned for a moment and her expression instantly darkened . She shot him a look and then stood up slightly ashamedly to tidy up the bowls and plates before her .
“I'll put the bowls and chopsticks away…”
However, she seemed to have forgotten about how injured her shoulder was . She had just lifted her left arm and picked the plates up when a sharp pain immediately seared, making her hand subconsciously let go .
Clank!
The crisp sound of the ceramic shattering rang out . A beautiful plate had just announced its death .
Xi Xiaye immediately frowned to see the ceramic pieces that had shattered all over her feet . She squatted down and awkwardly started to clean it up, yet just as a finger touched the sharp ceramic shard, she felt a sting and before she could react, a drop of blood had dripped down her finger .
“How foolish!”
A soft scolding was heard followed by a whiff of fragrant air and in the next instant, a huge hand had already wrapped her cut finger with a towel . Then, he lifted her up by the waist and walked towards the sofa .
“Tighten your grip on it . I'll go get the first aid kit . ”
Mu Yuchen put her down on the sofa and then quickly dug out a first aid kit from the drawer of the coffee table . Swiftly, he took a bottle of medicine out to stop the bleeding and a waterproof plaster . Then, he very promptly treated Xi Xiaye's wound .
Xi Xiaye drew in a breath . Quietly lowering her head, she saw him efficiently cleaning her wound and her brows almost furrowed into a knot .
Mu Yuchen suddenly looked up at her and seeing the way she endured the pain, he said, “This disinfectant is pretty effective . It'll be a little painful . Endure it . You don't look like the kind of pampered foodie . ”
“How about you come to try too? I'm quite scared of the pain . Just be gentler and it'll be fine . There's no need to put so much,” Xi Xiaye responded a little grumpily, the fiery pain on her finger feeling a little hard to bear .
Mu Yuchen did not reply to her . Instead, he had applied the medicinal power at the quickest speed . Then, after he put the plaster on, he quietly put away the first aid kit .
“Okay, you don't have to care about this anymore . Go upstairs and wash up first, but be careful not to get your wound in contact with water . ”
Xi Xiaye turned to the mess and nodded . She felt like she seemed to be making things worse and she could not help but bury her forehead in her hands . “Okay then, I'll go upstairs first . ”
Then, she lifted the bag up at her side and walked towards the staircase .
Even though Maple Residence was really huge, the entire villa only had one bedroom . The whole of the second floor consisted of a suite, a huge bedroom, and a huge side hall . After the hallway was Mu Yuchen's super enormous study room, which adopted the floor within a floor concept . It had rows and rows of shelves filled with all sorts of books and could be comparable to a library .
The entire Maple Residence's style was quite similar to her apartment's . They were both lavish and stylish without losing its elegance . Xi Xiaye surveyed the place before slowly walking towards the bedroom .
She opened up the closet and wanted to hang her clothes when she realized that there was a huge wardrobe that took up an entire wall . It was filled with women's clothes all in her size . Her clothes were on the left while Mu Yuchen's was on the right . In the middle was a row of nightgowns for the both of them .
She put her things away and took out a black nightgown before walking to the bathroom .
Half an hour later, Xi Xiaye finally finished her bath and got out . However, the bedroom remained quiet and the main light was not switched on . A faint light came from the dim wall lamp at the bedhead .
She brushed her slightly damp fringe and looked towards the door, noticing that the hallway lights were still very dim . Frowning slightly, a faint light flashed in her eyes, then she walked towards the door .
When she walked out of the bedroom, she still could not see any sign of Mu Yuchen, so she wanted to go downstairs to take a look . However, just as she reached the entrance of the hallway, suddenly—
There was a clatter!
The door before her suddenly opened and Mu Yuchen's tall figure abruptly greeted her just like that . Unable to stop in time, Xi Xiaye was frightened and almost knocked into him . Thankfully, she reacted quickly and held onto the door frame, yet the result of this was an instant pain shooting up her shoulder .
“Be careful!”
Mu Yuchen quickly reached out to hold her .
“Do you tread so quietly all the time?”
Xi Xiaye lifted a hand to lightly hold her chest in fright .
“Did you hurt your wound?” Mu Yuchen frowned as he helped her to sit down on the sofa .
“It's fine . I've just changed my dressing earlier . You go wash up first . I've filled the bath up for you . I forgot to take my laptop earlier…”
She noticed that he had helped her bring up her briefcase and laptop . She gratefully looked at him and was about to reach out to take the laptop from him .
There were a few important groups of data that needed to be analyzed in the next two days for the Commerce Department, yet two days had already passed just like that . Without a doubt, she needed to rush it .
“It's not early anymore . You were just discharged from the hospital . Get proper rest . If it's work-related matters, then put it aside for now . ”
Xi Xiaye shook her head . “I can't . It's pretty important data . I said that I was going to send it to the Commerce Department today, yet I've delayed it till now . It won't be good if it affects their work progress . It's the project for City S and the developer is rushing . ”
Once she said this, Mu Yuchen instantly frowned and fell silent for a moment before saying, “You go rest first . I'll take a look later . ”
Then, before Xi Xiaye could say anything, he took the items and walked towards the bedroom .
Chapter end
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