He pressed a hidden mechanism, opened the lid, and handed it to her, softly saying, “Don’t move carelessly. There’s a mechanism inside. Opening it wrong will shoot poison needles.”
Ruan Ning rolled her eyes, “Why do you always carry such things? Did you just shoot poison needles at Brother Luo?”
She called him “brother”? Ji Ming Shao felt bitterness inside, involuntarily withdrawing his hand. He didn’t want to use his antidote to save her “brother.”
Ruan Ning snatched the box and slapped his hand: “Are you done? Hurting people as soon as you enter? You think you’re in the right? Tell me, which is the antidote?”
All his emotions disappeared.
Ji Ming Shao obediently stated, “The white bottle with the red stopper.”
He watched as she took the small porcelain bottle, removed the stopper, and walked towards Luo Jie. Regret washed over him; why had he helped her lover? He wished the muscular man would suffer for daring to covet her as a husband.
Ruan Ning asked, “How do you use the antidote?”
Ji Ming Shao turned away, refusing to answer, but she struck him on the back of the head with the bottle stopper. “Hey, I’m talking to you. How is it used?” she demanded.
He touched his neck and turned back, her intensity making it hard to think clearly. Finally, he replied, “Half a pill orally, half crushed and applied to the wound.”
Ruan Ning took a pill, broke it, and put half in Luo Jie’s mouth, asking, “Brother Luo, where are you wounded?”
Luo Jie struggled to point to his upper arm, where a scratch had bled through his clothes. If it weren’t late at night in her room, he would have wanted to tear off his shirt.
Without hesitation, Ruan Ning unbuttoned Luo Jie’s collar and pulled down half a sleeve, then crushed the remaining half pill and applied it to his small wound.
Being undressed by his beloved and touched gently made Luo Jie’s face turn red.
His heart raced, and he almost forgot about the person nearby. The antidote worked quickly, relieving most of the intense itching. He said, “Miss Ning, it’s offensive to be half-naked in front of you. Thank you for treating my wound.”
