Fu Shen closed his eyes, his face pale from the rain, water droplets rolling down from his hair and eyes, tracing paths along his overly thin jaw and neck, revealing a fragile and heart-wrenching vulnerability: “I know kneeling here until my legs break is useless, but I can’t help feeling wronged… Have I owed you another favor? I’m truly sorry.”
“But Master Yan, a gentleman in this world must have principles. The Northern Yan cavalry has defended the country for decades with a glorious reputation. How could it be reduced to eternal condemnation because of my personal matters?”
“Fu might not be a gentleman, but will never be a criminal.”
The wind howled and the rain poured, the sky dark and gloomy.
Fu Shen said, “Today’s humiliation will be repaid someday.”
Yan Xiao Han had no words. He had always thought he understood Fu Shen and looked down on his overly naive persistence. Only today did he realize that Fu Shen was far more complex than he understood, and he could never underestimate his unwavering determination.
He sighed, his anger completely extinguished.
Yan Xiao Han reached out to help Fu Shen up, thinking it inappropriate to keep standing in the rain. But before his hand could touch him, Fu Shen suddenly tilted forward. Fortunately, Yan Xiao Han was quick and caught him as he collapsed into his arms.
“Fu Shen!”
Chapter 10: In Illness ┃ You’re Touching My Hand
“Fu Shen!”
A blurry call reached his ears. He was still conscious, but his body had lost sensation. The rain sound followed him, and someone leaned down to pick him up, with a familiar touch.
It felt like the warm embrace he was held in when he fell a few days ago, or the gentle hands that had patted his back long ago.
He was taken into a narrow, dry cell, forced away from that warm, comfortable embrace. Before he could fully enjoy it, he suddenly grabbed the person’s collar and pulled hard—
Crash.
Master Yan was thrown into the carriage, landing in an unseemly position on top of the Jing Ning Marquis. And Fu Shen was finally, as everyone expected, awakened by the impact.
Their eyes met.
