Ning Zhi opened the bottle cap, picked up some medicine, and applied it to him. He rubbed medicine on the mottled rope marks on his wrists, gently lifting a corner of the blanket to reveal a body covered in wounds. Ning Zhi inhaled sharply.
Feeling his ice-cold body, Ning Zhi trembled, recalling the desperate suffering he had previously endured. The current Su Chen Bi had suffered even more cruelly. If not for the owner, Ning Zhi might still be under oppression.
Ning Zhi took a deep breath and continued applying medicine. “You don’t need to entertain guests tonight. Rest well.”
As expected, there was no response.
Since first seeing Su Chen Bi, Ning Zhi had hardly heard him speak.
Ning Zhi covered Su Chen Bi with a blanket, placed a warm pot inside, and noticed his unfocused gaze. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Do you regret what you did back then?”
Su Chen Bi’s long eyelashes trembled, and his gaze gradually focused on Ning Zhi, revealing misty eyes lost in memories.
Ning Zhi was accustomed to Fei’er’s caring nagging. He took off his clothes and got into bed, where a warm kettle awaited him, and the charcoal fire was lit. His heart warmed; despite changing circumstances, only Fei’er had remained loyal. He held Fei’er’s hand, comforting him, “I’m really fine. I’ll take care of myself, so don’t worry.”
Fei’er’s eyes turned slightly sour. “Young Master, please lie down and rest. Don’t do anything more.”
“Okay,” Ning Zhi smiled, lying down, “I’ll rest now. You should go rest too.”
“I’ll rest only after you fall asleep. What if you see Shen Bi again?” Fei’er said, displeased. His young master was already tired, yet he wanted to see Shen Bi, who had done something that despicable.
The young master shouldn’t have endured those hardships. Fei’er’s eyes felt sour knowing the young master empathized with Su Shen Bi’s suffering, which reminded him of his own past, leading him to care for her.
Having endured pain himself, the young master wished for someone to care for him. While Fei’er disapproved of the young master dragging himself to help Su Shen Bi, he refrained from stopping him.
