On the way back, Ye Ye nestled against Dean; neither spoke. One was too cold to catch a breath, the other was silently annoyed at his own softness… After a while, Ye Ye warmed up, though still in pain, at least her teeth stopped chattering. In a soft voice, she said, “Ho, about earlier, I can explain!” “What do you want to say?” Dean sighed, always finding it hard to be stern with her. “I just agreed to a kiss in exchange for reconciliation between that person and my uncle and his son. That’s all, I swear!” Ye Ye raised her right hand earnestly, her beautiful eyes still misty, speaking lightly but with emphasis, of course, concealing the fact she still owed Xiong Shaogang a kiss! “From now on, don’t use yourself as a bargaining chip or in bets, because you’ve already given yourself to me in Paris, so you no longer have the right! Understand?” Dean looked at her intently. “…I understand… Are you not angry anymore?” Ye Ye said obediently. “I am angry!” “Eh…?” “Angry that your damn wound is still bleeding! Looks like you really can’t go running around anymore! You’re not allowed to leave the house until the wound heals!” Dean said sternly. “But but but I have to go to school!” she whispered. “That school of yours, if you need a diploma, I can print one for you tomorrow!” “I…” “Hmm? Still want to argue?” “No! I’ll listen to you!” Ye Ye flattered, joking that she wouldn’t provoke him now that he wasn’t angry, especially since she was in the wrong today, at least she shouldn’t have done it in public… From now on, she needed to be more discreet… Uh, more low-key… Ye Ye had one good trait: she would correct her mistakes and apologize, but if wrongly accused of something she didn’t do, she’d rather go down with the ship than lose her dignity! [From Passion to Burning Passion: Chapter Seventy-Eight, The Second Night of Entanglement]
Back at the villa, Baron jingled over, circling around Ye Ye and Dean’s feet. The medical team was already on standby in the hall. Dean sat down on the sofa with Ye Ye in his arms, and the doctor immediately examined her left arm, quickly treating it: “It’s fine, thankfully, only the scab has split, not the new flesh underneath. But you must be careful, another split would be bad! It must hurt, bear with it… it’ll be over soon…” Moments later, the doctor cleaned and re-bandaged Ye Ye’s arm, “Thank you, doctor,” Ye Ye said softly. “You’re welcome, you can take half a painkiller if it really hurts… If there’s nothing else, we’ll head back to our room.” The doctor looked at Dean for permission. “Yes!”
Dean carried Ye Ye back to their room, where the maid had already prepared a bath. “Let the maid help you with your bath, I’ll go to the study first,” Dean said. “Okay.” “Be careful with Miss’s arm!” Dean instructed the maid. “Yes, Duke!” the maid responded respectfully.
