33 Underneath the Night Sky (1/2)
”Xueyue.” Li Wenmin stopped in front of the door with a frown. He had finally found her, but it was in the least expected place that he had in mind. ”What are you doing?”
Xueyue raised her head and shifted her focus from the towel she was wringing dry. Seated beside the bed of Wen Jinkai, she was replacing the towel that was originally on his head. Due to his injuries and his body's slow healing, his immune system was weak and thus, he had developed a fever.
”Changing the towel?” she responded, placing the cool towel on the forehead of the unconscious soldier. Next, she brought the blanket higher up, making sure he was well-covered before standing up to close the window. She forced her gaze away from his well-fitted shirt that showed the form of his muscles. He was not overly burly, but had ample amount of biceps for her eyes to wander.
”That's a servant's job,” Li Wenmin told her, walking into the room. ”Why are you so attached to this buffoon?”
Xueyue paused before smiling, ”He's your friend and a guest. I don't want him to get more sick.”
”I hope you're not doing this because he's good-looking, Xiao Yue.” Li Wenmin sulked. ”He's ugly.”
Xueyue let out a small laugh, ”I only want to help him.”
”You don't have to.”
”But I want to,” she deadpanned before heading towards the seat she previously sat on; however, Li Wenmin blocked her path.
”Xiao Yue…”
”Wen-ge,” she mused, pausing in front of him.
”Let's practice archery.”
”We just practiced this morning.”
”Okay, lets spar.”
”But my martial arts aren't as good as yours.” Xueyue laughed. ”Are you trying to prevent me from seeing him?”
”Seeing who?” Li Wenmin panicked, his eyes widening while he jumped to conclusions faster than a jealous girlfriend.
”You're dating someone?!” He grabbed her shoulder, ”All men are scum! Don't trust that man. Wait, who's that man? Now now, Xiao Yue, don't look at me like that. I just want to have a nice little talk with him, and maybe his heart can talk to my sword after--”
”I was merely stating you're blocking my view of him.”
”But I am the view,” Li Wenmin said with scrunched brows. He seemed genuinely confused at her words.
”If you're the view, we're all going to be blind,” a voice spoke up behind them as both of them turned around to see Li Chenyang standing at the door. He had a distasteful expression on his face. Like Li Wenmin, he was also displeased to see Xueyue being so attentive towards the unconscious Wen Jinkai.
”Chenyang, our Xiao Yue likes Jinkai.”
”He's ugly,” Chenyang scowled. ”He doesn't know how to treat people right. You shouldn't like him.
”I--”
”I get it, he's filthy rich from his conquests as a commander. Yeah, the Emperor and Empress favors him, but still, that shouldn't be why you like a man.”
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”I don't--”
”Xiao Yue, he's mean and cold. He won't treat you well--”