Chapter 126 - Caihongs Growing Suspicion (1/2)

Xiaosi carefully laid Caihong on the bed. Elder Sun checked her ankle and nodded to himself. He looked at Mia and asked her to bring some herbs.

Two minutes later, Elder Sun was applying meticulously a herbal paste on her bruise. Caihong softly gasped in pain and shut her eyes. Suddenly, she felt Xiaosi squeeze her hand. She slowly opened her eyes and glanced at him.

”Just a bit more. It won't hurt after this, okay?” He mumbled.

She wasn't sure if he was consoling her or himself. She stared at his tense expression that watched and traced Elder Sun's every movement as he treated her sprained ankle. He would occasionally knit his brows or jump in his place as he saw the wound.

”Careful!” Xiaosi narrowed his eyes. ”Don't press too much on her bruise. It will hurt!”

Caihong slightly widened her eyes at his... concern. Her eyelashes trembled and she gently lowered them.

Elder Sun blinked his eyes at him and laughed. ”Don't worry, son. I am being careful. I am here to treat her wound, not aggravate it. Rest assured. Your wife will be fine.”

The elderly women of the village giggled.

”That's so sweet.”

”Isn't it? He cares so much about her.”

”Just look at him how cautiously he is staring at Elder Sun's treatment.”

”He is so protective just like that other husband who came here with his wife.”

Their giggles and whispers reached Caihong's ears and she shifted a little uncomfortably. Xiaosi noticed it and glared at her. ”Don't move! Do you want to make it worse?”

”...”

Caihong bit the corner of her lip.

Why does everything feel so changed today with him?

A while later, Elder Sun said, ”It's done. After a night's rest, her foot will be much better in the morning.”

Xiaosi gravely nodded. ”And how about walking?”

”Of course, she will be able to walk, but she will slightly limp initially. But it will heal with time.”

”After how long?”

Caihong tugged him and urgently whispered, ”Don't ask so many questions! He knows what he is doing!”

”Then he shouldn't have a problem answering me.”

Caihong grimaced.

Elder Sun laughed heartily. ”Don't worry, child. I am not offended. In fact, I am happy to see how much he loves you. It's so evident.”

She stiffened and so did Xiaosi.

”Haha. He is like those men who are cold to everyone except their wife.”

Caihong looked up at him and pondered over the elder's words. Suddenly, she felt her cheeks heat up and she looked away, feeling strange and embarrassed.

This is weird. Why is it affecting me? Loves me…? How is that possible?

Xiaosi gritted his teeth. He realized he acted out of his character in a rush of emotions. He didn't want to stretch this conversation any longer. ”I think we are done here.”

Elder Sun laughed. ”Yes, yes, I am.”

Caihong quickly said, ”Wait! What about him? He is also hurt at his temple…”

Xiaosi said, ”I am fine. No need to bother.”

She frowned. ”Do you think it is just gonna disappear on its own? Without any treatment?”

Elder Sun said, ”Of course. You were next in line anyway. Don't ignore it. A wound is a wound, no matter how big or small it is.”

Xiaosi sighed in exasperation. ”Whatever.”

He sat in front of Elder Sun while he tended to his bruise. He wiped the blood and put another medicine on it.

Elder Sun slowly knitted his brows as he traced his fingers on his forehead. Then he brushed them backward through his hair and gently pressed on certain points on his scalp. He took his pulse too. His brows furrowed further in deep thought.

Caihong asked in confusion as she observed his strange actions, ”What are you checking, Elder? The wound is…”