Chapter 919: Akin to a birthmark (2/2)

“I’ll do it myself then,” Han Yunxi said.

“I should still help you.” Mu Linger brought along a washcloth and gave it to Han Yunxi so she could bite on the fabric while she applied the paste. The first daub already made Han Yunxi grit her teeth and widen her eyes. Mu Linger was too afraid to do any more. In the silent room, she could only hear the faint sizzling noises coming from Han Yunxi’s chest.

Mu Linger was too afraid to look, but the very sound made goosebumps rise on her skin. She snuck a peek at Han Yunxi, only to see her knitting her brows with an ashen face. Despite this, her eyes were determined. Very soon, she took Mu Linger’s hand and indicated that she should continue.

Mu Linger could only brace herself and finish the job. Once the paste was applied, the pain began to gradually fade away. Han Yunxi sprawled in her wheelchair, her breathing a little labored. Mu Linger quietly looked at her, a little distracted by the sight. If Qi gege bit me, I’d be able to bear this pain too. She suddenly really wanted Qi gege to bite her now--even if it was on her face!

Once all the pain had gone and her injury turned icy cold, Han Yunxi rejoiced. “Linger, it feels icy now. Is it done?!”

“I’ll take a look!” Mu Linger was rather nervous about the whole thing. She quickly helped Han Yunxi wipe off the remnants of the paste and saw that the bite mark on her chest had significantly deepened. It was such a dark brown that it looked akin to a birthmark.

Although it looked unsightly, but Mu Linger liked the sight of it immensely. She felt the whole thing to be super romantic. Han Yunxi viewed herself in the mirror while gently brushing the bitemarks. They’re even deeper than the marks I left on Long Feiye’s hand. They might show up in my next life, too.

Mu Linger began to giggle like a thief. “Big sis, Long Feiye will be able to see it tonight, right?”

Han Yunxi feigned ignorance and went on to say, “Bring over some brush and paper, I’m going to write down a few prescriptions for you to see.”

Mu Linger was completely in a fog. Just what was this woman planning next?

Han Yunxi ended up writing down three prescriptions that Mu Linger recognized as treatments for her legs. “You must have taken all of these before, right? You don’t need them anymore,” she said.

“Help me take a look if these...if they’re…” Han Yunxi fought with herself for awhile before asking, “Can Ning Jing take these medicines?”

“Ning Jing’s legs are perfectly fine, so why would she take them?” Mu Linger didn’t understand.

Han Yunxi bit her lip before she simply asked, “I took these over a month ago, if...if I…”

“Big sis!” Mu Linger suddenly understood. “You’re pregnant!”

“Shhh!” Han Yunxi’s glare was enough to kill a man, but Mu Linger was fearless.

She lowered her voice and asked, “Are you really pregnant?”

“I’m only asking you if these medicines I took a month ago will affect me if I decide to get pregnant now,” Han Yunxi said.

Finally understanding, Mu Linger’s eyes flashed with a complicated look. She started to talk, but hesitated before studying the prescriptions in earnest. After a while, she declared, “None of them will affect you.”

“Take a closer look.” Han Yunxi was very prudent when it came to patients, to say nothing of herself.

“I’m certain!” Mu Linger wouldn’t make any mistakes with things like this.

Han Yunxi exhaled in relief, but didn’t say any more. Mu Linger sat down in front of her with a doubtful look.

“What are you looking at?” Han Yunxi asked.

Instead of answering, Mu Linger simply took her hand to read her pulse. Han Yunxi pulled away instantly. “I’m not pregnant yet.”

“Big sis!” Mu Linger panicked. “You want to have a baby at a time like this?”

“There’s still business with the Council of Elders, I’m leaving now.” Han Yunxi avoided the question and made to leave, but Mu Linger wouldn’t let her.

“Big sis, let’s talk about this.”

Han Yunxi refused and pushed her aside.

“Big sis, I’m still from your family on the mother’s side. Let’s talk it over,” Mu Linger pressed her hands on the handlebars of the wheelchair, her tone more serious than before.

Her family on the mother’s side?

Han Yunxi heart gave a lurch before she relented.

“Big sis, you still have a battle with Bai Yanqing with unpredictable odds. Moreover, we don’t know when the enmity between East and West Qin will end,” Mu Linger began. “You’ve seen Ning Jing yourself--she’s four months’ pregnant, but still hiding the fact. Are you going to do the same?”

“Long Feiye is different from Tang Li,” Han Yunxi retorted.

“You’re different from Ning Jing too!” Ning Jing grew agitated. In her heart, Han Yunxi had always been the rational, mature one. “Big sis, Ning Jing even said that once you guys leave Three-Way Black Market, she’ll go away too. She can hide away and give birth to her baby in secret, but can you?”

“Big sis, can you accept it if Long Feiye brought you up to Celestial Mountain for safekeeping right now?” Mu Linger asked.

If Han Yunxi could settle for that, then she would have hidden away right after the misunderstandings cleared up between her and Long Feiye. The world would have lost a “West Qin princess” ages ago. Wouldn’t the Di Clan be thrown into despair after persisting for all those years?

Back then, Long Feiye had even suggested on impulse that she stay by his side while disguising her name and identity.

Han Yunxi fell silent. She knew even better than Mu Linger that now was not the time, but she couldn’t help but recall Long Feiye’s lonely eyes…