Han Rui grabbed Bai Xi’s arm, stopping her. "Oh, it's just a meal, it won't take long!"
Bai Xi looked up. "Let go."
Han Rui acted as if he was helpless. "I won't."
Bai Xi directly pulled her arm back. "Just because I didn't cry out in pain doesn't mean I don't feel it."
Only then did Han Rui realize and release his hand, his delicate phoenix eyes looking to the side guiltily. "..."
Bai Xi stood there, covered in bright red blood, looking as if she had just emerged from a pool of gore.
There was even an iron hook still embedded in her shoulder. She had only just cut the chains and broken free.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Little Xi'er, I just didn't want you to overthink things."
He heard that detestable man mention Han Mo and wanted to comfort her, but how could he have overlooked her injuries? It must be because she was usually so formidable that he treated her like Iron Man, even believing that physical injuries wouldn't affect her.
But she... she was just a person, even a woman he once thought needed a man's protection.
Bai Xi said faintly, "It's fine..."
With that, she walked towards the cave entrance.
But at that moment, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
Before she lost consciousness, she heard numerous voices from behind her: "Little Xi..."
"War God..."
"Little Xi'er..."
When she woke again, it was three days later. As Bai Xi opened her eyes, all she saw was white. This was no other place but a hospital.
Bai Han sat by her hospital bed, holding her hand tightly as he slept. Perhaps sensing movement on the bed, he woke up, his face filled with concern. "Little Xi, you're awake?"
Bai Xi nodded lightly. "Mm, what happened to me?"
Bai Han immediately stepped forward and hugged her head. "It's alright, it's alright."
Bai Xi felt Bai Han's embrace and a smile curled her lips. "I know I'm alright, you don't need to worry about me... Brother."
The single word "Brother" stirred Bai Han's heart once more.
They hadn't realized she had gone into shock from severe blood loss until the very moment she collapsed.
The doctor said a normal person would have been dizzy and unable to stand after losing so much blood, yet she had stood before them as if nothing was wrong until she fell.
The doctor also said that if she had been sent in another fifteen minutes later, there might have been no hope of resuscitation.
All of this was his fault as a brother for not noticing anything.
"Little Xi, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not taking good care of you."
Bai Xi looked at the sunlight outside the window and gently patted her brother's back. "Brother, I'm really fine."
Just then, Han Rui and Xuan Feng also arrived.
Han Rui held a bouquet of flowers, while Xuan Feng carried breakfast. Upon seeing Bai Xi awake, he paused slightly. "I'll go buy another breakfast."
Han Rui immediately said, "Buy more, get all the good stuff for Little Xi'er."
Bai Xi looked at the people before her and smiled faintly.
After breakfast, the doctor came to examine Bai Xi again. "Miss Bai is recovering very well. If there are no symptoms of dizziness or limb weakness, you can be discharged in another three days."
Bai Xi frowned. "Still three more days?"
Bai Han reached out and tapped her forehead. "Listen to the doctor."
Bai Xi fell silent immediately.
The doctor...
Seeing Bai Xi's dejected expression, Bai Han felt a pang in his heart.
The damage Han Mo had caused Bai Xi still lingered. This time in the underground palace, Xuan Ji had brought it up repeatedly. He didn't know when Bai Xi would truly recover.
His worries wouldn't solve anything, and he couldn't even voice them, so he could only keep them to himself. He stood up, first thanking the doctor, and then sending the boisterous Han Rui away.
He stayed to accompany Bai Xi in the hospital.
Another three days passed in a flash. All the examinations were completed, and her vital signs had stabilized. The doctor permitted her discharge.
On this day, everyone came to pick Bai Xi up, including Xi Li.
Xi Li wiped away tears. "That's great, Young Miss, you're alright now."
If it weren't for Bai Xi, he and his sister would have died.
Han Rui leaned slightly towards him. "What are you crying about? Little Xi'er is very strong. How could she be anything but alright with injuries like this?"
Xuan Feng directly pulled Han Rui back and made him sit beside him. "Young Miss, the discharge procedures are already completed."
Bai Han stood beside Bai Xi, saying gently, "Let's go."
Bai Xi smiled at everyone, and the group walked out.
Just then, a child carrying a cup of water ran towards them. Because he was small and the cup was large, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The large, heavy cup was tossed high into the air, about to land on his head.
Bai Xi surged forward and steadily caught the cup. "Are you alright?"
The little boy was so scared he sat on the ground, stunned for a long time. After a while, he finally came to his senses and burst into tears. "Waaaaah..."
Han Rui was the first to react and went to help the boy up. "Big boy, what are you crying for? It's all okay now, don't cry. Brother will buy you candy later, alright?"
Hearing this, the boy hiccuped and finally collected himself. "Mm, I won't cry anymore. I don't want candy. I'm already seven years old and in the first grade. I can take care of Mommy."
Han Rui chuckled. "Good, good, good, you can take care of your Mommy. Come, stop crying, let your sister give you the cup, and you can take it to Mommy, okay?"
The boy nodded. "Okay."
The boy looked up at Bai Xi, and after a while, he looked at her, confused. "Sister, aren't you hot?"
At these words, Han Rui looked at Bai Xi.
Bai Xi also looked at the metal cup in her hand.
The cup had two handles, and the child had been running holding the handles. Currently, she was holding the base of the cup. The part of her hand in contact with the cup had turned very red, but she felt no heat, not even pain.
Bai Han reacted and immediately reached out to take the cup from Bai Xi.
But the moment he touched the cup, he instinctively withdrew his hand.
The scorching temperature was at least 95° Celsius, and she had been holding it steadily like this for two to three minutes without any awareness.
Hearing their words, Bai Xi instinctively placed the cup on a nearby platform. As she released her hand, her entire hand was revealed to everyone.
A bright red hand, on which many small blisters had already formed.
Bai Han shouted, "Doctor, Doctor..."
A doctor had already attended to Bai Xi, applying ice compresses and topical medication.
The doctor looked at Bai Xi's hand. "Miss Bai, your hand will heal well, but your condition is a bit unusual."
Han Rui asked nervously, "Unusual how? Does she have some hidden illness?"
The doctor shook his head. "No, no, no, this young lady's condition seems to be congenital insensitivity to pain, also known as CIP. However, this condition is due to chromosomal genes. You were fine before, it shouldn't suddenly manifest now. I suggest the young lady see a psychologist..."