Tong Yao frowned slightly when Han Mo was mentioned.
Bai Xi noticed her unusual emotion. "What's wrong with him?"
Could it be that her "manic episode" yesterday had gotten out of control, and she had worn him out... to the point of no return?
Seeing this, Tong Yao chuckled. "Hahaha, so, who is it that has their head full of lewd garbage?"
Bai Xi frowned. "What do you want to say?"
Tong Yao raised an eyebrow. "I don't know if Han Mo is up to it, but nothing happened between you two last night."
Bai Xi was slightly stunned and looked at Tong Yao in confusion.
She clearly remembered Han Mo agreeing yesterday, and the two of them seemed to be quite... Was it an illusion?
Tong Yao said slowly, "Han Mo came to find me yesterday and asked for a lot of ice. When I came in, I saw him fill a bathtub with cold water, pour ice cubes into it, and then put you into the bathtub. Tell me, tell me... is he not up to it?"
Bai Xi: "..."
So, this was how she had gotten through last night.
Before, Han Mo had said the thing was incurable, and she had mistakenly thought that if he didn't do *that*, he would die. She hadn't expected that although there was no antidote, as long as she could hold on until the time was up, it would be considered over.
Yesterday, her mind had been in a mess, and she had wanted him to "sacrifice himself" as a cure before even hearing him finish. It did feel a bit unreasonable.
"Where is Han Mo?"
Since nothing had happened yesterday, that was good. She should apologize to him for yesterday's events first.
Tong Yao put on a profound expression. "Naturally, he's only left with half his life after you wore him out."
Bai Xi: "..."
Didn't she just say nothing happened? How could he be left with half his life after she wore him out? What nonsense.
"What exactly happened?"
Tong Yao said with a mischievous, meaningful look, "If you say he doesn't love you, how could he have accompanied you in that ice-filled bathtub? If you say he loves you, seeing you like that, he could still restrain himself... So, I can only suspect that he's just not up to it!"
Yesterday, after she had brought the ice cubes, she had personally witnessed Han Mo pour them into the bathtub and gently place Bai Xi inside.
While Bai Xi was suffering from the heat and cold on her body, he had also entered the bathtub and held her tightly in his arms.
A cold bathtub, two people giving each other warmth.
Tsk tsk tsk, the scene was truly pure, alluring, and beautiful.
Although he had been "expelled" in the end with Han Mo's somewhat cold gaze, and he had kindly closed the door, that scene... was still vividly remembered.
Bai Xi looked at Tong Yao's lovesick, clearly wandering expression and frowned slightly.
He had accompanied her through a night of ice water?
Because of the medicinal properties causing heat in her body, even soaking in cold water to resist the heat would not harm her body, but he...
"Where is he now?"
Tong Yao tilted her head slightly, gesturing to the right. "In the room next door."
Bai Xi got up immediately and went to the next room.
In the room, Han Mo lay on the bed, his face a little unnervingly pale.
Tong Yao hesitated for a moment. "His complexion was already not good when he carried you out this morning. After placing you on the sofa and drying your body and hair, he fainted. I had the Tong family doctor examine him, and he said it wasn't just from soaking in ice water all night, but more seriously, severe anemia..."
"Anemia?"
Although Han Mo wasn't particularly well-built, after several "intimate" encounters, he wasn't actually weak. How could he be severely anemic?
While thinking, she still stepped forward. At this moment, the person on the bed seemed to sense her presence and opened his eyes, looking at her, showing a faint smile. "Xi'er, are you alright?"
Last night, Xi'er had been tormented by the medicinal properties. Although soaking in ice water could relieve it, the combination of cold and fire had caused her internal energy to become chaotic again.
Therefore, he had used his own blood to nourish her through the blood jade bracelet. Moreover, this time the depletion was particularly severe, so much so that even his monstrous body couldn't hold up.
After carrying her out this morning, he had fainted not long after.
Bai Xi looked at this smile and inexplicably felt uncomfortable. He was clearly in pain and his face was very pale, so why was he still smiling? He shouldn't be like this. "If you don't want to smile, then don't."
As soon as these words were spoken, Han Mo's smile froze on his face, and he slightly lowered his eyelashes.
Tong Yao was also stunned, but quickly said, "Well, Doctor Han, please don't take offense. Our Xi'er is just like this. She speaks a bit coldly, but she's actually very warm. She's just seeing you so weak yet still smiling... She feels sorry for you, yes, she feels sorry for you!"
Actually, Bai Xi regretted what she said as soon as it was out. She indeed felt uncomfortable seeing Han Mo smile, but she definitely didn't mean to criticize him. She felt that he shouldn't be like this, but in her feelings, he should be like this? She couldn't explain it herself.
Although Tong Yao's words were a bit unreliable, they did provide her with a way to back down.
"Well, I do feel sorry for you. How are you feeling now?"
After saying this, Han Mo opened his eyes again. "I know."
A lightly spoken sentence, seemingly without emotion.
Did she feel sorry for him? Or, had she realized his pretense last night and was tired of his feigned smile? Or perhaps, seeing Bai Han awaken, she had realized the difference between reality and pretense.
Tong Yao looked at the awkward pair, completely unsure of what to say.
For a couple, it was already difficult enough if one was dull and inarticulate.
These two, on the other hand, were like an ice sculpture and a wooden sculpture. What to do?
The atmosphere last night had been so good. If Han Mo had just gone ahead and done it, it would have been fine. Now, she felt awkward just standing here.
But... she could tell that Han Mo truly loved Xi'er.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, this deep and restrained love was something she had never witnessed in all her extensive romantic experiences.
"Well, Xi'er, my doctor said that Doctor Han is very weak right now. You must take good care of him, otherwise, if he accidentally has insufficient blood, he'll faint on the spot, and then you'll have no one to cry to."
Bai Xi raised her eyebrows and said faintly, "I don't like crying."
Tong Yao: "..."
A straight girl, a steel-straight girl.
She had previously worried that Bai Xi would be boring if she got together with Han Mo. Now it seemed... this was Han Mo's karma. She should burn incense for Han Mo and pray that he wouldn't be angered to death by Bai Xi.
"Well, Doctor Han, our Xi'er... she just isn't good at expressing herself. She really doesn't cry. I've never seen her shed tears, it's not because you're not important."
That was it, she didn't even know how to salvage the situation. Thinking this, she gave Bai Xi a fierce glare.
Bai Xi, however, acted as if she hadn't seen her glare at all, and raised her hand to make a phone call.
Tong Yao: "..."
Hopeless. Forget it. She wouldn't bother anymore. Fate, whether it begins or ends, is all due to one's own actions.