Ji Nuan did not cry easily .
However, after pushing Mo Jingshen to sit and tugging his shirt aside, she finally saw that he had more than back and head injuries . His entire body was covered in wounds . At the same time, there were beads of blood slowly rolling down the back of his head and his neck . In that instant, her tears suddenly fell .
It turns out that those people did not only keep him locked in there . She guessed that they had punished him cruelly on the first day he was captured . Mo Jingshen is not someone they can easily control; they must have given up eventually and decided to lock him up in hopes of gradually forcing him to speak .
However, things didn't go as they expected .
Mo Jingshen was about to push her hand aside . However, Ji Nuan stayed stubbornly behind him and helped him remove his shirt . Due to the sticky blood, the fabric clung against his skin and was difficult to remove . Ji Nuan carefully tugged it down . Although the man did not move, but when she glanced ahead, she saw that Mo Jingshen had closed his eyes .
She was sure that the wounds were still hurting .
How could it not? She was pulling the fabric off of his raw flesh . How could it possibly not hurt?
“You don't have to hold your voice in if it hurts . ” Ji Nuan rubbed her tears away and considered if it was better to rip it off or slowly pulled it off . But she felt that the slower she went, the more torturous it would be .
“Will it stop hurting if I scream?” The man's voice carried a hint of a smile; his voice was low and deep, always managing to help calm her emotions .
Ji Nuan stood up and headed to the bathroom in the cabin to retrieve a clean towel . She folded it up and handed it to him . “You can bite onto this first . ”
Mo Jingshen glanced at her shiny, wet eyes and her reddened nose . His lips curved slightly as he reached out to receive the towel . However, instead of using it, he placed it aside and tugged Ji Nuan over, urging her to sit on his lap . He embraced her and raised his hand to caress her long hair . Back at the camp, no matter how they beat or scolded her, she never once cried . Now, he watched as the little woman who was fearless in the face of death cried for him .
The man's long fingers ran through her hair and finally paused on her back . He softly and tenderly rubbed her back .
“Nuan Nuan . ” The man's warm and patient voice rang in her ears .
Ji Nuan knew that she had lost her composure . She rubbed her nose and raised her shiny, wet eyes to look at him .
“Pain is unavoidable . I'm also human . I'll experience pain like anyone else . But this sort of physical pain cannot compare to what you've seen and experienced today . ” He rubbed her back, gently saying, “In a place like this, having such an experience helps us realize how delicate life really is . It teaches us to treasure the peace we have and to celebrate that we've managed to stay alive . These wounds will recover with time . But the moment a person's heart is wounded, the injuries will only grow deeper . ”
Ji Nuan wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face there, staying silent .
“Putting yourself in harm's way, and even using your own body as a bargaining chip to bring me away safely is something I hope will never happen again . Ever . ” His arms were wrapped around her waist . Even though it had been days since he had eaten, his grip was still firm and unwavering .
She understood that the emotional turmoil Mo Jingshen had experienced today was not light .
Ji Nuan sat in his embrace obediently . She softly made and 'en' sound and did not refute him .
Right now, he was a patient . Everything he said was right . She was not going to argue with him or be stubborn .
“All right, these are only superficial wounds . Wipe your tears away . ” The man patted her head: “Go bring over some warm water . Slowly wipe downward against the wounds on my back . This way, my shirt will come off easier . ”
Ji Nuan wiped her eyes and stood up to do as he instructed . She brought the warm water over but, just as she was about to continue cleaning his wounds, she hesitated: “Your injuries are so bad . Is it a good idea to touch water?”
“At this stage, there's no difference whether or not the injuries touch the water . Take my shirt off and disinfect the wounds after . ” Mo Jingshen remained composed, showing a clear difference from her flustered state . Indeed, when faced with danger, men and women would display the differences in their composure and observation .
Ji Nuan was just about to touch the water when Mo Jingshen abruptly noticed the bandages around her hand . “Forget it, we'll deal with it after we return . Your hands can't touch water . ”
“I'm fine . Feng Ling has already dealt with my wounds . My left hand's fingers aren't injured . It's fine if I hold the towel this way . Unless you would rather have Feng Ling come in to take your shirt off for you?”
Mo Jingshen took another look at her hand . He confirmed that she knew her limits and did not speak further .
Ji Nuan dipped her hand into the warm water and gently poured some on his back . She sensed the man's back tightening slightly, but aside from that, he did not make a single sound .
As he said, he was also human . He would also experience pain .
Ji Nuan helped to dampen the wounded areas bit by bit, before slowly tugging his shirt down . With this method, she was able to prevent most of the scabs from being ripped off .
She then cleaned the areas around his wounds with some water . After wiping off all of the blood, she picked up the disinfectant and applied it on for him .
“Mo Jingshen, bite the towel if it hurts . You're not allowed to hold it in . It's not as if I'll laugh at you . ”
Earlier, when Feng Ling applied this disinfectant on her hand, she was covered in cold sweat from the pain . Although she had tolerated the pain silently, how could her wound possibly compare to his? Hers was only a surface burn .
Mo Jingshen's injuries went deep into his flesh .
The man did not reply, but she clearly heard his soft chuckle .
Her heart was aching for him, yet he still had the mood to laugh .
Ji Nuan's originally heavy heart gradually recovered at the sound of his soft laughter . Finally, she was no longer as fearful or nervous and was able to help to disinfect his wounds quickly . She applied some simple medication and brought out some bandages, wrapping it around his body . The bandage wrapped around both his chest and his back, causing him to appear like a heavily injured man featured in an ancient television drama . It was almost as though he was wearing a white singlet .
“I suddenly regret not studying medicine back then,” Ji Nuan could not help feeling embarrassed as she softly muttered . Mo Jingshen only glanced downward and did not say anything .
Mo Jingshen's eyes abruptly curved as he smiled: “Studying medicine is good . Studying finance is fine as well . This sort of situation where first aid is necessary doesn't happen frequently . It's more important to learn the difference between a first kiss and CPR early on . ”
“Ah?” Ji Nuan paused in her movements of cleaning the wounds on his head . She eyed him in confusion . “What CPR?”
The man chuckled again: “All right, this isn't the time to be talking about that . Are you sure your hand is all right?”
“It's all right . At the very least, let me disinfect your wounds . In a humid place like this, your injuries can become easily infected . ”
But…
What he had said earlier about first kisses and CPR…
Why did she find that strangely familiar? She couldn't figure out when she had previously heard something similar…
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