When Du Chang heard the noise, he thought something had happened to Pei Yicheng. Seeing the girl appear out of nowhere in the courtyard, a girl who was injured at that, Du Chang’s eyebrows lifted, and his gaze fell on her bleeding arm. He said, "Little girl, you’re injured. Come, let me bandage that wound for you."
Shortly after, Du Chang went inside, and when he came back out, he was holding a wooden tray in his hands, on which there were disinfectant and gauze.
Xu Nianhua, holding her arm, seemed a bit surprised. Du Chang had actually brought these things so quickly.
"My surname is Du, I am a doctor," Du Chang seemed to understand Xu Nianhua’s surprise and said, "I’ll treat your wound."
Xu Nianhua hesitated, thinking that such a minor injury could easily be dealt with when she got home.
Du Chang added, "I won’t charge you."
"Thank you, Doctor Du. I, I didn’t bring any money today. I’ll pay you next time." Xu Nianhua stepped forward obediently. She herself wasn’t afraid, but if her second brother or parents saw this wound, they would surely worry.
"Ha-ha, I said I won’t take your money," Du Chang said with a smile, and when he applied the medicine to Xu Nianhua, he did so with some surprise. The wound was deep, but the little girl didn’t even frown.
This little girl didn’t seem old, but she really could endure.
Pei Yicheng, apart from his one query ’Doesn’t it hurt?’, didn’t say anything else, as if he wasn’t concerned about anything.
She wasn’t like Xiaoning; if Xiaoning had this injury, she probably would’ve made sure the whole world knew about it.
"Thank you, Doctor Du."
After the wound was bandaged, it was no longer visible, but what about the torn clothes?
They had blood on them. She could wash them clean, but this cut...
"Little girl, have you come across some trouble?" Du Chang glanced at his taciturn grandson and asked Xu Nianhua.
Xu Nianhua paused, then said, "It’s nothing. Thank you for your concern, Doctor Du. You really are good. Next time, I’ll pay you, to thank you for saving my life."
Xu Nianhua’s face was lit with a sweet smile as she thought that Nian’an might be waiting for her. In a rush, she left the Du Family estate and headed straight for the Big Locust Tree. Nearby there was a vegetable garden and Xiaoxi, Xu Nianhua specifically searched for water to clean the bloodstain off her clothes.
When Xu Nian’an saw her, he felt much relieved and said, "Where did you go? I looked around and didn’t see you."
"Why are your clothes wet?" Xu Nian’an examined Xu Nianhua’s clothes. Although it wasn’t very obvious, his sharp eyes quickly spotted the tear from the injury.
Xu Nianhua had thought that while waiting for Nian’an, she would sew up her clothes, but now, there was no need to sew.
"What happened to you? Did something happen?"
Xu Nian’an anxiously looked over Xu Nianhua, checking her from top to bottom, fearing she might have other injuries.
"Second brother, I’m fine," Xu Nianhua hurriedly said: "It’s just a small cut on my hand; it’s nothing serious, look, I came across Doctor Du. He’s a good man, and he treated my wound for free."
"Really?" Xu Nian’an was doubtful.
Xu Nianhua thought for a moment and gave a selective account of what had happened, omitting the dangerous parts. She said, "I was lucky, I happened to escape to Doctor Du’s home."
Thinking of the doctor from the Du Family, the handsome man who sat in a wheelchair, yet was infuriatingly good-looking, she always felt it was a pity.
Such a fine and dignified face, when smiling, must be quite a sight to behold, right?