"Since you’re here, why not come in?"
As Gu Nian was speaking with Wuming, Nan Jin Yu’s voice suddenly came from the study.
Gu Nian instinctively stuck out her tongue and then turned to walk toward the study, "Coming, coming, Nan, your hearing is really good. I was speaking so softly, yet you still heard me!"
Nan Jin Yu was indeed not in the best of moods today, at least, that was the case before Gu Nian arrived.
But seeing Gu Nian drenched like a wet chicken, he instantly disregarded his concerns and got up to walk toward her.
The next moment, the white fox fur draped over him was wrapped around Gu Nian as he picked her up and placed her on a chair by the charcoal fire.
"Look at you, all wet and not afraid of catching a cold!" Nan Jin Yu’s sidelong glance made Gu Nian’s heart race.
"I... I didn’t expect it to rain halfway here!" If it weren’t closer to this place, she would have run back home.
For some reason, though, her words came out lacking assertiveness.
Looking at the snowy white fox fur draped over her now, some of it had gotten wet from the water on her body, the fur clumped together wetly.
Gu Nian quickly struggled to get up, "I’m... I’m okay, not too cold, you can let go of me, I just need to warm by the fire."
The fur on this fox fur shone brightly; it was clearly of great value.
Even if they didn’t ask her to compensate, wouldn’t it be a shame!
Nan Jin Yu held her down and ordered outside, "Wuming, have the kitchen prepare some hot water for Miss Gu to soak."
"No... there’s no need for that, right?" In her space she had a spare set of clothes, but it wasn’t appropriate to take them out here!
And now, being all wet, what would she wear after bathing?
However, Nan Jin Yu paid no heed to Gu Nian’s protests and simply carried her out of the room and directly to the bedroom.
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The room wasn’t large, but stepping inside, there was an immediate rush of heat.
In the center of the room was a large bathtub, steam rising from it.
Nan Jin Yu placed Gu Nian on the ground and said, "Can you bathe yourself properly?"
His younger sister was actually older than Gu Nian, accompanied by dozens of servant girls and nannies, who he had never seen do anything themselves. So, in Nan Jin Yu’s eyes, little girls were always delicate.
But after getting to know Gu Nian, he realized not every girl was so delicate.
After all, she was too young, which made him a little uneasy.
"Of course I can!" Gu Nian hurriedly replied, in such a situation, even if she couldn’t, she had to. Did he intend to help her bathe?
However, in the next moment, Gu Nian realized she was overthinking it.
Nan Jin Yu gently patted her wet head and said, "Then I’ll leave for now. You soak in warm water for a while so you don’t get sick. If there’s any problem, just call out loudly. I can hear you outside, or I’ll seek out a woman from the village to help you."
In his heart, he was extremely averse to others entering his room.
But for Gu Nian, she was an exception.
Not just because she had healed his leg, but also like the first time he saw her. He didn’t yet know her uniqueness then, but seeing her cheerful smile, it brought him inexplicable joy.