Chapter Seventy Artificial Respiration

  In the cold winter of December, the sky is frozen and the earth is closed. The wind that blows by makes a "whooshing" sound as it sweeps past. The chill starts from the soles of the feet and rises straight up to the top of the head!

  Looking at the big hole that suddenly opened up in front of him, Han Xi's eyes were still unable to react, and the man had already fallen into the broken ice water.

  At this, Han Xi's eyes widened in shock, and she didn't care about anything else anymore.

  Although looking at this icy cold water made her scalp feel numb, she didn't care about that anymore, saving people was urgent.

  Then, Han Xi Tong took off all the thick clothes on his body, leaving only a thin undergarment. He took a deep breath and jumped into the icy cold snow water.

  Cold, chillingly cold!

  The cold was so bitter that it seemed as if even his blood was about to freeze. However, this kind of cold had already become a habit for him!

  He had been like this for years, as if he was soaking in icy water, unable to feel a hint of warmth, and gradually became disheartened.

  And her appearance was like a warm ray of March sunlight, slowly settling into his heart, the warmth that made him overjoyed, only to find out that she didn't want to stay, and what's more, she had also forgotten about him.

  So he used the most extreme method just for her to stay. Even if it means risking his own life.

  But in fact, he was thinking that if she left again, he would have nothing to live for and might as well die.

  Unexpectedly, she agreed to stay. He was overjoyed, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened!

  The ice cracked open, could it be that even heaven didn't want him to have happiness?

  Is it just these short two years, and he's supposed to leave with regret!?

  The icy water of the bone-piercing cold permeated his entire body, and he felt his body slowly falling down, with an inky blackness below, as if he was plummeting into a bottomless abyss.

  The icy water poured into his mouth and nose, giving him a truly realistic feeling that made him struggle.

  It turns out that death is so painful. However, fortunately, death only happens once, and he can endure it for a while and then it will pass...

  Death, he's not afraid of it, because it's something he's known about for a long time. However, now that it's come to this, he can't help but feel reluctant in his heart...

  Just as the man was feeling frustrated and helpless, he caught a glimpse of a figure swimming towards him out of the corner of his eye, and he was completely shocked!

  Slender figure, so fluttering, long hair and body slowly rising with the water flow, forming one beautiful arc after another, so fluttering, elegant!

  Like a water fairy, with spirit and elegance...

  Time seems to have frozen at this moment!

  The surroundings were quiet, the water was flowing, and the man's eyes were wide open, quietly watching the girl who kept swimming towards him. In his mind, he involuntarily recalled the first time they met.

  At that time, she was young and fearless, even when outnumbered. Just like now, he knew how icy the lake water was, cold enough to freeze blood.

  If it were someone else, seeing such icy lake water, even if they wanted to save people, they would be powerless. After all, such cold lake water, jumping in would likely cost them their own life.

  So just now he fell into the lake and knew this time he would surely die, but who knows...

  She still came to save him...

  A surge of deep emotion and warmth flooded his heart, even though he was surrounded by the bone-chilling lake water at that moment. But in this instant, the man felt so warm...

  ……

  Although she had mentally prepared herself, when she actually jumped into the icy lake water, Han Xi felt as if she was going to die like this.

  Damn it's so cold!

  This chill is so intense that it's hard to describe even with all the words in the world!

  But at this moment, she didn't care about that anymore, using all her internal strength to protect herself, at least able to withstand the cold air and not let herself freeze to death.

  Swinging its limbs, it swam down towards the bottom of the water.

  The water was very dark and black, but for some reason, she saw that blue-green figure at a glance.

  Seeing the man struggling with nothing, I don't know if he fainted or not, his whole body slowly sinking to the bottom of the water. Han Xi's eyes widened in shock, and she quickly swam towards the man...

  With great effort, it finally swam up from the dark and gloomy lake bottom.

  After dragging the man ashore, Han Xi's eyes almost fainted.

  However, looking at the man who was rescued by himself, but with tightly closed eyes and a pale face as white as paper, Han Xi's eyes didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

  Because now the man's condition was extremely bad, his complexion was even more frighteningly pale, and even his lips showed signs of cyanosis. Han Xi's eyes widened in shock.

  Reached out to touch his nose, felt that he still had a breath, but it was more going in and less coming out, should be drowned.

  At this, Han Xi's eyebrows furrowed, almost forming a '川' character. The next moment, without thinking, she took a deep breath and pressed her hands on the man's chest, starting CPR!

  The red lips under me are so cold, kissing them is like kissing a corpse!

  Hanhee's eyes widened in shock, but she continued to breathe heavily onto the man below her, silently praying in her mind.

  "You mustn't die, don't die, I couldn't bear the guilt for the rest of my life..."

  She continued to pray silently, and after a long time of giving the man artificial respiration, heaven perhaps heard her prayers. The man, who had been lying still with his eyes tightly closed, suddenly coughed up the excess water in his lungs and slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, waking up.

  At this time, Han Xi's eyes finally let out a thorough breath, and his whole body seemed to have lost all its energy, and he collapsed to the ground.

  The man who slowly came to, looked at Han Xi's eyes sitting beside him, her whole body was soaked, and in the icy snow, her small face was even paler, her lips were also cold and purple, and her whole body was shaking violently.

  Like yellow leaves on treetops, constantly being swept away by the howling wind.

  At this sight, the man's heart involuntarily surged with a strong feeling of pity and compassion.

  "You..."

  Has she no regard for her life? Doesn't she know how dangerous it was at the time? The icy lake water, if you stay under for too long, you'll freeze to death. Is she not afraid of dying?

  There were so many words he wanted to say in his heart, but before the man could even open his mouth, a loud and chaotic cry of surprise immediately came from not far away.

  "Ah, Your Highness, Your Highness is over there, come quickly and save him..."

  A flustered voice rang out, and immediately a large group of servants rushed over in this direction.

  The man merely pursed his red lips and closed his eyes again.

  At this moment, Han Xi's eyes were also cold and trembling, she had no strength left. As the man's servant rushed over, while letting out a sigh of relief, her mind suddenly felt like it was cut off, 'pa' sound, she closed her eyes and fell into darkness...

  ……

  In the midst of confusion, Han Xi's eyes turned cold as if she had fallen into an eternal icy abyss, causing her whole body to tremble uncontrollably.

  Just as she thought she was going to freeze to death, suddenly, her whole body seemed to be in the midst of a scorching summer day. The feeling made her involuntarily let out a comfortable sigh, and her entire being seemed to come back to life. Every pore on her body was continuously breathing in heat, and the originally frozen blood slowly began to flow smoothly again.

  Her eyes quivered slightly, and Han Xi's pupils slowly turned awake.

  In the midst of it all, I could hear the sound of commotion by my ear, and my own body seemed to be being moved back and forth.

  With a puzzled mind, Han Xi furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and opened her eyes to take a look.

  When I see everything in front of me, there is still some confusion in my mind.

  However, those people in the room were overjoyed when they saw Han Xi waking up.

  "Miss, you're awake?"

  "Miss, how are you feeling now? Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

  "Really?"

  At the sound of this voice, Han Xi blinked her somewhat dazed eyes and looked around at her current situation.

  All she saw was that she was lying on a soft big bed, with a large bathtub beside her, and there was still a faint mist of smoke rising from it.

  At this moment, she was lying naked on the bed, with two young maids in green dresses helping her wipe off the water droplets from her body.

  At this, Han Xi's face slightly stiffened, and then, with a flush on her cheeks, she stretched out her hand to grab the quilt beside her and covered her naked body, saying.

  "Uh, I can handle it myself."

  "Hehe, okay."

  Han Xi Tong knew that she was shy, so the two green-clad little maids just smiled warmly. One of them brought over a brand new set of clothes, while the other carefully handed her a cup of warm water.

  Han Xi Tong drank the warm water and changed into clean clothes, then chatted with the two little maids for a while before learning that their names were Xiao Wan and Xiao Huan, and they were two sisters who looked delicate and lovely.

  After chatting with them for a while, Han Xi suddenly remembered what had happened before she fainted and asked in surprise.

  "Hey, how's your master doing? Is he alright?"

  Although she had already helped him with artificial respiration, after being soaked in the icy lake water for so long, and not having any inner strength to protect her body, it's unknown how she is now.

  And she remembered his whole body was icy cold, just like a dead person. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but start to worry.

  Xiao Huan and Xiao Wan looked at Han Xi Tong with a flustered expression after hearing her words. Although they didn't know who this strange girl was, judging from the situation earlier, it seemed like she had saved them, so naturally, she was also their benefactor. Therefore, they truthfully told her about their master's affairs.

  "Don't worry, miss, our young master is fine. The doctor just checked on him and said he'll be okay as long as he gets some rest."

  "Is he really okay? But just now when I pulled him up, his whole body was icy cold, like a block of ice, it almost scared me to death, fortunately he's fine..."

  Hearing Xiaoyao's words, Han Xi furrowed her brow and said, still somewhat worried in her heart. She didn't notice that when she heard these words, the two little maids exchanged a glance, their unusual gazes meeting.

  Suddenly, Han Xi's eyes sparkled as if she had thought of something, and she blinked her puzzled beautiful eyes, opening her lips to ask.

  "Huh? You just called him Your Highness!? Who is he exactly!?"

  Hearing Xiaohuan and Xiaowen's words, Han Xi suddenly realized something was off, and now that she thought about it, the man last night seemed to have also referred to himself as "Ben Gong"...

  In the Tianxuan Imperial Court, there is only one person who can be called "Your Highness" by others and also refer to himself as "This Palace"...

  "Miss, I am the sixth prince of the Tianxuan Empire! How could you not know that?!"

  "What?!"

  Hearing Xiaohuan's words, Han Xi's eyes widened in shock as if struck by a thunderbolt on a clear day!

  Her mind went blank in an instant, her pretty face was shocked and she didn't dare to believe it.

  Good heavens!

  Is heaven playing tricks on her?!

  Why is it that every man she knocks down belongs to the Jing family?!

  The sixth prince of the Tianxuan Empire!?! Isn't that just Xun Xueran's brother?!?!

  Thinking of this, Han Xi's eyes had a kind of suicidal impulse!

  Xiao Huan and the others didn't know what Han Xi Tong was thinking, they just looked at her with a face that wanted to cry but had no tears. The two of them first stared at each other in dismay, both with faces full of confusion and perplexity.

  "What's wrong with you, girl?"

  "Uh...... Hehe, I'm fine..."

  Seeing Xiao Huan's concerned expression, Han Xi just smiled dryly.

  "By the way, I'd like to take a look at your home now, Your Highness. May I?"

  Even though they just said he was fine, for some reason, without seeing him with her own eyes, Hanhee's heart remained uneasy.

  Xiao Huan and the others nodded in response to Han Xi Tong's words. Immediately, they quickly helped Han Xi Tong untangle her long hair, then accompanied her to the Sixth Prince's room.

  ……

  It is now high noon, and the originally quiet mansion is still very serene.

  Along the way, Han Xi saw many servants and maids, but when they saw her, although their eyes showed some curiosity, they were extremely respectful and polite to her.

  Perhaps it's because they think that she saved their master this morning! However, if they find out that last night she forcibly entered the house and did something indecent with their young master, who knows what will happen to her!? Just thinking about it makes me sweat.

  Just as Han Xi Tong was thinking about these things, she had already been brought back to the room where they got up early in the morning by Xiao Huan and the others.

  The sunlight at noon illuminated the earth brightly, but inside this ancient and fragrant room, all the doors and windows were tightly closed.

  Around the room, several burning stoves were placed on all sides, making the whole room warm and cozy. It was like a sweltering June summer. The temperature inside formed a strong contrast with the freezing cold outside.

  And on the wall, a night pearl the size of a fist was inlaid, illuminating the entire room as bright as day.

  It also casts a colorful glow on the beaded curtain, with sparkling lights flickering endlessly, making the surroundings somewhat dreamy and beautiful.

  At this moment, there were several maidservants moving around in the room, and a doctor was writing prescriptions on the side. After finishing writing, he blew dry the prescription and then quietly mentioned some things to pay attention to before picking up his medical box and leaving.

  But even so, the room was silent, and even the tone of speech was as low as it could be.

  Watching the crowd's cautious movements, Han Xi's eyes met theirs, and she too couldn't help but soften her actions.

  Although the ground was covered with a thick carpet, walking on it made no sound at all.

  "Miss, His Highness is inside."

  Just as Han Xi Tong entered the room, Xiao Wan whispered in her ear, although her voice was very small, it still attracted the attention of the people in the room. Especially Han Xi Tong felt a sharp and inquiring gaze, like a sharp knife, staring straight at her. The malicious gaze made her heart skip a beat, but she was also puzzled, so she raised her head to look in the direction of the gaze.

  She was a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old, although she was dressed as a maid, but the color and fabric of her clothes were much higher than those of Xiaohuan. At first glance, it was clear that she should be a high-ranking maid.

  A powdered face, a mediocre complexion, but the seriousness that seeps between her eyebrows makes one feel a hint of intimidation at first glance.

  Moreover, when she swept her gaze over, the small rings and small ornaments beside Han Xi's eyes immediately showed a hint of fear, and then very neatly gave a slight bow to the pink-clothed girl, calling out.

  "Hello, elder sister of green plum."

  "Alright."

  When Qing Mei heard Xiao Huan's words, she simply nodded lightly. Immediately, her gaze fell on Han Xi's body again, as well as the inquiring and measuring look in her eyes, so direct, so straightforward, without any politeness, making Han Xi's beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed. However, she only pursed her lips and remained silent.

  Moreover, with a woman's sixth sense, the woman in front of her didn't like her!

  And her eyes, which did not hide her undisguised hostility towards her, also made Han Xi's eyes widen in shock.

  She shouldn't have offended this woman, right!? But why does this woman look like she dislikes her so much!?

  Just as Han Xi's eyes were filled with doubt, a low, hoarse voice slowly sounded from the direction of the big bed.

  "Green plum."

  "Your Highness, he has arrived."

  Upon hearing the soft call from the man behind her, Qing Mei's originally gloomy face suddenly lit up, and a warm smile spread across her face, with an unmistakable joy radiating from the corners of her mouth.

  Looking at Qing Mei's face changing so quickly, it can be called the ultimate skill of Sichuan changing faces, making Han Xi involuntarily sigh in her heart.

  However, she didn't say much more, but quietly raised her head to look at Qing Mei walking quickly forward, then carefully helped the man on the bed up, and carefully placed a soft pillow behind his back.

  Just then, a little girl was walking over with a bowl of medicine, Qingmei saw it and turned around to gently take the medicine, took up the spoon and blew on it lightly before handing it to the man's lips.

  "Your Highness, it's time for your medicine."

  The green plum spoke softly, and her voice was so gentle it could drip with water.

  At this, Han Xi's eyebrows rose slightly as she stood by.

  As the saying goes, people have different fates. Why did this woman take an instant dislike to her, as if she owed her a debt from a past life? Now, looking at the man on the bed with that gentle expression, it left her speechless.

  However, from this woman's every move, Han Xi also vaguely guessed that this woman should be fond of the man on the bed.

  But this is not surprising at all! Because the man on the bed, whether in appearance or temperament and status, is a unique one. With just a light glance from him, he can overturn the world, let alone a small maid!?

  Just as Han Xi Tong was thinking in her heart, a low and hoarse male voice came from the bed again.

  "Don't drink, put it down!"

  The man's voice was soft and low, but it carried an unyielding stubbornness that brooked no resistance.

  His slightly furrowed eyebrows and the disgust in his eyes were all expressions of his aversion to this medicine.

  Qing Mei's face immediately showed a deep worry and anxiety upon hearing this. Her tone also became somewhat overbearing.

  "Your Highness, you're ill now, how can you get better without taking medicine?! Even if Qingmei begged you, please drink the medicine!"

  For the bitter entreaty of Qing Mei, Mo Mei's eyebrows involuntarily furrowed, and his red lips pursed tightly, although he didn't say another word. However, Qing Mei, who had been serving by his side since childhood, knew that he was now angry.

  Scared pale in an instant, the next moment, she suddenly knelt down on the ground.

  Although the ground was covered with thick cushions, it wouldn't be very painful even if she knelt down, but Qing Mei's face was extremely flustered, with a hint of remorse, and she said in a low voice.

  "Please forgive me, Your Highness, it was Qing Mei who overstepped."

  "Get out."

  The man's response to the girl's apology was lukewarm, his tone somewhat chilly.

  Qing Mei listened and opened her mouth as if to speak, but stopped. In the end, she just lightly bit her red lips and gently placed the medicine on the low cabinet beside the bed.

  "The green plum took its leave first."

  Although there are still some worries, after all, she is just a slave girl. If she slightly offends Your Highness, she will be driven out immediately.

  So, Qing Mei reluctantly gestured to the other servants in the house to leave, and as she passed by Han Xi Tong's side, she didn't forget to give her a stern glance.

  "Miss, please go out! The prince needs to rest!"

  "Uh... okay."

  Although some people didn't like this woman's hostility towards her, when she heard Qing Mei's words, Han Xi Tong still opened her mouth to agree, because the patient needed rest.

  But unexpectedly, the man who was originally leaning against the bed with a calm expression, turned his pale and handsome face around abruptly when he heard Han Xi Tong speak.

  When he saw Han Xi Tong standing outside the beaded curtain, his eyes widened slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed across the bottom of his pupils.

  However, the bright light at the bottom of his eyes flashed and disappeared in an instant, so fast that it was impossible to capture. Han Xi's eyes naturally didn't see it either, and he was about to turn around and leave, but who knew, at this moment, a low male voice came from the bedside again.

  "You, stay here."

  "Huh?"

  Upon hearing the man's words, Han Hui and Qing Mei both stopped in their tracks.

  She blinked her puzzled beautiful eyes, looking at Qingmei who also stopped in her tracks. Han Xi thought the man was not calling out to her, so she lifted her small foot again and took a step forward.

  Compared to Han Xi Tong, that guy's Qing Mei heard the man's words, originally gloomy little face slightly stunned, immediately burst out a brilliant smile, then turned back, intending to walk in.

  Who would have thought, but the man spoke again, and his words made both Han Xi and Qing Mei stunned at the same time.

  Compared to Han Xi Tong's astonishment, a hint of anger was clearly drawn in Qing Mei's eyes.

  "Girl, you stay."

  "Uh..."

  Woman!?

  Is it her?!

  After all, he didn't know her name and called her like that, not strange at all. So, Han Xi blinked her puzzled beautiful eyes, pointed to herself and asked softly.

  "Are you talking about me?"

  "Alright."

  When Han Hui heard the man's words, he just hummed lightly.

  Her dark eyes fluttered open, gazing at Han Xi's pupils with a hint of laziness and charm.

  His eyebrows remained calm as water, but he slowly stretched out a slender big hand and gently hooked his fingers in the direction of Han Xi's eyes.

  Han Xi Tong's eyes met his, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

  Although, it can't be denied that this man's gesture of beckoning her with his finger was very enticing.

  All he saw was a single layer of light blue undergarment on his body at this moment.

  A head of three thousand black hairs cascaded down like a waterfall without any restraint, dyeing the shoulders with ink.

  His skin is even whiter and more delicate. His features are exquisite, elegant and flawless. His demeanor is like a bright pearl, his elegance is like the gentle breeze on a bamboo forest. Such a refined and dust-like gentleman is rarely seen in this world.

  However, for some reason, Han Xi felt that there was a faint melancholy between his eyebrows.

  But even so, it didn't affect his handsome appearance at all, but instead added a few more touches of frail beauty, making him look even more pitiful and touching.

  Moreover, the melancholic yet handsome man was gently beckoning her with his finger. Alright, Han Hui admitted that her heart skipped a beat, but that was just a normal reaction!

  Because this chick's killing power is too great! She can say that the man's hooking his fingers, no matter if it's men or women, old or young, will be mesmerized and lose their souls!

  Then, Han Xi nodded slightly and walked towards the beautiful man on the bed.

  But she didn't notice that Qing Mei, seeing this scene, looked at her with a mixture of sadness and anger.

  A moment later, the entire room was left with only Han Xi Tong and the man.

  The surroundings were extremely quiet, and neither of the two had ever spoken to break the silence. It made Han Xi's eyes feel a bit awkward, and she didn't know how to face the man in front of her who was both strange and contradictory, yet had a relationship with her.

  Then, Han Xi's beautiful eyes kept rolling around, sometimes looking at the bright pearl on the wall, sometimes touching the colorful ceramic vase on the table, but never looking at the man on the bed.

  However, when Han Xi's gaze inadvertently fell on the bowl of medicine on the bedside table, his face involuntarily stiffened for a moment, and then he opened his mouth to speak without thinking.

  "Hurry up and take your medicine, it's going to get cold!"

  Han Xi Tong had merely spoken unintentionally, but unexpectedly, her words were met with the man's amused smile.

  Han Xi Tong's eyes narrowed slightly, her slender eyebrows furrowed in puzzlement.

  "What are you laughing at?"

  "Hehe, I thought you would just keep looking at other things and wouldn't talk to me anymore."

  The handsome man chuckled and said, his words made Han Xi's eyes widen in surprise, her originally snow-white cheeks quickly flushed with two bright red clouds, setting off her skin as white as jade, like a ripe red apple, extremely tempting!

  "Alright, don't laugh, what's so funny about this, honestly..."

  Han Xi Tong said with some embarrassment and anger, but when her eyes fell on the man's smiling face, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat, just like a small stone had been thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples...

  It was the first time she saw this man's smile.

  Although she had been with him for less than a day, she couldn't see a hint of smile on his face.

  Someone of his stature should have no worries at all, but between his eyebrows, a faint sorrow would inadvertently reveal itself from time to time.

  His bright eyes are calm and peaceful like still water, yet seem to hide many sorrows, making people who see him can't help but feel more heartache for him...

  But now he smiled.

  Although I knew he was a very handsome man, I never thought that when he smiled, he could be so stunningly beautiful!

  Like a bright moon shining with elegant and refined beauty, amidst the clarity is a hint of noble luxury, as if thousands of plum blossoms are blooming, such splendor and loveliness!

  In an instant, Han Xi's eyes looked as if she was drunk!

  "You look so beautiful when you smile!"

  Her red lips parted, and Han Xi's eyes couldn't help but express her heartfelt sigh. But unexpectedly, the man's smile froze as soon as he heard her words, his face reverting to its usual cold and indifferent expression, as if the earlier smile had been just a fleeting illusion.

  He turned his handsome face away, no longer looking at Han Xi's eyes, leaving a cold profile to Han Xi, but Han Xi did not miss the blush that slowly rose on his face.

  Seeing the man's obviously shy and embarrassed appearance, he always puts on a cold face, like a sulky child. Han Xi couldn't help but smile at this sight. Moreover, she suddenly felt an urge to tease him.

  With a flicker of her beautiful eyes, a hint of cunning flashed across, and then she heard Han Xi's pupils suddenly widening in surprise as he stared at the man and exclaimed.

  "Huh? Your face is red!"

  "Uh..."

  When Han Xi Tong heard the man's words, his face turned red and he quickly turned around, this time leaving Han Xi Tong with only his back. And his face became even redder...

  However, he still stubbornly refused to admit it. His voice was low and soft, slow and gentle.

  "No."

  "Nothing?"

  Hearing the man's words, Han Xi's eyes pretended not to understand, but in fact, she was secretly laughing behind his back.

  But the man seemed to have noticed that she was secretly laughing, and suddenly turned around, just in time to catch Han Xi's smile that she couldn't retract. His handsome face sank involuntarily, with signs of changing from sunny to cloudy.

  Han Xi Tong saw this and secretly thought it was bad.

  He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and chuckle, then burst into laughter.

  "Haha, don't be angry! It's not good to be so serious! Oh, I won't say it anymore, okay? But you have to take your medicine first, or it will get cold!"

  Han Xi Tong said as she picked up the medicinal soup from the low cabinet.

  The bowl of medicinal soup had been left out for a while and was probably cold by now, so she decided to have the man drink it quickly.

  After all, the medicinal soup has cooled down, and its potency will decrease.

  Thinking of this, Han Xi's eyes picked up the medicine and handed it in front of the man, indicating that he should drink it.

  Unexpectedly, the man just quietly gazed at the bowl of medicinal soup in front of him, and after lightly glancing at her, his red lips slightly parted.

  "Not drinking!" A very straightforward refusal!

  "Uh..."

  Hearing the man's words, Han Xi's mouth twitched involuntarily. Immediately, thinking that the man was afraid that the medicine would be bitter, she unconsciously used a soothing tone to coax him like a child.

  "Medicine may be bitter, but it's good medicine. If you're not afraid of the bitterness, you can have a piece of candy after taking the medicine. Come on, take your medicine obediently."

  Han Xi Tong was saying while personally scooping a spoonful of porridge to the man's mouth, but unexpectedly, the man turned his face away.

  A head of soft black hair also fell slowly on his face with his movements. From Han Xi's angle, he could see his handsome and good-looking side profile.

  Her eyelashes are incredibly long and dense, and they curl up at the ends, as if she had applied mascara.

  Bai Yu's nose is extremely straight and tall, exuding unparalleled elegance and nobility.

  There were also those cherry blossom-colored lips, with a layer of mist on them, looking so moist and shiny.

  Can't help but say that heaven has given him a perfect shell, even if he sits quietly here, it will create an extreme beauty!

  But for some reason, he always had a faint melancholy between his eyebrows, which made Han Xi's heart twitch.

  What is hidden in this man's heart that makes him look so sorrowful?

  Just as Han Xi's eyes were filled with doubts and sympathy for the man, he suddenly spoke again.

  "It's not that I'm afraid of bitter medicine."

  "Huh?"

  Hearing this, Han Xi's eyes narrowed slightly for a moment, and she asked.

  "What's wrong with taking medicine? Is it because of something else?"

  That's because...

  As he said this, the man paused for a moment, then slowly turned his face, and a pair of eyes filled with endless sorrow fell tightly on Han Xi's body. His red lips opened slightly, one word at a time, low and soft, but unable to hide the worry and bitterness.

  "In this world, no one will care about me or concern themselves with me, so why am I still taking medicine?"

  After finishing his last sentence, the man smiled again.

  But this time, his laughter was mixed with endless vicissitudes, helplessness and sorrow...

  When she heard this, Han Xi's heart was shocked, as if it had been severely beaten by a large hammer, very painful.

  Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she gazed at the bitter smile on the man's lips, and Han Xi's heart ached for him.

  Although she didn't know what kind of past he had.

  Because even though she had been in the imperial palace for more than half a year, she knew very little about this sixth prince.

  It was said that the Sixth Prince had a weak body and couldn't gain the Emperor's favor, so he was sent to another mansion for recuperation.

  But even if he didn't win the emperor's favor, at least on the emperor's birthday, he never saw him appear, it can be imagined how much the emperor disliked him.

  Han Xi's eyes became even more puzzled. Because the man in front of her was so good-looking, although she hadn't been in contact with him much, but she knew he wasn't a bad person, his personality was just gloomy, however, even if that was the case, how could someone not get along with such a good-looking son? Was there some kind of story behind this?!

  Han Xi Tong didn't understand the secret behind it, but she only knew that she extremely disliked seeing such a sorrowful and bitter expression on a man's face.

  At this moment, he looked so fragile, like a helpless child, the sorrow that flowed out of his body pierced her heart deeply.

  She didn't want to see the sorrowful expression on his face, so without thinking, she immediately spoke up.

  "Nobody else cares about you, I care about you!"

  This sentence was spoken by Han Xi on a whim, so when she said it out loud, she herself was startled, let alone others.

  The man's originally sad face immediately froze after hearing Han Xi Tong's words, his eyes wide with incredulity.

  "Was what you just said true?!"

  She cares about him!?!

  Although he didn't know whether she was telling the truth or not, at this moment, his heart was filled with intense emotion and warmth.

  Especially since it came from her mouth...

  His heart was moved, and after a slight pause, his eyelashes slightly drooped, casting a mysterious and enchanting shadow on the edge of his eyes, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

  However, his slightly curved mouth, with a warm and gentle smile, revealed his thoughts.

  Although he remained silent, he took the medicine handed over by Han Xi's eyes and drank it all in one go! His eyebrows didn't even wrinkle during this time.

  Han Xi Tong saw this and a comforting smile also appeared at the corner of her mouth.

  As she took the empty bowl from the man's hand, Hanhee stared blankly and suddenly spoke up.

  "Right, we don't even know each other's names yet! My name is Han Xiting, what's yours?"

  "What's wrong?"

  When he heard Han Xi Tong's words, the man murmured and repeated Han Xi Tong's name. Then, his eyes flickered for a moment before he spoke in a low voice.

  "Beautiful morning."

  After saying this, Jing Mei Chen raised her eyes and stared at Han Xi's small face without blinking, as if she wanted to see something from her expression.

  Unaware of Xuan Mei Chen's thoughts, Han Xi Tong also learned from the man's actions earlier and softly opened her red lips, murmuring.

  "Xuān Mèi Chén? This name..."

  "How's this name?"

  Xuan Mei opened her mouth, her eyes fluttering, her face still calm as water. However, the hands hidden in her sleeves were already clenched into fists due to tension, and she was unaware of it!

  Because he knew that the girl in front of him was the little girl from back then, but didn't know if after all these years had passed, she still remembered herself just like he did.

  Her heart was tense with anticipation, so Xuan Mei Chen inserted her fingers into the center of her palm, still unable to feel any pain.

  However, in the end, he was disappointed by Han Xi's words, because ——

  "Hehe, Xuan Mei Chen is a nice name, it suits you!"

  I don't know what Xuan Mei Chen is thinking, but Han Xi Tong thought for a moment before speaking with a smile.

  Unexpectedly, Jing Mei Chen merely uttered a soft 'oh' after hearing her words and fell silent.

  Her eyes lightly drooped down, completely covering up the lost expression at the bottom of his eyes.

  Seeing this, Han Xi's eyes thought he was tired and couldn't help but speak up.

  "You've just taken your medicine, so get some rest early and I won't disturb you."

  Having finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, his wrist was tightly grasped.

  "Really?"

  Han Xi Tong looked puzzled, slightly turning her head to face Xuan Mei Chen's handsome and extraordinary face. Although he still looked calm and collected at the moment, his eyes couldn't hide his unease. His red lips parted slightly as he spoke in a soft voice.

  "You're really not going to leave?"

  "Uh..."

  Hearing the man's words, Han Xi's face was a bit awkward, somewhat helpless.

  Even if she wanted to leave, seeing him like this would be unbearable for her.

  So——

  "Hehe, I'm not leaving." Now!

  Only when he has calmed down and is no longer suicidal will she be able to leave with a peace of mind.

  What's more, there are a lot of people outside looking for her now. Once she goes out, she will definitely be bothered again.

  So now she is still here avoiding the storm!

  Wait till she finds a way to resolve her emotional issues, humph, those debts of hers will eventually be settled with those people!

  Just as Han Xi Tong was thinking to herself, the man heard her words and finally felt at ease. His eyes slightly closed, and he slowly lay down on the bed, because he was tired.

  A wave of drowsiness quickly came over him. Even though he didn't want to sleep yet and wanted to talk more with her, he still couldn't hold on.

  But this time, he fell asleep with a sweet mood, because he knew she was by his side...

  ……

  After the man fell asleep, Han Xi carefully tucked in his quilt and couldn't help but cover her mouth to stifle a yawn. She was also tired.

  She had just jumped into the lake to rescue someone and consumed a lot of physical strength, even if she slept for a whole night it would not be enough.

  Thinking of this, Han Xi decided to go back to her room and rest for a while. However, as she glanced at the desk not far from the bed, Han Xi couldn't help but feel curious and slowly walked over.

  The desk is simple in style, with only a few books on it, and apart from the Four Treasures of the Study, there is only one potted plant.

  Actually, this desk is very ordinary, but what caught Han Xi's eye was the potted plant.

  Because this flower pot is worth a fortune as soon as she, an antique thief, sees it, and if placed in modern times, it would definitely be worth several million.

  However, since Xuan Mei Chen was the sixth imperial son, having some priceless antique vases placed in his room wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

  However, what made Han Xi's eyes widen in surprise was that on such an expensive flower pot, instead of some neatly trimmed or precious flowers and plants, there was a very ordinary... weed.

  At this sight, Han Xi's mouth twitched involuntarily, with a feeling of devouring heavenly delicacies.

  But thinking of Xuan Mei Chen, this man can't be imagined with ordinary people's thoughts, so it's not surprising that he uses expensive flower pots to plant grass.

  Thinking of this, Han Xi's eyes reddened and her lips curled up, she was about to leave, but who would have thought that when her gaze unintentionally swept across the books on the desk, she suddenly froze in place like a thunderclap!

  A pair of big beautiful eyes were staring intently at the two ink characters on that book, because that book was not an ordinary book, but rather...

  Practice sentiment!