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Shen Chuwei, after the kiss, intended to leave but was abruptly stopped as her wrist was grasped, "Chuwei?"

Shen Chuwei paused in her steps, thinking she might have misheard. Had Xiao Jinyan just called her "Chuwei"?

Turning around and leaning over the bed, she looked at Xiao Jinyan with anticipation, "What did you just call me?"

Lin Xian frowned deeply, trying to calm the sudden pang of pain. He held tightly onto the wrist in his hand, beads of sweat emerging on his forehead.

It wasn’t until the pain had lessened that he released his grip.

"It’s nothing."

Shen Chuwei furrowed her brows slightly, questioning whether she was hearing things.

She stared at Xiao Jinyan for a good while in confusion. With his eyes covered in medication, even if they weren’t, that impenetrable gaze of his gave nothing away.

"Then what were you doing grabbing my hand like that, and holding on so tightly?"

After a moment, Lin Xian let out a light sentence, "You’re the one without restraint."

Shen Chuwei pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction, "I only kissed your face, not your lips. Does that make me unrestrained? What would it be if I kissed your lips?"

"..." Lin Xian asked, "What would you do if an unfamiliar man kissed you?"

Shen Chuwei answered very earnestly, "I would only do such intimate things with my husband. No one else would have the chance."

Lin Xian repeated, "I’m talking about if."

Just as earnestly, Shen Chuwei replied, "There are no ifs because I wouldn’t give anyone that chance."

Lin Xian: "..."

Shen Chuwei lay on the bed, and seeing that he remained silent, she took the initiative to take his hand, asking with a face full of hope, "Husband, they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. We’ve been apart for over four months. Would it be alright if I stayed tonight?"

Shen Chuwei simply wanted to lie beside Xiao Jinyan to take care of him, but to Lin Xian’s ears, it sounded like she wanted to do something inappropriate for children.

Lin Xian withdrew his hand and rejected her outright, "You mustn’t call me husband, nor are you permitted to stay."

Rejected, Shen Chuwei felt somewhat heartbroken, "I don’t know who used to stay in my room every night, saying that as husband and wife, we should share a bed. It’s only been four months, and yet you shun me so."

Lin Xian’s tone was a little impatient, "You should say these words to your husband, not me."

"Yes, yes, I shouldn’t say them to you. When your memory returns, I also hope that my husband can be so determined to sleep alone in his own room."

Shen Chuwei left with a huff, taking the medicine box and the food container with her.

Before leaving, she shut the door behind her.

Lin Xian let out a long sigh and was just about to go to sleep when the door was suddenly pushed open, "Who is it?" he asked, his brow tightening.

Shen Chuwei strode in and, upon seeing the bamboo tube on the bed, picked it up and then used her thoughts to place it back into the Space.

"I came to retrieve that painting. You don’t remember it now, and it would be bad if it were thrown away as trash or seen by others. It’s better if I keep it safe," she said.

Lin Xian: "..."

Having taken the painting, Shen Chuwei didn’t linger and left right away.

Shen Chuwei left, the room fell back into silence, yet Lin Xian found himself unable to fall asleep, his mind clouded with the memory of that "good night" and its echo from his past.

After Shen Chuwei came out, Qin Xiao immediately approached to take the food container and medicine box from her and couldn’t help but ask, "Master, how is he doing now? Hasn’t he remembered yet?"

Shen Chuwei let out a sigh of resignation, "There are no signs of him remembering yet. His injuries are severe. The most important thing for us right now is to heal his wounds and then figure out a way to leave this place."

Qin Xiao had seen earlier and was all too aware of how grave Master’s injuries were as someone familiar with martial arts.

"How did the Master sustain such severe injuries?"

Shen Chuwei shook her head, "I don’t know, it seems like the work of an enemy.

The attack was too ruthless."

"By the way, try to get a chicken tomorrow. I want to make chicken soup to nourish him," she added.

Qin Xiao said, "Leave that to me to handle."

The next evening, Qin Xiao somehow procured a chicken and handed it over to Shen Chuwei already cleaned.

Shen Chuwei added precious herbs to the soup and had it ready after half an hour. During that time, she made three dishes.

Braised pork ribs, Boiled Fish Slices, and Ants Climbing a Tree.

In the still of the night,

Lin Xian heard that Doctor Shen had brought food again, and he was surprised yet delighted.

Having eaten her cooking the previous night, he found he couldn’t stomach anyone else’s food, and by now was famished.

Qin Xiao set the food from the food container on the table before leaving.

Shen Chuwei first served a bowl of chicken soup for Xiao Jinyan, "This is chicken soup with herbal medicine. It’s beneficial for flesh regeneration and bone strengthening."