Chapter 404: Chapter 380, Powerful De-Fu_1
The wooden boat touched shore, and Daohua was about to stand up and disembark. She moved too hastily, causing her body to sway.
“Be careful!”
Xiao Yeyang quickly extended his hand to grasp hers and helped her onto the bank.
After stepping onto the bank, Daohua swiftly shook off Xiao Yeyang’s hand and glared at him fiercely.
Xiao Yeyang touched his nose, looking somewhat innocent, and muttered, “What’s wrong now?” He secured the wooden boat before quickly catching up to her.
Having walked a distance, Daohua realized she didn’t recognize the path and had to stop and wait for Xiao Yeyang. She turned slightly and saw Xiao Yeyang rubbing the back of his head; she couldn’t help but turn back to him. But after taking a few steps, she stopped and simply asked, “Where, exactly, did you hit just now?”
Xiao Yeyang lowered his hand and said with a smile, “It’s nothing; I just bumped my head a little. Don’t worry, it’s nothing compared to the injuries from martial practice.”
Daohua frowned, “A bump on the head is no trivial matter.” Pausing, she recalled that they had fallen together, and the force of impact must have been significant. Somewhat anxious, she went over to Xiao Yeyang anyway.
“Come sit on this stone bench, let me have a look.”
Seeing Daohua’s concerned expression, Xiao Yeyang obliged and took a seat on the stone bench, saying with a smile, “Then I’ll trouble Yan ‘Divine Doctor’ to take a look at me.”
Daohua, seeing that he was still joking, gave him a light tap on the shoulder, “Sit still, don’t move.”
Xiao Yeyang smiled, “Okay, I won’t move!”
Daohua reached out to examine the back of Xiao Yeyang’s head. Just as she touched it, Xiao Yeyang hissed in pain, “Did I hurt you? I’ll be gentler, then.”
Xiao Yeyang grimaced but said nothing, quietly letting Daohua check.
“How could you have such a big lump?” Daohua felt a large swelling on the back of Xiao Yeyang’s head and asked anxiously, “Do you feel dizzy? Or nauseous? Do you feel like vomiting?”
Feeling Daohua’s anxiety, Xiao Yeyang hurriedly reassured her, “Don’t rush; I’m not dizzy, nor do I feel nauseous. It just hurts a bit, but it will be fine soon.”
Daohua wasn’t quite reassured, “Are you sure?”
Xiao Yeyang nodded, “Really, it’s nothing. You can rest easy.”
Daohua frowned, “We didn’t bring anything this time; I can’t even apply any medicine for you.”
Xiao Yeyang looked up at Daohua, “No need for medicine, your fingers are cool, and it feels quite comfortable on it. Maybe you could give it a rub?”
Daohua remained silent for a moment, then quickly turned and ran towards the shore.
Xiao Yeyang stood up and quickly asked, “What are you doing?”
Without turning back, Daohua replied, “You just sit there.”
Soon, Daohua returned with a handkerchief soaked in water. She wrung it out until it stopped dripping, then folded it into a small square and placed it on the back of Xiao Yeyang’s head, “Applying ice can reduce swelling. Just press it yourself.”
Xiao Yeyang looked up at Daohua, “Is this how you take care of patients, making me press it myself?”
Daohua said expressionlessly, “I can’t be pressing it for you all the time, can I? Then I might as well not do anything else and just watch over you.”
Xiao Yeyang, “… But you have nothing else to do now, do you?”
Daohua, “So we’re not going back? Since you seem to be in such high spirits, I think you might not even need a cold compress.” Saying this, she reached to take back the handkerchief.
Xiao Yeyang immediately grabbed Daohua’s hand, “I still need it; it really hurts.”
Daohua stuffed the handkerchief into Xiao Yeyang’s hand and withdrew her own, “Then you’d better apply it quickly.”
“I will right now!”
Xiao Yeyang swiftly pressed the damp cloth to the back of his head, “Let’s go; I’ll take you back.”
Daohua hesitated for a moment, “Do you want to sit for a while to rest?”
Xiao Yeyang was about to say there was no need, but then quickly changed his mind and replied, “Resting sounds good.” He shifted to the side, “Why don’t you sit for a bit, too?”
Daohua glanced at the not-so-large stone bench and shook her head, “I’d rather not sit.”
Xiao Yeyang, “If you don’t sit, I won’t be able to relax sitting alone. Shall we just go?” Having said that, he made a move to get up.
Daohua gave him a glare before sitting on one side of the stone bench with her back to him, “Sit for a quarter of an hour before leaving.”
Xiao Yeyang’s mouth curled up, a triumphant smile on his face, “Move over a bit, won’t you? Sitting on the edge of the stone bench, doesn’t that feel uncomfortable?”
Daohua, looking at the distant lake scene, retorted, “I like it this way, none of your business.”
Xiao Yeyang, with a helpless expression, conceded, “Fine, have it your way.” After saying that, he rubbed the back of his head while occasionally glancing at Daohua.
Seeing that Daohua didn’t speak, just staring blankly at the distant scenery, Xiao Yeyang also didn’t make conversation, only quietly moved closer to her then stared intently at her profile.
When Defu and Wang Manman arrived, they saw the two of them sitting close to each other, one admiring the scenery, the other gazing at the person.
“Miss!”
Defu couldn’t stop Wang Manman, and watched helplessly as she ran over and disrupted the serene and beautiful atmosphere between his master and Miss Yan.
Seeing Wang Manman, Daohua stood up immediately, asking with slight annoyance, “Where did you run off to?”
Wang Manman hung her head low, “This servant is at fault.” After saying that, she glared fiercely at Defu, who was one step behind.
Defu sheepishly walked behind his own master.
It wasn’t his fault; he was just a servant sharing his master’s worries.
Daohua glanced at the two, not planning to pursue the matter any further, and after a moment of silence, she asked, “Must Yuan Yao and Sister Su be getting anxious?”
Wang Manman shook her head, “This servant just took your cloak and came over, I haven’t been back yet, so I don’t know how Miss Dong and Miss Su are doing.”
Hearing this, Daohua’s eyes widened, she looked up at the sky, then took out a pocket watch to check the time, “I’ve slept for over an hour, what have you been doing all this while?”
Wang Manman looked dejectedly at Defu.
Defu said with an embarrassed chuckle, “Miss Manman and this servant got lost.”
Sure I believe you!
Daohua glared at Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang shifted his gaze away, somewhat guiltily.
He hadn’t expected Defu to be so effective; originally, he just wanted to spend a while with Daohua while her maid wasn’t around, but he didn’t anticipate that Defu would be able to hold someone off for over an hour.
Daohua took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Yeyang, “Can we go now?”
Xiao Yeyang stood up immediately, “We can go now!”
Then, the four of them headed toward the place where the carriage had stopped.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they came upon Jiao Pavilion, where people were eating.
At the moment, only Yan Wentao was in Jiao Pavilion.
“I told you there was no need to rush back, look, Miss Dong and Sister Su aren’t even here.”
Xiao Yeyang looked regretful, he really wanted to spend more time with Daohua, even if it was just watching her sleep, he would have felt content.
After this time, he didn’t know how long it would be before he could have another chance to be alone with her.
Daohua ignored him and went straight to Yan Wentao, “Third Brother, why are you sitting here alone, where are the others?”
Yan Wentao, seeing Daohua, stood up with a smile, “Wenkai took Sister Su to pick lotus seeds, Miss Dong went horse racing with Hongxin, and Brother Dong didn’t feel comfortable, so he followed them.”
Xiao Yeyang couldn’t help but laugh, “Wenkai is really something, picking lotus seeds for so long.”
Yan Wentao also smiled.
Daohua glanced sideways at the two, her eyes flickering with thought.
Fourth Brother and Sister Su…
That can’t be right, one with brawn but no brains, and the other gentle as water and full of talent, these two don’t seem like they’d have much to talk about, do they?