Soon, Xia Sanghuan adjusted her emotions.
When she stepped out of the room, she saw the person sitting on the stairs. She was slightly surprised. "Leng Chuanjin, why are you sitting here?"
Looking at it this way, it seemed that Leng Chuanjin had been sitting at the door since just now.
Xia Sanghuan was a bit astonished inside.
She had been cooped up in the room for over half an hour, and Leng Chuanjin had been sitting here for the same amount of time.
Hearing the voice, Leng Chuanjin looked up.
What he saw were Xia Sanghuan's red and swollen eyes.
His heart immediately tightened. Leng Chuanjin stepped forward. "What's wrong with you?"
Xia Sanghuan shrugged. "I'm fine. I just simply don't want to be your sister."
Seeing Leng Chuanjin's surprised look, she smiled. "After all, I'm not without a brother. You'd better find someone else to take this advantage."
"Okay." Leng Chuanjin responded sullenly.
There was an indescribable emotion in his heart.
Xia Sanghuan took a deep breath. She glanced at Leng Chuanjin's arm. "Come on. I'll change the dressing on your wound."
She went to get the first - aid kit first, and then walked towards the study.
Leng Chuanjin didn't know what he was thinking either. He followed her.
The light in the study came on. Xia Sanghuan, just like before, sat on the small stool and changed the dressing on Leng Chuanjin's wound on his arm.
But the atmosphere was different from usual.
Even changing the dressing could be so depressing. Xia Sanghuan sighed inwardly at how long the time seemed.
"Okay. Don't let it get wet." Looking at the dressing on the man's arm that she had just done, Xia Sanghuan was quite satisfied. She picked up the scissors and cut the gauze.
Snap -
With the crisp sound of the scissors, the light above their heads suddenly went out.
The surroundings instantly became pitch - black. Only the lightning flashing across the sky briefly illuminated the room.
Xia Sanghuan's pupils suddenly constricted. Her hand trembled, and the scissors in her hand fell to the ground.
She inhaled slowly and squatted down, groping for the scissors on the ground.
Boom! Another thunderclap.
"Ah..." Xia Sanghuan's body instantly trembled in fright and she froze on the spot reflexively.
Her fingertips were slightly trembling.
The next moment, her slender wrist was grabbed by the man.
"Don't worry about the scissors for now. It should be the lightning that caused the power outage."
The steady sandalwood fragrance on him filled her nostrils. At such a close distance, she could even clearly hear his strong and powerful heartbeat.
Xia Sanghuan blinked, and her face gradually turned red.
She subconsciously took a step back.
"Don't be afraid." In the darkness, Leng Chuanjin said softly.
He felt Xia Sanghuan's hand trembling slightly.
"I'll go check the circuit. You stay here."
He let go of her hand, and Xia Sanghuan lost her support.
Maybe she was just unlucky. Just at this moment, the swelling on her ankle suddenly throbbed with pain.
The pain came along the nerves one after another. Xia Sanghuan gritted her teeth and quickly reached out to support the desk beside her.
All she could see was darkness. She couldn't see anything clearly and could only rely on her sense.
Leng Chuanjin seemed to have already walked to the door.
The next moment, Xia Sanghuan's hand was empty, and she completely lost her support.
She let out a muffled groan and could only let herself fall in the darkness.
It seemed that a gust of wind blew by her ears.
Then, someone supported her.
"What's wrong? Does the injury on your foot hurt again?" It was Leng Chuanjin.
There was a hint of anxiety in his eyes that he didn't even notice himself.
Xia Sanghuan's eyes suddenly became a bit moist.
She nodded. "Yes."
Leng Chuanjin helped her sit on the chair and shone the flashlight on his phone.
Sure enough, he saw that the swelling on her ankle was getting worse.
"I'll go get some medicine for you." He rummaged through the first - aid kit on the table.
There were still lightning bolts in the sky, flashing one after another across their faces.
Xia Sanghuan pursed her lips, feeling sweet inside.
Leng Chuanjin quickly found the anti - swelling medicine.
By the light of the flashlight, he was about to apply the ointment on Xia Sanghuan's ankle.
The bottom line in his heart kept warning him, as if this layer of ointment was a barrier between them.
Although he felt a certain emotion stirring secretly in his heart, this barrier made him force himself to suppress it.
Leng Chuanjin's hand stopped.
His tone turned a lot colder. "You can apply it yourself first. I'll go check the circuit."
After saying that, he left.
The sweetness in Xia Sanghuan's heart was instantly shattered.
She looked at the opened anti - swelling ointment on the table, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
She recalled Leng Chuanjin's expression just now.
Cold and indifferent? Xia Sanghuan couldn't quite tell.
But she could clearly feel Leng Chuanjin's alienation from her.
So...
Xia Sanghuan slowly lowered her eyes.
It was impossible to say that she wasn't disappointed.
Recalling Leng Chuanjin's various actions in the past few days, Xia Sanghuan already had an answer in her heart.
Those budding feelings in her heart had received no corresponding response.
It meant that Leng Chuanjin simply didn't like her.
The special emotion in her eyes was broken. Although she already had the answer, Xia Sanghuan just couldn't feel relaxed.
When the light in the study came on again, she had already applied the medicine.
Someone knocked on the door.
Immersed in her disappointment, Xia Sanghuan suddenly looked up, and there was a glimmer of joy in her eyes.
"Miss, Young Master Leng told you to go back to your room carefully. He has something to deal with later."
The nanny's voice made Xia Sanghuan's heart sink to the bottom again.
She responded and packed up the things on the table.
She wasn't stupid. There was only one study in the villa. Where else could Leng Chuanjin work other than here?
He just wanted to drive her away.
Xia Sanghuan had always been an unruly person. Since the host had such an obvious intention to drive her away, she wouldn't stay here.
On the second - floor corridor, the nanny slapped her mouth. "Oh, what was I thinking just now? I passed on the wrong message."
Young Master Leng had told this young lady to stay in the study and have a good rest while he dealt with his official business.
Scolding herself for being clumsy - mouthed, she walked back towards the study again.
But the young lady was still nowhere to be seen in the study.
Xia Sanghuan obediently went back to her room.
She wasn't going to give others a chance to dislike her.
Two more days passed, and Xia Sanghuan lived in the villa as usual.
If it weren't for the faint disappointment in her heart, this kind of life would probably be quite good.
Leng Chuanjin's injury on his arm had almost healed. After applying a layer of medicine, there were only a few scars left.
Yun Ye brought good news at this time.
In the early morning, when Xia Sanghuan was still sitting at the table drinking porridge, she saw Yun Ye running over excitedly. "Young Master Leng, we've dealt with the ambush outside. We can return to Yuntan normally."
Leng Chuanjin gave a soft grunt.
Xia Sanghuan remained calm and continued to drink her porridge silently.
For her, going back to Yuntan didn't make much of a difference. Anyway, she would still be going back to the Leng family and still facing this cold - faced man in front of her.
But after this experience, she could feel an unusual change in her heart.
The look in her eyes when she looked at Leng Chuanjin was also full of meanings that she couldn't understand.
When she was in a daze, Leng Chuanjin shifted his gaze from the document.
He slowly looked at the person sitting opposite him.
There was an unknown emotion in his heart that was growing out of control.
Even though he had forced himself to restrain this emotion.