Lin Siyuan led the group into the courtyard.
It could be said that they ransacked Zhao Huai's courtyard from top to bottom. Even though they searched so meticulously, they didn't dare to mess up the Zhao family's belongings.
At this moment, Zhao Shuning was leaning against the doorframe, staring fixedly at them without moving.
When Lin Siyuan turned around, Zhao Shuning would give him a "sweet" smile.
However, this smile was rather creepy.
They searched for a full half an hour but didn't find the young man.
After that, Lin Siyuan led the group out of the courtyard.
Only after they left did the Zhao family members heave a sigh of relief in unison.
"Shuning, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"Are you sick?"
"Father, I'm not."
After sending Uncle Zhao Zheng and the others away, Zhao Shuning walked towards Xie An.
Just seeing her walking slowly towards him, Xie An felt his heart pounding uncontrollably.
"Senior."
"Xiao An, why do you still call me senior?"
This was exactly why Zhao Shuning was afraid of revealing her identity. Once she said that she was the one who saved him in the Dark Swamp, Xiao An's attitude towards her would never be the same as when they were getting along as Zhao Shuning and him.
"Senior, I... I can't change it."
"Where did you hide that young man?"
Xie An said, "Senior, come with me."
Zhao Shuning followed the snake-like man and then walked into her own courtyard.
"How did you come up with the idea of hiding him in my bed?"
Xie An blushed a little. He said, "Because, senior is an unmarried girl. I thought that no matter how arrogant the Lin family members were, even if they searched all the courtyards, they shouldn't dare to act rashly in senior's boudoir. The Lin family is quite particular about this."
Zhao Shuning smiled and said, "You seem to know quite a lot. But Xiao An, you seem quite familiar with the layout of my room."
The snake-like man quickly lowered his head and said in a fluster.
"Senior, this is the first time I've entered your room. I swear to heaven that I've never been in your room before."
"Xiao An, why are you so nervous?"
"I... I'm just afraid that senior will misunderstand me."
"No, I trust Xiao An's character. By the way, could you go to the Zhao family's pharmacy and get a few blood ganoderma for me, as well as the thousand-year-old snow lotus used for mending the primordial spirit."
"Okay."
Was it for the young man on the bed?
The snake-like man had naturally seen this young man before. He had stayed in the Misty Rain Tower for a while, and that mysterious young master looked just like him.
Xie An's trust in Zhao Shuning was pure and untainted.
Even though he had thousands of questions in his heart, he would do whatever Zhao Shuning told him to do.
He wanted to ask.
Wasn't the young man in white on the bed the young master of the Lin family?
Also, why did senior offer such precious medicinal materials as blood ganoderma and thousand-year-old snow lotus right away?
The Zhao family was in a period of development and couldn't make too many enemies. She should understand this principle, so why did she risk it all to save that young man?
There were too many doubts hidden in Xie An's heart.
But he didn't ask.
No matter what Zhao Shuning did, even if there was no reason or logic, he, Xie An, would trust her unconditionally.
That thousand-year-old snow lotus was found by Xie An with great difficulty. He originally planned to use it to replenish Zhao Shuning's qi and blood and nourish her primordial spirit.
But now, it was going to be used to treat that young man in white.
Xie An felt a twinge of jealousy towards the young man on the bed.
But so what?
Just being able to stay by senior's side made him feel extremely lucky.
Xie An retrieved the snow lotus and the ganoderma. Zhao Shuning used her spiritual power to refine them into two pills, and then asked Xie An to help Ye Xingchen up and feed them to him.
However, no matter how hard they tried, Ye Xingchen just couldn't swallow the pills.
Ye Xingchen was completely weak, and his consciousness was even weaker. Swallowing the pills had become such a difficult task.
Zhao Shuning frowned.
"Xiao An, bring me a glass of water."
The snake-like man quickly picked up the cup and tested the temperature of the water. It was lukewarm, just right.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
Just as Zhao Shuning was about to take the cup, he held it tightly.
"Xiao An, what are you doing?"
"Senior, are you going to...?" Feed him water?
Xie An had read some storybooks and heard some storytellers talk about such situations. In those storybooks, when a man was too weak to drink the medicine, the woman would hold the medicine in her mouth and then touch lips with the man to pour the medicine down.
Now it seemed that this situation was not much different from the scene described in the storybooks.
"Xiao An, what are you doing? He can't swallow the pills. Give me the water. I'll feed him."
Xie An didn't know where he got the courage from.
He gently pushed away Zhao Shuning's hand and then said bravely, "Senior, you don't need to do this yourself. I'll do it."
Before Zhao Shuning could say anything, she saw Xie An drink all the water in the cup in one gulp.
Then, he closed his eyes tightly, as if he was going to the underworld, and kissed Ye Xingchen's lips without hesitation.
What a shocking scene.
Zhao Shuning was stunned.
Ye Xingchen was quite cooperative. As soon as the water entered his mouth, he swallowed it along with the pills.
After the medicine entered his mouth, Xie An still didn't come to his senses. He still had his eyes closed and showed no sign of leaving.
Ye Xingchen was still unconscious, but he could feel the softness on his lips.
Out of instinct, Ye Xingchen bit Xie An's lips.
Xie An let out a pained cry and quickly let go of Ye Xingchen.
There was a trace of blood on his lips.
The snake-like man blushed deeply.
Zhao Shuning's expression at this moment could no longer be described as shocked.
"Xiao An, what on earth are you doing?"
Rarely, seeing the scene in front of her, Zhao Shuning even started to stutter.
She really hadn't noticed before that Xie An had a penchant for same-sex relationships. He had always hidden it so well.
"I... I..."
Xie An also started to stutter and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Zhao Shuning pretended to understand and kept nodding.
"It's okay. You don't need to say anything. I can understand you. I know, I know everything."
Xie An said, "Senior, it's not what you think. I just... just wanted to help you feed him the medicine."
Zhao Shuning seemed to have seen through everything and joked, "How are you going to feed him? With your mouth? That's quite special, isn't it?"
Then she picked up the teacup, gently helped Ye Xingchen up, and as the tea entered his mouth, he naturally swallowed it.
Seeing this scene, Xie An felt his blood boiling.
His face turned bright red.
The sentimental scenes in the storybooks were all lies.
He had thought, he had thought that senior was going to...
"Xiao An, don't worry. I support you two. But next time, you have to get the other person's consent. Do you understand?"
Xie An stumbled and ran out of Zhao Shuning's courtyard in a hurry.
He was so embarrassed. He had made a complete fool of himself.