Jiang Mian was a bit dazed.
What was that soft thing just now?
The warm breath blew on her face, and the place under her palm felt hot and a bit firm.
She unconsciously wiggled her fingers and clenched her fist. A sharp intake of breath came from Xiao Jingcheng's direction. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Jiang Mian, it's fine that you took the opportunity to kiss me, but why are you grabbing my... my chest?"
Jiang Mian was startled. She suddenly came to her senses and found that she was pinning Xiao Jingcheng down. Her palm was grabbing and pressing against his chest. He stared at her with angry and annoyed eyes.
"Ah!"
Jiang Mian panicked and quickly withdrew her hand. She quickly rolled off him and scurried back a few steps.
Her heart was pounding wildly in her chest, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. She felt that her ears were hotter than when she was burning paper money and being scorched by the fire just now.
"You, you, you—" She pointed at Xiao Jingcheng who was propping himself up to sit up and accused him, "What were you doing standing behind me! Clearly, you sneaked up on me to scare me, and now you're accusing me first!"
"No, I never kissed you!" She was so angry that she was fuming and flatly denied it, "Don't spout nonsense!"
Xiao Jingcheng rubbed his chest. There was no light source around, but his eyes were extremely bright, making Jiang Mian not dare to look directly at him at all.
"I knew you would deny it. How could there be a woman like you in this world, daring to do something but not daring to admit it. Tell me, how many times has this been?"
Xiao Jingcheng started to dig up old scores: "Don't deny it. You've clearly developed a lust for me. When I lost my soul and fell into a coma for the first time, you touched..."
Oh no, her parents were still behind!
Jiang Mian pounced on him and covered his mouth tightly: "If you say another word!"
She was extremely annoyed and whispered in his ear in a low voice: "That time, that time I just wanted to see if you were really unconscious or just pretending. It was not what you said at all! And this time, this time it was because you sneaked up on me first. I thought I caught a snake!"
"You're not allowed to bring this up again! Otherwise, I'll, I'll not take you back to the capital!"
After finishing speaking in one breath, she met Xiao Jingcheng's eyes and found that there was a smile in them. The man's body was trembling with laughter. Only then did she realize that she had been teased by him.
"Xiao Jingcheng! You're teasing me again!" Jiang Mian was so angry that she grabbed his hand and bit down hard. Xiao Jingcheng immediately let out a pained wail.
"Let go, let go. Are you a dog? How dare you bite me!"
"Okay, okay, I'm wrong. It's my fault. I shouldn't have teased you. You don't covet my good looks. It's me who covets yours."
Realizing what Xiao Jingcheng had said, Jiang Mian stopped biting. She quietly raised her eyes and looked ahead. In the night, the man's handsome face was like a celestial being under the moon, making her breathing slow down involuntarily.
What coveting, what good looks. What on earth was this man talking about!
Jiang Mian forcefully shook off the man's hand and got up in a hurry to run backward.
Because they were so close just now, Xiao Jingcheng saw the uneasiness on her face. He smiled faintly and then deliberately called out: "Ouch, my head suddenly hurts so much. My waist and shoulders are also sprained..."
Jiang Mian had run for a while when she heard his voice. She paused, gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and then turned around and ran back. She returned to Xiao Jingcheng with a scowl on her face.
"Really hurting?"
Xiao Jingcheng almost couldn't help but curl his lips proudly. He raised his left hand and rubbed his temple: "Maybe I was knocked down by you just now. When I fell to the ground, I accidentally bumped my head and back."
Jiang Mian always felt that this guy was teasing her, but she couldn't help but think what if it was real.
The picture of him being carried back covered in blood flashed through her mind, and her heart couldn't help but twitch.
"Forget it. I'll help you back. I'll check you when we get back to the room."
Saying that, she bent down and held Xiao Jingcheng's elbow, trying to help him up.
Xiao Jingcheng leaned on her and stood up unsteadily, putting most of his weight on Jiang Mian. He looked down at the side profile of the girl beside him. Finally, he couldn't hold back and his lips curled up.
After the two gradually walked away, Li Zhao and Jiang Zhiqing's figures emerged from the shadows. Looking at the backs in front of them, they glanced at each other and both burst into laughter involuntarily.
"Mu Jin is just like a willful and naughty little girl when she's with His Highness." Jiang Zhiqing sighed.
Li Zhao said, "It's good."
She dared to laugh and dare to make noise. She didn't need to pretend. It was as if there was someone protecting her from behind.
This was really good.
Now only a few of them were living in the huge Li Mansion. For convenience, they had all been staying in the Moon - embracing Pavilion these days. It was only separated from the front hall by a veranda. Usually, it was reserved for guests.
Since the quilts and daily utensils sent by the common people were limited, just like in the inn, Li Zhao and Jiang Zhiqing still shared a room, Xiao Jingcheng and Taoist Yuanzheng shared a room, and Jiang Mian had a room to herself.
Taoist Yuanzheng was in the room at this time. When he saw Jiang Mian helping the limping Xiao Jingcheng back, he was quite surprised: "What happened?"
Jiang Mian said vaguely: "It's nothing. He didn't watch his step just now and fell. He bumped his head."
Taoist Yuanzheng looked at Xiao Jingcheng's complexion. Receiving Xiao Jingcheng's hinting look, he rolled his eyes, stroked his goatee, and said: "I suspect there are still undead spirits outside that haven't been exorcised. I'll go and get rid of it right away!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and got up to go out.
"Hey, Taoist, don't—" Jiang Mian didn't have time to stop him and felt a bit depressed.
Xiao Jingcheng wasn't harmed by a wronged soul at all. It was clearly...
Recalling the softness her lips touched, Jiang Mian's heart skipped a beat. She immediately fell silent.
It was clearly because she bumped into him.
Sitting on the chair with Jiang Mian's support, Xiao Jingcheng reached out to untie his belt. Seeing his action, Jiang Mian was greatly startled and her voice became shrill: "Xiao Jingcheng, what are you doing!"
Xiao Jingcheng looked at her strangely: "I have a headache and I've also sprained my waist. You're a doctor. Don't you need to check me?"
Then he seemed to realize something and said meaningfully: "Jiang Mian, what on earth are you thinking? Didn't you say when you apprenticed that doctors don't distinguish between genders when treating patients? Didn't you also untie Uncle Li's belt in the Huichun Hall? Why are you reacting so strongly when it comes to me?"
Did she?
Jiang Mian felt sweat break out in her palms. She coughed lightly twice: "I do need to check. You can continue to take off your clothes."
Xiao Jingcheng raised his eyebrows imperceptibly and then slowly untied his belt, took off his upper - body clothes, and showed his body.
Jiang Mian tried hard to get rid of the distracting thoughts in her mind. She picked up the oil lamp on the table, walked behind him, and carefully examined him.