Going Alone

"What happened to your face?" asked Zhai Yanjun as they were walking back towards Raelle's ward. It wasn't that he hadn't noticed the redness before but he didn't ask. Now, he couldn't hold it in.

"Is it that obvious?" asked Shui Xian. "It didn't even hurt all that much back then."

"Did Uncle Shing...?" He didn't finish but the insinuation was obvious.

Shui Xian nodded his head, "Who else would dare touch my face?"

"Saozi dares to do so," replied Zhai Yanjun honestly.

Shui Xian glared at him unhappily, "And do you think my wife will do something like this to me?"

"If you really touched her bottom line, she might," said Zhai Yanjun as he shrugged. He really thought one could expect anything from Zhai Yanjun.

"You're clearly mistaken about my wife," said Shui Xian. "She doesn't raise her hand. And she doesn't have to either. I can take care of everything for her."