Taking a Bath Together

After some hesitation, he began, "Yijia, they probably didn't explain it properly to you. Kaize has been exposed to a new type of foreign poison, which has caused permanent nerve damage. He will be like this for the rest of his life."

Though he had held onto hope in his heart and always told Kaize that he could recover one day, he also feared that it might all end up in vain. If this young girl clung to this hope but watching it crushed in the end, it could be devastating for both of them.

"The medical arts in China are vast and profound. I believe that Kaize will get better," Su Yijia replied with confidence.

Since the system had bound her and Qin Kaize together, it meant that there must be a way to cure him. The random missions were like an open-book exam, and as long as she worked diligently, she would score full marks.

However, as she looked at the two men in front of her, both struggling to express something but not finding the words, she smiled and added, "But even if he remains like this, I will always be with him."

Xia Weiguo wanted to ask her why she was willing to stay with Kaize. But in the end, he decided that he didn't want to hear some fake reasons or the real lack of choice.

"Thank you!" Xia Weiguo's eyes welled up slightly, but he quickly blinked away the moisture.

Gao Huabin quickly returned the remaining 54 yuan to Su Yijia after buying the bathtub and cabinet. Before they went back to their rooms, they cleaned the bathtub and filled it with water.

Seeing that the hot water would take a while to heat up, Su Yijia returned to the bedside and laid Qin Kaize flat.

"You've been lying down for a while, and your muscles need to be massaged, or they will atrophy. After we rest a bit, we'll do some massages. It's a good way to work up a sweat, and then we can give you a bath."

Qin Kaize couldn't refuse, nor did he want to. He watched the faint halo of light around the young girl's profile. With her fine, fuzzy body hair, her face looked as cute as peaches, making him want to take a bite. His heart softened even further.

"In fact, I learned some medical skills from an old beggar who came here to escape from a famine. I used his methods whenever I had a headache or fever. I recovered faster than going to the hospital and taking medicine or injections.

But later, when the authorities in Hu City started checking the population, he didn't have a referral letter and was afraid of getting caught, so he had to leave in a hurry. He told me that he had taught me all his medical skills, and the rest would depend on my determination.

That's why I said earlier that your body will definitely get better. It wasn't mere comfort. It's just that we need to slowly assess what the poison is, whether there are any residues in your blood, and whether your body is suitable for treatment. In a case like yours, we would need potent medicine, and your body needs to be well-nourished for the treatment to be effective; otherwise, it might cause fundamental harm.

However, I can't tell Uncle Xia these things. I'm afraid he would get too anxious, which could be distracting in the army. Also, if your body doesn't recover, and the Qin family becomes desperate, we might be vulnerable to unexpected actions."

Su Yijia chattered away like a little talkative bird.

In reality, she was deliberately trying to brainwash Qin Kaize while he couldn't move yet. In the past, there were indeed many people who came to Hu City begging for food and then disappeared. Even with Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo's abilities, it would be impossible to locate them. Explaining her growing skills was the most reasonable way to account for her newfound abilities.

However, she couldn't tell Xia Weiguo now, or he might start watching her closely, arranging medical check-ups and prescribing medication for Qin Kaize. That would risk exposing her true capabilities.

For now, telling Qin Kaize was to ease his mind and give him hope for the future. After massaging Qin Kaize's entire body, she was so sweaty that not only her clothes but even Qin Kaize's body was covered in tiny beads of sweat.

She straightened up and rubbed her waist, then realized that there was an eager and uncertain look in the man's eyes.

"What kind of look is that? Do you think I'd lie to you about something like this? I wouldn't be foolish enough to bet my whole life on you," Su Yijia teased with a mischievous smile, and her eyes were squinted.

She poked Qin Kaize's abdominal muscles with her finger. Although he had been ill for a while, his physique hadn't changed much.

While the man was lying there without any sensation, she even got cheeky and lingered for a moment.

The light in Qin Kaize's eyes darkened slightly, and Su Yijia's heart sunk a little bit.

Could he see this?

She had only moved her wrist; her arm hadn't twitched at all. From this angle, he should only be able to tell where her hand was, not what she was doing.

Su Yijia comforted herself in her heart.

But she forgot about who Qin Kaize was. From the way her eyelashes trembled, the subtle curve at the corner of her mouth that she couldn't suppress, and the clearly audible throat as she swallowed saliva, it wasn't difficult at all to guess what she had done and what she was thinking in her mind.

Qin Kaize felt a surge of hot passion welling up inside him, as if he wanted to respond to something. However, his completely numb body kept all his impulses locked away inside him. He felt like a fierce beast trapped in a cage, roaring urgently but unable to break free.

"Why does your body feel a bit warm? Is it hot? Well, let's go take a bath first," Su Yijia said, concerned about his reaction. She quickly got up and went to the kitchen, ignoring the almost cannibalistic look from Qin's mother. She picked up two jugs of water and a large wooden bucket filled with hot water, then returned to the room.

The soap was newly opened, originally prepared by Qin's mother to curry favor with Xia Weiguo. But Su Yijia didn't hesitate to bring it back to the room.

She first lifted Qin Kaize onto the wheelchair and, holding a basin underneath, helped him brush his teeth. Afterward, she carefully removed his clothes and placed him in the warm bath.

For nearly half a month, he hadn't had a proper bath, and even though he had no sensation in his body, soaking in clean water still gave him a sense of refreshing relief. However, his wife's swift actions in cleaning him thoroughly made him feel a bit embarrassed. Even his earlobes turned uncontrollably red.

But the torment wasn't over yet. Su Yijia unexpectedly climbed into the bucket, sitting directly opposite him. While there was water between them, her body was entirely exposed to Qin Kaize when she sat down.

Just as Su Yijia found a comfortable position, she noticed two comical streaks of blood flowing from Qin Kaize's nose, and even his eyes had red blood vessels.

"You're getting too excited; I haven't even given you any supplements yet, and you're already having a nosebleed," Su Yijia said as she used a towel to wipe him clean. The sudden proximity between them caused his blood and energy to surge even more, and the towel quickly became soaked.