Chapter 174: Li Beijue's Apology

Li Beijue felt somewhat displeased due to his sudden train of thought; after speaking, he remained silent for a long time, appearing rather sullen.

Seeing that he had no intention of losing his temper, Jiang Baobao slowly let out a sigh of relief.

It seems... he actually took her words to heart?

This guy's mood is so volatile; she had better leave before he reacts!

Jiang Baobao made up her mind, hurriedly stood up from the sofa, and said, "I have already said what I needed to say. It is only because Yanbao relies on you so much that I am telling you this. I also thank you for keeping your cool in front of the children today and not upsetting them."

Li Beijue was slightly stunned, realizing she was referring to when the vase shattered and the three children ran over.

Jiang Baobao turned to leave.

She took two limping steps, but suddenly stopped.

She took a deep breath, turned her head back again, and looked at Li Beijue sincerely, saying, "Li Beijue, I know you might have some opinions about me, but could you please, when you encounter anything, think about what benefit it would have for me to do such things? Do you think I don't know that provoking your anger would get me kicked out? Right now, I just want to accompany them as they grow up; I have no other thoughts whatsoever."

Jiang Baobao's words came from the bottom of her heart; unlike when she said she didn't like Li Beijue out of spite, she was as sincere as she could possibly be at this moment.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for an instant, and a strange feeling suddenly flashed through his heart.

Why, after hearing her say this, did he not feel very relieved...

Li Beijue's brows knit together subconsciously, and immediately after, he heard Jiang Baobao's voice rise again.

"Alright, I have nothing left to say. Whether you apologize to them or not, that is for you to decide."

Jiang Baobao left behind this final sentence and turned to walk away.

But she suddenly felt a surge of resistance from the carpet under her feet!

"Ah!"

Jiang Baobao let out an involuntary scream, and her body instantly lunged forward uncontrollably!

Li Beijue was also startled by this sudden situation; without thinking, he stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Baobao's arm in two strides!

The momentum of the two of them caused neither to stand steady.

After a muffled "thud," the room returned to silence.

"Hiss—"

The wound on Jiang Baobao's lower leg was pulled, and her entire face twisted in pain instantly; regardless of what was at hand, she grabbed onto it and squeezed hard!

Li Beijue was also left feeling somewhat numb for a moment by the weight of the person on him; when he came to his senses, he felt his arm being squeezed with waves of pain.

"Jiang Baobao, get up!"

Li Beijue said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, he knit his brows and forcefully pried Jiang Baobao's hands away.

"Don't move around!" Jiang Baobao looked at him with annoyance, her eyes full of anger and urgency; ignoring the current intimacy, she hurriedly adjusted her posture, sat to one side in a disheveled state, and kept adjusting her breathing.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for an instant, his eyes suddenly catching sight of the gauze on her lower leg wound, which had already seeped with spots of blood.

Did she squeeze her wound when she fell just now?

Li Beijue reacted instantly.

"Don't move for a moment, I'll go get the medical kit."

He dropped this sentence, stood up quickly, and in less than a minute, returned with a small medical kit.

Jiang Baobao's complexion remained unsightly, and she kept sucking in cold air, seemingly trying her best to endure the pain.

Li Beijue's expression was somewhat helpless; not daring to let her move around, he had no choice but to kneel on one knee to the side.

Seeing this, Jiang Baobao was suddenly stunned.

What kind of bizarre scene is this?

Li Beijue... kneeling on one knee on the ground, helping her change her dressing?

Come to think of it... she used to often imagine the scene of him holding a ring, kneeling on one knee before her to propose.

Who would have thought that now, by some twist of fate...

"Ah—!"

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking, she suddenly felt the wound on her lower leg get yanked hard.

Li Beijue hurriedly pulled back his hand and explained in a low voice, "Your gauze and the wound are a bit stuck together; it needs to be removed."

Jiang Baobao came to her senses instantly, feeling embarrassed that she had screamed so loudly just now.

She quickly adjusted her expression, secretly clutched her clothes, and then feigned an indifferent look, saying, "Just pull it, I'm not afraid of pain."

Li Beijue was stunned upon hearing this and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Seeing Jiang Baobao clearly looking terrified of the pain yet still trying to act unbothered, he suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

Li Beijue suddenly developed a rare urge to play a prank.

He looked at the gauze on Jiang Baobao's leg, which was half-peeled off, and suddenly reached out and yanked the whole thing off!

Jiang Baobao's eyes widened instantly, and the hair all over her body stood on end!

Yet her lips were pressed tightly together, and she didn't make a single sound.

Only her eye sockets turned red from the shock of that moment.

"It won't hurt as much if you just pull it off directly," Li Beijue explained with a straight face.

Glancing at Jiang Baobao's expression from the corner of his eye, the movement of his hands suddenly paused slightly.

Jiang Baobao had red-rimmed eyes, her face full of an expression of extreme endurance.

Yet she still stubbornly nodded in agreement, saying, "Right, it doesn't hurt anyway; this little injury is nothing..."

Her tone was normal, but her hands, braced behind her, had already gripped the edge of the carpet tightly.

Li Beijue's heart suddenly trembled violently, and his thoughts uncontrollably returned to sixteen years ago.

That girl, with red eyes, kept saying to him, "This little thing is nothing; we will definitely be able to escape! You must not be afraid!"

That face overlapped with Jiang Baobao's face before him now, catching him off guard.

Li Beijue was suddenly lost in thought for a moment.

Immediately after, he reacted abruptly!

No... the girl from back then had already been found.

Jiang Baobao was not the person he was looking for!

Li Beijue instantly regained his focus, suddenly sank his face, and quickened the movements of his hands.

He took out a cotton swab, picked up some iodine, and cleaned the wound on Jiang Baobao's leg again.

Only then did he see clearly that a thin, deep, arc-shaped scratch had been left on her originally fair and tender lower leg.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment, and a strange feeling rose in the depths of his heart again.

It seemed to be some... heartache?

These two words flashed through his mind.

Li Beijue's movements also stiffened for a moment along with it.

How could he possibly feel heartache for Jiang Baobao?

Li Beijue shook his head, continued to treat her wound with an expressionless face, and his eyes gradually returned to clarity.

It was impossible for him to have any thoughts about Jiang Baobao!

Even more impossible for him to feel heartache for her!

It must be because he had mistaken her for the girl from sixteen years ago some time ago, so he had been paying extra attention to her recently, which was why he had this illusion...

Li Beijue kept warning himself in his heart, and with an expressionless face, he finished re-wrapping the gauze for Jiang Baobao.

Then he said coldly, "You can go back now; I will consider the matter of the apology."

Seeing him like that, Jiang Baobao immediately rolled her eyes in her heart.

It had only been a few minutes!

How could this guy change his face again just like that?

It was truly speechless!