Chapter 403: For You, It Doesn't Matter If I Get Hurt a Few More Times

"Burned?"

Jiang Baobao was stunned upon hearing this, instantly recalling the scene of oil splashing everywhere just moments ago, and she immediately understood in her heart.

She then helplessly said, "You two stop climbing up and down; I'll get it for you..."

As she spoke, she casually took down the medicine box from above and handed it to the two little ones.

Yet she saw Yanbao looking at her with a look of hesitation.

"What's wrong, Yanbao?" Jiang Baobao asked subconsciously.

Immediately, she saw Mobai quickly tugging at Yanbao's sleeve, as if reminding him of something.

Yanbao immediately closed his mouth obediently and shook his head quickly.

"What exactly is going on? What are you two hiding from Mommy?"

Jiang Baobao knew at a glance that these two little ones were hiding some secret from her again, so she hurriedly pressed them for an answer.

Mobai and Yanbao exchanged a look.

Then, acting like a little adult, he sighed helplessly and said, "It's nothing... We wanted to ask Mommy to help Daddy apply medicine. After all... Yanbao and I don't know how, but Daddy said not to trouble Mommy, and not to tell Mommy he was hurt..."

Mobai explained, the expression on his little face gradually becoming somewhat grave, and Yanbao nodded helplessly as well.

Jiang Baobao was stunned upon hearing this, and she suddenly felt a bit guilty in her heart.

Li Beijue was injured only because of her impulsive prank...

Although Li Beijue had given her the cold shoulder every day before, he hadn't actually done anything to get her hurt...

If a burn isn't treated, it can be very troublesome later on...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she heard Yanbao say cautiously, "Mommy, why don't you go and deliver the medicine to Daddy... Mobai and I don't know which medicine to apply, and a large patch of Daddy's hand is red! It looks very painful!"

Jiang Baobao looked at the medicine box in the two little ones' hands, finally sighed helplessly, and took it.

"You two wait here; Mommy will go take a look."

Jiang Baobao said, then turned and left.

In the villa—

Li Beijue was waiting with some trepidation, not knowing if Jiang Baobao would really come.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a faint sound from outside the door, as if someone had walked in.

Li Beijue was slightly stunned, quickly adjusted the expression on his face, and turned his head to look over.

Seeing that the person who arrived was indeed Jiang Baobao, he instantly put on a look of surprise.

Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for a moment; she deliberately kept a straight face as she walked over and placed the medicine box on the table.

"Your hand is injured? Let me see."

As she spoke, she quickly found a tube of ointment and some cotton swabs from the medicine box.

Li Beijue did not reach out his hand, but instead said with a calm face, "I'm fine, just a small injury..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and hold out your hand!"

Jiang Baobao suddenly lost control of her temper and snapped at him sharply.

She didn't even know what she was angry about.

It was just that seeing someone clearly injured and still pretending that nothing was wrong made her inexplicably furious.

So this is what it feels like to play a prank on someone... it feels like having done something wrong...

She didn't want to owe him anything!

As Jiang Baobao thought this, she finally saw the person before her slowly extend his hand. She saw that the back of his left hand was already completely red, and in the most severely burned area, a few shiny little blisters had already formed in the center.

Jiang Baobao frowned sharply; just looking at it, it felt as if her own hand was feeling the burning pain.

"You still say you're fine like this? What are you trying to prove?"

She didn't notice at all that her tone carried a hint of resentment; as she spoke, she forcefully pulled Li Beijue's hand over and opened the ointment directly.

The cooling ointment applied to the wound made him instantly feel that the pain had lessened quite a bit.

Jiang Baobao's expression was serious as she carefully used a cotton swab to spread the ointment on the back of his hand bit by bit.

Yet, without needing to look up, she could feel that someone was staring at her intently.

Here it comes again!

It's this look again!

Jiang Baobao felt like she was sitting on pins and needles; she wanted to speed up her movements, yet she was afraid of hurting the person before her.

The next second, she felt the man's breath suddenly draw a bit closer!

"Can I take it that... you are concerned about me?" Li Beijue's low, magnetic voice rang in her ear, causing Jiang Baobao's movements to come to a sudden halt.

She took a deep breath, then pretended not to be affected at all as she replied, "After all, you were injured while learning to cook from me; I'm just taking responsibility for my own teaching accident."

"Is that so?" Li Beijue's voice carried a hint of teasing, and he actually smiled as he replied, "If that's the case... then I'd be willing to have more teaching accidents like this..."

"You!" Jiang Baobao widened her eyes sharply, and for a moment, she simply didn't know what to say.

Looking at the smile on his lips, her heart suddenly skipped a beat uncontrollably.

Since when did this guy Li Beijue become so smooth-tongued!

"Slick-tongued," Jiang Baobao deliberately said with a cold face.

Li Beijue, however, didn't mind, still using that gentle tone: "It's not slick-tongued, it's sweet talk. The romantic words I owed you before, I want to make them all up to you bit by bit."

"Thump—!"

Jiang Baobao heard her heart beat violently once, and meeting Li Beijue's affectionate gaze at this moment, she found herself unable to look away for a time.

Is this really something Li Beijue could say?

Jiang Baobao felt that deep within her heart, a small corner seemed to have developed a crack, which was constantly widening.

Immediately after, she felt her hand being wrapped into a gentle palm.

Jiang Baobao was startled in her heart, and subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back.

Li Beijue, however, suddenly gripped it even tighter.

"I have something I want to say to you."

It was rare for the two of them to be sitting together right now, and he did not want to miss this opportunity.

Then, without waiting for Jiang Baobao to speak, he continued: "I am not forcing you to forgive me so quickly, but during this period of time... I think you should have felt my determination. The previous six years were my fault; it was me who failed to recognize you and failed to cherish you. It is only right that you resent me and hate me. What I said just now was not a joke either. If this kind of injury can make you personally help me apply medicine, then I would rather suffer a few more times, until you forgive me."

His tone was earnest, without the slightest hint of a joke.

A flash of shock and countless complexities flickered in Jiang Baobao's eyes.

"I..."

She opened her mouth, and had only said one word when she heard Li Beijue continue to say gently: "I know what you want to say; you no longer like me. Then I will work hard to make you fall in love with me all over again. No matter how you want to torment me or test me, I will accept it all."

"Clatter—"

The cotton swab in Jiang Baobao's hand fell to the ground.

Things had reached this point, and it seemed that no matter how she refused, it would be useless...

She stared blankly at Li Beijue, her expression showing a rare trace of bewilderment and helplessness.

To be pursued so fiercely by someone she had once loved deeply, how could she possibly be without a ripple in her heart?

It was just that she had been hurt too deeply in the past, making her afraid.

A flash of being moved crossed Jiang Baobao's expression, but then she felt Li Beijue's presence suddenly draw even closer.

So close that it seemed they could feel each other's breathing...