Chapter 45: Stay to Repay Kindness

Su Wan was startled and took a few steps forward, staring cautiously at the big man lying on the ground.

Qi Guang was a big man with a sturdy build, and the fall was quite impactful.

He moved slightly and lifted his head, revealing a rough and dark face, covered in dirt, looking extremely dishevelled.

Qi Guang struggled to sit up to leaned against the wall. Even this simple movement caused him to pant heavily like a bull.

He patted his injured leg, and grimaced in pain.

In the blink of an eye, he saw Su Wan standing in front of him. The muscles on her face twitched a few times, and her eyes were filled with surprise. But in an instant, she composed herself and stared at him sternly.

Su Wan finally got a clear look at the big man. He was a middle-aged man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes. He had a stern expression that made him look unapproachable. His thick black eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, which seemed a bit comical.

At a glance, she could tell that this big man recognized her, but deliberately pretended not to.

“Your leg is injured.” Su Wan pointed to his right leg stained with fresh blood, raised her eyebrows and said, “This is a medical hall, I will bandage it for you.”

Leaving these words behind, Su Wan took Dry Rehmannia and Pulsatilla from the basket and went to the medicine room, grabbed several prescriptions for the patients, took out the silver needle, reminded him of precautions and diet, and then took the wound medicine and bandages back to the backyard.

Qi Guang clumsily moved his feet, walked to the stone table, and sat down.

Su Wan examined his wound, which was covered in dirt. She frowned and prepared a medicinal solution made from Forsythia, Coptis Chinensis, Honeysuckle, and Dandelion, then placed it on the stone table to cool. She used scissors to cut his trouser leg, revealing a deep wound on his thigh, with the flesh and skin turned inside out.

When the medicinal solution became warm, she washed the dirt in his wound and disinfected it to prevent infection.

“Ugh——”

Qi Guang groaned, his big hands clenched into fists, the veins on his forehead bulging, and he was sweating coldly from the pain.

“It hurts a bit, bear with it.”

Qi Guang saw the smile at the corner of Su Wan’s mouth and knew she was doing it on purpose.

He was very shocked in his heart, she actually had such a peaceful side.

She lowered her head slightly, her expression serious, devoid of her previous arrogance and disdain.

She took the initiative to apply medicine to this rough man.

He felt both relieved and bitter.

She has changed so much, it’s clear that she has been bullied severely!

The old general is gone, and Su Jihong treats her like this!

Qi Guang’s heart was filled with the desire to kill Su Jihong!

After Su Wan finished applying the medicine and bandaging the wound, she said, “Done.”

“Young lady…” Qi Guang touched his nose and asked with a serious face, “How much is the medical fee?”

“Today I’m in a good mood, so I’ll waive your medical fee.” Su Wan glanced at the thick calluses on his tiger’s mouth, and the aura that he had honed on the battlefield was obviously restrained.

The original owner’s maternal grandfather was a great general, and this man was also from the battlefield, so he might know her maternal grandfather.

“But how can that be?” Qi Guang saw Su Wan wearing coarse clothes and working in the medical hall, indicating that her life was difficult.

He rummaged through his sleeves, almost tearing the pockets, but couldn’t find a single copper coin.

His eyebrows twitched fiercely, he coughed to cover up his embarrassment, and rubbed his hands on his knees.

Qi Guang said solemnly, “Alright, since you, young lady want to do good deeds, I can’t be ungrateful.”

Su Wan noticed his guilty cough and glanced at him. He avoided eye contact and didn’t dare to meet her gaze. She couldn’t be bothered to expose him and said, “You can leave now.”

“How can that be?”

“Do you want to pay with money?” asked Su Wan.

“Cough cough…” Qi Guang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his big hand, and said with a stiff and uncomfortable looking, “I have received your kindness, so I will stay and work for you to repay it.”