Terrified to go home because Yue Ran knew that she would be scolded when she returned, she chose instead to conceal her pain, retreating into a lonely corner of the yard much like a stray cat nursing its wounds in solitude.
It was at that moment of vulnerability that he stumbled upon her.
It was also the first time she was willing to accept his help.
Yan Ze secretly retrieved a small medicine box from his home and made his way to the yard where Yue Ran was hiding.
Yue Ran then turned her back to him and silently unbuttoned her coat, revealing the injury sustained from her fall.
When she fell from a tree, a stone had struck the back of her shoulder, leaving behind a serious gash that oozed blood, staining her fairness.
At that time, as Yan Ze's gaze slid from Yue Ran's trembling shoulders down to her exquisite butterfly bones, he was struck by their delicate beauty — a stark contrast to the pain she was enduring.
