"No, I prefer a life where food is served to me and clothes are handed over. I won't do the work of serving others. Treating and saving lives is unavoidable, so I have to oversee it personally to feel at ease. Otherwise, do you think anyone is willing to kneel by your bedside, give you acupuncture and cupping, test for poisons, and prepare medicinal baths for you?"
"Do you like Shui Yixuan?"
Beiming Yi is relying on her inability to break away from him for now, so instead of the subtle expressions of the past, this time he directly confronts her for a response.
Murong Xue was in a dilemma. Admitting it could have the benefit of Beiming Yi possibly giving up his entanglement, but letting Shui Yixuan know would also be troublesome. If she didn't admit it, her status here would be too awkward. This Beiming Yi in the original novel wasn't so proactive with any woman before. She couldn't understand what she did right to catch his attention.
"What's it to you?"
