Su Ci was in no mood for that: "I'm not an animal that only knows how to eat, drink, and sleep. Let me see how bad the injury is; if it's not handled well, it could damage your foundation."
Without waiting for Lan Wanting to speak, Su Ci had already lifted Lan Wanting's clothes.
She saw a small red and swollen patch on Lan Wanting's fair waist and abdomen. Su Ci reached out and touched it gently, causing Lan Wanting to shrink back again, her brows furrowed into a knot as she gasped in pain.
"And you said it was nothing, yet it hurts this much."
Su Ci's words carried both reproach and urgency, yet they made Lan Wanting feel warm inside.
Seeing Lan Wanting just staring at her, Su Ci reminded her, "What are you dazed for? Hurry up and take off your clothes. I'll give you a massage, and then you can rest after the soak."
Lan Wanting said in a low voice, "How about you help me take them off?"
Su Ci had no other thoughts and quickly stripped Lan Wanting bare, making her turn her back to her.
She reached toward the swollen area, internal energy gathering in her palm. Before touching it, she warned again, "Endure it a bit; it might hurt a lot."
Lan Wanting pursed her lips tightly and nodded.
Seeing this, Su Ci's palm completely covered the swollen skin, gently kneading and pressing.
Lan Wanting only felt Su Ci's gentle internal energy circulating around her waist and abdomen.
Even though Su Ci's movements were very light, the pain from the injury was still unbearable. She clenched her teeth, trying her best not to make a sound, but low whimpers still escaped her throat.
Su Ci kept watching the changes in Lan Wanting's expression. That beautiful and moving face was now distorted by pain, carrying a hint of fragile paleness.
Su Ci knew she had to do something to relieve her or distract Lan Wanting's attention.
Without hesitation, she extended her other arm in front of Lan Wanting: "Bite down; it might make you feel better."
The pain had already stripped Lan Wanting of her ability to think. She simply followed Su Ci's instructions and bit down on Su Ci's fair, lotus-root-like arm.
A dull pain came from her arm, but it was within Su Ci's tolerance. She only frowned slightly and then devoted herself entirely to the process of treating Lan Wanting.
After a short while, the swelling on Lan Wanting's waist and abdomen quietly faded away.
Su Ci patted Lan Wanting's bare shoulder: "All done."
Lan Wanting's consciousness regained some clarity. She let go, and seeing the two striking rows of teeth marks on Su Ci's arm, she felt a bit guilty: "Sorry."
Su Ci raised her hand and said dismissively, "It's fine. This young lady's constitution is tough; the skin didn't even break, and there's no bleeding."
Lan Wanting turned her head only to meet Su Ci's wandering eyes. She looked down, smiled softly, and puffed out her chest: "If Miss Su wants to look, then look. It's not like I'll lose any flesh."
Caught red-handed again.
Damn it!
Can the auto-aim on these eyes be turned off?
And I even got caught.
"Cough!"
She coughed and pretended to be serious: "Study the breathing technique well these next few days and don't think about these idle things. Although this young lady is a bit lecherous, I haven't reached the point of being impatient."
"Mm!"
"After you're done soaking, hurry to bed and rest!"
Lan Wanting shook her head: "There's still one last surprise I haven't brought out yet!"
As she spoke, she leaned against Su Ci's body.
Feeling the softness of Lan Wanting's body, Su Ci's heart skipped a beat.
No way, again?
Under Su Ci's slightly startled expression, Lan Wanting took the red wine from the storage cabinet and shook it in front of Su Ci: "How about having a drink with me?"
A flash of hesitation crossed Su Ci's face, but she nodded in agreement.
Anyway, there were no urgent matters for the next two days. Ye Chen was still locked up in the Patrol Office and couldn't cause any trouble. Having a drink or two with Lan Wanting was fine.
Lan Wanting's next move made Su Ci's pupils widen: "Didn't you say we were going to drink? Why are you pouring the wine on yourself?"
"Drinking between two people naturally has a way for two people. Why, doesn't Miss Su want to?"
"..."
"Then I'm going to start."
The red liquid flowed down from Su Ci's collarbone. Lan Wanting leaned forward to taste the mellow wine... Faint gasps from the two of them echoed in the bathroom.
An unknown amount of time later, Su Ci carried Lan Wanting out. Both of them had the flushed faces of an alcohol rush.
Bath towels wrapped around them, covering most of the scenery, yet one could vaguely see strawberry-like marks of varying depths below their necks.
Without bothering to change into pajamas, Su Ci placed Lan Wanting on the bed and lay down herself, pulling a nearby quilt over them.
Su Ci's vision was blurred, but she could see the deep, triumphant smile on the corner of Lan Wanting's mouth.
Su Ci said, "With our alcohol tolerance, we'd better not drink when we're out in the future. It's easy to cause a lot of trouble."
"Mm!"
Lan Wanting responded softly, wrapping her arms around Su Ci's waist and burying herself in Su Ci's embrace.
The lights went out, and the sound of their steady, even breathing filled the air.
The bright moon outside hid in the clouds, as if afraid of disturbing their sweet dreams.
The door handle slowly turned, and a dark silhouette stood at Su Ci's doorway. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped into the room, her footsteps somewhat unsteady.
With a thud, she flopped onto the bed and went still.
The two who were asleep under the influence of alcohol did not notice this visitor's arrival... Soft sunlight shone into Su Ci's room from outside, creating a Tyndall effect that reflected on the quiet and peaceful faces of Su Ci and the other.
Su Ci's eyelids fluttered. Feeling a heaviness on her chest, she squinted her eyes and saw a figure pressing down on her.
Su Ci thought it was Lan Wanting. She reached out a hand from under the quilt toward the person's head, but just as she was about to touch it, she suddenly snapped awake.
If the one lying on top of her was Lan Wanting, then who was the one on the bed holding her other arm?
Turning her head, she realized that the one holding her arm was Lan Wanting, while the person on top of her wasn't Sister Su, but our Inspector, Captain Qin.
This isn't right!
Su Ci let out a cry of surprise: "Qin Shiyao, why are you in my bed?"
It couldn't be that last night, her animalistic instincts took over and she carried Qin Shiyao to her bed, right?
Without even thinking, she knew that was absolutely impossible. The two people beside and on top of her slowly woke up at her cry of surprise.
Qin Shiyao reached out to touch her throbbing forehead and propped herself up with one hand. However, the sensation under her hand felt a bit off—soft and somewhat elastic. She gave it a comfortable squeeze: "Why is Miss Su's quilt so soft? I'll have to ask which brand it is later."
"Is it possible that what you're grabbing isn't a quilt?" Su Ci said with a faint blush, her voice filled with shame and anger.
Only then did Qin Shiyao notice that beneath her, separated by a layer of quilt, there was actually another person, and her hand was currently grasping a rather unfortunate spot.
She hurriedly moved her hand away: "Sorry, I didn't notice just now."
"Wait, why are you in my room?"
"I should be the one asking you that. The room I arranged for you yesterday is across from mine."
Hearing this, Qin Shiyao was stunned and couldn't help but fall into her memories.
Last night, after Lan Wanting fed her honey water, she walked straight into the current room.
Then she fell asleep for a while. When she woke up halfway, only one sentence echoed in her mind: "Go ask Lan Wanting how she got the marrow cleansing pill from Su Ci."
So she had dizzily walked into this room and then lost consciousness.
But that's not right, isn't this Lan Wanting's room?
Why would Su Ci be here?
Qin Shiyao looked at her hand, falling into a mental storm.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was reminiscing about something indescribable.
"Qin Shiyao, why are you here?"
It was the same question, but it didn't come from Su Ci; it was from Lan Wanting.