#191 - I don't want to wait any longer

Two hours later, at the Wei residence.

The side room was brightly lit. Xu Qingwan and You Jia, who had "fainted," were lying on the bed in the inner room, while Wei Changtian stood in the main hall, separated by a single door, with an icy expression.

"Lord Chen, you better give me a satisfactory explanation for this!"

"This, this..."

Chen Bo secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his expression more unsightly than if he had swallowed a fly.

"Replying, replying to you, sir, this humble one truly doesn't know what's going on!"

"A few days ago, someone reported that strange creatures were appearing near Wangjia Village. Judging from the situation described by that person, it should only be a common monster, so this humble one sent Chief Xu to investigate the situation and make further plans..."

"This, this kind of task shouldn't be too dangerous..."

"Not dangerous? Common monster?"

Wei Changtian glanced sideways: "According to your statement, these two injured themselves?!"

"This, this humble one has already sent people to investigate overnight."

"Humph!"

Wei Changtian snorted coldly, directly interrupting: "What about the mysterious person who sent them back?"

"The soldiers guarding the city said that he left immediately after dropping them off."

Chen Bo answered tremblingly: "He should be an expert."

A cliché of a hero helping when seeing injustice?

Wei Changtian always felt that something was strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

From the current situation, it seemed that Xu Qingwan and You Jia had encountered an accident while carrying out their mission, and then were rescued by a mysterious person.

But why...

"Young Master!"

Yuan'er suddenly ran out from the inner room.

"Miss Xu is awake!"

The small room was very warm.

The doctor had already examined the two women's injuries and said that there was no major problem, and they only needed a few days of recuperation to slowly return to normal.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Changtian was still speaking to Chen Bo with relative "calmness."

"Lord Chen, you don't need to worry about things here. You should go and investigate the matter thoroughly."

"Ah! Yes, yes, yes!"

"Yes, yes, yes, then, then Chief Xu, please rest and recuperate, I'll go out first."

Chen Bo shuddered, not daring to say anything more, and hurriedly backed out of the room.

Wei Changtian looked at Yuan'er and Li Suyue, who were standing by, and his tone softened a little.

"You guys go out first too. If I need anything, I'll call you."

"Yes."

The two women responded and also retreated from the room, but judging from the sound of their footsteps, they should not have gone far, probably guarding outside the door.

The firewood in the fireplace was crackling and burning, and the flickering flames emitted a soft red glow.

Watching the carved wooden door gently close, Wei Changtian finally turned his gaze to Xu Qingwan.

Without asking the nonsense question of "Are you alright?", his first sentence was—

"What exactly happened?"

"I..."

Xu Qingwan seemed to be still a little dazed. After recalling for a while, she slowly recounted the course of events.

Everything seemed accidental and reasonable, but the most crucial part was still unknown.

"So... it was Miss You who finally blocked the snake demon's attack with you?"

"Yes."

Xu Qingwan looked at You Jia, who was still in a "coma" state on the other bed, her tone filled with gratitude.

"If it weren't for Miss You, I'm afraid I would have died at that time."

"Mm."

Wei Changtian remained noncommittal: "We'll talk about this later... Did you faint directly after that?"

"Yes, I fainted after being knocked away by the snake demon, and when I woke up, I was already here... Changtian, what happened in between? Did the people from the Suspended Mirror Division arrive and rescue us?"

"Them? A bunch of good-for-nothings."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "From the current situation, it should be a mysterious expert who saved you."

"Expert?"

Xu Qingwan was a little puzzled: "Where did the expert come from?"

"I'm not sure either. Ask Miss You when she wakes up, or wait for Chen Bo to find the surviving villagers before we talk."

Wei Changtian gently patted the back of Xu Qingwan's hand: "Alright, don't think about these things for now, just heal your injuries first."

"Until then, you should stay here with me. It's always better to have someone take care of you so you can recover faster."

"Mm, I'll listen to you."

Xu Qingwan did not refuse this time, and slowly leaned her head on Wei Changtian's chest, feeling only how lucky she was in her heart.

If it weren't for You Jia and that mysterious expert, she would probably be separated from Wei Changtian by life and death at this moment.

It is said that things in the world are unpredictable. In fact, Comrade Xiao Xu, who works in the Suspended Mirror Division, feels this word more deeply than ordinary people.

To borrow a saying from a previous life—tomorrow and accidents, you never know which will come first.

This sentence is from Japanese novelist Akiyuki Nosaka's 'Grave of the Fireflies', and there is also a half sentence in front—

Cherish the present.

"Changtian..."

"Mm?"

"I, I don't want to wait until you return to the capital. Can you, can you marry me a little earlier?"

"..."

Wei Changtian was stunned at first, but he quickly understood why Xu Qingwan had this change in mentality.

Afraid of leaving regrets?

"Qingwan, I..."

Nodding, he was just about to answer.

However, at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out in the room.

"No, don't!"

An incense stick later, the flustered You Jia finally calmed down slowly.

"Miss You..."

After roughly recounting what he knew, Wei Changtian slowly stood up, his tone very sincere.

"Thank you for saving Qingwan's life at the risk of your own."

"She is also injured now and has difficulty moving around."

"I will offer my thanks to you on her behalf."

He raised his hand to his forehead and bowed deeply to You Jia.

This was the most solemn courtesy besides kneeling.

When had Wei Changtian, as the only son of the Wei family, ever given such a courtesy to someone, let alone to a female constable from the Suspended Mirror Division with a low status?

But at this moment, he did not feel the slightest bit of reluctance.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Xu Qingwan's heart was instantly filled with emotion, while You Jia was somewhat surprised and flustered.

"Young Master Wei, you don't have to do this!"

She waved her hands repeatedly, her face extremely anxious: "Sister Xu and I both work at Willow Leaf Office, and colleagues should help each other."

"Besides, Sister Xu treats me very well, so it was right for me to do that at the time."

"Miss You, how you think is your business."

Wei Changtian straightened his body again, his expression serious: "But to me, what you did has helped me a great deal."

"Miss You, if you encounter any place where you need help in the future, you can tell me."

"As long as I can do it, I will never say no!"

"..."

You Jia was stunned when she heard this, and after a long pause, she actually blushed and stammered: "That, that... I wonder if Young Master can help me with a small favor right now?"

"Please, Miss, feel free to speak!"

"I, I want to... stay here with you for a few days."