Chapter 2808 The Substitute Was Forcibly Taken by the Bandit's Wife 13

When I returned to the courtyard, the moon was already setting in the west.

Jin Chen pushed open the courtyard gate and was immediately greeted by the smell of blood.

In the courtyard, Gu Fanghe sat on the stone bench where he had left. His robes were torn in many places, and blood seeped from his right shoulder, almost soaking half of his body. Even the edge of the stone table was stained with a few dark red drops.

He just sat there, holding the half-cup of tea that Jin Chen had left over, which had long since gone cold.

The tea water couldn't reflect the moonlight; it was only a deep darkness.

Hearing the door open, Gu Fanghe looked up.

The moonlight fell on his face, illuminating the scarlet and obsessive gloom in his eyes. The scar under his eye blended into the blood on his face.

He looked at Jin Chen with a deep gaze, filled with resentment born from the torment of waiting.

Jin Chen walked into the courtyard. "Why is the chief only arriving now?"

He walked to the table, reached out and touched the cold teacup, his fingertips feeling the chill. "Look, the tea I specially prepared for you has gone cold."

Gu Fanghe didn't speak, he just looked at him.

Jin Chen's gaze fell on the blood-soaked fabric, and his brows furrowed slightly. "So badly injured? Why didn't you treat the wounds first?"

Gu Fanghe continued to stare at him, his gaze unwavering, his voice hoarse from blood loss, "Where did you go?"

Jin Chen withdrew her hand, raised her eyes to meet his gaze, and showed no sign of guilt.

"I couldn't sleep, and I waited and waited for you, but you didn't come. I felt really down, so I wandered around for a bit."

He stepped forward, gently touching Gu Fanghe's face with his fingertips, slowly wiping away the bloodstains.

"you……"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Fanghe grabbed his wrist and pulled Jin Chen to sit down beside him.

The movement was a bit too hasty, which aggravated the wound, causing it to bleed even faster.

But Gu Fanghe was completely unaware. He simply wrapped his arms tightly around Jin Chen's waist, buried his face in his neck, and took a deep breath to barely calm the violence in his heart.

He placed a half-fallen kiss on Jin Chen's cheek.

Jin Chen turned her head away, trying to dodge, "You're covered in blood."

Gu Fanghe ignored him and insisted on kissing him, seemingly oblivious to the excruciating pain in his shoulder, driven only by instinct to get closer and touch him.

His eyes held a dangerous yet somewhat dazed look as he raised his hand to trace Jin Chen's eyebrows and eyes, his gaze tinged with a cautious tenderness.

“Young master,” he whispered, his breath unsteady and his voice hoarse and alluring, “I should have completed my apprenticeship, why not…give it a try?”

He was about to lose control.

Half an hour ago, he finished dealing with those people and came straight here, but he didn't see anyone.

There was only a cup of cold tea on the stone table; the aroma had dissipated and all warmth was gone.

The person is back now, right in front of me, within reach.

Gu Fanghe kissed him again.

Jin Chen wanted him to heal his injuries first, so he turned his head away slightly, but Gu Fanghe caught up with him again and kissed the corner of his lips, stubborn and obsessive.

Jin Chen sighed softly, but in the end she didn't dodge anymore and let him kiss her for a while.

After a long while, Jin Chen leaned back slightly, ending the kiss.

He pressed his forehead against Gu Fanghe's neck. "Boss... I really dislike the smell of blood. It's unpleasant to smell."

Gu Fanghe: "..."

The impulsive urge to act recklessly gradually subsided, and reason returned.

He paused for a moment, loosened his grip, and gently stroked Jin Chen's hair instead.

"The doctor is right outside the side door."

Jin Chen then got up, walked to the side gate inside the courtyard, and unlatched the door.

Outside the door, Yan Qi and the old doctor from the village waited anxiously. Upon hearing the commotion, they immediately looked over.

Yan Qi's baby face was full of worry and anxiety. Upon seeing Jin Chen, she disregarded her usual subtle feelings towards him. "Young Master Jin, how is my elder brother? He's injured but won't let us in and won't get him bandaged..."

Jin Chen stepped aside. "Come in."

Yan Qi and the doctor hurriedly carried in their medicine boxes.

Yan Qi's heart tightened when he saw Gu Fanghe, covered in blood and pale-faced, standing by the stone table. "Big Brother!"

"...You're willing to bandage it?"

Why are you being so easy to talk to today!

Gu Fanghe sat there, blood still seeping from the wound on his shoulder, but his expression was somewhat helpless.

He glanced at Yan Qi and the physician who had entered, and twitched the corner of his mouth, "Young master is too delicate."

"No bloodshed, no kissing."

Yan Qi: "…………"

He looked at the self-righteous Jin Chen and didn't know how to react.

This young master Jin... truly has some impressive skills!

Jin Chen remained noncommittal, walked to the other side of the stone table, sat down, poured himself another cup of tea, and slowly sipped it.