After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

The mountains are high and the roads are long.

It would take some time before they returned to Lingshui from Miao territory, so Yin Huaixi was naturally worried that something might have happened to Sang Che on the way. She pressed the back of her hand against Sang Che's forehead, and the intense heat almost burned a hole in the back of her hand.

"Ah Che... I'll go get you some cold water. Wait here for a moment."

With her mind filled with worry about Sang Che's current situation, Yin Huaixi didn't care about anything else.

However, as soon as she got up, before she could even step out of the carriage, Yin Huaixi's skirt was grabbed. Sang Che's fingers were digging into the edges of Yin Huaixi's clothes, and she was barely breathing.

"Huaixi, don't go..."

"It's good enough that you're by my side."

"I don't want... you to leave."

Sang Che spoke with extreme weakness, and Yin Huaixi, concerned, became flustered. At this moment, it was impossible to tell whether Sang Che was acting or was genuinely unwell to such an extent.

Knowing that cold water has a negligible effect on Sang Che, it's not just a temporary fix, it doesn't even address the symptoms.

She decided to stay.

I plan to spend some quality time talking with Sang Che.

"You can't even dress properly."

"How could I bear to leave?"

As she said this, Yin Huaixi reached out and pulled Sang Che's clothes up until they completely covered Sang Che's bare shoulders before she let go.

"Huaixi, if you're angry with me, then give me a good scolding."

"Don't be so gentle with me without saying a word."

Having spent so much time together, how could Sang Che not see what Yin Huaixi was thinking? On the contrary, she missed the days when Yin Huaixi could speak her mind directly about any unpleasant feelings she had.

At least this way, there is no invisible barrier between the two of them.

"Ah Che, you really know how to turn the tables."

"Who is it that hasn't said a word?"

"Could it be me?"

Thinking of this, Yin Huaixi's anger, which had subsided, surged up again.

"You left without permission, leaving me alone to worry about your safety. I traveled thousands of miles to get here."

"Do you think I feel any better about this?"

Although her words were a reprimand, Yin Huaixi did not drift further away from Sang Che; on the contrary, their shoulders remained very close.

Yin Huaixi: "I don't like it when someone forces their way into my heart, tells me to take it to heart, walks in, and then acts like nothing happened, flicks their sleeves, and leaves cleanly."

"Ah Che, you can't do it."

"I won't let you do it either."

"I've already arrested Lü Panshan, but he's stubborn and hasn't confessed who sold him the medicine."

"But it's okay, I'll always find a way to make him say it."

This time, Sang Che responded to Yin Huaixi with a long silence, leaving only the creaking of the carriage.

"Huai Xi..."

Sang Che, who was usually eloquent, was completely speechless. She didn't know what to say.

"Ah Che, did you... remove the Gu worm?"

"You even put a sleep-inducing sachet in my pillow, just so I wouldn't worry about you, right?"

The fact that Sang Che had removed the Gu worm had always been a guess in Yin Huaixi's mind.

But how could she, as the owner, not be aware of the changes in her body?

After taking the pill given to her by Zhao Huining, Yin Huaixi did not think of Sang Che frequently or let her affect her mood.

However, Sang Che, who had transformed into "Chen Wan" in front of her, was not blind. But after leaving her, in that short time, his eyes were covered with white cloth, and he could not see anything.

How can you prevent people from becoming suspicious?

Zhao Huining had also told her that the pill might kill the love curse, or it might not.

If the love curse doesn't completely die in her body, then a letter must be written to inform her, and she will continue to research and develop a cure for Yin Huaixi until the love curse is removed.

After swallowing the pill, Yin Huaixi suppressed her longing for Sang Che for a long time until there was no contact between them and she could no longer feel that faint, bone-chilling coldness.

At this moment, Yin Huaixi truly believed that the love potion that Sang Che had planted in her body had long been removed.

What was supposed to be ecstatic joy turned into emptiness, and Yin Huaixi dared not face the corner of her heart that kept calling out to Sang Che.

The more she suppressed it, the more fierce the counterattack became, forcing Yu Sangche to immerse herself in medical books every day, specializing in researching how to neutralize poisons.

Thinking that if Sang Che were to be found one day, her situation wouldn't become so passive.

He can at least exchange a few blows with Sang Che.

...

The blunt question posed by Yin Huaixi was not the same pair of bloodshot, hate-filled eyes that Sang Che remembered.

She was like a wife who had discovered her partner had secretly hidden money, her eyes filled with helplessness and tolerance.

It makes people unable to resist revealing what they've been hiding.

Since she had been seen through, Sang Che had no intention of denying her guilt, and she nodded.

Sang Che: "Yes, I removed the Gu worm. I didn't want to put you in an awkward position because of my situation."

"Huaixi, the sachets I placed under your pillow all have your favorite scents. I spent a long time blending them to make them blend perfectly with the scent in your bedroom, but I didn't expect... you still found out."

Unable to resist, Yin Huaixi flicked Sang Che's forehead, saying with exasperation, "You're usually quite clever, and now you've been scheming against me?"

"Ah Che, I'm genuinely worried about you. Otherwise, why would I bother with you?"

"I've gone through all this trouble to get here."

Listening to the nagging of my sweetheart.

A smile finally appeared on Sang Che's sickly face.

Her voice was soft, yet more melodious than the tinkling of a cold spring: "Huaixi, do you truly love me?"

That hit the nail on the head.

Yin Huaixi, who had been in the upper hand and was "unforgiving," was speechless and could no longer utter a word.

She just looked at Sang Che quietly, and the two fell into an endless silence.

No one broke it.

But the first to break down was Yin Huaixi, who already had a heavy burden on her mind. She pursed her lips and finally murmured, "Narcissist, if that's how you think, then there's nothing I can do."

Yin Huaixi, like a shameless puppy, sidled up to her and pressed his face against hers.

"Huaixi, don't you feel even the slightest bit of affection for me?"

If I didn't like her, why would I go through mountains and rivers for her?

If he didn't like her, why would he do such dangerous things for her?

This is completely unlike Yin Huaixi, who used to only seek comfort.

So stuck together that Yin Huaixi was starting to wonder if Sang Che was going to rub her skirt off.

Reaching out her palm to touch the long hair that Sang Che was nuzzling towards her, Yin Huaixi spoke softly, a hint of awkwardness lingering within her words.

"have."

"There's only a little bit."

That's all.

It is extremely agonizing to deny your own feelings again.

Yin Huaixi cannot do it, and it would be very difficult for her to do it.

She planned to slowly express everything to Sang Che, gradually change his stubborn thinking, and eventually, she could confide her joys and sorrows to him.

Upon hearing this long-awaited answer, Sang Che's breathing became erratic.

She was the one who shamelessly begged Yin Huaixi for an answer, and now she's the one who's stunned after getting Yin Huaixi's answer.

Huaixi... truly likes her.

If Sang Che had a little dog's tail behind him right now, it would have been spinning like a propeller.

But her face, coupled with her stubborn pride, gave her a calm and composed demeanor.

Huaixi said he liked her.

I like her.