Chapter 2478

Although the amount of herbs didn’t really look like enough, she still decided to take the bullet out first.

Then she took out the only small dagger she carried for self-defense from her pocket, raised her head to look at Wu Ming, and bit her lip. “It’s going to hurt a lot. Are you really sure about this?”

This dagger… A faint light flashed in Wu Ming’s eyes. “Something Mr. Xiaojiu gave you to protect yourself?”

Baili Xia’s fingertips tightened. She hadn’t even realized that the thing Uncle had given her, she’d been carrying with her all along.

“Mind your own business. Shut up, I’m starting.”

Honestly. He’s hurt this badly and still has the energy to babble.

Knowing she was worried about him, Wu Ming hesitated for a moment before meeting her gaze. His voice unconsciously softened a little.

“A little pain is nothing. Go ahead.”

As he spoke, Wu Ming even lifted his right hand and gently wiped away the remaining leaf at the corner of her lips.

Baili Xia’s gaze followed his words and slowly fell on his wound. The cloth strip she had just tied there was already completely soaked red with blood.

Then she looked up at the beads of sweat on his face. Baili Xia no longer dared to delay. She took a deep breath and quickly untied the strip of cloth.

He was clearly feeling awful himself, and yet he was still so attentive to her.

Just like Uncle in the past—clearly injured, but afraid she would worry, he’d still pretend everything was fine in front of her.

Wu Ming, why is it that you always make her feel so at ease?

Is it because, like Uncle, no matter what happens, you’ll always stand in front of her like some towering tree holding up the sky?

Uncle… Wu Ming…

No matter which one it is, either can make the tip of her heart ache so easily…

Wu Ming, don’t worry, I definitely won’t let anything happen to you. Trust me!

…

Only, when she unbuttoned Wu Ming’s shirt and his solid, muscular chest was revealed, Baili Xia froze on the spot.

“Why do you have so many scars on your body?” The words slipped out of Baili Xia’s mouth before she could stop them.

And now that she was looking more closely, why did those injured spots all feel so strangely familiar?

If there was any man’s body she had seen before, it was only… Uncle’s.

But the torso in front of her didn’t belong to him; it belonged to another man, Wu Ming.

What on earth was she even thinking?

Seeing her stare at his scars, Wu Ming’s ten fingers at his sides tightened subconsciously.

But two seconds later, a smug smile appeared on his face again. He lowered his eyes to look at Baili Xia and teased her.

“What? Really want to look at my body that badly? If you do, then from now on… I can strip for you every day.”

She had been dazed by the scars on his body, but when she heard this, Baili Xia only felt helpless.

Yet after that helplessness, two clouds of red still crept up onto her small face.

She couldn’t believe someone could be this shameless. She was speechless.

Who wants to look at his body? So full of himself it’s sickening!

“I’m too lazy to talk to you.” She shot him a glare, pouted, and buttoned his shirt back up, leaving only the injured area exposed.

At a time like this, this guy still couldn’t be serious for even a second. Baili Xia really didn’t know what to say to him.

However, when she saw the gaping, mangled wound with flesh turned outwards, Baili Xia’s nose stung and her heart clenched hard.

“Don’t be scared. I learned acupoint pressing from my master for stopping bleeding. It’ll definitely help. Don’t be afraid.”

She was the one comforting Wu Ming not to be afraid, but in truth, who was actually scared—anyone could see it, except maybe her.

“I’ll take the bullet out first. There’s no anesthetic, so you’ll just have to bear it.”