The morning comes and Shu Lan opens her eyes. She feels refresh. Looks around and she finds out that she is sleeping in the only bed in the House, the young Master's bed.
Creak.
Bai Huang darken and gloomy face enters the room with a basin and cloth in his hand.
"Young Master, Good Morning."
Bai Huang looks up and he lost the ability to hold on to the basin and let it slide down.The water splash his clothes but he didnt care and he runs to Shu Lan's side hugging her tightly. Bai Huang is uncapable of returning her greetings.
"Young Master?"
"I....Im glad. Thank you.Thank you Shu Lan."
"What happened?"
"I...I thought..you are going to die...You wont wake up no matter what I do. Im scared and.."
"Young Master."
"You wont open your eyes for a whole week. I am very scared."
"A whole Week?!!!"
Bai Huang looks at Shu Lan. He touches her cheek and kisses her forehead.
"Im glad. Im glad your awake."
"Y-Young Master..." Shu Lan hugs the trembling Bai Huang. She wakes up and feels everything happen over night. Still cant believe its a whole week!
Shu Lan confuse face changes and she grabs Bai Huang's arm.
"Young Master, Why...Why do you look so thin? And What happen to your clothes?"
Looking closely, Bai Huang clothes are tattered with black patches around it that looks dirty. Knowing Bai Huang's love for cleanliness, this is absolutely impossible.
"Young Master....Did you go to the Master to ask him ....to save me?" Shu Lan is choke with her own words.
Bai Huang looks away.
"Im sorry Shu Lan. I beg him but...He really dont put me to his eyes. I am not capable. I use all your money but I got scammed by a man who pretend he is an alchemist. All your money is now gone and Im really useless."
Shu Lan tears fell down.
She stands up.
Bai Huang stops her but she doesnt feel discomfort.
"Young Master, I will prepare your bath." Shu Lan said fighting an imaginary enemy. Changing the topic and moving on.
"Lie down. You...You havent eaten anything. I try feeding you water but..." Bai Huang remember his blunder and blushes. Feeding her water and she chokes and her breathing become chaotic. Without permission, he pry her mouth with his mouth to feed her water. Then he realizes that he can use cloth to feed her small amount of water little by little. Its too late. He already tainted her lips. He promised to make it up to her in the future and never bully her.
"Young Master?"
"Ah!...Hmm.. Are you sure you are comfortable?"
Shu Lan stretches her arm, her waist and bend a bit.
"I am okay, I guess."
".....How could that be? You are dying just then. Havent eaten, havent been treated. How can you bounce back to health just like that?"
"The most important thing is I am okay now. And Young Master should take a bath. Seeing you dirty...It doesnt suit you Young Master."
"..Um..."
***
How could it be possible?
Maybe its all due to this pop up notification that has been bothering her line of vision from the moment she opens her eyes.
Click.
Confetti.
***Congratulations***
You level Up.
Physical Illness, Physical Damage,Physical Discomfigure, Mental Health, Mental Damage, Mentally Capability healed.
>Receive 2 Game Points
>Received Carving Knife
-Unlock Skill : Carving Lvl 0
>Unlock New Items in Exchange Points Panel.
Shu Lan is taking her sweet time recovering.
Her recovery is very slow.
>Received Rare Skill : Self Recovery 1per second
I knew it.
This Level up is amazing.
Why did I level up?
I didnt kill any monster and never kill anyone. Actually, she is beaten to the point of dying.
She tests the water temperature and call Bai Huang.
But no one answered her.
When she peeks on the door. Bai Huang is sleeping almost burried his face to the bed.
Shu Lan's face lit up.
She took some hot water and wipe Bai Huang's body. He shiver a bit but after wiping him clean, he smiles and sleep comfortably.
"Thank You Young Master Bai. In this world, I have no one but you. And You dont disappoint me." she closes the door.
Bai Huang who wakes up when he heard someone's calling him lie down unmoving in the bed.
When the door closes he tear up again. Shame and anger mixing in his chest. Bully him, step on him, hurt him. Why do people hates him so much? If they hate him then fine. He can live with that. But Shu Lan is different. She is his woman. Being weak and unavailable to protect your woman. This humiliation he will carry until one day he can exact his revenge! Pay them. They have to pay. Or his life will be meaningless.
***
Bai Huang is unavailable to use the tub so not to waste her effort she sneaks in and bathe in the warm tub.
"Ahhh.." she sigh with satisfaction.
She doesnt feel clean wiping her body alone. And even witb bathing in the river her hair feels greasy and tangled. She hates it.
"..." She remembered Bai Huang trembling body while wearing a dirty blooded clothing for a week.
She doesnt know they are blood if she didnt wash it herself. Its too much. When she wipes him, she wants to go berserk and beheaded the Bai Clan herself.
But Alas,this is the pain of the weaklings.. You can complain but you cannot take action.
"I need to help Young Master." Waiting for two more years is just nonsense. This family is rotten to the core..
"How did Bai Huang's mother marry such a dog? She is so unlucky."
Tomorrow she will camp in the forest and wait for that person.
He is her only hope to save Bai Huang's future. If she do this step, it will help Bai Huang for a short term but he might not meet his fated wife if she ommits some scenes.
"I dont Care about the female protagonist. She is always happy and positive and cheerful. But isnt it because she never experience hardship? She is the youngest Princess in a powerful Country away from Winter Kingdom. She can get anything she wants with a snap of her finger. As a player she never cared much about background story but....Isnt the Female Protagonist OP too much?
She...does she even deserves the young master?
Shu Lan stands up.
'What am I thinking? It doenst matter, It doesnt matter." she sigh. Tomorrow is a busy day. She has to succeed.