“I cannot allow that. There’s no way Madam can fight in your current condition.” Ji Xiaoxi showed a rare serious expression. “Big brother Zu fought so hard to bring you back from the brink. You’ll be wasting all of his efforts if you act recklessly and worsen your own injuries.”

“Ah Zu…” Qin Wanru’s face turned red. She still couldn’t shake the fact that she’d misunderstood so badly. Even worse, despite her misunderstanding, she somehow didn’t get as angry as she’d thought she would. Just thinking about it made her heart pound fiercely.

Before, she would scream her head off at him even if he hadn’t done anything. Yet now, she didn’t even dare to look at him.

At this moment, Ji Dengtu finally returned, his figure swaying left and right. He held a bunch of herbs in his hand. He looked absolutely miserable, and he was muttering constantly. “Should I add this herb or the other one? But then again, I don’t have confidence in either of these working…”

He suddenly noticed that Qin Wanru was sitting up in her bed. Her complexion was rosy, and she looked nothing like how she had looked when he first left. He stared at her stupidly. “You… why are you…”

Before Qin Wanru...