The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 610 Exploring the Depths (3)_1

Chapter 610: Chapter 610 Exploring the Depths (3)_1

As the young nurse reached out to touch Xiao Muli’s body, she was flung away by Xiao Muli, ending up falling to the ground. When Situ Xin arrived, she heard this nurse standing up and then pretending to be pitiful toward Xiao Muli, trying to elicit his sympathy.

"Muli, you’re quite the ladies’ man. To think that even in the hospital, you can have nurses throwing themselves at you," Situ Xin stood there with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile as she looked at Xiao Muli.

The expression on Situ Xin’s face startled Xiao Muli, and he hastily explained, "Xiao Xin, what’s this about lady luck? I’ve been looking forward to seeing you for a long time."

"Looking forward to seeing me for what? With so many pretty girls in the hospital, I’d think you’d be too busy enjoying your good fortune to look forward to me coming," Situ Xin’s words and the expression on her face assuaged the anxiety Xiao Muli had been feeling about her possibly getting angry.

Xiao Muli even revealed a rare smile. "Girl, don’t tell me you’re jealous?"

"What are you talking about? Who’s jealous? How could I possibly be jealous?" Situ Xin, called out by Xiao Muli, showed an unnatural expression on her face as she hastily denied it.

"Not jealous? Then why do I smell a tangy scent all over the room?" Xiao Muli, catching sight of the rare flustered look on Situ Xin’s face, gleefully continued to tease her.

"Hmph, what tangy scent? I think it’s just you who so badly wants to taste something sour that you’re having hallucinations," Situ Xin said, revealing a sly look in her eyes. She sneakily took out a small bottle of sour plums she had made earlier from her space. "Here, I happen to have a bottle of sour plums. I’ll give you one to satisfy your craving, Brother Muli," she said.

As she spoke, Situ Xin took a sour plum from the small bottle, walked over to Xiao Muli’s hospital bed, and directly placed the sour plum she held into Xiao Muli’s mouth.

Xiao Muli was enjoying the act of being fed by Situ Xin, but as the sourness of the plum he had been fed slowly spread in his mouth, his eyebrows scrunched up in response to the tartness.

Watching Xiao Muli’s reaction to the sourness, Situ Xin couldn’t help but laugh cheerfully, thinking to herself, "Hmph, let him tease me and see if this doesn’t sour him." Contemplating this, she noticed Xiao Muli’s motion as if he were going to spit the plum out, and she said, "Don’t you dare spit it out. If you do, you’ll see how I’ll deal with you."

When Situ Xin spoke, her hands were on her hips, and her face wore a look of petulant charm.

While the petulant charm of others might be off-putting, Xiao Muli found Situ Xin’s current display endearing. If it weren’t for his limited mobility, he surely would have embraced her tightly and kissed her rosy lips fervently.

Situ Xin was sensible in her approach; her insistence that Xiao Muli eat the sour plum was not only to punish him for teasing her but also because the plum, although very sour, was very beneficial to one’s health, especially for someone like Xiao Muli who had suffered serious injuries.

Xiao Muli didn’t dare to disobey Situ Xin and risk making her angry, so despite the plum being so sour it nearly brought tears to his eyes, he slowly finished eating it. "Alright, I’ve eaten the sour plum. Xiao Xin, aren’t you angry anymore? Brother Muli was wrong to upset our Baby Xin," he said.

"Hmph, who gave you permission to call me Baby? But you’re sensible for having eaten the plum. Otherwise, you’ll see how I would’ve dealt with you," Situ Xin spoke, then sat down on the hospital bed next to Xiao Muli’s bed.

"I’m your boyfriend, how come I can’t call you Baby? But, I’m really curious, when you say you’re going to take care of me, how exactly are you going to do that? When will Baby show me some sensibility?" Xiao Muli raised his eyebrows, the smile on his face making those who had been used to his stern expression a bit uncomfortable.

Situ Xin muttered to herself, wondering how Xiao Muli had changed so much after being injured and staying in the hospital just once.

But Xiao Muli kept being coquettish with Situ Xin, with his unique way of acting spoiled. "Baby, after eating this sour plum, my mouth is so sour it’s lost all flavor."

"So what do you want to do?" Situ Xin knew just how sour the plum was and played along with him when he spoke.

"Could you peel an apple for me?" Xiao Muli blinked his not so large but very expressive eyes, looking at Situ Xin with anticipation.

"Alright, just wait." It’s just peeling an apple. Situ Xin picked up the apple and knife from the nightstand by the sickbed and began peeling it for Xiao Muli.

The hospital room quieted down while Situ Xin peeled the apple for Xiao Muli.

Situ Xin was quietly bowed her head, peeling the apple in her hand. Her meticulous and serious demeanor made it seem as if she were sculpting a work of art.

Xiao Muli watched as the lowering of Situ Xin’s head revealed her fair neck, and as her delicate, tender hands, one holding the apple and the other the knife, slowly peeling the apple, he became completely engrossed.

In the room, it was silent, but a warm atmosphere slowly spread through the space.

The irritability Xiao Muli had felt while lying in the hospital bed all these days began to slowly subside as he quietly watched Situ Xin. He even began to think that being injured and hospitalized wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

Although the injury made it hard for him to move, he had his beloved by his side, quietly accompanying him by the hospital bed, even peeling an apple for him.

Situ Xin, focused on peeling the apple, didn’t notice the intensity of Xiao Muli’s gaze growing hotter and hotter.

Although Situ Xin didn’t peel fruit very often, years of training had made her fingers incredibly deft. Peeling a small apple was a piece of cake for her, and she somehow managed to make the experience feel unique.

The apple peel was as thin as a cicada’s wings. Situ Xin was pleased with her handiwork and looked up, wanting to show off to Xiao Muli. However, as she looked up, she caught Xiao Muli’s burning gaze.