20demayo Chapter 319
Chapter 319
As soon as Aman entered, she met Nalan Jingwen's dark and deep eyes. Just as she was about to say something, Nalan Jingwen looked away, pulled over the blanket next to him, and covered the somewhat naked body of the person in his arms.
When she arrived, she heard Xiao Congyu explain what had happened. She hadn't originally wanted to come, but after thinking it over, she decided to come anyway to put Nalan Jingwen's mind at ease.
Aman walked over and stood in front of Nalan Jingwen. Nalan Jingwen revealed the face of the person in his arms, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger.
"He can't see, what happened?"
Ah Man bent down and was momentarily stunned when she saw Ah Nian's entire face. She quickly recovered, examined him for a moment, and then casually shrugged and said, "I told you, soaking in that medicinal bath will have side effects."
"You didn't say it was blindness."
Nalan Jingwen lifted his eyelids slightly, his dark eyes looking at her, his deep gaze revealing no emotion.
Ah Man leaned against the bedside and yawned. "Is there any difference?"
"It's nothing serious for him. He'll be fine after taking the medicine for a few more days. Once all the remaining toxins in his body are expelled, he'll be able to see it again. Anyway, you're all planning to rest for a few more days."
Nalan Jingwen stopped talking, and Aman didn't leave either. She crossed her arms and leaned against the bedside, watching Nalan Jingwen's careful movements. When her gaze fell on A'nian's fair and beautiful face, she couldn't help but say, "No wonder you didn't give up even though he's like this. He's actually so beautiful."
She had traveled the world and seen many beauties, but she had never seen anyone as beautiful as A-Nian, whose beauty defied description. How could there be someone so pure and beautiful in this world? It was as if she were a gift from the Creator, and she was afraid of tarnishing her if she looked at her too much.
If she were Nalan Jingwen, she wouldn't want to give up such a beauty either. No one could bear to watch a beauty die.
Nalan Jing glanced at her warningly and told her to leave, "If you have nothing else to do, get out of here."
"How can you be like this? You use someone and then throw them away."
Nalan Jing ignored her. Seeing this, Xiao Congyu quickly smiled and asked her to leave, "Miss Aman, thank you for your trouble, but my young master needs to rest..."
Before she could finish speaking, Aman raised her hand to stop her, "Alright, if you're leaving, then leave. Who wants to stay here?"
She stopped halfway through her journey, turned around to look at Nalan Jingwen, hesitated as if she wanted to say something, but then felt that what she wanted to say was too offensive. For the first time, she had a conscience and chose to shut up, swallowing the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Before leaving, she took one last look at Anian in Nalan Jingwen's arms, shook her head, sighed, and left.
It can only be said that beauty is often envied by heaven.
Everything has a price.
Once the room was quiet again, Nalan Jingwen fed him and carefully placed A-Nian on the bed. A-Nian frightenedly tugged at her sleeve, his lifeless eyes staring at her, tears streaming down his face before he could speak.
Nalan Jingwen sighed softly, touched his eyes, and wiped away the tears.
"Don't cry."
Ah Nian choked back tears as she said, "Sister... I'm scared..."
"Could you please not leave me alone..."
The person who was so tolerant of pain before, who wouldn't shed a tear or cry out even when she was in so much pain that she fainted, is now crying and begging because she's afraid of her leaving.
Nalan Jingwen had no intention of leaving in the first place. Anian had just lost his sight and was not yet used to it. How could she let him suffer in the darkness alone?
"A Nian."
Nalan Jingwen called his name.
The person on the bed visibly trembled, revealing an expression of near panic.
Nalan Jingwen slowly pulled his sleeve out of his hand. Anian pulled so hard that his knuckles turned white, and his panicked and helpless expression became more and more obvious. "No..."
"Don't cry, I won't leave."
She gently cupped his cold hand in her palm, sat down on the edge of his bed, brushed aside the messy strands of hair from his cheek and tucked them behind his ear, revealing his entire face.
"Go to sleep, I'm not leaving."
Ah Nian pursed her slightly pale lips, lowered her eyelashes tremblingly, and carefully moved closer to Nalan Jingwen until her cheek touched her body. Then she stopped, held her hand, and closed her eyes.
Nalan Jingwen looked at him, flicked a gust of wind from his fingertips, extinguished the candle, and plunged the room into darkness instantly. A-Nian's slightly rapid breathing was particularly noticeable in the darkness. He moved closer to Nalan Jingwen again, but seemed afraid of something and dared not go any further, until a pair of warm hands covered his eyes and a woman's gentle voice came to his ear, "Sleep, don't be afraid."
In an instant, all the panic and fear vanished. The soft touch on his eyes captured all his attention. His heart pounded wildly for a moment, then strangely calmed down. The familiar scent of the woman lingered in his nostrils, and a feeling he had never experienced before filled his heart.
The night outside the window was dark and shadowy, the sounds of the night were fading, and the room was filled with silence.
This is enough.
He thought, that's enough.
While he still possesses the identity of Ah Nian, let him have a chance to touch this long-desired but unattainable dream.
……
Nalan Jingwen originally wanted to rest for two more days, but reality simply did not allow it. As long as she did not set foot in Baiji territory, those people would not stop assassinating her. She was indeed capable enough to protect Anian, but she could not keep Anian under her watchful eye all the time. There would always be times when she was not by Anian's side. So after experiencing another assassination attempt, she decided to set off.
We are currently close to Baiji. If we move quickly, we can enter Baiji territory in a maximum of fifteen days.
Ah Nian always had no objection to her decisions, obeying them unconditionally. Xiao Congyu was the same; she wanted to return to Baiji more than anyone else.
Since everyone agreed, we set off immediately.
But Ah Man looked at Nalan Jingwen, who was carrying Ah Nian, and asked again, "Are you sure you don't want him to rest for a few more days?"
Nalan Jing looked at her and said, "There's no time."
Hearing this, Ah Nian shrugged. "Alright, although I don't know what you two have to do, there's only one thing: don't forget to give him that medicine. After all this trip, his eyes will probably heal slowly, but they'll definitely get better, it's just..."
She paused, her usually nonchalant expression gradually becoming serious. "You know his health. If we treat him less harshly and let him live a peaceful life, perhaps he can live longer."
Nalan Jingwen looked down at the person who was carefully leaning against him, pursed his lips, and said, "I understand."
"Alright, as long as you understand, I'll be leaving now."
Xiao Congyu, who was standing to the side, was taken aback. "Aren't you coming with us?"
Aman gave her a disdainful look. "No, I'm afraid if I stay with you guys for too long, you'll drive me crazy."
"Please, have some decency."
In all these years, she had never been ordered around like this before, just like Nalan Jingwen's personal physician. She was so annoyed that she was about to die if she stayed with them any longer.
Aman left after saying a few words, leaving Xiao Congyu standing there, looking somewhat bewildered.