Chen Suyi saw that even though Xu Hao was injured, he still cared about his grandfather, which made her feel even more touched.

Self-sacrifice, selflessness, integrity... and so on, a whole bunch of noble adjectives instantly flooded Chen Suyi's mind; she had never met someone so committed to their promises.

Chen Suyi bent down, gently touched Xu Hao's back with her soft hands, and asked softly, "Xu... Brother Xu, does it still hurt?"

Seeing Chen Suyi become so tender, Xu Hao secretly chuckled in his heart, pleased that his strategy was effective. He weakly said, "No... it's nothing, as long as you are safe, I'm relieved. At least I haven't let down Elder Chen's trust."

Chen Suyi suddenly looked up, holding back the tears swirling in her eyes.

Just then, Chen Zhen walked in and happened to hear Xu Hao deceiving Chen Suyi. He thought to himself that Mr. Xu must have graduated from a drama school, considering how realistically he acted, with expressions more genuine than real gold.

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Xu Hao continued, "Ah, your father and the rest have been so worried about your safety. I just hope that if I were to die, you'd remember that someone died to protect you because of a commitment. You just need to be a bit more obedient from now on..."

Before Xu Hao could finish, he saw tears rolling down Chen Suyi's face. She hastily covered her face and rushed out the door.

After Chen Suyi had left, Chen Zhen quietly asked, "Mr. Xu, aren't we being a bit too harsh by fooling Miss this way?"

Xu Hao laughed and said, "We are disciplining her, how can you call it fooling? As elders, it is our duty to educate our children. Ah, being an elder is tough."

Chen Zhen's mouth twitched involuntarily a few times. He thought to himself that Xu Hao was only a few years older than Chen Suyi, yet he spoke in such an old-fashioned manner. However, compared to Chen Suyi, Xu Hao was indeed far superior.

Xu Hao instructed Chen Zhen to tell Elder Chen and Chen Hai the real situation and to cooperate in the act, to which they gladly agreed.

That evening, Chen Suyi left very late, but before leaving, she instructed the nurse to take good care of Xu Hao, regardless of the cost.

The next morning, Chen Suyi rushed over early.

Seeing Xu Hao still looking weak and fragile as if his days were numbered, she was very worried, sitting beside him, appearing helpless.

Xu Hao weakly lectured her, and she obediently listened, not daring to argue even if she disagreed with some things internally, as Chen Zhen had told her that Xu Hao must not get angry at this time. Otherwise, the numerous difficult-to-heal scars on his back might burst open.

"Xu... Brother Xu, shall I help you wipe your back?" When it was almost noon, Chen Suyi noticed that the nurse hadn't cleaned Xu Hao's back yet, so she asked.

It took a lot of courage for her to say that, since she had never even held a boy's hand before.

Xu Hao looked at the charming and lovely girl in front of him and thought secretly that having his back wiped by her would be a sort of pleasure. Unfortunately, the scars on his back had long since healed, to the astonishment of the doctors, who wondered if his medication had been enhanced.

Xu Hao had intentionally refused to let the nurse clean him the night before, to give Chen Suyi a great visual shock, to make her remember how much he had suffered for her sake.

But now, once Chen Suyi saw that the wounds had healed, she would definitely become suspicious. She had a temper, but she was quite smart.

So, Xu Hao immediately refused, "That's not possible. You are a big star, Pure Jade Maiden, National Goddess; if any paparazzi got a photo of you wiping my back, with their ability to make up stories, it would ruin your reputation."

"Hmph! I'm not afraid of those paparazzi. I have nothing to hide! Besides, who dares slander me? My daddy absolutely won't let them off!" Chen Suyi said nonchalantly, always stubbornly doing as she pleased.

Xu Hao sighed inwardly at the headache and quickly said, "Really, it's not necessary, it's not proper for men and women to touch..."

"Hmph! Yet you spanked me!" Chen Suyi pouted, speaking indignantly.

"Impudent girl, I did that to educate you!" Xu Hao immediately retorted.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and a voice came in, "Little Brother Xu, are you there?"

Because the door wasn't closed, both turned their heads to look.

"Grandfather Jiang, what brings you here?" Chen Suyi's face instantly turned red as she awkwardly asked.

Xu Hao was also stunned for a moment. Wasn't this Elder Jiang, Jiang Longchi, whom he had saved?

Jiang Longchi, being quite astute, saw Chen Suyi's expression and understood some things immediately. He thought to himself it was a good thing he hadn't brought Xue Zhu along, or a major battle would have definitely erupted here.

Elder Jiang and Chen Buyi were close friends who had gone through life and death together, but their most cherished granddaughters, Chen Suyi and Jiang Xuezhun, had been arch-rivals since childhood. Both girls were equally stubborn, and whenever they met, it was like Mars colliding with Earth.