The man removed his mask again, his clear face etched with a slight smile. "It is my honor that you remember."
With that, he took the ring back from Han Mo's hand and asked indifferently, "Dr. Han, is there anything else you wish to say?"
In that instant, Han Mo had seen his masked self as if looking in a mirror. He hesitated for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. "Since you claim to be Xi'er's savior, tell me, what method did you use to cure Xi'er!"
The man's body stiffened noticeably at his words.
Bai Xi also subtly raised an eyebrow, though no one noticed.
After a moment of silence, the man said calmly, "Of course, I used the best medicine. It is my secret formula. I recall… you are a doctor, aren't you? Are you perhaps trying to steal my technique?"
Han Mo observed his expression and detected a flaw. "Is that so? That means your medical skills must be exceptional. Let me ask you then, when faced with a fractured rib, spleen damage, and blood stasis in the lungs, how should one treat it?"
The man clearly couldn't answer and turned to Bai Xi. "Miss Bai, do you trust me?"
Han Mo looked at Bai Xi.
He knew that Xi'er was incredibly intelligent and would surely see the man's deception through his questions.
However…
Bai Xi looked at the man before her and smiled faintly. "I choose to trust you. As for the request you mentioned earlier, I will consider it seriously."
With that, she took the ring the man had given her from Han Mo's hand and turned to leave the room.
Shen Mingxun watched the scene unfold, unsure of what to say.
It was over, it was over. The CP he sponsored was going to break up, the CP he funded was being torn apart.
"Um, Dr. Han, the eldest miss didn't mean it that way. Women, you know, they tend to be fickle and flighty. Besides, she didn't say she was abandoning you, did she? This is the perfect opportunity for you to show her care, attention, and win her back."
He felt ashamed of his own words, but forced himself to finish speaking.
Then, he turned and hurried after Bai Xi.
Han Mo stood rooted to the spot, unmoving for a long time.
The man raised an eyebrow, a hint of challenge in his eyes. "Dr. Han, is it? Xi'er values gratitude above all else. Today, simply by proving himself to be Xi'er's savior, she has already agreed to give me a chance. I believe that with time, I will surely be able to… replace you!"
Han Mo looked up, the color of his eyes beneath his glasses becoming paler, exuding an icy chill that made one's body involuntarily shudder. "You will not have that opportunity."
The man looked at Han Mo, inexplicably shivering and sensing an intense aura of danger, he instinctively averted his gaze.
Seeing him look away, Han Mo frowned slightly but said nothing more, merely turning and rushing in the direction Bai Xi had gone.
Inside Shen Mingxun's car, all three fell into a tomb-like silence.
Shen Mingxun furtively glanced at the two in the back seat through the rearview mirror, feeling the atmosphere had dropped to freezing point. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to swallow himself whole. After a long struggle, he gathered immense courage and asked, "Eldest miss, are we… going home now?"
Bai Xi gave a faint hum, acknowledging his question. As she spoke, she took out the ring the man had given her from the Royal Villa and toyed with it on her fingertip.
Shen Mingxun's mouth twitched, and he inwardly pleaded, "My dear eldest miss, even if you have thoughts, please restrain them a little, won't you?"
The next second, Han Mo directly grasped Bai Xi's hand, also clutching the ring within his palm. "He has a problem. I don't believe you didn't see it."
He claimed to have saved Bai Xi, even recounting details of their past.
Yet, he couldn't answer a single question regarding medical treatment. Xi'er was so intelligent; how could she have been fooled by him?
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, her hand twisting slightly, she slipped out of Han Mo's grasp, and once again secured the ring in her palm. "The one who saved me back then spoke not a word, remaining a mystery. I asked him about the herbs he used, but he never told me. I actually feel… he is exactly as I remember."
Han Mo frowned. "That's different!"
He remained silent because he dared not speak to her, fearing he would be unable to leave, just like now.
But that man clearly knew nothing, and thus didn't know what to say.
Bai Xi said indifferently, "How is it different? Dr. Han wasn't there at the time, so how can you know it's different? However, since Dr. Han has brought this up, why don't you explain it more clearly, what exactly is different?"
The address "Dr. Han" caused the expressions of both men in the car to change.
Han Mo's face paled from unease, anxiety, and the fear of loss.
Shen Mingxun, on the other hand, was so startled he turned white.
It was over, it was over. The CP he had supported was truly unsalvageable. Moreover, if the two started arguing in the car, he could very well be caught in the crossfire.
His mind went blank. He slammed on the brakes, and the car abruptly halted, causing everyone inside to lurch forward.
The two in the back had not buckled their seatbelts. In the last moment, Han Mo instinctively shielded Bai Xi's head to protect her.
Bai Xi's reaction was always swift. At the moment of the sudden braking, she braced herself, so Han Mo's hand merely brushed against the side of her head.
In that instant, it felt as though Han Mo was stroking her head.
She slightly lowered her eyebrows, looking at Han Mo. Han Mo's eyes were filled with concern and worry. "Xi'er, are you alright?"
Bai Xi's brows furrowed. She sat up calmly, shifted her gaze away from Han Mo, and casually lifted her hand to brush away his hand that had been shielding her head, saying coldly, "I'm fine."
Before, she had been deliberately trying to protect him, so she hadn't noticed his real-time reaction speed.
Xuan Feng was right, his reaction speed was… very fast, his skills were excellent, even nearly on par with hers.
Han Mo looked at Bai Xi's indifferent eyes, feeling his heart being struck again. "Xi'er, didn't we agree before? You were going to call me Ah Mo…"
At this moment, he couldn't afford to think about anything else. His mind was consumed by a single question: Was his Xi'er about to leave him? Did she no longer want him?
In the long wait of three hundred years, he had never imagined he would have the chance to be the one standing by her side.
Yet… this impossible dream had now become a reality.
Therefore, he did not want to lose it.
Just now, that man had reacted quickly, his perception was sharp, and he sensed danger moments later. But that didn't matter. His eyes still had an effect on him.
This scheming liar would die by 8 PM tonight at the latest, and he would die a gruesome death!