Qin Si Ye then released her, tidied his clothes, opened the door, and walked out.
He glanced at the large bag Yin Zhe was carrying, tugged at the corners of his lips, and said, "Ah Zhe is back, you've worked hard."
"Mm," Yin Zhe read a hint of displeasure from his smile.
He couldn't help but look into the kitchen, and when he saw Shen Xi's figure, he let out a long sigh.
It seemed he had returned at the wrong time. He should eat outside next time before coming back here.
In the following days, Shen Xi was very busy, working at the pharmaceutical company, looking for storefronts for the pharmacy, and cooking for Qin Si Ye every day at four o'clock.
Thanks to Shen Xi's dietary therapy and care, Qin Si Ye's leg injury healed quickly.
The appointment for removing the stitches was not delayed and was removed punctually after two weeks.
That day, Shen Xi wanted to accompany him to the hospital for another check-up, but he refused.
So, she called Gu Lin to examine him.
Gu Lin rushed over and after examining the leg, said, "Mm, it's recovering well, the stitches can be removed."
Just as he was about to take out the scissors to remove the stitches, Qin Si Ye suddenly sat up straight and said coldly, "Alright, you can go now."
"Si Ye, what do you mean?" Gu Lin's gaze deepened, feeling his pride severely hurt, and importantly, Shen Xi was standing behind him.
After all, he was a chief physician at the hospital. He couldn't just be summoned and dismissed at will.
Qin Si Ye glanced at Shen Xi behind him, then winked at Gu Lin, "I'll treat your whole family to a meal in a few days."
Gu Lin immediately understood, and his mood improved slightly. He quickly tidied his medical kit, turned to Shen Xi, and said, "I just remembered there's an urgent matter at the hospital. I'll leave the rest to you."
Before Shen Xi could react, Gu Lin had already slipped out of the room. Shen Xi had to take out Qin Si Ye's medical kit, hold her breath, and with the scissors in her right hand, she trembled as she approached his wound.
She had never removed stitches for anyone before, so she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
With focused attention and gentle movements, after some effort, she finally removed all the threads.
Letting out a long sigh of relief, Shen Xi felt her back soaked with nervous sweat. She looked at the man lying below and said, "Alright. Don't move for now, I'll clean your wound again."
She found that the man's lips were slightly upturned, and he was staring directly at her.
She instantly understood that Qin Si Ye's conversation with Gu Lin was deliberate. With a hint of anger in her eyes, she glared at him, "I told you I'm just a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Aren't you afraid I'll touch your wound?"
"I trust you," Qin Si Ye replied without hesitation. "Gu Lin is rough, and you are much gentler. Besides, this is also an opportunity for you to practice. Next time you do this, you'll have more experience."
"Are you saying I should thank you?" Shen Xi dipped a cotton swab in disinfectant, gave him a sideways glance, and gently rotated it a few times.
"No need for thanks. However, if you make money from this skill in the future, you can give me half," Qin Si Ye said with raised eyebrows and a thick skin.
Shen Xi knew he was joking, gave him a glare, and said nothing.
After dealing with everything, Shen Xi bent down to pack the medical kit. Qin Si Ye watched her intently and pulled her to sit beside him.
At this time, Qin Si Ye was wearing shorts on his legs. Shen Xi, being pulled by him suddenly, wasn't careful with her right hand and it landed on his exposed left leg.
Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she hastily withdrew her hand, looking down and asking, "What are you doing?"
The man's lips curved upwards slightly. He gently turned her shoulders to face him and said, "Remember a few days ago you said that after my leg got better, we would settle the matter of those 10 'thank yous'?"
Hearing this, Shen Xi's body trembled slightly. So this was his real purpose for sending Gu Lin away. He had only just had his stitches removed, and he was already thinking about this. It seemed he really couldn't wait any longer.
Unable to find any excuse to fend him off, Shen Xi could only reply, "Okay."
Qin Si Ye's eyes shone with excitement. He put one arm around her slender waist and held her fair, tender, and soft hand with his other.
"Xi Xi, look, when we were in country B, we collected 8 thank yous. These past few days back home, saving you at Happy Farm counts as one, and helping you catch Lu Huai'an counts as another. Added together, that makes 10 thank yous, right? We've collected them all."
Shen Xi had already anticipated he would calculate it this way, and she had been thinking of countermeasures in her mind these past few days.
She then withdrew her hand, shifted her body to the side, and said with a smile, "Qin Si Ye, if you calculate it like that, the 10 thank yous were already collected long ago. If we hadn't had the agreement to collect 'thank yous' at Happy Farm, would you still not have saved me? I was harmed so badly by them then, and I still have lingering fears. And yet, you bring it up again and are calculating 'thank yous' with me. Isn't that a bit too cruel? As for catching Lu Huai'an, you just happened to pass by. So, adding these two together, it can only count as one."