Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Why Did You Take the Knife for Him—A Reflex Action
Although Ji Hanyu’s words sounded like he was criticizing, there was some truth to them, and it was the only solution for now.
If the other party really came to kill Li Mingmo out of deep hatred, and since Li Mingmo isn’t dead now, they will certainly try again.
"Hiss... it hurts..."
At this moment, the person on the bed, Xi Wei, finally awoke, and Li Mingmo quickly went over to hold her hand.
"Xi Wei, you silly girl, you’re finally awake."
"It hurts so much!" Xi Wei frowned in pain.
Bai Haoxue said, "Your wound is so deep, and now that the anesthetic has worn off, it will hurt."
This is an unavoidable situation; you can’t just keep administering anesthetic.
Moreover, the elder specifically instructed not to give her any pain relief, as it wouldn’t be good for uterine recovery.
"Do you want to eat something to distract yourself?" Li Mingmo asked, seeing her in so much pain, sweating coldly; his heart ached and he felt deeply guilty.
He was truly useless, he should have protected her, but instead, she got so severely injured saving him.
Xi Wei was pampered and spoiled since childhood, how could she endure such hardship?
"No need, I can’t eat." Xi Wei looked at Li Mingmo and worriedly asked, "You weren’t hurt, were you?"
Hearing this, Li Mingmo felt an immense sting in his eyes; he had to exert all his strength not to let the tears fall.
Li Mingmo gently tapped Xi Wei’s forehead, "Xi Wei, are you a fool? I’m your bodyguard, you’re the one who should be protected, why did you rush in and take that knife for me?"
Xi Wei smiled faintly and said nothing.
Knowing he wasn’t hurt put her mind at ease.
As to why she shielded him from the knife, she wasn’t sure either!
At that time, things were chaotic; a family’s house collapsed completely due to a mudslide, but the rescue dogs sensed signs of life under the debris.
Li Mingmo was at the forefront rescuing the disaster victims trapped underneath the collapsed house, his focus was entirely on them.
But just then, from behind, she saw someone in the crowd suddenly pull out a sharp knife, and it seemed they were about to stab Li Mingmo.
"Li Mingmo..." Her mind went blank; she only remembered screaming in panic.
By the time she reacted, she was already covering Li Mingmo, shielding him from the knife.
If there must be a reason?
One could only say it was reflex!
After a while, Xi Wei’s eyes smiled, and she spoke weakly, "You’ve saved me so many times, consider it as me returning the favor once!"
Haoxue was right; women can protect men too, and this time I protected you, isn’t that impressive?"
"You’re so impressive!" Li Mingmo really wanted to knock on her head and see if it was filled with tofu or water.
How could she be so foolish?
"I’m hurt, and you’re still hitting me?" Xi Wei grumbled discontentedly.
"I feel like beating you to death!"
Xi Wei, what am I supposed to do with you?
I, Li Mingmo, am not worthy of such kindness from you!
"Li Mingmo, you’re so vicious..." Xi Wei rolled her eyes ungracefully, "I feel like I’ve saved an ungrateful wretch."
"I am an ungrateful wretch, did you just realize this today?" Li Mingmo wiped away the cold sweat on Xi Wei’s forehead due to the pain, "Xi Wei, being so foolish, you’ll suffer big losses in the future."
Xi Wei shook her head, a pure, naive smile on her face, "Not at all, my dad said that fools have their own blessings."
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