Zhou Xun had heard "I'm sorry" many times. He comforted his younger brother, saying it was okay, but the other person refused to forgive him. They kept saying those three words, and in the end, using hunger as an excuse, he made the other person go silent.

Zhou Ye held a bowl of porridge, scooped a spoonful, blew on it repeatedly, and finally brought it to the person's lips, saying, "Brother, it's not hot anymore."

"Thank you."

Zhou Xun smiled faintly, took a sip, perhaps because the burn had not yet subsided, he didn't have much appetite, instead feeling a nauseous sensation.

Zhou Ye saw the person furrow their brows and asked, "Does it not taste good? Brother, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

Zhou Xun shook his head and smiled, saying, "I'm not hungry."

"But you only took a bite..."

Zhao Xun patted the person's hand and said gently, "I'm feeling a little tired, but I haven't applied the medication yet. If Xiaoya doesn't mind the trouble, please help me apply the medication."

Zhou Ye didn't like what her older brother said and corrected him, saying, "What do you mean 'if you don't mind'? You are my older brother, this is what I should do!"

As he spoke, he undressed the person. When he saw the crisscrossing scars on his own brother's body, his youthful face wrinkled up in concern.

"It hurts, doesn't it..."

Zhou Xun was momentarily stunned, but he simply smiled faintly and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Zhou Ye pursed his lips, not believing what his older brother said. At that time, it must have been very painful...

He sat down at the edge of the bed, gently holding the other person's hand. When he saw that the wounds on their fingers hadn't completely scabbed over yet, his nose felt sour, and his throat became unusually uncomfortable.

Zhou Xun observed the person suddenly becoming silent and naturally understood in his heart. However, he pretended to be oblivious and intentionally asked, "What happened, Xiao Ye?"

Zhou Ye was afraid of worrying his older brother, so he simply shook his head without realizing that the other party had already discovered his intentions.

"Bro, it might be a little painful. If you can't bear it, just let me know."

"Okay."

Zhou Ye first applied ointment to the person's hand and then applied medicine to their face. Just as he finished treating the wounds on the face and before he could tend to the injuries on the body, a sudden appearance of someone made his expression change.

"Who allowed you to be here?"

Both brothers were taken aback. Zhou Ye was like an angry cat, glaring dangerously at the person not far away.

Seeing this, Qin Fangtan simply raised an eyebrow disinterestedly and walked leisurely towards the person, noticing the scars on Zhou Xun's body.

"Tsk, looks like the injuries are quite severe."

As Zhou Ye listened to the eerie and unsettling words, anger surged within him. Angrily, he said, "How dare you show your face! If it wasn't for you, my brother wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"If you don't run, your brother won't be punished."

"You!"

Zhou Ye's face turned red with anger, but he was struck in a sensitive spot, rendering him speechless for a moment.

Qin Fangtan couldn't be bothered to waste words with others, he opened his hand and said, "Pass me the medicine."

"Why, what do you want to do to my brother?!"

"What do you think?" Qin Fangtan asked back.

Zhou Ye was about to refuse when he heard his own older brother say, "Xiao Ye, give him the medicine."

Although unwilling in his heart, Zhou Ye still handed the medicine to Qin Fangtan. As the person took the medicine, Zhou Ye deliberately glared at him.

Qin Fangtan did not get angry. He reached out and scooped up a lump of ointment, but he didn't immediately apply it to anyone. Instead, he had a puzzled expression on his face and muttered something like, "Where should I apply it?"

Zhou Ye couldn't bear to watch any longer and shouted, "If you don't want to paint, then give it to me!"

Qin Fangtan's mouth curled, his hand instinctively reaching for a sensitive spot, and he even intentionally made a clicking sound with his tongue.

Zhou Ye widened his eyes and angrily looked at the person, "What are you doing! Take your hands off my brother!"

Qin Fangtan squinted his eyes slightly and looked somewhat displeased. "Are you an idiot? How can I apply medicine if you don't move your hand? And also, are you ordering me around?"

Upon hearing what the other person said, Zhou Ye suddenly became nervous. He moved his lips, but not a single word came out.

Zhou Xun noticed something was off with his younger brother and spoke up on his behalf, saying, "Xiao Ye didn't mean to command you, he was just..."

"I didn't ask you."

"Hey! Don't speak so rudely!" Zhou Ye was extremely displeased. What on earth was this person here for?

Qin Fangtan looked at the person with a hint of amusement in his eyes, and a touch of warning. "If your brother didn't speak, who said it was your turn to speak?"

Zhou Ye was furious and had the urge to beat the other person, but he knew his limits and refrained from confronting them head-on. Instead, he swallowed his anger and kept it to himself.

Zhou Xun looked at his younger brother and reached out to hold his hand, indicating for him to calm down.

Qin Fangtan naturally saw this scene, but didn't say anything and continued to apply medicine for the patient. It was called applying medicine, but in reality, it was more like a form of entertainment, because the hand that applied the medicine was not well-behaved, teasingly stroking back and forth.

Zhouye pouted, her face full of anger. But when she saw her brother's slightly furrowed brows, her expression instantly changed. She weakly said, "You...be gentle, my brother is in pain..."

Qin Fangtan glanced at the person, seeing a worried expression on their face. This stirred mischievous thoughts in his mind, but before he could say anything, the butler who entered ahead of him preempted him.

"Master Qin, Miss Hong Yi has returned."

Qin Fangtan furrowed his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the two brothers before turning to the housekeeper. He said, "You tell Hong Yi that I'll go there right away."

"Yes."

"No need, I can handle it myself. There's no need to trouble Lord Qin!"

A pleasant voice came over, and I saw a person approaching with heavy makeup, wearing a red dress, and a smile on her face.

Qin Fangtan looked at the person and nodded slightly, "Has Han Ge's task been completed?"

"Mm, I'm done. Didn't I miss you so much? I came to see you without even changing my clothes!" The woman spoke, her eyes glancing at the person on the bed. When she saw the injuries on the person's body, the smile on her face instantly froze, and a hint of sinister light flashed in her eyes.

"Who are these two people and why are they here?"

Hearing this, Qin Fangtan furrowed his brows dissatisfiedly, and his voice turned cold. "Hong Yi, you've crossed the line."

As soon as the words were uttered, the woman immediately put on a smile and walked towards the person. She skillfully took hold of their hand and coquettishly said, "I'm going to a ball later. You have good taste, so please pick a gown for me!"

Qin Fangtan discreetly withdrew his hand without leaving a trace and casually said, "I also have something to attend to later. If you want to pick out a dress, do it now."

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Qin Fangtan didn't say much. He handed the medicine to Zhou Ye and then left. Hong Yi watched the figure of the person leaving and her face grew gloomy. She looked at the two brothers with a trace of viciousness on her beautiful face.

In just an instant, the person turned around and left.