Chapter 369

“Then you can make any request you want,” she replied. After all, she only had a limited amount of money and only one life to give.

“Okay,” he responded.

She was taken aback for a moment. ‘Did he just... agree to my request? He’s being rather easy-going.’

“How’s your hand? Is it still burning?” He shifted his gaze back to her hand that was still under the running cold water.

“It doesn’t hurt as much now. Since it has been under the water for some time, I think it should be fine,” she replied.

He then turned off the tap and took out his handkerchief that he always carried with him to wipe her hand dry.

“Do you have any ointment at home? It still looks quite swollen. It’s better if you apply some ointment.”

“Oh, we do.”

“Bring it here now.”

Qin Lianyi ran to her room to fetch the ointment for burned skin. When she got hold of the ointment, she suddenly realized. ‘Why am I so obedient?’

However, that remained as a thought. She still took the ointment and came out of her room. When she stepped out, she saw Bai Tingxin in the living room chatting with her parents.

When she came nearer, she heard her mother say, “Oh, so that’s it. Lianyi sent you back to your hotel room after you got drunk and took care of you the whole night. Lianyi is a kind-hearted girl. We always teach her that it is a joyful thing to be able to extend help to those in need.”

When Qin Lianyi heard those words, she nearly slumped on the floor from having weakened knees. ‘Kind-hearted? A joy to extend help?

‘If Mom knew what ‘good deeds’ I’ve done, she won’t be saying those words at all.’

“Indeed. If not for her meticulous care, I might have been in a worse condition. Sometimes after getting drunk, there is a risk of asphyxiation when the vomit gets into the airway,” Bai Tingxin said and looked over at Qin Lianyi. “I’m truly grateful for Lianyi.”

That sentence made Qin Lianyi extremely guilty!

Her parents then added, “Oh please. That was something she needed to do. We’re all fellow countrymen, so of course we need to help each other when we’re abroad.”

Qin Lianyi wanted to dig a hole to bury herself in.

At that moment, Bai Tingxin waved a hand at her. “Come, come. Sit here.”

She obediently followed his instructions and sat next to him. Once she sat down, she realized that she had been too obedient and felt like a pet dog listening to the command of her owner.

‘Eeks! Yucks! I’m not some pet dog!’ She immediately comforted herself inwardly.

Bai Tingxin took the ointment from her hand, lowered his head, and applied the ointment on the burnt area of her hand.

Mr. and Mrs. Qin looked at each other when they saw what he did. Subsequently, Mrs. Qin asked in a friendly tone, “Tingxin, what other family members do you have? Have your parents retired?”

“My late father has passed away. My mother has been living abroad all this while and has no plans of returning,” Bai Tingxin replied.

“Do you have any siblings?” Mrs. Qin continued to probe.