Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

In the corridor and outside the guest room, the maids and servants were busy buying new clothes and makeup for Miss Lin, who had just been beaten and smashed things.

The sounds of footsteps, urging voices, and the clatter of utensils mixed together, making the entire corridor lively.

Shen Jingyuan's gaze lingered for a moment on the backs of those hurriedly coming and going, and then quickly retracted. When passing by the door of the guest room, he inadvertently glanced inside.

The warm yellow light poured out from the crack of the door, which was not closed tightly, and wrapped around the mother and daughter's voices, either angry or laughing, it seemed particularly warm and made him a little dazed for a moment.

"Adjutant Shen, what's wrong?"

Uncle Quan's voice suddenly sounded, with a hint of doubt, interrupting Shen Jingyuan's thoughts. He then withdrew his gaze unnoticeably, shook his head, said "It's okay", and went downstairs with Uncle Quan one after the other.

When I reached the corner of the stairs, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, leaving only the dull sound of soles of shoes stepping on the wooden stairs, one sound after another, as if trying to put the previous bustle underfoot.

"What happened today..." Uncle Quan glanced at Shen Jingyuan sideways. Seeing his brows slightly furrowed and his jaw tense, he couldn't help but sigh, his weather-beaten face full of guilt. "It's all my fault. Your face looks a little swollen. Why don't you go and take care of the wound first?"

Shen Jingyuan turned his head and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the moment he turned his head, he was choked by a strong fragrance and his throat tightened.

Only then did he notice that there was a large amount of white powder on his right shoulder. It was the box of perfume powder that he had knocked over when he and Lin Xi were arguing.

The snow-white powder was particularly eye-catching on the dark fabric. The fragrance was sweet and went straight into his nostrils as he breathed, making him frown.

"This..." He pursed his lips and his Adam's apple rolled, as if he wanted to swallow the annoying fragrance.

Since he became an adult, he had been staying in the military camp all year round and was accustomed to the smell of gun oil and leather. Now surrounded by the rich fragrance of powder, he felt a slight pain in his temples.

Seeing this, Quan Bo quickly stepped forward and continued to persuade him, "I'll take you to apply the medicine, and then have the maids clean up your clothes. It won't take much time."

He paused, then lowered his voice and said, "You came here to visit the headquarters today, right? I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go back like this..."

Shen Jingyuan looked at his military uniform. The fabric, which was originally ironed flat and wrinkle-free, was now a little messy due to the entanglement with Lin Xi just now, mixed with the sweet smell of powder on his shoulders.

Even without a mirror, he could guess what he looked like now. He must look very much like those good-for-nothings who wore military uniforms but spent all day in the arms of pleasure.

Thinking of this, Shen Jingyuan couldn't help but feel his eyebrows jump. He straightened his back uncomfortably, swallowed the words of rejection that were on the tip of his tongue, and replied with a low "Okay".

The two of them quickly arrived at the reception room. Shen Jingyuan took off his coat and handed it to the maid, while Quan Bo took out the medicine box to treat the wounds on his chin and arms.

"I'll do it myself." Shen Jingyuan politely declined Quan Bo's request to apply medicine for him and took the medicine box from him.

Uncle Quan stood aside, rubbing his rough hands. He watched Shen Jingyuan skillfully take out cotton wool to treat the wound, his cloudy eyes full of guilt. "It's all my fault today. If I hadn't asked you to persuade the young lady, you wouldn't..."

When the cotton wool touched the wound, Shen Jingyuan's fingers trembled almost imperceptibly. He looked down at his right arm and saw two clear rows of bloodstains on the white cloth. On his strong right arm, a circle of swollen teeth marks was slowly oozing blood.

Thinking of Lin Xi's gnashing teeth as she rushed into his arms and bit him mercilessly, his eyes darkened and a hint of self-mockery appeared on his face.

"Although the young lady is usually a little spoiled, she would never be like this today..." Seeing his expression, the guilt in Quan Bo's eyes deepened a little, but he still did not forget to defend Lin Xi, "You also know that the eldest young master of the Xu family..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingyuan snorted, and quickly disinfected himself, sprinkled medicine powder on himself, and then wrapped himself with bandages.

Ever since he entered the Lin Mansion, he had often seen Lin Xi going crazy for the eldest young master of the Xu family.

She is the apple of Commander Lin's eye and has been spoiled since childhood. She has a strong temper and will explode and smash things if things don't go her way.

But the person she met was Xu Yucheng, the only son in the Xu family for three generations.

Mr. Xu married five concubines, but had only this one son. Xu Yucheng was surrounded by a group of concubines and maids since he was a child. They all treated him like the apple of their eye and gave him the dragon liver but not the phoenix marrow, the stars but not the moon.

How could a young master like Xu stand Lin Xi's temper? Every time they met, Lin Xi would find fault with him, either complaining that he was late or blaming him for not being able to speak.

Xu Yucheng was used to being served by the gentle women in his family, so he felt a headache when he saw his childhood sweetheart who would turn her face away at any time. Gradually, he was unwilling to even enter the Lin family's door. He would avoid it if he could, and if he couldn't, he would just put on a wooden face and deal with it.

When had Lin Xi ever been ignored like this? She was filled with resentment, so she would naturally make a scene from time to time.

Thinking of this, a hint of mockery appeared in Shen Jingyuan's eyes, but he just said to Quan Bo calmly: "It's okay."

He said as he slowly lowered his rolled-up sleeves to cover the bloody teeth marks. "I don't blame you."

He threw the used cotton wool into the tray, and the blood stains on the cotton ball spread out a small dark red patch on the porcelain plate.

Uncle Quan was rubbing his hands and wanted to say something, but Shen Jingyuan had already stood up nimbly and straightened the wrinkles on his trouser legs.

Just at this moment, the maid walked in quietly, holding the cleaned military uniform.

The clothes, which were originally a little wrinkled, were ironed very flat. The right shoulder that was originally stained with powder no longer had any obvious marks. However, upon closer inspection, the fabric was slightly whiter than other parts, as if it had been washed repeatedly.

When Shen Jingyuan took the clothes, a faint sweet fragrance wafted out from the fabric, making him wrinkle his nose unconsciously.

"I've tried my best, but the smell of the powder..." Seeing his slightly furrowed brows, the maid pursed her lips nervously, lowered her head and explained, but her voice became smaller and smaller.

"It's okay." Shen Jingyuan interrupted her and looked at his watch. The hour hand was pointing to four o'clock. Commander Lin was still waiting for him to return and report.

He quickly checked his military uniform, confirmed there were no obvious stains, then put it on, buttoned it up one by one, and finally straightened his collar before speaking to Quan Bo.

"Uncle Quan, please tell my wife that I'm pressed for time today. I'll come and pay my respects to her another day."

Upon hearing this, Quan Bo wanted to say something, but Shen Jingyuan had already turned and walked towards the door. He could only nod in agreement hurriedly, followed Shen Jingyuan, and escorted him out of the reception room.

Commander Lin's study door was ajar. He skillfully took out the key, pushed the door open, found a brown paper file bag with the red word "Confidential" printed on it from the safe, and slipped out of the Lin Mansion.