Chapter 174 Who said I was sending you away?

Lin Nanxun stared at the man's face for a long time. The expression on her small face, which had been full of self-reproach and sadness, gradually shifted, blossoming into a happy smile.

She raised her head and gazed at him for a long, long time...

So long that she could hardly tear her eyes away.

***

Shen Hanzhi carefully disinfected the wounds on both of Lin Nanxun's hands, applied ointment, and finally placed a bandage on each and every spot.

Out of the ten slender fingers on her two hands, eight were covered in bandages.

After inspecting once more to make sure no injuries were missed, the stern expression on Shen Hanzhi's face slowly faded.

"Ask Aunt Xu for a glove when you wash up. Don't let your hands touch water for now," he released her hands and commanded in a low voice.

Hearing his voice, Lin Nanxun finally snapped out of her trance. She lowered her head to look at her bandaged hands as if they were treasures, a sweet smile blooming on her face.

The bedroom fell quiet.

Then, Lin Nanxun suddenly remembered the trouble she had caused today, and her small face froze in panic.

"Bad guy, it's all because I'm too clumsy," she said, lowering her head, her face full of guilt. Then, biting her pink lower lip, she made a solemn vow.

"If you want to chase me away, just do it. I promise I won't cry."

It was all her fault, which was why the bad guy was so angry.

If he wanted to cast her out, she absolutely would not cry or make a fuss.

***

The bad guy had already been good enough to her...

Her timid voice trailed off, yet it caused Shen Hanzhi to frown.

"Who said I was going to chase you away?" he looked at her and asked.

At this, Lin Nanxun raised her head in utter astonishment, asking him in disbelief.

"You're not sending me away?"

In the past, whenever her crying made the bad guy angry, he would always threaten to throw her into the lake.

Yet now, even though she had caused such a massive disaster, the bad guy was not chasing her away.

Seeing her anxious and uneasy expression, Shen Hanzhi furrowed his brows slightly, then patiently replied.

"I'm not."

Upon hearing this, the girl's pretty little face remained blank for two full seconds before a look of pleasant surprise broke through, though she still found it hard to believe.

"Then... are you going to punish me?" she blinked her eyes, asking him with lingering apprehension.

When she first arrived, Grandma Xu had told her that making the bad guy unhappy in this place meant facing punishment.

Back at her uncle's house, if she broke even a single bowl, her aunt would strike her with a feather duster... let alone the bad guy's precious cup.

The insecurity in her eyes made Shen Hanzhi's gaze freeze.

A moment later, a trace of teasing amusement flashed across his handsome face.

***

"Of course." The corners of his lips curved upward slightly as he said on purpose.

Hearing that she was going to be punished, the stone in Lin Nanxun's heart finally dropped, yet she couldn't help but worry that the bad guy's punishment might be severe.

Just as she was feeling nervous, the man's voice slowly rang out.

"After the rain stops, learn how to use the skateboard."

The rain outside was almost stopping, the sky was just beginning to darken, the temperature wasn't too cold today, and there were few cars on the road—it was the perfect time to practice skateboarding.

As the man's words fell, Lin Nanxun was taken aback.

Learn to skateboard?

"Is that all?" Lin Nanxun asked tentatively, looking at him in disbelief.

This punishment was way too wonderful...

Skateboarding was precisely what she loved to do. After the bad guy accompanied her to practice for a little while last time, she had always wanted to go again, but he had been very busy lately, and she wouldn't dare go alone without him by her side.

Seeing her delighted expression, Shen Hanzhi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, asking her with a playful glint in his eyes.

"Or would you prefer to be thrown into the lake?"