"No." Qin Mei averted her gaze. The way Jiang Yuan was looking at her was too strange.
'To say it didn't hurt to walk was a lie. After walking for so long, her feet were covered in blisters. If she acted spoiled right now, who would dote on her?'
'Qin Mei missed Jie Jingchen. She didn't want to walk anymore. She wanted someone to carry her on their back, too. But she wasn't Qiao Wei, who would accept anyone's advances. She had mysophobia; apart from Jie Jingchen, she couldn't accept physical contact from any other man.'
'Next time she went into the mountains to gather herbs, she would definitely bring Jie Jingchen along. She would absolutely not bring along a piece of dead weight with no fighting ability.'
A flash of heartache crossed Jiang Yuan's deep eyes as he watched Qin Mei put on a brave front. "How about I take a turn carrying…"
"No."
"No."
The two interrupted Jiang Yuan in unison.
