Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 317 - 211: Four Years Ago, Owe You a Lifetime (First Update)

But Xiong Jie did not respond and continued to stare blankly at Shi Nian, as if she couldn’t understand how Shi Nian suddenly turned into this state.

At this moment, they must be in two different worlds, each looking at the other, both feeling confused.

To use an imperfect analogy, it’s like people looking at animals in a zoo. People think they’re admiring the animals, entertained by them; but from the animal’s perspective, isn’t it also a bunch of silly humans coming to invite them to watch? Humans even make all kinds of ridiculous moves, thinking themselves clever, to entertain them.

"Nian, that’s enough!"

Huangfu Huazhang stepped forward to grasp Shi Nian’s shoulders, pulling her back.

Shi Nian looked over with tears in her eyes: "How did it come to this? How did she become like this!"

Huangfu Huazhang embraced Shi Nian tightly, using the strength of his arms to hold her firmly: "It’s alright, it’s alright... calm down, otherwise your own emotions will lose control too. She’s frightened, or perhaps the blow from being alone for a few days caused this."

Shi Nian quietly let her tears fall, gradually calming down in his arms: "It’s similar to post-traumatic stress disorder, isn’t it?"

Huangfu Huazhang nodded: "Similar."

His embrace reassured her, she wiped away her tears and looked up: "I want to save her."

"How will you save her?" Huangfu Huazhang squinted his eyes.

"In any case, sir, please leave her to me."

Shi Nian wouldn’t allow herself to cry again, walked back with a reddened nose, and used her fingers as a comb to tidy Xiong Jie’s messy hair.

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Perhaps it was seeing someone arrive, or maybe knowing she finally escaped danger, Xiong Jie, although unable to recognize Shi Nian, finally relaxed and calmed down. As Shi Nian combed her hair, she slumped over and fell asleep.

No matter how fierce a woman is, when she sleeps, she looks like a child; the more domineering, the more she seems to be wronged at that moment.

Shi Nian couldn’t bear to wake Xiong Jie, and cautiously glanced towards the door: "...the kidnappers won’t come back at this moment, will they?"

"No." Huangfu Huazhang looked steadily at her: "Since I brought you here, it’s to ensure there will be no more danger. Moreover, the few men you saw earlier haven’t all left. They are scattered in this forest, still protecting our safety."

Only then did Shi Nian let out a long sigh of relief, sitting down on the carpet, gently patting Xiong Jie.

Her gentle demeanor was like a mother protecting a wronged child, causing Huangfu Huazhang to squint slightly, his heart softening completely.

Shi Nian sensed the weight of his gaze, then looked up and gave him a slight smile: "Sir, I thank you on her behalf."

Huangfu Huazhang squinted his eyes slightly, then turned around to sit on the single sofa opposite, and slowly said: "...you just addressed me as ’you’, instead of ’you’ [polite], is that your way of thanking me?"

Shi Nian hadn’t noticed it herself. Hearing him say this, she tilted her head thinking for a moment, then lowered her head with a small, warm smile.

"Is such a thank you too light? Actually, it wasn’t intentional. I always looked up to you, so I followed Xia Zuo and the servants in your house in respectfully calling you ’you’; but now I feel somewhat closer to you, occasionally able to see eye to eye, without having to look up, so my brain directly chose the address."

He slightly lifted his chin: "You called me ’you’ again, change it back."

Shi Nian lowered her head and laughed quietly: "Alright, ’you’."

Huangfu Huazhang’s gaze shifted far away, landing on Xiong Jie.

The life and death of this woman had nothing to do with him, even if he just witnessed her mental breakdown, there was no significant emotional wave in his heart. But now, seeing her and Shi Nian appear in the same scene, watching Shi Nian so gently and patiently patting her... he also felt that Xiong Jie had gained a little value in his eyes.

He placed his fingertips on his temple, displaying a slight arrogance, and asked: "I have heard a bit about the entanglements between you and her. Saving her is a righteous act, but why so gently patting her to sleep?" Saying this, he couldn’t help but smile lightly: "...you, like a little mother."

Shi Nian blushed, her gaze flickering as she looked at him.

She merely instinctively wanted to care for Xiong Jie, unconsciously using the most primitive method, never thinking much about it, and certainly not considering what this scene meant in his eyes.

He then sighed and softly smiled: "Nian, you will be a good mother in the future. I can be sure of that."