The Heartthrob Protagonist Just Wants To Monopolize Me Chapter 44

“Mingxia, come.” Ji Mingxia heard Yu Ning say to him.

Ji Mingxia looked up and saw that Yu Ning was already sitting inside the tent. In front of him were all the usual supplies such as ointment, spray, cotton, cotton swabs, alcohol, iodine volts and so on. Everything was ready and he was just waiting for Ji Mingxia to come in and undress.

Ji Mingxia stood stiffly in place and rambled, “Still, I’d better do it myself ……”

Yu Ning said, “You are injured from your waist to your hip, and it must have gotten worse after walking so much and being irritated by your clothes. There are some places you can’t see yourself and are not easy to deal with.”

Ji Mingxia’s head exploded at his words, and his face instantly turned red.

Not caring about Bao Guangyuan and Meng Xinyi outside, he hurriedly got into the tent and whispered to Yu Ning in shock, “How did you know?”

“I guessed it by looking at your walking posture.” Yu Ning said.

Ji Mingxia didn’t expect that even this kind of thing couldn’t be hidden from Yu Ning, but on second thought, Yu Ning taught him how to use the walking stick and even knew how to use it to save his strength. It was quite normal that he’d guess the general location of his wound based on the way he walked.

It was just that, even though he was clearly wearing clothes, Yu Ning still saw through him, giving him a sense of shame that his clothes were useless.

He lowered his head and stammered, “It’s better if I apply it myself, in case I find difficulties, I’ll ask for your help…”

Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia’s flushed face and saw that Ji Mingxia’s hands were unconsciously clutching the corners of his clothes, which meant that his inner subconscious was very resistant to this matter.

Yu Ning finally nodded and helped Ji Mingxia set up the medicine. He gave him instructions so that he could easily operate them on his own, and then prepared to leave.

“Yu Ning.” Before he went out, Ji Mingxia suddenly remembered something and called out to him again.

Yu Ning turned his head back.

Ji Mingxia kept his voice low and whispered to him, “We have two tents, shouldn’t we share one with Meng Xinyi and the others? They both slept on the leaves for the past few days, and Meng Xinyi is injured just like me ……”

Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia and daid slowly, “In order to save space, we carried a small double tent. Both of us are about fifty cm in width so two adult males cannot lie side by side in a single tent unless ……”

“Unless what?” Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“Unless they cuddle together to sleep.” Yu Ning said.

“Cuddle?” Ji Mingxia heard this and almost choked when he thought of the colourful image. Seeing Yu Ning’s solemn look, he was obviously still the innocent boy he was familiar with, and Ji Mingxia hurriedly adjusted his facial expression.

Almost instinctively, he redeemed himself by saying, “We can sleep on our sides.”

“You have an injury on your waist, and the narrow space tends to rub against the wound, causing a delay in healing.” Yu Ning finished and saw that Ji Mingxia was somewhat torn. He understood that he was a normal male after all, and when faced with a vulnerable person, it was inevitable that his heart would be unable to bear it.

Just like when Ji Mingxia saw that he was coming back alone in the rain, he secretly asked his managing auntie to give him his campus card to swipe.

After eliminating the ghost, he quietly left with injuries, and even though Ji Mingxia knew that he might face some gossip if he got involved with him, he still returned to the dormitory at the first opportunity and helped him dress his wounds.

When faced with the underprivileged, he would sympathize, he would pity, and he could not help but help them. This was the first quality that attracted Yu Ning to Ji Mingxia most.

Perhaps for the current Ji Mingxia, Meng Xinyi was the previous Yu Ning.

Thinking of this, Yu Ning lowered his eyes slightly, silently collecting the emotions under his eyes.

Ji Mingxia vaguely felt that Yu Ning’s mood seemed to have changed, but he did not know what the reason was.

Could it be that Yu Ning wasn’t happy because he kept rejecting his offers?

Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia suddenly realised that his hands were actually still clutching his clothes, and he quickly let go of them nervously.

Just as he wanted to explain something to Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia heard Yu Ning say, “It was the two of them who were inconsiderate, and caused you to be injured. The tent cannot be shared with them for the time being, but when your injuries have healed, we can share one with them.”

Yu Ning then raised his head and looked at Ji Mingxia with a soft gaze, “I remember that you have always focused on the quality of your diet and sleep. Your body is healthy and developing, and your physique is quite good, your wounds should recover quickly.”

When Ji Mingxia heard that this involved issues such as his physical development as well as his physique, he of course nodded very quickly and said without hesitation, “Yes!”

Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia nodding and hooked the corners of his mouth, “Then you apply the medicine first. I’ll take some medicine to Bao Guangyuan and tell him to take more care of Meng Xinyi. We’ll talk about the rest after your wounds have healed.”

Seeing that Yu Ning would still smile at him, Ji Mingxia thought that the momentary low pressure just now must have been his illusion, and he immediately relaxed.

Yu Ning was making such thoughtful arrangements, so Ji Mingxia had no more worries. Yu Ning went out and Ji Mingxia took off his clothes. He disinfected and applied medicine on himself with difficulty.

The location of this injury was really…hard to reach.

Ji Mingxia was an ordinary boy and he usually participated in basketball, football, etc, so the occasional friction and collision were inevitable.

He didn’t take it too seriously the first time he was injured, and his body recovered very quickly.

However, the wound was aggravated this time, and the area of the wound increased, this made the healing of the wound much more difficult.

Luckily, Yu Ning was well prepared and had all the disinfectant items with him.

At the other end, after Yu Ning stepped out of the tent, he carefully zipped it up to avoid people outside from seeing what they shouldn’t.

After confirming that Ji Mingxia’s side was clear, Yu Ning then turned around and handed the medicine he had prepared to Bao Guangyuan.

Bao Guangyuan was somewhat flattered and took it with both hands, “Is this for us?”

“Mingxia asked me to hand it to you.” Yu Ning said in a slow indifferent voice.

Bao Guangyuan felt a shiver run down his body and a chill ran up his spine.

Yu Ning was clearly speaking heart warming words, but they sounded cold to his ears and he could not feel any warmth.

He could not help but look up, and his eyes met Yu Ning’s eyes black and grey ones.

Perhaps it was because of the light, but Yu Ning’s black eye was slightly grey, matching his good-looking to somewhat strange face and cold expression.

It was not like he was sending them warmth, but rather like he was warning them of something.

“Take care of her.” Yu Ning turned around and walked away without giving Bao Guangyuan the chance to continue gawking.

Bao Guangyuan stood where he was for a long time. The sun beat down on his body and it took him a while to feel his body temperature return to normal.

He was a well-known pet blogger who usually had nothing to do but deal with animals, and he became popular with his heart-warming videos.

Although animals are cute, they can’t help but hide their bestial side from time to time. Although Bao Guangyuan looks young and silly, he has also had several experiences of being scared by animals.

That look in Yu Ning’s eyes inexplicably felt like being targeted by a beast.

Take care of her.

That “her” must be Meng Xinyi.

Thinking of this, Bao Guangyuan shrank.

It didn’t sound like an exhortation at all, but rather like a nonchalant warning.

Keep an eye on her and don’t cause any trouble.

Bao Guangyuan automatically translated Yu Ning’s words.

Ji Mingxia was in the tent applying medicine, while Yu Ning was outside the tent, keeping watch over him while taking stock of their supplies.

Bao Guangyuan had just been scared by Yu Ning and didn’t dare to go up to him; he circled around and couldn’t find any sign of Meng Xinyi.

It was already mid-afternoon when he saw her again. Meng Xinyi was dripping wet, obviously having just returned from washing up in the spring.

Bao Guangyuan hurriedly ran to her, “Did you go to take a bath?”

Meng Xinyi took some time to clean herself up, and her mood instantly changed for the better as she nodded to Bao Guangyuan.

“You have wounds on your body, bathing will cause them to become inflamed.” Bao Guang Yuan worried.

“It’s fine, it’s just bruises and no broken skin. I’m not afraid of water.” Meng Xinyi said, “Are you looking for me for something?”

Bao Guangyuan then took out the ointment that Yu Ning had given him, “This is what Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia gave you, but you don’t have any wounds, so you shouldn’t be able to use it. Ji Mingxia has quite a large wound area after I knocked him down, so we should return it to them.”

Meng Xinyi smiled, but quickly reached out her hand to take it, “This is their kindness, it’s not good to return it hastily. I’ll go and talk to Mingxia, and express my gratitude in the process.”

Bao Guangyuan hesitated and wanted to say something, but Meng Xinyi had already turned around and walked away.

At that moment, Yu Ning had carried Ji Mingxia’s dirty clothes and gone to the spring to wash them. Meng Xinyi saw Ji Mingxia sitting outside the tent alone and she hurriedly went to his side.

“Mingxia.” Meng Xinyi called in greeting as she walked up.

Before Yu Ning went to do the laundry, he helped Ji Mingxia fill a bag with clean water and put a few disposable washcloths in it so that Ji Mingxia could easily wipe his face.

Ji Mingxia was injured and couldn’t take a bath in the water. His body was full of dust and there was still a little ointment on his hands, so he quickly wiped it off as soon as he came out of the tent.

Meng Xinyi came over when he had almost finished wiping himself and when he saw Meng Xinyi, Ji Mingxia raised his eyebrows slightly.

Meng Xinyi was already good-looking, and she couldn’t even hide her beauty even when dirty. Now, after washing her hair and taking a shower, her whole body was fresh and clean, and her face value had risen a lot.

At the same time, Meng Xinyi’s gaze also fell on Ji Mingxia’s body.

Likewise, the cleaned up Ji Mingxia was much better looking than before.

Yu Ning’s skin was pale, while Ji Mingxia’s was a very warm white. With those bright eyes, he looked somewhere between a teenager and a young man, and she could tell that he should have been a very popular boy in school.

If they hadn’t met in the forest, someone like Ji Mingxia would have been within Meng Xinyi’s aesthetic range. She would have been happy to befriend him, or even classify him as a choice of spouse.

Thinking of this, Meng Xinyi sat down next to Ji Mingxia and shook the ointment in her hand: “Thank you for the medicine, are the wounds on your body okay? Is it enough? I don’t have many wounds on my body and most of them are bruises so if you don’t have enough, it’s better to return it to you.”

Ever since Meng Xinyi had just asked Ji Mingxia if he and Yu Ning were a couple, Ji Mingxia had been a little uncomfortable when he saw her.

But she had sat directly beside him, and he had no choice but to say, “Enough, Yu Ning brought a lot of them, so you should keep these, just in case.”

Meng Xinyi nodded and looked at the bag of water in front of Ji Mingxia.

The bag of water, which was held in a plastic bag, was already dirty after Ji Mingxia had used it.

There were no water basins in the forest so they had to make do with what they had. Although the conditions were a bit rudimentary, it was clear that the people who had set it up had taken great care. The bag of water was hung on the tent at a height that was just right in front of Ji Mingxia so that he could reach it with a lift of his hand. It not only took no effort, but also did not pull the wound on his waist.

Thinking of this, Meng Xinyi couldn’t help but say, “This is what Yu Ning prepared for you, right?”

“Hmm.”

“I just saw him go to the spring to wash your clothes yet he hasn’t even changed his own clothes.” Meng Xinyi added.

Ji Mingxia hadn’t expected that Yu Ning, who seemed icy and cold, was actually so attentive.

Yu Ning had taken care of him in every way ever since he had injured his waist. On hearing Meng Xinyi point this out, Ji Mingxia lowered his head slightly in embarrassment, but did not say anything more.

Meng Xinyi then changed the subject: “I rashly asked about the relationship between you and Yu Ning, I was too offensive and I’m sorry. I’m particularly curious sometimes and can’t hide my thoughts. I saw an opportunity and I couldn’t help but say what was in my heart.”

She originally thought that Ji Mingxia would not care and comfort her, but the next moment, Meng Xinyi heard Ji Mingxia say, “It’s really not appropriate to inquire about other people’s relationship when you have just met by chance, and under such extreme circumstances.”

Meng Xinyi was caught off guard and she smiled dryly. She vaguely felt that Ji Mingxia did not want to continue the conversation with her.

But since Ji Mingxia didn’t give an expulsion order, Meng Xinyi still couldn’t help but say, “Although I have quite a few fans online, I actually haven’t been in a relationship for a long time, and I’m still single now.”

Ji Mingxia looked at Meng Xinyi in confusion, not understanding why she had suddenly mentioned herself.

Meng Xinyi said to Ji Mingxia, “Although I go out every day and shoot all kinds of material, my social circle is actually very narrow. There are only a few friends that come and go, like Bao Guangyuan, Song Yuelin and the others, few of us have known each other for years. Over the years, my social circle has never expanded, and I simply haven’t had the opportunity to meet more boys …… Once I saw you guys yesterday, I was actually a bit stunned by you.”

Meng Xinyi then blushed a little and gave Ji Mingxia a slightly shy glance.

Ji Mingxia stiffened, and a vague sense of foreboding flooded his heart.

Meng Xinyi, however, did not give Ji Mingxia time to digest and said to him, “So, although I know that it’s inappropriate, I still couldn’t help but want to confirm the relationship between the two of you.”

Ji Mingxia said, “What you mean is ……”

“Since you and Yu Ning are not a couple, and you don’t like Yu Ning, then I’m relieved.” Meng Xinyi said, cupping her face with her hands like a little girl falling in love for the first time, “You and Yu Ning are both very handsome and although I like you both, I couldn’t take my eyes off of Yu Ning once I saw him. To be honest, I was actually a little angry when I fell from the tree and Yu Ning didn’t catch me but instead m ran to help you.”

“But as soon as I saw his face, I lost my anger. I just felt my heart beating so fast and went out of control.”

Meng Xinyi then covered her chest with her hand: “I’ve never had such a big reaction to a person in all my life. I couldn’t believe it at first. I’ve only just met you guys for a few hours, and Yu Ning hasn’t even spoken to me yet so how could I possibly like someone so quickly.

“But …… I blush when I see him, my cheeks get hot, and there are times when I don’t even dare to look at him closely, especially when he looks at me. I get so nervous that my hands clutch the corners of my jacket.. my clothes are almost torn… …”

Meng Xin Yi concluded, “I think that is because I like him.”

After she finished, she turned her head and saw Ji Mingxia staring at her blankly. Meng Xingyi was stunned and couldn’t help but say, “Mingxia, what’s wrong with you?”

Ji Mingxia was dumbfounded, and along with Meng Xingyi’s words, the past scenes between him and Yu Ning jumped into his mind.

He only felt dazed, and the whole person was stunned.

So that’s what it feels to like someone…