How About Putting Me Down for a Rest First

Upon hearing Evan Xiao's gentle question, Cecilia Chen clutched her chest and replied, "I actually feel much better. General, what did you just give me to drink?"

Evan Xiao glanced at Chloe Zhu and said, "It's Lily Bai's medicine."

"Lily Bai?" Cecilia Chen looked at Chloe Zhu. "Aren't you the maid by the general's side? You can treat illnesses too?"

Chloe Zhu put on a flattering smile and said, "Miss Cecilia, my grandfather was a physician. He once received guidance from a master and obtained several ancient spiritual remedies. One of them happens to cure the condition of Qi deviation."

"So that's how it is! Miss Lily, I'll never forget your life-saving kindness." Cecilia Chen tried to get up to bow in gratitude.

However, as soon as she got up, her expression changed. Suddenly, she bent forward... and began to cough up blood.

Mouthful after mouthful, the blood quickly stained the floor red—it looked truly terrifying.

The maids attending her turned pale with fright.

Ruby was even more dramatic, shouting, "General, she's coughing up blood! Miss Cecilia is coughing up blood! What does Lily Bai know about medicine? She's obviously trying to kill Miss Cecilia!"

Evan Xiao grabbed Lily Bai by the collar, pulling her up to eye level and asked word by word, "What's going on?"

"General, don't panic! General, please stay calm!" Chloe Zhu hurriedly said. "She's just been holding in too much stagnant blood lately. Once she spits it out, she'll be fine, really!"

Evan Xiao stared at her lively, shifty eyes. "You'd better be telling the truth!"

"How would I dare lie to you, General? Lying to the general means my whole family gets flogged to death!" Chloe Zhu said with an earnest face.

Evan Xiao's face darkened as he stayed silent, only watching the pale, blood-spitting Cecilia Chen. His grip kept tightening, as if he was ready to drag Chloe Zhu down with Cecilia Chen.

Chloe Zhu wasn't short, but compared to the towering, intimidating Evan Xiao, she seemed tiny. Dangling by her collar, she could barely touch the ground with her toes—the posture was truly awkward.

And with Evan Xiao's aggressive aura wrapping around her at such close range, Chloe Zhu found herself a little flustered.

Clinging to Evan Xiao's hand, Chloe Zhu's cheeks flushed as she said, "Um... General, the food in the General's Manor is so good that I've put on some weight lately. Is your hand tired? Maybe you could put me down for a bit?"

Whether it was Chloe Zhu's well-timed flattery or his hand really was tired, Evan Xiao finally let her go and said coldly, "Remember: if she lives, you live. If she dies, your whole family dies!"

Yeah, right—your whole family dies!

May your whole family drop dead, one by one!

Chloe Zhu cursed silently in her heart, straightened her collar, and looked at Cecilia Chen. "She should be almost done!"

No sooner had she spoken than Cecilia stopped coughing up blood.

But lying weakly on the bed, she looked like she was only breathing out, not in—she really seemed at death's door.

"General, Miss Cecilia doesn't look good!" Ruby said, looking genuinely worried.

Though just a couple days ago, she'd said Cecilia looked like a sly fox and couldn't stand the sight of her...

Chloe Zhu shot her a sideways glance. "Ruby, do you think I can't cure Miss Cecilia?"

"Of course! Is that even a question? Even Master Sun couldn't cure her, and you're just an ordinary person without a spiritual root—how could you possibly do it?" Ruby sneered.

"And what if I can cure her?" Chloe Zhu asked.

"If you could cure her, would you still be working as a maid here?"

"How about we make a bet?" Chloe Zhu raised an eyebrow at her.