C41 She Helped Him with His Bath

"Come help me with my bath; I'm ready to sleep," Shaochen said, feeling drowsy from the medication.

Xinyue hesitated, a bit shy. "I can get you what you need, but can you manage the bath on your own?"

"Why so shy? It's not like you haven't seen it before," Shaochen replied, his dark eyes holding an unreadable emotion.

"Can't you wait a few days until your wound heals?" Xinyue suggested