Senja looked at Yang Yu carefully. His left arm was bound in a tight bandage, but aside from that he was fine. Then she darted her eyes to the remaining Xiao Tianyao's people and Feng Chang. No one was missing. There were still ten.

That's a good sign then.

Suddenly, she felt a stinging pain in her left ear that made her to retract her gaze.

"Hurts!"

Instinctively Senja raised her hand to cover her ear, but like before, Xiao Tianyao caught her hand and spoke in stern voice.

"Stay still!"

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think I am doing now?" Xiao Tianyao replied agitatedly.

Did he look like he's doing anything except treat her wound? What a stupid question!

Senja knew Xiao Tianyao was only treating her wound, but the problem was… her ears were her most sensitive spots. She didn't allow anyone to touch them!

Her heart thumped wildly when Xiao Tianyao touched them, her cheeks flushed as the hairs on her arms stood on end.

"No, don't touch it!" Senja said sternly. Unfortunately, Xiao Tianyao neither heeded her nor sensed her odd behavior as he continued to dab her ear with cotton to clean the blood.

"I said don't touch it!" Senja tilted her head to avoid Xiao Tianyao's hand on her ear.

Seeing that Senja wasn't comfortable with Xiao Tianyao's treatment, Lee spoke in very low voice.

"She said don't touch her." The little boy tried to defend his new found big sister.

However, a menacing glare from Xiao Tianyao was enough to make the little boy shut his mouth and cower in terror. Well, at least he tried.

"Stay still!" A distraught Xiao Tianyao locked Senja's face immediately rendering her immobile. Senja gave one more try to push him away, but he remained as still as a stone. In the end, she could only bear with it.

The cut on her ear wasn't too deep and the stinging pain from it could hardly compare to the tickles created in the name of 'tending to' that made her body shiver involuntarily.

Damn this guy!!! Why does he have to aim at her ear!?

Senja gritted her teeth while withstanding the tremors all over her body. And yet, the most annoying thing was Xiao Tianyao's obliviousness to the trembling Senja. He was fully focused on cleansing her wound.

It was her ear that was bruised, but it was the head that throbbed in pain.

After what Senja felt like forever, Xiao Tianyao finally stopped his diligent care. No sooner, Senja buried her face in her knees and hugged her legs.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Tianyao put aside the alcohol bottle and stood up.

"Adjusting my emotions!" Senja snapped at him in muffled voice. She was very annoyed with him now.

"You should've said that it's your sensitive spot instead of keeping mum." Xiao Tianyao stated leisurely.

Abruptly Senja raised her head only to see his retreating back.

Damn! He knew! He knew yet continued to do it! Senja could even hear herself growling in frustration.

"Big sister, are you okay?" Lee stroked Senja's back in concern.

"No, I am not!" She felt like crying. How embarrassing!? She couldn't imagine what she looked like just then.

But, how does he know!? Bloody hell! Of course, he knew… he isn't that innocent after all!

***

Xiao Tianyao walked away from Senja with an amused expression, his frigid face had even softened.

However, when he saw Qi Xunyi in front of him, he frowned. Xiao Tianyao stared at him as though he was waiting for his explanation.

Qi Xunyi was a year younger than Xiao Tianyao, and a head shorter than him, but his warm demeanor and his cheerful character made it impossible for people to believe that he could behead his enemy without batting an eyelid.