"Miss, visiting late at night, I'm sorry I couldn't greet you from afar. Please forgive me."
Although Chen Ming was surprised, he still remembered the necessary etiquette.
Zhao Xiyan said, "Why bother with so many formalities? No need to be so distant. I'm just here to check on you—oh, you're injured?"
She noticed the wound on Chen Ming's right hand near the thumb.
Chen Ming said, "Just a minor injury, it's nothing serious."
"Did you get hurt while exchanging blows with Sun Shicai?" Zhao Xiyan initially intended to express her concern but realized something was amiss, questioning, "No, you weren't injured at that time. How did you get this wound?"
Apparently, she was present at that time as well.
Chen Ming thought, at that moment, he indeed didn't notice the presence of the young lady, and explained, "After returning home, I encountered three thieves trying a sneak attack. I guess they were sent by Sun Shicai."
