In truth, He had spoken with the Demonic Physician regarding Cheon Yerin's post-surgery care. And immediately after, taken by worry, Li Xinyuan had been following Bai Huiqi at a distance.
Thus, the moment he saw the Heavenly Demon approach the white-haired fox, he had this unfathomable urge to insert himself between them.
It was, well, fathomable that he did not wish for Bai Huiqi to be corrupted by Cheon WuHui as he was in the original storyline.
But he stopped himself in the nick of time, falling back as the Heavenly Demon's words of comfort spoken to Bai Huiqi fell into his ears.
Silently, the surgeon retreated, hands balled loosely at his sides. With a deep breath, he turned on his heels and left.
Chaperoning could be done later. At the moment, Bai Huiqi was in dire need of this. The sole, naked, fact that whatever the consequences may be, they were not his responsibility.
