Chapter 311: Chapter 284 This Little Beauty...
Sixth Hospital
The Chu Family beat Qin Rui half to death before stopping. If it weren’t for the fact that he was Qin Xia’s brother, Chu Zhengran might have dealt with him directly; as it was, he’d just let someone give Qin Rui a lift.
Qin Rui was beaten black and blue, his face covered in blood.
He lay on the ground completely unable to move, barely able to breathe.
After the beating, Gu Yanjing and the others tacitly didn’t ask any questions, they just had Su Qi take him away.
The four sat in the room in silence for a while. Qiao Yuxian looked at Gu Yanjing and said, "Qin Xia is free tomorrow afternoon, should we have her come over?"
After all, he was Qin Xia’s biological brother. Regardless of what problems exist within the Qin Family, Qiao Yuxian thought it necessary to inform Qin Xia.
But Qin Rui had indeed crossed Gu Yanjing’s line.
How to deal with it was up to Gu Yanjing to decide.
Chu Zhengran also looked at Gu Yanjing.
Lin Huai Shu watched them.
Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian, then turned to Chu Zhengran.
Chu Zhengran said nothing, just looked at him.
The two locked eyes for a moment, then Gu Yanjing said, "Qin Xia can be allowed to see him once."
Chu Zhengran understood that Gu Yanjing would not let Qin Rui go.
Even if Qin Xia softened, even if he or Qiao Yuxian pleaded due to Qin Xia’s softness, he wouldn’t spare Qin Rui.
"Alright." Chu Zhengran nodded.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t say anything.
The four of them sat for a while longer, then Chu Zhengran and Lin Huai Shu went home.
Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian didn’t return to the Gu Mansion just yet, planning to stay at the Sixth Hospital.
...
The moon was obscured by clouds, making the night exceptionally dark.
Even with the streetlights on, it felt engulfingly dark, wrapping around them.
Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian walked silently towards Yan An’s room. After a while, Gu Yanjing squeezed Qiao Yuxian’s hand and said, "I can’t take care of things with Qin Xia right now."
Qiao Yuxian, lost in thought and caught off guard by his words, paused for two seconds before understanding what he said. She touched his cold hand and said, "No need. Qin Rui chose this path himself, so he deserves this end."
Gu Yanjing’s fingers rubbed against her hand.
Qiao Yuxian said, "Having Qin Xia come over is just to inform her. If I knew and didn’t tell her, and then dealt with him like this, it’d be my fault. After I tell her, the pros and cons will be clear in front of her, and it’s not about what she wants."
Gu Yanjing tilted his head to look at her.
Qiao Yuxian said, "The Qin Family is on a small island between F Continent and M Continent, they have influence in both places. Their family structure is very complicated; I’m not too sure about it. I also don’t fully understand Qin Xia’s feelings towards Qin Rui. I just know Qin Xia was supposed to be the heir, but..."
She didn’t continue.
She wasn’t sure about many things, as she was only responsible for getting Qin Xia out of the Qin Family back then.
Many things Qin Xia didn’t tell her, and she never asked.
She would just appear when help was needed.
Qiao Yuxian walked a few steps forward. Seeing Gu Yanjing still watching her, she turned her head to look at him.
Their eyes met, and Gu Yanjing stopped, pulling her into his arms.
With some force.
Qiao Yuxian also hugged him back, patting his back and said, "I’m here. Always."
Gu Yanjing placed his hand on her head, gently stroking her hair.
Qiao Yuxian muffledly asked, "Does your face hurt?"
Gu Yanjing didn’t speak, quietly holding her for a while, then released her and softly kissed her on the corner of her lips, saying, "It doesn’t hurt."
Qiao Yuxian looked up at him, through the darkness, at his flushed face. After a moment, she reached up to touch it and said sincerely, "Even if you say it hurts, I wouldn’t laugh at you."
Gu Yanjing looked at her.
"Educated people never laugh at others," Qiao Yuxian said seriously.
Gu Yanjing smiled slightly and kissed her on the lips again.
As he pulled away, Qiao Yuxian suddenly reached up to feel his forehead.
It was hot.
She was startled and looked at Gu Yanjing nervously, "You’re running a fever."
"It’s fine," Gu Yanjing said.
"You knew," Qiao Yuxian said.
Gu Yanjing said nothing.
Qiao Yuxian thought it through, knowing fever is quite uncomfortable, he couldn’t possibly be unaware.
"You..." Qiao Yuxian looked at him, but suddenly didn’t know what to say when the words reached her lips.
It must have started back at the Gu Mansion.
Gu Yanjing took her hand and continued walking towards Yan An’s room, saying, "It’s fine. A shower will make it better."
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, her face full of disbelief.
As a result... she went and got medicine, even specifically asked Huang Qi if Gu Yanjing had high fevers before, what medicine was used, and if there were any allergies.
She inquired in detail, and Huang Qi also responded in detail.
Gu Yanjing had good health and rarely used medicine when he occasionally had a fever.
But Qiao Yuxian got the medicine.
Huang Qi had someone bring the medicine from his house to Qiao Yuxian.
The medicine was mixed by himself, and taking some wouldn’t have any side effects.
But after Gu Yanjing had a shower, he was indeed better...
Qiao Yuxian couldn’t believe it; before the shower, his fever was at 38.7 degrees.
After the shower, it was 36.9 degrees.
Qiao Yuxian thought the thermometer was broken, so she found a new one in the middle of the night.
The fact was, Gu Yanjing was indeed no longer feverish.
Qiao Yuxian, while applying medicine to his face, looked at him curiously.
Gu Yanjing, wearing a robe, sat on the bed, looking up at Qiao Yuxian who stood before him.
His hair was half-dry from blow-drying, originally hanging loosely over his forehead, but Qiao Yuxian had combed it all back, with only a few strands left hanging at his forehead.
His entire exquisite face was exposed: long brows, phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips.
Every feature was finely detailed with a hint of coldness.
Even with gentleness in his eyes, his powerful aura was always perceptible.
Qiao Yuxian stood in front of him, bent down to slowly apply medicine to the side of his face that was struck, "I think you’ll definitely have a fever again in a while."
"No, I won’t," Gu Yanjing said looking at her.
"I don’t believe it," Qiao Yuxian said.
There was a hint of a smile in Gu Yanjing’s eyes.
Qiao Yuxian looked into his eyes, then quickly looked away to his side face, cleared her throat and said, "What are you smiling for, stop smiling."
Gu Yanjing didn’t speak, after a moment, he wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer.
Qiao Yuxian staggered forward a step, her body touching his. Her ears turned a bit red, her lips moved as if to say something, but instead, she quietly applied the medicine.
Gu Yanjing watched her.
Qiao Yuxian’s eyes dodged his, she paused and said, "Stop looking."
Gu Yanjing remained still, saying nothing.
Being watched by him made Qiao Yuxian’s face grow progressively redder until, finally, she finished applying the medicine, lightly blew on it, then gave him a quick peck on the lips: "Alright?"
Gu Yanjing still didn’t move.
Qiao Yuxian held his gaze, though her face was somewhat red, her thought was: This little beauty is quite hard to please.
So after a few seconds, she placed her hands on his shoulders, and with a forceful push, toppled him onto the bed.
She pressed on top of him, blushing as she looked at him.
Gu Yanjing embraced her waist, slightly raising a brow.
Qiao Yuxian also smiled slightly and said, "Little beauty, let this big boss spoil you properly."
Gu Yanjing chuckled, embracing her as he flipped her beneath him, kissing her...