Chapter 1085: Chapter 59: Every Inch of You, Even a Single Hair, Belongs to Me
In the room.
Gu Yan’s face was so dark it could scrape off several layers of carbon dust.
Nie Xiaoxing watched Gu Yan squat in front of her for meticulous disinfection. Her palm still hurt badly, but her heart was wrapped in layers of honey.
"Hmm..."
Maybe Gu Yan accidentally touched the burnt flesh on Nie Xiaoxing’s palm.
Nie Xiaoxing winced in pain and forcefully withdrew her hand.
Gu Yan’s brows locked tightly, forming a straight line, but he paused the disinfection action.
Nie Xiaoxing’s whole arm was trembling, lightly biting her pale lips, carefully staring at Gu Yan’s face, and softly said, "Can we not disinfect? It hurts too much."
The disinfectant was inherently strong in irritation.
Nie Xiaoxing’s palm was severely injured, and water on her wound made her jump from the pain.
Gu Yan tightened his grip on Nie Xiaoxing’s fingers.
Fiery red eyes looked at Nie Xiaoxing.
With this look.
Nie Xiaoxing thought he was going to scold her.
She instinctively pressed her lips together guiltily.
How could Nie Xiaoxing understand Gu Yan’s feelings at this moment?
He was almost heartbroken and couldn’t bear to scold or be harsh with her, only wishing... to hold her in his arms and comfort her.
Gu Yan clenched his molars and said, "The injury on your hand is too serious. You should go to the hospital. But given the current situation, the hospital is not an option. Therefore, the disinfection process cannot be skipped."
Nie Xiaoxing was slightly stunned, lightly nodded, "Mm."
"Bear with it," Gu Yan said in a deep voice.
Nie Xiaoxing nodded again.
Gu Yan lowered his eyes and continued disinfecting and cleaning Nie Xiaoxing’s wound gently.
The pain made Nie Xiaoxing’s whole face tremble imperceptibly countless times, wanting to pull her hand out of Gu Yan’s palm, but she managed to endure it.
"Yuan Lei’s parents are doctors. When Yuan Lei was young, because her uncle and aunt were too busy, most of the time, Yuan Lei stayed at my house, and my mom took care of her," Gu Yan said.
Nie Xiaoxing looked up at him.
"After my aunt and uncle died in a plane crash, they received compensation and hospital consolation plus years of savings, a considerable sum of money. Neither I nor our family empress dowager expected that Yuan Lei would leave her home and go to K City, spending all her savings to buy this place."
"... Did Yuan Lei buy this herself?" Nie Xiaoxing frowned.
"Mm."
Gu Yan said, "Yuan Lei has been very independent since she was young."
"Is there any special significance to this place?" Nie Xiaoxing asked.
"... I don’t know," Gu Yan said. "Maybe it’s related to her profession. She likes quiet places."
Nie Xiaoxing was slightly silent, staring at Gu Yan, "Gu Yan, you probably feel deeply for Yuan Lei, your only cousin, right?"
"I treat her as my sister. Naturally, I care about her. Since childhood, I would satisfy her requests as long as they weren’t excessive," Gu Yan said honestly.
"..."
Hearing this, Nie Xiaoxing felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart.
Not wanting to talk about Yuan Lei anymore.
Nie Xiaoxing lowered her eyelashes, looking at her already mostly disinfected palm, "What was that noise just now?"
Gu Yan didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, he focused on finishing cleaning Nie Xiaoxing’s palm before looking up at her, "It should be Yan Shu’s people who found us."
Nie Xiaoxing’s pupils suddenly tightened, staring at Gu Yan in a daze.
Gu Yan sighed heavily.
He took out ointment from the medical box and started applying it to Nie Xiaoxing, "I brought you out from Lu Zhiquan’s place, naturally confident that I could ensure your absolute safety. I asked for some men from the second brother when I came over with Nan Qing. Those men are lurking around. Even if Yan Shu’s men come, they won’t gain any advantage."
Nie Xiaoxing’s heartstrings trembled.
She didn’t expect Gu Yan to have thought this far ahead.
Gu Yan finished applying the medicine and took out gauze to wrap Nie Xiaoxing’s hand.
Of course, don’t expect it to look very good!
Nie Xiaoxing glanced at her hand wrapped like a mummy, her mouth twitching.
Gu Yan placed the medicine box aside, got up and sat next to Nie Xiaoxing, wrapping an arm around her shoulder from behind, turning her to face him.
His other hand unexpectedly lifted her chin, bending down to kiss Nie Xiaoxing’s lips.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes widened in shock, looking at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan didn’t go deeper, just slightly lingered on her lips before withdrawing.
On Nie Xiaoxing’s pain-turned-white face, after this sudden kiss, patches of pink appeared.
Gu Yan held Nie Xiaoxing’s chin, deeply looking into her eyes, and gently said, "Mm, finally, some color on your face."
Nie Xiaoxing turned red at the ears, "You’re really..."
However.
Nie Xiaoxing hadn’t finished speaking.
Gu Yan suddenly hooked her, pulling her into his embrace, holding her tightly.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes widened, standing stunned as he held her.
"I just left for a little while, and you ended up like this! Nie Xiaoxing, how capable you are?" Gu Yan said hoarsely, holding Nie Xiaoxing’s head from behind.
Nie Xiaoxing blinked.
Knowing that Gu Yan wasn’t really blaming her.
So she said nothing.
"Let me tell you. Every part of you, down to the last hair, belongs to me! I’m the only one allowed to touch you, not even yourself! Whoever dares to touch you will have to answer to me!"
Gu Yan’s voice became even huskier.
Nie Xiaoxing pursed her lips, trying to look up at Gu Yan.
But Gu Yan firmly pressed her head down, preventing her from looking up.
"Don’t move!" Gu Yan said.
"..." Nie Xiaoxing stared straight ahead, and after a few seconds, she said, "Gu Yan, you, you aren’t crying, are you?"
Gu Yan’s arms paused, then he somewhat roughly pushed her away from him, stood up, and with his back to Nie Xiaoxing, he said gruffly, "What are you thinking? Me, crying? Just because of you? Stop flattering yourself! There’s no one yet born who could make me cry!"
Nie Xiaoxing looked at Gu Yan’s broad, straight back.
Her heart softened.
She realized she was growing more and more fond of this young master’s contrary attitude towards her.
She tugged lightly at the corners of her mouth.
Nie Xiaoxing stood up, hugged Gu Yan from behind, and rested her face on his back, "There’s no problem with that, isn’t there a song that goes ’It’s not a crime for a man to cry’?"
Gu Yan nudged Nie Xiaoxing’s elbow away, annoyed, "I said I wasn’t crying! Can’t you hear me?"
"Turn around and look at me, and then I’ll believe you’re not crying!" Nie Xiaoxing silently curved her lips, gently saying.
"..." Gu Yan went silent.
With Gu Yan’s silence, Nie Xiaoxing’s heart gradually tightened.
She didn’t know how much time had passed.
Gu Yan slowly turned around.
Nie Xiaoxing embraced his waist, and her eyes, red from tears, looked up at him.
Gu Yan indeed hadn’t cried, but his eyes were bloodshot.
Gu Yan lowered his gaze and looked at Nie Xiaoxing for a while.
Then he slowly bent down, kissing her lips.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyelashes fluttered lightly, restrained yet bravely responding to him.
"Do you know how much it hurt me to see the wound on your hand?"
Gu Yan cupped Nie Xiaoxing’s face.
Nie Xiaoxing looked into Gu Yan’s fiery red eyes.
All the concerns pressing on her heart suddenly became hard to hold back.
"...Gu Yan, do you still like her?"
Nie Xiaoxing asked.
Gu Yan froze, his lips hovering over Nie Xiaoxing’s, eyes puzzled as he looked at her, "Her?"
"Jin Jumo!" Nie Xiaoxing’s voice turned hoarse.
Gu Yan listened.
As if he’d heard something monumental, he became completely still.
Nie Xiaoxing watched him like this.
She couldn’t help but feel a little sad.
Lowering her head, she silently stepped back from his embrace, sitting back down.
The emptiness in Gu Yan’s arms made him pause again, his gaze tightening on Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing lowered her head.
Her heart felt bitter.
Mr. Gu, oh Mr. Gu.
You carry someone in your heart, yet you tell me you love me?
How long can such affection last? How deep can it be?
Perhaps.
Just like Yuan Lei said.
His affection for her is merely due to novelty.
After some time.
He might abandon her, just because she’s not pretty enough...
Gu Yan watched Nie Xiaoxing’s face growing colder and more indifferent, and his heart suddenly panicked, "Little Xing’er, about Little Mo Mo..."
Knock knock...
Before Gu Yan finished his words, a timid knocking sound came in.
Gu Yan anxiously frowned, glanced at the room door, ignored it, and took a big step towards Nie Xiaoxing, saying, "About Little Mo Mo, I just..."
Knock knock...
"That’s all in the past, I..."
"Cousin..."
This time, it was not only the knocking sound that came through.
But also Yuan Lei’s voice, filled with apprehension and uncertainty.
Gu Yan frowned tightly, glaring impatiently at the room door.
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