Chapter 59 The Fire Skirt Dance is Beautiful! (Give me some votes!)

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and said with a mocking tone, "Is a life-saving grace so insignificant to you?"

Not worth mentioning? I've been reporting this for twelve years, and it cost me a marriage and almost my life.

That's enough!

Gu Xingnian looked up at him, "Do you know what it feels like to be 30 meters below the surface of the ocean?"

Fu Beichen was stunned for a moment. Of course he knew that it was a lingering nightmare, a feeling of fear and suffocation.

"Gu Xingnian, what exactly do you want to say?" His eyes were fixed on her, a hint of impatience in them.

She smiled calmly, "It's nothing, just forget about it."

He didn't care about anything about her, and she deliberately brought it up again. Forgetting it is fine!

"Gu Xingnian, you can't even swim, how did you grow up?" he teased her in a lighthearted way.

Gu Xingnian sniffed, her voice faint, "Originally... I could!"

"Originally?" He curled his lips into a smile. Did she really forget about swimming?

"Young Master, Young Master!" came the shouts.

Fu Beichen took a few steps outside and saw three horses galloping on land and two fast boats on the river.

...

When Gu Xingnian woke up, her head was still a little heavy. She didn't know that she had developed a fever when she came back and had slept for several hours.

She was wearing clean, soft pajamas, and there was still a bandage on the back of her hand from an IV drip.

The room was very quiet.

She moved slightly, and the maid standing guard nearby immediately noticed.

"Madam, you're awake?"

The maid hurried forward, her tone filled with concern.

Gu Xingnian hummed in agreement, her throat a little dry.

"I'll go call the doctor, and the master too," the maid said, and quickly left.

Before long, footsteps approached from afar.

Fu Beichen walked in, followed by Fu Lanzhi, who had her head down and her eyes were red and swollen.

As soon as Fu Lanzhi saw Gu Xingnian on the bed, tears started falling again.

She took two steps forward, her voice thick with sobs.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have made that kind of joke with you, and I shouldn't have spanked the horse's rear end."

"I really didn't know it would run so fast, it almost... almost got you killed."

"Sister-in-law, you can hit me or scold me, please forgive me this time."

Fu Lanzhi was crying so hard her shoulders were shaking, and she looked extremely pitiful.

Gu Xingnian looked at her, her face expressionless. With acting skills like that, it's a real shame she's not an actress.

She sneered inwardly.

Fu Lanzhi continued her performance: "My brother has made me kneel for a long time, sister-in-law, I really know I was wrong."

Gu Xingnian forced a smile, her voice still weak.

"Zhizhi, don't cry. I'm fine now, aren't I?"

"Look, with your brother around, even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take me."

Her words sounded like both a consolation and a sarcasm.

Fu Beichen stood to the side, not saying a word, just looking at Gu Xingnian.

He sensed something was off about her words.

Gu Xingnian spoke again, this time addressing Fu Lanzhi, "Zhizhi, do you know how to make barbecue?"

Fu Lanzhi was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

"ah?"

Gu Xingnian continued, "I'm a little hungry and want to eat barbecue. If you can grill some for me yourself, your sister-in-law will forgive you."

Fu Lanzhi's eyes lit up, as if she had grasped a lifeline, and she nodded quickly.

"Yes! I will! Sister-in-law, what would you like to eat? I'll go prepare it right now!"

"Beef, chicken, anything is fine," Gu Xingnian said casually.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!" Fu Lanzhi wiped away her tears. "Sister-in-law, wait for me, I'll bring it up to you when it's done!"

"No need," Gu Xingnian interrupted her. "Barbecue is more fun when it's freshly grilled and eaten."

Fu Lanzhi quickly replied, "Okay! I'll do whatever you say, sister-in-law! Then... then I'll go to the garden to prepare?"

"Go."

Fu Lanzhi felt as if she had been granted a pardon, and she turned around and ran out, her steps revealing a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Fu Beichen watched Fu Lanzhi run away, then looked at Gu Xingnian.

She wore a faint, enigmatic smile.

Half an hour later.

Sure enough, the aroma of roasted meat wafted from the garden.

Fu Beichen helped Gu Xingnian up; this was her insistence, as she wanted to try to walk slowly.

Gu Xingnian jumped a little slowly.

However, most of her weight was pressing down on him, causing his body to sway and bounce, and a soft sensation came from his thin clothes.

It was pretty...exciting!

Fu Beichen's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily as an indescribable emotion surged within him, overwhelming him.

The staircase is not long.

Every step was accompanied by that agonizing tactile sensation.

Every step he took tested his self-control.

Fu Beichen could even feel the muscles in his arms stiffening.

He is resisting.

Are they also... indulging?

This realization made him even more irritable.

He pulled the person back into his arms; it was too much to bear. "You're jumping so slowly, the barbecue will get cold soon."

Gu Xingnian: "..."

Upon arriving at the small table in the garden, Fu Lanzhi immediately and attentively brought over a plate of roasted meat.

"Sizzle—"

The sliced ​​meat was still steaming in hot oil on the plate, its color a tempting golden brown.

"Sister-in-law, brother, try this! This is grilled Angus beef, and this is Orleans-style chicken wings!"

Fu Lanzhi pushed the plate forward as if presenting a treasure.

Gu Xingnian picked up her knife and fork and slowly cut off a small piece of beef.

He put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and said, "Mmm, delicious."

A satisfied expression appeared on her face as she looked at Fu Lanzhi.

Fu Lanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and a smile spread across her face: "I'm glad you like it, sister-in-law!"

Gu Xingnian ate another piece and put down her fork.

"It tastes great," Gu Xingnian said. "It's just that with delicious food but no music, it feels a bit dry."

Fu Lanzhi immediately replied, "Yes! There's music!"

She turned and ran to the living room.

A moment later, melodious music drifted from the direction of the villa's lobby, mingling with the aroma of roasted meat through the trees.

Fu Lanzhi ran back, with a hint of boasting, "Sister-in-law, is this alright?"

Gu Xingnian picked up her juice, took a sip, and nodded: "Not bad. This kind of atmosphere, food, music... it would be even more perfect if there was a fire skirt dance."

Fire skirt dance?

Fu Lanzhi was stunned.

"Sister-in-law... I, I can't dance." She was a little flustered.

Gu Xingnian smiled, "You will."

Her tone was very certain.

"You stand over there." Gu Xingnian pointed in a direction, towards an open space near the center of the lawn.

Fu Lanzhi was puzzled, but she still obediently went over.

"Yes, take three more steps back," Gu Xingnian instructed.

Fu Lanzhi took three steps back.

“Yes, that’s it.” Gu Xingnian nodded in satisfaction.

Fu Lanzhi stood there, somewhat at a loss.

She was wearing a light-colored cotton and linen long dress, and the hem swayed gently in the wind.

Gu Xingnian's gaze fell coldly on her, and he murmured a soft counting sound, as if a gentle breeze was blowing through his heart.

"three."

"two."

"one."

The last number was dropped.

"call--!"

Without any warning, Fu Lanzhi's long dress suddenly burst into flames, as if it had been doused with kerosene!

The flames suddenly shot up high, instantly engulfing her entire body!

The skirt transformed into a burning cone!

"ah--!!!"

Fu Lanzhi let out a horrified scream, the sound seemingly tearing apart the surrounding tranquility, shaking the air, and making everyone's heart tighten.

She was completely terrified and instinctively started jumping around wildly, flailing her hands at the flames on her body.

"Help! Help me, brother! Help me!"

She screamed as she frantically jumped and spun around on the lawn, trying to escape the terrifying flames.

It really did look a bit like some kind of frenzied dance.

Fu Beichen's pupils suddenly contracted!

He suddenly stood up and looked at Gu Xingnian.

How did she do it?

I was clearly with her the whole time!

Gu Xingnian, however, acted as if nothing had happened. She picked up her fork, speared a piece of roasted chicken wing, and slowly put it into her mouth.

While eating, they watched Fu Lanzhi struggling and screaming in the fire.

He even commented, "Not bad, you jumped really well."

The servants nearby were already pale with fright; some covered their mouths, while others nearly collapsed to the ground.

The housekeeper reacted the fastest, grabbing a spare fire extinguisher and rushing over.

"housekeeper."

Gu Xingnian's cool voice rang out.

"Don't waste that fire extinguisher." She pointed to the decorative fountain not far away. "Isn't there water over there?"

As if guided by some instruction, or perhaps driven by a survival instinct, Fu Lanzhi screamed and scrambled toward the fountain.

"Thump!"

She jumped into the pool like a burning cannonball.

Water splashed everywhere.