Chapter 54 Chapter 54 The Death-Fake Drug Disappears

Huang Xing said silently:

"Mr. Qin, I just hope you won't be too sad when the time comes... I think that guy really loves her."

"Don't worry, I know. You should leave Beijing now and avoid the spotlight."

Of course he knew that Gu Shi was obsessed with Ling Chuan. If he didn't have feelings for her, there would only be two possible outcomes. The first outcome was that Gu Shi would simply arrange a marriage for them, and everyone would be happy.

The second ending is that the angry Gu Shi kills him directly.

Since neither ending happened, it only proves that Gu Shi loves her.

"Mr. Qin, aren't you afraid?"

Qin Sizhao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect her to ask such a question.

"Why do you ask?"

"Young Master Qin, your life is in danger at any moment. Your former fiancée is not only safe in the palace, but is even living a happy life, enjoying endless wealth and glory. Is it really worth it for you to go to such lengths for her?"

Huang Xing asked with a frown.

Qin Sizhao chuckled.

"I've never thought about this question before. You really stumped me."

He put away his smile and said seriously:

"If it weren't for Rong'er, I wouldn't be alive today. Whether it was worth it or not has never entered my consideration."

Huang Xing felt like she was witnessing an emotion she couldn't even begin to comprehend. She was completely stunned. It was like someone who had never seen the ocean witnessing a tsunami.

She was stunned for a moment, no longer trying to perceive this hazy and magnificent emotion, and quickly gave up trying to understand Qin Sizhao.

She had already repaid all the favors she owed, and she went back and quietly packed up her few belongings, preparing to leave the capital.

Qin Sizhao looked out the window. It was normal for others not to understand. Some things did not require others to understand. He did not take Huang Xing's doubts to heart at all. As long as Rong'er could understand, it was enough.

Tao Jinrong is not an illusory and beautiful shadow, nor is he a ray of white moonlight that has strayed into the shadow of a boat.

She is a person, a living person with joys and sorrows.

Even if Gu Shi tried every possible way to turn his love into a shackle, he could not use love to kidnap her after all.

She makes her own choices and takes responsibility for them.

Tao Jinrong is such a person, one-sided love cannot bind her.

Qin Sizhao's idea was absolutely correct. Lingchuan walked around to the dressing mirror, wanting to move the fake death drug to a safer place.

Although doing so might seem like a cover-up, Huang Xing's arrest had frightened her, and she began to feel uneasy.

She took out a necklace that was a tribute from the Western Regions from her dressing table. There was a small hidden buckle inside. With a light press, the gem on the pendant would pop open.

Although she didn't know what the craftsman designed the necklace for, she knew that she could take the fake death potion out of the unprotected bottle, transfer it into this safer secret buckle, and carry it close to her body.

She directly picked up the small white medicine bottle and confidently opened the top lid. She could already see it being quietly and steadily placed into the pendant.

But her nose felt a little strange. The lid was open, but she couldn't smell the medicine.

She brought the medicine bottle to her eyes and saw that there was only a black hole the size of a finger inside. She held it up to the candlelight and could not see what was inside.

She shook the bottle and it was empty.

Lingchuan felt a chill in his heart and turned the small medicine bottle upside down in his palm.

Nothing...

She nervously swung the vial back and forth, using the dark hole to press against her palm.

Still... nothing...

Where did her fake death drug go?

Lingchuan suddenly fell into excessive panic. Her knees went weak and she fell straight to the ground. The skirt she was wearing also scattered along with her falling body, like a rose that was crushed to pieces.

She felt like someone threw a firecracker into her ear and lit it between her ears, making a crackling sound.

Lingchuan held the small bottle tightly, shook it vigorously, checked it repeatedly, and after confirming that there was nothing inside, he could only throw the white bottle to the ground in despair.

After realizing that the fake death drug had completely disappeared, her tears flowed down. She ignored her body and lay on the ground carefully checking every gap in the carpet.

She stood up tremblingly, holding on to the rosewood dressing table, her legs shaking.

Lingchuan held onto the wall and moved step by step to the bed.

She struggled to move her long-limp legs to the bed, and the moment she lay down, her mind began to return.

Huang Xing probably couldn't stand the interrogation and leaked the secret...

The fake death drug disappeared, and she was destined to be unable to fulfill the agreement with Qin Sizhao in seven days. She had clearly promised to do something but did not do it. However, she was not a traitor who coveted fame and fortune, nor did she want to stay by Gu Shi's side.

She thought desperately, if it was Huang Xing who leaked the secret, she only hoped that she could go back and explain everything to Qin Sizhao...

She was not afraid of anything, but she was afraid that Qin Sizhao would regard her as a cold-blooded traitor.

The only thing she didn't want was to be misunderstood by Qin Sizhao.

Thinking of this, Lingchuan burst into tears, bit his lower lip, and dared not cry out loud.

She heard a rhythmic and leisurely sound of footsteps.

That was Gu Shi, she could recognize him.

She turned her back and quickly wiped her tears with her sleeve. She felt a warmth on her shoulder, and a hand was placed on her back. Gu Shi was lying behind her.

"Lingchuan, won't you compensate me with something?"

His plaintive voice rang in her ears.

"Compensation for what?"

Her voice was a little hoarse and she spoke softly.

"How dare you ask? You were talking to another man behind my back! I'm still mad at you!"

Gu Shi's voice came from behind her, and Lingchuan was stunned for a moment.

He obviously didn't know about the fake death drug, and he wasn't the one who sent anyone to take the drug away.

Where did the fake death drug go?

The pills were gone, but the bottle was still there. It was really strange.

Her thoughts were in turmoil and she had no idea what was going on.

This matter was of great importance, and she could not go looking for him in a high-profile manner, nor could she do nothing.

What should I do now...

The weight of Gu Shi's body interrupted her thoughts.

He was obviously very dissatisfied with Lingchuan's distraction, so he pressed directly on her and reached out to skillfully untie the strap on her chest.

"Make it up to me quickly."

His rapid voice was full of complaints.

Lingchuan really wasn't in the mood to do this right now, so he knocked his hand away.

"I am pregnant."

"We are husband and wife, and now you are unwilling to fulfill even this little obligation?"

He bit her neck complainingly.

"No... Let's talk about it later... I'm tired."

Lingchuan wanted to push his face away, but he held his hands down. After struggling for a few times, he couldn't move.

He kissed her cheek paranoidly.

"I have to get it back from you now."

He pinched her chin with one hand and asked her for a kiss.

His tongue skillfully slid into her mouth, trying to arouse her desire and make her forget everything and sink into him.

Gu Shi seemed to sense her absent-mindedness and bit her lower lip.

"Don't think of anything else but me."

He forced her to look him in the eyes and reached for the candle, which was by the bed.

The lights were bright, and the orange light enveloped his cheeks, casting a shadow on his tall nose, making his face look even more upright and handsome.

"It's easier to see this way."

His clothes had become loose, and he deliberately brought the candle in front of Lingchuan.

The corners of Gu Shi's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smug smile.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he tilted his wrist and the melted red wax dripped onto the skin on the side of her waist, causing her to shiver in pain.

The pain actually made Lingchuan sober up. Gu Shi didn't know her plan at the moment, and she couldn't lose her composure just because the fake death drug disappeared.

If the entire escape plan was discovered by him, not only would the plan fail, but it would also completely infuriate Gu Shi.

Her best option now was to cooperate and not let him see any clues.

She twisted her waist to one side, wiped the candle wax with a handkerchief, bent her legs, and deliberately tore open her loose clothes, revealing a small piece of skin at the iliac crest.

“It hurts.”

She lowered her long eyelashes and glanced at Gu Shi from time to time with the corner of her eyes, with a hint of reproach in her voice.

Gu Shi's gaze fell on her, scanning her up and down, like a fishing net that wrapped her tightly.

She raised the corners of her mouth and asked in a vague voice:

"Can you see clearly? Do you want to come closer?"

"That's clear enough."

All the buttons on the back of her bellyband had been undone. She lay on the bed, and under the candlelight, the structure of her spinal bones was clearly visible.

"Lingchuan, is there any special compensation?"

He kissed the raised part of her spine.

"What do you mean? What else could be so special?"

"The one you refused to do anything last time."

Lingchuan's face flushed instantly, and he sat up excitedly and said loudly:

"Gu Shi, you are so shameless!"

Her movements were too fast, and Gu Shi was afraid that the candle flame would burn her, so he had to step back and make room for her.

Lingchuan was sitting on the bed, facing him. He suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth, and moved the hand holding the candle forward, with a teasing tone in his voice.

"Now it's really clear."

Lingchuan finally reacted and quickly reached out to cover the bellyband hanging in front of him, which barely covered his upper body, and his face turned purple.

"No way, don't even think about it. I can't do it."

Some of the originally blurry images in his memories suddenly became vivid, appeared in front of Lingchuan's eyes, expanded, and quickly overwhelmed everything.

The feeling of shame overwhelmed all her uneasiness, and even the fact that the fake death drug was missing was thrown behind her mind. She just buried her face in her knees and didn't dare to look up at him.

Gu Shi asked coldly:

"I've helped you, but you won't help me?"