Gu Xiuyuan didn't say anything and drank the water quietly.

My throat, which was dry and painful, finally felt less hot after it was moistened.

"No." He said in a broken voice.

Ji Shuyu brought the medicine box and wanted to help him treat the wound, but Gu Xiuyuan pulled his hand away.

“…”

"No, it's just a minor injury. It will be healed in two days." He said weakly, "It smells like smoke in here. Let's get out first!"

Ji Shuyu stood up and hugged him. "Xiuyuan, can I stay with you?"

"I'll be fine in a while." He tried to pull the corners of his mouth. "The air here is bad. Change your clothes before you go out! The smell is so strong that it will suffocate the baby."

He raised his hand and ruffled her hair.

Ji Shuyu didn't know how to describe Gu Xiuyuan's sadness, and she couldn't quite understand the emotions behind it.

I always feel that this emotion is very complicated.

That night, Gu Xiuyuan did not return to his room.

Ji Shuyu also almost didn't sleep all night. She sat outside the study all night.

The next day, as soon as Gu Xiuyuan came out, he saw Ji Shuyu at the door.

My heart skipped a beat.

Ji Shuyu was awakened by the sound, and before she could stand up, she was suddenly pulled into his arms.

He held her face, seemingly unable to control his emotions, and kissed her eagerly, but in the end, the slightly hasty kiss did not last.

"..." Ji Shuyu opened her eyes, "Xiuyuan?"

Gu Xiuyuan hugged her arms tightly, and then said: Ha...

He blew air into her face. "It smells like smoke."

He looked at her deeply, his eyes full of heartache, "Why are you sitting here?"

"I want to be with you."

Gu Xiuyuan clenched his hand around hers, suppressing the trembling in his voice, and asked, "Are you stupid?"

Ji Shuyu stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips, "Yeah, I'm stupid, so there are many things I can't guess by myself, I need you to tell me."

Gu Xiuyuan rubbed his hair, "Yeah." He hugged her quietly for a while, "I'm a little hungry."

Hearing that he wanted to eat, Ji Shuyu nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll prepare breakfast right away."

After watching Ji Shuyu hurriedly run away, Gu Xiuyuan walked stiffly into the guest bedroom.

When he closed the door, his body suddenly lost strength and hit the wall.

With trembling hands, he pressed his aching chest, breathing through his slightly opened mouth...

Although time was rushed in the morning, Ji Shuyu still prepared some light side dishes that Gu Xiuyuan liked.

Looking at her eyes full of expectation, Gu Xiuyuan reluctantly took a few bites. But what he ate was stuck in his chest, as if he would vomit it out at any time.

"Don't eat it." Seeing his discomfort, Ji Shuyu stopped him, "If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's okay."

Gu Xiuyuan ate a few more mouthfuls, then slowly put down his chopsticks. "I'll go to the restaurant first. I need to go to the police station to deal with some matters later. If you come back late tonight, don't wait for me."

"I'm waiting for you."

"Be good and go to bed early." He ruffled his hair and walked out.

Ji Shuyu watched him enter the elevator, leaning her head against his chest.

Xiuyuan, what on earth are you hiding from me...

…

Ji Shuyu answered a call from Ke Manning.

She wanted to open a studio, Ke Manning gave her a lot of advice, Xiao V also introduced his art, and even Master Fang said that if she needed any help, she could always ask.

After meeting Ke Manning, Ji Shuyu and Xiao V sat down in the milk tea shop downstairs.

We were originally chatting about our work, but after just a few words, Xiao V started talking about gossip again.

"I heard there's been some kind of movement in the city recently. Have you heard about it?" She said, drinking from a straw.

"What's going on?" She asked with little interest.

Little V looked over and said, "I thought you might have some inside information!"

"I also heard from a friend of a friend that there were a series of mass violence incidents in some prison or detention center, and some people even committed suicide..."

Ji Shuyu listened and slowly clenched her hands.

"It seems like there's been some kind of mass infection outbreak. Anyway, the higher-ups are taking it very seriously." She said, her skin crawling with goosebumps. "Wasn't there a news story in the newspaper a few days ago?"

"Why are there so many perverts? Now when I scan bicycles, I have to check if there are any strange needles or anything like that in the seats."

Looking at her chattering, Ji Shuyu thought of the love they had when they worked together, and also thought of Mo Chen.

"Xiao V, do you know where Mo Chen is?"

"Mo Chen, what's wrong?" Little V said, holding a straw in her mouth. "He suddenly disappeared after resigning. He even said he would take me to great heights!" She pouted. "Are you looking for him?"

Ji Shuyu nodded, "If you have any news about him, let me know."

Little V nodded, "Okay"

After coming out of the milk tea shop, Ji Shuyu bumped into Gu.

"Madam, the boss is not in the company." Zhou Rui asked his secretary to bring coffee.

She came because she knew he was not there.

"Is this the police station?"

"Boss didn't say." Zhou Rui shook his head.

"Zhou Rui, do you know what happened to Xiuyuan recently?"

Zhou Rui was startled by what she called him. He had already entered the sixth round following Gu Xiuyuan, but she always called him Assistant Zhou.

Because of the boss's accident, he was temporarily transferred to the company and came back only after finishing his work there a month ago.

"Well, maybe it's because I've been feeling a lot of chaos lately!" Zhou Rui said, "Boss probably didn't tell me because he was afraid you'd be upset."

"If he has it, you must tell me."

"Sure." Zhou Rui nodded.

Zhou Rui agreed readily, but he had followed Gu Xiuyuan for so long, how could he "betray" his boss?

Although he knew that he couldn't get anything out of it, he still didn't give up.

"Zhou Rui..."

Zhou Rui's phone rang. He gestured, then answered the phone. She heard him say, "Okay, I'll be right over."

There was no access here, so Ji Shuyu sat for a while, left a note for Gu Xiuyuan, and then left.

Although Xia Mei's death was not revealed, rumors were circulating among the public, saying how horrible and miserable she looked when she died...

…

It was already dark when Ji Shuyu finished her work. When she went to the baby's room, the baby had already fallen asleep, and Chenchen was still babbling and sucking his fingers.

Maybe it was because he was alone in the intensive care unit before and then in the laboratory, he was more clingy than Zao Zao and wanted to hug his mother when he saw her.

Ji Shuyu picked him up and coaxed him to sleep little by little before putting him down and kissing Zao Zao's little face.

"Baby, you have to grow up quickly. Daddy will be happier with you around."

She sent a message to Gu Xiuyuan, then waited in the living room, and fell asleep before she knew it.

She was dazed and seemed to be dreaming.

When she woke up from her dream, Gu Xiuyuan was sitting next to her.

It looked like he had been staring at her for a while!

"how……"

Their eyes met, and as soon as Gu Xiuyuan spoke, Ji Shuyu hugged him.

"I had a nightmare." She murmured aggrievedly, "But I seem to have forgotten what I dreamed about. It was so scary..."

Gu Xiuyuan's hand slowly dropped. "Why are you sleeping here? Didn't you say not to wait for me?"

"I want you to see me as soon as you come in." She leaned on his shoulder, "When it's time, baby can wait for you here with me."

She looked forward to the future, full of joy, but did not wait for her father's response.

"Xiao Yu." He suddenly called her.