Chapter 291 Does it hurt?

Gu Xizhou retracted his fingers, and her entire foot was firmly pressed against his tense thigh. The rough fabric of his pants rubbed against the delicate skin of her ankle, causing a slight shudder.

Su Nanzhi shuddered as if she had been electrocuted, and her toes curled up unconsciously, but this allowed her to feel more clearly the bulging muscle lines under the man's black pants.

"Does it hurt?"

The skin on her ankles was an unnatural red, looking particularly fragile under the light.

Gu Xizhou's eyes were full of heartache. Su Nanzhi shrank her toes, but they were firmly held in place by his warm palms.

"No..." She was about to deny it, but the moment she raised her eyes, she met Gu Xizhou's deep gaze.

Those eyes, always sharp as a hawk, now held a softness she had never seen before. A lie twirled on her tongue, finally fading into a soft sigh: "...a little."

Whether in her previous life or this life, she has always been a person who is afraid of pain.

Although she had the space spiritual spring water, she still couldn't bring herself to rub the blood clots away.

Gu Xizhou's fingertips paused, and the strength immediately eased a little.

"Bear with it." His voice was lower than usual, and his fingertips slowly circled along the curve of her ankle. "The bruise needs to be loosened."

Gu Xizhou's fingertips rolled over her protruding ankle, and the calluses from years of holding guns scraped against her most sensitive skin. The spiciness of the medicinal wine mixed with the steaming heat from his body made the back of her foot turn slightly red.

The pain and numbness from her ankle made Su Nanzhi unable to help but want to stretch her foot back again.

Gu Xizhou's breathing suddenly became heavy, and his Adam's apple rolled violently.

"Don't move." Gu Xizhou looked up at her, like a jackal, tiger or leopard, with dark and cold eyes, as if he could swallow her up in the next second.

Su Nanzhi looked at Gu Xizhou's aggressive gaze, and her heart seemed to be about to jump out.

Su Nanzhi struggled even harder, but Gu Xizhou's grip on her ankle tightened even more.

"I told you..." Gu Xizhou's shirt had been unbuttoned at some point, and Su Nanzhi could see his chest heaving violently. "Don't move."

Dark desires were surging in Gu Xizhou's eyes, but his hands maintained a precise rhythm of kneading.

The medicinal oil melted in his rough palms, mixed with the sound of heavy breathing, and moved back and forth on his delicate skin. The friction sound was unusually clear in the silent room.

Su Nanzhi's fingers unconsciously clutched the bed sheets beneath her, and her toes unconsciously shrank.

"Don't..." The last syllable of Su Nanzhi's protest turned into a light gasp. She turned her face away in panic, but she couldn't hide the lustful look on her face.

"Don't look..." Gu Xizhou's voice was restrained, and the tail end of the tone almost dissipated in the air.

He suddenly increased the strength of his grip on Su Nanzhi's ankle, but loosened it the next second as if he had been electrocuted.

Su Nanzhi hastily looked away, but her throat was pounding. She raised her hand to tuck the stray hair behind her ear, a gesture that was ordinary, yet now tinged with undisguised panic.

"I'll get a glass of water."

Gu Xizhou stood up and returned to his usual stern appearance, speaking in a steady tone, as if his recent loss of control was just an illusion.

But Su Nanzhi saw that the veins on the back of his left hand were bulging.

Only after the door slammed shut did Su Nanzhi dare to loosen her clenched fingers, which had turned white. Several deep wrinkles were left on the sheet, just like her turbulent mood.

She took a deep breath and smelled the lingering scent of cedar mixed with the scent of medicinal wine in the air - that was his scent.

"Gu Xizhou..."

These three words rolled between his lips and teeth, and finally turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

Gu Xizhou strode out of the room. The night wind blew in his face, but it couldn't blow away the heat all over his body.

He quickly washed his face with the slightly cool well water. The water droplets rolled down his tense jawline, fell to the ground, and quickly disappeared again.

The icy-cold well water suddenly splashed onto his face, water droplets rolling down his taut jawline, a few drops splashing onto the front of his uniform, gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

The chill of the well water barely suppressed his restlessness, but when he turned around and saw the slender shadow reflected in the window, the remaining warmth in his palm quickly spread throughout his body.

He turned almost hastily and went into the shower.

***

When Su Nanzhi woke up the next day, the sprain had healed a lot, with only a faint purple mark left.

The yard was unusually quiet. She was the only one in the entire yard. Gu Xizhou was not there. There were dishes and notes left on the table in the main hall, just like yesterday.

I don’t know when the Ying family moved out yesterday. The door was open and there was unkempt garbage scattered on the floor.

Su Nanzhi packed up some documents and went out.

Although the sprain has not healed yet, time is money. Thinking of the things she has not completed, Su Nanzhi can't sit still at home.

But as soon as she walked out of the door, she saw Zhu Changsheng riding a bicycle towards her.

"Sister Su, I knew you couldn't sit still at home"

Zhu Changsheng parked his bicycle in front of Su Nanzhi, put one foot on the ground, and tried to look handsome, but because his legs were not long enough, he had to stretch his toes straight to maintain his balance.

But his face was full of pride, "Come up, I'll be your driver today."

Su Nanzhi got into the car without saying a word or being polite.

If she had to rely on her lame leg, there was no telling how long it would take to collapse. Since she had free labor, she must learn to make use of it.

Although Zhu Changsheng was not as tall as Gu Xizhou, he was much more stable when riding a bicycle than Gu Xizhou. Su Nanzhi held the rack on the back seat with both hands, and except for some particularly rugged roads, she did not feel any bumps.

The bicycle soon stopped at the gate of Zhoushan County No. 2 Middle School.

"Sister Su, wait a minute, I'll go ask."

After helping Su Nanzhi get off the bicycle, Zhu Changsheng parked the bike and ran towards the guard room.

Five minutes later, the school's small door was opened.

Zhu Changsheng walked out of the guard room with a smile.

"Sister Su, the guard agreed to let me take you in on my bicycle."

As he said this, he was about to push the bicycle beside him.

Su Nanzhi was a little curious, "Aren't you going to ask me why I came to school?"

Although Zhu Changsheng was aloof and arrogant when they first met, after knowing each other for a long time, his true colors showed up and his gossipy nature was exposed.

Just now, when Su Nanzhi got in the car, she said she wanted to come to school, but Zhu Changsheng didn't ask a single question.

Zhu Changsheng grinned, revealing his white teeth. He lowered his voice and said, "Someone dragged me out of bed before dawn and insisted I come to Baihua Lane to be a driver." He winked mischievously, "And he specifically told me to get up early."

Although someone asked him to keep it a secret, he just couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Su Nanzhi was a little surprised. She didn't expect Gu Xizhou to be so considerate...

"Sister Su, if you ask me..." Zhu Changsheng was pushing his bicycle and suddenly fell silent in the middle of his words.

A figure walked towards this side in the distance.

Su Nanzhi looked up, and after seeing the person clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.