Chapter 332: Frankness

In the end, Su Nanzhi only uttered two words.

"fine."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to leave Gu Xizhou's "confinement", but Gu Xizhou's hands remained motionless.

Gu Xizhou's eyes were always on Su Nanzhi, with no intention of avoiding him at all.

"Nanzhi, I didn't have time to answer your question just now."

"Now I want to make it clear to you."

Su Nanzhi looked at his serious face and suddenly lost the courage to listen.

"Gu Xizhou, you have a bright future, you don't have to do this for me..."

She was halfway through her words when Gu Xizhou kissed her, blocking all the words she hadn't said.

The kiss came quickly and hard, with an irresistible force. Su Nanzhi's back hit the edge of the bed, which was a little painful, but it also made her feel Gu Xizhou's dominance more clearly.

Gu Xizhou held both sides of her cheeks with his hands, not giving her any chance to dodge.

The kiss he placed on Su Nanzhi's lips seemed to melt all the unfinished words into this kiss.

Su Nanzhi's hand was on his chest, and her fingertips unconsciously clenched his shirt.

She could taste the faint scent of blood between her lips—she didn't know if it was hers or Gu Xizhou's.

Somehow, her eyes felt sore and her resistance gradually weakened.

Gu Xizhou noticed her loosening up, and the strong kiss turned gentle. He gently held her lower lip, as if to comfort her, as if to confirm something. When they separated, both of them were breathing heavily.

"Su Nanzhi, I've devoted my whole life to you." He rested his forehead against hers, his voice so low and hoarse that it almost broke. "No matter whether you will be sentenced or demoted, I, Gu Xizhou, will follow you for the rest of my life."

Su Nanzhi's eyelashes trembled violently and tears flowed uncontrollably.

She quickly turned her face away, but Gu Xizhou gently wiped away her tears with his thumb.

"I know what you're worried about." His fingertips caressed the red corners of her eyes. "Nanzhi told you and me before that the most important thing for two people to get along is honesty and trust. How come you can't even be honest when it comes to you?"

Su Nanzhi was speechless for a moment. She opened her mouth to explain, but in the end she found that she was not honest enough.

Even though she knew the Revolutionary Committee would be disbanded in a few months, Su Nanzhi couldn't help but feel sad and depressed when she heard people around her criticizing her family. She cared more about her family, about whom she had few memories left, than she thought...

"I……"

Su Nanzhi looked at Gu Xizhou's concerned eyes, and finally could only utter a few words dryly, "I'm sorry."

But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she immediately reacted.

Why should she say sorry to Gu Xizhou? She didn't plan to date Gu Xizhou.

But when she saw the stars twinkling in Gu Xizhou's eyes, she suddenly couldn't say anything.

Ignore the complicated thoughts in your heart and the crazy beating of your heart.

Su Nanzhi repeatedly told herself that she didn't know how dangerous the mission tomorrow would be, so there was no need to say anything to spoil the fun now.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Gu Xizhou's eyes, and he sighed in his heart.

"Nanzhi, sometimes I also want you to rely on me." He gently pushed Su Nanzhi's messy bangs behind her ears. "I may not be able to solve everything, but at least I can have someone to discuss things with you."

Su Nanzhi was stunned. This was the first time she heard Gu Xizhou say such words of weakness.

In her previous life, she had founded her own business on her own.

So... whether Gu Xizhou knows or not, it can't change anything...

"It's just one more person to worry about for no reason."

Gu Xizhou suddenly moved closer, so close that Su Nanzhi could see the pores on his face and the heat in his eyes.

"But I want to know. I want to worry with you."

Su Nanzhi's heartbeat suddenly started beating non-stop. She wanted to avoid Gu Xizhou's gaze, but she was attracted to him uncontrollably and finally indulged in it...

It was not until she was hugged tightly by Gu Xizhou again that Su Nanzhi realized that she had nodded without knowing when.

Gu Xizhou's arms were as hot as iron, locking her tightly in his arms. Su Nanzhi could hear his violent heartbeat in his chest, shaking her eardrums.

"You agreed." Gu Xizhou's voice was filled with suppressed ecstasy, and his hot breath sprayed on her ears. "Don't think about regretting it this time."

Su Nanzhi opened her mouth, but found her throat so dry that she couldn't make a sound.

Feeling Gu Xizhou's hot embrace, she said nothing in the end.

Enjoy the present moment.

The halo of the setting sun shone through the window and fell on Su Nanzhi's face, adding a touch of softness to her blushing face.

***

Niu Guoxing's sudden mission was beyond Gu Xizhou's expectations. Under normal circumstances, Gu Xizhou should contact the organization to discuss countermeasures.

But when Gu Xizhou came out of the room, he saw Niu Guoxing sitting at the door of the east wing drinking tea.

Niu Guoxing had no habit of drinking tea before. In fact, every time he returned home, the first thing he did was to close the door, as if he was afraid of Gu Xizhou.

Gu Xizhou knew that this meant that he didn't trust himself, so he went to the shower room to take a shower.

When he was taking a shower, the water made a sound of running, and dirty water flowed out of the sewage outlet, along with a few straw sticks.

When Gu Xizhou came out of the shower, Niu Guoxing was still sitting at the door.

When he returned to the main room, Su Nanzhi had just served him some rice. The dishes were prepared by him just before he took a shower.

The two sat down to eat, but because they were concerned about Niu Guoxing who was still outside, they didn't say anything.

However, Su Nanzhi looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but jokingly said, "Today is such a sumptuous meal, is this the last meal?"

Gu Xizhou glanced at the braised fish, pork ribs and lotus root soup, stir-fried vegetables, and cucumber and eggs on the table, picked up a handful of vegetables with chopsticks and put them into Su Nanzhi's bowl.

"As long as I have time in the future, I will make more delicious food for you."

Su Nanzhi was stunned. She was just talking casually, but Gu Xizhou took it seriously.

During this period, whenever Gu Xizhou was at home, she would eat the food he cooked. However, she seemed to have never cooked for him...

"If you have the chance in the future, you can try my cooking."

Gu Xizhou nodded.

The two of them tacitly agreed not to discuss what would happen tomorrow. Not knowing what Niu Guoxing was going to do, they could only act improvisationally.

Su Nanzhi originally thought that she would not be able to sleep, but when she heard Gu Xizhou's breathing in the room, she quickly fell asleep.

Not long after she fell asleep, Gu Xizhou turned to look at Su Nanzhi, his eyes full of attachment and determination.