Chapter 346 Fear

Su Nanzhi jumped up instantly like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"Who are you saying is afraid?"

She stared at Gu Xizhou with wide eyes and blurted out, "I've slept in the same bed before, so I'd be afraid to sleep in my own room."

After seeing Gu Xizhou's smiling face, she reacted instantly and her face turned red again.

"No... I mean..."

Su Nanzhi wanted to explain in a panic, but her hand was grabbed by Gu Xizhou.

"I understand what you mean." Gu Xizhou couldn't help but clench the little hand in his palm, "After all, I'm not one of those hypocritical people."

Although what Su Nanzhi said to Qin Lie just now was not explicit, Gu Xizhou was in a good mood throughout the journey.

After all, he is just an ordinary man who would be happy if the girl he likes said good things about him in front of other men, not to mention that this man is the girl's ex-fiancé.

Although this ex-fiancé was not a good person, he still couldn't contain his joy and excitement.

Su Nanzhi wanted to explain, but when she saw the smile on Gu Xizhou's face, she couldn't say it.

Without her noticing, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of her mouth.

Gu Xizhou looked at the relaxed smile on Su Nanzhi's face and felt relieved.

Although Su Nanzhi and Qin Lie have reached this point, he is still worried that Su Nanzhi will be sad or even soft-hearted because of Qin Lie.

It was not until this moment that he realized how strong his possessiveness was.

He just wanted to see Su Nanzhi smile, and didn't want to see Su Nanzhi sad for anyone.

However, after seeing the gauze bandaged on Su Nanzhi's arm, the smile on his face disappeared. He reached out and gently stroked Su Nanzhi's arm with some heartache.

"Does it hurt?"

Because there was a wound on her arm and the weather was not cold recently, Su Nanzhi rolled up the sleeves of her injured arm.

Su Nanzhi looked down at her arm. At this moment, Gu Xizhou's big hand stopped on her arm. The fair skin that had not seen the sun for many years made his big hand look more wild and tense.

She felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to move her arm away, but Gu Xizhou's hand did not move at all and gently stroked her arm without moving.

"Does it hurt?"

Gu Xizhou shifted his gaze from Su Nanzhi's arm and turned his head to look at Su Nanzhi.

Su Nanzhi originally wanted to say that it didn't hurt, but after seeing his deep eyes, she lowered her eyes and nodded slightly.

It was so painful that she almost thought she was going to die.

But when she thought of Gu Xizhou, she was not so afraid of death.

Gu Xizhou's face was full of heartache, but the next second, he immediately frowned and said in a calm voice, "Didn't I ask you to find reinforcements?"

Su Nanzhi was a little angry about what he said. When she raised her eyes to look at him, she met his self-blaming eyes.

"If I hadn't been useless, you wouldn't have been hurt."

Gu Xizhou had a sullen face, and his hand stroking Su Nanzhi's arm became even lighter.

Su Nanzhi looked at his depressed look, pursed her lips and said, "I can't bear to watch you die."

Thinking of how she saw Gu Xizhou lying on the ground covered in blood, her heart couldn't help but ache.

Even if it happens again, she will choose to look back.

Gu Xizhou's hand, which was originally caressing Su Nanzhi's wound, suddenly stopped and looked at Su Nanzhi with bright eyes, "Are you reluctant to leave me?"

His voice was extremely low, carrying an unmistakable urgency and a kind of ecstasy of finally confirming something. It was no longer the gloomy self-blame from before, but was like catching a ray of light that penetrated the dark clouds.

Su Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at. She subconsciously wanted to turn her face away, but Gu Xizhou gently lifted her chin with his other hand. The action was so gentle that it was irresistible, forcing her to meet Gu Xizhou's burning gaze.

"I..." Su Nanzhi opened her mouth, and the word "no" was almost about to come out, but when she met the undisguised expectation and nervousness deep in his eyes, she suddenly couldn't say it.

Not everyone will wait there.

She also needs to be brave.

She is no longer the cowardly Su Nanzhi in her previous life. Now, even if she faces setbacks in life, she can face them with ease.

She stopped dodging, her clear eyes reflecting his unusually stubborn face, "What do you think? Gu Xizhou, am I risking my life to turn back just to watch the fun?"

Her voice was not loud, but every word struck Gu Xizhou's heart clearly.

Gu Xizhou only felt that the heart hanging in his chest fell heavily back to the ground, and then was instantly filled with an indescribable, hot warm current.

The next second, Su Nanzhi was instantly embraced by someone.

"Silly." Gu Xizhou uttered the word softly, with a strong doting and heartache. He carefully wrapped his hands around her waist and brought her very gently to his arms, his movements as cautious as if she were a rare treasure. "Don't do this next time..."

After saying that, he repeated regretfully, "There won't be a next time."

He didn't want to see Su Nanzhi look weak again.

Su Nanzhi did not resist and obediently leaned against his strong chest. Through her hospital gown, she could clearly feel Gu Xizhou's heartbeat like a drum, fast and heavy, telling of his equally restless mood at the moment.

The strong smell of medicine mixed with the faint smell of blood on his body was not pleasant, but it strangely made her feel at ease.

"Don't do this next time." Gu Xizhou's chin rested on the top of her head, and his voice came from his chest in a muffled tone, with an unquestionable command tone, but at the end of the tone, a trace of fear and trembling was revealed. "No matter what happens, save your own life. Do you hear me?"

Su Nanzhi didn't say anything, but she knew that even if it happened again, she still couldn't bear to watch Gu Xizhou die.

Without waiting for Su Nanzhi's reply, Gu Xizhou lowered his head and looked at Su Nanzhi, and their eyes met.

Ambiguous thoughts suddenly surged in the ward. Gu Xizhou lowered his head, his movements as slow as a slow-motion shot, with an almost pious solemnity.

Su Nanzhi subconsciously held her breath, her long eyelashes trembling violently for a few times like frightened butterfly wings, and finally slowly drooped, covering up the complex emotions surging in her eyes - nervousness, shyness, and an irresistible expectation as if everything was settled.

Under the dim light, the two embraced and kissed passionately, as if to carve each other's breath into the depths of their souls. Time seemed to stand still at this moment, leaving only two violently beating hearts tightly attached to each other, telling a silent oath.

I don’t know how long it took, but the kiss finally ended before Su Nanzhi was about to suffocate.

The man's low breathing sounded in Su Nanzhi's ears. Su Nanzhi's face turned red and she shrank in the man's arms, not daring to move at all.

"Nanzhi, where did you get your slingshot?"