While eating, Gu Zuozuo noticed that Qi Meng and the other man would secretly glance at her from time to time. They were cautious in every move and didn't even dare to drink porridge loudly. Their expressions were sometimes sad and sometimes sorrowful and sympathetic.
"What do you two want to say? Say it!"
Don't keep looking at her secretly, it will make her feel cold on the back of her neck.
"Zuo Zuo, don't be sad, you still have us! My parents are your parents! My brother is also your brother!"
Meng Tian patted her chest and spoke in a serious tone.
Gu Zuozuo suddenly realized why they were acting strangely so early in the morning. Thinking of her parents and the original owner who had passed away long ago, her originally bright mood became gloomy.
"I'm fine. I had a premonition."
The emotional obsession left by the original owner had almost disappeared after the last attack. Apart from the occasional pain in the chest, there was nothing serious.
Although she inherited the original owner's memories and could resonate with her emotions to some extent, she was not herself after all. Even if she had all the memories and emotions of the original owner, she would never be able to understand that feeling if she had never lived with her.
In her previous life, she almost exploited herself to death in order to allow her mother to enter the Gu family openly, but her mother was only devoted to her father who only had the family in his eyes and heart, and never spared the energy to care about her, her daughter.
She has never enjoyed the love of her father or mother, and she cannot understand that kind of feeling.
Qi Meng and the other person looked at each other in silence for a long time, but they felt even more distressed about her pretending to be strong on the surface.
Gu Zuozuo... ?
Feeling distressed, Gu Zuozuo looked at the two people in front of him who had little strength but were still brave enough to carry a large bundle of firewood, and held his forehead with a headache.
How could she explain that she really wasn't feeling uncomfortable or sad, that she didn't force herself to smile, and that she didn't silently endure the unbearable in order to make these two imaginary sisters return to normal.
"Is anyone there? Help!"
Gu Zuozuo's ears twitched, and he suddenly looked towards the direction of the pine forest on the right. He waved his hand to signal the two to be silent, and calmed down to listen carefully to the movement in that direction.
“Is there anyone here? Help!…”
Ma Liang's voice?
"You two stay here and don't run around. I'll go see what's going on over there."
As he spoke, he was blown away like a gust of wind, causing Meng Tian's outstretched hand to freeze in mid-air.
"She's got Hot Wheels under her feet? So fast?"
Ma Liang held his broken leg, tears streaming down his face. It was all his fault for being careless and forgetting to look at the sign of the trap. Not only did he fall into it, but he also caused a strange uncle to fall with him.
"Wuwuwu... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Ma Liang cried miserably, with tears and snot running down his face. He looked at the pale, thin and haggard man beside him with his red and swollen eyes.
Xie Changzheng smiled bitterly. His worthless life was no longer worth anything, but the child was still young and had a long way to go in the future. It would be a real shame if he saw him fall and turned a blind eye to it, leaving him to fend for himself.
"It's okay, don't worry, someone will come to rescue you."
Ma Liang pursed his lips, feeling even more aggrieved.
This is where hunters set traps. Usually, few people come here to collect firewood and wild vegetables. Even if they come, they mostly stay on the periphery and never go deep into it, for fear that they will fall into the hunter's trap.
He was unlucky today. He was tricked into coming here and fell down. He didn't know how worried his grandma would be if he couldn't go back at noon.
Just when he couldn't help but want to look up and shout again, he met a pair of big eyes looking at him.
"Sister Gu!"
Ma Liang was stunned. He actually saw Sister Gu coming!
Gu Zuozuo looked at the two unlucky guys, one small and one big, trapped in the two-meter trap, his eyes slightly curved and starry.
"Wait."
As he said that, Gu Zuozuo turned around and ran out, and soon came back dragging a long vine.
"Ma Liang, tie the vines around your waist and I'll pull you up."
Ma Liang's eyes sparkled as he obediently tied the hanging vines around his waist.
"Sister Gu, I'm fine!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she flew up, and before she could react, she fell into a fragrant and soft embrace. Her face turned red with embarrassment, and she didn't know where to put her hands. At the same time, she was wondering in her heart whether this was the same embrace as her mother's.
Gu Zuozuo gently put Ma Liang aside, patted his little head, and signaled him to stay put.
"Don't move, I'll straighten your bones later."
As he said that, he threw the vine down again and looked at the man below who was only forty years old but looked like he was fifty or sixty.
"Comrade, grab the rope and I'll pull you up."
Xie Changzheng looked a little embarrassed. Although he was very thin, he was still a man and was still quite heavy. He was not bold enough to let a delicate-looking female comrade pull him up.
"No... no need, I can climb up by myself."
As he said this, he tried to climb up using his hands and feet.
Gu Zuozuo watched him speechlessly as he performed like a gecko in place. He was really exhausted. After trying for a long time, his feet didn't even leave the ground.
"Hold on, the pit is too deep and it's not easy to climb out."
Xie Changzheng blushed in embarrassment after trying for a long time in vain. In the end, he obediently listened to Gu Zuozuo and grabbed the vine, and was lifted up by her.
That’s right, just pick it up without any effort!
This girl is so strong!
Gu Zuozuo ignored the man's gaze and exclamation, found a few flat wooden sticks, and used a dagger to flatten the vines. Then he walked to Ma Liang and looked at his twisted left leg.
"Sister Gu, my leg seems to be broken."
Ma Liang's nose was filled with tears. When he thought about his broken leg and that he couldn't collect firewood to exchange for money to buy food for his grandmother, he felt extremely sad and his eyes became even redder.
Gu Zuozuo's slender white porcelain fingers slid across his calf bit by bit. Just when he was still immersed in sadness, she held his knee with one hand and lifted his calf with the other. There was a click, and Ma Liang was caught off guard and screamed, his voice split, and he almost couldn't stop crying.
It hurts so much... woooo...
Gu Zuozuo skillfully tied a wooden stick to him with vines, then rubbed his head with a smile. Immediately, he was disgusted by the greasiness on his head. It had been a long time since this kid had washed his hair. His hair was so greasy that it was almost illuminated by the Buddha's light.
After dealing with Ma Liang, she turned her gaze to the man who had been feeling uneasy. She looked at his patched clothes, his thin body, and his rough, dark skin. It felt like he had nothing in common with the bookish air he exuded.
"Who are you····?"
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