Chapter 28 You'd better give up the idea of leaving me.
After being slapped, Gu Nanxiao was only stunned for a moment before touching his right cheek with his tongue and turning his head to say mockingly:
"I've never been slapped in the face before in my entire life. You've pretty much given me my first time. How about that? Feeling better now?"
Yunxi regretted it a little right after she finished hitting him, fearing that he would go crazy again. But she really didn't expect that Gu Nanxiao would care about whether she felt better after being hit.
Actually, she didn't notice that Gu Nanxiao didn't refer to himself as "this young master" today, but instead addressed her as "you" and "me".
However, Yunxi was still angry. She had been bullied all night and felt that she had been abused both physically and mentally. It was not something that could be resolved with just a slap.
She didn't want to say a word to this man, so she turned over with difficulty and lay down with her back to Gu Nanxiao.
Ever since the incident involving setting rules, Gu Nanxiao seems to have been traumatized by Yunxi's cold and indifferent posture with her back turned to him.
He immediately dragged her out of the quilt and insisted on holding Yunxi in his arms. When Yunxi turned her face, Gu Nanxiao realized that the little girl was already in tears.
Yunxi's vulnerable and silently weeping appearance at this moment was like a silent cry and accusation, making his heart ache.
Gu Nanxiao loosened his grip and coaxed in a deep voice:
"I was the one who got slapped, why are you crying? If you're still angry, I'll slap you on the other side of my face too."
Yunxi completely ignored him, silently shedding tears to vent her emotions. No matter what Gu Nanxiao said, she seemed not to hear him, immersed in her own world.
Gu Nanxiao felt that all the headaches he had ever experienced in his life had probably been given to Yunxi. He truly didn't know how to coax a woman, let alone how to stop Yunxi from losing her pearls.
Helpless, Gu Nanxiao held on tightly, refusing to let go. It wasn't until nightfall that he came up with a solution: he pulled his cloak over Yunxi, wrapped her in it, and then used his light-footed skill to carry her across the rooftops.
Yunxi had never had this experience before. At first, she was so shocked that she stopped crying, but gradually she dared to peek out.
As she watched the rooftops rushing past her, a sense of novelty finally overcame the stuffiness in her heart, and she began to shift her attention to this novel experience.
Gu Nanxiao looked at the person who had been crying all day and finally saw the sun shining, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
Yunxi felt Gu Nanxiao carrying her as they flew quite a distance. It wasn't until they arrived at the palace and reached the highest roof ridge that Gu Nanxiao stopped to catch his breath.
Yunxi felt better now and told herself not to bother with a drunkard. Since she would be staying with him for a while, she shouldn't make things too awkward, otherwise she would be the only one who suffered.
Yunxi raised her hand and wiped Gu Nanxiao's forehead, but she couldn't see a single drop of sweat on her hand.
Seemingly understanding what she was doing, Gu Nanxiao said with a hint of arrogance, "How could someone at this level possibly sweat?"
Then, as if remembering something, she smiled and whispered in Yunxi's ear, "Only you have ever seen me drenched in sweat."
Yunxi rolled her eyes in embarrassment and annoyance, ignoring his lewd joke.
Gu Nanxiao seemed unusually patient today. Yunxi figured he knew he'd drunk too much yesterday and that it was wrong to bully people so roughly, but she still seized the opportunity to argue for herself:
"Lord Gu's drinking manners are so poor. If you drink alcohol in the future, don't come near me again."
I thought that, given Gu Nanxiao's domineering personality, it was unlikely that he would give face to a mere concubine, but to my surprise, he didn't even say a word of protest, only glancing at me with a flickering eye, which was considered an agreement.
Gu Nanxiao lifted Yunxi onto his lap, adjusting her to a comfortable position, and gently embraced her. The two nestled together quietly, overlooking the entire night view of the capital from the highest rooftop of the palace.
After a long while, Gu Nanxiao let out a long breath and said in a tone that contained a warning, "You'd better give up the idea of leaving me."
Gu Nanxiao did not receive a reply from Yunxi. Although this result was expected, it still left him feeling as if there was an emptiness in his heart.
It seems his guess was right; the little girl's words about leaving that day really meant leaving him. Looking at Yunxi's cold and stubborn expression, Gu Nanxiao felt a surge of annoyance.
He grabbed Yunxi's cheeks with his large hands, forcefully turning her face towards him, and then kissed her fiercely. He only released her slightly swollen red lips when he felt that the person in his arms was about to suffocate.
Yunxi knew what Gu Nanxiao wanted to hear, and she also knew what he was angry about. But Yunxi felt that matters of the heart should not be built on deception.
Especially after her entanglement with Shi Qingchen, she became even more convinced that promises are of utmost importance, and that promises should never be made lightly if they cannot be kept.
After a moment of sorrowful silence, Gu Nanxiao stood up, picked up Yunxi, and flew back to the Yongwang Mansion along the same route. He didn't say another word until he held her as she fell asleep.
The following day, news of Shi Qingchen's critical injuries and near-death experience spread throughout the capital, and the Prime Minister Shi again began posting notices throughout the city seeking renowned doctors. In just two months, the young master of the Shi family had been on the verge of death three times, to the point that the people had become accustomed to it.
Yun knew that the people Qi Jinxiu sent would be careful and wouldn't let him die easily, but that wasn't enough.
So she took out two bottles of pills that had been prepared in advance and asked Qianyu to deliver them to Fengxun, so that Fengxun could find an opportunity to persuade Shiqing to take them.
In the following days, Gu Nanxiao did not act recklessly. Perhaps out of guilt, he would always find some small items to give to Yunxi during these days.
Although it wasn't anything valuable, it was clear that some thought had been put into it, so Yunxi decided to reluctantly forgive him for his drunken outburst that night.
After all, the two of them didn't ask for a lifelong commitment; they were merely a temporarily bound community of interests. There was no need to demand too much from Gu Nanxiao. At least for now, with him as their powerful backer, their revenge was progressing smoothly.
A few days later, Yunxi's body had fully recovered, and she immediately sent a message to Qi Jinxiu, asking him to stir up public opinion among the students in the capital.
The low prices of paper books sold at Huimin Bookstore had already drawn discontent from students. Coupled with the manipulation of public opinion by online trolls, the Shi family immediately attracted widespread contempt and scorn.
The students all felt that the Shi family had made a dirty profit. They felt that the Shi family's Xuan paper, which was of much lower quality than the better and whiter Xueguang paper, was so much cheaper. They suddenly felt that they had been ripped off all these years.
At the same time, they also praised Yunxi highly. Most of the students were a group of people with high aspirations. In their hearts, they would admire people who were truly talented, but it was difficult for them to admire a woman.
However, as Yunxi's inventions were made public one by one, the students sincerely gave this special woman high praise, and this time, they did not treat her with contempt as usual because of her female identity.
As the students' condemnation of the Shi family gradually subsided, another rumor began to circulate in Kyoto.
Rumors say that Lord Gu's shop was just a way to make money in disguise, in partnership with Miss Yunxi.
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