Chapter 396: Medication
After making sure that nothing was wrong, Xi Shi came up with two bowls of tonic soup. Before he could say anything, his face turned red. Seeing the two of them like this, he offered to help, "Do you need me to help you clean up the bedroom?"
This is said to be a small villa, but now it is more like a dormitory. Everyone has his or her own room. Xi will take care of everything at home, but he or she basically will not enter everyone's room.
"I can do it myself. Thank you, Brother Xi." Gu Qingji's voice was hoarse and a little weak. He drank the soup brought by Xi Shi in a few gulps, ate some vegetables to replenish his energy, and wanted to feed Gu Qingyue who was even more miserable.
"Brother, drink some soup first." His voice was so small, like a child who had done something wrong.
Gu Qingyue felt really embarrassed being stared at by so many people.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Gu Qingji gritted his teeth and glanced at the group of people watching the fun.
"I have something to ask. How did you get tricked? Zhao Qianqian said that you were the one who made an appointment with her." Zhao Qianqian only told part of the situation and refused to speak again. It was impossible to tell who was right or wrong. Furthermore, with Zhao Changming protesting his innocence, they were also unable to make a judgment.
Now all we know is that the medicinal powder she used was the effect of a mutant plant that a plant-based mutant accidentally saw, so she extracted some of it and spent a lot of crystal cores to buy it.
Given Gu Qingji's vigilance towards Zhao Qianqian, he shouldn't have made such a mistake.
Gu Qingyue looked at him, and Gu Qingji frowned.
"She asked me to find her yesterday, and told me to treat her to a meal." As soon as Gu Qingji said this, several onlookers looked between him and Gu Qingyue, especially as there seemed to be a conflict between the two some time ago.
Lu Weiyi obviously thought of the last time when Gu Qingyue was out, he was distracted several times and almost got into trouble, without any consideration at all, "I told you not to let you handle it internally, you didn't listen, and it's only been a few months? I transferred you to different departments."
"We're not separated," Gu Qingji interrupted him angrily.
Lu Weiyi looked at the two of them suspiciously, especially Gu Qingyue who remained silent.
Gu Qingyue nodded slightly, indicating his approval.
Lu Weiyi frowned, and Zhuang Mingxu quickly put his hand on his shoulder and whispered, "Interest, it's a special interest."
"...Don't interfere with our work in the future." Lu Weiyi's mouth twitched and he reminded him, asking him to continue talking.
"I was framed by Liu Xiao from the Junlin team and was seriously injured. There were not many people around at the time. Zhao Qianqian was the first to find me and helped me. I gave her the crystal core to express my gratitude, and she said that I could just treat her to a meal in the future. So I went there only after I received the news yesterday." There was a trace of disgust on Gu Qingji's face.
"Then why is it her house?" This is the most crucial point. Someone testified that Gu Qingji bought a lot of things and took the initiative to visit.
"I wanted to go to the restaurant, but she told me to buy some things and bring them to her house, so that the remaining money would be more comfortable for her." Gu Qingji was dejected. "I knew what she meant to me, so I was always very cautious. Later, we didn't have any contact for a long time, and she never mentioned it again after we met again. She was very honest..."
"You let your guard down," Zhuang Mingxu concluded, "and you also think that most of the available medicines nowadays are obtained from mutated plants. As a wood-type mutant of your level, any mutated plants around you will not escape your eyes."
Gu Qingji let out a breath and did not deny it, "Sorry, I am indeed a little arrogant."
"Halfway through the meal, she said that you had promised Zhao Changming to let me marry her in exchange for benefits." He looked up at Lu Weiyi.
"You actually believed it?" Dean, a gossip expert, was surprised.
"I didn't believe it at first. She listed a lot of Zhao Changming's achievements in a short period of time, saying that these were bargaining chips to make you compromise." There are too many researches about to be released. Gu Qingji came from the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, so he naturally understands the truth that interests can change a person beyond recognition. "I wanted to come back to ask you, but I found that my body was out of control."
"I felt very dizzy at first and felt something was wrong, but I didn't have the strength to resist. Later... I let the mutant vine take me away."
Lu Weiyi didn't bother to figure out whether what he said was right or wrong, but instead told him about the current situation and left it to him to handle.
"Anything is possible?" A fierce look flashed across Gu Qingji's face.
It happened so fast that Lu Weiyi thought he had seen it wrong. He suddenly remembered Gu Qingji when they first met. He was cold and aloof but also childishly awkward. He wanted to protect Gu Qingyue but felt guilty for not being able to do so. He could only yell at Gu Qingyue to cover it up.
I don’t know when, but that immature person has become calm and steady. Even though he is still taciturn, he can still hold up the sky.
"The base still needs Zhao Changming. It can make him work honestly and serve as a warning to the dishonest researchers under his command," Zhuang Mingxu suggested.
"I understand." Gu Qingji understood what he meant, and even the feeling of powerlessness in his body was relieved a lot.
Seeing that the two were fine, they left the room. Gu Qingji got up to clean up the bedroom. When he saw the bloodstains on the bed sheets, his eyes became completely gloomy.
He filled a bathtub with hot water and ordered the mutant vines to put Gu Qingyue in. He said apologetically, "Brother, let me see your injuries. I was irrational yesterday and must have hurt you."
"Dean has been cured." Gu Qingyue grabbed his outstretched hand and asked, "What are you going to do with them?"
"I just wanted to scare her," said Gu Qingji.
Gu Qingyue knew too well the person he had taken care of for many years. The more he tried to cover up, the more he wanted to kill him, "Qingji".
"Lu Weiyi said that the things you were previously responsible for have been handed over to other people. After you take a bath, take a good rest for two days..."
"Qingji!".
Gu Qingji paused his hand that was massaging his shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Brother, were you angry with me because of her some time ago? I feel like... you don't want me anymore."
"I clearly showed that I wasn't interested in her, but you still distanced us and even took the initiative to go out with me to avoid me. Why?"
Gu Qingyue thought back to everything that happened after he met Zhao Qianqian. Although he knew that she was not an easy girl to get along with, and he didn't think she was a good match for him, but one of her words stimulated him: she could give Gu Qingji a child and a normal family.
When Gu Qingyue heard her say that, he felt as if he was struck by thunder. It reminded him of the days when his parents were still alive. Their most ardent hope was that they would grow up healthy and have many children and grandchildren.
Even at the end of her life, she held his hand and still said, "Take good care of your brother. Watch for us the scene of him getting married and having children."
But what did he do?
When the world changed and the two of them relied on each other, he failed to control himself and allowed the relationship to develop in an uncontrollable direction, completely destroying Gu Qingji's possibility of having a normal life.
He saw with his own eyes that Gu Qingji, who always acted arrogantly, secretly gave snacks to Zhuang Aiyi, and every time he went out, he would find some mutant fruits just to hear him praise him. And after knowing Qin Nian, he was even more considerate and bought a lot of baby products for him.
He certainly liked children.
But their relationship completely cut off this possibility. Gu Qingyue even dreamed about his parents several times. They were looking at him silently, judging and questioning him without words, which made him feel guilty.
"Qingji, do you want a child?" he asked, touching Gu Qingji's cheek.
Gu Qingji understood what he meant instantly, and he answered honestly, "Yes."
Gu Qingyue felt as if someone had suddenly grabbed his chest, and he suspected that he had also been installed with an octopus-controlled bomb.
"I have always liked children. I went to an orphanage when I was old enough to understand. You know that, brother." Gu Qingji did not hide anything.
"and you……"
"Brother, do you know what is the thing that I admire most about Lu Weiyi?" Gu Qingji talked about an irrelevant topic.
"He has strong superpowers? Is he responsible?"
"No," Gu Qingji said, "Superpowers can be upgraded slowly, and he didn't have a sense of responsibility at the beginning. In fact, at the beginning, he held the space but stored nothing in it, and only wanted to find someone to rely on. His naivety disgusted me."
He lost his parents during adolescence, and it was his non-blood-related brother in this reconstituted family who tried hard to support the two of them. Without a strong shelter, their lives were indescribably difficult. He hated those protected and naive people the most.
"He knows what is most important to him," Gu Qingji said calmly, continuing to massage and relax his muscles. "When he first met us, he said he was waiting for Zhuang Mingxu, but he didn't show up, so he gave up on Wutong City and went to look for him."
"After saving Zhuang Mingxu, he said from the first day that he would help him heal his leg injury. He grew from being unable to get along with others at the beginning to becoming a qualified captain. But when the team was gaining a foothold in Qingyuan, he suddenly wanted to leave. Do you believe it? Even if everyone in the team wanted to stay, he would still choose to leave."
Gu Qingyue recalled that Lu Weiyi was indeed just notifying them.
"Do you think that if Zhuang Mingxu chose to forgive his family at the Kyoto base, would Lu Weiyi agree?"
Gu Qingyue said nothing.
"He might feel sorry for us, compensate us, or even go our separate ways, but he will definitely protect Zhuang Mingxu. The reason we didn't get to that point is because Zhuang Mingxu was also considering his position and didn't want to make things difficult for him."
"He is a very clear-headed person. He knew from the beginning what he would never give up. Other people or things are secondary and can be abandoned. Do you understand what I mean, brother?"
Gu Qingji looked at Gu Qingyue seriously, "I like children, and I like many people and things, but in comparison."
"You are more important."
Gu Qingyue opened his mouth for a long time but didn't say a word.
"In today's world, we have to live one day at a time. Brother, let's not think about those messy things and just live our own lives well, okay?"
“I dreamed about my parents…”
"Compared to having many children and grandchildren, they definitely want us to be happy and safe." Gu Qingji looked at him with his dark pupils and said in a serious tone, "I like my current life very much. If an accident happens one day, the best memories will be of this life."
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