The moment the courtyard gate opened, Su Li finally saw who it was – it was Ishihara.
Su Li stepped forward and looked at the man in front of her, saying, "Ishihara, did you save me yesterday? Where is this place?"
"Yes, this is my home. You must be hungry! I'll go cook now."
Su Li waved her hand. All she could think about was upgrading the space and finding Gu Huanian. She didn't want to waste a moment here. "No need. I have urgent business to attend to. I'll be going now. Thank you for saving me yesterday."
As she spoke, Su Li turned to walk outside.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Ishihara went forward without saying a word, picked her up, and carried her towards the room.
Su Li was startled by his sudden movement and screamed, "What are you doing? Put me down!"
Ishihara placed the woman on the bed, leaned down to look at her, and said, "Your head injury hasn't healed yet. Rest here and we'll talk about the rest when you're better."
Su Li pushed the person away, but she didn't have much strength in her hand.
The man stood there without moving an inch.
Su Li said somewhat angrily, "I know my own body. I want to go home. Get out of my way."
Just as she was about to jump off the bed, Ishihara grabbed her around the waist again and said, "Su Li, if you don't want me to take you now, you'd better stay put. I don't want to be rough with you."
With that, Ishihara put her back on the bed, covered her with the blanket, and then turned and left the room.
Su Li lay in bed, feeling very agitated.
Soon the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen, and Ishihara brought the dishes to the dining table in the main room.
Then he called Su Li, saying, "I've made some dishes, get up and eat some first."
Su Li was afraid that Ishihara would make another move on her, so she quickly got out of bed.
She walked to the table and sat down. The three dishes on the table were basically all her favorites.
Su Li glanced at Ishihara with some surprise. He placed the bowl of rice in front of her and handed her the chopsticks as well.
"Eat more, I remember these are all your favorite foods."
Su Li didn't say anything, she just ate in silence.
After the meal, Ishihara silently cleared away the dishes. Su Li called out to him, "Sit here first, let's talk."
Ishihara silently put down his chopsticks and bowl, looking at her with intense eyes.
“Ishihara, I really have something to do. My children are waiting for me at home, and I need to go find Gu Huanian. I really don’t have time to stay here with you. I know I’m fine. Even if I were, I could go to the hospital instead of staying here with you.”
"Su Li, I won't let you leave. Gu Huanian is dead, so you don't need to look for him anymore. As for the child you mentioned, he's already been taken away by Gu Huanian's father. Even if you go back now, you won't get him back."
Su Li was a little angry when she heard him say this, but now was not the time to break up with him.
She doesn't know what's wrong with her body; before, she only felt dizzy, but now she feels weak all over.
I feel a bit tired even after standing for a while.
“Ishihara, I hope you understand that these are my own matters, and I will handle them myself. I’m going back now.”
Ishihara walked up to Su Li and pulled her into his arms.
"Su Li, I've said it before, you belong to me. I only came back this time to see you, but Gu Huanian is dead, and there's no one standing between us now. Wouldn't it be better if we just lived in this little courtyard from now on?"
Su Li tried to push him away, but she couldn't muster any strength.
She said somewhat angrily, "Let go of me now."
"I won't let go. Do you know how long I've been waiting for this moment?" Holding her, Ishihara felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. All I know is that this is kidnapping, and that will land you in jail," Su Li said angrily.
Hearing her words, Ishihara gave a bitter smile: "Su Li, I don't care. As long as I can be with you, I'll accept even if I end up in jail."
He tried to forget her, but those days were just too painful.
This time, she ran into his arms on her own; she came looking for him.
He would not give her another chance to escape.
"Why can't you be reasoned with? I don't like you. I have someone I love, and I'm going to see him now."
Upon hearing her words, Ishihara hugged her tighter.
“I don’t care, I love you. You came to me on your own, which means that God is creating opportunities for us. He’s already dead, he’s already in love, and you can only belong to me from now on.”
As he spoke, the man cupped her face in his hands and was about to kiss her, completely disregarding Su Li's struggles.
Su Li felt completely powerless, and she could see the man's lips about to press down on her.
In her haste, she jerked her head against the ground; "Hiss..."
Ishihara winced in pain and then released Su Li.
Seeing that he let go, Su Li quickly ran towards the door, but the door still wouldn't open.
It was locked with an iron chain.
Ishihara turned and drove her away, saying, "You can't get out of here, and this isn't Kyoto. No one will bother us anymore."
"Not in Beijing? How could that be? Didn't you just save me yesterday?"
“That’s right, you’ve been unconscious in bed for three days. We left Beijing a long time ago. This is a remote mountain village I rented. There aren’t many people around. We can live here together from now on.” Su Li didn’t expect Ishihara to be so stubborn, completely disregarding what others said or thought.
There's no point in talking to someone like him; he just follows his own feelings.
Unable to leave, Su Li turned around and returned to the room that Ishihara had prepared for her, locking the door from the inside.
For some reason, after eating, she felt even weaker, and her eyelids were drooping.
After Ishihara finished tidying up the dishes, he opened the window of Su Li's room.
He jumped in easily and saw that the woman was asleep, but his brows were still furrowed.
He stepped forward and smoothed her brows and eyes; "Su Li, I was about to decide to let you go, but you've come back into my world. This time, let's be together properly and never separate again, okay?"
He closed his eyes and kissed the woman's smooth, fair forehead, a mad smile playing on his lips.
Ishihara sat by the bed for a long time, his eyes fixed on the woman on the bed with fascination.
He only jumped out of the window when he heard a knock on the door outside.
He took out his key and opened the door. A fair-skinned man was standing outside.
"Brother Shi, let me make this clear to you: this medicine has some side effects. Taking too much can have some impact on your health, and it might even affect your ability to get pregnant in the future."
Ishihara took the medicine from him. Su Li already had a child. From now on, the two of them only needed to be together; he didn't need another child to share her love. "I understand. Come and bring me a batch of grain and vegetables in three days."
The fair-skinned man stared wide-eyed at Ishihara: "No, Brother Ishihara, you went to great lengths to find this godforsaken place just to live in seclusion in the mountains?"
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