Qiu Miao: Damn it, he bullied me and you want me to save him? No way!

Gu Wenle was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He quickly shouted at the two people in front of him, "Mr. Qiu! That! Those golden needles on Shenzhi's head... haven't been removed yet!"

Qiu Yanping: “…”

He paused, and a hint of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face. He touched his nose, let go of the hand that was supporting Gu Wenye, and walked back quickly, exclaiming, "It's just to pull out a needle. Do I have to come back in person for such a small matter?" Although he said this stubbornly, his body turned back very honestly.

There are actually some things to pay attention to when removing the needle, especially the points where the needle is inserted. If you are not careful when removing the needle, it may affect the normal functioning of the facial features in the future.

Gu Wenye closed his eyes and took a nap when he returned to the car. Qiu Yanping also said nothing. It was very different from the scene when he came here, when he was crowded and talking to Gu Wenle. This made Gu Wenle a little uncomfortable. He just opened his mouth to utter half a syllable when he saw Qiu Yanping looking at him with a warning in his eyes. He raised his index finger and placed it on his lips. Gu Wenle closed his mouth knowingly.

Without Gu Wenle's noise, Gu Wenye had a good rest during the journey, and his expression was not as ugly as before when he got off the bus.

The three people returned to their respective small villas. Gu Wenle's villa was closest to the main gate, so he was separated from them first.

Gu Wenye walked beside Qiu Yanping. He was the first to break the silence between the two and said, "Mr. Qiu looks like he has some problems. Is it because of the nightmare beast incident?"

Gu Wenye has always been very observant. He certainly noticed the abnormality of Qiu Yanping at that moment before the Nightmare Beast attacked him, as if he had seen something that made him fascinated. However, he paid too much attention to Qiu Yanping at that time and did not pay attention to the Nightmare Beast. It was probably because Qiu Yanping's move to freeze the Nightmare Beast made him relax his vigilance, which gave the Nightmare Beast an opportunity to take advantage of him.

Qiu Yanping thought that Gu Wenye was talking about the Nightmare Beast attacking him. He pursed his lips and said, "I was distracted and caused you to be attacked by the Nightmare Beast. This mistake is my fault. I can't guarantee that everyone will be safe under any circumstances, so don't trust me too much."

Gu Wenye didn't expect Qiu Yanping to say these. He looked at Qiu Yanping, and when he met Qiu Yanping's eyes, his heart ached.

He listened to Qiu Yanping putting all the blame on himself, his sarcastic and arrogant words, which sounded like he was trying to excuse himself, but were actually reminders. He sighed softly in his heart. People who like to show off their strength never know how to please others. They always use such annoying words to push the distance they have finally narrowed further away.

Although Qiu Yanping said this, he didn't really want to be like a thorn in his heart. He observed Gu Wenye's reaction. Gu Wenye kept looking at him, as if he could see through what he was thinking. He opened his mouth again, but swallowed the words back when Gu Wenye hugged him.

Qiu Yanping lowered his eyes, feeling the heat coming from Gu Wenye's body. His slightly high temperature seemed just right in this ventilated corridor, and the slight warmth made people feel a little nostalgic.

Gu Wenye hugged Qiu Yanping gently. He just felt that Qiu Yanping might need a hug at this moment. It seemed that the other party had put too many unnecessary responsibilities on him for no reason. He didn't understand why Qiu Yanping, who was always responsible and organized, seemed a little out of character in this matter. But obviously, it was unnecessary to explain the reason now.

"You can't take all the responsibility on yourself, or you'll be dragged down." Gu Wenye gently patted Qiu Yanping's shoulders and said, "If I had paid more attention, I wouldn't have been hit by the nightmare beast. This is not your responsibility alone."

"Besides, this trip was my choice, and I should take responsibility for any accidents. Mr. Qiu, this has nothing to do with you." Gu Wenye slightly increased the distance between the two people, he looked into Qiu Yanping's eyes and said seriously.

Qiu Yanping curled his lips. His mood improved a lot because of Gu Wenye's words. He raised his voice with a frivolous tone and said, "Why do I feel that General Gu's words are so much like comforting me?"

Gu Wenye smiled slightly when he heard this. "That depends on what you want to hear."

Qiu Yanping curled his lips and said nothing.

Gu Wenye chuckled at the scene, loosened his arms, and said softly, "If Mr. Qiu has any worries and wants to talk to someone, I would be happy to be a listener."

Qiu Yanping left with some regrets. After hearing what Gu Wenye said, he waved his hands and said, "Where does my heart knot come from? Look at me, am I the kind of person who would hold a knot in my heart?" He grinned at Gu Wenye and said, "General Gu, go and have a rest."

After hearing this, Gu Wenye looked at Qiu Yanping for a few seconds. He paused for a moment and nodded slightly.

Qiu Yanping returned to his own villa, and in his heart he actually felt a little regretful that he had not been able to control his emotions for a moment and had said such words to Gu Wenye.

Perhaps what happened to Gu Wenye made him involuntarily think of the man who was swallowed by the fire that year. That man also trusted him wholeheartedly at that time, but he eventually betrayed other people's trust. That man was eaten by the flames, Gu Wenye was attacked by the nightmare beast, and all those who believed in him met a bad end.

Gu Wenye also returned to his own villa. He stepped into the bathtub filled with slightly hot water, closed his eyes and exhaled lightly.

The hot water effectively relieved the fatigue in his body. He raised his hand, looked at the distinct joints on his fingers, and recalled the temperature and feel of Qiu Yanping when he hugged him before. It was warm and soft. Qiu Yanping's body was not like the soldiers in the Seventh Division, whose bodies were hard and full of muscles. Qiu Yanping's body was soft under a thin layer of muscle, and it felt good.

He thought about it and pursed his lips slightly. He actually paid so much attention to the feel of a man's hug.

The two of them had their own completely unrelated thoughts and felt a little uneasy all night.

Gu Wenye just felt that there was something wrong with his thoughts, especially when facing Mr. Qiu, whom he had always respected and who had pulled him out of the quagmire. How could he still think about the feeling of Mr. Qiu holding him in his arms? This was so wrong.

Father Gu noticed that his eldest son was not right, he just curled his lips and said nothing, let alone mention the engagement again.

The man who said he wanted to cancel the engagement before, but he hasn't mentioned it for several months. How can he be a man who really wants to cancel the engagement? However, the eldest son is still entangled and hasn't taken action yet, so he will help to tie the person up in the mansion first, so that as soon as he mentions it, the eldest son will really run to cancel the engagement and let the person go. As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the first thing to do. Mr. Qiu came here on his own initiative, so it can't be said that he forced him.

Father Gu thought this in his heart, not realizing that he had established his reputation as a cunning person.

Father Gu: No, no, I’m just an old father who is worried sick.

Nearly a week had passed since the incident with the Nightmare Beast, and Shen Shenzhi had come to visit with a gift to express his gratitude. Gu Wenye had kept the news of Qiu Yanping's residence in the general's mansion a secret, and few people knew that Qiu Yanping was in his mansion except Jiang Hao in the Seventh Division. Even Huang Yutian, who had met Qiu Yanping once before, did not reveal Qiu Yanping's true identity at that time. But this time, Shen Shenzhi came to visit with a gift with a clear purpose, and it was obvious that the person who leaked the news was none other than his own stupid brother.

Gu Wenye glared at Gu Wenle, who shrank his neck in confusion. This time he couldn't be blamed. Gu Wenle only knew that his elder brother had a marriage contract with Qiu Yanping, and that his elder brother hadn't gotten the girl yet, so he had always thought that Qiu Yanping was staying in the General's Mansion temporarily as an unmarried partner, waiting to be conquered by his elder brother before officially becoming a couple - after all, the General's Mansion was not a place where anyone could stay temporarily. Apart from this reason, Gu Wenle couldn't find a better explanation, so he simply accepted it.

At that time, Gu Wenye himself was a little confused. On the one hand, he had a leg disease, and on the other hand, he had many other things to deal with. Gu's parents were aware of the situation, and he thought Gu Wenle would learn the whole story from his parents. In addition, Gu Wenle had not had any problems since then, so the few people spent several months smoothly even though they did not have equal information.

Gu Wenle didn't know that Qiu Yanping actually came to the General's Mansion to seek shelter in order to avoid the engagement. Therefore, he didn't realize that Qiu Yanping's identity and whereabouts should not be known to outsiders. He told Shen Shenzhi, and Shen Shenzhi brought a gift to express his gratitude.

The thank-you gift that Shen Shenzhi brought was indeed substantial and full of sincerity. It was a pearl fish that all the Gu family loved to eat, the same fish that Gu Wenye had recommended to Qiu Yanping before, with one extra piece.

Shen Shenzhi was in charge of the approval and certification of the official food trade in the interstellar space. He had risen to a high position, so naturally, people who bribed him with such things were willing to spend a lot of money. Shen Shenzhi took these things that others used to bribe him as a thank-you gift. Anyway, there was such a large amount that it would be a pity if he couldn't finish it all at once and let it sit there and not be fresh.

“對了丘先生，”沈慎之說道，“還有一件不情之請……我部下的人将我的情況在閑聊時傳了出去，不知怎麽就傳到了親王的耳朵裏，親王昨天找來，他似乎也與我遇上了同樣的麻煩，希望丘先生能夠伸出援手，謝禮報酬不在話下。”他撓撓耳朵，臉上露出一些窘迫，“親王的請求，我推拒不了，不得已只好厚着臉皮過來。”

顧聞樂臉上有些不太好看，親王，指的當然是黃祁策了，他知道黃祁策與自家大哥之間的恩怨，沈慎之卻是不知道的，要是沈慎之知道，估計就算冒着得罪黃祁策的風險，也會直接回拒了。

丘延平微眯起眼睛，有人要給他送報酬，他自然是不會推拒的，尤其對方還是個親王，應該吃得消他的獅子大開口吧？他漫不經心地叼着零嘴魚幹，問道，“親王？誰阿？”

“黃祁策。”

丘延平：“……”