Gu Liyan felt helpless, knowing that he could not stay in this world for long. Rather than burdening her with guilt for the rest of her life, it was better not to acknowledge her and let her live a life without any worries.
Even though we can't be together forever, seeing her happy is also a way of loving someone...
Qingge wiped away her tears and looked at Gu Liyan, speaking softly, "Gu Liyan, I already know. Not only me, but Lan Ying and the others know too."
Gu Liyan was slightly taken aback. "Wh-what?"
"When you fainted last time, Green Embroidery took your pulse. She said you had a chronic illness, your pulse was irregular, and it was difficult to..."
Gu Liyan suddenly remembered that she had collapsed from exhaustion after saving Lan Ying, and that when she woke up, everyone's attitude towards her had changed. So that was the reason!
So Qingge's sudden concern for her is because...
"Although we are just friends, I, and all of us, still hope that you can be healthy..." Qingge said softly with her head down.
Gu Liyan was slightly stunned, feeling incredibly disappointed. The reason for their change in attitude and concern was—sympathy!
He thought it was love!
Gu Liyan's nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Fortunately, he had his eyes covered with gauze, otherwise Qingge would definitely have seen him crying.
"Yes, we're just friends. In this life, neither of us has confessed our feelings to each other, right? So... we're just friends..." Gu Liyan smiled silently, tugging at the corners of his mouth, burying all his emotions deep inside.
"Gu Liyan, don't worry, I will find the best doctors in Weilong after I get back! If Lvxiu is not good enough, I will issue an imperial edict to find even more skilled doctors!" Qingge said with a serious expression.
Gu Liyan opened his mouth as if to say something, but he was too choked up to speak.
...heartache overshadowed the physical pain.
"Thank you, Princess Qingge..." Gu Liyan suddenly spoke politely.
Qingge stared blankly at Gu Liyan, momentarily panicked, and inexplicably felt that Gu Liyan seemed to be deliberately trying to distance himself from them...
“Gu Liyan, I…”
Before Qingge could say anything more, the door was pushed open, and Li Hao excitedly ran back, clutching a knife. "Brother Gu, I bought this knife! It was only one hundred gold coins..."
Li Hao suddenly paused as he spoke, seeing Qingge sitting by Gu Liyan's bedside, looking at Gu Liyan with teary eyes.
"Ah! You're a fairy sister!" Li Hao put down his knife and exclaimed excitedly, "I knew you were safe and sound!"
Qingge wiped away her tears, turned her head and smiled, "You still recognize me even though I'm wearing a veil?"
"Of course! Fairy sister, you smell of flowers! Just like a flower fairy!" Li Hao said.
Qingge was slightly taken aback, suddenly remembering the story Gu Liyan had told her before, the story of the flower fairy and the little fox. Gu Liyan hadn't finished telling it yet...
"Fairy Sister, let me tell you, when you're not around, Brother Gu calls your name every night in his dreams, 'Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai.' At first, I didn't know he was calling you, but now I know!" Li Hao proudly raised his chin.
Qingge smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything. She wasn't Xiaobai...
"Cough cough, Haozi, stop talking, you're giving me a headache!" Gu Liyan hurriedly interrupted Li Hao.
"Okay, I'll keep it down." Li Hao nodded, glanced at Gu Liyan, noticed the blood seeping from his shoulder, and immediately shouted again:
"Oh dear! Brother Gu, your wound has reopened! Second Aunt repeatedly told me to take good care of you. How could you be so careless? If the poison spreads back into the wound, all the treatment will be in vain!"
Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Qingge pursed her lips and said apologetically, "Actually, it's..."
"I accidentally touched the wound when I tried to turn over. Just tell Second Aunt the truth," Gu Liyan hurriedly interrupted Qingge.
"Brother Gu, you have to think about your health. It wouldn't be good if you developed a chronic illness!" Li Hao said in a meddlesome tone.
"Hurry up and change it! What's with all this rambling?" Gu Liyan said irritably.
"Alright, alright, you're a patient, I can't afford to offend you," Li Hao chuckled.
Seeing that Li Hao was about to undress Gu Liyan, Qingge said shyly, "Um... should I go out first?"
"No! Fairy sister, you can't leave! You have to help me catch Brother Gu!" Li Hao said.
"Huh?" Qingge looked at him in confusion.
"It will hurt a lot when the bandage is removed. You'd better hold on tight to Brother Gu, or I'm really afraid he'll bite his tongue off!"
Gu Liyan said irritably, "Wasn't it because you were too rough when you removed the bandage the first time? You tore off a piece of skin and flesh along with it! And did I bite my tongue? I just bit my gums and accidentally made them bleed!"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say, Brother Gu!" Li Hao said with a chuckle.
"Qingqing, I, I'm not that delicate. It's just that my second aunt taught him to wrap my bandages, and he was too rough, so I..." Gu Liyan said shyly.
Qingge smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I know."
Hearing Qingqing's words, Gu Liyan breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were just friends now, he couldn't let his pride be ruined in the first place!
Li Hao grinned wickedly and roughly tore off the gauze from Gu Liyan's leg.
"Ah—" Gu Liyan screamed, "You damn rat, what are you doing!"
"No, it's not me! It's Fairy Sister!" Li Hao's eyes darted to Qingge.
Seeing Li Hao's aggrieved expression, Qingge's heart softened and she nodded. "He just showed me that the gauze here could be removed, so I... I'm sorry, Gu Liyan..."
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