Chapter 60 The Little Villain is a Baby
"Gu Chuyue!" Qin Mu's voice was heartbreaking, a mixture of pain and fear.
Qin Mu looked at his painful expression, and the sound of his emotional collapse could not be more clear to Qin Mu's ears. Even though it was raining, Gu Chuyue's intermittent sobbing could still be clearly heard by Qin Mu.
Gu Chuyue's body trembled, and he turned his head slowly and dully.
The moment he saw Qin Mu, a faint glimmer of light flashed in his empty eyes, but it was quickly drowned out by immense pain and doubt. "Brother... is this fake... is this another hallucination? You... you didn't want me anymore... you even threw away the necklace..."
Xiao Jiangran followed behind and gasped at the sight. He lowered his voice and said to Qin Mu, who was almost unable to hold back, "Who provoked him like this? He's having a seizure! Don't try to reason with him, Qin Mu, comfort him! You comfort him!"
Qin Mu's heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and it hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.
He pushed away Li Jiangning's supporting hand, and step by step, enduring the severe pain, he walked slowly and firmly towards Gu Chuyue, his voice trying to remain calm and gentle in the rainstorm: "Chuyue, look, brother is here, it's true. The necklace was accidentally broken, not thrown away."
"Look, I've been wearing the necklace, but it's broken. How could I bear to give it up?" This was not the first time Qin Mu saw Gu Chuyue fall ill, but it was the most distressing time. There was no trace of the previous scheming and calculations in his eyes, only brokenness and despair.
Another loud thunder exploded.
Gu Chuyue shuddered violently and subconsciously took half a step back, with his heels almost hanging in the air!
"No!" Qin Mu was so frightened that he stopped walking. His voice was filled with unprecedented panic. "Baby, aren't you afraid of thunder? Come here, brother. I'll hold you and you won't be afraid anymore, okay?"
Qin Mu opened his arms, a gesture of complete acceptance and protection.
Gu Chuyue looked at him confusedly, as if touched by this familiar promise, and hesitated.
Qin Mu looked at his shaky form, at his dog-like eyes filled with pain and struggle, and all his thoughts turned into the most instinctive choice. He took a deep breath, and with all his strength, he let his voice penetrate the rain, clear and solemn:
"Just come over here and we'll get married, okay?"
This sentence was like a spell that instantly stopped all of Gu Chuyue's movements.
The madness and confusion in his eyes seemed to be split open by these words, revealing the deepest desire and disbelief underneath. He stared at Qin Mu blankly, his lips moving: "Get...married?"
"Yes, get married." Qin Mu endured the severe pain, his eyes were extremely serious and gentle, "Brother will give you a home and all the sense of security. In the future, when there is thunder, brother will always hold you and won't let you be afraid alone. Don't you want to be public and want a status? Brother will give it to you, a legally recognized, unique status. So, come here, brother will hug your baby, okay?"
"Public...marriage..." Gu Chuyue murmured these two words, like a traveler in the desert who saw an oasis. He stared at Qin Mu, as if trying to judge whether this was an illusion. "I am the baby?"
Qin Mu closed his eyes, holding back the sour feeling, and said in a slightly hoarse voice with a slight tremor: "Yes, you are my baby!"
Another thunder roared, but this time, Gu Chuyue did not retreat. Instead, he looked at Qin Mu's outstretched arms like a frightened little animal.
The next second, he almost stumbled away from the dangerous edge and threw himself into Qin Mu's arms.
The cold, rain-soaked body crashed into his arms. The huge impact made Qin Mu groan, and a sharp pain came from the wound in his abdomen.
But he did not hesitate and hugged the trembling body in his arms with all his strength, as if he wanted to rub him into his bones and blood, and use his body temperature to dispel his coldness and fear.
“Brother...Brother..." Gu Chuyue buried her face deeply in his neck, cold tears mixed with rain water rolling down, her voice choked and broken, “Don’t lie to me... Don’t leave me again... The necklace is broken... I’m so scared..."
"I won't lie to you. I will never leave you again. If the necklace is broken, we will fix it." Qin Mu's voice was low and firm. He stroked his wet hair and cold back again and again. "Brother was wrong. I will tell you no matter where we go in the future. Don't be afraid, baby, don't be afraid. Thunder is nothing to be afraid of. Brother is here."
Big drops of hot tears fell and hit Qin Mu's arm. Gu Chuyue bit down mercilessly with his teeth. Blood flowed out and slowly flowed down Qin Mu's white wrist and dripped onto the concrete floor of the rooftop.
Qin Mu allowed Gu Chuyue to leave deep teeth marks on his wrist.
Gu Chuyue was shaking violently in his arms, clutching the clothes on his back with both hands, as if he was grabbing the only life-saving straw.
Seeing this, Xiao Jiangran and Li Jiangning finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward.
Xiao Jiangran helped support Qin Mu, who was almost exhausted, while Li Jiangning checked on Gu Chuyue's condition.
Qin Mu shook his head and refused.
Then Qin Mu lowered his head, put his cheek against Gu Chuyue's cold cheek, and coaxed softly: "Let's go back to the ward, okay? Brother's wound hurts so much, I can't hold you now, you help me go back, okay?"
Hearing Qin Mu say that it hurt, Gu Chuyue subconsciously loosened his grip even though he was confused. He raised his head with a hint of panic and heartache in his eyes, and nodded obediently.
With the help of Li Jiangning and Xiao Jiangran, Qin Mu struggled to hold Gu Chuyue in his arms and left the rooftop step by step.
With every step he took, the wound in his abdomen hurt so much that his vision went black, but his arms around Gu Chuyue did not loosen at all.
Back in the ward, the nurses were already ready.
Qin Mu was helped back to bed, his wound was re-bandaged, and the IV was hooked up again.
Gu Chuyue seemed to have lost all his strength. He curled up beside Qin Mu's bed, his hand still tightly grasping the corner of Qin Mu's clothes. His wet head rested on Qin Mu's uninjured arm, staring at him without blinking, as if he was afraid that he would disappear if he closed his eyes.
The nurse wanted to take him to change clothes for examination, but he reacted violently and insisted on staying with Qin Mu.
In the end, he had to get a dry towel and blanket. Qin Mu endured the pain and helped him dry his hair and body bit by bit with his own hands. Then he wrapped him tightly with the blanket and let him lean against him.
Perhaps it was because he finally felt a real sense of security after being extremely tired, or perhaps it was Qin Mu's touch and whispers that had a soothing effect.
Gu Chuyue's tense nerves slowly relaxed, his hands that were holding onto the corner of Qin Mu's clothes gradually loosened, his breathing became even and long, and he actually fell asleep beside Qin Mu.
Qin Mu lowered his head and looked at the sleeping face of the person in his arms, whose brows were slightly furrowed even when he fell asleep, with traces of tears still lingering on his face. His heart was filled with endless fear and pity.
He carefully adjusted his posture to allow Gu Chuyue to sleep more comfortably, and his fingertips gently brushed across his eyebrows.
Xiao Jiangran took care of everything, sighed, and whispered, "You really... picked up the biggest troublemaker."
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