Chapter 266: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (28)
Chen Han silently put the lamp down. On this unsuitable lamp, she wrote down her only obsession with her girlish heart. After the lamp drifted away, she should give up. She originally thought that Shen Jiao and Gu Sui were impossible, but along the way, no matter how much she tried to deceive herself, it was useless. Gu Sui had no feelings for her and didn't even know her.
Perhaps from the very beginning, I was never truly involved.
She was delusional.
After releasing the lanterns, Chen Han quietly left with his maid, without even being noticed by Wen Wan. It was much later when she realized he was gone.
However, the young couple did not pay attention to this matter. They returned to the Shen family home late at night when they were tired.
Gu Sui escorted Wen Wan to her courtyard before returning to Mo Bai Courtyard.
Guizhi brought Wenwan a basin of hot water and helped her take off her outer clothes. "Miss, your relationship with your husband is getting better and better."
Wen Wan: "He's too clingy."
Guizhi chuckled, then brought up something, "Cailv wants to come back; she's learned her craft very well."
When Wen Wan heard the name, she almost didn't react. The maid she had sent away looked at Gui Zhi and said, "You're too honest. I'm used to you and don't want to replace you. You can arrange things for her."
Guizhi: "Yes, Miss."
Guizhi knew what was good and bad. In fact, she didn't want to leave her mistress. Her mistress was close to her, trusted her, and treated her very well. She would serve her mistress well in return.
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In the following days, a major incident occurred in Lin County. A notorious womanizer appeared in the county, specifically targeting beautiful young women. The authorities were unable to catch him, and many young women stayed indoors. However, the womanizer was highly skilled in martial arts, and they were unable to stop him. This caused widespread panic among the people of Lin County.
Shen's parents naturally heard about it and assigned more than a dozen guards to watch over their daughter day and night. They also told Wen Wan not to go out, fearing that their daughter would be bored, and asked Gu Sui to keep her company.
Gu Sui stayed with him, after all, he was worried too.
However, Wen Wan wrote down some information about the flower thief and then had Gui Zhi secretly deliver it to the government.
This was only because Wen Wan had read the original novel and knew some information, but she didn't know the specifics of the Flower Thief's appearance or how many aliases he had.
But at least she knew about the cases the flower thief had committed in the neighboring county, and Wen Wan knew a thing or two about the families who had done it.
"Don't worry, maybe that flower thief will be in trouble tonight," Wen Wan said, seeing Gu Sui's worried expression and his furrowed brows.
"I'll stay by your side until we catch them."
That evening, Gu Sui brought a quilt and made a makeshift bed on the floor next to Wen Wan's bed. Wen Wan was very touched. In a typical novel, the woman would usually suggest that the floor is too cold and let someone else sleep on the bed. However, Wen Wan couldn't do that, and Gu Sui would definitely not agree. So, Wen Wan brought another quilt for Gu Sui to use, making sure it was soft and comfortable.
Before going to sleep, Gu Sui found a red rope from somewhere and tied their wrists together with it.
"Go to sleep."
Wen Yan: "..."
Wen Wan actually wanted Gu Sui not to worry, and there was no need to worry, because according to the original plot, this flower thief had no connection with the original owner of the body at all, and was caught before even coming to the Shen family.
But Gu Sui's worried look made her very happy, and her heart warmed.
Wen Wan fell asleep in the warmth.
Then I suddenly heard a sound, and as soon as I opened my eyes, I was knocked unconscious by a cloud of white smoke.
Wen Wan: Holy crap! This isn't the original storyline.
There wasn't even time to call out to Gu Sui.
Gu Sui woke up immediately and witnessed the scene that enraged him. "Let her go!" he shouted and rushed forward. The other party seemed surprised that Gu Sui knew martial arts. "So the sickly young master of the Gu family actually knows martial arts? It seems the rumors are not true. But you can't beat me. I'm taking Miss Shen with me."
Gu Sui flicked out a few silver needles. The lecherous thief dodged most of them, but was pricked in the shoulder. "Poisoned? Young Master Gu can use poison?"
"Let her go, or you will die."
The flower thief sealed the acupoints on the shoulder and forcibly took the person away. Gu Sui wanted to chase after him, but the flower thief's lightness skill was too good. In the end, Gu Sui only tore the sleeve of the flower thief's arm and saw a tattoo on his arm. Gu Sui was shocked and didn't even have time to react before being slapped by the flower thief.
"How could this be?" Gu Sui felt his blood rush to his head, and his vision went black.
The guards in the courtyard heard the noise and rushed over. Gu Sui quickly shouted, "Stop him! He's taken Miss away!"
The guards rushed forward, but none of them knew any martial arts, and even when they fired arrows, they couldn't stop the man.
Gu Sui's face was as dark as ink. When Shen's parents arrived, Shen's mother fainted from fright. Shen's father asked everyone to search for him, and when they looked around, Gu Sui had also fainted. They quickly went to find a doctor.
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Meanwhile, Wen Wan felt pain all over her body, as if she had been beaten up. She woke up in a daze and found herself in an unfamiliar place. When she remembered that she had been captured, and that the person who captured her was the legendary flower thief, Wen Wan was instantly numb.
This isn't part of the plot!
Why is this being done in a nonsensical way?
"System? Help! System, system..." But the system wasn't there, and Wen Wan was terrified.
With a bang, someone pushed the door open and entered. Wen Wan looked over and saw a young man who looked to be around thirty years old. He was decent-looking, but thinking about what he had done, it was simply inhuman.
Who are you?
"Miss Chen, don't you know who I am? You even delivered my message to the county magistrate before, so why don't you recognize me now?"
Wen Wan: "..." How did this person know? Could it be that the county magistrate was his accomplice? That doesn't make sense, since the county magistrate later sent people to arrest and execute this person, how could he be an accomplice?
But that's not important. What's important is that I now know this person's secret. Will I be silenced? Not just silenced, but something even more terrifying might happen.
"I...I don't understand what you're saying. We have no grudge against each other. If you want money, I can give it to you. Just let me go."
"Money? I want the person, Miss Shen, you'll give that too?"
"No, you should just kill me. I already have a fiancé. We love each other, so the worst that can happen is death."
Inner monologue: Holy crap, system, if you don't come back soon, your host is going to die.
I was in a complete panic.
"Gu Sui? He's barely able to save himself right now. Do you think he'll come to your rescue?"
"What's wrong with him?"
"His tendons and veins are probably severed. Even if he survives, he'll be a complete cripple."
Wen Wan was about to rush forward and fight to the death, but her amateurish self-defense skills were immediately thwarted. Her only gain was scratching the man's face twice, drawing blood.
"Kill me. Whatever you dare to do, I'll bite my tongue and kill myself."
So be it, the sooner she dies, the sooner she'll be reborn. It's just that she and Gu Sui still had so many things they hadn't done, it's such a pity. She can only hope that they'll meet again in the next life.
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