These past few days, Gu Hongfei deliberately stopped sending food to Lin Zhenzhen.
Although she was well-fed with intravenous nutrition every day, she still had to pretend to be weak and powerless.
Seeing her lying motionless on the ground, the guard felt a pang of pity.
He called her name through the door: "Are you alright? Do you need me to give you...?"
What did you give her?
A sudden, loud shout interrupted him.
"Steward Gu, no, it's nothing."
"Get out!"
Gu Hongfei was so angry that his beard stood on end. He turned his head and looked at the man behind him.
"General Gu, look how powerful this strange creature is at bewitching people. If we keep her in our Gu residence, who knows what kind of disaster it will bring."
As he spoke, he took out his keys.
“I know you are kind-hearted. If you are unwilling to do it yourself, then just drive her out. That would be more than enough.”
As Gu Hongfei inserted the key into the lock, the door slowly opened.
The figure huddled in the corner also came into Gu Bosheng's view.
She hugged her knees with both hands, her head drooping limply, looking listless.
Such a weak, alien species, if driven out of the Gu family mansion, would probably only be left to fend for itself.
Gu Bosheng lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.
"Lingzhen, wake up! General Gu has something to ask you!"
Gu Hongfei stretched out his cane and poked her shoulder hard.
Lin Zhenzhen slowly raised her head, revealing a pair of pale faces.
Upon seeing Gu Bosheng, her eyes visibly brightened, and her small mouth moved as she uttered two words as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"General..."
Gu Hongfei immediately stepped forward to block her view, slamming his cane heavily on the ground as he spoke sternly.
"Lingzhen, I'm giving you a chance now. Tell me everything you know honestly."
Lin Zhenzhen seemed frightened. She shrank back a few feet, hugged her knees even tighter, and pressed her chin against her collarbone, looking extremely scared.
Seeing her like this, Gu Hongfei felt even more disdain.
Just as he was about to press him further, the person behind him suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
"Uncle Fei, let me ask."
Gu Bosheng stepped past him, walked slowly forward, and stood in front of her.
Lin Zhenzhen looked up and saw a pair of incomparably handsome faces under the brim of the hat.
Gu Bosheng looked down at her, his face showing none of the disgust and hatred she had imagined.
His eyes seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog, making it impossible to discern his deepest emotions.
Lin Zhenzhen seemed aggrieved to be stared at like that.
She twitched her shoulder slightly, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
"General, I have not betrayed you."
Gu Bosheng sighed softly, then knelt down on one knee in front of Lin Zhenzhen.
Are you hungry? Would you like to eat something first?
His tone was gentle and peaceful, like a warm, intoxicating breeze in early spring.
If it weren't for the system notification, Lin Zhenzhen might have actually developed a misconception.
She had the illusion that the man in front of her deeply loved her.
Lin Zhenzhen didn't speak, but just stared at him with her beautiful, moist fox-like eyes.
Gu Bosheng smiled silently and took out something wrapped in a paper bag from his shirt pocket.
"It was given to me by someone else; I heard it's something very precious."
Lin Zhenzhen timidly took it, opened it, and found that it was actually a piece of chocolate that had already melted a little.
He's right, in the end times, this is indeed more precious than gold.
Lin Zhenzhen opened her eyes wide and carefully observed the unknown black object.
She even leaned closer to smell it, and then cautiously took a bite.
After tasting it, her brows and eyes quickly relaxed.
Gu Bosheng felt a sudden itch in his heart for no reason, and he asked, "Is it delicious?"
She nodded and then put the things back into his hands.
"It's delicious, General, please have some."
Gu Bosheng shook his head and pushed it back to her: "I don't care what I eat, I can't tell if it's good or bad."
At that time, Lin Zhenzhen did not understand the meaning of his words and thought that he was simply not picky about food.
She carefully stacked the chocolates and held them in her palm: "I'm going to save the things the general gave me to eat slowly."
"good."
A ray of sunlight streamed in through the small window above, illuminating Gu Bosheng's right cheek and highlighting his long eyelashes and gentle, Buddha-like eyes.
The left side of his face, which was not illuminated by the light, was completely hidden in the darkness, and his features and expression were not visible.
A strange thought arose in Lin Zhenzhen's mind; his inner world was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
Just like the light and shadow before my eyes, the person in front of me is being pulled by something, and is forced to struggle and sway repeatedly at the critical juncture where light and darkness intersect.
Gu Bosheng raised his eyes and looked at her deeply, as if trying to see into her heart.
"You will be asked a few questions next, and you must answer them truthfully."
Although the tone was relatively mild, it contained an undeniable chill.
Lin Zhenzhen nodded solemnly.
Gu Bosheng slowly spoke: "The first question is, what is their purpose in sending you to the Gu residence?"
The word "purpose" clearly stung Lin Zhenzhen.
Her eyes drooped, and she said weakly, "They want your genetic information, General."
Gu Bosheng's face remained expressionless, as if he was not surprised by the answer.
He nodded and praised, "Very good, you are very honest."
The tone wasn't like an interrogation, but more like scolding a pet.
"Next question," Gu Bosheng's tone suddenly turned stern and sharp, "What's your connection to zombies?"
"I have nothing to do with them!"
Lin Zhenzhen looked terrified. She grabbed Gu Bosheng's sleeve tightly and shook her head as she said, "I was there that night because I wanted to call the city defense department to report the incident."
Gu Hongfei retorted sharply, "Nonsense! You've never been inside the general's living quarters, how would you know there's a telephone there?"
"Because, because..." Lin Zhenzhen's face flushed red, "Yu Ziming gave me a map with all this information clearly marked on it, and he told me to..."
She lifted her eyes, glanced quickly at the person in front of her, then looked away, stammering without saying a word.
Gu Hongfei urged, "What did he ask you to do? Just tell me!"
Lin Zhenzhen closed her eyes, her brows furrowed, and she bit her lower lip hard, drawing blood from her poor pink lips.
After a long silence, she seemed to have mustered her courage and whispered, "He told me... to climb into the general's bed on the night of the full moon."
The scene fell into absolute silence for a moment.
Gu Hongfei snapped out of his daze, so angry he could barely speak: "This is utterly shameless! General Gu, I'll throw this freak out of the Gu residence immediately, no, I'll kick him out of the city."
“Uncle Fei,” Gu Bosheng interrupted him, “you go out first.”
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