Shen Jingyan understood his gaze, acquiesced to his request, opened the iodine solution, soaked a cotton swab in it, and applied it to his wound.
While tending to his wounds, Chen Jingyan's mind was racing.
Gu Zhiyun's hands are so beautiful!
His fingers were long and slender, with distinct knuckles, like a pianist's hands, but not like those of an artist. His fingers were soft and delicate, and his palms had many calluses, which added to his masculine charm.
Sure enough, good-looking men also have good-looking body parts.
After the wound was treated, Old Xu gave Gu Zhiyun a few words of advice.
Just as Shen Jingyan was about to leave, Anzi knocked on the door and came in.
"Sis, I'm sleepy, I'm going home to sleep."
The little guy had been playing in the snow all day and then ate a lot of oily food in the evening. He was so tired that he kept yawning.
"Come on, I'll take you home."
Although the forest farm was only a mile away from the Shen family's house, Old Xu was worried about Anzi, a young child, walking alone at night.
Just as Anzi was about to leave with Lao Xu, his sleepy eyes suddenly widened, and he pointed at Chen Jingyan's lips, saying:
"Sis, why are your lips swollen?"
"Huh?" Shen Jingyan touched her lips. "Really?"
"Brother Gu, your lips are swollen too!" Anzi noticed that Gu Zhiyun and Shen Jingyan had the same lips.
Gu Zhiyun: "..."
Shen Jingyan hurriedly lied, "We both slipped and fell in the snow and scraped our skin."
"Hehe, that's funny. Your lips are swollen in the same place. Did you two fall and kiss each other on the lips?"
Old Xu covered Anzi's mouth and dragged him out.
His loud voice rang out from outside the dormitory: "What nonsense are you spouting, kid? Go home and get some sleep!"
The room was left with only Gu Zhiyun, Shen Jingyan, and Yang Zinuo. Gu Zhiyun pursed his lips and remained silent, while Shen Jingyan seemed a little at a loss.
Yang Zinuo glanced at Gu Zhiyun, then at Shen Jingyan, her gaze becoming meaningful.
The atmosphere became extremely awkward.
Yang Zinuo seemed to have a lot to say and couldn't hold it in any longer.
Chen Jingyan didn't know how to deal with this awkward situation, and like a frightened little rabbit, she ran away.
Gu Zhiyun's gaze followed that beautiful figure until she disappeared.
Then, under Yang Zinuo's interrogative gaze, he pretended to be nonchalant, unfolded the quilt, and crawled inside.
Yang Zinuo grabbed Gu Zhiyun's collar, preventing him from hiding his bright red face under the covers.
"Gu Zhiyun, I'm asking you, what exactly were you two doing in the woods?"
Judging from Yang Zinuo's tone, it seemed that she already had evidence that Gu Zhiyun had tasted forbidden fruit and was just waiting for the person involved to admit it.
Gu Zhiyun slapped Yang Zinuo's hand away, using silence to resist his interrogation.
Unable to get the truth from him, Yang Zinuo refused to give up and simply plopped down on Gu Zhiyun's bed, looking into his clear eyes, and asked, word by word, "Did you two kiss?"
Gu Zhiyun coldly lifted his eyelids.
"What does this have to do with you?"
To Yang Zinuo, this was tantamount to an admission!
Yang Zinuo was so shocked that his hair stood on end. He looked as if he had seen a virtuous monk being seduced by a demon and falling into the mortal world. He felt heartbroken, regretful, and a little disappointed.
"Did Shen Jingyan seduce you?" he asked seriously.
He really couldn't understand how Gu Zhiyun's usually strong self-control could crumble so easily in front of Shen Jingyan.
Back when they were in high school together, in the big city of Beijing, countless wealthy, high-status, and influential girls vied to win his favor, but he always remained untouched by any of them.
The unopened love letters in his drawer were stacked higher than him.
Therefore, Yang Zinuo preferred to believe that it was Shen Jingyan who seduced Gu Zhiyun!
Gu Zhiyun repeatedly heard the word "seduce" from Yang Zinuo's mouth, frowned, and said in a deep voice:
"How are you any different from Chen Feng in making such wild guesses and labeling people like this?"
Yang Zinuo was naturally unwilling to be compared to someone like Chen Feng, so he forcefully turned Gu Zhiyun's shoulder and solemnly said:
"Old Gu, we've been brothers for years, I'm doing this for your own good! You can't let Chen Jingyan cloud your judgment and ruin your future!"
As he spoke, his tone became increasingly serious and earnest, as if he were a homeroom teacher who was deeply concerned about a problem student.
“I admit, Shen Jingyan is beautiful, but no matter how beautiful she is, she's just a country girl, uneducated and uncultured. Have you thought about what will happen in the future if you get involved with her? We'll all be going back to the city sooner or later. What if something happens between you and she clings to you? Can you take her back to the city with you? Will your aunt and uncle accept a country girl who can't read a single word?”
Yang Zinuo earnestly advised, "In addition, she has an aunt who is full of foul language and only cares about money. She is capable of doing all sorts of heinous things. If you get involved with her, you'll be in deep trouble that you can't get rid of! Buddy, I advise you to turn back before it's too late. Talk to her clearly and make her give up on you. Don't let her have any illusions about you!"
Yang Zinuo talked on and on, but Gu Zhiyun only gave him one response.
"I'm in charge of my own affairs and my own feelings."
Seeing Gu Zhiyun's lost and unyielding attitude, Yang Zinuo was furious and wanted to slap him to wake him up.
"Gu Zhiyun, I misjudged you! You scoundrel who forgets his friends for the sake of a pretty face!"
Gu Zhiyun hated it most when people labeled him, so he deliberately provoked Yang Zinuo: "What's wrong with me forgetting my friends for the sake of a pretty girl? What law says you can't forget your friends for the sake of a pretty girl?"
Yang Zinuo: "..."
This is absolutely unassailable!
"You...you're just asking for it!"
Yang Zinuo angrily flung her arm and climbed onto the upper bunk.
Gu Zhiyun lay down, stretching his tired body, but his mind was unusually active.
He has always been clear-headed and decisive in handling matters, but he is somewhat confused when it comes to relationships.
Countless times her heart fluttered, and she clearly told him that he liked Chen Jingyan.
But is this liking just a fleeting infatuation, or a lasting affection?
What is Shen Jingyan thinking?
Gu Zhiyun never really cared about what others thought, but now he cared a lot about Shen Jingyan's thoughts.
Did the girl have feelings for him?
He took advantage of her, will the girl think he's a hypocrite?
With his thoughts churning, he barely slept a wink all night.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the snow stopped and the sky was clear and blue.
Villagers came out with their families to exchange New Year's greetings, and the streets were filled with the joy of the New Year.
I was up until 1 or 2 a.m. last night, so I didn't get up too early.
When the original owner was a child, she would visit relatives with Shen Honggang's family. Out of respect for Shen Honggang, the relatives would give her a few cents as New Year's money.
However, all the New Year's money was taken by Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin, leaving the original owner empty-handed.
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