The boy in white chuckled.
He had never met anyone as open-minded and straightforward as her; she said almost everything without holding anything back.
"Young lady, don't be angry. My home is just ahead. Once you take me home, I will definitely reward you handsomely and will not treat you unfairly."
Looking at his wound that was constantly oozing blood, Yun Lian said irritably, "No, no, no, I'll forget about the generous thanks. Just don't die in my arms, or I won't be able to explain myself later."
"My name is Gu Nian, the 'Nian' in 'I cannot forget you after seeing you.' May I ask your name, young lady?"
“Yun Lian”.
Yun Lian felt his breath growing weaker and weaker. Even though he kept talking and trying to liven up the atmosphere between them, she couldn't stop his life force from slipping away.
"Gu Nian, are you afraid of heights?"
Although Gu Nian didn't know why she would suddenly say such a thing, as long as her captivating eyes were fixed on her, she would truthfully answer all the questions she wanted to know.
"I only have a slight fear of heights."
"That's good. Hold me tight, or I'm afraid you won't make it home."
Gu Nian's handsome face was flushed, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.
"This...this might not be a good idea?"
He spoke grand and righteous words, but his hands seemed to have their own ideas, already encircling Yun Lian's neck.
"San'er, help me block my whereabouts. Your host is off doing good deeds."
"No problem, host."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Lian heard a sound like a screaming chicken.
"Aaaaaah!!! Mommy, I want to go home!"
Yun Lian slapped his butt, her eyes filled with disdain.
"Didn't you just say you were only a little afraid of heights? Why are you so scared? If you keep yelling and disturbing my ears, don't blame me for throwing you down."
Gu Nian was intimidated by her and bit her lower lip tightly in fear. She stared into Yun Lian's eyes, her eyes filled with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let a single drop fall.
His narrow eyes were like a pool of clear spring water, brighter than any gemstone.
Yun Lian was amused by his coquettish manner.
"Gu Nian, you should really be glad you're a man, otherwise, with your tearful appearance, you would probably have been kidnapped by bad guys long ago."
Looking into her smiling eyes, Gu Nian was inexplicably dispelled by all her panic, and all that remained in her eyes was her unrestrained and beautiful face.
"If you want to take me home, you can. I will give up all resistance and go with you willingly."
He would never forget the time when he and his servants were surrounded by bandits, and the warm blood of their companions splattered on him. At that moment, he thought he was going to die.
She appeared in his world like a hero descending from the sky, carrying a huge axe that was almost as tall as him.
From then on, no scenery in the world could compare to even a fraction of her beauty.
Yun Lian remained indifferent to his dependent expression, as if she had just kicked a drug habit.
"Dream on! There are plenty of people who want to come home with me. We don't need you. Young master, you'd better stay home and avoid getting beaten up again if you go out."
Gu Nian suddenly became excited.
"Yun Lian, I'm serious. Perhaps you don't believe that love at first sight can exist in this world?"
Yun Lian scoffed coldly.
"Love at first sight is just another beautiful way of saying lust at first sight; I've never believed in it."
She only believes in herself.
Gu Nian was extremely anxious, wishing she could lay her heart bare to prove her sincerity.
"Everything I said is true, and I didn't shield you from the arrow because I'm stupid."
I saw your hand trembling as you held the axe; I was worried you wouldn't have the strength. You even broke yourself in the process to save me.
He felt sorry for her.
He really wasn't driven by lust at first sight.
Even when he was so close to her, he felt only fear and apprehension, as if he were to defile her.
Yun Lian lightly touched the ground with her toes and arrived at the Gu residence he had mentioned earlier.
As he said, it was the largest and most prestigious family he had ever lived in since he came to the city.
"Alright, alright, I believe you. Young Master, you should save your strength for proper treatment. Don't let yourself accidentally die."
When Gu Nian's family heard the commotion and saw him covered in blood, they were almost terrified and fainted.
"Son! Who dares to hurt you like this?"
It was only at this moment that Gu Nian was awakened by her family's calls.
"Mother, if you don't call the royal physician to save me soon, your son might not have died from the robbers, but from the lack of timely medical treatment."
"Quickly, spit it out! This silly child, how dare he say such things? Someone, go and fetch the royal physician!"
After a chaotic scene, Gu Nian finally received treatment.
Yun Lian wanted to turn around and leave, but Gu Nian's mother grabbed her arm.
"You must be Nian'er's savior, right? I'm so grateful to you for being there all the way, otherwise I would have had to bury my child!"
"Young lady has done my Gu family a great favor. Whatever your request, we will do everything in our power to repay you."
Yun Lian wasn't used to having her arm held so intimately.
"I wouldn't call them my saviors; at most, they were just people who stepped in to help when they saw injustice."
As for repayment, forget it. I have no desire for anything; I'm just a wandering hermit.
Gu Nian's mother liked Yun Lian more and more the more she looked at her.
The fact that someone could quietly deliver their wounded son to their home suggests they were no ordinary person.
Besides, her own foolish son's eyes were practically glued to her, impossible to look away from. She simply couldn't believe there wasn't something going on between them.
But it seems that it's just a case of the falling flowers having feelings, but the flowing water being indifferent.
And her son is like that fallen flower.
"It is not the way of the Gu family to be ungrateful. We hope that you will not refuse us. Please do not hesitate to ask us for anything we may do to help you."
"Really, it's not necessary. I just did it on a whim."
She also wanted to go back and see how the baozi shop owner's business was doing lately.
Seeing her hurried steps, Gu Nian's mother quickly called out to her.
"We from the Gu family have come down to track down their appetites."
"Really, it's not necessary. I just did it on a whim."
She also wanted to go back and see how the baozi shop owner's business was doing lately.
Seeing her hurried steps, Gu Nian's mother quickly called out to her.
"We from the Gu family have come down to track down their appetites."
"Really, it's not necessary. I just did it on a whim."
She also wanted to go back and see how the baozi shop owner's business was doing lately.
Seeing her hurried steps, Gu Nian's mother quickly called out to her.
"We from the Gu family have come down to track down their appetites."
"Really, it's not necessary. I just did it on a whim."
She also wanted to go back and see how the baozi shop owner's business was doing lately.
Seeing her hurried steps, Gu Nian's mother quickly called out to her.
"We from the Gu family have come down to track down their appetites."
"Really, it's not necessary. I just did it on a whim."
She also wanted to go back and see how the baozi shop owner's business was doing lately.
Seeing her hurried steps, Gu Nian's mother quickly called out to her.
"We from the Gu family have come down to track down their appetites."
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