Gu Chenyuan pretended to faint because he was certain that Ye Qingyun wouldn't abandon him while he was unconscious.
He guessed right. Ye Qingyun did not abandon him to fend for himself. Instead, she brought him down to Earth and hurriedly searched for medicine to treat him.
Ye Qingyun is too soft-hearted; he can't bear to see others die. If it were him, and he encountered someone stronger than him who insisted on following him—someone he disliked—he would seize the opportunity to kill that person.
Gu Chenyuan had always scoffed at such kindness, but now that Ye Qingyun was treating him this way, he felt a secret joy.
Gu Chenyuan let Ye Qingyun help him up, got off the aircraft, and leaned his whole body against Ye Qingyun, absorbing her warm body temperature.
After walking for a while, Gu Chenyuan heard Ye Qingyun talking to someone, and heard more people gathering in their direction.
Those people were speaking some kind of obscure language, which Gu Chenyuan happened to have learned while researching, so he could understand it.
He overheard them discussing taking Ye Qingyun away and giving her to some so-called "god".
Ah, God?
Even if it were a god, anyone who tried to take Ye Qingyun away from him would only meet one fate.
He should wake up.
Before Gu Chenyuan could even open his eyes, he heard Ye Qingyun speak.
Ye Qingyun said they had slept together.
Gu Chenyuan wasn't stupid; he could tell with a little thought that this was a lie Ye Qingyun told to avoid being taken away.
In the past, Gu Chenyuan hated nothing more than being slandered in this regard. He wouldn't even feel affection, let alone do things that only happened when feelings were intense.
Anyone he overheard boasting about having had a relationship with him, without exception, was killed.
But now, hearing Ye Qingyun say this, Gu Chenyuan no longer felt the same disgust as before.
It's alright. Gu Chenyuan thought, let him say it, it's not a big deal.
But Ye Qingyun did not stop there. Immediately afterwards, Gu Chenyuan felt something soft and warm touch his cheek.
Ye Qingyun was kissing him.
The distance was far too intimate. Gu Chenyuan's long-standing aversion to outsiders made him subconsciously gather supernatural power at his fingertips, but he quickly canceled it after realizing what he had done.
He... didn't feel disgusted.
Then, Gu Chenyuan heard Ye Qingyun's earth-shattering declaration of being a husband.
Gu Chenyuan could no longer hold back. He opened his eyes, wanting to see what expression Ye Qingyun had on her face.
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Ye Qingyun stared at Gu Chenyuan with a stiff face: "..."
Oh my god! Gu Chenyuan is awake!
How much did Gu Chenyuan hear?! Is he about to die?!
Ye Qingyun immediately distanced herself from Gu Chenyuan, letting go of his hand, not caring whether it would arouse the villagers' suspicion.
Then Ye Qingyun saw Gu Chenyuan cough, sway, and fall back onto him, seemingly without any intention of attacking him.
Very good, it seems Gu Chenyuan has just woken up and is unaware of what happened before.
Ye Qingyun felt extremely fortunate, as if she had just narrowly escaped death.
Villagers watching questioned, "Aren't you a couple? Why did you make that expression just now?"
Ye Qingyun asked Gu Chenyuan expressionlessly, "Do you understand what they're saying?"
Gu Chenyuan shook his head.
Very good, then no matter how much he makes up stories, he won't be able to hide his true character in front of Gu Chenyuan!
Ye Qingyun felt very relieved. He sighed at the villager who had questioned him and said sadly, "It's because we had a fight."
Villager: "Arguing?"
“…That’s right.” Ye Qingyun looked at Gu Chenyuan and said in a heavy tone, “Do you know why he’s so weak right now?”
The villagers all shook their heads.
“Because his father… beat him to death!” Ye Qingyun covered her face. “His father didn’t agree to him being with me. He said that we are both men, and he absolutely would not agree to his son being with a man, otherwise he would sever his father-son relationship with him.”
Gu Chenyuan: "..."
"How could they do this! And then what?" the villagers asked.
“I…I didn’t want to strain his relationship with his family because of me, so I broke up with him.” Ye Qingyun looked up at the sky sadly. “He didn’t agree to break up, so he broke with his family, got beaten up, and came to me to elope. I didn’t agree, so we had a fight.”
"Oh dear, young man, how could you do this?" the villager said angrily.
Ye Qingyun shouted, "Am I wrong? What am I to deserve making him break ties with the parents who gave him life and raised him? I just want his family to be happy, am I wrong?"
The villagers who had gathered around were already emotionally stirred by Ye Qingyun's story. After a brief and heated discussion, they bombarded Ye Qingyun with questions:
"You came here to elope?"
"Oh dear, hurry up and make up, it's making me anxious. Isn't he doing all this for you?"
How serious is your partner's injury?
Ye Qingyun lowered his eyes, his expression one of loneliness and helplessness, and said his ultimate goal: "His injuries are quite serious. Could you give us some medicine and a small house where we can stay? Good deeds will be rewarded. After he recovers, we will try our best to repay everyone!"
The villagers, moved by their kindness, discussed the matter for a while and then took Ye Qingyun and Gu Chenyuan to an uninhabited hut, giving them medicinal herbs to heal their wounds.
On the way to the cabin, Gu Chenyuan asked Ye Qingyun, "What did you say to them?"
Ye Qingyun faced Gu Chenyuan with a blank expression and a stern tone, perfectly portraying his role as a vicious cannon fodder: "What's it to you? Heh, listen up, I'll sleep in the big bed, and you'll sleep in the small bed. If you dare make me help you walk, you'd better be prepared to be my slave!"
Ye Qingyun thought that Gu Chenyuan would ignore him after being rebuked, but Gu Chenyuan's gaze showed no anger or coldness, and could even be described as gentle.
Ye Qingyun shuddered, then looked at Gu Chenyuan, whose expression had returned to normal.
The villagers led them to the small wooden house and opened the door: "The owner of this house was the person chosen by the gods last time. No one lives in this house anymore. You can clean it up."
Ye Qingyun thanked them, saw the villagers off, and looked into the house.
The owner of the house seemed to be dreaming of returning before leaving, so he covered most of the things in the house with dust covers, making it easy to clean.
The house is simply furnished and can be seen at a glance.
So Ye Qingyun saw that there was only one bed in the room.
Yes, there's only one bed; there isn't even a sofa where you can lie down.
How are he and Gu Chenyuan supposed to sleep then?
According to his character's persona, he should have made Gu Chenyuan sleep on the floor. Realistically, however, he wouldn't dare let Gu Chenyuan, who could kill him with a single finger, sleep on the floor.
Gu Chenyuan ripped off the dust cover in the room, coughed softly, and sat on the bed.
The implication was so obvious; it was definitely telling him to sleep on the floor and not fight over the bed!
Ye Qingyun crossed her arms and looked at Gu Chenyuan for a while before turning and walking out.
"Where are you going?" Gu Chenyuan's cold voice rang out.
"Where am I going? Of course, I'm going to find a place to rest. Didn't you see there's only one bed here?" Ye Qingyun said sarcastically.
Just as Ye Qingyun finished speaking and was about to leave, Gu Chenyuan shouted, "Stop!"
Gu Chenyuan got up from the bed: "You sleep here."
Ye Qingyun turned around and saw Gu Chenyuan walk to a chair and sit down, one hand on the table, as if he wanted to make do with resting there.
He's not so heartless as to make patients sit on the sidelines while he happily sleeps in bed! How can anyone sleep like that!
Ye Qingyun continued to walk out, but after taking only a couple of steps, someone grabbed his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw Gu Chenyuan pursing his lips and looking at him with a gloomy expression.
Gu Chenyuan pressed Ye Qingyun down, wanting to ask her why she still wanted to leave, why she couldn't sleep here, and whether she didn't want to share a room with him.
But the moment he met Ye Qingyun's gaze, looking into those warm eyes, a new idea flashed through Gu Chenyuan's mind.
Ye Qingyun still wanted to leave, perhaps because she cared about him and didn't want him to sleep sitting up.
With this thought in mind, Gu Chenyuan blurted out, "This bed is big, let's sleep together."
Ye Qingyun: "Sleep together...who wants to sleep with you???"
Seeing that Ye Qingyun was about to leave again, Gu Chenyuan added, "Each person should sleep on one side, and no one should go beyond the middle. It's so late, don't disturb others, it's impolite."
Ye Qingyun felt that Gu Chenyuan's words made some sense. He scratched his head and looked at the large bed.
Since we've divided the land into Chu and Han, it shouldn't be a problem if we sleep in the same bed... right?
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midnight.
Gu Chenyuan opened his eyes and looked at the person lying not far away.
Ye Qingyun's breathing was clearly audible. He had no experience of sharing a bed with someone for many years and thought he would feel very uncomfortable, but now he felt surprisingly at ease.
...He did not rule out Ye Qingyun's support, did not reject Ye Qingyun's kisses, and did not even reject lying in the same bed with Ye Qingyun.
He was even happy to think that Ye Qingyun had lied all the way to get him a packet of herbal medicine for treatment.
This is dangerous, extremely dangerous.
This is not good news for him. For both emotional and rational reasons, he should stay away from Ye Qingyun in case he really loses control of his feelings one day.
He should leave now, get up, leave this little house, and rest outside.
Ye Qingyun, who was sleeping peacefully, turned over and placed one hand across the Chu River and Han Border in the middle, right into his outstretched palm.
Before going to sleep, he made so many declarations that he was not allowed to cross the line, but after falling asleep, it was Ye Qingyun himself who was the most restless in his sleeping posture.
Gu Chenyuan opened his eyes and stared at the pitch-black ceiling. Feeling the warmth of the body in his hands, his thought of getting up and leaving vanished.
He gently grasped the hand in his palm.
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