Chapter 03 Su Xinsheng
His fingertips were cold, but Su Hengyi's blood was warm.
Gu Yuanyuan didn't dare to look Su Hengyi in the eye, as if he knew he was wrong. He slowly pulled his hand away from Su Hengyi and then got off him.
"sorry."
On the large gray bed, Gu Yuanyuan covered her face with one hand, as if she were extremely tired.
The slightly cool cotton swab was placed in Gu Yuanyuan's hand.
Gu Yuanyuan paused, moved her hand away, and stared at Su Hengyi as if she couldn't believe her eyes. "You..."
"Don't move."
Su Hengyi's two simple words were like a spell that froze Gu Yuanyuan, making her afraid to move and even her breathing become very light and slow.
Until his injured hand was re-medicated and bandaged.
Gu Yuanyuan then said, "I'll... take care of your injury."
Before Su Heng could speak, Gu Yuanyuan went to get cotton swabs and iodine. He first disinfected the still-bleeding teeth marks. As the cotton swabs traced the purplish-blue wound, his heart ached for no reason.
"If you're angry, you can hit me..."
Before Gu Yuanyuan could finish speaking, Su Hengyi suddenly asked, "Want to come along?"
"What?"
"Go to Country A."
Gu Yuanyuan hadn't expected Su Hengyi to bring up this topic with him in mind, and for a moment she looked somewhat at a loss, then asked, "Why?"
This is clearly a taboo topic between them, so why is it being brought up in the open now, and why is Su Hengyi even asking him if he wants to go?
What exactly does it mean? "If you don't explain clearly, I'm afraid I'll overthink it. You know I like to twist your meaning."
Gu Yuanyuan's breathing stopped slightly, as if he was desperately suppressing something that was about to burst forth.
"But I know that's not what you meant."
Su Hengyi looked at Gu Yuanyuan, "What do you think?"
Gu Yuanyuan pursed his lips, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I wonder if you've let go of him and want to be with me properly."
They looked at each other, remaining silent for a long time.
Gu Yuanyuan laughed self-deprecatingly again, "I know I'm daydreaming again, I—"
Before he could finish speaking, Su Hengyi suddenly interrupted, "You don't mind that I will always have him in my heart, and I can try to spend the rest of my life with you, but please abide by my bottom line."
In the two years since their marriage, Gu Yuanyuan and Su Hengyi's relationship has reached a freezing point, even experiencing a six-month cold war.
It was all because Gu Yuanyuan repeatedly used Mu Guangcheng to hurt Su Hengyi, crossing Su Hengyi's bottom line and hurting Su Hengyi and herself without reservation.
At first, Su Heng could treat Gu Yuanyuan with respect, but later he developed extreme disgust and even retaliated. Gu Yuanyuan stabbed him, and he also hurt Gu Yuanyuan.
They tormented each other, and after a major conflict, they went into a six-month cold war.
When Gu Yuanyuan heard Su Hengyi say, "I can try to spend the rest of my life with you," he could hardly believe his ears.
Who cares about Mu Guangcheng? Gu Yuanyuan is already overjoyed!
He nodded. "Okay, I can."
He's willing to do anything as long as he's willing to give it a try and have a chance.
Country A.
Gu Yuanyuan met some people with Su Hengyi.
I've received some information that the Mu family is currently engaged in fierce internal strife, and its businesses have been split in two.
Although Mu Guangcheng died, Mu Yang obtained the right of inheritance.
But Mu Yang was still young, so her mother was in charge of the family business.
A cousin of the Mu family, a shareholder who controlled many of the company's secrets, suddenly betrayed the company and split it up. In the past two years, the company has shown signs of growing bigger and bigger.
At first, no one knew what was going on until recently when this shareholder fell ill, and the person who had been in charge behind him was finally revealed.
He is a very young person, a talent recruited by the shareholders. He never shows his face in public, supposedly because he is disfigured and always wears a mask when he goes out.
His name is Su Xinsheng, and his surname is Su.
Su Hengyi's main purpose in coming here this time was to cooperate with this person named Su Xinsheng.
He wanted to use Su Xinsheng's power to get rid of Mu Yang, while Su Xinsheng also wanted to use Su Hengyi's wealth to take over Mu Yang's businesses. The two of them were a perfect match.
They had already reached an agreement, and all that was needed was to sign the contract, but for some reason, Su Xinsheng suddenly insisted on meeting Su Hengyi.
Su Hengyi went there himself.
But when he arrived, Su Xinsheng claimed to be ill and postponed the meeting.
So Su Hengyi and Gu Yuanyuan stayed in Country A for two more days.
It just so happened that it was the fireworks festival in Country A. Gu Yuanyuan loved to have fun, so she dragged Su Hengyi out to join in the fun.
The two of them walked through the crowd, Gu Yuanyuan holding Su Hengyi's hand, weaving through the crowd and stopping at some stalls from time to time.
"This looks delicious, would you like some?"
Gu Yuanyuan licked his lips. Although he didn't like street food, the grilled squid smelled really good, and he was really hungry after walking around for so long.
Su Heng shook his head.
Gu Yuanyuan stood by the stall for a moment, then swallowed hard and left. "The fireworks are about to start, I'd better not."
Su Hengyi didn't ask any more questions, and the two of them went to the riverbank together, where many people were releasing lanterns.
Gu Yuanyuan also bought one, and also bought one for Su Hengyi. He leaned over the table to cover his face while writing, each stroke so serious.
I hope my husband, Su Hengyi, will fall in love with me soon — Gu Yuanyuan
Falling in love with him and loving him are not contradictory at all; the former is a noun and the latter is a verb.
After Gu Yuanyuan finished writing, she secretly smiled.
He then turned to look at Su Hengyi, only to find that Su Hengyi hadn't even started writing.
Gu Yuanyuan rolled up her wish slip and put it into the wick of the lotus lantern, then said to Su Hengyi, "Why don't you make a wish?"
"It's no use."
The word "bland" truly destroyed all hope and romance.
"It's just an emotional crutch; nobody takes it seriously, but making a wish makes you feel better. Are you really not going to make one?"
Gu Yuanyuan is like a little chatterbox.
Su Heng shook his head calmly. "It's fake."
The degree of cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness is far more severe than the previous two words.
Gu Yuanyuan was both amused and exasperated. "Then there's nothing to wish for, right? I'll roll it up for you."
He reached for Su Hengyi's note, and couldn't help but get a little close, his lips almost brushing against Su Hengyi's ear, an unintentional yet provocative gesture.
Although Su Hengyi remained unmoved, he did not avoid her as he had done in the past.
Gu Yuanyuan was originally going to roll up the blank paper and put it down, but suddenly he had a malicious thought. He picked up a pen and wrote his wish on Su Hengyi's paper.
He imitated Su Hengyi's handwriting when he was bored, so his writing really did look very similar. Don't say he was idle; sometimes, loving someone really does make you that idle.
'I want to forget Mu Guangcheng, and fall in love with Gu Yuanyuan properly, loving only Gu Yuanyuan for the rest of my life.'
Then, taking advantage of Su Hengyi's inattention, he quickly rolled it up and put it into the lotus lantern, stuffing Su Hengyi's lotus lantern into Su Hengyi's arms.
Seeing Su Hengyi, such a cool and aloof person, holding a lotus lantern, Gu Yuanyuan felt as if he had seen something rare. His eyes were filled with admiration and affection.
Then he held up his phone and took a picture of Su Hengyi. The person in the photo was wearing a white shirt, looking calmly at the camera. The orange candlelight tinged his shirt with a warm orange hue.
He just stood there, so captivating.
Gu Yuanyuan put away her phone and suddenly leaned close to Su Hengyi, "Brother Su, can I kiss you?"
A subtle emotion was hidden deep within Su Heng's eyes.
Gu Yuanyuan quickly kissed Su Hengyi on the cheek. His ears turned a little red, so he quickly took Su Hengyi's hand and changed the subject, "Let's go release lanterns."
It's like a young boy who's just fallen in love and stole a kiss from the person he likes—so restless, anxious, and shy.
Gu Yuanyuan pushed the lotus lantern into the water, then propped his cheeks up with his hands and watched with fascination as Su Hengyi slowly squatted down, placed the lotus lantern into the water, and gently stirred it with his long, slender fingers.
Even though he was stirring the water, Gu Yuanyuan felt that Su Hengyi was stirring the pool of spring water in his heart, making his heart flutter wildly.
The feeling of being in love is so wonderful, it makes people yearn for it.
"Bang----"
Fireworks exploded in the sky, officially marking the start of the fireworks festival.
Gu Yuanyuan quickly stood up again, "Brother Su, look, fireworks!"
Su Hengyi didn't actually find the fireworks particularly interesting, but he still patiently stood up to cooperate with Gu Yuanyuan.
He turned around, his gaze not yet fixed on the fireworks in the sky, when suddenly his lips felt a warmth.
Gu Yuanyuan carefully kissed his lips amidst the fireworks.
Perhaps the atmosphere was just too good, because Su Hengyi didn't push Gu Yuanyuan away.
They kissed under the willow trees by the river. Two lotus lanterns drifted away one after the other. People came and went, and fireworks filled the sky, bringing colorful light to the darkness, so dazzling and moving.
This scene is like a painting, so beautiful.
Gu Yuanyuan was very excited. Because Su Hengyi had a lip injury, he didn't dare to kiss him too hard or for too long. But even so, he was very satisfied. His heart felt full, and he was happy like never before.
He looked up at the fireworks filling the sky and exclaimed sincerely, "Brother Su, these are the most beautiful fireworks I've ever seen."
Because the person he loves most is standing next to him.
Su Hengyi also looked up and glanced at him; no one could understand what was hidden in his eyes.
Was he truly happy?
"Brother Su, I love you."
Gu Yuanyuan tiptoed and leaned close to Su Hengyi's ear, her voice so gentle and full of tenderness, as if she wanted to tell the man beside her all her love through her voice.
He was absolutely madly in love with him.
After watching the fireworks for a while, Gu Yuanyuan took Su Hengyi's hand and left.
After they left, someone stood in the spot where Gu Yuanyuan had just been standing, staring at the water for a long time in a daze.
Then the man slowly walked into the water. While everyone was immersed in the beauty and deafening sound of the fireworks, he went against the flow and swam to the middle of the river.
They retrieved the two lotus lanterns.
He climbed up, soaking wet, and opened the note to read it.
Upon seeing the line, "I want to forget Mu Guangcheng, fall in love with Gu Yuanyuan properly, and cherish Gu Yuanyuan for the rest of my life," his pupils suddenly contracted.
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