"But I still want to do my best to save you."
"Thankfully, you're alright."
Gu Jingchun smiled.
"Thanks to you, I'm alright."
At this moment, the Earthly Branch took out a whole bag of knives of all sizes and lengths from its toolbox.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan paused for a moment, then looked at Gu Jingchun.
"This wound looks quite frightening. You'd better listen to me and go outside first, okay?"
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
"No, I won't leave. I'll stay here and watch over you. I'm not afraid."
Shen Hechuan was afraid of scaring her, but seeing that Gu Jingchun insisted, he gave up.
He grasped Gu Jingchun's hand.
"Then you mustn't look at it later."
Gu Jingchun nodded, but his eyes remained fixed on the Earthly Branch's hand.
At this moment, Dizhi first soaked the knife in wine, then heated it over a fire, and then slowly placed the knife on Shen Hechuan's wound.
Finally, they carefully cut away all the rotten flesh from Shen Hechuan's wound.
This step is extremely painful, akin to being slowly sliced to death.
At first, Shen Hechuan could endure it, but as the number of times the knife was used increased, sweat began to pour down his forehead.
He couldn't help but groan.
He bit down hard on his handkerchief, and even though he was trying his best to hold it in, you could still see his whole body trembling.
At first, he held Gu Jingchun's hand, but as the pain intensified, he gripped her hand harder and harder.
He involuntarily released Gu Jingchun and gripped the bedding beneath him tightly.
Seeing Shen Hechuan's pained expression, Gu Jingchun's eyes reddened, and he almost shed tears.
Finally, Shen Hechuan fainted from the pain.
But when the next knife fell, the person who had already fainted was jolted awake by the pain.
"Um……"
Shen Hechuan groaned, panting heavily from the pain.
At this point, Gu Jingchun could no longer hold back and tears streamed down her face.
The next time he groaned in pain, she suddenly leaned down and kissed his lips.
Shen Hechuan blinked in surprise, feeling the softness of the lips, and for a moment forgot the pain.
When the next wave of pain hit, Gu Jingchun deepened the kiss.
After the kiss ended, Gu Jingchun slowly stood up, looking at Shen Hechuan with an unprecedented seriousness.
"Shen Hechuan, have I never told you that I like you?"
Shen Hechuan nodded, his eyes still showing a hint of grievance.
"Then I'm going to tell you now that I love you, I really love you, I liked you from the first moment I saw you."
"Unfortunately, I didn't believe in love back then, and I didn't believe that a relationship between two people could last long."
"After all, love is such an ethereal thing that I don't believe in it at all, and I will never believe in it."
"But ever since I met you, even after all this time, I have never forgotten you."
She sighed as she spoke.
"Fine, I see things clearly now."
"Shen Hechuan, I love you, I love you so much that I can't live without you."
"I don't care how long this relationship lasts, but at the very least, right now, I love you."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he lowered his head again and gently kissed Shen Hechuan.
Shen Hechuan never expected that he would turn misfortune into blessing and hear Gu Jingchun's heartfelt confession.
Her heart was pounding, her face was flushed, and she tilted her head back, enjoying Gu Jingchun's kiss. She didn't even realize when her wounds had been treated.
When their kiss ended, Gu Jingchun looked up, but Tianji and Dizhi were nowhere to be seen in the room.
The two exchanged a glance and then smiled knowingly.
With everyone's help, Granny Wang finally finished making breakfast and came over to call Gu Jingchun and Mo Junxing to eat.
However, when she walked in, she saw Gu Jingchun carefully wiping the sweat from Shen Hechuan's forehead.
When Granny Wang saw them, she couldn't help but feel gratified, and a smile appeared on her face as she looked at the two of them.
She heard from Xiao Cui yesterday that the couple had a fight.
Last night, Mo Junxing even prepared a surprise on the back mountain to apologize to his wife.
Judging from their sweet appearance now, they must have made up.
After all, she had never seen Gu Jingchun care so much about her husband before.
She couldn't help but smile before speaking.
"Miss Gu, breakfast is ready. Why don't you and your husband come out and eat first?"
Gu Jingchun nodded and then said, "Okay, Mother-in-law, I'll go there now. As for..."
She paused for a moment, her gaze falling on Shen Hechuan, her face slightly flushed, before continuing.
“My husband, I am injured and cannot get up. I will bring her food and feed her.”
"Okay! As long as you're all doing well, anything is fine!"
Grandma Wang nodded, looking at the person lying on the bed with a face full of joy.
Of course, because she was standing at the door, she could only see the top of Shen Hechuan's head and could not see his face clearly.
When Shen Hechuan heard Gu Jingchun say the word "husband" himself, his lips curled into a wide smile.
Even after Gu Jingchun left, the smile on his lips didn't fade.
Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Shen Hechuan's men were all sitting and eating heartily.
Because there were so many people, they all squatted on the ground. After finishing their food quickly, they would quickly pass the bowl to another person. Soon, the whole pot of porridge was empty.
Granny Wang had never seen anything like this before, and she was immediately stunned.
When Gu Jingchun came out, he saw the look in Granny Wang's eyes and couldn't help but speak up to comfort her.
“Mother-in-law, they are all rough men, and they worked hard last night, so they ate a lot. After they finish eating, I will have them go out and keep watch, so it will not affect you.”
Grandma Wang nodded immediately.
As he spoke, Gu Jingchun took out a bag of silver from his pocket and handed it to Granny Wang.
“My husband’s injuries need to rest for a few more days. I’m afraid we’ll have to trouble Granny Wang during this time. There are so many of us here. Consider this money as payment for your meals. I hope you won’t mind.”
Grandma Wang quickly declined.
"The money you gave me in exchange for the things last time hasn't even been used up yet, why are you giving me more?"
Gu Jingchun pushed the silver back.
"Things are different now. After all, there are so many of us, and we eat a lot, so this might not be enough!"
Granny Wang understood that Gu Jingchun had deliberately given her more than she was entitled to, but she still accepted it, holding her hand and whispering:
"Young lady, this old woman and I have been living here together for years, and it's very lonely."
Your arrival has made our lives much more interesting.
I really like you, little girl.
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