Chapter 382: The Elegant Scholar
"I didn't!" Dou Rongsan still refused to admit defeat.
But when Gu Xixi turned around and looked at her, her voice became weak, "I... I am... I am..."
Her eyes were wandering and she stammered, unable to explain herself.
He Jinglan laughed heartily.
Gu Xixi frowned in confusion, "Is Miss Dou afraid of me?"
Dou Rongshan quickly waved her hands and tried to force a smile, "No, no."
Gu Xixi sighed, "Hey, in your opinion, am I scarier than those robbers?"
Without waiting for Dou Rongshan to answer, Gu Xixi lowered her head and said to herself:
"I'm not a professional murderer, nor am I a heartless person."
Gu Xixi's eyes dimmed, "If my life wasn't at stake, I wouldn't..."
She raised her eyes to look at Dou Rongshan and said earnestly, "But I'm still sorry for scaring you."
With every word Gu Xixi said, Dou Rongsan felt more guilty and ashamed.
In the end, she and Gu Xixi looked at each other, with only one thought left in her mind:
I am such a bad person! How could I be afraid of my lifesaver! I made her so sad!
Dou Rongshan was very excited and grabbed Gu Xixi's hand, "Sister Xixi, this is not your fault!"
"I'm the one who should say sorry!"
Gu Xixi was stunned.
Although she performs in any role, she just doesn't want to be seen as a monster.
But isn’t Xiao Fei Yang’s reaction too much of a reversal?
He Jinglan also found it hard to believe. Not long ago she had called someone a vixen, but how come she suddenly called her sister?
Could it be that this girl has some unknown fetish?
Dou Rongshan didn't notice the subtle expressions of the other two people, and said excitedly, "In the woods of Xianguo Village, I was knocked unconscious by their incense. You didn't have time to take me away, and you couldn't bear to see me fall into the tiger's mouth, so you could only pretend to faint."
"Later, in front of the kidnappers, thanks to your acting, you were able to buy time with them."
"I didn't understand your good intentions at the time and I argued with you."
"If you hadn't been so capable and hadn't given up on trying to find a way to deal with it, I might not have been saved in the end."
"Actually, I know all this. I've wanted to thank you for a long time, but I..."
Dou Rongshan struggled for a moment and finally told the truth, "It's the first time I've seen so many dead people, and they died in such a horrible way. I never thought there would be a girl like you."
"I scolded you like that before, and I'm... I'm still a little afraid of you."
She looked at Gu Xixi seriously, "But I swear, I don't hate you."
Gu Xixi felt a little reluctant, "You heard it too, their target was originally me."
Dou Rongshan said, "I know."
"But if I hadn't fainted first, you would have had a chance to escape."
He Jinglan grasped the key point from this, "You were dizzy at the time, how did you know all this?"
Dou Rongshan didn't mean to hide anything. "It's my cousin."
"I didn't come home all night, and on the morning of the day I returned home, the palace sent someone to explain to my grandmother."
"She also said that Sister Xixi and I were together the whole night, two girls keeping each other company, and nothing happened."
"Those bandits have already been dealt with by the palace, and the news of my kidnapping will never be spread out."
He Jinglan and Gu Xixi looked at each other.
Is it him?
Not only did he take full responsibility for the deaths of the kidnappers, he also helped Gu Xixi do a big favor for the Dou family.
Dou Rongshan smiled and said, "Grandmother has always valued the reputation of the Dou family."
"I originally prepared two gifts, one for my cousin and one for Sister Xixi."
"But my cousin even expected this."
"The people he sent said that Miss Gu did not want others to know about her kindness, and that this matter concerns the reputation of the two girls, so it is better for fewer people to know about it, so no gift will be given."
Gu Xixi was stunned. The arrangement made by Mu Nanzhao was more comprehensive than she had thought.
But he never mentioned it in front of her.
Dou Rongshan looked at Gu Xixi and said with understanding, "Sister Xixi, after this incident, I have really given up."
Gu Xixi was still immersed in the emotion when she heard her say righteously:
"Don't worry! I won't compete with you for my cousin anymore!"
Gu Xixi slowly raised her head and said, "Well, I have never been worried about this."
Dou Rongsan was so moved by what Gu Xixi said that she couldn't hear anything.
"Sister Xixi, I understand. I understand everything. You are a good person. You don't have to be embarrassed to me."
Gu Xixi choked and tried to communicate clearly, "I mean, there's no need to snatch a man. It's really unnecessary."
"I never intended to fight with you, nor did I consider you an enemy because of this."
Dou Rongshan nodded, "I've figured it out. My cousin doesn't have me in his heart, so it's useless no matter how good he is."
"Half of the world is made up of women, and the other half is made up of men. There's no need for me to hang myself on a tree."
Gu Xixi was somewhat relieved, "That's not wrong."
But did this girl understand what she meant?
Love is the same for both men and women. The only person you need to fight for is the one you love.
If a man allows girls to fight over him, it means he is not a good man.
Even if we snatch it, what good will it do?
Dou Rongshan smiled, "Sister Xixi, I don't think I'm that afraid of you anymore."
At this moment, Gu Xixi looked at Dou Rongsan's fair and tender little round face and smiled with gritted teeth.
I really want to pinch it hard.
An Qinghe was already waiting in the front yard.
"Brother Jiang lives in the room opposite to mine. When the doctor came, I followed him to take a look."
"Fortunately, Brother Jiang is fine. The doctor said that he is young and strong, so he can drink a bowl of ginger tea to get rid of the cold."
As he spoke, he led the girls into the guest room.
Jiang Mingyuan sat on the low couch by the window.
He had just bathed, with a head of black hair half tied loosely with a hairband and the other half draped behind his back. He was wearing a bamboo-green, cross-collared, wide-sleeved shirt that was pulled loosely around his body.
Jiang Mingyuan leaned against the windowsill, holding the scroll in one hand and reading.
It seemed that no matter what the situation was, it could not affect his immersion in the sea of books.
Looking at his profile, Gu Xixi was actually reminded of the elegant and graceful figures of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
Dou Rongshan whispered, "Looking at the top scholar this way, he's not any worse than my cousin."
"No wonder so many people have been targeting us since early on. I know of eight or nine of them."
He Jinglan said with a smile, "With your limited social connections, where do you get so many gossips?"
Dou Rongshan said, "I've said there are a lot, just grab a handful, I know what's so special about eight or nine families."
Gu Xixi and An Qinghe walked in front.
When entering the door, An Qinghe knocked on the door frame and said, "Brother Jiang, we are here to see you."
When Jiang Mingyuan looked up, he had already put on a gentle smile.
“Here I come.”
His eyes swept across everyone equally, pausing for a moment on Gu Xixi's face.
An Qinghe saw that he was about to come down, and hurried over, "Hey, hey, hey, you just recovered, don't move."
Gu Xixi also smiled and said, "We are all acquaintances now. Brother Zichu, just rest assured and don't go through all that formality."
Jiang Mingyuan smiled, but still insisted on getting up.
He faced Gu Xixi, bowed his hands to the ground, and said, "I should thank Xixi for saving my life."
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