Chapter 23 Who knows if you are real or just pretending
The sunlight shone in from the window, casting faint shadows on the sides of the two people sitting opposite each other.
Gu Xixi sneered and said, "You woke up but didn't say a word, watching me stalling outside, frightened and worried. Do you think it's fun to play tricks on me like this?"
"Or are you just watching the show with a cold eye, testing whether I am loyal to you in this time of crisis?"
Gu Xixi was really angry this time, and Mu Nanzhao's silence made her even angrier.
"I'm telling you, I'm not your subordinate, and I have no obligation to be loyal to you!"
"If I had handed you over to protect myself, would you have killed me and everyone in this yard?"
Mu Nanzhao coughed lightly a few times, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips, "I'm afraid I don't have the strength now."
Gu Xixi was still angry and retorted, "How can you be out of strength? You were fine just now, even the yamen runners praised you for being strong!"
"I should have left two acres of land for you to farm, so that you wouldn't..."
Before I could finish my words, I felt my shoulders sink.
Gu Xixi looked sideways in shock.
Mu Nanzhao leaned weakly on her, breathing weakly: "You don't believe me, when I was unconscious, I handed my life over to you, how could I not believe you..."
His eyes were closed tightly, and his hands slid down weakly.
Gu Xixi sat there for a moment, "Hey, why aren't you talking?"
She stood up suddenly, and Mu Nanzhao slid onto the bed, lying there motionless.
Gu Xixi reached out and pushed him twice, but there was no response. She then tried to feel his breath.
After making sure that he was just fainted and not dead, she had to use all her strength to turn him over and lie him down.
I checked the bandaged area on my chest again and found no signs of bleeding. It could be that my body hasn't recovered yet.
Gu Xixi stood by the bed and murmured, "You said I don't believe you, but have you ever really believed me?"
Sometimes true, sometimes false; sometimes cruel and bloodthirsty, sometimes sickly and pitiful.
Who knows which face of his is real and which is fake?
Gu Xixi will not be fooled by a moment of weakness.
On the other side, Lao Qian, Ma Ye and other yamen runners had already walked all over Huachidu Village.
The families they visited were either those who had recently received relatives from outside, or those who had bought a man before.
Nothing unusual was found.
Old Qian accompanied the yamen runners all the way to the village entrance, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
While walking on the road, Yamen Runner A asked, "The higher-ups asked us to check the recent influx of foreign populations in each village."
"Especially young men, those who are seriously ill or injured, they need to be extra careful. I don't know why."
Master Ma scolded in a low voice, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"
"Since the higher-ups have made the arrangements, we should just focus on doing the work and think less and talk less."
He once suspected Chen Fang at Gu Xixi's house.
So he deliberately handed the bowl to test it, but found that Chen Fang's strength was like that of an ordinary man. Plus the way he walked and exerted force, he was definitely not seriously injured or sick.
After putting aside his doubts, Master Ma immediately forgot about Chen Fang and even couldn't remember his name clearly.
Another half a month later, Mu Nanzhao was able to leave the room by himself by using the internal and external injury medicines left by the old doctor.
But he found that Gu Xixi was always busy going in and out, and she was often not seen at home. When they occasionally met, she would just greet him lightly, politely and distantly, just right.
So much so that he wanted to say a few words to her, but he couldn't find a chance.
Gu Qingye came during lunch that day.
Gu Xixi was a little surprised to see her. She thought that the two families would never have anything to do with each other again after such a quarrel.
Thinking of her plan to match the male and female protagonists, she forced a smile towards Gu Qingye.
"Are you here? Come in and sit down."
Gu Qingye was stunned, "Sister Xixi, you don't blame me?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "Why should I blame you? Others are others, and you are you."
Gu Qingye lowered his head. "My brother is sick. He has a fever and his legs hurt. Sister Xixi, can you go see him and clear up the misunderstanding between you two?"
Ever since Gu Tiezhu was carried home that day, he has become a "hooligan" in everyone's eyes.
Even Gu Qingye couldn't raise his head when he went out.
So she thought of a way. As long as Gu Xixi was willing to forgive her, she would visit his house openly.
Others will then know that it was indeed just a misunderstanding before.
How could Gu Xixi not understand her thoughts? She said with a half-smile, "If he is sick, call a doctor immediately. If the local doctor is not good enough, then take him to the city clinic."
"What's the point of asking an amateur like me to look at it?"
Gu Qingye choked and lowered his head to grab the corner of his clothes.
Gu Xixi couldn't bear to see her look so pitiful, she turned away and said, "I'm going to call Chen Fang for dinner, do you want to stay with us?"
Gu Qingye wanted to say goodbye, but when he heard Chen Fang's name, his butt seemed to be unable to leave the stool.
"...Well, I haven't had dinner with Sister Xixi for a long time."
Mu Nanzhao heard the noise in the house, held the note in his hand close to the light and burned it, then turned around and smiled.
"You came back early today."
"Yeah." Gu Xixi smiled, "It's time to eat, let's go."
Mu Nanzhao hadn't seen her smile like this for a long time, and the words "flattered" inexplicably rose in his heart.
But he soon disliked his own idea.
It's just a smile, what's so special about it?
He stood up calmly and said, "Next time, just ask Aunt Zhang to call out from outside. You don't have to come in person."
When they arrived at the main hall, Gu Qingye stood up, feeling three parts nervous and seven parts shy.
"Brother Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time. Sister Xixi said you were busy at home helping her prepare medicine."
"Thanks to you, those people were willing to let our family go."
"I should have thanked you in person a long time ago, but my parents...really didn't want to come."
Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi inquiringly.
Gu Xixi calmly replied, "This is what he should do."
"We can't just leave those scorched fields alone."
She stood up with a smile, "I'll go to the kitchen to take a look, you guys chat."
After saying that, she ignored Mu Nanzhao's changing looks and walked out.
Only Gu Qingye and Mu Nanzhao were left in the room.
Mu Nanzhao drank the water with a cold face, as if someone owed him a lot of money.
Gu Qingye stole a glance at him several times, lowered her head shyly, and asked softly, "Why hasn't Brother Chen married Sister Xixi yet?"
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Gu Qingye was nervous for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's just that there's been a lot of talk in the village recently, saying... saying... that you two have been together for so long, but you're still not a real couple."
"I don't know... who is looking down on whom?"
Mu Nanzhao's eyes chilled people, "Does Gu Xixi also know these words?"
Gu Qingye nodded.
This time she didn't dare to lie.
Recently, when Gu Xixi was working outside, there were always people, either out of curiosity or out of kindness, asking her why she hadn't yet consummated her marriage with Chen Fang.
Gu Xixi always smiled and said there was no need to worry.
So, there were rumors that Gu Xixi looked down on Chen Fang.
Otherwise, how many women would not be moved when facing such a beauty at home every day?
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