Fragments of her past life, along with the falling rain, soaked her through.
Lin Youyin closed her eyes in despair.
The expected arrest did not take place.
Gu Lianzhou didn't even glance at her, walking straight past her and rushing towards the alley.
"Xiao Yi!"
A familiar voice brushed past my ear, but it was calling someone else's name.
Lin Youyin suddenly opened her eyes and turned around in astonishment.
Gu Lianzhou's back view was still as sharp and imposing as he remembered.
She watched him run toward the barefoot girl from before.
Lin Youyin walked past him and met Shen Zhiyi's gaze.
The calmness in her eyes strangely affected her.
Lin Youyin recalled what she had just said.
"Keep walking, the rain will stop."
She wiped away her tears, suppressing all the fear and unease in her heart, as well as a faint, indescribable envy and bitterness. She bent down to pick up the umbrella on the ground, dragged her suitcase, and got into the taxi that had rushed over without looking back.
"To the airport!"
Shen Zhiyi watched the taxi drive away and Gu Lianzhou rush towards her, as if the two sides of the storyline were being torn apart.
She closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and let the rain soak her entire face.
Some people held umbrellas to avoid the rain, disliking the dampness.
Some people find peace in the sound of rain.
She stayed here not because she needed anyone's protection, nor because she needed anyone to hold an umbrella for her, but simply because... she liked the rainy season.
She opened her arms, swayed, and fell backward.
Just as she expected, a strong arm caught her around the waist, gently pulling her into a broad, warm embrace.
She raised her eyelashes and saw Gu Lianzhou's tense and worried face hovering above her.
Like a humid, rainy season that never seems to end.
A smile tugged at the corners of her lips.
He silently said in his heart—
Gu Lianzhou.
I'm so glad... I could be in the rain with you.
She closed her eyes and, as she wished, fainted in his arms.
*
"It's been so long, why hasn't she woken up yet?!" Gu Lianzhou stood by the bed, touching Shen Zhiyi's forehead with the back of his hand, and said angrily to the family doctor, "Why is she still so hot?!"
The doctor adjusted the IV drip, wiped his sweat, and said, "Mr. Gu, don't worry, your fever should break tonight after this IV drip is finished."
“The patient might wake up at any time and needs someone to stay with them tonight. Would you like me to leave someone here…”
Gu Lianzhou felt a little relieved when he heard that the fever would subside.
“No need.” He waved his hand, walked to the bedside and sat down, holding Shen Zhiyi’s hand, his eyes filled with self-reproach. “I’ll stay here.”
"You may all leave."
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and immediately gave a signal to all the medical staff to leave.
The door was gently closed.
Gu Lianzhou bent down and touched Shen Zhiyi's face, his voice soft and gentle: "Xiaoyi, your brother is here with you."
Shen Zhiyi's cheeks were flushed an unnatural red.
These words seem to have triggered a nightmare.
She gripped his hand tightly, her lips pale, and murmured with her eyes closed, "Brother! Don't leave me... Brother... It's so cold..."
Gu Lianzhou's heart was clenched tightly.
He wanted to slap himself!
An overwhelming sense of self-blame and remorse swept over him, causing pain to his very soul.
He felt heartbroken seeing her vulnerable and frightened appearance.
“It’s all my fault…” He took her hand and pressed it against his cheek. “I was wrong. As long as you wake up, I’ll give you anything.”
He would willingly act as a mentor, helping her get everything she wanted.
What heir?
What Shen Group?
He didn't want any of it.
He only wants her.
Gu Lianzhou closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling as he kissed her fingertips.
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