The light in the fire escape was weak, and the man stood with his backlight. The light and shadow seemed to cast a haze over his brows, and his eyes were somewhat probing, looking at Xu Nanxing indifferently.
Xu Nanxing felt uncomfortable all over under this look. He struggled a few times, but it attracted the man to get closer.
"open!"
It was obviously a stern tone, but through her soft voice, it sounded like coquettishness.
Gu Huaizhi gave a light sigh, and used force to pull Xu Nanxing's hands behind his back.
"When did you learn to smoke?"
"Do you tube!"
Xu Nanxing turned her head and didn't want to look at him anymore, but her chin was pinched by a big hand and she had to turn her head back.
"answer me!"
Gu Huaizhi's hand gradually exerted force, and Xu Nanxing hissed, "It hurts!"
The restraint on his jaw was loosened a little, Xu Nanxing lowered his eyes, looked at the buttons of Gu Huai's coat, and whispered,
"I smoke for fun, I don't usually smoke."
After the words fell, the strength of the jaw disappeared, and then there was the sound of an object falling to the bottom. There was a crisp sound, and the sensor light turned on in surprise.
Xu Nanxing glanced at the ground.
Sure enough, the e-cigarette had been broken into two pieces.
His arms were sore from being squeezed, and his wrists were so painful from being held by him. He threw his own things right away. Xu Nanxing felt angry and struggled a few times.
"Let me go!"
Gu Huaizhi did not move and looked at Xu Nanxing steadily, with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes.
After a while, he suddenly leaned over.
They were very close, with warm breath lingering around them, and his nose filled with the faint smell of his. Xu Nanxing looked at the face so close and did not dare to move anymore. His body shrank back hard, and he couldn't even breathe. Slowed down.
Her mouth was inexplicably dry, and she gradually became feverish and her head became dizzy.
"What exactly do you want to do by approaching Yu Fei?"
Gu Huaizhi's low voice suddenly sounded, and Xu Nanxing's consciousness returned to normal for an instant.
It turned out that he thought he came here on purpose today just to get close to Gu Yufei, but the anger that had just been extinguished started to appear again.
Xu Nanxing turned his head to avoid his gaze.
"Let me go first!"
"You speak first!"
Xu Nanxing gritted his molar teeth and said word by word,
"Mr. Gu, please respect me. If you have anything to say, please let me go before you speak."
"Respect?" Gu Huaizhi snorted and suddenly leaned into Xu Nanxing's ear, "How come you never thought of respecting me when you seduced me for money several times?"
Xu Nanxing froze on the spot, speechless.
Yes, he was right. When I first seduced him for money, I never thought about whether he was willing or not, and I never respected his ideas.
People really can't do things that go against their own conscience. Once they do it, it becomes an obsession that can never be erased from their hearts. No matter when, where or who utters even a word, it will become a reason for them to hate themselves.
Just like she is at this moment.
Memories rolled into his mind like a tide, and he was so pressed into his arms that night. With red eyes, he asked her if it was worth it?
What did you say?
worth!
But what he didn't know was how much courage it took to say these two words to him.
For the sake of money, he did what he despised most and hurt someone he had cared about deeply in his heart for many years. What kind of courage did it take to split himself into two and do that shameful thing.
His nose was sore and the corners of his eyes were getting moist. Xu Nanxing bit his lip and turned his head further, not wanting Gu Huaizhi to see him like this.
Gu Huaizhi looked at her appearance at this moment and was silent for a long time. He loosened his grip on her, turned her face, looked at her carefully inch by inch, and said in a deep voice,
"You said you did that because you needed money, but I already gave it to you that night. Now, why are you trying so hard to get close to me?"
“Is it possible that it’s still about money?”
His slender fingers brushed across Xu Nanxing's neck, stopping at the collarbone to rub it carefully. His fingertips lifted the pearl necklace on the white collarbone.
"I gave you so much money but you still wear such low-quality goods. Xu Nanxing, if you still approach me for money, I think... you made a mistake this time."
"I only use my money where I think it's worth it. You... are not worth it."
The gentle smile was still on his lips. If Xu Nanxing wasn't familiar with him, he might have thought he was just joking.
He just has this ability to make people feel ashamed. People who are not familiar with him will only think that he is reserved and polite, but they don't know that although he looks gentle and polite on the outside, he is actually very deep.
There was a slight sourness in his heart. What he said was right. She had tricked him first, and she had done such a shameless thing. But the money has obviously been returned to him, why does he still say this?
Xu Nanxing grinned and whispered,
"I've already paid you back the money."
Gu Huaizhi's hands gradually tightened, and the flesh of Xu Nanxing's jaw twisted.
"You don't think that spending the night with me is enough to give me back the money?"
"What did you say?"
Xu Nanxing's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand to push him, even raising his voice, "I said I paid you back the money, why don't you believe it?"
"How can a woman like you tell the truth?"
"No matter what your purpose is this time, I warn you, stay away from Yu Fei."
Xu Nanxing was so angry that she lost all reason. She had clearly sent the card he gave her to his company. She admitted all the other accusations, and she was obviously right about this matter, so why did he say that about himself.
She felt too wronged and the tears in her eyes were painful to hold back, but the remaining trace of reason told her that she could not offend Gu Huaizhi. After a few seconds of pause, Xu Nanxing spoke choked with sobs,
"Whether you believe it or not, today is really a coincidence. Don't worry, I will not contact Yufei privately. Also, I have already paid back the money. I hope you will not mention that matter again."
She tried her best to use a calm tone, but she still saw a trace of ridicule flash in the eyes of the man in front of her.
"Don't you think that what you say has the same weight with me as before?"
Gu Huaizhi let go, chuckled, took a step back and stood still, looking at Xu Nanxing as if he were watching a joke, "Miss Xu really thinks highly of herself!"
"Since you are not afraid of death, just wait and welcome the cruelty of life!"
After saying that, Gu Huaizhi moved lightly and walked past Xu Nanxing outside.
Xu Nanxing's tears fell slowly, but reason prevailed over emotion. Her body had already reacted one step ahead of her brain. When she came to her senses, her hands had already tightly grasped Gu Huaizhi's sleeves.
"Mr. Gu, can you...let me go?"
Gu Huaizhi stopped there and looked down at the hand holding his sleeve.
Because of the exertion, the slender fingers clenched tightly, and the phalanges on the back of the white hands bulged out of the skin with force, and the tiny cyan veins faintly emerged.
He was silent for a long time, then reached out and opened the hand, but the next second she held it in her hand.
There were tears in the eyes of the woman in front of her. As she spoke, the tears fell down the corners of her eyes, making the people watching feel depressed.
The soft voice sounded choked,
"I shouldn't have provoked you. But...I have already been punished. Can you...can you forget that?"
Xu Nanxing burst into tears after finishing speaking.
She really shouldn't mess with Gu Huaizhi, she shouldn't mess with someone like him. If you do something wrong, you should pay the price. She has been punished so cruelly, why doesn't he let her go.
"not enough!"
When the voice fell, the person had already left the house.
The reaction force of the sudden breakaway pushed Xu Nanxing back two steps. She watched Gu Huaizhi's clothes disappear from sight, and slowly squatted down, letting her tears fall.
The sound of sobs reached his ears one after another. Gu Huaizhi frowned and walked away.
After an unknown amount of time, the tears on his face had all dried up, and his skin was stretched tightly by the dried tears. Xu Nanxing wiped his face haphazardly twice, straightened up and waited for a while before walking out of the fire escape.
When she walked out, she saw Xu Zhinian pushing Gu Yufei toward the elevator, but she didn't see Gu Huaizhi. She didn't want to meet him again, so she went to the consultation desk to ask where the bathroom was, then turned in and washed her face.
When she came back, the VIP room on the fifth floor was already empty. Seeing her coming back, the medical guidance lady gestured towards her in the direction of the consulting room.
"Miss, you can go in."
Xu Nanxing opened the door and entered the consulting room. The moment she saw An Qi, she understood why she saw Gu Yufei here. An Qi is Gu Yufei's rehabilitation doctor. She met An Qi when she was working as a tutor in the Gu family, but she didn't know her name at the time.
An Qi also recognized her and smiled at her,
"Have we met before?"
Xu Nanxing did not hide it and replied with a smile, "Yes, I have been Yu Fei's tutor."
An Qi nodded and asked,
"Are you looking for me?"
"Dr. An, I'm here to consult about my family."
Xu Nanxing told the whole story about her sister. After hearing this, An Qi asked,
"Is your sister here?"
"Here we go, doing rehabilitation downstairs."
"Then let me go down with you and take a look to see if you want to transfer to me." An Qi said with an apologetic smile, "I think you should have understood in advance that the VIP room is more expensive. If the effect is similar , then I usually recommend that patients still undergo rehabilitation in the general department downstairs."
Xu Nanxing nodded, "I understand, Doctor An, can you help me check on my sister's condition first?"
"no problem!"
The two of them went downstairs to Xu Silan's rehabilitation room.
An Qi took a look at Xu Silan's situation and called Xu Nanxing aside.
"Do you want to install a prosthetic leg for your sister?"
"Yes. Doctor An, is there any problem?"
An Qi pondered for a moment and said, "I have also seen your sister's situation. If you want to install it, I suggest you install it as soon as possible. The residual limb currently has severe muscle atrophy. If you delay it for too long, you may not be able to wear it."
"As a family member, I think you should understand what I mean. If possible, arrange it as soon as possible. Rehabilitation only relieves, but cannot reverse the damage to the body."
Xu Nanxing understood what An Qi meant.
After leaving An Qi, she took out her phone and called Liu Lili.
"Sister Lili, give me any job that makes money. It doesn't matter what kind of job you have. I'll take it as long as it makes money."
