Zhang Ma saw Gu Zhiyin walking in hurriedly.
The rain was heavy, soaking Gu Zhiyin's body, and he strode in with calm eyes like inkstones.
Zhang Ma hurriedly greeted her, "Mr. Gu, Miss's door can't be opened. I went to collect some clothes. Why did I forget this?"
Zhang Ma was full of self-blame. Gu Zhiyin had already hurried to the door, closed her eyes, and calmed down, "I understand, you can go down."
After saying that, he took off his coat and threw it aside, then gently opened the door.
In the dim room, the quilt was spread out on the floor, and there was no figure of Mu Ning on the bed.
The tall figure paused in the room, looked around, and found that the closet door was ajar.
He strode over and gently opened the closet door.
In the small and closed space, Mu Ning was huddled up inside with her bare feet, holding her head tightly, her body trembling, like a frightened and whimpering little animal.
Gu Zhiyin's eyes trembled, and he slowly squatted down to hold Mu Ning's hand. Mu Ning shivered instinctively and shrank in fear, "Don't touch me, don't touch me... Blood, it's all blood, help." ……ah!!!"
Mu Ning suddenly covered his ears and let out a piercing scream. He desperately hid in the closet and almost suffered a mental breakdown.
Gu Zhiyin froze in his movements, his whole body tensed up and did not dare to approach her, a suffocating emotion flashed in his ice-like eyes.
As long as it is a rainy night with thunder and lightning, Mu Ning will be stimulated by thunder and lightning, and some cruel scenes in his memory will reappear. Due to excessive fear, his brain will fall into a state of death, completely unable to control his body and behavior, and will only act instinctively stress.
In the past, whenever it was a thunderstorm night, Gu Zhiyin would stay with Mu Ning. But today, in order to let Mu Ning go home, he had already given her a big scare. Unexpectedly, when she was frightened by the thunder and hid, no one else came. Back, if he had been by her side, she wouldn't be so hysterical.
No matter what he did, even if others thought he shouldn't do it, Gu Zhiyin would never feel that he was wrong. At this time, he felt a trace of regret in his heart.
When Mu Ning gradually calmed down, Gu Zhiyin called her softly, "Ning Ning..."
Mu Ning then raised his head and opened his hazy eyes.
With messy hair and tears on her face, Gu Zhiyin's eyes were dark, as if there was a dull pain, and the voice that escaped from her thin lips was very hoarse, "Ning Ning."
Mu Ning then recognized the person, opened his arms, and flew into his arms.
She bit Gu Zhiyin's shoulder hard.
Gu Zhiyin remained silent and still comforted her.
Her tears rolled down and dripped on Gu Zhiyin's snow-white shirt, which was so hot that it seemed to burn his skin.
The sharp teeth penetrated the fabric and bit into the flesh.
Gu Zhiyin's expression remained unchanged, his big hands caressed the back of her neck and pressed her into his arms.
"Sorry, Ning Ning, I came back late."
The little guy was shivering in his arms. He hugged her tightly and put his chin on the top of her hair. While carefully taking her out of the closet, he softly comforted her, "Ning Ning, I'm here, no one will hurt her." You, don’t be afraid, okay?”
The low voice seemed to soothe her heart.
Mu Ning slowly let go. She buried her head in Gu Zhiyin's arms and sobbed vaguely, "Gu, Gu Zhiyin..."
He held her butt, and her two slender legs were wrapped around his waist. She could no longer shrink into his arms like she did when she was a child.
Gu Zhiyin felt a little melancholy.
How many years?
No matter how old she grows, the moment she is frightened, she will turn back into the little girl she was years ago, frantically seeking protection from him.
In the future, what kind of man is needed who can hold up her weight like him, who can protect her from any harm, and who, like him, will stay by her side every night when there is a thunderstorm.
If he couldn't do it, how could he dare to hand her over with confidence?
"It's okay." He touched the top of her hair and found that it was wet.
He sighed, stretched out his hand, lifted her little face buried in his chest, and coaxed her gently, "Can I help Ning Ning dry her?"
The tears on Mu Ning's face were still wet, and she nodded obediently, no longer looking like she was covered in thorns.
Gu Zhiyin rubbed her hair distressedly and carried her to the washstand. The countertop was made of marble and was a little cold. Gu Zhiyin pulled a bath towel and put it on her.
Her calves were still wrapped around Gu Zhiyin's waist. Gu Zhiyin laughed and said, "How can I hold a hair dryer like this?"
Mu Ning let go of his legs, and Gu Zhiyin turned around, but a small hand tightly grasped his shirt, refusing to let go no matter what.
Gu Zhiyin was helpless, but fortunately her arms were long enough to reach the hair dryer to dry her.
The girl's wet hair is like seaweed, black and long, exuding a light fragrance.
The man's slender fingers passed through the seam of her hair, lifting up her hair. Occasionally he would stop when he encountered a knot, and patiently untied it for her.
After Mu Ning's hair was completely dry, he put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt. "Sleep well, I'll be next door. Tomorrow I will have people thicken the sound insulation around the villa."
Gu Zhiyin stood up to leave, when an arm stretched out from under the quilt and pinched his trouser leg.
Two thin white fingers just pulled gently, but Gu Zhiyin couldn't move even half a step. He lowered his eyes, and a pair of wet eyes looked at him under the quilt.
"Don't leave."
Hearing Mu Ning's begging, Gu Zhiyin knew that he couldn't leave tonight.
The man paused for two seconds, his Adam's apple slipped, and his cold voice was particularly hoarse, "I'm dirty, so I'll take a shower first."
He entered her room as soon as he came back from outside. He was not sure if there was Duan San's blood on him. He didn't want to dirty her.
Mu Ning shook his head, biting his lips lightly with a look of extreme reluctance on his face.
Gu Zhiyin bent down and suddenly wanted to kiss her little face, but held back the next second. He stretched out his hand and gently brushed away the tears on her face, "I will finish washing soon, Ning Ning, wait for me. Um?"
He coaxed in a low voice, and in the quiet night, even he himself didn't realize how gentle it was.
Gu Zhiyin coaxed her for a while and made sure Mu Ning was okay before going to the bathroom.
As the cool water drops fell, Gu Zhiyin wiped the mirror and looked at herself inside.
The tenderness in his eyes had long since disappeared, leaving only a pair of cold and cold eyes, just like this originally empty villa, which only gained warmth because she lived in it.
He admitted that he didn't seem to have taken good care of her in these years. He had no relatives, let alone children, and he had only taken care of her in all these years.
He wanted to give her comfort and protect her from worries, but in the end she was wronged.
But it was also the first time for him to learn to take care of others. The feeling of being out of control was really bad.
He frowned and thought for a long time.
Because she was worried about Mu Ning, Gu Zhiyin took a quick shower, wrapped herself in a towel and walked out of the bathroom.
As soon as he opened the bathroom door, he saw Mu Ning sitting on the carpet at the door, hugging his knees, with bare feet. He raised his head when he heard the sound, and looked eagerly into Gu Zhiyin's eyes.
Just like her world, there is only one him.
Gu Zhiyin felt as if an inkstone had been knocked over and a pool of cold water was mixed into a mess.
"Didn't I ask you to wait for me in bed? Ning Ning can't sleep?" Gu Zhiyin lowered his body and a drop of water dripped down his hair onto Mu Ning's face.
Mu Ning's eyes became cold, and like a teardrop, it slid down her cheek, carrying the hot temperature of the man's body, and fell into her neck.
She shook her head, her mind was in a mess, and as soon as she closed her eyes, those bloody images lingered.
Gu Zhiyin bent down and picked her up, "Don't be afraid, Ning Ning. I'll be by your side tonight and I won't go anywhere."
Mu Ning nodded.
Gu Zhiyin put the person on the bed, then moved a chair and sat down beside the bed.
Mu Ning blinked, "Uncle Gu, why don't you come up and sleep..."
