Chapter 75: You Want Me to Leave?
Qin Muxuan opened her eyes and only saw darkness. As she breathed in the cold air, she felt everything was unfamiliar and soon was overwhelmed by a sense of loneliness. Then she remembered the packages and those mean words, feeling deeply hurt.
A second before, she had been the leader of Qin Xiaobai’s fan club, adored by lots of people. The next second, she became the mean woman whom everyone hated. Sometimes, men’s tongue could be the softest but also the most hurtful weapon in the world which could tear a person to pieces without anyone noticing it.
Qin Muxuan suddenly felt a bit thirsty. When she got up and tried to fetch water, she glanced at the window. Then the look in her eyes turned astonished at once.
A tall figure was standing by the window, seeming to be watching the scenery outside the window. Even in the darkness, she was still able to recognize who that was. Gu Zijin… Then she remembered that Gu Zijin was the one who sent her to the hospital after she fainted.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.
As she was thinking of that, her movement got a bit clumsy. As a result, the glass dropped on the ground and made a loud sound. Hearing that, Gu Zijin turned around and said,
“You are awake?”
As his voice died away, the light in the ward was turned on. Qin Muxuan who was dazzled by the light could only rub her eyes. Gu Zijin took a glance at the glass on the ground and then picked it up and put it aside. After that, he poured a glass of water for Qin Muxuan slowly and said,
“Call me if you need anything.”
“Gu Zijin… Why are you still in the hospital? You haven’t slept yet?”
“There’s something on my mind, I can not sleep. Also, you are Xiaobai’s mother. I should accompany you as a matter of course.”
‘That’s right. I’m Xiaobai’s mother, that’s why you treat me differently.’ Qin Muxuan hid that thought with her head lowered.
In the flat.
After Yin Youting dialed Yan Yuxiao’s number, he talked in a sullen voice,
“You didn’t tell me that Xuan would be influenced. Now she’s in the hospital! I want to withdraw all the photos you have posted.”
Yan Yuxiao had already anticipated that Yin Youting would regret, so she was well prepared for this,
“Mr. Yin, I’ve already sent the photos to the reporters. How can I withdraw them now?”
She enjoyed watching Qin Muxuan being condemned on the Internet. Under no circumstances would she miss the chance of having more fun.
Yin Youting compressed his lips and hung up the phone. Although Yan Yuxiao hadn’t rejected him directly, she clearly wouldn’t withdraw those photos. With his head lowered, an indignant look crossed his eyes. He regretted that he had trusted Yan Yuxiao so easily. He just wanted to take Qin Muxuan away from Gu Zijin so much that he hadn’t given that plan too much thought. Now he finally realized that the reason for today’s situation was all because of his lack of consideration.
Then he took out his phone and dialed a number which he hadn’t dialed for years. A deep voice of a middle-aged man came through the line. Hearing that, Yin Youting curled his lips. Ever since he chose the career he liked and refused to take over his family business, he had never contacted Yin Tiancheng. Now he only felt a bit strange when hearing his father’s voice.
To Yin Youting’s surprise, Yin Tiancheng spoke first after remaining silent for a while,
“You finally called me. I almost believe I have no son over these years.”
For a moment, Yin Youting didn’t know what to say. Finally, he still opened his mouth and said,
“Dad, I want you to help me with something.”
After the man on the other side of the phone remained silent for a while, he sneered,
“Is it about Qin Muxuan? Huh, you would only ask a favor from me for her. Maybe I should thank her for giving me a chance to finally receive a call from my unfilial son over these years!”
Yin Youting didn’t retort Yin Tiancheng and only spoke out his request while restraining the uncomfortable feelings deep inside. He needed to make all the negative influence on Qin Muxuan go away. Ever since he met Qin Muxuan again, he had made up his mind that he would protect her forever instead of hurting her again. However, now he was exactly the one who had harmed her. Thinking of that, Yin Youting held his cell phone tightly. Then he heard his father saying something and then said yes with his teeth gritted.
The street was enveloped in dim light, and the shadows seemed blurred.
Qin Muxuan never fell asleep again after she had woken up and she stared at Gu Zijin the whole time. The latter swallowed and finally said,
“Qin Muxuan, if you keep gazing at me like this, I won’t be able to control my desire toward you.”
Qin Muxuan, face turning as red as cooked shrimps, turned away her head at once. Gu Zijin then handed Qin Muxuan the apple he had just peeled with his long and fair hands and said gently,
“Have a bite of the apple first. Only in the morning are you able to eat the porridge.”
Qin Muxuan took small bites of the apple one after another and said,
“Gu Zijin, can I go back later?”
Gu Zijin knew what she was worrying about right now. Considering his grandma’s sarcastic speech, Gu Zijin had already anticipated how eager Elderly Lady Gu was to kick Qin Muxuan out of the Gu family because of what had happened lately. Then with a gloomy look in his eyes, he said,
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of my grandma. As for those people who slandered you on the Internet, I’ll handle them too.”
Qin Muxuan didn’t know why she felt so relieved after hearing his words. After she finished eating the apple, she was gradually overwhelmed by a drowsy feeling. She talked with Gu Zijin while rubbing her eyes and at last fell asleep unconsciously.
When she woke up again, the sunlight already filtered into the room through the French windows. The VIP ward had been decorated like an apartment unlike the normal wards. As Qin Muxuan rubbed her eyes, she found Gu Zijin having fallen asleep on her bed long ago. Qin Muxuan was somehow touched by the scene. Then she reached out her hand and tried to cover Gu Zijin with her quilt. However, as she moved her hand which had a needle injected in, she felt a stabbing pain from the back of her hand right away. She couldn’t help inhaling slightly. Gu Zijin was sensitive and opened his eyes immediately. Seeing the pale face of Qin Muxuan, he frowned and said worriedly,
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I pulled the needle by accident. It hurts a bit.”
Qin Muxuan hid her hand behind her back, feeling a bit bashful. Only when Gu Zijin called the nurse in did she take out her hand. Then the nurse took down the empty infusion bottle and applied a band-aid on the back of Qin Muxuan’s hand.
Qin Muxuan took a look at the time because she was afraid that Gu Zijin would be late for work. Then she reminded him in a low voice,
“Don’t you need to go to work today?”
Gu Zijin look at Qin Muxuan and said casually,
“You really want me to leave?”
“No… I mean, I can take care of myself. You don’t have to accompany me the whole time.”
“I’ve already asked Lisa to handle the affairs in the company. You don’t need to worry about that. The only thing you need to do now is recovering yourself. Then we can go back home together.”
Qin Muxuan could only give up persuading him and nodded slowly without saying anything else.
During half of the day, Qin Muxuan spent all her time reading the books in a daze apart from eating. The books Gu Zijin had picked for her were all very complicated and hard to understand. The more she read them, the more confused she got. In the meantime, Gu Zijin who sat beside her had been dealing with the business affairs with his laptop the whole time.