Chapter 115: Gu Zheng Is Demolishing The House
As soon as she thought of this, there was another series of clanging sounds downstairs as if a vase had been smashed to the floor.
Qiao Xi: “…”
Was Gu Zheng demolishing the house downstairs?
After waiting for a while and realizing that there were no more noises coming from downstairs, Qiao Xi massaged her temples. In the end, she was still worried and decided to go out to take a look.
She had just walked past the corner of the stairs when she saw Gu Zheng standing motionlessly amid the pile of broken shards. Qiao Xi could not help but ask, “What are you doing?”
Gu Zheng slowly raised his eyes to look at her, and Qiao Xi abruptly paused.
Gu Zheng’s eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of gray. Although he was looking at her, his gaze did not land on her… This feeling was…
Qiao Xi quietly approached his side to avoid the broken shards on the floor and carefully waved her hand in front of him. Gu Zheng’s gaze did not waver in the slightest.
He… He could not see!
Qiao Xi’s mind was muddled for a moment. Gu Zheng was a scumbag, but he was undoubtedly powerful. For such a powerful person to suddenly become blind… When she thought of the muffled groan she heard when she first entered the house and now looking at the broken shards that were all over the floor below her feet, Qiao Xi could not describe what she was feeling in her heart.
She held Gu Zheng’s hand and said nonchalantly, “You’re so clumsy. No matter how rich you are, you can’t smash all the vases. Come, follow me to the living room.”
Gu Zheng’s fingers paused slightly as he refused in a clear voice. “No.”
Qiao Xi: “…” Why was he being so stubborn?!
She leaned over and turned on the wall lamp in the kitchen. Under the bright light, she secretly sized up Gu Zheng to see if he had been scratched by the shards.
“Come with me to the living room first.”
Qiao Xi tugged at him again. Right at this moment, she sensed his gaze locking onto her. She reflexively raised her eyes and met a pair of dark but sharp eyes.
Qiao Xi was shocked. Wait… He could see?
“What are you doing, Mrs. Gu? Ordering me around?” Gu Zheng raised his eyebrows and stared at Qiao Xi for a while. His eyes seemed to contain deep meaning. Then, he strode forward and walked past the broken shards on the floor and headed toward the living room. “The way Mrs. Gu looked at me just now makes me suspect that you care about me.”
Qiao Xi’s expression constantly changed.
If it were anyone else, they might have been fooled by Gu Zheng’s acting skills. However, she had learned medicine from her third brother for a period of time. She was sure that she had not seen wrongly just now. Just now, Gu Zheng really could not see.
However, when the lights were turned on, he could see again… What was this? Night-blindness?
Gu Zheng glanced at Qiao Xi’s confused appearance and sighed lightly in his heart. The butler had applied for leave today and was not around. When he returned, he forgot to switch on the lights. The sky had darkened, causing the toxins in his body to act up and making him lose his sight. Others could still see even with the dim light of dusk, but for him, everything was dark.
He wanted to fumble around and turn on the lights, but he accidentally bumped into Qiao Xi when he entered the kitchen. Coincidentally, Qiao Xi had just returned home at that moment. He did not want Qiao Xi to know about his problem, so he pretended to be fine and sent her away. He wanted to turn on the lights as soon as possible, but he did not expect to make such a loud noise.
He knew that the situation was too abnormal and he could not hide from Qiao Xi’s eyes. What would Qiao Xi think if she knew that he had a problem with his vision? Would she think of him as a monster like the others? A strange person who would turn blind at night?
While he was thinking about this, Qiao Xi had already walked out of the kitchen. She did not know what was wrong with Gu Zheng that he suddenly could not see, but she had previously said that everyone had their own little secrets. If Gu Zheng was unwilling to tell her, she would not take the initiative to investigate.
However, with Gu Zheng’s identity, it would be dangerous if he did not treat his illness as soon as possible. It would be better if she found time to talk to Third Brother and get him to come over to take a look at Gu Zheng. At the thought of this, she subconsciously looked up at him but forgot that there was a small step between the kitchen and the living room. She accidentally fell.
“Be careful.”
Gu Zheng took a few steps forward and firmly protected Qiao Xi in his arms before she fell. Qiao Xi’s face was red as she struggled to get up. She heard Gu Zheng berate her in a very strict tone, “Walk properly. What were you thinking about?”
Qiao Xi: “…”
If she were not worrying about his health, would she have let her thoughts run wild and forgotten to look where she was going?! He was really biting the hand that fed her!
Qiao Xi struggled to break free, but Gu Zheng’s arm was like an iron rod that firmly bound her. Qiao Xi raised her head hatefully. “What are you doing? Quickly let go of me.”
“Don’t move.”
Gu Zheng frowned and seemed to think that she was too disobedient. He raised his hand and patted her head lightly. “You seem to have sprained your leg.. Let me take a look at it for you.”
Chapter 116: Let Me Straighten Your Bone
The man’s warm and dry palm gently touched her ankle. A layer of redness covered Qiao Xi’s face. She subconsciously wanted to retract her foot but was firmly grabbed by the man and could not move.
Qiao Xi: “…”
This was the first time she felt the difference in strength between a man and a woman.
Qiao Xi wanted to say something but just as she opened her mouth, she heard a cracking sound. Her brows were instantly furrowed as she stared at Gu Zheng with resentment. The latter released his hand as if nothing had happened. “Didn’t I say that you twisted your ankle? I straightened your bones.”
Qiao Xi: “…”
‘Why didn’t you say anything before you straightened my bones?! Are you mute?! It hurt when you suddenly did that!’
“Can you walk? I don’t think you can. Then I have no choice but to carry you.” Gu Zheng answered himself and bent down to carry Qiao Xi before she could react.
After settling Qiao Xi down, Gu Zheng called the family doctor to ask about where the ointment was. Later when Qiao Xi saw the ointment in Gu Zheng’s hand, she did not wait for Gu Zheng to speak and directly stretched out her hand. “I can do it myself.”
Her ankle seemed to still have the warmth of Gu Zheng’s palm. At this moment, she would not let him touch her even if she had to die. Fortunately, Gu Zheng did not fight with her over this. After putting the ointment in her hand, he sat at the side and watched silently.
Qiao Xi: “…”
It was very stressful.
She poured the oil into her palms, rubbed them together, and heated it up before applying it to her ankle. After she was done, the clock on the wall showed that it was already 11 o’clock. Qiao Xi looked upstairs, then at Gu Zheng. She thought that it would be a little embarrassing if she jumped up to the third floor on one leg in front of Gu Zheng, so she kept sitting on the sofa and waited for Gu Zheng to return to his room before returning.
Unexpectedly, Gu Zheng, that scumbag, was just sitting there. He had no intention of moving at all! He endured until Qiao Xi finally could not take it anymore. Her body that was leaning against the sofa was continually leaning to the side. In the end, she simply collapsed on the sofa and slept.
Gu Zheng, who was looking at his phone and handling some documents, heard the sound of steady breathing beside him. He raised his head and saw Qiao Xi sleeping. His thin lips curled slightly.
As he observed Qiao Xi’s sleeping face, he wondered if she had discovered his secret today. Apart from Song Shiyu and some close friends, no one else knew about his problem of not being able to see at night.
It was only because what had happened today was a coincidence, which was how Qiao Xi found out. It was fine if she did not discover the truth behind it, but if she did… it would really be quite troublesome.
…
The next day, Qiao Xi woke up in the bedroom on the third floor.
She widened her eyes and looked at the ceiling of the bedroom in a daze. She remembered that she had fallen asleep on the sofa yesterday. Was it Gu Zheng who carried her back to the master bedroom?
A trace of redness involuntarily crept onto her face, but she quickly calmed down. She remembered that today was the day Qiao Rou and Gu Moling would come to Longwan Residential. After thinking for a while, she struggled to get up, found a dress from the wardrobe, and put it on. This style was vastly different from her usual attire. She then put on exquisite makeup, sunglasses, and went downstairs gracefully.
She moved her ankle. Perhaps because she was promptly treated yesterday, so the pain in her ankle was less intense. She could walk normally.
Song Shiyu was in the living room reporting today’s work to Gu Zheng. When he heard the noise upstairs, he looked up. “Huh?! President Gu, there’s another woman in your villa?! Damn, where’s Madam? She’ll divorce you if she finds out!”
Gu Zheng’s fingers froze as he raised his head to look at the stairs. His gaze landed on Qiao Xi as he scoffed. “Your ankle has recovered?”
Song Shiyu: “…” He looked at Gu Zheng with an accusing glare. It was bad enough that President Gu had brought another woman back behind Madam’s back, but he was also so concerned about this woman. Was he not afraid that Madam would be angry? Had President Gu decided not to like Madam and wanted to change his taste?
What should he do? He liked Madam’s character very much. If it were someone else who was not easy to get along with… He felt that his life would be very difficult in the future.
Qiao Xi touched the curls of her hair and lazily leaned against the stairs. She curled her finger at Gu Zheng, beckoning him.
Gu Zheng chuckled. “Song Shiyu, stay outside for a while.”
Song Shiyu: “…”
‘Don’t you think you’re going a little too far? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll call Madam and complain if you flirt with another woman in front of me?’
Qiao Xi was wearing a black dress that emphasized her curves. It perfectly displayed her voluptuous figure. Before she left, she had looked in the mirror.. Her appearance could be said to be that of a seductive demoness.