Chapter 16: Dumplings
Yan Xi asked, "Then why did you come back to find me?"
"You're my wife," Gu Shen said in a business-like tone. "I should be responsible for you."
"Just responsible?"
Gu Shen didn't say anything else. After a while, he felt pressure on his shoulders.
It was Yan Xi who rested on his shoulder.
She opened her mouth to speak. Her voice was soft and gentle, and it was impossible to tell if she was happy or angry.
"From now on, you're all I have left."
The family doctor was already waiting at home. The moment Yan Xi returned, she went up to her.
"Madam, let me see your wound."
Yan Xi lifted up her dress and the bruise came into the doctor's sight.
"Why did they treat you so brutally?" The doctor did not like Yan Xi, but when she saw the wound, she couldn't help but feel bad about her.
She examined it carefully and heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no fractures. "I'll rub these bruises open for you later and apply for some medicine. You'll be fine in a few days."
"Thank you."
*****
Yan Xi did not know when she fell asleep. When she opened her eyes again, it was already three in the morning.
When Yan Xi woke up, her hungry stomach protested even more.
In the Yan villa, she only ate a piece of toast. Yan Xi touched her stomach and went down to the kitchen to find some food.
Everyone was asleep except for the lights in the corridor.
Yan Xi went downstairs and suddenly heard rustling sounds coming from the kitchen.
Shocked, she hurriedly switched on the lights and realized that Gu Shen was in front of the fridge.
"What's wrong? Do you want something?"
"No." Gu Shen paused. He closed the fridge door and pushed his wheelchair to the side.
When the lights were turned on, Yan Xi saw that he was raising his hand.
She sighed and walked over to open the fridge. She found that on the top layer of the fridge, there were water bottles. She took out a bottle and asked, "Do you want some water?"
Gu Shen pursed his lips. "Mm."
After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, the hunger in her stomach became even more palpable. Yan Xi put down the water and casually asked, "Do you want to eat something?"
Gu Shen shook his head. He did not trust Yan Xi's cooking skills.
"There are dumplings in the lower layer of the fridge. You can cook some yourself."
Yan Xi took out the dumplings and counted twenty. She thought for a while and counted ten more, including Gu Shen's portion.
"You probably feel hungry at this point as well, so just eat some with me."
Gu Shen did not answer, but he did not move his wheelchair either. He sat where he was and waited quietly for Yan Xi.
There was a display on the kitchen stove. Yan Xi found the tutorial on cooking dumplings and followed it step by step.
After the water opened, she placed the dumplings inside.
After waiting for a while, the dumplings didn't all float up. Yan Xi was a little puzzled. She looked at Gu Shen and asked, "How long does this dumpling take to cook?"
Gu Shen hesitated. "Should be fine in a few minutes."
"Oh," Yan Xi replied and took out the utensils from the cabinet above, planning to put them inside later.
She opened the lid of the pot and found that the dumplings had already been boiled and the meat stuffing was scattered everywhere.
Yan Xi felt embarrassed, asking, "Do you want some meat soup?"
Yan Xi then cooked another pot. This time, she was very careful and took out the dumplings five minutes later.
The two of them just held their plate of dumplings and did not go to the dining table. One sat on the wheelchair, while the other sat on the floor and ate quietly.
Halfway through, Yan Xi suddenly nudged him, asking, "How is it? My cooking isn't all that bad, right?"
"It was the cook who made the dumplings."
Chapter 17: Falling Into His Arms
"But I cooked it," Yan Xi said righteously. "I timed the fire perfectly and kept the dumplings' deliciousness to the maximum."
She softened her voice and said, "Hurry and praise me."
Gu Shen was made to say something nice. "You boiled the water well."
After he finished speaking, the corners of his lips curled up. The curve was very small and disappeared in an instant, but Yan Xi saw it clearly.
"Did you just smile?"
Gu Shen did not speak, but Yan Xi moved closer to him and looked at him.
"What are you doing?" Gu Shen was a little unnatural.
"Smile again." Yan Xi said, "or praise me."
*****
It was already four o'clock after the meal. Yan Xi yawned.
"I'll push you up to rest."
It was rare that Gu Shen did not reject her. "Okay."
The two of them entered the elevator. Gu Shen raised his hand and pressed the button for the third floor.
The floor was not high, so the elevator arrived quickly. The moment the door opened, Yan Xi pushed him out.
After entering the room, Yan Xi realized that she was blushing.
This was her first time entering a man's room.
Gu Shen's room was very big, but there was very little furniture inside, only some necessities. His bed was not very high, but it was still difficult for Gu Shen to go up alone.
Yan Xi rolled up her sleeves and showed Gu Shen her nonexistent muscles.
"Come, I'll carry you to bed."
As soon as the classic lines were out of her mouth, many of the romantic novels she had read flashed across Yan Xi's mind. According to the story development of these novels, they were now supposed to do something intimate.
Yan Xi's face suddenly turned red.
Because her skin was fair, even slight redness was obvious to the eye.
Gu Shen asked, "Are you hot in here?"
"Yes. A little, I guess."
Although she said she was gonna carry him up, Yan Xi only held Gu Shen's arm.
Gu Shen placed his hand on the bed and used the force to move himself over. Although his lower limbs did not have much strength, his hand was very strong. His bulging biceps was not something Yan Xi's slim body could compare with.
Yan Xi couldn't help but pinch it.
In romantic novels, if the female protagonist did this, the male protagonist should have already kissed her. If Gu Shen really kissed her, should she close her eyes or put on some kind of expression?
Yan Xi lost in thought until Gu Shen said, "What are you doing?"
She shivered in fear and quickly stood up. However, when she stood up, she slipped over and fell towards Gu Shen.
Her hand subconsciously wanted to grab onto something. When Yan Xi came back to her senses, she realized that one of her hands was holding onto Gu Shen's collar while the other was firmly inserted between his legs.
Gu Shen was wearing pajamas. The clothes on it were almost torn off by Yan Xi, revealing his perfect chest and abs. The shape in the middle was also pressed against Yan Xi's hand, gradually showing.
Yan Xi felt as if she was burnt and quickly retracted her hand. She laughed awkwardly. "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"
Gu Shen looked at Yan Xi pensively.
She had been using all sorts of methods to get closer to him, but at the same time, she retained that innocence and purity of a girl.
She looked completely different from before. Why did Yan Xi change so much in such a short time? What did she want from him?
Meanwhile, Yan Xi was already gone. She did not even dare to take the elevator and ran down the stairs.
After locking the door, she leaned against the door frame, her face so red that it was almost steaming.
She covered her face, embarrassed and amused.
Yan Xi recalled the touch just now.
She felt that Gu Shen was actually pretty strong.
Chapter 18: Thief
After showering, Yan Xi finally calmed down. She lay on the bed and could not help but think of Gu Shen's legs.
He was a very strong-willed person. He did not want others to pity him because of his legs and stubbornly believed that he could do anything.
Just like today, he would rather be thirsty than let Yan Xi help him get water.
It would be great if Gu Shen's legs could recover. He would no longer have to bear strange gazes from others, and his pride would not disappear because of his legs.
Unfortunately, she could not help Gu Shen with the surgery for the time being. She could only use massage and acupuncture to treat him slowly.
It would be great if Teacher Zheng Ming was here too. Zhang Ming dared to operate on people he saw for the first time.
Yan Xi felt sad when she thought of her mentor.
She did not know if she had suddenly disappeared in her original world, or if an accident had happened, or if a new person had replaced her.
She hoped it wasn't the first scenario because she didn't want her mentor to look for her all over the world.
Yan Xi's thoughts were in a mess. In the end, she could not resist the drowsiness and fell asleep.
She slept soundly, but Yan Dong and Luo Yun did not sleep at all.
The left half of Luo Yun's face had been slapped twice and was now swelling. She was in pain and hatred, and she couldn't fall asleep at all.
Yan Dong sighed at the side. He was upset that he didn't investigate Gu Shen earlier.
Such a rich son-in-law could definitely help the Yan family rise to be more powerful. However, he only treated Gu Shen, with an awful attitude, as an abandoned son of the Gu family.
If that was all, he could still suck up to Gu Shen and ask him to help the Yan family get some big deals.
But now it was impossible to do so because Yan Xi decided to cut ties with them and definitely would not help them anymore.
Yan Dong gritted his teeth, determined to not let Yan Xi go for the sake of Gu Shen.
*****
At six in the morning, Gu Shen opened his eyes. He pinched the space between his eyebrows and sat by the bed, waiting for Gu Yi's help.
Five minutes later, Gu Yi appeared at the door on time. He knocked on the door and entered, helping Gu Shen into the wheelchair.
"I've already taught the people from Jin Sen a lesson. The other one that wants the land is Sheng Huai. Their bid is 340 million." It was 100 million more than the contract Gu Shen had signed with Jin Sen. It was no wonder that Jin Sen wanted to break the contract.
"What do they want to do with that land?"
"I'm not sure. Probably built an amusement park."
Gu Shen nodded and instructed, "Send more people to keep an eye on the Yan family. If there's any movement, remember to inform me."
"Yes."
At nine o'clock, Yan Xi came downstairs. She yawned and slowly walked towards the dining room.
Two servants were whispering beside the sink.
"The kitchen might have been robbed yesterday, and it's a stupid thief."
Yan Xi pricked up her ears. Was there a thief? She clearly didn't see any thieves yesterday.
"Exactly," another person agreed. "He doesn't even know how to cook dumplings. He wasted those good dumplings the cook made."
This thief sounded familiar to Yan Xi.
"Don't bring this up. The cook is pissed off because of this. It is incredible that there are still people who don't know how to cook dumplings. That pot was directly boiled into meat soup."
Yan Xi felt extremely hurt by these comments. She walked over expressionlessly from behind the two and saw their names on the name tag.
Xiaolan, Xiaoyue.
Yan Xi silently noted it down and planned to let these two people cook dumplings for her and pick on them.
Before she could make it happen, she was called over by Gu Shen again.
"Grandpa wants us to make a trip home this weekend. Be prepared."
"Okay..." Yan Xi said, "I also need your help with something."