Chapter 181: A Huge Mistake
After lunch, Zhou Xu went back to his room to rest. When he woke up again, it was already eight in the evening.
He adjusted himself and walked to the lab. The door was closed, but he could see faint light coming out of the room from the gap.
Yan Xi was still there.
Zhou Xu pushed the door open and asked bluntly, "Why are you still here?"
"I'll leave immediately after I'm done with this data," Yan Xi said without looking up.
"It's already eight o'clock."
"Really?" Yan Xi's tone was casual. "No wonder I was so tired. Eight in the evening or eight in the morning."
"Evening."
"That's fine then." As long she didn't stay up all night.
Zhou Xu was silent for a moment before reminding her, "Did you forget that you have a date tonight?"
Yan Xi froze and almost lost her grip on the test tube. She turned around and said in a trembling voice, "Were you lying to me just now? Tell me it's only six o'clock."
"It's really eight o'clock now."
"Stop! Stop talking!" Yan Xi quickly stuffed the test tube into Zhou Xu's hands, took off her white coat, and took out her phone.
When she was doing experiments, she was afraid of being disturbed, so she switched her phone to flight mode. As soon as she turned it on, many messages popped up.
Most of them were from Gu Shen. There were also a few messages from Gu Er asking her why she wasn't home yet and telling her Gu Shen looked livid.
Yan Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. She pursed her lips and sighed heavily. "I have to go home now. You record the data. Remember, don't make any mistakes."
Before she could finish, she ran out of the laboratory. Zhou Xu chased after her and shouted, "Are you coming back tomorrow?"
"I'll see. If I'm not dead, I'll come over."
After walking out of the elevator, Yan Xi immediately called Gu Shen. Her voice was very anxious. "Gu Shen, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to forget. There's a problem with the experiment here, and my phone is in flight mode. I didn't see any messages from you. I'll go home now."
Gu Shen said calmly, "Got it. Be careful."
The driver was already waiting outside the medical school. Yan Xi quickly got in.
She and Gu Shen did not hang up the phone, but they did not speak either. The long silence made the atmosphere in the car frightening. Yan Xi thought for a moment and could not help but ask, "Gu Shen, are you angry?"
"I really didn't do it on purpose." Yan Xi was so anxious that she was about to cry. "I promise you that this won't happen again."
"Okay." With that, Gu Shen hung up.
This time, even a fool could tell Gu Shen was angry. Yan Xi sighed in frustration, but she also felt that this time, she had made a huge mistake. She hoped that Gu Shen wouldn't get too disappointed in her.
The driver also sensed the anxiety in Yan Xi and drove to the Jingnan Villa as quickly as possible. However, the Medical University and the Jingnan Villa were too far away, so it was almost nine o'clock when Yan Xi arrived home.
After being late for more than two hours, Yan Xi felt that she might as well take the initiative to bury herself on the spot.
As soon as she stepped into the entrance, Xiaolan immediately came over. She took off Yan Xi's coat and whispered, "Madam, President Gu is now in the home theater on the first floor."
"I understand." Yan Xi quickly ran upstairs and changed her clothes. However, she could still smell the potion on her body. In order not to be suspected by Gu Shen, she sprayed some perfume.
*****
Yan Xi pushed open the door of the home theater. It was dark inside, and only the screen in the middle was emitting a faint blue light. She shifted her gaze and saw Gu Shen sitting on the sofa.
After hesitating for a moment, Yan Xi walked over. She bowed slightly and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, Gu Shen. I'm late this time."
Gu Shen did not look up. He sat quietly on the sofa and played with his phone. Someone sent him a message, and the phone lit up and hit his face.
Yan Xi felt a chill down her spine. She subconsciously wanted to run, but her legs wouldn't move.
After a long time, he looked up and asked, "Reason?"
Yan Xi gave him the excuse that she had prepared long ago. "I wanted to go to the Medical University to get the analysis results of the sections today, but there was a small problem on their side, so I waited for a while. Later on, they needed someone to help them, so I went over to help them. I was afraid that the message would pop up and distract me, so I turned on the flight mode."
She glanced at Gu Shen's face and her voice became softer and softer. "Then I lost track of time."
Gu Shen snorted, his eyes turning colder.
"How stupid. Is the excuse all you can come up with in an hour?"
Chapter 182: I Wouldn't Mind Crippling Him Personally
"I'm not making it up." Yan Xi insisted, "It's true."
"You were with them all the time?"
"That's right."
"Is there a doctor in charge of my treatment?"
"No." Yan Xi answered more decisively this time.
However, Gu Shen was not satisfied. He pinched the space between his eyebrows. "Yan Xi, are you sure?"
Gu Shen leaned back on the sofa and reached out to Yan Xi. "Come here."
Yan Xi obediently held his hand, but Gu Shen grabbed her waist and made her sit on his lap.
"Zhou Xu is also at the Medical University. I saw him."
"Yes, he went there to do a comparison experiment." Yan Xi said frankly, "I had something to do at noon, so I asked him to bring some food back for me, but I paid him."
Gu Shen looked over and felt that Yan Xi was not lying.
He lowered his head slightly and smelled her perfume and clothes that were different from the ones in the video.
"Changed clothes? Why?"
"I was in the lab a little too long, and I smelt like medicine. I was afraid you wouldn't like it, so I went to change first."
Gu Shen relaxed his fingers slightly, but he still placed them on Yan Xi's waist.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I've been waiting here for you for two hours."
No one in the world could make him wait two hours yet.
"It's all my fault." Yan Xi hugged his neck and said in a soft voice, "I really know my mistake. Can you stop being angry? I promise I'll come early next time."
"You didn't reply to my messages, and you didn't answer my calls."
"Then next time, I'll block all the messages from the others and only leave your message notification. This way, I won't miss your message." She leaned over and kissed Gu Shen on the cheek. "Hubby, I'll make up for these two hours for you. Please forgive me."
The corners of Gu Shen's mouth twitched, and then he pulled a long face.
Yan Xi leaned over and kissed him a few more times.
"Gu Shen, please forgive me."
Gu Shen looked at her and could not help but pull her into his arms. He pinched Yan Xi's chin and kissed her passionately.
This kiss carried Gu Shen's usual predatory nature. He stuck his tongue into her mouth, sucking up her air and not giving her any chance to resist.
This was more like the real Gu Shen, strong and predatory.
As she was thinking, Yan Xi felt her lip was bitten. Soon, her mouth was filled with the smell of blood.
Gu Shen let go of her, his eyes as dark as ink. He touched Yan Xi's wounded lip and exerted some force.
"Xixi, I believe you, so don't lie to me. If I find out that you're with another man..." His fingers slowly moved down and grabbed Yan Xi's neck.
"I don't mind crippling him myself."
Gu Shen's voice was cold as he stared at Yan Xi with a dangerous gaze.
"That's so cruel." Yan Xi chuckled. "Let Gu Yi and the others do it."
Gu Shen raised his eyebrows and continued to kiss her.
Yan Xi endured the pain. In a daze, she seemed to feel her bra dropping down. Someone had unbuttoned her bras. At the same time, she felt a tingling sensation in her chest. The soft flesh was wrapped in his warm mouth and he gently licked it a few times.
It was a tease of what was about to come.
Yan Xi blushed. She stood up in a panic and looked at Gu Shen in horror. She was not ready, but Gu Shen seemed to think differently.
Yan Xi subconsciously ran out. When she reached the door, she carefully buttoned up her bra and ran back to her room.
Gu Shen looked at Yan Xi's back with dark eyes. He touched the corner of his mouth and suddenly widened his eyes.
He seemed to feel a tingling in his legs. It came and went with some rhythm.
'I think I can feel something in his leg now.'
For a moment, Gu Shen did not know if he liked this feeling or not. He looked down at his legs and smashed them hard. The subtle but real pain confirmed his thoughts.
His legs were gradually recovering. He could stand again.
Chapter 183: The Legs Are Recovering
Yan Xi locked the door after returning to her room. She sat on the bed and carefully lifted her clothes.
Only then did she realize that her chest had been bitten red and there was a bite mark on it. Her face turned red.
Yan Xi was not prepared for an intimate interaction like that at all, so the moment she sensed that Gu Shen was about to do something, she was scared away.
Yan Xi put down the clothes and her mind was in a mess. After a while, she started to worry if Gu Shen would be angry with her again for being resistant.
The two of them were a married couple now, so it was normal for Gu Shen to have such thoughts.
However, she wasn't the one to blame. Yan Xi rarely interacted with men before she transmigrated into the book. She had never encountered such a situation. Moreover, Gu Shen even bit her chest.
That place, she didn't even touch it with her own hands.
Suddenly, Yan Xi remembered that she seemed to have bitten Gu Shen in the same place before.
She grabbed the water bottle on the table and took a sip to calm herself down. She planned to go see Gu Shen later.
*****
Gu Shen was still sitting on the sofa. The numbness on his legs did not subside. Instead, it continued to affect him more and more.
However, Gu Shen was still unable to stand up yet. He took out his phone and was about to call Gu Yi when his phone rang.
It was Gu Liu.
"What is it?"
"CEO, I've already checked. Madam was indeed in the laboratory today, and Zhou Xu stayed up all night yesterday to observe the experimental data and has been sleeping today. It should be a coincidence that the two of them met."
As Gu Shen's personal assistant, Gu Liu was only responsible for finding and reporting the fact. However, this time, he couldn't help but speak his mind, "I don't think Madam is lying. She just got busy and forgot the time."
He hoped that the CEO would not be too harsh on Yan Xi. After all, Yan Xi was so smart and cute.
"Got it." Gu Shen asked coldly, "Where are you now?"
Gu Liu's heart skipped a beat. He thought that Gu Shen wanted him to go to the basement to receive his punishment.
After mentally preparing himself, Gu Liu said fearfully, "I'm at Jingnan Villa."
"Come to the home theater." With that, he hung up.
Gu Shen sat back and recalled the sensation on his legs just now. For some reason, he was considering letting Yan Xi go back to study.
Yan Xi liked neurology very much and had been self-studying. She seemed to be talented. Before she could complete her previous studies, she was forced to drop out of school. This should be a regret for Yan Xi.
He did not want to see Yan Xi trapped at home. If Yan Xi wanted to, he would give her more freedom.
If Yan Xi had other dreams, as her husband, he should support her.
While he was thinking, the door of the home theater was pushed open again and Yan Xi's head poked in.
"Gu Shen, are you still in here?"
After entering, she saw Gu Shen sitting quietly on the sofa in the same spot. The light from outside shone on his face, making him look even more unapproachable.
Yan Xi felt a little flustered, so she turned on the light.
The room suddenly lit up, making Gu Shen feel a little uncomfortable. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Yan Xi.
Why did she come back all of a sudden?
"What's wrong?" Yan Xi noticed that something was wrong with Gu Shen. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his face was much paler than usual.
Yan Xi immediately checked his temperature, but when she touched Gu Shen's forehead, she frowned.
"You have a fever. I'll get the thermometer!"
"Don't go." Gu Shen grabbed her hand and said hoarsely, "My legs are a little numb now."
Yan Xi was stunned and her eyes widened. She got down to check his legs, her voice trembling with excitement.
"Are you feeling your legs?"
"Yeah."
"I..." Her hands were already covered in sweat and they were so shaky that she almost dropped her phone. "I'll call Zhou Xu now. We have to go to the hospital immediately to see what is going on."
Gu Shen pursed his lips, looking unhappy.
"Even if you're angry with me, you have to go to the hospital. When you get back from your checkup, you can do whatever you want with me."
Gu Shen said with a sigh, "I still can't move."
Because she was too wild with excitement, Yan Xi forgot about it. She giggled. "Then I'll get Gu Yi and the others to come over."