Chapter 55 - 52: The Feeling is Really Good

Crash—Rumble— The bright moon hung in the sky, stars were scarce and dim. Inside, Qiao Yuxian felt as if one thunderstorm after another had erupted in her heart, making her vision blur. She didn’t know why Liu Zhou was here or why he was fighting with them. Just when she was wondering why, Liu Zhou gained the upper hand. Su Qi was tangled up with another person. Shang Chen was repeatedly retreating. Gu Yanjing immediately stepped forward, joining the fray with Liu Zhou. Qiao Yuxian watched them, blinked her eyes lightly, then quickly moved forward, separating Gu Yanjing and Liu Zhou with a few swift moves, then landed a hit on Liu Zhou. Liu Zhou had seen her coming and didn’t retaliate at all, directly stepping back a few steps. Qiao Yuxian advanced again, holding Liu Zhou’s arm and distancing herself a bit from Gu Yanjing. Liu Zhou glanced behind her and whispered, "Sister Xian. Yuan Wei has been taken away by them." Qiao Yuxian frowned slightly, not asking any questions, and directly said, "You guys leave first, I’ll handle the rest." "But you..." Liu Zhou was a bit worried about her. "Just go, don’t worry about me." Liu Zhou nodded, pushed Qiao Yuxian, and ran off with another person. Su Qi instinctively wanted to chase but tripped over a foot pushed by Qiao Yuxian. Su Qi stumbled slightly: "......" Shang Chen was hit by Liu Zhou a couple of times and didn’t make it in time, so only the guards around Fenglin Villa gave chase. But if Liu Zhou could break in with people, those guards probably couldn’t catch them. As for Gu Yanjing, from the moment Qiao Yuxian separated him from Liu Zhou, he hadn’t moved, just kept watching her: "Have them come back, don’t chase." Upon hearing Gu Yanjing’s cold voice, it was like Qiao Yuxian’s mind snapped back into clarity, her whole body tingling from head to toe. Qiao Yuxian turned around, and at the moment their eyes met, many thoughts flashed through her mind. It’s over, it’s over, will she have to go to the civil affairs bureau tomorrow to exchange those two marriage certificates for divorce papers? Gu Yanjing looked really angry now. Will she really be skinned alive? Would she survive being skinned alive? She shouldn’t have stayed, she should have left with Liu Zhou, they could find another time to save Yuan Wei. With this thought in her mind, she immediately wanted to put it into action. She looked at Gu Yanjing, under his soul-trembling gaze, she took a step back. Su Qi and Shang Chen noticed her intention, and were already making a move with their feet. Only Gu Yanjing stood still, his aura intimidating but his demeanor calm. Qiao Yuxian gathered her strength in her legs, just about to turn and leave, when Gu Yanjing’s voice rang out. "If you leave now, I’ll have that person’s life immediately." Though the words were light, they landed in Qiao Yuxian’s ears like they weighed a thousand pounds, her steps halted, abandoning the thought of leaving. Instead, she asked, "If I don’t leave, will you let him go?" Shang Chen’s reaction was slower than Gu Yanjing and Su Qi, he gritted his teeth and said, "So it was you!" Qiao Yuxian glanced at him but said nothing. Gu Yanjing said nothing either, withdrawing his gaze from her and turning back to the villa. Qiao Yuxian watched his back. Shirt, vest, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs. She had no mood to admire it. She lowered her head, sighed deeply, then raised her head and entered the villa. Living Room Gu Yanjing sat on the sofa, and Qiao Yuxian, having entered the living room, stood directly in front of him. She was wearing his coat, the clothes covering her behind, with the sleeves too long, hiding her hands inside. Standing before Gu Yanjing, with her head lowered, she looked very much like a child who had done something wrong, waiting for a reprimand from a parent. Much like Qiao Zhiang’s little posture and mannerisms. One sitting and one standing, neither spoke, the silence in the living room was stifling. After almost a minute, Qiao Yuxian suddenly sneezed twice, breaking the silence. She covered her face with both hands, using the sleeves because they were long. "Achoo—" "Achoo————" Qiao Yuxian bent over, sneezing twice. Gu Yanjing glanced at her exposed ankles, then looked up at her. Qiao Yuxian sniffed, her large eyes glistening with a bit of tears from sneezing, fluttering, making her look pitiable. "Not going upstairs to sleep, what are you doing standing in front of me?" Gu Yanjing said in a deep voice. "Didn’t you want to discuss skinning..." Gu Yanjing frowned slightly. Seeing his expression, Qiao Yuxian immediately swallowed her words back, thought for a moment, and said, "Aren’t we going to discuss letting him go?" "Did I say we were going to discuss it?" Gu Yanjing said. "I want to discuss it." Qiao Yuxian said obediently. Gu Yanjing leaned back on the sofa, legs crossed: "What will you do if I don’t want to discuss it?" Qiao Yuxian raised her eyebrows slightly, saying nothing. But Gu Yanjing could clearly see the light in her eyes dim. This gave him the answer, if no discussion, then she’ll resort to force. "Qiao Yuxian." Gu Yanjing called her. "Hmm?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him. "Do you know what I went to do tonight?" Gu Yanjing asked. "Yes." Qiao Yuxian frankly admitted. Listening to her answer, Gu Yanjing’s fingers curled slightly, his eyes flashing with a hint of fierceness. "But I didn’t find out on purpose, your actions were detected. Moreover, I didn’t ask anyone to disrupt your meeting with Feng Chuanbai." Qiao Yuxian said, "I don’t really know the specifics of what happened either." Gu Yanjing looked at her, his gaze sharp as if it could pierce through one’s heart. "Achoo—" Qiao Yuxian sneezed again. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, the curled fingertips relaxed, he lowered his eyes and said softly, "Go upstairs. I’ll let him go tomorrow." "Ah?" Qiao Yuxian looked surprised. Gu Yanjing glanced at her again. Qiao Yuxian blinked her eyes non-stop. "Go to sleep." Gu Yanjing said. "Oh." Qiao Yuxian looked bewildered as she walked upstairs, reaching the steps, she climbed up two more steps. Then she ran back, stood in front of Gu Yanjing, closer than she was before. Gu Yanjing watched the smile rising on her face. Qiao Yuxian and he locked eyes for two seconds, then suddenly bent down to hug him. Since Gu Yanjing was sitting on the sofa, her leaning over to hug him made her a little unsteady, tilting to the side. Fearing she’d fall, Gu Yanjing raised a hand to support her, resting it on her back without pulling away. Qiao Yuxian knelt one leg on the sofa to stabilize herself, wrapping her arms around Gu Yanjing’s neck, her face buried in his shoulder. "Gu Yanjing." Gu Yanjing felt her breath through the clothes on his skin, his hand resting on her back involuntarily applying a little more force. Inside, he felt a bit warm. "Didn’t you say if I dared to do anything against you, you’d skin me alive?" Qiao Yuxian said with a laugh. "Have you done anything against me?" Gu Yanjing retorted without much warmth. "No." Qiao Yuxian laughed gaily, "Gu Yanjing, I won’t harm you. I never will." Listening to her cheerful little voice, the severity in Gu Yanjing’s eyes diminished. After a while, he gently patted her back and said, "Go sleep." "Alright." Qiao Yuxian stood up straight, "You should sleep early too." "Hmm." Qiao Yuxian straightened up and stood in front of him, then suddenly, like a mischievous imp, she touched the muscle on his arm and ran off. As she ran upstairs, she teased, "Nice biceps." Gu Yanjing watched her run all the way back to her room, only withdrawing his gaze when she closed the door, then looked at his arm where she had touched: "......"