CH 98

Twin Fish [Translator]9-11 minutes

Gu Qingchi had just finished his intravenous drip. One hand had an adhesive patch covering his needle wound, and the other had been treated with medicine and bandaged. His hair fell loosely around his face, lending to him a sickly sort of beauty.

He’d originally been very calm. AE3x L

However, after learning of Mrs. Gu’s immediate arrival, Gu Qingchi’s pupils contracted like a cat when frightened. He couldn’t help but get nervous. His stomach had even started cramping in pain. His empty hand clutched tightly at the blanket. His other hand began convulsing in Xie Luyu’s grasp.

His entire person was becoming visibly flustered and agitated. He was like a cat that suddenly found itself in a strange environment. He wanted nothing more than to delve into his blankets and hide himself away from the world.

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After realizing the futility of it all, he began to tremble restlessly.

Xie Luyu immediately stood up and leaned over Gu Qingchi. He pressed a hand down on the other’s shoulder and stuck his fingers into his mouth. Soon, Xie Luyu felt Gu Qingchi gently biting down on his fingers. JPtDAw

Once he felt Gu Qingchi relax, he began gently patting Gu Qingchi on the back. Xie Luyu was somewhat hunched over him. Gu Qingchi’s face was buried in his arms, his hair scattered. The hand with an adhesive patch on it clutched at Xie Luyu’s jacket. Gu Qingchi kept diving deeper into the jacket like a kitten.

Xie Luyu heard him repeating the same phrase over and over.

“Don’t look at me. Don’t look at me.”

“Don’t look at me. I’m so … so … ”

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So ugly.

Please just don’t look at me.

The end of his sentence was drowned out by the sound of his own hyperventilation. The only thing that could be heard was his harsh breathing and choked sobs.

Xie Luyu couldn’t be any more distressed. He knew what Gu Qingchi’s childhood had been like. He’d been all by himself, living in the shadows. He had been like moss on a staircase, living his whole life in the dark, dying once the sun fell upon him. eyJtwm

“I’m keeping an eye out. No one is looking at you. No one else is coming here either.”

He pressed his chin against the top of Gu Qingchi’s head, firmly encircling Gu Qingchi in his arms.

“Don’t be scared. You have nothing to be afraid of.”

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He tried his best to calm down, but he couldn’t help the tremors that were racking his body. Even his teeth were chattering.

Xie Luyu had also noticed Gu Qingchi’s abnormality. He stuck his fingers into Gu Qingchi’s mouth again. H3otXg

He was too busy comforting Gu Qingchi to pay any mind to anything else. He called out to the person on the other side of the door without even turning his head.

“Sorry, now isn’t a good time.”

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“Okay. In that case, make sure to pick up your medicine from the nurse’s station later.”

It was a nurse. Gu Qingchi slowly started to calm down. 6AJZ15

His muffled voice sounded from inside the jacket.

“Mrs. Gu is coming. She’s coming to see me.”

“Mrs. Gu must be very worried about you, but you’re doing so well now. Mrs. Gu will just take a quick look at you in order to rest assured. It’ll be very simple.”

After a while, Gu Qingchi finally whispered. dkv1De

“I can’t see her now. I’m wrapped in bandages. It’s ugly.”

“That’s okay. You can hide one hand under the blanket and keep the other hand on top of the blanket. Didn’t you tell Mrs. Gu that you were having stomach problems? Let’s go with that and tell her that you just stopped by the hospital for a few rounds of intravenous drip.”

It was only then that Gu Qingchi was finally able to relax. He slowly emerged from Xie Luyu’s arms. He solemnly hid his left hand under the blanket and placed his uninjured right hand on top of the blanket. He was still a little worried, but he managed to gain a bit of confidence once Xie Luyu gave him his approval.

His cell phone vibrated. vW8l4I

It was a WeChat message from Mrs. Gu.

[I’m here. What room number are you in? I need to register a room number.]

Gu Qingchi was quick to notice that Mrs. Gu had gone back to calling him Chi Chi.

He texted back. ZxFslr

Mrs. Gu immediately replied with a kissing emoji. Gu Qingchi’s ears slowly started to turn red.

His ears were still red when she arrived. Mrs. Gu had brought a lot of things with her. Mr. Gu and Gu Xie carried a huge heap of things with them. Usually, they’d have assistants by their side to handle things like this. It was only when they were with Mrs. Gu that the two of them would do things like this.

Xie Luyu knew that Gu Qingchi really valued Mrs. Gu, and whatever Gu Qingchi valued, Xie Luyu valued as well.

He stepped aside and placed his small stool under the bed. He then pulled up a chair for Mrs. Gu and made some room for her next to the bed. UnGr1Z

Upon entering the room, Mrs. Gu headed straight for Gu Qingchi.

“What’s wrong with our Chi Chi? Why are you in the hospital? You even lied to me and told me that everything was fine.”

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Gu Qingchi had already thought of a lie beforehand, so it rolled off his tongue quite easily now.

“It’s just stomach trouble. It’s really nothing.” GNUVLr

Mr. Gu and Gu Xie watched from the side. Mrs. Gu’s condition wasn’t as serious anymore, but, regardless of whether she thought of him as good boy or not, the one that hadn’t changed was that she cared very much about Gu Qingchi.

After confirming that Gu Qingchi was fine, Mrs. Gu then brought out the food that she had prepared for Gu Qingchi, all of which was still hot, and placed it all on a small table for Gu Qingchi.

“Chi Chi hasn’t eaten yet, right? I’ve got amazing food at my place. You should eat well if you’re having stomach troubles. You can’t just eat anything.”

Gu Qingchi obediently responded that he would. Mrs. Gu even handed him the chopsticks herself. He was already feeling kind of guilty about the left hand that he’d hidden under the blanket. Now, Mrs Gu wanted him to eat, so he had no choice but to do his best and eat well. He was afraid that Mrs. Gu would notice the hand that he’d hidden underneath the blanket. 4E uaZ

Mrs. Gu lovingly watched him for a while as he ate. It was only then that she had the time to bother with the other people in the room.

More specifically, it was only then that she had the time to bother with Xie Luyu. In all honesty, she was actually rather surprised when she found out that the person standing next to her was Xie Luyu.

“Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Xie. I’ve always liked your movies. It must have been hard for you to take care of Chi Chi.”

“Not at all. Not at all. It’s what I should do.” maznew

Xie Luyu knew quite a bit about Gu Qingchi’s history. He actually knew Gu Xie. He had run into the other a few times at dinner parties and the like. He hadn’t had quite as many run-ins with Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu.

He’d had a pretty good idea of what was going on from the moment he saw Gu Xie.

Mr. Gu had long since fallen out with his side of the family. He didn’t have that much contact with his younger brother or his family. It was only on the holidays that the two families would meet up once or twice so as to maintain some superficial level of peace. It was very likely that he’d never had any previous contact with Gu Qingchi.

Now, Mrs. Gu had somehow taken to Gu Qingchi. Hence, they decided to go behind his parents’ backs and contact each other. XAUwbo

Xie Luyu shamelessly addressed Mrs. Gu the same way as Gu Qingchi. Gu Qingchi wasn’t the talkative type. He responded to all of Mrs. Gu concerns about him, passive and obedient. Once he started eating, the room fell completely silent. Gu Xie and Mr. Gu were even more hopeless. They simply weren’t suited for this sort of occasion.

Gu Qingchi especially disliked having too much attention on himself. Once he started eating, the task of adjusting the atmosphere was left to Xie Luyu.

Xie Luyu was particularly likable. In no time at all, Xie Luyu and Mrs. Gu began laughing and chatting away. Not a single person in the room was left out. Occasionally, even the nurse was roped into the conversation.

Mrs. Gu never stopped smiling. She kept telling Gu Qingchi to learn from Xie Luyu. GPEM0I

Gu Xie somehow came up in conversation.

Mrs. Gu complained that Gu Xie wasn’t as considerate as Gu Qingchi.

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“He’s just like his father. He only knows how to bury his head in his work. He isn’t in any way as good as Chi Chi. He even looks like his father. If it weren’t for the fact that it’s impossible, people might think his father gave birth to him himself.”

Mrs. Gu very naturally compared Gu Xie to Gu Qingchi. 16DJ7t

The nurse in the room held a tray in her hands, her eyes wide open. She looked back and forth between Gu Qingchi and Mrs. Gu.

“It’s alright. At least your youngest son resembles you.”