Substitute Bride: The Gentle Husband of the Evil Girl is Crazy and Wild

Li Xiaoyu sat up suddenly from the bed.

She was breathing heavily, obviously frightened by the nightmare. Gu Fei pulled her hand away.

He folded the handkerchief in half and placed it gently against her forehead.

"What terrible thing did you dream about?"

His tone and movements were generally very gentle. Li Xiaoyu turned his head to look at him, his clear peach blossom eyes full of fatigue.

He leaned against the head of the bed and said angrily, "I dreamed that Qi Yi wanted to scalp me."

Gu Fei knew who Qi Yi was.

He slowly moved his fingers down her forehead, carefully wiping away the beads of sweat on her cheeks, "Did he scare you today?"

"Hmm," if intuition can determine the real culprit.

In her eyes, Qi Yi was definitely a brutal murderer.

The warm hand touching the hot face made Li Xiaoyu feel a little safe.

She paused, then told Gu Fei what happened today.

"Li Wu and I brought him food. I didn't know what he meant. He asked me to bend down and stand in front of him. His left hand, which only had a scar, wanted to touch the top of my head, but I dodged it."

She felt terrified whenever she thought about it.

Hearing this, Gu Fei paused slightly, and seeing that her eyes were full of disgust, she gently wiped the sweat from her chin.

I noticed that there was sweat on her neck.

He didn't do anything, but handed the handkerchief to Li Xiaoyu and let her wipe it herself.

Understanding what he meant, the latter took the handkerchief and wiped her neck casually. Then she heard Gu Fei say.

"He doesn't want to touch your head, he wants to kill you."

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu's hands froze and his brows twisted into a knot, "He wants to kill me?"

Her movements were too rough, and Gu Fei couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He took away the handkerchief, then pinched her chin with his thumb and index finger and lifted it slightly.

"He's killed so many people that his hand has become a habit."

Under the dim oil lamp, the slightly rough handkerchief seemed to become gentle in his hands.

It slid along the skin inch by inch, without making Li Xiaoyu feel uncomfortable at all.

Her mind was completely focused on Gu Fei's words. She thought that as long as she could live in peace with him until the day he left, everything would be fine. She didn't care about Gu Fei's actions at this moment.

"No, have you checked him out?"

She felt hot, so she kicked the quilt away, sat cross-legged facing the man, and looked at him in surprise.

As she moved, she twisted the handkerchief off.

Gu Fei picked it up, folded it, and placed it on a small stool beside her. He did not answer her question first, but just looked at her indifferently.

"Are you hungry?"

It’s better if you don’t say it, because as soon as you say it, you’ll feel hungry.

Li Xiaoyu nodded obediently.

"Come down to eat," and after saying that, Gu Fei went out with the oil lamp.

He brought the dishes that had been warming in the pot from the kitchen to the main room. He thought the dishes looked good.

Li Xiaoyu's eyes widened slightly.

There has been progress.

She quickly removed her expression and the man who was carrying the meal over didn't notice.

He put the food in front of her, walked over to sit opposite her, and said softly, "Eat while we talk."

"Okay," just what she wanted.

"Qi Yi was violent when he was young. He often fought with others and would not stop until he had crippled the opponent. When he was about fifteen years old, he stopped fighting and changed his image to become a good young man in the eyes of everyone."

While listening to Gu Fei, Li Xiaoyu picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth in big mouthfuls.

As soon as she chewed it, her eyelids twitched.

His expression almost couldn't hold back.

Did he put salt instead of sugar? It's so salty.

She lowered her eyes to glance at the food on the table, then raised her eyes a little and found that the man was staring at her meaningfully.

She pretended nothing happened, chewed it hard twice, and choked.

Then he picked up the bowl and took two big mouthfuls of rice.

After swallowing it, she stared at him in confusion: "Keep talking, I'm listening."

Seeing her pick up another dish with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth, her eyelids didn't twitch and her expression was frozen, Gu Fei continued talking casually.

"According to my information, Qi Yi has clearly affected his father's career."

After hearing this, Li Xiaoyu understood a little bit.

Taking over Gu Fei's words, he said, "From what you said, could it be that his father asked him to secretly harm others in order to prevent him from affecting his future?"

The dish I picked up just now had almost no salt in it, which was just enough to balance the salty taste in my mouth.

Seeing Gu Fei looking at his chopsticks with calm eyes again.

She pursed her lips secretly.

The chopsticks moved to the pickled vegetable again and took a small bite.

Seeing her unwilling movements, Gu Fei shook his head slightly and said calmly: "No, his father also has a murderous habit."

Hearing Gu Fei's words, Li Xiaoyu frowned.

She put down her chopsticks, looked him straight in the eye, and expressed her guess: "So it wasn't just Qi Yi who killed people back then, his father, the county magistrate, was also involved..."

"Ah."

Gu Fei did not hide it. She wanted to be a painter, which was a cruel reality.

She has to accept it.

Hearing his affirmative answer, Li Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, but it was not that she could not accept it.

only...

She didn't know what to say, it was just...a little beyond her comprehension.

In her previous world, things like serial killers had absolutely nothing to do with her life.

Now not only are they connected, but they are two...

The faint light was shaky under the interference of the cold wind.

The light and shadows shone on their faces, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Seeing her silence, Gu Fei poured her a glass of water and pushed it in front of her. His low voice had no ups and downs, as if he was talking about something very normal.

"You have a choice."

"What do you mean?" Li Xiaoyu was puzzled.

He said, “You can quit.”

"You want me to give up!"

Li Xiaoyu sat up straight and replied almost reflexively.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

Gu Fei's voice was rational, but too rational, like a person without any emotion at all.

Just like the way he looked at the woman at this moment.

Being stared at by him with an almost indifferent look, Li Xiaoyu felt very uncomfortable, not because of the indifference in his eyes.

But under the flickering light, there was a hint of denial in his deep eyes.

Just like why he said this to himself.

It's just because I want to know, not because I want to give advice or grow.

He looked down at his hands, bit his lower lip, and took a deep breath.

Look up and their eyes meet.

Her eyes were firm and direct. "I am afraid. I have never thought of quitting. Besides..."

"And what?" Seeing her pause, Gu Fei asked.

Li Xiaoyu bit the flesh of his cheek, thought seriously for a moment, and said in an unusually firm voice: "Gu Fei, it is never a shame to walk on an unknown road and be frightened by the thorns and darkness ahead."

"Please don't test me, and don't deny or attack me."

The two little guys who were resting heard the conversation in the house and ran away together.

One of them stopped on the table and looked at Gu Fei, and the other stood on the ground and looked at Li Xiaoyu.

When the stupid bird's claw almost stepped into the dish, it was swept away by a slender hand. After a moment, the owner of the hand spoke.

"What do you want to say?" The calm words carried profound meaning.

In the swaying light and shadow, two lines of sight intertwined.

One was cold and oppressive, the other was as firm as ever.

"I have never had a playful attitude towards choosing the direction of my life, so please continue."