Transmigrated Female Official

Chu Qingluo had a nightmare.

In her dream, she was running wildly through a dark forest, as if something was chasing her from behind! She ran forward desperately, but suddenly her foot slipped and she fell into a pit several meters deep!

She was terrified and kept calling out Gongsun Yu's name...

In the dim moonlight, a tall figure suddenly appeared in her field of vision. He reached out his hand to her: "Qingluo, can you recognize my voice?"

“Ji Qiran…”

When Chu Qingluo opened her eyes with a soft murmur, it was already late at night.

She jumped up abruptly, only to find herself in her own room, while Gongsun Yu sat on the edge of the bed with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

She paused for a moment, then quickly pieced together her memories... but they seemed to be a jumbled mess.

Sensing the movement of the person beside him, Gongsun Yu also woke up. Seeing that she had already sat up, he quickly asked, "Are you feeling better? Is your head still dizzy?"

Chu Qinglu shook her head and said, "Gongsun, I want to drink water."

Gongsun Yu quickly went to the table, poured her a glass of water, and handed it to her.

She finished it in a few gulps: "I want more."

Gongsun Yu brought the pot to her and let her drink to her heart's content. "How is it now?"

"Well, much better."

"The doctor said you were inhaled a sleeping potion, and there's nothing seriously wrong with you."

"The doctor is here? Then what about Mother..."

"Don't worry, Madam Chu wasn't in the manor when the doctor arrived."

"That's good, I don't want her to worry."

Chu Qingluo put down her teacup, feeling her mind clear up a bit. If she hadn't woken up in Changming Palace and didn't feel anything unusual in her body, it meant that Ji Qili's wicked scheme hadn't succeeded. Only then did she ask, "How did I get back?"

"It was the Seventh Prince who brought you back," Gongsun Yu answered truthfully.

"...Him?!" During her blackout, she seemed to vaguely hear his voice. So it was Ji Qiran who rescued her; no wonder she had just dreamt of him. "Did he say anything?"

"No. What happened?" Gongsun Yu was almost frantic with worry.

Chu Qingluo met Gongsun Yu's eyes, wanting to explain to him, but then wanting to do something else first, so she pouted and said, "Gongsun..."

"Ok?"

"I want to take a bath first."

"..." Her sudden remark caught Gongsun Yu off guard. After a moment of stunned silence, he said, "Okay, I'll go prepare."

"Thank you."

Although Ji Qili's evil scheme failed, the thought of being touched by him still made her feel uncomfortable all over!

Gongsun Yu prepared hot water for her and was about to leave the room when Chu Qingluo stopped him: "Gongsun, stay here. I don't want to be alone."

"……it is good."

Soaking in the bathtub, Chu Qingluo tried to piece together the whole story...

First, Li Yan set a trap for her, luring her to the Changming Palace, where she was then drugged by Ji Qili's incense and rendered unconscious. The reason he used such a despicable and vile method was to make the Empress witness the scene of the two of them sharing a bed.

Moreover, once Ji Qili destroys the sleeping potion, she will have no evidence to prove that she was forced. In that case, even if she had ten mouths, she wouldn't be able to explain why she said one thing and did another.

But... when did Li Yan start hooking up with Ji Qili? Ji Qili couldn't even remember her name before. And why did Ji Qiran suddenly appear and rescue her? Shouldn't he have been in Guangrentang, chatting intimately with Shaoyao?

She couldn't figure out what happened after that blackout on her own. She'd better wait until tomorrow to investigate further…

After taking a bath, Chu Qingluo found that Gongsun Yu was still awake, waiting for her with a towel. When she came over, he didn't say much, but quietly dried her hair.

"The Fifth Prince tried to harm me with a sleeping potion today... but he didn't succeed, so you don't need to worry." Chu Qingluo knew that Gongsun Yu must still be worried about her, so she explained to him.

"You encountered danger in the palace, and I was powerless to help you." Gongsun Yu felt a sense of helplessness in addition to worry.

Seeing his dejected expression, Chu Qingluo quickly comforted him, "Don't blame yourself. No one could have predicted this."

“Qingluo…” Gongsun Yu hugged her from behind, rested his chin on her shoulder, and said, “I’m really useless.”

"How could that be!" Chu Qingluo turned around, cupped his face in her hands, and said, "Look at me."

Gongsun Yu raised his eyes and saw her tilting her head slightly, her big eyes blinking as she looked at him. She said, "You're such a sweetheart."

"Warm man?"

"Yes! You are the one who brings me so much warmth, like the warm sunshine."

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yu couldn't help but smile and embrace her tightly. He silently marveled at his own accurate judgment. He had fallen for this woman he loved more than anything at first sight.

"Gongsun, you're choking me to death."

Hearing the complaint from the person in his arms, Gongsun Yu realized he had been distracted and hadn't controlled his strength. He quickly released her and asked, "Did I hurt you?"

Chu Qinglu shook her head: "It doesn't hurt."

He gently stroked her cheek, still somewhat worried: "I can't imagine when you might be in danger again."

Gongsun Yu recalled the time Chu Qingluo fell into the lake, and he wasn't by her side. The same thing happened in the palace this time; only Ji Qiran could save her.

Chu Qingluo said with a serious expression, "I will definitely be more vigilant from now on! I will treat anything related to the Fifth Prince as a conspiracy!"

“It’s not just the Fifth Prince; there are many other possibilities.” He corrected her, “You didn’t fall for his trick this time, but I’m afraid he won’t be so open with you again in the future. So, you can’t easily trust anyone.”

“That’s not right.” Chu Qingluo smiled and hooked her arm around his neck, saying, “I still have you whom I can completely trust.”

He looked at her, his gaze growing ever deeper.

The next second, Chu Qingluo's red lips were sealed by Gongsun Yu... Remembering that she still owed Gongsun Yu 'compensation', her heart immediately started racing.

At first, his kisses were extremely gentle, but as he touched her soft body, the fire within him was instantly ignited.

He pulled away from her sweet lips, knelt down, and lifted her up in his arms...

"Ah..." she gasped, caught off guard, as he gently placed her on the bed. Then he leaned over her, pressing his hands lightly against her wrists, kissing her forehead, her cheeks, her neck...

His hot breath brushed against her snow-white neck, causing her to tremble involuntarily and lose all ability to think.

Gongsun Yu whispered in her ear, "Qingluo..."

She didn't reply. The person before her was the one she had chosen. She broke free from his hands and wrapped her arms around his broad back.

This seemed to be with her consent. Gongsun Yu kissed her ecstatically, his large hands removing her last piece of clothing, showering her smooth, porcelain-like skin with kisses…

If there was always a void in her heart, perhaps, after this night, that corner she had deliberately forgotten would finally be filled by the incredibly warm-hearted Gongsun Yu.

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