Quick Transmigration: The Charming Beauty Who Was Short-Lived and Alluring

Gu Huaizhi and Chu Yun were both injured, especially Gu Huaizhi's arm, which was difficult to move. They should have rested properly, but they decided to return to Xiaoyue Manor as soon as possible. So, after only one day of rest, they left by carriage.

Inside the carriage, Chu Yun was concentrating with her eyes closed. The warm sunlight shone through the carriage window onto her fair face, gilding her jet-black hair with a faint golden hue. Her red dress was like fire, and her face was as white as jade, dazzlingly beautiful.

Gu Huaizhi looked at Chu Yun quietly, not wanting to disturb her, his gaze revealing a tenderness he himself was unaware of, and a rare peace in his heart.

After a long while, Chu Yun opened her eyes, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Gu Huaizhi. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Gu Huaizhi smiled and shook his head, avoiding the question. Instead, he took out a box and presented it to Chu Yun.

"What is that?" Chu Yun asked, puzzled.

Gu Huaizhi smiled without saying a word, "Open it and see for yourself."

The box was mysterious, but Chu Yun didn't press for details. She took it, opened it casually, and looked down. The square box was divided into two compartments, one containing candied fruit and the other containing soft candy.

It wasn't anything valuable, but Chu Yun liked it. Her eyes lit up, her lips curved slightly, and she picked up a piece of candied fruit and put it in her mouth. The sweetness filled her mouth, making her squint her eyes and curve them into two crescent moons, like a kitten eating delicious food, which was extremely cute.

It was hard to imagine that Chu Yun would have this side to her. Gu Huaizhi watched in astonishment, his smile deepening.

"I heard from the waiter that you like the candied fruit from Fukanglou, so I specially brought some for you before I left. If you like it, when we return to Xiaoyue Manor, I will have someone send you the freshest candied fruit every day."

Gu Huaizhi's voice was soft and deep, incredibly gentle.

With a mouthful of candied fruit in her mouth, Chu Yun couldn't speak easily, so she looked at him and nodded gently.

Gu Huaizhi's heart softened uncontrollably. He wanted to reach out and touch Chu Yun's head, but reason prevailed, and he ultimately held back.

He told himself not to rush things. Chu Yun hadn't avenged her great grudge, so she wouldn't consider anything else. He should wait until everything was over before she was more likely to accept him.

*

The road back to Xiaoyue Manor was not far, but the two did not ride horses. Traveling by carriage would have taken too long. What should have been a three or four-day journey by fast horses took seven days. Chu Yun's injuries had almost all healed, except for a thin, long scar on her neck that had not yet fully healed.

Gu Huaizhi did not disappoint him. Almost every time he went to a city, he would go to Fukanglou to buy fresh candied fruit and soft candy for Chu Yun.

The journey was pleasant. Only Gu Huaizhi and Chu Yun were in the carriage. They ate candied fruit, drank tea, and chatted from time to time. They were not bored at all. Gu Huaizhi even wished that the carriage would continue like this forever and never stop.

But easy times always pass quickly and are the easiest to disappear. No matter how unwilling Gu Huaizhi was, the carriage still arrived at Xiaoyue Manor as expected.

After many days, seeing the gate of Xiaoyue Manor again, Gu Huaizhi felt as if he had been in another world.

"Brother Gu, Miss Wen, you're back!" A voice came from afar, and Xiao Lin almost ran towards Chu Yun and Gu Huaizhi.

Upon receiving news of the two's return to the manor, Xiao Qi'an sent him down the mountain to wait, and sure enough, they found them.

After Xiao Lin steadied himself, he looked at the wound on Chu Yun's neck and Gu Huaizhi's injured arm. He remained silent for a moment, then suddenly bowed and clasped his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Brother Gu and Miss Wen, for your efforts on behalf of my brother."

He was still the same as before, only his brows had become more solemn, and he had become much more composed in just a few days.

"We're all brothers, no need for such formalities," Gu Huaizhi said calmly.

Chu Yun echoed, "It's all what I should do."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lin's already reddened eyes turned even redder. There were still many people accompanying him at the foot of the mountain, and he didn't want to be impolite, so he desperately suppressed his tears and said in a slightly choked voice, "My brother knew that Brother Gu and Miss Wen were coming back, so he sent me here to wait early this morning. He is waiting for me at the manor now. Please come with me into the mountain."

*

Chu Yun and Gu Huaizhi walked along the familiar road, heading together to Xiao Qi'an's courtyard.

Xiao Lin talked the whole way, asking the two what they wanted to eat or how their injuries were. He chattered on and on without stopping for a moment. With him around, Chu Yun and Gu Huaizhi were not lonely on the journey.

Upon entering the hall and seeing Xiao Qi'an, Xiao Lin finally shut his mouth.

"You're back." Xiao Qi'an didn't spare a glance for Xiao Lin, only focusing on Chu Yun and Gu Huaizhi.

Before Chu Yun and Gu Huaizhi returned, Xiao Qi'an had many things he wanted to say to them, but when he actually saw them, he couldn't say them. All his words were reduced to just three short words.

Seeing Gu Huaizhi and Chu Yun's injuries, he was even more distressed than Xiao Lin, but his childhood habit of not showing his emotions prevented him from losing his composure too much. He just felt a lump in his throat and remained silent, unable to speak.

The two people in front of him were a friend he had shared life and death with and trusted deeply, and the other was the woman he loved. Both of them were injured because of him, and Xiao Qi'an could not help but feel grateful and guilty.

Gu Huaizhi spoke first, "Are you feeling any better?" When he left, Xiao Qi'an was already awake, but still very weak.

"Much better, how about you?" Xiao Qi'an asked.

Gu Huaizhi moved his injured arm slightly. "It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about. With my medical skills, it will heal quickly."

His tone was nonchalant, as if he weren't the one who was about to die that day.

Chu Yun couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

Xiao Qi'an smiled slightly, "I naturally believe in your medical skills, but a doctor cannot heal himself. It would be better to have someone else examine you. Fortunately, the Medical Sage is still in the manor. Let him examine you again."

The Sage of Medicine was Gu Huaizhi's uncle-master. Before Gu Huaizhi went to Hancheng, he specially asked the Sage of Medicine to take care of Xiao Qi'an.

Gu Huaizhi thought of the insect from that day, his eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay."

"Ah Lin, go and make the arrangements quickly," Xiao Qi'an instructed.

Gu Huaizhi smiled and stopped him, "My uncle dislikes rushing to treat people. He'll let ordinary patients go, but if I dared to make him make the trip, he'd poison me and make me mute. I'd better go and pay my respects to my uncle in person."

After saying that, he looked at Chu Yun and said softly, "A-Yun, come with me to see your martial uncle."

He was still concerned about Chu Yun's strange illness, his eyes filled with worry.

Chu Yun pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded gently, "Okay."

The two were very intimate, asking and answering questions, completely unaware that Xiao Qi'an's eyes suddenly darkened.

From the moment Gu Huaizhi called out the name A-Yun, Xiao Qi'an's heart clenched. Seeing how familiar the two were with each other, a far cry from their previous cold and distant relationship, Xiao Qi'an felt even more uneasy.

He always felt that something was out of control.