After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter Sixteen

Before I could turn around, Gu Jinhuai took a big step and blocked my way, his cold hand covering my forehead.

The cool touch made me feel a little better and cleared my head a bit, but I still craved its warmth.

"You're so hot, I'll take you to the hospital."

Gu Jinhuai, his face dark, tried to drag me to the hospital. I struggled, my voice weak and devoid of its usual sharp edge: "I won't go. I'll just take some medicine and be fine."

"Gu Jinhuai, stop being so shameless. This is my home. You are not welcome here. Please leave."

I frowned, pushed Gu Jinhuai away, clutched the medicine tightly, and staggered to the kitchen. Just as I was about to get some cold water to drink the medicine, a large hand grabbed my water glass from behind and poured the water out.

"I come."

I stared blankly as Gu Jinhuai boiled water in a thermos. His busy figure overlapped with that of my past life, and the concern and urgency in his eyes didn't seem fake.

I must have seen wrong. I shook off the random thoughts in my mind.

His heart ached uncontrollably, and the emotions he had suppressed since his rebirth crumbled at that moment.

"Why do you change? You're not like this at all, so why do you change whenever she's mentioned?"

I murmured to myself.

"what are you saying?"

Gu Jinhuai frowned, his large hand landing on my forehead. The burning heat traveled through his fingers to his palm, making him even more worried.

After that, I drifted off to sleep, and in my hazy state, I took my medicine, drank water, and then lay back down in bed and fell asleep again.

When I woke up, it was already 8 p.m. My stomach was growling non-stop, so I ordered takeout.

I went outside to get a drink of water, but saw a tall, slender figure lying on the sofa.

With a complicated expression, I went straight to the kitchen to get a drink of water, and then sat there blankly for a long time.

My gaze lingered on him. People like good-looking things, but often good-looking things are poisonous.

Knowing this principle clearly, yet still being unable to resist liking it, that's just being a masochist.

The urgent doorbell interrupted my thoughts. I quickly looked away. The person on the sofa had also woken up. Seeing that I was alright, their furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

"I'll open the door."

Gu Jinhuai was about to get up when I was faster, saying coldly, "No need."

I walked past him and opened the door, only to find that it wasn't the deliveryman outside, but Song Yuan.

A flicker of surprise crossed my eyes, but it quickly vanished.

“Zhou Nanzhi, you…you all…”

Song Yuan's gaze swept past me, finally landing on Gu Jinhuai. Her words abruptly stopped, and her eyes instantly turned red.

I didn't want to get involved in their affairs, so I stood by the door in a hoarse voice, made room for Gu Jinhuai, and said in a distant and indifferent tone, "Thank you for last night. I'm fine now. You can leave."

Gu Jinhuai gave me a deep look, then left without saying a word.

The moment he stepped out, I slammed the door shut.

A few minutes later, the doorbell rang again. I looked through the peephole and opened the door after seeing it was the deliveryman.

After eating, I lay down on the bed to rest, but I slept restlessly and dreamed of Gu Jinhuai's ruthlessness, abandoning me and my son.

"No, Momo, it's Mommy who's sorry!"

I exclaimed in surprise and woke up to find that it was already the next morning.

I wiped away the tears on my face, my hatred for Gu Jinhuai reaching its peak.

For several days in a row, I didn't go out. I just slept and spaced out every day, and ordered takeout when I was hungry.

After a few days of drifting aimlessly, Gu Zi suddenly called me and said we were going hiking the next day. I wanted to refuse, but Gu Zi told me that it was required by our homeroom teacher. This was the last team building activity in high school, and no one in the class could be absent.

To get some rest, I put my phone on silent. When I heard Gu Zi's message, I checked the group chat and found out that the homeroom teacher had notified us about the hike last night.

"Zhizhi, if you stay any longer, you'll get moldy."

When Gu Zi saw me, she replied in an annoyed tone.

"Alright, I'm here to keep you company, aren't I?"

"We'll probably be resting at Sunset Hill tomorrow night. We need quite a few things, so let's go prepare first. We'll go back to school tomorrow morning, and the bus will take us there together."

The afternoon passed quickly. Gu Zi was in charge of buying food, and I was in charge of buying necessities. Girls are born to love shopping, and the afternoon was gone just like that.

That evening, Gu Zi and I planned to eat at a roadside stall. As soon as we sat down, we saw Song Yuan being surrounded by several thugs.

"Get away from me, don't touch me. If Gu Jinhuai finds out, he won't let you off the hook."

Song Yuan glared angrily at the group of people, her voice trembling.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something was wrong and knew I was in trouble. Just as I was about to leave with Gu Zi, Song Yuan cried out for help, "Gu Zi, Zhou Nanzhi, please save me!"

Looking into the malice in her eyes, I cursed her under my breath as an idiot.

But it was too late to run. Soon, three slick-looking teenagers surrounded Gu Zi and me.

"You know her?"

"Yes, we are in the same class."

Before I could speak, Song Yuan quickly interjected, explaining our relationship.

"They're in the same class, tsk tsk, and they're not bad looking either."

I looked at the boy who was leading the group. He had dyed his hair reddish-brown, had a lip piercing on his dry, thick lips, wore a floral shirt, casual pants, and chunky sneakers. He walked with an arrogant and domineering air, and he didn't look like someone to mess with.

Especially the way they looked at me, so blatant, as if they wished they had X-ray vision.

"We don't know her, so don't be fooled by her."

Although Gu Zi was scared, she still mustered up her courage, grabbed my hand, and gestured with her eyes for me to run first.

"Gu Zi, we were classmates for three years, how can you be so heartless?"

Song Yuan's eyes were red, and she looked like a victim.

"you shut up!"

Gu Zi glared fiercely at Song Yuan, then shoved me, urging me to run first. But in this situation, whether I could sing off-key was another matter, but I absolutely wouldn't allow Gu Zi to face the threat alone.

"What do you want?"

I tapped the back of Gu Zi's hand a few times, staring straight ahead at the red-haired monster, without a trace of fear in my eyes.

"Oh, you've got some nerve. I'm interested."

Old Man Hong leered at me and reached out to touch me. The next moment, I grabbed his wrist with one hand and pressed down on it, causing the boy to grimace.

"What the hell did you do?"

"Boss, are you okay?"

My henchmen behind me roared and were about to attack me, but the red-haired monster stopped them.

"go away!"

The red-haired monster kicked the boy who was about to touch me to the ground, and looked at me with eager eyes: "I have never seen anyone as fierce as you. Everyone is afraid of me, but you are the first person who dares to lay a hand on me."

"If you like it, how about you follow me from now on?"

"With you? Do you have a car? A house? Do you have a bride price?"

I asked three questions in a row, and the other person subconsciously shook their head.

I scoffed and rolled my eyes at him: "So, I'll starve if I stay with you?"

"You're so young and you're not learning anything good. You're just trying to mess around with the underworld. You're only young and want to have some fun. When you're in your thirties, other people will have wives and daughters and warm beds, while you'll be crying for your parents and going hungry."

"You and I……"

"What do you mean 'you'? What do I mean 'me'? Go home, wash up, and go to bed early. Maybe you'll have a good dream tonight!"

"Also, we don't know her well. If you want money, go to him, Gu Jinhuai, her boyfriend."

I pointed at Song Yuan, my tone indifferent.

Taking advantage of everyone's stunned silence, she grabbed Gu Zi and prepared to run outside. However, after only a few steps, she saw Gu Jinhuai walking towards her with a dark face and a menacing aura.