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

Chapter

[Zhizhi, thank you for your help, brother. Don't worry, Mom received Dad's call and went back.]

Afterwards, Gu Zi sent me a playful emoji.

I stared at it for a while, and finally replied with a "good". After hesitating for a moment, I typed another line.

Be careful.

Gu Zi quickly replied with a "received" emoji.

During this time, no one mentioned Song Yuan.

Soon, I received another payment in my Alipay account. I glanced at it and saw that the person who forwarded it was Gu Jinhuai. I looked at him in confusion and asked, "What does this mean?"

Seeing the confusion in my eyes, Gu Jinhuai slowly explained, "This is the salary for the remaining eleven days. You'll have to work hard on Zhizhi in the days to come."

I glanced at it; not a penny more, not a penny less, 220,000.

For a moment, I felt a little embarrassed, but thinking of my humble self in my past life and the domineering man, I felt no guilt at all about accepting the money.

"Why save me?"

I stared at him with a complicated expression, trying to see a different look on his face.

But the man was very good at hiding his true intentions, leaving me no clue whatsoever.

She smiled back at me, pretending not to understand, and asked, "What?"

Why did you protect me during the car accident?

I patiently explained it again.

Gu Jinhuai stared intently at me. Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Song Yuan walked in carrying a food box. Her smiling face froze for a moment when she saw me, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes. Her tone was unfriendly: "Zhou Nanzhi, what are you doing here?"

I didn't even glance at her. Instead, I stared intently at Gu Jinhuai, my gaze unwavering, as if I was determined to get to the bottom of things.

After a long pause, Gu Jinhuai sighed helplessly, reached out and gently rubbed my head. His voice was hoarse and deep, but it revealed determination: "I did what I wanted to do. There's no reason why."

For a moment, my heart skipped a beat.

Before I could ask any more questions, Song Yuan pulled over a chair from behind me and sat down next to Gu Jinhuai, so close that it looked as if she were sitting on the hospital bed.

She seemed not to see me, a sweet smile on her face. She placed the insulated food container on the cabinet, and when she opened it, a rich aroma of porridge filled the ward.

"Jinhuai, Uncle Gu is sick. Aunt Gu went back to China to take care of him and asked me to stay and take care of you. She will be back in a few days. You are still not well, so you must be good and rest in the hospital these few days. Don't worry, I have specially learned how to take care of patients, and I will definitely take good care of you."

"This is the sweet porridge I prepared. You love sweets, so please try it."

I watched her smug expression with a detached air. If she had a tail, she'd probably be wagging her tail in the air by now.

I glanced at the eight-treasure porridge in her spoon out of the corner of my eye, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Song Yuan glared at me angrily: "What are you laughing at? Is it funny that I prepared food for Brother Jin Huai? On the contrary, if it weren't for you, how could Jin Huai have been so badly injured?"

I ignored her questioning, crossed my arms, took a closer look at the porridge in the thermos, and bluntly said, "This porridge... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

"just you?"

Song Yuan looked at him with disdain, holding the spoon, about to feed Gu Jinhuai.

I knew Gu Jinhuai never liked eating street food, but just as it was about to enter his mouth, I slowly said, "Oh... I remember now, isn't this porridge from the cart outside the hospital? I really didn't know that Miss Song could cook porridge. How come it looks exactly like the porridge from the street stall?"

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

My gaze toward Gu Jinhuai held a deeper meaning.

After I finished speaking, I clearly noticed that Gu Jinhuai's face darkened. He turned his face away, and Song Yuan, who was standing next to him, turned around and glared at me fiercely. Because of her emotional state, the spoon in her hand was shaking, and all the porridge in the spoon got onto Gu Jinhuai's cheek.

I looked at him with a sinister gaze, and his face grew increasingly ugly, as if he had eaten shit.

Unfortunately, Song Yuan didn't notice anything amiss. She kept glaring at me, and her words were no longer as feigned as before. I guess she had Madam Gu backing her up.

“Zhou Nanzhi, why are you everywhere? I learned how to make this porridge online. It's simple to make, so naturally many people know how. What right do you have to slander me? I worked hard to make it. You can't be jealous of me just because you didn't prepare anything yourself.”

I looked at Song Yuan as if she were an idiot, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

Song Yuan looked at me, puzzled. Then, Gu Jinhuai's voice came from behind her, filled with gritted teeth: "Zhou Nanzhi, what are you laughing at?"

I didn't put up with him and retorted directly: "That's right, even if I'm laughing, you only dare to get angry at me, you coward."

I snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"where are you going?"

Gu Jinhuai's voice came from behind, along with Song Yuan's exclamation.

"Jinhuai, are you alright? Let me wipe it for you."

Song Yuan looked embarrassed and flustered as she looked at the porridge smeared on Gu Jinhuai's face, trying to wipe it off for him.

"roll!"

Gu Jinhuai called out impatiently.

I gritted my teeth, quickened my pace, and slammed the door shut with a bang.

"Zhou Nanzhi!"

The moment the door closed, I heard Gu Jinhuai shout angrily.

I instinctively shuddered and ran away.

"Jin Huai!"

Song Yuan exclaimed in surprise and ran to call the doctor.

When I got back, it was almost evening. I bought some things I needed at the hospital these past few days.

As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw Gu Jinhuai lying on the bed with a pale face. His sharp eyes were closed, and he looked gentler. His profile was smooth, and he lay there quietly, looking just like a sickly beauty.

Song Yuan had disappeared; the only sound in the quiet ward was Gu Jinhuai's breathing.

I moved quietly, put my things away, and sat down in the chair. Gu Jinhuai had an IV drip in his hand. I watched the drip finishing and skillfully changed to another bag of medicine.

She had just lowered her head when she met Gu Jinhuai's deep eyes.

I paused for a moment, then said calmly, "She's awake."

The next moment, the man slowly closed his eyes, looking as if he didn't want to see me.

A malicious glint rose in my eyes, and I gave a sinister smile: "What, disappointed to see it's me? Let me tell you, you'd better behave yourself for a while, so we can both get along peacefully, otherwise..."

Suddenly, the man opened his eyes, meeting my malicious gaze. He hooked his left arm around my waist and pulled me into his embrace, his voice deep and menacing: "What else?"

"I……"

I didn't expect him to make a move directly. At that moment, we were very close to each other, close enough to feel each other's breath.

"Speak, or what?"

Gu Jinhuai tightened his grip on my arm, and I pressed myself against his chest, quietly feeling his heartbeat.

I placed my hands on his chest, bracing my neck to keep my distance. I grinned mischievously, a glint in my eyes, and pinched his waist hard. I was a medical student, so I knew all the acupoints on the body.

I know exactly where to pinch to hurt the most without leaving a mark. My words were chilling: "Otherwise, I'll take advantage of your illness and make you suffer terribly."

"So cruel?"

Gu Jinhuai's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, his large hand roamed over my waist, and a half-smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

I met his malicious gaze, and my heart skipped a beat. I instinctively tried to escape his embrace, but then his slender fingertips lightly touched my waist, lightly brushing against the hollow of my lower back. I felt a ticklish sensation.

My subconscious wanted to resist, but in the man's eyes, my actions seemed like a coy attempt to refuse.

"what are you doing?"

I gritted my teeth to keep from making any strange noises, my almond-shaped eyes blazing with anger as I glared at him fiercely.

"What? You're allowed to act recklessly, but I'm not allowed to fight back?"

Gu Jinhuai spoke lightly, but his hands kept moving, his fingers continuing to tease and do evil.

My eyes were red as I endured the strange feeling.

"Comfortable?"

Suddenly, Gu Jinghuai's eyes gradually deepened. Looking at my flushed cheeks, his voice was low and husky, his gaze extremely aggressive as he stared straight at me.

"...You are shameless."

After a long pause, filled with anger, I managed to utter only three words, while the man's fingers continued to tease me.

"Looks like she's not feeling well... Oh... what should we do?"

I watched his shameless behavior, his expression stubborn, refusing to let me back down.

Gu Jinhuai finally couldn't hold back and stopped, but he didn't let go of my waist.

"Zhizhi, you have such a tough mouth."

The man's eyes were red-rimmed, his voice was hoarse and restrained, and he gently brushed his fingertips across my lips before pressing them down hard.