Free Web NovelChapter 1064: Chapter 41: Not Even a Moment Apart from You
Nie Xiaoxing looked at his smug and joyful appearance, her eyes flashing with gentleness.
Ever since that night she met Lu Zhiquan, Nie Xiaoxing had not seen him again.
Nie Xiaoxing did not deny it; ever since that night, she had been holding her breath and finally exhaled.
In the blink of an eye, it was December. This month, because both Yige and Rong Rui were hospitalized, the emotions of people around had been more or less affected.
After French tutoring in the evening, Gu Yan forcefully took her to have a big bowl of braised pork rice before driving her back to the apartment.
At the bottom of the apartment building, Nie Xiaoxing unbuckled her seatbelt and said, "Drive carefully on your way back."
Gu Yan saw her reaching out to open the car door, squinting his eyes, and quickly grabbed Nie Xiaoxing’s hand, pulling her towards him.
Nie Xiaoxing was slightly stunned, looking at him in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Gu Yan glared at her, "Are you just going to leave me like this?"
"What else? Do you want me to drop you off and then come back myself?" Nie Xiaoxing raised her eyebrows and said.
Gu Yan snorted, pinching Nie Xiaoxing’s waist, lifting her onto his lap, and without allowing her to say anything, hooked her neck and kissed her.
Nie Xiaoxing’s heart was pounding, her hands lightly grabbing his coat, her big eyes looking at him, watery.
Gu Yan stared at her too, "Aren’t you reluctant at all?"
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyelashes fluttered twice bashfully, and she softly said, "I see you every day, what’s there to miss?"
"Hmph, heartless!"
Gu Yan frowned and bit her lip, "I don’t want to be apart from you even for a moment."
Nie Xiaoxing couldn’t help but curve the corners of her mouth, releasing his coat and wrapping her arms around his neck, responding.
Gu Yan’s breathing immediately became rougher, his long arms suddenly tightened around Nie Xiaoxing’s back, pulling her body inch by inch against him.
One hand reached from behind to lift her sweater, sliding inside, restlessly moving up and down.
Nie Xiaoxing’s breathing trembled, but she pulled away from his lips, her big eyes holding a hint of haziness as she looked at him, "It’s late. You should go back."
Gu Yan frowned, his thin lips caught hers again, "I don’t want to go back unless you go back with me."
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes rippled with a hint of a smile, "Stop messing around."
"Little Xing’er, you might as well move in with me, hm?" Gu Yan said in a hoarse low voice.
"Why should I move in with you? Who am I to you?" Nie Xiaoxing showed a bit of girlish reserve and said awkwardly.
"Tsk."
Gu Yan nuzzled against her ear, "You are already mine, won’t you admit that you are my fiancée? Don’t be pretentious!"
"You’re the pretentious one!" Nie Xiaoxing pushed his shoulder, a few shades of smile on her rosy cheeks, saying, "I have to go back."
"Why can’t you just move in with me?"
Gu Yan was frustrated, holding Nie Xiaoxing’s small waist, urgently asking her.
Nie Xiaoxing lowered her eyes to his, her eyes holding some unfathomable smile that Gu Yan couldn’t quite make out, remaining silent.
Gu Yan gritted his teeth, letting go of Nie Xiaoxing in a huff, "Fine, don’t move in! Go on, hurry up and leave!"
Nie Xiaoxing chuckled quietly, slid off his lap, pushed open the car door, got out, and after closing the door, bent down to look at the sulking face of a certain young master from the car window, softly saying, "I’ll seriously consider it."
"..."
Gu Yan’s tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, suppressing the excitement in his heart, staring at Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing pursed her lips, waved to him, "I’m going back, drive safely."
"...Hmm." Gu Yan’s "Hmm" clearly carried a hint of laughter in his throat.
Nie Xiaoxing’s cheeks were slightly red, standing up straight, and turning to walk towards the apartment building.
Gu Yan watched Nie Xiaoxing walk into the apartment building before finally releasing his excitement, beaming, thumping the steering wheel excitedly, and making a "yeah" gesture, overly exuberant!
After a certain young master finally calmed down and drove away from the apartment, it was already half an hour later.
And not long after he drove away, a slim figure hurriedly exited the apartment building.
Nie Xiaoxing, with a serious expression, walked to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and got in.
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After about forty minutes, the taxi stopped in front of a small, quietly located clinic.
Nie Xiaoxing paid the fare, got off quickly, walked to the clinic, and knocked on the door.
A minute or two later, a cautious voice called out from inside, "Who is it?"
"...It’s me."
Nie Xiaoxing said.
After Nie Xiaoxing said this, the clinic door opened slightly, and a hand reached out, grabbing Nie Xiaoxing’s hand and pulling her inside.
The clinic was completely dark, the lights were off.
Nie Xiaoxing looked at the man holding her arm, using the faint light from the window, "What’s going on?"
"Let’s talk inside."
Lu Zhiquan pulled Nie Xiaoxing into the inner room of the clinic.
The inner room was brightly lit, and as Nie Xiaoxing entered, she immediately saw a doctor in a white lab coat trembling in the corner, and a stranger lying on one of the hospital beds, his abdomen covered in blood.
Nie Xiaoxing took a deep breath, staring at Lu Zhiquan.
Under the light, Nie Xiaoxing finally saw Lu Zhiquan clearly.
Lu Zhiquan looked extremely disheveled, his white shirt was splattered with blood stains, his face marked by dirt and some blood, both his legs wrapped with white gauze, blood seeping through, looking quite alarming.
"What happened?"
Nie Xiaoxing’s voice quivered slightly.
Lu Zhiquan shook his head, released Nie Xiaoxing’s arm, walked to the man’s bedside, and held his shoulder, "Can you hold on?"
The man’s face was pale. Hearing the question, he weakly opened his eyes, glanced at Lu Zhiquan, and in a faint voice said, "Boss, I’m not going to die."
"You must hold on, understand?" Lu Zhiquan’s eyes were bloodshot, he said.
The man slowly closed his eyes and nodded.
Nie Xiaoxing moved to Lu Zhiquan’s side, her eyes couldn’t help but glance once more at the man’s blood-soaked abdomen, her heart clenched again.
Lu Zhiquan stood upright, his gaze heavy as he looked at Nie Xiaoxing, "Our people found out Yan Shu’s right-hand man arrived in Z City these past two days. The higher-ups sent me with a few colleagues to disguise ourselves in Z City to investigate whether Yan Shu is here. Unexpectedly, during the pursuit, we were discovered. The opponent brought many people this time; we only have four or five. We are at a great disadvantage. After a scuffle, our team got scattered. Now it’s just me and Xiao Fang, the other three are missing. Xiao Fang got a severe gunshot wound; I intended to take him to the hospital, but as soon as we arrived, Yan Shu’s men pursued us relentlessly. We had no choice but to hide here."
"You said Yan Shu’s men arrived in Z City? Do they have any purpose?"
Nie Xiaoxing’s heart tightened, she stared intently at Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan frowned, giving Nie Xiaoxing a slight smile, "Maybe I’m overthinking."
"...What are you overthinking?" Nie Xiaoxing unconsciously clenched her hands.
Lu Zhiquan averted his gaze, "Nothing."
Nie Xiaoxing bit her lip, looking at Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan no longer looked at her, but sat down on the bed behind him.
Nie Xiaoxing closed her eyes for a moment, stood in front of Lu Zhiquan, her voice tense, "Why did you call me over today?"
Lu Zhiquan slowly raised his head, his gaze profound as he studied her, "Xiaoxing, my other three colleagues might have already met with disaster."
Nie Xiaoxing’s throat tightened.
"I don’t know how many more times I will have to face such helplessness and pain in the future!" Lu Zhiquan said hoarsely.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes flickered, she ran her hand through her hair, turned and sat on the bed beside Lu Zhiquan, looking at the barely conscious life on the bed opposite, clinging desperately to life.
Nie Xiaoxing thought.
Seeing such a situation, any person with a shred of conscience couldn’t remain indifferent.
"...The good will be blessed, I believe they will be okay," Nie Xiaoxing took a breath, steadied herself, and said calmly.
Lu Zhiquan turned his head to look at her.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes were red at the corners, even though her expression was calm, the turmoil of her heart was evident at the edges of her eyebrows and eyes.
"Perhaps not," Lu Zhiquan said.
Nie Xiaoxing’s hands tightened, her throat felt like it was being choked by a large stone, leaving it sore.
The atmosphere became inexplicably stifling.
After a long time, Lu Zhiquan’s hoarse voice broke the silence, "Xiaoxing, I know talking about this with you now is very despicable."
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes were red and hot, "Then don’t say anything."
Lu Zhiquan stared at her, "I’m sorry."
"Do you know? I’ve never given up the thought of living well! I’ve never given up on myself! I try so hard, do my best, just to survive. I don’t ask for good food, drink, or a nice place to stay, I just want to live."
Nie Xiaoxing furrowed her brow painfully, her voice so hoarse it seemed like it was coming from another person, "No one knows that my struggle to live is all for a man who doesn’t love me! I used to just want to see him once. Now that I’ve seen him, I’ve become greedy. I want to be with him, just to live well, to be with him."
Lu Zhiquan saw the tears sliding down from the corners of Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes, and a sharp pain surged in his heart!
