Chapter 428: Chapter 427: Will You Marry Me (3)
Yuan Shi finished speaking, bit her lower lip hard, exerted some force, and forcibly dragged Gu Ningyi to the other side, pressing him to sit on a chair, and then began to examine him.
After taking his temperature, Yuan Shi looked at the thermometer, surprised to see it was thirty-eight degrees. She incredulously stared at Gu Ningyi, "Yi, what’s going on with you? Running such a high fever, why aren’t you resting at home? Why are you out running around?"
"No matter how much you care about your beloved, you shouldn’t risk your life like this, right?"
With all the recent fuss about Dong Xin Yan, Yuan Shi was naturally aware of it. She knew that if something happened to Dong Xin Yan, Gu Ningyi would definitely not stand by, but she never expected him to neglect himself like this.
Yuan Shi muttered angrily, but Gu Ningyi showed no reaction. His handsome face remained expressionless, as if... although he was sitting here, his heart had flown over to Dong Xin Yan’s side.
At that moment, Yuan Shi’s heart wasn’t just sour; it was utterly pained.
Unwilling to see Gu Ningyi like that any longer, she turned her head away for peace of mind and rattled off a series of medicine names to the nurse.
The nurse nodded and turned to prepare them.
Yuan Shi turned back, still not looking at him, lowered her eyes, her voice muffled, "Yi, whether you like it or not, you have to stay here for the injection. You can’t leave until your fever comes down."
If she let him go back like this, with her understanding of him, he would surely disregard everything.
She thought Gu Ningyi would refuse, but unexpectedly, he said nothing this time. Yuan Shi glanced at him, and her heart eased a little.
The nurse quickly got the medicine ready. Yuan Shi prepared the injection herself, intending to administer it to Gu Ningyi personally. She took his hand, gently rolled up his sleeve, patted the back of his hand, felt for a vein, and then applied the medicine, holding the fine needle, ready to inject.
Gu Ningyi sat there quietly, watching Yuan Shi busily attending to him. Though it was Yuan Shi in his dark gaze, gradually, she transformed into Dong Xin Yan.
There she was in the café, crying her heart out. There she was on the road, walking aimlessly, and there she was, in his arms, pleading desperately.
Each scene played out like an old movie in reverse, frame by frame sliding past, until finally... it froze on her words.
"I beg you, Gu Ningyi, give Ziyang back to me."
Those words, like a spell, kept echoing in his ears, lingering, never leaving.
She wanted him to give Cheng Ziyang back to her.
How could he return him to her?
But he knew, no matter how difficult, how arduous, how unwilling, he would do it. He promised her, so he would do it.
He once hoped she wouldn’t be happy, but now... he hopes he can return her happiness to her.
The beginning of all her nightmares came from their connection, so... if these connections were erased, nonexistent, this nightmare would end, right?
As long as Dong Xin Yan and Gu Ningyi... never had a connection, everything would end, everything would return to the starting point.
Whatever she wants, he will give her; whatever she asks for, he will give her.
Gu Ningyi curled his lips, something in his eyes flashed, then vanished bit by bit. He closed his eyes gently and then slowly opened them again.
The best way to end rumors and gossip is not to suppress them, but...
Gu Ningyi’s dark eyes lowered slightly, his gaze softly landing on Yuan Shi before him. He pressed his lips together and then spoke lightly and indifferently, "Yuan Shi, will you marry me?"