Gu Yan turned his head to look at Fu Tingyu. Seeing that his forehead was full of sweat, he asked, “Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”


  Fu Tingyu’s thick eyelashes fluttered, and his voice was low. “No, I’m just a little sleepy.”


  Gu Yan heaved a sigh of relief. “Wait until I remove the needle. You will feel even sleepier then. Have a good sleep then.”


  Fu Tingyu narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, “Do you think there’s a way to prevent the nosebleeds?”


  He was afraid that Babe might be frightened if he suddenly had a nosebleed in front of her.

  Gu Yan shook his head. “These kinds of symptoms can not be avoided. You can use medicine when you have a nosebleed.”


  Fu Tingyu did not ask any further.

  After half an hour, Gu Yan removed the silver needles, disinfected them, and put them away.

  “I am going abroad tomorrow. Call me straight away if anything urgent happens. I’ll come back as soon as possible.”


  Fu Tingyu replied with a soft grunt. His voice was soft and it was a sign that he was falling asleep.

  Gu Yan didn’t say anything. He carried the medical kit with him and left the room.

  Shi Yan was waiting outside the door. He immediately went up to greet Gu Yan when he saw him.

  “Young Master Gu, How is Young Master Fu?”


  Ji Fei walked over and took the medical kit from Gu Yan.

  Gu Yan said, “He’s alright. He’s already asleep. Just call me if anything crops up.”


  Then, Gu Yan walked away.

  Ji Fei followed closely behind with the medical kit.

  Only then did Shi Yan let out a sigh of relief and leave.

  At Bright Garden.

  Qin Shu waited for a long time but the man was still not back yet.

  Could it be that Mo Chengyu had invited him to a bar for drinks again?

  Mo Chengyu couldn’t wait for Fu Tingyu to find another woman immediately.

  Qin Shu hurriedly picked up her phone and dialed the man’s number.

  “Hello, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable……”


  Why wasn’t he picking up again?

  She tried to redial the number twice.

  The call suddenly went through just as she was about to give up.

  “Babe?”


  The man’s voice was hoarse and soft. It sounded as if he was talking in his sleep.

  Fu Tingyu was so sleepy that he couldn’t even open his eyes because of the acupuncture session. The ringtone was like a mosquito buzzing in his ear. It was very annoying.

  But surprisingly, he still forced himself to pick up the phone and answer the call.

  “Are you drunk again? Where are you?”


  “Hmm? I’m not drunk.”


  “Then where are you?”


  “I’m at…… the family residence.”


  Qin Shu listened to the man’s voice that sounded like he was talking in his sleep. He seemed to be a little unwell and sounded no different from being drunk. People who were drunk would usually not admit that they were drunk.

  “Wait for me. I’ll be right there.”


  Qin Shu hung up the phone. After thinking for a while, she called Shi Yan again.

  The call was quickly answered.

  “He drank again, right? Why didn’t you stop him?”


  Shi Yan was confused. “Young Madam, Sir didn’t drink. He’s sleeping in the family residence. You don’t have to worry.”


  He didn’t drink?

  A hint of doubt flashed in Qin Shu’s eyes. “I’m going to the family residence to take a look now.”


  “Young madam, it’s already very late. You still have to get up early for the college entrance exam tomorrow, so don’t make the trip.”


  Qin Shu was even more confused upon hearing Shi Yan’s words

  It was only past nine o’clock, and the man had to work until midnight every day.

  If he didn’t drink, why didn’t his voice sound right when he answered the phone?

  Qin Shu hung up, changed into a new set of clothes, and went downstairs.

  When she was about to reach the entrance, she saw a tall and muscular figure standing there like an unmoving statue.

  The cigarette between his fingers flickered in the night.

  It was almost ten o’clock, so why did he choose to smoke here?

  Ye Luo heard footsteps and turned his head to see Qin Shu dressed neatly.

  “Young Madam, where are you going so late at night?”


  Qin Shu said, “I’m going to the family residence.”


  Ye Luo stood at the entryway and looked at Qin Shu. He didn’t know whether to let her go or not, so he stood there without saying a word.

  Qin Shu saw that Ye Luo was standing there as if he didn’t want her to go out, so she hurriedly said, “I’ll go alone. You don’t have to follow me.”


  She knew what kind of person Ye Luo was. He was not interested in anything else other than fighting.

  Ye Luo said, “I’m in charge of protecting your safety.”


  Qin Shu was rendered speechless What did he mean by that? Was he going to let her out or not.

  Ye Luo moved his body so that he was facing Qin Shu. His posture looked like he was going to fight her.

  “Either I follow you, or you stay at Bright Garden.”


  “.……”


  Qin Shu heaved a sigh of relief. He should have said that sooner. She thought that he was not going to let her leave. After all, there was no harm in him following her to the family residence.

  Half an hour later-

  At the family residence

  It was much more convenient for her to enter with Ye Luo around.

  There were the Ye brothers in that house and Ye Luo just had to let them know that they were coming and they would be able to enter unobstructed.

  Qin Shu followed Ye Luo and arrived at Fu Tingyu’s place.

  When they reached Fu Tingyu’s room, Qin Shu moved to push the door open and enter. Just then, Ye Luo reminded her, “We have to go to the hotel at five o’clock tomorrow.”


  Qin Shu turned to look at Ye Luo and smiled at him to express her gratitude. “I know. I’ll be out before five o’clock.”


  After saying that, she pushed the door open and walked in.

  Qin Shu’s faint smile was actually not obvious in the dim light.

  Ye Luo paused for a moment. When the room door closed, he took out a cigarette box from his pocket, drew out a cigarette, and placed it at his mouth before lighting it.

  –


  –


  The Fu family residence ws a century-old house. The bedroom was always deep inside the building.

  Qin Shu walked straight to the door of the inner room and pushed it open gently with his hands. The carved wooden door made a slight sound.

  She walked into the room. The bedside lamp was lit, and she could see the rosewood bed. The man was sleeping soundly on the bed, and she could hear the faint sound of him breathing.

  She turned around and closed the door. Then she walked to the bedside and sat down on the edge of the bed.

  Under the dim light of the bedside lamp, the man’s hair fell casually across his forehead, covering his long and narrow eyebrows. His nose was tall and his features were well defined, making him seem slightly cold.

  Even though he was asleep, he still looked like he was warning strangers away from him.

  Qin Shu looked at the man’s tightly furrowed brows. His brows were furrowed even when he was asleep. Her fair fingers reached out and smoothed them out for him.

  Her hand was suddenly grabbed by a large hand, followed by the man’s mumbling, “Bao’er.”


  Qin Shu held the man’s hand and realized that it was a little warm. “I’m here.”


  Fu Tingyu frowned again as if he was in great pain. His hoarse voice carried a hint of pain. “Babe, forget about him.”


  He held Qin Shu’s hand tightly in his palms as if he was afraid of losing her.

  He still thought that she loved Shen Yaohui.

  She hurriedly explained, “I have never loved Shen Yaohui. At that time, I felt so inferior that I didn’t dare to talk to anyone, and no one was willing to talk to me. Only Shen Yaohui was willing to talk to me. He even smiled at me and I was tricked by his act. Your appearance made me think that I loved Shen Yaohui even more. But later on, every time I think back to the past, it would always be things that happened between the both of us. Whether it was good or bad, it was always you. Every time I encountered danger and needed help, the person I thought about was also you.”


  She didn’t know who the person she loved was until he had tried to save her.

  The man whispered, “Babe.”