When Ling Hui returned to the villa, Gu Meng saw that she was wet and in a terrible state. She hurriedly asked her to take a bath upstairs while she made a cup of ginger tea for her downstairs.

  Ling Hui took a bath and changed her clothes before heading downstairs. Gu Meng handed her the ginger tea.

  “Thank you.” Ling Hui took the cup.

  “Sister Ling Hui, don’t be so polite with me.” Gu Meng smiled.

  There was only a floor lamp in the living room and the soft light shone on Gu Meng’s face, making her look bright and pretty.

  When Ling Hui had interacted with Gu Meng before, she had changed her appearance and looked ordinary. She had only regained her real appearance in the past few days.

  She was pretty and charming.

  Ling Hui thought that she was smart and talented and did not think too much about it. However, when she stood in front of the floor lamp just now and smiled at her, Ling Hui felt an inexplicable familiarity.

  It was as if she had seen her somewhere before.

  Ling Hui tried her best to remember, but could not do so.

  Seeing Ling Hui staring at her in a daze, Gu Meng asked in confusion, “Sister Ling Hui, what’s wrong?”


  Ling Hui regained her senses and shook her head. “It’s nothing.” He took a sip of the ginger tea and said, “Vivian, I have to go back to Italy tomorrow. Ling Motian has his eyes on my company. If he uses any despicable methods, the company might not be able to survive. You can stay here peacefully. Once the company is safe and the murderer who wants to kill you is caught, you can go back to work.”


  Gu Meng frowned. “Why is Ling Motian so despicable and shameless?”


  “Forget it, let’s not talk about him!”


  “Then be careful when you go back and face him tomorrow.”


  Ling Hui nodded……

  A week later.

  As usual, Gu Meng video-called Little Gugu after dinner.

  The video call rang for a long time but no one answered. Gu Meng felt that something was wrong.

  Every day after school, Little Gugu would video call her.

  Why didn’t anyone pick up today?

  Gu Meng called him again and it rang for a long time. Just when Gu Meng thought that no one would answer, the call went through.

  “Miss Gu?”


  Gu Meng could hear the voice of the butler in Ye Qing’s palace and she replied, “It’s me. Butler, where’s Little Gugu?”


  “The little prince has a fever. The doctor just gave him an injection and he has just fallen asleep.”


  Gu Meng stood up from the sofa. “Is Little Gugu having a fever?”


  “He had a fever of 39.8 degrees.”


  Gu Meng’s heart tightened. “Can I go to the palace to see him?”


  “This……”


  “Butler, please understand how a mother feels.”


  “But the Queen has said that you are not allowed to come to the palace.” The butler glanced at Little Gugu, who was still calling his mother after falling asleep on the bed. He sighed and his heart softened. “Where are you? I’ll send someone to fetch you, but you have to wear a servant’s uniform. I’m afraid that the Queen’s men will find out.”


  Gu Meng gave him the address and said gratefully, “Thank you.”


  After the call with the butler, Gu Meng called Cen Xi.

  “I’m going to the palace to see Little Gugu. I don’t think I’ll be going back to the villa tonight. There’s no need for my bodyguards to stand guard outside the palace. Let them go back and rest!”


  Cen Xi hummed. “Let them escort you to the palace. I’ll let them pick you up when you return to the villa.”


  “Alright, thank you Xiao Xi.”


  “You don’t have to be so polite with me.”
……

  When they arrived at the palace, Gu Meng was led to Little Gugu’s room by the butler.

  Little Gugu had finished the drip and she touched his head. It was still hot and her eyes were filled with heartache.

  The butler brought a fever patch over but Gu Meng did not put it on Little Gugu’s forehead. She went to the bathroom to bring out a basin of water and placed a wet and folded towel on Little Gugu’s forehead.

  She kept changing towels through the night. The butler had asked Gu Meng to rest several times, but she had rejected him.

  When it was almost dawn, the temperature on Little Gugu’s forehead finally dropped and returned to normal.

  Gu Meng sighed in relief.

  Rubbing her sore arm, Gu Meng got up and went downstairs to make breakfast for Little Gugu.

  Seeing that Gu Meng had not slept for the entire night, the butler reminded her to go and rest for a while. Gu Meng shook her head. “When he wakes up, he will be very happy to eat the porridge that his mom made.”


  The butler could only order the servants in the kitchen to come out and let Gu Meng go in to make breakfast.

  There was everything in the kitchen. Gu Meng found lean meat and mountain herbs and prepared to cook lean meat porridge for Little Gugu.

  After cutting the herbs and cutting the lean meat into pieces, Gu Meng placed her hands on the kitchen counter and crossed her slender legs.

  She had not slept for the entire night. Her eyes were dry and her head was heavy. Her reaction was slower than usual. By the time she realized that there were footsteps and that they were behind her, it was already too late.

  The man was standing a step away from her. Even if she did not turn back, she could feel his deep and scorching gaze on the back of her head.

  He seemed to have just returned from the hospital and there was a faint disinfectant smell on him.

  Gu Meng stirred the porridge with a spoon, pretending not to have noticed him coming over.

  But the next second, a pair of strong hands reached out from behind her and hugged her.

  Gu Meng froze immediately, raising her elbow to poke his chest out of reflex.

  He let go of her with a groan.

  Thinking that he was still injured, Gu Meng hurriedly turned around. She had not expected him to suddenly take a step forward such that the two of them stood facing each other in an even more intimate and awkward position.

  They were so close that Gu Meng could clearly feel his breath.

  The kitchen counter was behind her and she had nowhere to retreat to. She could only look up and meet his eyes. “Why were you discharged? Do you have any leads on the person who shot you?”


  “Soon.”


  Gu Meng hummed and wanted to turn around to see how the porridge was cooking, but before she could do anything, her wrist was grabbed by the man.

  “What are you doing?” She glared at him angrily.

  “The butler said that you were here and that I secretly got out of the hospital.” His deep black eyes stared fixedly at her, the emotions surging in them almost overwhelming her. “I heard that you’ve been video calling Little Gugu every day for the past few days, but you haven’t called me once.”


  Gu Meng suppressed the chaotic heartbeat in her chest. “I haven’t thought about how we should get along in the future. Besides, I can’t live normally if I don’t find the assassin. I don’t want to talk about relationships for now.”


  “I’ll find the assassin as soon as possible.” He brushed away the hair by her cheek, his handsome face approaching her, and his slightly heavy breath landing on her skin. “I’ll get someone to bring your luggage over later. You can stay here with Little Gugu. Once I find the assassin, you can decide whether to stay or leave.”


  “But the Queen won’t let me come into contact with you again……”


  Before Gu Meng could finish speaking, the man suddenly lowered his head and his cold lips pressed against her soft ones.

  Gu Meng froze for a second and was about to push him away when she found that he was holding his phone and quickly took a picture of their lips touching.

  Gu Meng widened her eyes. “What are you doing?”


  “Taking a photo for the Queen to tell her that I kissed you. If she wants to chase you away, I’ll go to the fishing village with you to be Ah Dai.”


  Gu Meng said nothing……