The Rest of My Life

The following week, Zhou Xun and Rui Rui stayed with me at the hospital. Even Grandpa Zhou came to visit me.

At first, I thought it wouldn't be good to have my child come to the hospital, but since little Rui Rui insisted on it, and Grandpa Zhou and Zhou Xun didn't object, I didn't say anything.

Fortunately, I live in the VIP ward, similar to the hotel suite, little Rui Rui also did not have any discomfort.

Zhou Xun moved his office to the next room, but there weren't many people reporting in. Most of them were sent by Zhou Ning.

Because my body is getting better, coupled with the good environment and Zhou Xun and little Rui Rui staying together day and night, I have been in a good mood these past few days …

Only then did I dare to recall the scene.

If not for Zhou Xun's timely arrival, I might have been killed by Gu Qiong.

What I'm curious about is why Zhou Xun would suddenly appear there.

When I asked him that day, he replied that he had been working nearby and had hurried over when he heard that something had happened to me.

I didn't ask.

Then I asked about Gudgeon.

Zhou Xun told me that she had been arrested and was still being held. As for what to do with her, I will decide.

I was curious and asked him, "There's no response from the Gu family?"

Logically speaking, since Gu Qiong had been detained by Zhou Xun, the Gu family should have come to negotiate with him.

Zhou Xun laughed coldly, "You still have to have the face to look for me."

I knew what he meant.

It was GuQiong who attacked me first, and even almost killed me. If the Zhou family wanted to investigate GuQiong's responsibility, the Gu family definitely wouldn't appear.

At the very least, on the surface, he would not help Gu Qiong, otherwise, he would be going against the Zhou family.

This was exactly what I had expected.

I haven't figured out what to do with Gudgeon.

Just like last time, I was very conflicted.

On the one hand, I feared Gudgeon from the bottom of my heart — as long as she was there, my life could be threatened at any time.

Especially since she was drugged, I suspected her mind had gone insane.

In other words, killing me became her obsession.

And she would be so paranoid that she would always target me …

This was too scary.

On the other hand, if he wanted to completely get rid of her, he would have to kill her.

Available... The Gu family would definitely not let this go.

Gu Qiong will be taken away by the Gu family. Perhaps the Gu family will punish her or imprison her, but she still has the chance to escape and attack me again.

These days I've been wondering if there's any way to make Gujun stop.

It's a pity I didn't think of it.

The problem now is that Guyon is so unilaterally hostile to me that it's simply not going to stop until she's dead.

Unless she disappears, or I leave Zhou Xun in secret.

I thought of her abnormal mental state and found an opportunity to ask Zhou Xun. "Do you know how Gu Qiong came into contact with the medicinal effects of the pill?"

It was night, and Rui Rui was asleep in the next room. Zhou Xun was reading a document under the lamp.

Hearing that, he raised his eyes, looked at me, then lowered his head and casually said, "I heard that her brother found the most famous pharmacist in the world and concocted a prescription for her."

I frowned.

If that was the case, then there was no reason for GuQiong to go crazy.

If her brother had found a stranger to deal with her physical needs, I would have been able to understand why she became crazy. But since she was using medicine, how could her temperament have changed so much?

Could the antidote have side effects?

As I pondered this, I told Zhou Xun about my doubts and speculations.

Zhou Xun put down the document and approached me. "Are you saying that Gujun's mind isn't normal?"

I nodded.

He sat on the bedside and turned down the light in the room. He said thoughtfully, "Ever since I had a falling out with the Gu family, I rarely came into contact with them and didn't notice this."

This was normal. After all, he couldn't possibly keep an eye on every single move Gu Qiong made.

Furthermore, according to my speculations, Gu Qiong should be hiding her mental state, and even the Gu family members may not know about it.

I couldn't help but grab Zhou Xun's hand. "She …"

What if she was crazy?

I had thought of sending Gudgeon to prison and letting the law try her, and that was the best I could think of.

However, if the Gu family proved that she was insane, then she would definitely escape the judgement.

That's not what I wanted.

I'm not the Virgin, she's going to kill me, and I can't forgive her for that.

Even if she was mentally ill.

Zhou Xun seemed to see through my thoughts and gently embraced me. "It doesn't matter if her mind is normal or not, she will pay the price for injuring you."

I leaned against his warm chest and said nothing.

He could only take things one step at a time.

If it turns out that Gudgeon is sick, I'll worry about it.

Zhou Xun did not say anything either.

He hugged me for a while, then lowered his head to kiss my forehead. He turned off the light in the room and said, "Be good and go to sleep."

He stayed in his room every night, and sometimes when I woke up in the middle of the night, he would find out.

In fact, this is very difficult, and I can't bear to see him suffer, but he insists, so I can't force him.

Fortunately, he had the help of a nurse, so he didn't need to do anything himself.

There was moonlight outside the window, and I opened my eyes and thought about many things.

My internship has stopped.

There was an accident and Shen Zixian was in the gallery. I don't know if he saw him or not, but when I called him for leave, he agreed without asking for the reason.

Actually, I'm rather embarrassed. Whether it's in the capital or the Flower Landing, I always seem to be taking a leave of absence.

This time, my injury was more serious. I would have to stay in bed for at least a few months.

After I discussed with Zhou Xun, I originally planned to leave, but Shen Zixian said that he would leave my job for an internship and help me get my job suspended. I thought that it was because of his good intentions, so I didn't reject him.

The one who made me feel the most guilty was Jun Yao.

The shooting had been hidden from her. She did not know that I had nearly been killed by Gujun, and the message that Zhou Xun had sent to her was that I had fallen down while washing my hands and feet and had to be hospitalized.

She said that she wanted to visit me, but was rejected by Zhou Xun on the grounds that she was resting.

All she could do was call me and ask me on WeChat every day.

I was touched and sorry.

She had seen blood on the first day of the gallery, and though he had hidden it from her, it was not good.

Afterwards, when I told Zhou Xun about it, he bought ten of the paintings for me. He didn't let her know about them, so it was enough to make up for the guilt in my heart.

Just like that, after ten days or so, my wounds were slowly healing and the pain was lessening, but I still couldn't get out of bed.

The doctor meant that it was best to stay for another half month and observe.

Zhou Xun agreed.

As my health improved, Zhou Xun became busy again. Although he spent most of his time with me at the hospital, he would occasionally go out.

On that day, Zhou Xun left early in the morning.

Little Rui was still at home, and the room was empty. I sat on the bed looking at a study of clinical medicine, when there was a knock on the door.

This was the VIP ward on the top floor of the military headquarters. Normal people would not be able to enter, and Zhou Xun had also arranged for several bodyguards to stay outside.

Who was it?

Why did the bodyguards outside not move?

While I was thinking, Zhou An walked in.

When he saw me, the first thing he said was, "Miss Nian, I'm sorry. It was my mistake that caused your injury. You can punish me however you want."

I was surprised.

Was he here to seek punishment?

After being saved by Zhou Xun, I had not seen him. During this time, I had asked Zhou Xun, and he had only said that he had been transferred away.

Did he come here in secret?

I was stunned for a few seconds before I said, "This can't be blamed on you. Who would have thought that Gujin would make a move in such a situation?"

The gallery was open for business that day, and the place was bustling with guests.

Who would have thought that Gujon would sneak in.

As for Zhou An, there was one more thing that he was unable to control —

GuQiong had chosen the women's restroom as her final location. Zhou An was unable to follow me, which led to his late arrival.

Zhou An's face was serious as he said, "No matter what, it is my fault. Please punish me."

He seemed eager to get me to agree to punish him, which confused me a little.

Zhou An said, "Third Young Master said that I can only continue to protect you if you forgive me. I thought that if you were angry, you would forgive me. "

I was surprised.

Zhou Xun didn't mention this to me. When he left this morning, he only kissed me once before leaving. He didn't say anything else.

As for Zhou An … Why is he so intent on protecting me?

Zhou Xun had only transferred him away, not distrusted him.

Furthermore, he is Zhou Xun's trusted aide. I have always felt that him following me is such a waste of talent. Now that he has been transferred by Zhou Xun to do something even more important, isn't that good?

"I want to make up for my mistakes," added Zhou An.

I hastily replied, "I really don't blame you. This is all GuQiong's fault. You don't have to worry about it."

Zhou An was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Actually, Third Young Master already punished me. He transferred me to another mission, but I still want to come back and protect you." As long as you will forgive me, I will never let this happen again, and I will only be loyal to you. "

The last few words made me frown slightly.

I stared at him and asked directly, "Are you only loyal to me? Do you mean that when Uncle Zhou and I give you orders, you will listen to them?"

Zhou An nodded.

I was stunned.

Wasn't he afraid that Zhou Xun would be angry?

Zhou An seemed to notice my doubt and said, "Third Young Master agrees."

I was more and more astonished.

Zhou An said, "In fact, this was indeed my mistake."

I was intrigued by his insistence on his responsibility.

I asked, "Can you tell me about the situation outside?"

Zhou An hesitated for a moment before saying, "Gu Qiong also arranged some people outside. I sensed that something was wrong, so I immediately went to arrange a rescue." He paused for a moment and said, "But I met with an accident …"

I couldn't help but ask, "What accident?"

This time, Zhou An did not speak.

I was very confused. What sort of accident would cause him to not even care about my safety? After all, he was someone that Zhou Xun had specially assigned to protect me.

Of course, if it's a matter of life and death, I can still understand him.

But I don't seem to have heard that anything big happened to the gallery, and nobody was hurt.

I looked at Zhou An, waiting for him to continue.

He was quiet for about five minutes, but it was still six minutes before he spoke again, "I saw a person …" "She's someone the third young master has been pursuing all this time …"

I immediately thought of the mercenary leader.

So, Zhou An's attention was diverted away from him?

I thought back to what Zhou Xun had said, that he could only save me when he was working on something. My understanding was that Zhou Xun had seen his clients or discussed cooperation with them. Now, it seems that he was working for the mercenary leader.

Then can I divert my thoughts? Perhaps Gudong has some sort of relationship with the mercenary leader?

Otherwise, why did the two of them coincidentally appear at the same place on the same day...