novelraw Chapter 160 I'll Be With You
Chapter 160 I'll Be With You
Lu Xiran's face instantly turned bright red.
Gu Yanshen has her cornered!
Looking at her embarrassed and annoyed expression, something softened in Gu Yanshen's eyes.
He took a step back.
"I'll wait at the door. Call me when you're ready."
The door was ajar.
After Lu Xiran finished dealing with the situation, before she could even call out, the door was pushed open.
She was startled.
"I...I got my period." Her voice lowered, tinged with embarrassment. "I've finished the ones I bought last time."
Gu Yanshen glanced at her.
Something flashed across that glance—it was like understanding, or perhaps heartache.
He turned and left.
He returned quickly, holding a package and handing it to her.
"I thought your period was coming last week, so I bought some things, but I haven't brought them in yet."
Lu Xiran was stunned.
She took the pack of sanitary napkins, her fingertips touching his. His fingers were warm, much warmer than hers.
A sudden wave of bittersweetness washed over me.
He was so good to her. Every time she had her period, he took care of her in every little way, so she didn't have to worry about anything and could just stay home.
Even after three years, he still remembered her cycle.
I remember that she always experienced severe pain on the first day of her period.
I remember what brand of sanitary napkins she liked.
I remember all her habits.
"...Thank you." Her voice was very soft.
When she came out of the bathroom, there was already a steaming cup of brown sugar water on the bedside table. It was the cup she used to love the most, and he still kept it.
Inside the blankets was one of those hand warmers she always used. It was already warm, just the right temperature.
Lu Xiran picked up the brown sugar water and took a sip. It had just the right amount of sweetness.
Damn.
How come he even remembers the sweetness level?
She held the cup and stole a glance at him.
He sat in the chair, looking down at the computer, his profile outlined by the light of the floor lamp, revealing his cold, stern features.
"You're not really going to tie me up, are you?"
"I told you, I'll let you go as long as you don't investigate."
"Why are you so domineering?"
Gu Yanshen finally raised his head and looked at her.
There was a lot in that gaze—domineering, possessive, and a hint of tenderness that couldn't be hidden.
"Don't you already know?"
Lu Xiran was speechless.
she knows.
She always knew.
That's just how domineering he is.
But she still loved him.
Lu Xiran and he remained locked in this stalemate, one on the bed and the other on the chair.
Gu Yanshen's phone vibrated. He glanced down at the screen, his brow twitching slightly, then pressed the reject button, placed the phone on the table, and continued looking at his computer.
The phone lit up again. He turned it off again.
It lit up again. Then I turned it off again.
Lu Xiran finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Who?"
"Your uncle." Gu Yanshen looked up at her.
"Then why didn't you answer the phone?"
"He's coming to take you back, why should I pick him up?" He continued looking at the computer screen, replying casually as if it were a matter of course.
Lu Xiran's anger flared up instantly: "Gu Yanshen! You kidnapped someone else's niece, isn't it normal for my uncle to be worried?"
"Did I kidnap you?" Gu Yanshen's lips curled into a very faint smile, so subtle it was almost imperceptible, but it only fueled her anger. "Who takes a hostage and goes straight to someone's house?"
"Look at this!" Lu Xiran moved her wrist. "Isn't this kidnapping?"
Gu Yanshen finally put down his computer, and the light from the floor lamp fell on his face, clearly illuminating the thin layer of fatigue in his eyes.
"Lu Xiran," he said softly, "I told you, if you promise not to investigate anymore and obediently return to Switzerland in a week, I'll let you go back immediately."
"Why won't you let me investigate?"
"There's nothing to investigate."
"Then—"
The phone lit up again.
Gu Yanshen looked at the name flashing on the screen, hesitated for a moment, and then swiped to answer the call.
Lin Chen's furious voice came through the receiver, so loud that even Lu Xiran could hear it clearly: "Gu Yanshen! What do you mean! You hurt Ranran like that, and now you're telling me she's staying at your house tonight! Are you crazy! I told you I absolutely won't allow her to be with you, do you think I'm joking?!"
"Open the door! I'm at your door!" Lin Chen's voice echoed in the empty room. "I have to take her away tonight!"
"Uncle!" Lu Xiran called out subconsciously.
Gu Yanshen glanced at her, put his phone on the table, and turned on speakerphone.
"Lin Chen, you should know these are security doors. You can't get in if I don't open them." His voice was calm. "Don't worry, she came to me today. As long as she promises not to investigate anymore, I'll let her go."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
"Investigate what?"
"Someone has drugged Yun Yu Ji."
Lin Chen's voice suddenly changed: "Ranran, agree to him. There's nothing to investigate."
Lu Xiran was stunned. These two were just arguing, how did they suddenly become friends and agree on the same story?
Gu Yanshen turned off the speakerphone and held the phone to his ear.
"Don't worry, as soon as she agrees, I'll send her back immediately."
Lu Xiran stared at him, motionless.
Gu Yanshen hung up the phone, looked at her, and sighed.
"See, your uncle said not to investigate anymore. Listen to him."
The two words he uttered were as soft as a sigh, yet they brought a lump to her throat. He used to say things like that often—be good, don't run around, wait for me to come back.
Lu Xiran turned her face away, not wanting him to see her reddened eyes.
"I don't believe you can really keep me tied up for this week."
"Why don't you give it a try?" Gu Yanshen picked up the computer again, his tone returning to its usual calm. "Besides, even your uncle can't get in, let alone Xin Mubai."
"I'm going on a hunger strike."
His fingers paused on the keyboard as he looked up at her.
"I'll feed you." The corners of his mouth curved slightly, a smile containing a hint of helplessness and a touch of indulgence. "If you act like this, I'll think you're deliberately trying to stay by my side."
Lu Xiran's face flushed red.
"I've decided to leave you! Who wants to stay by your side!" Her voice rose, but what lay beneath that high note was something even she couldn't fool: "I won't eat even if you feed me."
"Then I'll go with you."
"No!" Lu Xiran blurted out, "You have a bad stomach, you can't go on a hunger strike."
The room suddenly fell silent.
The two of them were stunned at the same time.
Lu Xiran bit her lip, wishing she could bite her tongue off. What was she saying? She should hate him, should want him to suffer, so why did she still sound worried about him?
Gu Yanshen lowered his eyes.
"Ranran," his voice was low, almost pleading, "some things you don't need to get to the bottom of. Don't be so stubborn, okay?"
"Why?" Lu Xiran looked at him, tears finally welling up in her eyes. "Gu Yanshen, why didn't you want me to know?"
"You won't let me into the master bedroom, you won't let me investigate why you were poisoned, you won't let me pursue Aunt Yun's matter. Why are all these things related to me, yet you won't let me know anything?"
She blinked hard, trying to force back her tears. "You really don't trust me?"
"slowly--"
"Gu Yanshen!" she interrupted him, her voice trembling with tears. "You can't control me! Even if you send me to Switzerland, I'll buy a plane ticket and come back as soon as I get there. Let's see who can outdo whom."
"Then you'll stay here," he said softly, "until you agree."
"What are you doing—"
"So what?"