The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 466 - 434: Going to Yao Mountain Island

Qiao Yuxian lay on the bed, her bangs wet. She heard what Gu Yanjing said, looked at him fixedly, and after a while, pouted and cried, "You’re so cruel. I’m still in the hospital, and you just break my heart like that."Gu Yanjing’s hand halted while wiping her sweat. He touched her face and apologized, "I’m sorry."

Qiao Yuxian’s cries were all sound and no tears: "I’m so miserable. Being treated like this by my own mother."

Gu Yanjing touched her head again, and a hint of heartache inadvertently appeared in his cold eyes.

After crying for a while, Qiao Yuxian suddenly stopped, holding Gu Yanjing’s hand, and asked, "Aren’t people supposed to hallucinate when they get mushroom poisoning? Why am I just dizzy?"

"You’re allergic," Gu Yanjing revealed, "You didn’t eat poisonous mushrooms."

"Oh." Qiao Yuxian’s "oh" carried a sense of disappointment.

Gu Yanjing looked at her disappointed little expression.

Qiao Yuxian lay there, staring at the ceiling, and after a moment, looked at Gu Yanjing, "Gu Yanjing, I’m okay. You don’t need to worry."

Gu Yanjing held her hand with the IV drip but said nothing.

Qiao Yuxian squeezed his fingers: "The doctors also said I’m fine."

"It was very dangerous," Gu Yanjing said, "If you had eaten more, it could have been life-threatening."

Gu Yanjing’s voice subconsciously turned cold.

Qiao Yuxian stroked the back of his hand.

She had sweat from discomfort.

Gu Yanjing had sweat from nervousness.

She had never seen Gu Yanjing so anxious before.

"I won’t eat any kind of mushrooms from now on," Qiao Yuxian said, "Stop worrying."

Gu Yanjing wiped the sweat on her neck again.

"I really didn’t expect she would do this." Qiao Yuxian added, "Or maybe I did expect it."

Zhao Shimeng poured her water, but she didn’t drink it.

Gu Yanjing looked at her expression and asked, "What’s your plan next?"

Qiao Yuxian looked at Gu Yanjing, then glanced at the red string on her wrist.

Gu Yanjing asked, "Is it because of this?"

"I think so," Qiao Yuxian said, "Otherwise, they must be after you. I can’t think of any other reason why they’d approach me."

Gu Yanjing observed her expression and listened to her tone, "How do you want to proceed?"

Qiao Yuxian fiddled with his fingers, "Wasn’t Sheng Chendong captured?"

"The man in black?" Gu Yanjing asked.

He had been too anxious at the time, only caring to kick the person out, without looking at the man in black.

Qiao Yuxian nodded.

Although Sheng Chendong was wrapped tightly, she recognized him by his eyes.

"Sheng Chendong is as significant to her as Sheng Anhe," Qiao Yuxian said, "They didn’t succeed this time. They will definitely try to rescue Sheng Anhe, and Sheng Chendong’s people will also come to save him."

This time they probably intended to kidnap Qiao Yuxian to threaten Gu Yanjing into releasing Sheng Anhe.

Gu Yanjing agreed with her assessment.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Let’s see who the power behind them is."

Gu Yanjing remained silent.

Qiao Yuxian continued, "I think if we join forces, along with Tang He, we can certainly expose the people behind this. They surely cannot be invincible. If they were, they wouldn’t remain hidden."

Gu Yanjing asked, "What about Zhao Shimeng?"

Qiao Yuxian was silent for a moment before saying, "The news of Sheng Chendong’s capture needs her to pass it to the people behind them. After that..."

Qiao Yuxian lay flat and looked at the ceiling, "As long as Sheng Chendong and Sheng Anhe can’t come out, and we can pull out their venomous backers. She, by herself, will not have it easy."

Gu Yanjing said nothing.

Qiao Yuxian remarked, "She gave me life, so I won’t harm her. I also don’t want to see you harm her. But I will only stop at not harming her. The people around her, anyone who shouldn’t be spared, won’t be. Her decisions led to this outcome for those around her. She has to bear these consequences."

"As long as you’ve thought it through." Gu Yanjing remarked.

Qiao Yuxian smiled slightly and said, "I had already thought it through before going for dinner today. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have captured Sheng Chendong."

By capturing Sheng Chendong, their open confrontation had begun.

The facade of peace was torn.

Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian, always feeling that she seemed to be playing a game of chess.

The anticipated feelings fell through; Zhao Shimeng and Sheng Chendong both became pawns on her chessboard.

Seemingly ordinary, but actually, they all had their roles at the right time.

Qiao Yuxian shifted, finding a comfortable position to lie in.

Gu Yanjing touched her forehead and asked, "Want to sleep for a while?"

"Mm." Qiao Yuxian glanced at the IV drip, "Go home after it’s finished?"

"Stay the night," Gu Yanjing replied.

Qiao Yuxian frowned, "I don’t want to! I want to go home."