novelraw Chapter 124: Being a Jerk Isn’t a Matter of One or Two Days
Chapter 124: Being a Jerk Isn’t a Matter of One or Two Days
"Come back." Before Xia Yinian’s fingers even touched the door handle, she was stopped by Gu Beicheng’s call.She bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally returned to the bedside, to his presence.
"Is there anything else? Uncle." Anyway, he’s still sick now, still hooked to an IV, he can’t do any harm.
So, there’s no reason to be afraid of him, right?
However, Xia Yinian soon discovered that even when Gu Beicheng was sick, just a casual glance from him could instill fear in people.
When his cold gaze was thrown at her, she couldn’t help but retreat half a step: "If there’s... no... issue, then I..."
"Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that question?" Gu Beicheng’s brows furrowed slightly, "Aren’t you the one who came to see me late at night, on your own initiative?"
"I..." Xia Yinian moved her lips, fell silent for a moment, then said, "I just came to see if you were feeling better."
"Uncle seems to be doing quite well now, so, I should go back."
"Concerned about me?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Uncle is so wilful and got bitten by a snake, half the reason is because I rashly blamed you, so I’m responsible for Uncle getting sick, I came to check on you."
"Since you know you have a responsibility, is just taking a look enough?"
"What do you mean?" She didn’t understand, what else was she supposed to do, get bitten by a snake in return? Wouldn’t that become a vicious cycle?
Just thinking about those slimy, slithery things made Xia Yinian’s scalp tingle, even changing her complexion.
"Such a coward, but daring enough to confront me," Gu Beicheng scoffed, patting the place beside him on the bed, "Come here."
"But..." She constantly remembered that he was just a patient right now, possessing no threat at all, so she surely didn’t need to oblige.
Gu Beicheng’s eyebrows knitted together. Getting bold, huh, daring to ignore his orders?
"Believe it or not, I’ll get up and drag you over here, I guarantee you won’t even get to touch the door?" he snorted coldly.
Xia Yinian took a deep breath and took another look at the needle on the back of his hand, suddenly feeling very helpless.
Believe!
Though he’s still receiving IV fluids, she believed!
This demon was just that crazy, so it’s better not to try her luck.
He hadn’t completely recovered yet, his lips pale, nowhere near their usual healthy color and shine.
The toxin in his body hadn’t been completely cleared out, had it? After all, it was the poison of a fierce cobra.
Eventually, she still moved step by step to the bed and sat down: "What for?"
"Can you handle it... or not?"
"Bastard!"
"In your eyes, I’ve been a bastard for not just a day or two." He was indifferent to being cursed, it had become a habit.
Xia Yinian really felt like grabbing something and smashing it hard on his forehead.
Sick and should rest well, should recover well, but even so, still so restless!
Outside the door, Chi He led a servant knocking on the door: "Seventh Young Master, I’ve brought you some food."
"Come in." The one who replied was Xia Yinian, she even proactively ran over to open the door.
A young mistress appeared in the room, arranging everything for him, Gu Beicheng suddenly felt his mood brighten a bit.
In fact, his mood had inexplicably improved a lot at the thought of her coming to check on him voluntarily.
At least, she knew to care about him.
But as for Chi He, seeing Xia Yinian always rubbed him the wrong way, harboring a grudge against her for causing Seventh Young Master to be bitten by the snake.
So, after setting down the meals, he couldn’t resist staring at Xia Yinian and said: "Miss Niannian, it’s very late, you..."
From the head of the bed, a cold gaze swept over: "Since you know it’s late, why don’t you hurry and scram?"