The hot water rushed over my body, quickly dissipating the chill.
Cheng Lu quickly sorted out his messy thoughts while taking a shower.
When I was about to finish washing, suddenly there was darkness above my head, and the surrounding area fell into darkness.
Her heart skipped a beat, and the uneasiness she had just suppressed surged up like a tide. She hurriedly got up from the bathtub, and everywhere her hands touched was extremely slippery, making her unable to stand firmly.
My heart beat faster, pounding loudly in my ears.
Yes, she is afraid of the dark.
In the secret passage before, she suppressed this fear for the sake of survival instinct.
Returning to the hotel, staying with this man, she relaxed all over, and once again returned to the darkness where she couldn't see her fingers. The fear was like an evil ghost chasing behind her, and it could almost destroy all her sanity.
Before she climbed out of the bathtub, the bathroom door was opened.
"Are you okay?" Gu Ci's tone was very anxious.
A ray of light shone in from outside, cutting through the boundless fear.
Cheng Lu calmed down a lot: "No, it's okay."
Her voice was trembling.
Gu Ci stepped forward quickly, and she was anxious: "Don't come over!"
"You're so afraid, why don't you want me to accompany you? Don't worry, the hotel just had a power outage. It's so dark in here that I can't see anything."
The man's big hand touched her skin and she immediately flinched in embarrassment.
"Ahem, have you finished washing?"
"Hmm..."
She wanted to stand up on her own.
Unfortunately, the bathtub was slippery and her hands and feet were weak.
Gu Ci supported her body, and she almost leaned in his arms before stumbling out of the bathtub.
Realizing that he was wearing nothing at the moment, Cheng Lu was so embarrassed that his whole body almost burned with embarrassment.
A large towel wrapped her completely, and Gu Ci's eyes shone with broken light in the dimness.
Just looking at her intently, one of his big hands gently patted her back as if coaxing a child.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Only then did she come back to her senses, she was so ashamed: "Thank you."
"If you keep telling me thank you, that means you don't care about our relationship as husband and wife."
The man's tone instantly cooled down.
Cheng Lu lowered his head and touched the tip of his nose: "Sorry..."
He sighed helplessly, as if there was nothing he could do about this little woman.
"Do you want me to carry you out, or do you want to go out by yourself? The clothes are on the bed outside."
She suppressed her burning cheeks: "I, I'll go out by myself. Can you stay in the bathroom for a while? I'll call you after I've changed my clothes."
Gu Ci's throat moved.
That ray of light just happened to shine through, illuminating his graceful and smooth lower jaw, and even his Adam's apple was clearly visible.
Under the light and shadow, this man becomes particularly sexy.
Cheng Lu's face turned redder: "I'm not wearing anything right now!"
"What are you hinting at me?"
He also placed a comforting hand behind her back.
"No, I just want to get dressed!"
Gu Ci regretfully let out a few muffled laughs.
Suddenly, he pressed her forehead: "Fool, you have to remember that we are husband and wife."
"Uh-huh!"
The embrace finally let go, and Cheng Lu jumped out like a rabbit.
Fortunately, it's daytime now.
The curtains were half closed, but there was still light coming in from the outside.
Not caring about tying her wet hair, she hurriedly changed her clothes.
"Ok?"
"I'm ready."
As soon as he finished speaking, the lights came on and the call came.
Gu Ci came to her calmly and took her hand to a table of delicious food.
"Eat, and have a good sleep when you're full."
In the past three days, Cheng Lu had hardly eaten.
Even though Old Man Qi ordered people to deliver three meals a day on time, her food was still tasteless and difficult to swallow.
Seeing so many delicious foods, her stomach growled.
Cheng Lu:......
So shameful!
Why in front of Gu Ci!
She really wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Gu Ci smiled, held her shoulders and asked her to sit down: "Eat quickly, and go to sleep when you are full."
Cheng Lu ate two pieces of meat in small bites, and his appetite was whetted.
Gu Ci sat next to her and watched her eat with interest.
She was a little confused by his look: "Is there something on my face? Why... are you staring at me like this?"
"You are obviously afraid of the dark, why did you have the guts to take that dark passage?"
She didn't expect Gu Ci to ask this.
"There is no reason. I want to live. It's not easy... I have escaped from the sea of suffering. My life has just begun. The Qi family's purpose is unknown, and I don't want to and don't dare to gamble on him."
She said, lowering her long eyelashes, "I... I'm not sure whether you will come to save me."
The man grabbed her slender waist and directly let the little woman sit in his arms.
The suddenly shortened distance made her overwhelmed.
"You are my wife, how could I not come to save you?"
His eyes flashed with fire, "Don't say anything stupid like this in the future, I will be angry."
She nodded confusedly.
A question popped up in his mind - how did Gu Ci know that he was afraid of the dark?
Gu Ci fed the rest of the food spoon by spoon.
She was unbearably shy and refused several times, but was forcefully rebutted by this man.
What can she do, she can only accept it silently.
Fortunately, the food in this hotel tasted good and she was very full.
Just after eating, the doorbell rang.
Gu Ci looked at her deeply: "Do you want to go to bed now or watch a show?"
When Cheng Lu heard this, he immediately became energetic: "Watch a show."
"good."
Gu Ci pressed the button on the remote control and the door opened.
Mr. Qi stood outside the door.
Mr. Qi, who looked panicked, did not come alone. Behind him were the confidants and bodyguards of the Qi family, but behind these people were more secret guards in black--those were Gu Ci's people.
Cheng Lu was surprised.
She guessed that Gu Ci would not let go of the Qi family, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
Unexpectedly, he captured the king first before capturing the thief, and directly brought Mr. Qi for questioning.
"Qi Min, come in, why are you standing at the door?"
Gu Ci invited with a smile.
Half of Qi Min's body was numb. He walked step by step in front of the two of them with a cane.
"Sit." Gu Ci glanced at the sofa.
Qi Min hesitated for a few seconds and sat on the corner of the sofa: "I wonder why Mr. Gu came to see me?"
"I won't follow you around. You kidnapped my wife because you wanted her to treat your granddaughter, but I can't accept your method. You should know that after losing my wife, I will turn the entire Sichuan City upside down."
Came over. But you——still hid her and spent the past three days indifferently."
Gu Ci's voice became colder and colder.
The atmosphere in the whole room was also extremely depressing.
Cheng Lu, who was shrinking in his arms, couldn't help but feel scared.
It turns out that this man’s aura is so powerful!
What surprised her even more was that he had done so much to find her! Turn Sichuan City over... In his heart, was she really special? She was not simply paying off her debt with her own body?
Qi Min raised his eyes: "The old man can't understand what Mr. Gu said."