Chapter 14: He’s Not a Man

After Gu Yanzhi returned to his room, he didn’t rest. The warm light cast a softer glow on his sullen face. He stared at the door, watching the movement outside.

When he calmed down, he also felt that he had been too extreme today.

But only he knew that he couldn’t stay calm when it came to anything related to Ruan Yu.

After all, just a few days ago, this girl still had another man in her heart, and she was trying to trick him and elope with that man.

All these things made him unable to calm down, but he was also worried that his outburst today might have scared the little girl.

Outside the door, Ruan Yu sniffed, the cold air seeped in from her feet.

At first, she didn’t feel cold because she had just come out of her blanket. But after staying outside for a long time, her whole body was freezing.

She endured the cold, leaning against the wall, motionless. She sniffed from time to time, her nose was red from the cold.

Ruan Yu couldn’t hold it in any longer, she sneezed and rubbed her red nose.

Although the sound of the sneeze was muffled by the door, Gu Yanzhi still caught it. It was particularly clear in the silent night.

Gu Yanzhi frowned, his eyes darkened. He got up, strode towards the door, and opened it. He didn’t see Ruan Yu.

Disappointment flashed in his deep eyes. He lowered his head, ready to go back to his room, but he saw a girl blinking at him from the ground on one side.

In the dim light of the corridor, the girl’s nose was red, her eyes were filled with a layer of mist. She was sitting on the ground, hugging her legs, like a little cat that had been abandoned.

Ruan Yu looked at Gu Yanzhi, whose face was still not good, with surprise. Her voice was very soft, “Brother Yanzhi, did I wake you up?”

Gu Yanzhi saw that she wasn’t wearing shoes, her white little feet were on the cold floor tiles, her ankles were exposed to the air. He looked down at the girl who didn’t take care of herself, his brows furrowed, a hint of anger between his brows, his heart ached.

He squatted down, stretched out his long arm, and hugged the petite girl into his arms. He walked towards the bedroom.

Ruan Yu blinked her eyes as she looked at his profile. She felt his warmth through the fabric, her cold body warmed up a little.

Gu Yanzhi put her on the soft bed, got up, but was tightly hugged by the girl around his neck.

The girl’s voice was aggrieved, but her eyes were firm and serious, “Brother Yanzhi, don’t leave.”

She looked pitiful, like a little cat that had been abandoned again.

She was afraid that Gu Yanzhi would leave again. Without him by her side, she would be scared and uneasy.

Gu Yanzhi looked at her appearance, the anger in his heart subsided a lot. He sighed helplessly, pulled her hand off his neck, “I’m not leaving, I’m going to get some hot water.”

Only then did Ruan Yu let Gu Yanzhi leave.

Gu Yanzhi covered her with the blanket, then went into the bathroom.

After a while, Gu Yanzhi came out with a basin of steaming water. He placed it by the bed.

Ruan Yu’s eyes were fixed on him.

Gu Yanzhi took her ankle and placed it in front of the basin. He covered her legs with the blanket, “Try the temperature.”

Ruan Yu obediently put her foot in. The temperature was just right, her cold feet were warm, it was very comfortable.

Gu Yanzhi took her cold little hand, wrapped it in his palm, and warmed her with his own temperature.

Ruan Yu looked at his brows and eyes, and slowly said, “Brother Yanzhi, you misunderstood me today. I understand that you feel I’ve been acting strange lately with a purpose.

After all, the things I did before were unforgivable. I want to tell you that all my feelings for you lately are pure, there’s no purpose or scheme. It’s just because I love you…”

And the deep love and guilt from my last life.

“Maybe you can’t accept Ayu’s change for a while, Ayu can wait slowly, wait until Brother Yanzhi trusts Ayu. But Brother Yanzhi, promise Ayu, don’t leave Ayu alone, okay?”

Gu Yanzhi’s body trembled, he looked at the girl with a sincere face in astonishment.

He did something so extreme today, and he even ruined the dinner she had worked so hard on for the whole afternoon. He thought she would be angry, she would hate him.

But the girl didn’t get angry, she wasn’t afraid, and she didn’t argue with him. Instead, she calmly told him that he was wrong and explained the reason for her strange behavior lately.

He was filled with regret. He reached out and hugged Ruan Yu tightly, his chin resting on her shoulder, his voice trembling, “Brother Yanzhi is a jerk, I hurt Ayu’s heart.”

Ruan Yu gently shook her head, she hugged him back, “Brother Yanzhi, can you promise Ayu one thing?”

Gu Yanzhi was stunned. Was it to let her go out?

He had also figured it out. If she really wanted to go out, he would agree to let her go out, “Ayu, say it.”

“Ayu wants to sleep with Brother Yanzhi every night. Ayu will be scared and uneasy if she sleeps alone, and she will also have insomnia.”

So that’s why she didn’t sleep all night and sat on the floor outside his door, just to be closer to him.

Gu Yanzhi’s heart trembled slightly, this silly girl…

“Brother Yanzhi promises Ayu.” His large hand gently stroked her smooth hair.

He let go of Ruan Yu, took her injured hand, and looked at it with heartache, “Does it still hurt?”

Ruan Yu knew that Gu Yanzhi must be full of guilt at this moment. She smiled sweetly, “It still hurts a little. If Brother Yanzhi… blows on it for Ayu, it won’t hurt anymore.”

At this moment, Gu Yanzhi’s heart was being pulled by an invisible hand, it hurt so much. His little girl was so silly.

Even if she was angry with him now, he would admit it. But she wasn’t, she was comforting him.

He lowered his head, took her injured hand, and put it to his lips, gently blowing on it. His warm breath sprayed on Ruan Yu’s back.

The back of her hand no longer hurt, it was itchy instead, and her heart was itchy too.

After soaking her feet, Gu Yanzhi poured out the water and lay down on the bed. Ruan Yu nestled in his arms, she curled her lips into a mischievous smile, her fingertips moved restlessly across his chest, “The moon is dark and the wind is high, it’s late at night and the world is quiet. Brother Yanzhi, don’t you want to do something?”

“Do what?” Gu Yanzhi pretended to be stupid, his low voice came from above her head.

“For example…” Ruan Yu’s fingertips brushed against Gu Yanzhi’s Adam’s apple, making him feel hot, “Do some adult games.”

Gu Yanzhi grabbed her restless little hand, suppressing the lust in his eyes, “It’s late, go to sleep.”

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

Ruan Yu looked at Gu Yanzhi, who had closed his eyes, she pouted in dissatisfaction. She had already done this, a beautiful girl who was delivered to his door, and no one wanted her?

Was she not attractive enough? Or was he not a man?

She looked at his profile and thought for a while. Perhaps it wasn’t that she wasn’t attractive, but that he was really incapable?

It couldn’t be, right? A tall guy who was almost six feet tall was incapable, who would believe that?

But being incapable didn’t seem to have anything to do with height, right?

Ruan Yu struggled for a long time, and finally decided to search online for a tonic tomorrow. She would make it into soup for him to drink.