Chapter 91: The Little Writer Tries to Break Free and Run Away
Mu Yi had another dream.
She dreamed that she fainted. Then Gu Zhiren called out to her in panic, slapped and rubbed her face hard, and finally carefully carried her downstairs and rushed her to the hospital.
He held her as carefully as if she were the most precious treasure in the world.
Then, she heard the sound of the door opening.
“Mu Yi...”
When she suddenly heard him call her name, the hands resting together on her stomach moved slightly.
She was already awake.
But Gu Zhiren had not noticed yet, and for the moment, he simply sat beside her bed.
He quietly looked at Mu Yi for a while. Then he gently lifted one of her hands, closed his eyes without thinking, and kissed her ring finger softly.
“I’m sorry. This time, I caused trouble for you again.”
Gu Zhiren held her hand tighter and looked at her with guilt and self-blame in his eyes.
Even without Su Yu saying anything, he understood very clearly that those people were targeting him. But now, they had already started targeting Mu Yi too.
It was probably because he had gotten too close to her. He had been too bad at hiding how much he cared about her.
They had found out that he liked her.
He originally wanted to protect her well, to protect her for her whole life. But now, instead, he kept dragging her into danger again and again. He hoped there would never be a next time.
He did not know if she would still be safe if there really was a next time...
“I should keep my distance from you, but I still can’t control myself. I still want to get close to you.”
As he spoke, Gu Zhiren carefully placed Mu Yi’s hand back down. Then he gently fixed the white hair on her forehead with one hand. After that, he slowly lowered his head and softly kissed her pale forehead.
After being kissed twice in a row, Mu Yi’s small face turned pale, and her lips pressed tightly together.
She was about to lose control.
After kissing the girl’s forehead, Gu Zhiren opened his eyes with some lingering feelings of satisfaction. His fingers gently stroked her cheek, but then he suddenly noticed her long eyelashes trembling slightly.
Her eyes suddenly opened wide, revealing red eyes filled with confusion and surprise.
“...Gu Zhiren? W-What are you doing?”
Mu Yi asked even though she already knew the answer.
She did not dare keep pretending to sleep anymore. If she kept pretending, he might do something even more outrageous!
They were childhood friends.
She was supposed to be a tough guy.
How could he do this to her? And how could he suddenly fall in love with her on his own?!
“......”
Gu Zhiren was completely shocked. Huh? Didn’t they say she would only wake up after dark?
He quickly calmed himself down and sat up straight, pretending to stay calm. But he still could not help coughing once, feeling too guilty to look directly at Mu Yi.
He was just thinking about how to explain what happened earlier.
But Mu Yi changed the topic herself and asked in confusion, “Where is this place?”
Seeing this, Gu Zhiren quietly let out a small sigh of relief.
Then he briefly explained what had happened during that time.
Of course, he did not mention secretly kissing her.
“How are you feeling now? Does your body still feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
When Gu Zhiren saw Mu Yi holding her forehead, he could not help asking.
“I’m fine. I really am okay.”
Mu Yi shook her head and answered.
“Promise me that you won’t keep ordering takeout anymore. Learn to cook for yourself instead.”
After saying that, Gu Zhiren subconsciously wanted to pat Mu Yi’s head. His hand had already lifted a little, but in the next second, he quietly clenched it and lowered it again.
“Mmm... okay.”
Mu Yi nodded guiltily.
If she had not ordered takeout, this would never have happened. But normally, who would expect someone to tamper with the food delivery?
Thinking about this, and remembering Gu Zhiren’s apology earlier, she bit her lip lightly and took a small breath.
She felt that she could not just sit there and wait helplessly anymore.
“Little Chubby, I think... I should leave Ganlan City for a while after all!”
She looked into Gu Zhiren’s eyes while secretly gripping the blanket tightly and tilting her head slightly.
“Hey, what’s with that expression? Once you finish dealing with everything, you can come find me again. Your Brother Mu won’t shut you out or anything.”
Mu Yi frowned, blinked twice, and nervously bit her fingernail a little.
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren smiled without speaking, but his smile carried a trace of bitterness.
“Little Chubby”... “Brother Mu”...
She was clearly trying to emphasize something.
Thinking carefully, she had already done this more than once. It was obvious that she wanted to keep her distance from him, and now, she was planning to leave him behind again.
He could have questioned her with the promise she once made about not leaving.
He could have asked if she had actually been awake earlier, heard his words, and known that he secretly kissed her.
But at this moment, Gu Zhiren chose to stay silent because he did not know what he should do.
All he could do was carefully think about how to make her stay again without putting her in danger.
After thinking for a long time, he quietly said, “Mu Yi, they’ve already targeted you. Even if you leave Ganlan City, they’ll still find you.”
“If you insist on leaving, I’ll only worry about you even more. Can you really bear seeing me unable to eat or sleep every day because of worry?”
The moment she heard this, Mu Yi’s eyes widened, and she held her breath.
She could not lie to her own heart. She really could not bear to see him become like that.
If possible, she truly wanted to fight beside him, catch the bastard behind all of this, and beat him up badly so he would learn his lesson.
But... but...
The problem was that he liked her, and she also cared about him a little.
This was almost becoming mutual love already. If they stayed together just a little longer—
What if they really fell in love over time?!
Mu Yi quickly shook her head.
Just as she was wondering whether she should calm him down first and think about the rest later, Gu Zhiren suddenly received a phone call. The ringtone sounded very familiar.
Listening carefully, wasn’t it the piano piece they had played together at the music hall that day?
Mu Yi’s heart suddenly tightened.
He actually kept that duet recording and even made it his ringtone?
“Uncle Mu?”
Looking at the caller name, Gu Zhiren unconsciously read it out loud.
“Huh?”
Mu Yi froze for a moment and blankly looked at his phone.
“Hey! Gu Zhiren, why do you have my dad’s phone number?”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren did not answer right away.
He first answered Mu Rufeng’s call and realized the man was looking for Mu Yi.
“Tch. Uncle Mu couldn’t reach you, so he called me instead.”
Gu Zhiren handed the phone over. Mu Yi immediately grabbed it and rolled her eyes.
“Hello? Dad, what happened? Why are you looking for me so urgently?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Mu Rufeng let out a heavy sigh from the other side of the phone.
“Child... I met your mother.”
“I already heard about what happened at the hospital before, and I had a long talk with her.”
At this point, Mu Rufeng paused, slowed down his speech, and his voice became even heavier.
“The hospital just sent a critical condition notice... she wants to see you one more time.”
He sighed again, his voice full of helplessness.
“Whether you come or not is your choice. No matter what you decide, your dad will support you.”