“What are you doing!” Shen Suyu shouted, only to be lifted onto a man’s shoulders the next second.
“Taking you to the clinic!” Gu Yanshen frowned deeply, and without giving her a chance to protest, carried her straight to the village clinic.
“Let go of me, I’m fine…” Her warm hands were surprisingly strong. Shen Suyu struggled in vain, her consciousness gradually fading.
At this time, the clinic doctor was just about to close. Gu Yanshen rushed in with her.
“Doctor! Please help! She drowned twice today and now has a fever!”
As soon as Gu Yanshen laid her on the small clinic bed, Shen Suyu had already passed out. Her whole body was burning hot, and her fair face was flushed, evoking concern.
Her white shirt, soaked with water, clung to her skin, outlining her delicate figure. The heat from her body startled him. A faint fragrance reached his nose, and Gu Yanshen recoiled as if electrocuted, his breathing growing heavier, ears turning red.
“Doctor! Please check her!” Gu Yanshen forced himself to look away and wrapped his military jacket around Shen Suyu. The oversized jacket covered her fair thighs, making her look petite and cute.
“The repeated drowning has caused a lung infection. Her condition is serious. I’m afraid I can’t handle it here; she needs to be sent to a hospital on land!” The doctor examined her while Gu Yanshen kept a close eye.
Hearing about Shen Suyu’s lung infection, Gu Yanshen’s eyes darkened, and he clenched his fists slightly. Today, after handing her over to Zhong Yao, he only just learned from his team that Shen Suyu wasn’t Zhong Yao’s sister at all! But by the time he realized it, rumors about Zhong Yao and Shen Suyu were already spreading in the village.
Ultimately, this was partly his fault. If he hadn’t handed Shen Suyu to Zhong Yao today…
“Captain Gu, you still have training tomorrow. Should I have someone take her to the hospital?” The doctor tentatively asked when Gu Yanshen didn’t respond.
“No, I’ll take her myself!” Gu Yanshen’s face was serious as he carefully lifted her. The doctor behind him was slightly stunned. The captain always valued training highly. For Shen Suyu, he was willing to miss it?
After leaving the clinic, Gu Yanshen carried Shen Suyu to the dock. Just as they were about to board the boat, two figures ran after them.
“Captain Gu! Captain, where are you going!” Zhong Xin, wearing a red jacket, ran up with an infatuated expression. But seeing Shen Suyu in Gu Yanshen’s arms, her face changed.
“Captain Gu, don’t listen to the village doctor. She just fell into the river! A little medicine will fix her. She’s just pretending to be pitiful!” That shameless woman! How dare she try to seduce my captain! Zhong Xin’s eyes were full of venom, ignoring the fact that Gu Yanshen’s expression had turned extremely dark.
“Step aside. She needs to go to the hospital now.” Even though she was angry, Gu Yanshen, as a company captain, intended to just push past them to save her.
But Zhong Xin, seeing him move, panicked and blocked his way.
“Captain Gu! Don’t be fooled by her! You don’t know, Shen Suyu looks pure, but she’s promiscuous behind the scenes! She even went to my brother’s house! I’m the only one who’s sincere to you!” Zhong Xin blocked him with a coquettish look, her eyes fixed on Shen Suyu.
Zhong Yao followed behind, echoing her, “Captain Gu, Shen Suyu is already part of my Zhong family. You don’t need to trouble yourself! I’ll take care of her!”
Earlier, after being threatened by Shen Suyu, he hadn’t dared to act recklessly. But once outside the work point, the women’s director scolded him harshly:
“Shen Suyu is just a paper tiger. Women care about their reputation. If you had taken advantage of her, she’d scream rape everywhere!”
The women’s director, fearing Shen Suyu would expose her, deliberately reminded Zhong Yao. Realizing this, Zhong Yao returned and tried to take her away. Gu Yanshen finally lost his temper.
“I don’t know if she’s promiscuous, but I do know this: spreading rumors is illegal! Obstructing official duties and delaying rescue are also crimes!” Gu Yanshen’s face was grim, eyes cold as he stared at Zhong Yao.
“She drowned twice and has a lung infection. If she doesn’t get to a hospital, she might not survive! If anything happens to Shen Suyu because of your delay, don’t blame me!” Gu Yanshen’s voice was icy, exuding the commanding presence of a battle-hardened leader.
His tall, trained physique contrasted sharply with Zhong Yao’s thin frame. The sheer aura alone stunned Zhong Yao for a moment. Seeing Zhong Xin’s infatuated gaze, he felt both jealous and fearful.
“Captain Gu says I delayed the rescue, but you brought a young woman aboard a boat in the middle of the night. Who knows what you were going to do! You’re a captain, isn’t that shameful?” Zhong Yao panicked, saying increasingly harsh words. Even Gu Yanshen’s subordinates, waiting to board the boat, were outraged.
“You little brat! What do you mean by that? Our Captain Gu saved Shen Suyu in broad daylight, and you went to play the hero, causing her lung infection, and now dare slander my boss?”
“Our boss and Shen Suyu are pure! If you dare spread rumors outside, I’ll break your mouth!” The subordinate was furious. If not for Gu Yanshen standing by, he would have punched Zhong Yao directly.
“You!” Zhong Yao stammered, furious, and finally lost his composure.
“Fine, I’ll tell the truth! I already took care of Shen Suyu on the boat! She’s part of my Zhong family now! Even if she’s a shameless woman, it’s none of your business, Captain Gu!”
Zhong Yao reached out to grab her, only to be kicked in the abdomen in the next instant!
“Obstructing official duties will be treated as a crime!” Gu Yanshen glared at him. The kick was not light. Zhong Yao was knocked to the ground, unable to recover for a long time.
Gu Yanshen, without a second thought, spoke again:
“Insulting a woman—severe cases face execution, lesser cases up to ten years! You admitted it yourself. Xiao Zhang, arrest him for hooliganism immediately!”
“Got it!” The subordinate, having waited impatiently, rushed forward as soon as Gu Yanshen finished, pinning Zhong Yao to the ground.
Gu Yanshen didn’t care about the two others. He carried the unconscious Shen Suyu onto the boat quickly.
When she woke again, Shen Suyu opened her eyes, looking up at the white hospital ceiling, thinking she had returned to reality.
Until a voice nearby startled her, “Little girl, you’re awake?”