The girl’s tearful eyes nearly melted even Gu Beichuan’s hardest heart. He raised his hand to caress her face, gently wiping away her tears with his fingers.
Gu Beichuan finally gave in.
“Alright, we won’t go to the hospital.”
He had Lin Xuan notify a private doctor to wait at his current apartment.
Soon, Wang Chi arrived with his medical team and examined Su Yanyan.
“Mr. Gu, Miss Su has minor external injuries, nothing life-threatening.”
Hearing Wang Chi’s words, Gu Beichuan let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t until Wang Chi and his medical team left that Gu Beichuan gently pushed the door open and walked in.
Under the dim lighting, seeing the girl sleeping restlessly with her brows furrowed, Gu Beichuan instinctively reached out to smooth the crease between her eyebrows.
However, the moment his hand touched her forehead, the girl’s frail shoulders suddenly trembled violently.
“Don’t hit me, please don’t hit me… I didn’t do anything wrong, I didn’t do anything wrong!”
The girl spoke with her eyes closed as if trapped in a nightmare, her expression pained and helpless.
Gu Beichuan didn’t know how to take care of a child, and faced with this situation, he was at a complete loss.
He tried reaching his arm around the girl’s neck, letting her lean sideways against his arm.
With his other hand, he gently patted her back, softly coaxing her.
After who knows how long, the girl in his arms finally fell into a deep sleep. Hearing her even breathing, Gu Beichuan carefully withdrew his arm.
His arm had gone somewhat stiff. He rubbed it, then tiptoed back to tuck the girl’s blanket in properly.
That night, the girl never slept peacefully.
Gu Beichuan didn’t leave, staying in the room the entire time to watch over her.
It wasn’t until nearly dawn that Gu Beichuan finally dragged his weary body away.
The next day, Su Yanyan woke up to the sound of a ringing phone.
Looking at the caller ID, it was Youzi!
She quickly answered the call.
She had come back too late yesterday and something had happened, so she hadn’t had the chance to tell Youzi yet.
Before Su Yanyan could even explain, Youzi’s anxious voice came through the line.
“Yanyan, what exactly happened yesterday? How are you now?”
Youzi’s concerned and frantic voice made Su Yanyan inexplicably want to cry again. She finally looked up and held back the tears welling in her eyes.
She steadied her emotions before slowly giving a rough account of what happened yesterday. “That’s basically what happened. I’m fine now.”
After speaking, she paused. “Youzi, that job isn’t really suitable for me. I probably won’t go anymore. I’m sorry.”
That job was one she’d asked Youzi to help her find, but not only had she caused trouble and missed work, now she was quitting just like that. It made her feel deeply guilty.
“If you’re not doing it, then you’re not doing it. What’s there to be sorry about? Besides, I called to tell you not to go anyway.”
Li You spoke like a machine gun, recounting this morning’s events in detail. “You have no idea, today the people from that restaurant called my dad several times. It seemed like they were asking about you.”
“I was so scared I thought something had happened to you. Now I can finally relax. That kind of place is full of all sorts of shady characters—you’d better not go there.”
Hearing Li You’s words, Su Yanyan’s heart skipped a beat.
Asking about me?
Could it be because of the drinks I broke yesterday?
No, that can’t be right. Didn’t the uncle pay for them?
Uncle!
These two words surfaced in her mind, and Su Yanyan instantly remembered that yesterday, after her mother hit her and she left home, she had dazedly seen the uncle. She quickly raised her head and looked around.
Only then did she realize that the place she was in now was a very large room, with a color scheme dominated by gray and white—simple and minimalist.
This… this is the uncle’s room?
So yesterday wasn’t a dream?
“Youzi, I’ll talk to you in detail later.” She quickly hung up the phone and ran out barefoot.
As soon as she ran out, she smelled the aroma of rice porridge.
She followed the scent and walked over, only to see a man in casual home clothes standing in front of the counter in the open kitchen, holding a spoon in his hand.
Su Yanyan quickly walked over and spoke in a soft voice, “Uncle!”
Gu Beichuan looked up and saw the girl’s hands fidgeting restlessly.
“You’re awake.”
However, when his gaze fell on the girl’s fair and tender bare feet, his brows immediately furrowed. He put down the spoon and walked over to Su Yanyan in a few steps.
Seeing the uncle suddenly look so serious, Su Yanyan was startled and couldn’t help but take a step back.
The girl’s flinching manner was as if she were avoiding some ferocious beast. Gu Beichuan grabbed her wrist. “What are you dodging for? It’s not like I’m going to eat you.”
Before Su Yanyan could react, Gu Beichuan scooped her up in his arms, his voice carrying a hint of reproach as he asked, “Why aren’t you wearing slippers?”
As he spoke, Gu Beichuan carried her over to the sofa.
For a moment, Su Yanyan didn’t know where to put her hands, and afraid of falling, she hurriedly wrapped her arms around the man’s neck.
“I… I didn’t see any slippers.” She felt a little embarrassed and answered the man’s question in a soft voice.
The girl curled up in his arms like a little kitten, her soft and gentle voice making Gu Beichuan afraid to speak too loudly.
When he lowered his gaze, that delicate and charming appearance instantly caught his eye.