The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 624 - 586: Possessiveness Too Strong

In the private dining room of the breakfast shop, sunlight spilled onto the dining table through the window.

Qiao Yuxian stirred the porridge in her bowl and let out a slight sigh, remaining silent.

When she saw the injury on Yan Ting’s body, she thought of this.

If he deliberately reopened the wound.

What about the knife wound on his shoulder?

Was that a deliberate injury too?

But she had seen the wound, it was definitely inflicted by someone standing in front of him, not self-inflicted.

Qiao Yuxian thought, and sighed softly again.

Gu Yanjing peeled an egg and placed it on her plate: "What caused the conflict with him?"

He could feel that Yan Ting was very important to her.

But as far as he knew, Qiao Yuxian hadn’t spoken to Yan Ting for a long time.

"Because of Yuan Wei." Qiao Yuxian stirred the porridge, weakly said, "Yuan Wei grew up with me, like a little follower. Yan Ting wanted to kill him, and even tried. Yuan Wei barely escaped with his life."

"Haven’t talked to him for a long time?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Yeah." Qiao Yuxian replied, "Before last meeting on Yao Mountain Island, we hadn’t seen each other for a long time. We fought during that meeting, and then we didn’t contact again for a while, until the night before yesterday."

"He hurt himself to see you." Gu Yanjing stated calmly.

Qiao Yuxian said nothing.

Gu Yanjing asked, "If he hadn’t been injured this time and hadn’t come back to the country, what would you have done?"

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, then shook her head after a moment: "I don’t know."

Gu Yanjing remained silent, listening to her continue.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Yan Ting... he... is very important to me. He’s not just my brother, not just family, but also like a mentor. Almost all my skills come from him. My combat skills, economic judgment, and company management knowledge, even my homework back then was tutored by him."

Gu Yanjing listened to her account.

What he sensed was the reason why he always remained civil towards Yan Ting, given Yan Ting’s attitude towards him.

"Yuan Wei grew up with us too. When I went to Yao Mountain Island, Yuan Wei was already there. He’s younger than me, and used to follow me around, calling me sister all the time." Qiao Yuxian said, "He’s also very important. They’re both family."

"Do you feel that forgiving Yan Ting would be unfair to Yuan Wei?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian was silent for a moment, raising her hand to rub her hair, feeling a bit frustrated: "It’s not just that. I’m really angry at Yan Ting. This issue is just stuck there, no matter how hard I try, I can’t get past it."

Gu Yanjing glanced at her disheveled hair, then asked: "Why did he attack Yuan Wei?"

When this question was asked, Qiao Yuxian’s eyes froze for a moment. She looked at him and didn’t speak for a while.

She didn’t speak, but Gu Yanjing could guess.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Yan Ting likes you. More than just brotherly affection."

Qiao Yuxian’s fingers suddenly clenched.

The feeling at that moment was like the issues she had been avoiding for so long, suppressed inside her for so long, were forcibly pulled out.

Pulled out with blood and flesh.

The things she deliberately didn’t want to think about were laid bare before her.

More than just brotherly affection.

What kind of affection is that?

Qiao Yuxian couldn’t quite understand the kind of affection Gu Yanjing was referring to.

She seemed unable to feel such emotions.

Gu Yanjing reached out and held her hand.

Qiao Yuxian snapped back to reality, focused her eyes, seeing his face reflected in her eyes.

"He has a strong possessiveness towards you. He doesn’t like others getting close to you." Gu Yanjing’s calm, cold voice was as gentle as possible, slowly explaining to her, "It’s not necessarily any particular type of affection. He just doesn’t want anyone around you."

Even if it’s just brotherly affection, being siblings forever, Yan Ting doesn’t want anyone else around Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian suddenly clasped Gu Yanjing’s hand.

A wave of unease suddenly swept over her.

She picked up on Gu Yanjing’s deeper meaning.

After a while, Qiao Yuxian’s eyes turned slightly red, and she whispered, "But, he’s my brother."

Gu Yanjing looked at her reddened eyes, holding her hand, and said, "Don’t cry, nothing has happened yet, no one can say for sure."

Qiao Yuxian looked at him for a while, then numbly nodded, "I’m not crying."

"Hmm." Gu Yanjing reached out to touch her face, "Follow your heart, do what you want to do. Yuan Wei would also want you to be happy. You can’t always dwell on past issues. Other matters, just take them one step at a time. Worrying in advance is futile."

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Hmm."

Gu Yanjing added, "Don’t worry about anything, just follow your heart."

"Hmm." Qiao Yuxian responded.

Gu Yanjing touched her face again, "Feeling better?"

"Much better." Qiao Yuxian said.

Indeed, much better.

When it was unspoken, it was suffocating; now that it’s said, her mind felt less cluttered, and her heart felt much more at ease.

Mainly, Gu Yanjing’s words brought her peace.

"Smile a little." Gu Yanjing pinched her face.

Qiao Yuxian showed a row of teeth and smiled at him.

Gu Yanjing’s eyes carried a hint of a smile: "Have some more to eat."

"Hmm." Qiao Yuxian said, "You too."

"Hmm."

After the meal, Qiao Yuxian went to the hospital to check on Yan Ting.

He was still asleep, seeing nothing significant, she found someone to stay with him and called Yan Jiu, asking him to come to the country. She and Gu Yanjing went back to the hotel to sleep for a while.

Qiao Yuxian slept until it was dark outside.

When she woke up, Gu Yanjing was not in the room.

She looked around but couldn’t find him, so she waited for him in the living room.

Meanwhile, she called to check on Yan Ting.

Afraid Yan Ting was asleep, she called the person taking care of him.

It turned out Yan Ting’s fever subsided in the afternoon, and he was discharged from the hospital.

She quickly called Yan Ting’s cell phone.

The other end picked up quickly: "Sister?"

"Why did you get discharged?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"I recovered, so I left." Yan Ting said.

"You almost fainted from the fever, and now you’re okay?" Qiao Yuxian said anxiously.

"Hmm." Yan Ting replied, "The fever subsided, I’m fine. The wound was treated, nothing serious, I can just recuperate at home."

"Where are you?" Qiao Yuxian heard a lot of noise on his end.

"I’m at the airport." Yan Ting said, "Going back."

"Did something happen?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

She felt Yan Ting was leaving in too much of a hurry, instinctively thinking something happened on Yao Mountain Island.

"Nothing." Yan Ting said, "I just don’t like the sight of Gu Yanjing, so I’m going back."

Qiao Yuxian didn’t take his bait: "Yan Ting, tell the truth."

"Call me brother." Yan Ting clicked his tongue, "Nothing happened on Yao Mountain Island. I just have some unfinished business to take care of. This visit was about investigating some things; I found a lead here, so I came over. Now that the trail’s cold, there’s no point staying, so I’m heading back."

"What were you investigating?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"It’s not something I can discuss right now." Yan Ting said, "Let me investigate further, and I’ll share specifics with you when I have them."

Qiao Yuxian said nothing.

Yan Ting said: "Alright, I have to board. Let’s hang up."

"Then... take care of your wound." Qiao Yuxian said.

"I know." Yan Ting replied, "Come visit Yao Mountain Island when you have time."

"Hmm." Qiao Yuxian hung up the phone.

At the airport, after Yan Ting hung up, he proceeded towards the boarding gate.

And Yan Jiu, who had been assumed never to have come to Jin City, followed behind, pulling a suitcase...