The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 652 - 614 Feeling Not So Good

Qiao Yuxian, afraid of vomiting and making Gu Yanjing worried, sent him away first.

Unexpectedly, she tripped and scared Gu Yanjing.

Huang Qi had just left when a phone call came, and he hurried back.

Upon checking, the toxins in her body were temporarily under control.

The vomiting was a drug reaction. Her body was too weak, so she tripped. Her bones weren’t hurt, but both knees were bruised.

Her right leg was a bit worse than the left.

Because the right leg knelt on the ground first, giving the left leg some buffer.

After Huang Qi left, Aunt Qin brought up a small medicine box.

Gu Yanjing applied medicine on her knees.

Qiao Yuxian lay down, having finished vomiting, her body exhausted and very tired. She kept her eyes closed, so she sat up.

"What’s wrong?" Gu Yanjing looked at her, his eyes full of tension.

"I’ll sit up for a while." Qiao Yuxian said.

Gu Yanjing placed two pillows under her lower back to make her sit more comfortably.

Qiao Yuxian looked at the bruises on her knees and grabbed Gu Yanjing’s hand, asking, "How did you get hurt?"

There was a long cut on the back of Gu Yanjing’s right hand. It wasn’t deep, but it was long, bleeding, as though scraped by something.

He glanced at it, unsure of when it happened. Maybe it brushed against something just now when holding Qiao Yuxian, and he didn’t feel it.

"It’s nothing," Gu Yanjing continued applying medicine to her.

Qiao Yuxian said nothing, watching him apply the medicine.

Gu Yanjing finished and lightly blew on her knees.

Feeling the cool breeze, Qiao Yuxian smiled.

Seeing her smile, Gu Yanjing looked up at her.

Qiao Yuxian smiled again, took a cotton swab and some disinfectant from the medicine box, pulled over his hand, and cleansed the wound.

Gu Yanjing lowered his gaze, watching her hands.

Qiao Yuxian also lowered her gaze and smiled again after a moment.

Seeing her smiling lips, Gu Yanjing asked, "What is it?"

"Just remembered when we first met," Qiao Yuxian said with a smile, "Back then, you were cold and scary."

"Were you really scared?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Want the truth?" Qiao Yuxian smiled and asked.

"Mm," Gu Yanjing watched her hands.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Twenty percent perhaps."

"Hmm?"

"Fear was about twenty percent," Qiao Yuxian finished applying medicine and gently blew on it, then looked at Gu Yanjing with big eyes, saying, "I’m very brave. Especially towards things I like, things I want, I’m even braver."

Gu Yanjing looked at her bright, pretty eyes, once lively, now weak. He leaned close and kissed her eyes.

"But still, I’ll be scared." Qiao Yuxian held his hand and gently blew on it again, "Maybe because I like them too much, so when you act like that..."

Qiao Yuxian imitated his stern expression, an adorable mimic that made Gu Yanjing giggle.

"When you act like that, I’m still scared, just want to be obedient," Qiao Yuxian moved closer, looking at Gu Yanjing, "Then tell me honestly, am I pretty obedient and well-behaved?"

"Mm, very obedient, very well-behaved," Gu Yanjing caressed her face and said.

Qiao Yuxian smiled sweetly and snuggled further into his embrace.

Gu Yanjing stroked her head.

The morning sunlight poured in, brightening the room.

Qiao Yuxian leaned in Gu Yanjing’s arms for a long while, the duration long enough that Gu Yanjing thought she was about to fall asleep, when suddenly she said softly, "Gu Yanjing, I’m sorry."

Her sudden words made Gu Yanjing’s heart tighten intensely, instinctively holding her more closely.

"I was too self-assured, thinking I could face off with Qu Qingkong and resolve these things," Qiao Yuxian said softly, speaking slowly, "Also too willful, in such a condition, I barged into your life heedlessly, bringing you trouble in the end."

Gu Yanjing caressed her face, guessing what she intended to say, so in a hoarse voice tried to interrupt her, saying, "Qiao Yuxian..."

"Hear me out first," Qiao Yuxian interrupted.

Gu Yanjing’s voice paused, listening to her continue.

Qiao Yuxian also paused in silence, clutching his clothes, burying her face in his shoulder, and muffledly spoke, "Gu Yanjing, nobody lives forever. People must continually learn to say goodbye, learn various goodbyes, learn to say goodbye to anyone."

Gu Yanjing clenched his trembling fingertips, feeling a ripping pain in his heart and stomach, tightened his arms, and buried his face in her shoulder.

No sound escaped, but Qiao Yuxian felt his fear.

Fear and helplessness.

Qiao Yuxian gently patted his back, "Even if you live to be old, someday someone has to go first."

"The one left behind is always in pain." Qiao Yuxian suppressed her sobs and warmly said, "But one has to move on. Don’t dwell in sorrow. Move forward, be happy and healthy. I don’t want to see anyone, especially you, sad because of me. I’d feel guilty, feel it’s my fault, feel uneasy."

"Let’s not talk about it, okay?" Gu Yanjing stroked her head, his voice muffled and hoarse.

Just from his voice, one could sense heartbreak.

For the first time, Qiao Yuxian heard a pleading tone in his words.

Qiao Yuxian said nothing more, staying silent for a long time.

Gu Yanjing felt his clothes on the shoulder getting wet.

The room was warm, and the sunlight was lovely. But in this small corner of the bed, it was as though they were cut off from the surrounding world, enclosing themselves within.

Sunlight couldn’t reach them, nor could they escape, continually plunging into the dark, bit by bit becoming fractured.

After a long while, Qiao Yuxian withdrew from Gu Yanjing’s embrace, wiped the tears from her face, and softly said, "Gu Yanjing, I don’t feel well."

As she spoke, tears trickled down again.

Gu Yanjing’s tears followed hers, falling on the blanket.

He held her face, fingers trembling as he wiped her tears, his voice shaking but still said, "Don’t be afraid, it’ll be all right."

"I’m not scared." Qiao Yuxian forced a smile, saying, "You shouldn’t be afraid either. I don’t want to see you unhappy, I don’t want you to always be like this, it pains me. I want you to always be happy."

Gu Yanjing softly nodded, his eyes reddened as he gazed at her, saying, "Meeting you, knowing you, is the happiest thing for me."

Qiao Yuxian’s moist eyes blinked twice.

Gu Yanjing continued, "You didn’t burden me, and won’t burden me. This matter is not yours alone; it involves each of us. Moreover, we’re husband and wife, a unified pair. Meeting you is my blessing. Don’t overthink."

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, her lips gently moving.

Just as she started to speak, Gu Yanjing kissed her slightly pale lips, stopping her from saying more. He said, "It will be alright, definitely will."

Qiao Yuxian gazed into his eyes, knowing he didn’t want to hear those words; she hesitated a moment and fell silent. She smiled, changing the topic, "I’m a bit hungry."

"Alright," Gu Yanjing said, "I’ll bring the food up."

"First, hold me so I can wash my face," Qiao Yuxian muffled, "crying makes my nose stuffy."

"Mm."