Chapter 11: Chapter 11: He Cos from the Storm
The outpatient building gradually quieted down, only the outside wind and rain ravaged fiercely.
Su ixi stood in front of the building, her mind conjuring the mory of that day in third grade.
That day, the weather, originally sunny and hot, suddenly turned into a torrential downpour, and many classmates had not brought umbrellas.
At dismissal, the parents ca to pick up their children, so riding bicycles, so motorcycles, and others driving cars.
Su ixi waited for her own parents, but after all the other students had left, her parents had not co.
Later, a teacher loaned her an umbrella, and she walked into the rain alone, stepping on a broken manhole cover. Fortunately, the umbrella got caught on it, and a passing man pulled her up in ti; otherwise, she would have been swept away.
She could never forget that mont of terror, as her lower half was battered by the rushing water, murky water pouring into her mouth and nose. To not be swept away, she had to grip the umbrella handle tightly.
She was soaked through and through. When she arrived ho and saw her parents who had just had a fight, her father stord out without even a glance at her, while her mother sat on the ground cursing, “Go on, go to your mistress. I don’t want this family anymore, who cares?”
Su ixi silently entered the room to change clothes and then cooked herself a al, eating while crying.
Thinking back on these things, her mood once again turned gloomy.
But she told herself, Su ixi, you cannot be disheartened. With no one to care, you must be strong!
If she, as a child, could walk ho alone, then what was stopping her now?
She was about to ask the security guard for an umbrella when, at that mont, she saw a figure approaching her.
He was holding a large black umbrella, beneath which was his tall and upright figure. His strides were firm, and as he approached and lifted the umbrella slightly, Su ixi saw his handso face.
Through the veil of rain, his gaze was clear, his eyes bright and spirited.
In that instant, Su ixi, who had been overshadowed by gloom, felt as if her surroundings were bathed in a clear and refreshing light.
“Why are you here?” asked Su ixi.
Gu Wei said, “Seeing it rain so heavily, and you without an umbrella, I ca to pick you up.”
“How did you get here?”
“By taxi.”
“Aren’t you afraid of getting your wound wet?”
“The wound has scabbed over, no worries.”
Su ixi suddenly smiled.
In such weather, soone braving the rain to pick her up from work, what was the need for a bicycle?
“How will we go back later?” she asked.
“We’ll walk a bit first. If we can hail a cab, we’ll take it. If not, we’ll go to a nearby restaurant to eat and wait for the rain to lessen,” Gu Wei said.
“Okay.”
Gu Wei held the umbrella and walked with Su ixi into the rain.
Because there was only one umbrella and the rain was heavy, they were walking very close together.
Gu Wei held the umbrella in one hand and Su ixi’s shoulder in the other, tilting the umbrella towards her. When they encountered puddles, he would wrap his arm around her waist and gently lift her across.
In this stormy weather, Su ixi’s shoes were the only thing that got wet, but since they were high-tops, her socks stayed dry.
She felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Especially when Gu Wei lifted her by the waist, he did so with such ease, making her feel like a small bird in a person’s care.
…
Outside the hospital, a luxury car passed by.
Uncle Quan slowed down the car, “Young Master, it looks like that’s the Second Young Master outside.”
Gu Cheng closed his laptop and looked outside the window.
Although the rain was heavy, he could still make out that his brother Gu Wei was the one holding an umbrella and wrapping his arm around a girl’s waist.
Gu Cheng realized then, this kid, pretty smooth!
“Young Master, with such heavy rain, why didn’t the Second Young Master drive? Do we need to give them a ride?”
“No need,” Gu Cheng said: “Don’t ruin his mont.”
“But with such heavy rain, shouldn’t the girl feel safer in a car?”
“You don’t understand, girls sotis like a little adventure. With such heavy rain, having soone physically protect her will make it an unforgettable mont for her, better than any car could ever offer.”
“You really understand girls, Young Master. I just don’t get these things.”
“I’m just good at summarizing, that’s all.”
…
The next day was Sunday, and Su ixi was off duty.
She woke up early, planning to laze in bed and read for a while.
She had just opened the book “Sun Zhenren’s Sea Formula” when she heard a knock on the door.
She hurriedly got up to open it.
Gu Wei was standing outside, first glanced at her, his gaze pausing on her chest for a second.
She was startled, looking down.
The pajamas she wore had buttons, and were low-cut to begin with, and the top button had co undone without her noticing, revealing a slight cleavage.
She quickly covered herself with her hand, “Gu Wei, what’s up?”
Gu Wei said, “I ntioned before that I would teach you self-defense and Sanda, how about we start training since you’re off today?”
“…Where will we train?” asked Su ixi.
“Let’s go to the small room, I’ve got everything ready. You can change into different clothes and eat sothing first, I’ve already bought breakfast.”
“Okay, then I’ll co over in a bit.”
Su ixi felt it was very necessary to learn a few self-defense tricks.
…
She changed into sportswear and ate sothing simple, then went to the small room.
The small room was originally empty, but he had laid out thick mats on the floor.
Apart from the mats, there were so exercise equipnt and a large punching bag hanging in the middle for boxing practice.
Surprised, she asked, “Gu Wei, when did you prepare all this?”
“I got everything ready yesterday, you just didn’t notice.” After saying that, he waved her in.
She took off her shoes and walked over to him.
eting his gaze, she suddenly felt a bit nervous, “How do, how do we train?”
The main concern being physical contact.
Gu Wei spoke calmly, “It’s simple, just follow my lead.”
“First, I’m going to teach you self-defense. The first trick, if soone wraps their arm around your neck from behind, what do you do?” As he spoke, he suddenly wrapped his arm around her neck from behind.
He did not exert much strength, but Su ixi was still extrely uncomfortable, unable to speak, leaning her full body on him, completely at his rcy.
If he were a bad person, that feeling would be terrifying!
Due to fear and no longer concerned about bodily contact, she only wanted to learn how to escape various tricks.
Gu Wei let go of her and said, “I actually wasn’t using much strength just now. If I were using full force, you would have been in real danger at that mont.”
Su ixi covered her neck, gasping for breath out of fear, and asked, “Then what should I do?”
He looked at her, and perhaps it was a professional habit, but whenever he talked about these things, he beca very serious, “When soone is grabbing your neck, you should do this…”
Without further ado, he moved close against her body to demonstrate.
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