It seems like, because he hadn’t been cared for by her for a very long ti, when she stood in front of him and actively inquired about his injury, with what seed a bit of genuine emotion in her eyes, his mind beca uncontrollably rational.
The words he spoke ca from instinct.
Whip marks...
Grandpa Gu and Lu Huai’an’s grandfather were old friends for many years, both veterans, appearing stern but with a bit of kindness. However, when they were angry, they had the type of temper that could hold a gun.
In Wanxia’s calm eyes, there was a ripple from an unknown source, but it disappeared quickly, as if it never existed.
She said nothing, holding the ointnt, she walked around the desk to the black soft chair where Gu Shaozhi was seated.
Wanxia’s intent was clear; she was about to apply the ointnt for him. But the man wasn’t very cooperative, still lazily leaning back in the chair, without any intention to unbutton a single button or move slightly.
He just gazed at her intently.
Wanxia did not respond to the man’s deep gaze. After standing by his side for a while, she said softly, "It’s inconvenient here, let’s go to the sofa."
Gu Shaozhi seed not to understand, and asked with a smile, "What for?"
"To apply the ointnt for you," Wanxia replied openly, and she also curved her lips in a slight smile, "Otherwise you can let a servant help you. I’ll get my phone and go out to call her up, or if you prefer Yuan Yi, you can just give him a call, and he’ll be here."
She was just bored, that’s all.
Yes, just like that.
When she tossed the ointnt and turned to leave, Gu Shaozhi caught her wrist with a gentle force, "Don’t go."
He stood up, picked up the ointnt tossed at the corner of the table, and led Wanxia toward the couch under brighter light.
The corners of his lips arched in a pleasant curve, even the low pitch of his voice was tinged with laughter, "Of course, I want you to help . When I tried and found I couldn’t manage it, I thought about going back to the bedroom to find you, but I figured you probably wouldn’t want to."
The ointnt was bought by Yuan Yi in the morning, applied by a doctor in the company’s rest room.
Back ho, in the study, he was alone.
Wanxia was pressed down onto the sofa by the man, she looked up at him, her delicate features adorned with a light and shallow smile.
"In Mr. Gu’s eyes, am I that inconsiderate? I live in your house every day, enjoying such a good material life. Do I not even have a bit of gratitude?"
She was doing it on purpose, Gu Shaozhi could of course tell.
He placed the ointnt into the woman’s hand, smiled gently, "That’s not the case, I was overthinking it."
Wanxia nodded in agreent, "Yes, you were."
If according to Gu Shaozhi’s wishes, the woman could help him remove his tie, and also help unbutton his shirt, it would be perfect.
But, that clearly would be a bit too much to ask.
So, these things he did himself.
When the man took off his shirt, exposing the injuries on his back, Wanxia’s heart felt suddenly gripped harshly, a sudden pain made her drop the ointnt in her hand.
The scars on his back, even after being simply treated and a thin layer of scab had ford, still clearly showed the grisly traces of a whip on his skin.
Crisscrossing, a shocking sight.
Grandpa Gu was pretty heavy-handed this ti.
Wanxia lowered her eyes, hiding all emotions beneath with a flawless calm, only then did she look up again, her cheeks still carrying a gentle, beautiful faint smile.
She had just bathed, her hands clean, squeezed so ointnt onto her fingers, and gently applied it on the man’s back wounds, "Was the old man so angry because you were hiding a paramour?"
The tone was light, as if joking, or rather, she was indeed joking.
Mrs. Gu knew she was in this villa, so naturally, Grandpa Gu would know too.
Fast-acting ointnts are mostly not gentle in nature, even though Wanxia applied it delicately, the contact with the ointnt still stung the wounds.
Gu Shaozhi seed as though he felt no pain, his handso features always carried a thin smile, his slow voice filled with joy, "Hmm, Grandpa asked to take you back, I disagreed."
The air was filled with a faint herbal scent, not the kind that’s pleasant to sll.
"Is it just because of that?" Wanxia seed disbelieving, letting out a light laugh, "Tsk tsk, old folks are really restless."
Gu Shaozhi chuckled.
Of course, it wasn’t just because of this.
But because of the reason Wanxia divorced him four years ago.
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