"That's it."
Gu Yuan spread out his palm, and a tiny ring rested on it. I never dreamed that Gu Yuan would give me a ring. I covered my face with both hands, my eyes wide open, overjoyed.
"I saw that you liked that blue bead very much, but it didn't belong to me. So I used mermaid tears to replace the gem part. It's handmade. Maybe it's not very beautiful. If you don't like it, I can change it for you..."
"I like it, I like it. As long as it's from you, even a dog's tail grass would make me happy for a lifetime." Before he could finish his words, I kept praising how nice the ring was. It was handmade by him and was unique, which made it even more precious.
I wonder how many husbands nowadays can make a ring for their wives with their own hands.
"The road ahead may become more and more difficult. Are you still willing to walk hand in hand with me?" Gu Yuan looked at me affectionately. It was the first time I saw Gu Yuan's eyes so clear, clean without any impurities.
Since we are husband and wife, how could I not be willing? Blushing slightly, I eagerly stretched out my hand and said, "I am willing."
Seeing my shy look, Gu Yuan couldn't hide his doting on his face. Then he put the ring on my ring finger himself.
I pulled back my hand and carefully admired the ring. The ring band was very thin, shining with a wavy silver light. The mermaid tears on the ring setting were even more dazzling with the deep - sea blue light. It was stunningly beautiful.
I had nothing to give back to Gu Yuan, so I could only take the initiative to kiss him and give him a night of bridal chamber bliss.
...
Just as I was falling into a drowsy sleep, I was taken into Gu Yuan's mental realm by that girl again.
It seemed even colder here than before. The snow had reached above my ankles. It was bone - chillingly cold. I hugged my hands and jumped up and down from the cold. I quickly ran under that big tree.
At this moment, the tree seemed to have withered. It had lost all its vitality, and the only remaining branch was almost bare.
I reached out my hand and pulled a branch to check the situation of the tree.
Suddenly, that girl appeared in front of me out of nowhere. I was so scared that I quickly let go of the branch. The snow on the tree branches fell down with a clatter, hitting both me and the girl.
The snow poured down my neck, making me feel freezing cold.
The girl was expressionless, with a gloomy look in her eyes. She just stared straight at me, which made my hair stand on end.
"What... what are you looking at me like that for?" I was a little panicked in my heart. I didn't know what she wanted to do.
"Cold? My heart is colder than this ice and snow. Lanlan, you promised to help me revive this tree, but you killed it with your own hands."
"I didn't." I had only seen this tree three times in total and had never touched it. How could it be said that I killed it? She was really good at shifting the blame.
"It was you. You destroyed everything of mine and ruined my way of rebirth. I will make you stay here and guard this tree forever. I will let you taste what it's like to have a completely cold heart."
After she finished speaking, she let out a roar. With a venomous look on her face like a ghost seeking revenge, she pounced on me.
"Ah..." I let out a scream and sat up suddenly, sweating cold all over my body. Even Gu Yuan beside me was startled. He quickly turned on the light to check on me.
"Lanlan, what's wrong?"
Seeing Gu Yuan, I threw myself into his arms and hugged him tightly. My body was still shaking.
"It must be the full - moon effect."
Finally, I couldn't hold it in anymore and told Gu Yuan about this dream. I felt that I shouldn't hide anything from him anymore. Even if that girl didn't want me to say it, I couldn't hide it from Gu Yuan.
"I had a dream. I went to a frozen place and saw a tree and a girl. She said this was your mental realm and asked me to help her wake up the dying tree. But just now I dreamed of her again. She said it was me who killed the tree, and she wanted me to exchange my life with hers."
Gu Yuan took me into his arms and gently stroked my back. He said softly, "It's okay, it's okay. It was just a dream. As long as I'm here, no one can take you away."
I curled up in Gu Yuan's arms. With his soothing words, my mood gradually calmed down. I snuggled in his arms all night and finally fell asleep peacefully until dawn.
In the morning, when I opened my eyes, Gu Yuan was already awake. But he didn't get out of bed. Instead, he was lying on his side by the bed, looking at me tenderly.
Seeing me open my eyes, he smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth: "You're awake."
Since I met Gu Yuan, he has become more and more gentle and considerate, which makes me even more attached to him. I don't want to leave him for a single minute.
"Get up. There's still someone to deal with."
I smoothed my messy hair and sat up from the bed. I also gave him a sweet smile.
I knew who Gu Yuan was talking about. Bai Linger had been brought back. She had a close relationship with Huai Ji. Maybe she would be the breakthrough.
I answered and went to the bathroom to take a shower. But I found a bean - sized red mark on my collarbone. I wiped it with my hand, and the redder it got. I sighed helplessly, thinking that this must be Gu Yuan's masterpiece from last night.
I didn't pay much attention to it. I turned around, went to the cloakroom, found a set of clothes, and then followed Gu Yuan out.
In front of the hall, Wu Qingyun had already brought Bai Linger here. This girl still had a wound on her shoulder.
Wu Qingyun didn't know how to be gentle with a girl. When he forced her to kneel, the wound on her shoulder split open again.
I quickly stepped forward and pushed Wu Qingyun away. I gave him a fierce glare.
"She's a girl. Can't you be a little gentler?"
Ji Xiang was very observant. He quickly brought a stool and handed it to me.
"You sit down and talk. I'll go get some gauze to bandage your wound."
"Don't be so hypocritical here. I won't buy it. Kill me or torture me as you like. I won't say a word." This girl was stubborn.
To be honest, if it weren't for the sake of her grandma, Gu Yuan definitely wouldn't have spared her life.
I smiled and went to get the first - aid kit on my own.
At first, she didn't let me touch her, but I pulled her forcefully. She grimaced in pain.
"Bear it." I cut open the tight - fitting clothes on her and cleaned the wound for her. Then I asked her to change into a set of clothes.
Without her heavy makeup, she looked much more innocent.
Gu Yuan winked at Wu Qingyun and handed him a talisman in his hand.
"Go and invite Granny Bai. Let her discipline her own granddaughter."
Wu Qingyun took the order and walked out of the door with the talisman to invite Granny Bai.
Hearing that her grandma was going to be invited, Bai Linger suddenly resisted and said that she didn't want to see her at all.
But at this moment, Granny Bai had already walked in.
When she saw Bai Linger, without saying a word, she stepped forward and slapped her on the face.
Then she hugged her and started crying. After the two of them had vented their emotions, Granny Bai pulled Bai Linger to kneel in front of Gu Yuan.
"Linger, don't you thank Master Gu for sparing your life?"
"He's a devil. Why should I thank him?"
Bai Linger had a bad impression of Gu Yuan. She straightened her back and spoke rudely.
"If he's a devil, then who is the one you're following? He's the devil among devils."
Bai Linger immediately retorted: "I love him. No matter what he is, I love him."
This girl was just as love - struck as I was. But I was luckier because I had found the right person.
I scoffed and said, "Then how did he treat you? Did he think about your love for him when he whipped you? Did he think about your love for him when he made your wound not heal for ten days? In his heart, you're just a tool. He'll abandon you when you're useless."
"She will come and save me." She was still self - hypnotizing.
Gu Yuan curled the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "Okay, then let's make a bet. I'll give you three days. If he comes to save you, I'll let you go. I won't stop you from doing anything in the future. If he doesn't come, you'll have to join my gang and be Lanlan's bodyguard. How about it?"
I didn't expect Gu Yuan to want to recruit her into the gang. Just as I was about to say something, Gu Yuan gently shook his head, indicating that he had his own plan.
Bai Linger agreed without hesitation.
Hearing Gu Yuan's words, Granny Bai almost cried. She kept kowtowing to Gu Yuan to thank him.
Gu Yuan sat there with a solemn look on his face. He fully deserved her kowtow.
"Granny Bai, who gave you that tear?" Gu Yuan suddenly asked.