Gu Yuan turned his face in the direction of my voice. With a slightly youthful tone, he said, "I just don't want Long Lin to worry. I can wipe it myself."
He was really a stubborn guy. I heaved a deep sigh, took out a handkerchief from my waist and put it into the bucket.
"You can't see. How do you know where there are bloodstains? Let me do it."
Then, without waiting for Gu Yuan to object, I took out the handkerchief from the bucket, wrung it dry, and wiped his face.
The white handkerchief was stained with dried blood. Gu Yuan's fair face looked clean and tender enough to squeeze out water.
Gu Yuan's dim eyes twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he was thinking of something.
I smiled at him and without any hesitation, I pulled his upper - body clothes down to his waist.
A look of panic flashed across Gu Yuan's face. He looked as if I was going to do something to him.
Fortunately, he remained calm and didn't dodge. Otherwise, my current action would really seem like forcing an innocent person into something.
It was only at this moment that I realized that the Gu Yuan now was not the real one I knew. If it were the real Gu Yuan, he would probably have pounced on me like a hungry wolf by now.
"Don't be afraid. I just want to help you wipe off the bloodstains on your body. Your clothes are already soaked with blood. It will be very uncomfortable when the blood dries and sticks to your body."
Gu Yuan didn't answer me. He just let me wipe the blood - stained places on his body with the handkerchief.
Many of the wounds on his body hadn't fully healed yet. How painful that must be!
To be honest, I really admired him. At such a young age, having endured so many things and still being so calm. If it were me, I would have already collapsed.
While Gu Yuan was still in a relatively good mood, I wanted to ask the question that had been bothering me.
"Gu Yuan, I want to ask you a question. I wonder..." Actually, I wanted to say, "I wonder if it's appropriate to ask."
Just as I was about to say it, I suddenly remembered that I had said the same thing to Gu Yuan before, and he had directly retorted with, "If it's not appropriate to ask, then don't ask."
I thought it was better to get straight to the point.
"Just when we were in the mysterious well, you called out the name Lan Lan. Who exactly were you calling?"
Gu Yuan's expression froze when I asked this question. He didn't answer me for a long time.
"Can you answer a question for me first?" Gu Yuan didn't answer me in a hurry but instead asked me a question.
"Go ahead..." I had nothing to hide. In fact, as long as he answered me, I would directly tell him that I was Lan Lan.
"Why do you call me Gu Yuan?" Isn't it obvious what Gu Yuan was asking? I was the one who gave him this name.
"Actually, I..." The words were on the tip of my tongue. I wanted to tell him directly that I was Lan Lan, but suddenly that piercing pain came back again.
It hurt so much that I couldn't even speak. How could this happen? Could it be that I couldn't reveal my identity?
"What's wrong with you?" Gu Yuan seemed to notice my abnormality. There was anxiety on his face.
"It's okay. I bit my tongue while talking just now. It hurts so much..." I quickly made up an excuse.
Gu Yuan let out a sigh of relief and didn't press me further. Instead, he began to answer my question seriously: "Lan Lan... Actually, I've never really seen what she looks like, but she is the one I've been longing for. I thought I would never see her again. Fortunately..."
I was waiting for Gu Yuan to continue. Just as his words were about to come out, the heart - ache that had just eased up flared up again. It hurt so much that I couldn't breathe. This feeling was really like I was about to have a sudden cardiac arrest.
I endured the pain and held back my voice. Gu Yuan had very sharp ears. He had already suffered enough, and I really didn't want him to worry about me anymore.
Gu Yuan couldn't see my current situation, so of course he didn't know how much pain I was in.
There was still a smile on his face. He asked gently, "... Fortunately, I've seen you again."
"Prince Yuan, what are you talking about? I'm Chi Yu." I forced out a sentence through the intense pain.
Gu Yuan, you know, it really makes me happy to hear you say that I'm the one you miss so much. But from my reaction just now, I probably know that as long as I admit my identity to you, I may have to swap my body with Chi Yu.
I'm really not at ease with your current situation, so please forgive me for lying to you.
This kind of pain of seeing each other but not being able to recognize each other is really extremely uncomfortable.
What a stupid empathy! It brought me to your side but didn't allow you to recognize me. Just thinking about it makes me so angry.
"But I clearly..."
"Uh... Prince Yuan, I'm Chi Yu. I'm Chi Yu..." The hand I had placed on his shoulder suddenly retracted. Big drops of sweat rolled down my forehead.
Enduring the sharp pain, I looked up at Gu Yuan's face. He looked a bit anxious because he couldn't see my current state.
"I remember. You're Chi Yu. Are you okay?" Gu Yuan followed the sound and quickly reached out to touch my face.
"Why are you sweating so much?"
"I'm okay. Seeing such a handsome guy like you bare - chested in front of me, anyone would get a bit excited. Hehe..."
Gu Yuan's face relaxed a bit when he heard me joking. But looking at his current state, it was very similar to mine. It seemed that he also had a lot of words he wanted to say but couldn't.
After that, both of us fell into silence. I helped him treat his wounds with the handkerchief again. Then I turned around and was about to leave.
But Gu Yuan suddenly reached out and gently stroked my hair. My black hair slid through his fingers, and the white hair - ribbon tied in my hair was taken off by Gu Yuan.
My black hair scattered. While I was turning around, the hair - ribbon was in Gu Yuan's hand and he tied it over his eyes.
I was just about to take it back, but when I saw him covering his eyes with the hair - ribbon, the words on my lips were swallowed back.
After Gu Yuan tied the hair - ribbon, he gently flipped his palm, and a wooden hairpin appeared in his hand.
"Here, this is for you."
I took the hairpin and looked at it. It was a hairpin with a pattern similar to a phoenix feather. It was ordinary yet special.
He walked up to me bare - chested. Suddenly, I felt so nervous that my heart was pounding.
Gu Yuan's chest was close to my face. His hot breath sprayed on my face. I only felt my face getting hot.
His fair hand groped in my hair and tied my hair up with the hairpin.
In the cave, there was a couch made of dry grass, and the dry firewood was burning vigorously. A man and a woman were in the same cave. Isn't he obviously flirting with me? In this situation, it would seem a bit of a waste not to do something.
My face was buried in Gu Yuan's chest. I could clearly hear his heart beating very fast. I, being so weak - willed, finally couldn't hold back. My face was burning red. I looked up and was about to reach for his lips.
"Don't you like it?"
Gu Yuan suddenly spoke without any warning. My kiss froze in mid - air. There was only one centimeter between us. Should I just go ahead and kiss him forcefully?
Who can tell me? I'm waiting online...