Gu Yuan had a gloomy face and said nothing. His half - naked body was wrapped in a white bath towel, revealing his attractive eight - pack abs. He was rubbing his hair with one hand as if going to get something.
He completely ignored me. Could it be that he had forgotten what he said?
If he had, that would be great.
Taking advantage of his inaction, I quickly grabbed the bath towel and rushed into the bathroom. I thought to myself that I should quickly take a shower and go to sleep. Pretending that nothing had happened would be just fine.
I just took off my dirty clothes, turned on the showerhead, and washed away the day's fatigue.
The warm water splashed on my body. It was so warm and comfortable.
Just as I tilted my head back to enjoy the warm - water shower, suddenly my back felt a cold chill.
My chest was pressed hard against the cold bathroom tiles. The bone - chilling cold made me let out a startled scream.
I could hear Gu Yuan's steady breathing by my ear. The water from the showerhead was pouring down on both of us like rain. My face suddenly flushed with embarrassment.
"Gu Yuan, what are you doing? Get out..."
"I said I would surely settle the score with you," Gu Yuan's voice was so charming that just hearing it made my whole body tingle.
"Let's talk outside. I'm not comfortable like this. It's really cold," I said. The water from the showerhead was hitting me, but I couldn't feel any warmth at all.
"Why did you act on your own today? I said I would save you, and I wouldn't go back on my word. Why didn't you trust me? Why did you abandon me at the critical moment?" Gu Yuan pressed his chest closer to mine.
My body was sandwiched between him and the wall. I could hardly breathe.
"I didn't not trust you, and I didn't want to abandon you. I was just scared, scared that you would die. I just wanted you to live..." My voice began to tremble. In fact, I had always trusted him. I was just so afraid and worried that he would perish in front of me.
"So you just acted on your own and didn't even ask me before trying to break our immortal bond?"
I shook my head and said, "I didn't. I lied to him at first. Gu Yuan, you have to believe me. I'm sincere to you. I've fallen in love with you and can't get out."
"Really?" Gu Yuan's tone was completely cold, just like his body. It made me shiver.
"Gu Yuan, can we stop talking here? I'm so cold," I pleaded.
Gu Yuan licked his lips and then let me go. Finally, I could take a big breath. I turned around and gasped for air.
But I found that my chest was rising and falling too much when I breathed. It seemed a bit alluring.
I quickly tried to cover myself with my hands, but his body came closer again. My two hands were firmly grasped by Gu Yuan behind my lower back.
"Since you said you've fallen in love, I'd like to see how deep you've fallen," he said.
After he said that, one of his hands gently stroked my left back as if looking for something.
"Bear with it," Gu Yuan hugged my body tightly. His voice lingered in my ear.
I didn't understand what he meant. The next second, a sharp pain came from my left back. The pain made my whole body tremble involuntarily. My legs could hardly stand steadily.
Gu Yuan supported my waist with one hand, and it seemed that his other hand had reached into my heart through my back and then clenched tightly.
My heart was pounding wildly, trying to break free from his control, but it was in vain. My heart was still firmly held in his palm.
I was so scared. What on earth was Gu Yuan doing?
I tightly grasped his shoulders with both hands. Although I was scared, I still chose to trust him unconditionally.
If I tried to break free from him at this moment, I was really afraid that I would see my own heart being pinched in his hand.
"It's okay now."
With Gu Yuan's words, the pain disappeared. I slumped on his chest and asked, "What did you just do to me?"
"Nothing. I just left something in your heart," he said.
"What is it?" I asked worriedly.
"A life - changing thing. With this thing, you'll only belong to me for the rest of your life."
Gu Yuan's words were alluring. His eyes were full of a hazy look, as if he had drunk peach blossom wine. It made me unconsciously want to kiss his lips.
"Lan Lan, no matter what happens in the future, don't abandon me," Gu Yuan said. What was wrong with him today? His words were so ambiguous.
Maybe it was because I had hurt him during the full - moon incident before, so he had a shadow in his heart.
"Okay, I promise you, Gu Yuan. Can you also promise me that no matter what happens, you won't abandon me?"
Gu Yuan's kiss deepened, and he hugged me tighter.
"I promise you..." Hearing his promise, I instantly broke down. Tears welled up in my eyes. All the grievances I had endured for so many days were finally released at this moment.
I actively wrapped my arms around his neck and tried my best to respond to his passion.
Gu Yuan, you finally belong to me...
In a daze, I was woken up by a girl's crying. When I opened my hazy eyes, I was lying on a snow - covered ground. There was a dead tree covered in frost above my head.
From time to time, snowflakes would fall and hit my face. It was bone - chilling cold.
The coldness of the snowflakes instantly woke me up. I immediately sat up from the snow.
I had been here before. This was the place in Gu Yuan's spiritual realm. I had also seen that girl. Why was she crying this time?
I walked barefoot in the snow and approached her again. Her crying was not loud, but it sounded extremely sad.
"Why are you crying?" I interrupted her crying and asked.
"Lan Lan, I lost something. I can't find it. Wuwuwu," the girl said. When she saw me, she suddenly cried even more bitterly.
"What did you lose?" I asked gently.
"I forgot what it was. I've lost my memory, and that tree is about to die," she said.
I turned to look at the tree. The last time I saw it, the only living branch on the tree still had many flowers. But this time, there were many fewer red flowers, and the green leaves were also withering.
"How could this happen?" I asked anxiously.
The girl wiped the tears from her face and said, "Will you still help me?"
"Do you mean to secretly investigate Gu Yuan's background?" I asked.
The girl nodded slightly.
"Find someone else. I don't want to make Gu Yuan unhappy."
"You're the only one who can revive this tree. If you revive it, Gu Yuan will only be grateful to you. How could he be unhappy?"
"Lan Lan, this tree can't die," the girl stood alone beside the dying ancient tree. She looked so lonely. It made me feel heart - ache.
"Why can't this tree die?"
Just as I was about to comfort the girl, I suddenly woke up. It turned out that Gu Yuan had wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into his strong chest.
I turned over and buried my head in Gu Yuan's chest. I didn't fall asleep again. I kept thinking about what the girl had said. What did it mean?
Early the next morning, I originally planned to spend more time with my parents while Gu Yuan was away these two days, since my leave was about to expire.
But they said they were going to a classmate's wedding, so I was left alone at home.
I was so bored that I just lay in bed all day and didn't want to move.
Thinking about what I had said to Gu Yuan last night, I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. So this was what he meant by settling the score.
Suddenly, I thought of another thing Gu Yuan had done to me last night. I quickly rushed to the bathroom to check if there were any scars on my back.
Looking at my fair and smooth back, I finally let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were no scars. If there had been a scar on my back, it would have been so ugly when I wore clothes in the future.
But I was really curious. What on earth did Gu Yuan leave in my heart? He wouldn't tell me. It was really tantalizing.
When I walked out of the bathroom, I happened to pass by the family's shrine.
Thinking of what the girl had said last night, I stopped in my tracks. Curiously, I looked inside. There was the ancient painting that Gu Yuan had left in our family.
I hadn't seen it since the day of my wedding.
Since Man Yue was dead, the clue to investigate Gu Yuan's background was broken.
There was a similar ancient painting at the fortune - teller's place last time. Maybe I could find out Gu Yuan's background from here.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was out, I quietly walked up to the shrine and gently lifted the red cloth on the ancient painting.
"What are you doing?" The sudden voice scared me so much that I quickly withdrew my hand. I quickly turned around to look.