Chapter 177: Volume 1 Chapter 177 Study Well, Make Progress Every Day (21)

The ship doctor was older; he couldn't withstand such terrifying choking force. Chen Nan hurriedly advised, "Boss, the girl still needs the ship doctor's treatment."

Hearing the sound, Li Wen Nian suddenly loosened his grip, took a deep breath, and struggled to suppress his violently fluctuating emotions as he walked through the door to the bedside.

Seeing this, Chen Nan quickly helped the panting ship doctor to his feet and whispered, "Talk properly with the boss."

The ship doctor staggered behind, trying to steady his breath, and said, "Nineteenth Master, her constitution is very poor—worse than ordinary seasickness; she can't keep anything down, which will exhaust her mind and body before the cruise ship even reaches F Guo."

After saying that, in the cold, heavy atmosphere, he added, "We must stop the ship nearby to alleviate the seasickness."

Chen Nan exclaimed anxiously, "The family is in utter chaos now; Lan Ze's lingering influence and Allen eyeing us like tigers—boss, we can't stop the ship!"

The old godfather's health deteriorates day by day, time is pressing; if the Ulysses family changes hands, by then the boss returning would be walking to his death.

Li Wen Nian half-kneeled by the bed, took her hand and inhaled deeply; the fresh, sweet scent lingered at his nostrils, seeped into his lungs, and gradually eased his negative emotions.

He morbidly leaned in, sniffing her wrist closely; to onlookers, it seemed perverse and chilling.

As if he wanted to crush and devour her entire arm.

No one dared speak anymore; the lavishly decorated cabin fell into dead silence.

A long while.

Li Wen Nian smiled brightly, "Let's stop the ship at a nearby island and send over a plane."

Chen Nan's eyes lit up.

Exactly, the girl gets seasick but not airsick; a plane would reach F Guo faster—two benefits in one.

Orders were given; the cruise ship neared a nearby island, dropped anchor, and soon a helicopter landed at the island's center.

When Jiang Zhi woke up, she was already inside F Guo, separated from Hua Guo by an endless expanse of ocean.

She had been unconscious for five days and nights, her body weak and feeble, unable to get out of bed.

As soon as Li Wen Nian returned to F Guo, he became busy; aside from coming over at midnight to glance at her, he had to rush off again.

Here the people speak a language she doesn't understand; Jiang Zhi couldn't comprehend a word, faced with a language barrier, poor vision, and being in a foreign land with no relatives in sight.

After regaining a bit of strength, she slowly got out of bed, barely able to distinguish obstacles in her blurry vision, and gradually walked out of the room.

Leaving the warm interior, the extreme low temperature split by the winter wind blew over her body, making her shiver uncontrollably.

"F Guo is really cold!"

777 said, "F Guo differs from Hua Guo; it lies far to the north, and it's exceptionally cold all year round."

Jiang Zhi shrank her neck and stretched out her hand, continuing forward.

At that moment, two figures stepped into her path.

"@￥$％"

Jiang Zhi couldn't understand what they were saying, but from their tone it seemed they were telling her not to go any further.

Li Wen Nian had people stationed near her residence to protect her and also to monitor her.

Jiang Zhi turned around and walked back the way she came.

She had already been in this world long enough, but Li Wen Nian's favorability remained at only 68 points; in the days since arriving here, she hadn't spoken to him, and the mission had stalled.

She didn't know when her eyes would heal; for now she could only wait.

She returned to her residence.

Jiang Zhi lay on the bed like a salted fish, the warm air blowing, and she closed her eyes comfortably.

She was best at waiting.

At eleven at night, the horizon's night sky was spread with aurora-like brilliant colors, blanketing the thick white snow and refracting strange light.

The youth's long legs stepped on the snow, his black windcoat bearing the Ulysses family crest, his golden short hair framing his brows and eyes, his azure pupils merging with the night sky, deep as an abyss.

He pushed open the door and at once saw the person lying on the bed; black hair fell along the edges to the floor, the white sleep robe loosely outlined a shapely figure, the lace skirt hem revealed slender, smooth legs, and her bare feet were as beautiful as white porcelain.

This scene resembled a delicately crafted doll, flawless.

Li Wen Nian took off his icy windcoat, walked over at a leisurely pace, and his distinct-knuckled fingers ran through strands of black hair, feeling smooth as they slipped between his fingers.

Jiang Zhi's sleep was light; she woke the instant he opened the door, sensed his movement, and suddenly opened her eyes, calling, "Li Wen Nian?"

A pleased laugh came from beside her; through her hazy vision a dim silhouette appeared close up, and she clearly heard the boy's breath right near her ear.

He leaned in close, almost nose-to-nose with her.

"Zhizhi always recognizes me~" his voice low and thick like honey.

Jiang Zhi wanted to pull away, but her waist was held fast, not allowing her to retreat even an inch.

"What do you want?" she asked, eyebrows slightly raised, her expression cold, "Where is this?"

Li Wen Nian leaned to her ear, chuckling softly, and asked, "I also wanted to ask Zhizhi why, when she could see clearly in the hospital, she can't see clearly here?"

Scorching breath sprayed onto her earlobe, tiny electric currents tingling her heart, the discomfort making her want to pull away.

"Let go of me." Her voice was calm, her shadowed eyes showing no trace of panic.

The slightly cool fingers resting on her waist gently slid and caressed; the boy, not understanding love or desire, merely liked it, giggling coquettishly and shaking his head, "No, no, no."

He repeated the words like a disobedient child.

Jiang Zhi took a deep breath, grabbed his restless fingers, sensed his face with her gaze, and asked intently:

"Li Wen Nian, have you fallen in love with me?"

Back when they were under the eaves of the teaching building, she sat on the steps and said he didn't know what liking was.

But now she asks again whether he loves her.

Li Wen Nian's laughter ceased; after a few seconds, ignoring her attempt to pull away, he pinched her chin and said, "I've said it before—I like Zhizhi; she's the person I like most."

Zhizhi's skin all over was extremely fragile; just a pinch from him caused her chin to flush with a spreading ripple of red.

Beautiful as a porcelain doll.

Jiang Zhi couldn't see his then-obsessed, diseased gaze; she pushed his hand away and coldly said, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Li Wen Nian wrapped his arms around her waist, his body pressed against hers, lying together, the pose extremely possessive, his chin resting on her shoulder, smiling as he said: "I want to be with Zhizhi forever."

That's also fine—every day holding her, smelling her scent, feeling her warmth, and listening to her speak.

Jiang Zhi reached out and pushed him, but couldn't push him away, "But I want to go home."

After a long time with no response, Jiang Zhi heard the sound of deep sleep; the boy who hadn't slept for days and suffered severe insomnia fell asleep beside her.

She lowered her eyes, carefully listening to his breathing, her fingertips lifting, unintentionally touching his high nose bridge.

He must have been out for a long time; his body was unusually cold, as if it wanted to take away all her warmth.

Jiang Zhi reached over, grabbed a thick wool blanket, and covered them with it.

Outside the window, the cold wind howled, shut out; inside the room it was extremely warm.

The sky grew faintly light.

Jiang Zhi slept until six in the morning when she woke up hot, had a nightmare, dreaming that she was entangled by an octopus and dragged to the seabed, leaving her breathless.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she found her body tightly entwined by the boy, his legs and arms pressing on her, wrapping her so tightly she could barely breathe.

Jiang Zhi shoved him away with all her strength, misjudging the force, and the boy next to her was pushed straight from the bed onto the floor.

Clang—

That was the solid thud of his body hitting the floor; Li Wen Nian slowly woke up, unlike before when he needed a large dose of sleeping pills to fall asleep, upon waking his head felt dizzy with a faint ache, the discomfort from the side effects making him increasingly irritable.

But this time waking up, his body felt comfortable, his mood very pleasant; even being pushed off the bed by her didn't affect him in the slightest.

Jiang Zhi heard the sound, shifted her body to lie at the edge of the bed, using the faint light from outside the window, she judged the dim silhouette to be the boy and asked in that direction: "Are you okay?"

Li Wen Nian lifted his head, soft black hair brushing his cheek, meeting her worried face, his foxlike eyes narrowed as he covered his arm and cried out in pain: "It hurts! My hand feels like it's broken."

The girl really had been tricked; her face turned pale, her dark long lashes fluttered, and she sat dazedly on the bed.

"Is… is it really?" she tentatively reached out, wanting to check his arm.

She accidentally touched his Adam's apple.

Li Wen Nian's back suddenly tensed, he swallowed, his Adam's apple rolled with it, sending a tingling, numb sensation.

He paused a few seconds, then moved back to avoid her fingers, his expression returning to normal as he laughed and said: "I was just teasing you, Zhizhi, you're so silly."

Jiang Zhi stared, her brows and eyes suddenly turning cold; she turned away without a word.

Seeing this, Li Wen Nian leaned forward, tilting his head to look at her face: "Are you angry?"

Jiang Zhi sat quietly, arms wrapped around her drawn-up knees, then suddenly said: "Li Wen Nian, let me go back."

Li Wen Nian's deep, swamp-like eyes fluctuated with unstable emotion, his tone as usual: "Do you really dislike being with me that much?"

Jiang Zhi lifted her gaze: "We're just friends."

【Villain Favorability 78 points, Hatred Value 92 points.】

Favorability hadn't broken past 80 points, so Li Wen Nian didn't like her; this Hatred Value rose to 92 points, stemming from his possessiveness toward himself.

Li Wen Nian's forehead gradually lowered, his blond hair covering his brows and eyes, the smile at the corners of his mouth slowly widening.

"Zhizhi, wait a few days, I'll go back with you."

Saying that, he lifted those slightly hooked fox eyes, the thick malice in his pupils exposed.

Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up, the coldness before her brows like winter snow melted away, leaving her clear and bright.

"Okay."

Even though she had experienced a thrilling ordeal in the hospital, she had never asked him about the origins of those people.

It seemed as if, as long as he didn't speak, she wouldn't ask.

As always, she treated him as a friend.

Not a shred of doubt, nor had she ever considered his motives.

But at school, it was also hard to get close to her, pushing away anyone who wanted to approach him, cold and unapproachable.

Yet toward friends he was good to the point of sacrificing his life.

Such a person, in this world, is probably only her.

This beauty should be hidden, hidden in a place where no one can see.

Only he can see it.

A dangerous killing intent instantly filled the room.