Chapter 282, just short of being gnawed to the bone (fourth update)

Gu XaXinuoi Nuo shook her head, "I can’t eat."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiuliang reached out and flicked her forehead.

"You have to eat even if you can’t, do you really think the two of you are made of iron?"

"Ajiu, tell me first, how is he?" Gu XaXinuoi Nuo pressed for an answer.

"It’s nothing serious, just take some medicine and rest for a couple of days," Ye Jiuliang said in an upbeat tone.

Gu XaXinuoi Nuo breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, "It’s good that it’s nothing serious."

"Anuo, to be honest, do you really have no feelings for Achen?" Ye Jiuliang nudged her, bumping her shoulder.

After pondering for a moment, Gu XaXinuoi Nuo spoke calmly, "I never thought about it that way before, I really just saw him as family, like a brother, the same as you and Aqian."

"And now? He’s confessed he likes you, you could start thinking about it that way," Ye Jiuliang teased, bending her lips into a smile.

"After all, it’s your own cabbage being gnawed by your own pig, you won’t lose out no matter what."

"Get lost," Gu XaXinuoi Nuo finally laughed, "Talking nonsense."

"Speaking of which, I still have a score to settle with you. Why did you keep it a secret from me back then? That gunshot was actually blocked by him for me, why didn’t you tell me?"

Back then, she thought it was Ji Mingqian who had pushed her aside, so she managed to avoid the bullet, but it turned out to be Chu Chen who had taken it for her.

"Chu Chen told me not to tell. That night, when Achen and I got the message that the two of you were under attack, by the time we arrived, you had almost dealt with them. After Chu Chen took that bullet, he asked me to leave with him first to avoid you noticing," Ye Jiuliang knew she couldn’t avoid this topic, so she explained helplessly.

"Later, I didn’t really intend to keep it from you, but Chu Chen begged me, what could I do?"

Both were her close friends, she was in a difficult position to help either, and besides, it was the first time Chu Chen had asked her for a favor, how could she refuse?

At that time, she didn’t think much about the reasoning, merely passing it off with Chu Chen’s words that, for family, taking a bullet is nothing major, not wanting to make her feel guilty.

The smile at the corner of Gu XaXinuoi Nuo’s lips disappeared again, "Ajiu, what should I do now?"

"If you like him, you like him; if you don’t, you don’t. Frowning won’t solve anything," Ye Jiuliang leaned back and lay down on the couch.

"Why don’t you tell me, do you like Achen or not?"

A blush flashed through Gu XaXinuoi Nuo’s eyes as she shouted indignantly, "Ajiu."

"Eat, eat, I need to call my Li Mochan. It’s not easy for him to come back once." She was nearly gnawed to the bone by that man.

At this moment, footsteps echoed from the stairwell.

Gu XaXinuoi Nuo stiffened, not daring to turn around.

It was Ye Jiuliang who turned her head first, her gaze landing on the travel bag in Chu Chen’s hand, her lips curving slightly, "Achen, what are you doing with that luggage?"

Gu XaXinuoi Nuo’s hands on her knees clenched abruptly, her eyes flickered.

"I’ll be staying out temporarily." Chu Chen glared at Ye Jiuliang, his gaze softening momentarily as it swept past the figure beside her.

With that, he walked towards the door.

Catching a glimpse of the passing figure beside her, Gu XaXinuoi Nuo couldn’t help but speak up, "Why are you leaving?"

Was it because he didn’t want to see her anymore?

Suppressing the urge to look back at her, Chu Chen opened the door and left without a word.

Damn Ajiu, if his wife was gone, he would just impose himself on her and Mohan’s home every day.

In the darkness of the night, the man’s figure gradually faded away.

Gu XaXinuoi Nuo stared blankly, a little hurt by his cold attitude; this time he didn’t even want to speak to her.