"You... you..."
Qian Shuoming, lying face down in the pool, didn't dare to move. Gu Chen's domineering and arrogant, powerful and fierce demeanor had completely intimidated this representative of the Qian Family.
Although he was seriously injured, he was still conscious. In the pool, he witnessed Gu Chen killing his men like a ghost and suspending the hospital bed in the air!
He never imagined that a martial artist could do something so astonishing; the word "unbelievable" simply couldn't describe it!
His chest and heart were filled with immense fear. Gu Chen was not human; he was a monster!
He desperately wanted to escape, but his body was already broken apart. Gu Chen had just thrown him from the air, and even his dantian was almost ruptured. Now, it was extremely difficult for him to gather his Inner Breath, let alone escape.
In his shock, Qian Shuoming was now filled with regret. He had no idea where this Gu Chen had come from. Wasn't he just some nobody from this backwater town of Zhou City? How could he be so strong? It was unbelievable!
"You'd better not move, or you'll die a horrible death just like your men," Gu Chen said calmly.
Qian Shuoming shivered and immediately obediently lay down in the icy pool. Then, Gu Chen took out his phone, made a call, and began to treat Su Qingqing's injuries.
Su Qingqing had fallen into a coma due to excessive blood loss and was extremely weak. Gu Chen dared not give her any pills, since Su Qingqing was not Zhao Haiqing and had no foundation. He was afraid that her current body could not withstand the medicinal power of the pills, and it would backfire and be a loss.
Therefore, Gu Chen could only transfer his own True Qi to help her recover her physique.
But the more he recovered, the more heartbroken and angry he became. Looking at Su Qingqing's weak appearance and the scars on her wrists, Gu Chen really had an urge to rush up to the Su Family and then to the Qian Family to tear those bastards apart!
"A soft moan--"
At this moment, Su Qingqing suddenly let out a soft moan and slowly woke up.
"Qingqing!" Gu Chen exclaimed in surprise.
Su Qingqing saw Gu Chen and a smile appeared on her face, a smile as poignant as a withered flower that had already sunk into the mud.
"Am I... am I dreaming?" Su Qingqing murmured hoarsely.
Gu Chen felt a pang of pain in his heart. He grasped Su Qingqing's hand, pressed it against his cheek, and said softly, "You're not dreaming. I'm right in front of you. Can you see me? I'm right in front of you."
A glimmer of light appeared in Su Qingqing's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again. She said, "I know it's fake, I know I can't hold on any longer. God... God heard my hope and let me see you one last time..."
"No, no..." Gu Chen said, "Qingqing, we are all real..."
"Gu Chen... I want to drink water..." Su Qingqing's smile was extremely poignant.
"Water? Okay, okay." Gu Chen hurriedly cast a Water Conjuring Spell. Water molecules in the air quickly gathered in Gu Chen's hand. With a gentle flick of his finger, they formed bubbles that floated in front of Su Qingqing.
"This must be a dream, right?" Su Qingqing looked at this scene and suddenly burst into tears, saying, "Gu Chen would perform magic for me, would he be this good to me?"
Tears fell like pearls. Gu Chen felt a lump in his throat, his nose stung, and he said, "Qingqing, this isn't a dream. Believe me, come and drink some water."
Su Qingqing took a sip of the water bubble, which shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight streaming into the warehouse, bursting instantly upon entering her mouth. Su Qingqing gulped it down, then stared at Gu Chen and murmured, "Even if it's a dream, I don't want to wake up."
"Why would you do something so foolish?" Gu Chen looked at her and took a deep breath.
"This isn't a foolish thing to do." Su Qingqing's voice was low, but her pale face was full of determination. She said, "If they forcibly take me away, how heartbroken and angry you would be, Gu Chen. This is the only thing I can do. Only by doing this can I buy time. And I know that as long as you arrive, you will save me. You will definitely save me..."
"I... I don't know if you like me or not, but even if you don't save me, I won't blame you. I'll be happy because my name can finally be imprinted in your heart..."
"From the day you said you'd be my woman, I knew I belonged to you for life... even if it meant death, I would have no regrets..."
Boom!
Gu Chen's head felt like it had exploded!
The girl's soft murmur pierced Gu Chen's heart like a sharp knife.
He hadn't expected that Su Qingqing had fallen so deeply in love with him, and that she trusted him completely! Yes, looking back, what had he ever given her? It seemed like he had only ever given her perfunctory treatment, like he had given her nothing at all!
He felt both heartache and regret!
Gu Chen, you're a bastard! What kind of man are you?
At that moment, looking at Su Qingqing's stubborn face, he could no longer hold back the tears welling up in his eyes, one drop, two drops, falling onto Su Qingqing.
"Gu Chen, you're crying?" Su Qingqing was taken aback, then burst into tears herself, sobbing hoarsely, "You're not allowed to cry! The Gu Chen in my heart is a great hero, a peerless hero. He would never cry..."
"I didn't cry..." Gu Chen sniffed, his face incredibly resolute, and said, word by word, "Qingqing, I swear, I will never let you take such a risk again. You gave me a single tear, and I will repay you with an entire ocean."
"Go to sleep."
Gu Chen reached out and gently stroked Su Qingqing's eyelids.
Su Qingqing fell into a deep sleep again, peaceful and serene.
whoosh--
Gu Chen raised his head and looked at Qian Shuoming in the pool.
"I... I..."
The tender and warm scene just moments ago suddenly transformed into a hellish inferno. Sensing the heavy, icy killing intent emanating from Gu Chen, Qian Shuoming stammered, unable to utter a word.
"Young Master Qian, go see your men." Gu Chen walked to the pool and snapped Qian Shuoming's neck hard.
Even as he died, Qian Shuoming's eyes remained wide open and his mouth agape, still reeling from the shock.
After doing all this, Gu Chen pushed the hospital bed to the sofa, then held Zhao Haiqing in his arms and waited quietly. About half an hour later, Wen Ziqi and his men arrived, along with the hospital ambulance.
When Wen Ziqi entered the warehouse and saw this scene, he was immediately terrified.
Seeing Gu Chen sitting on the sofa, motionless like a stone statue, and in the shadows, Gu Chen, though now like an arrogant king, seemed to have lost some of his madness and gained a bit more melancholy and dejection.
"Young Master Gu."
Wen Ziqi called out cautiously.
You clean up the mess, I'll go to the hospital.
Gu Chen lifted Zhao Haiqing onto the stretcher his men brought, and then pushed Su Qingqing's hospital bed toward the ambulance.
Wen Ziqi nodded and said, "Leave it to me."