Hearing this, Gu Chengzhi suddenly let go of Lu Jinchen's hand. He walked over to Gu Liyue and patted her on the shoulder. "That's the way it should be. Husband and wife are the most important to each other. Although I was a bit annoyed before, thinking that I'd finally got my younger sister, but then she had someone else on her mind. But now I've come to understand. It's just right. You care about him, and he cares about you. The two of you will only have a better life."
Gu Liyue was taken aback. "Fourth Brother..."
Gu Chengzhi smiled. "Didn't you say that both hands are equally dear? Sister, you're the pearl I hold in my palm, and I'm your elder brother for life. Right?"
Gu Liyue nodded heavily. When she looked at Lu Jinchen again, her face blushed even more.
On the side, Lu Yunxi looked around, feeling even more upset. In her opinion, Gu Chengzhi was a reckless and muddle - headed person. Hearing that his younger sister had a sweetheart on her mind, he should have been angry and furious. But unexpectedly, he was so easy - going?
It wasn't that he was easy - going. He empathized because his heart was full of Qin Caiyin at the moment!
Lu Yunxi was instantly enraged. She picked up the whip lying aside and lashed at Gu Chengzhi.
Lu Jinchen was quick - witted. He immediately pulled Gu Liyue aside and shielded her under his body. He didn't use too much force, nor did he try to snatch the whip from Lu Yunxi. After all, Gu Chengzhi was there. He just wanted to protect Gu Liyue's safety.
Gu Liyue was slightly stunned. She looked up and saw his concerned gaze. She lost her balance and almost fell, but fortunately, Lu Jinchen caught her.
At the same time, Lu Yunxi exclaimed, "What are you doing?"
Gu Liyue didn't care about herself. She quickly got up with Lu Jinchen's help and ran to Gu Chengzhi's side. There was a long scar on Gu Chengzhi's face from his forehead to his chin, and blood was gushing out.
Lu Yunxi's whip strike was extremely fierce. Usually, she and Gu Chengzhi were like this, and Gu Chengzhi had never suffered a loss. Even if he didn't fight back, he would immediately dodge. No one knew why this time he took the whip strike head - on.
Gu Liyue was extremely heart - broken. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Gu Chengzhi and shouted in a hurry, "Quick, go and call a doctor. Fourth Brother, are you okay?"
Lu Yunxi was also flustered. "You... Why didn't you dodge? Why?"
Gu Chengzhi smiled at her. "Yunxi, I was wrong yesterday. Don't blame me. I made you get hurt. This whip strike is what I deserve. Can you forgive me?"
Lu Yunxi burst into tears. "I didn't really blame you. Why didn't you dodge? I just wanted to have a good competition with you, and then we'd owe each other nothing. Why did you take this whip strike?"
Gu Chengzhi still asked, "Do you forgive me?"
Seeing the blood flowing down his face while he still asked if she forgave him, Lu Yunxi felt even more miserable. She nodded desperately. "I forgive you. I shouldn't have competed with you at this time..."
Gu Chengzhi's face twitched in pain, but he still managed a smile. "It's okay. In the future, if you want to compete with me, just tell me. I'll compete with you, but don't be angry with me anymore. Didn't we say when we were kids that we'd be friends for life?"
Lu Yunxi covered her face and cried even more miserably.
Lu Jinchen had already asked someone to prepare a clean, hot towel and invited the imperial doctor. He helped Gu Chengzhi to a side room to rest, ordered someone to inform the Empress Dowager, and then personally treated Gu Chengzhi's wound.
Lu Yunxi was worried. She pulled Lu Jinchen and asked, "Cousin, do you know how to do this? Is it okay to treat his wound like this? What if it gets worse later? What if he gets a scar?"
Lu Jinchen comforted her. "It's okay. When I wasn't in the capital before, there was no one around me. When I got injured, I treated myself. I've got plenty of experience in this."
Lu Yunxi asked, "What experience? When did you get such a serious injury?"
Lu Jinchen didn't explain much. He simply treated Gu Chengzhi's wound. Soon, the imperial doctor came. Seeing Gu Chengzhi's injury, he was obviously startled.
The imperial doctor had been in the palace for a long time. Even when there were seriously injured people occasionally, they were never as scary as this. Moreover, the wound was on the face. If a scar was left due to careless treatment, no matter who blamed him, he couldn't bear it.
Lu Yunxi asked nervously, "Is his wound on the face serious?"
The imperial doctor pondered for a long time. He didn't know whether he should say it was very serious or say it wasn't serious to avoid worrying the princess and the young master in front of him.
Lu Yunxi got impatient. "Just tell me."
The imperial doctor said carefully, "The wound isn't very deep. It's just a skin injury. It's not particularly serious. After taking the medicine I'll prescribe and applying the ointment, it'll be okay."
Lu Yunxi quickly asked again, "Then... Will there be a scar?"
The imperial doctor was even more embarrassed. He stammered, "Most likely, maybe... It should be... Not necessarily. If he takes good care of it, there may not be a scar."
Lu Yunxi felt as if the sky was falling. Tears welled up in her eyes again. "You mean there's a high chance of a scar, right?"
Gu Chengzhi was surprised to find that Lu Yunxi was just like other girls, crying non - stop. He had no experience in comforting girls. He just scratched his head awkwardly and said reluctantly, "Yunxi, don't cry. I'm a man. Such a small injury means nothing. Even if there's a scar, it doesn't matter. I don't care."
Lu Yunxi sobbed. The Gu family members were all very good - looking and well - known in the capital. Just Gu Chengzhi's face had attracted so many girls. Now she had disfigured him.
Thinking that it was her fault that Gu Chengzhi was in such a state, Lu Yunxi felt heart - broken. And Gu Chengzhi's calm attitude made her even more miserable.
When the Empress Dowager heard about this, she was quite helpless. She sent her maid to take a look, then had Gu Chengzhi sent back. She also sent a large amount of gifts as an apology on Lu Yunxi's behalf.
As for Gu Liyue, she stayed in the palace to accompany Lu Yunxi.
Lu Yunxi had cried all night last night and for an afternoon today. Her eyes were as red as peaches. The maids were pressing eggs on her eyes.
Lu Yunxi impatiently pushed them away. "What's the use of this? At most, I'll be swollen and can't show my face for a couple of days. But Fourth Master Gu was whipped by me. He may never recover."
Gu Liyue also felt heart - broken, but she still comforted Lu Yunxi. "Princess, don't be sad. Your health is important. Moreover, my fourth brother doesn't care. Why are you worried?"
But Lu Yunxi wouldn't listen. She told the maids to leave and then lay on the couch sobbing. "If he really can't recover, won't there always be an ugly scar on his face?"
Gu Liyue knew this was true. She sighed and said, "He's not an ordinary young man. His future won't be affected just because of his appearance. It's okay."
Lu Yunxi looked up at Gu Liyue, feeling that they were not talking about the same thing. After a long time, she stammered, "If... If Qin Caiyin dislikes him, I'll go to your house to propose marriage."