Wu Qing fainted. His face was deathly pale and his lips were purplish, looking as if he had been poisoned.
Liu Yushu panicked instantly. She shouted anxiously, "Someone! Zuitao! Hurry up!" It was hard for her to believe that the always powerful Wu Qing in front of her had fainted.
In her heart, he could carry her leaping over eaves and walking on walls. He was omnipotent.
Zuitao had gotten separated from her. Hearing her helpless shouts, she quickly rushed to her side. "Miss, what's wrong?" She saw Wu Qing on the ground with his head resting on Liu Yushu's lap, on the verge of death.
Zuitao was greatly startled. Just as she was about to ask what had happened, she was urgently ordered by Liu Yushu, "Hurry up and find someone to help! Quick!"
Zuitao turned around and ran away.
A teardrop from the beauty fell on the iron mask on Wu Qing's face. Liu Yushu, with tears in her eyes, gently held Wu Qing's face and choked out in a low voice, "Don't die." She swore that as long as he could come back to life, she would no longer mind the matter between him and Geng Rong.
"Kan Ning, carry the man onto the carriage." Wu Chunzhe rushed over. Seeing Liu Yushu crying so sadly, he was touched in his heart. At the same time, he understood the relationship between Wu Qing and Liu Yushu.
The man in her arms must be the one she loved.
Thinking like this, the knitted brows on Wu Chunzhe's face relaxed. His look changed from being unyielding to sad resignation.
Liu Yushu's tear - filled eyes met Wu Chunzhe's. She was surprised. "Why is it you?"
Zuitao quickly explained, "Miss, when this servant went to find someone just now, she happened to meet Young Master Wu. He immediately said that he would come to help, so this servant brought him here." Although Zuitao was usually sharp - tongued, she also knew in her heart that Liu Yushu and Wu Chunzhe were relatively close.
Liu Yushu didn't expect it to be Wu Chunzhe. The dejection in his eyes was obvious, which made her feel a bit guilty and she turned her head away, avoiding his eyes.
And the smile on his lips faded away.
"He's seriously injured," Wu Chunzhe pursed his lips.
Liu Yushu nodded. Supported by Zuitao, she got into the carriage. Looking back at Wu Chunzhe, she said, "Thank you. I have another thing to ask of you. Please must agree to me."
"Do you want me to find a place for him to heal his wounds? Don't worry. I know what to do." Wu Chunzhe got on the carriage, snatched the reins from Kan Ning's hand, and then stopped talking. He just drove the carriage silently.
Liu Yushu sat in the carriage with a sense of relief. Wu Chunzhe's reaction really surprised her.
After the carriage had traveled for a while, it stopped in front of a secluded courtyard. Kan Ning carried Wu Qing on his back into the house and laid the unconscious Wu Qing on the couch.
The house wasn't very big. There was only a courtyard, an inner room, and an outer room.
"Thank you, really thank you," Liu Yushu thanked Wu Chunzhe. She was about to walk into the house anxiously when her arm was grabbed from behind. "Wait a minute."
Wu Chunzhe looked troubled. He had been holding it back for the whole journey, and finally couldn't help asking, "Who is he to you?"
Who is he to you?
This question also confused Liu Yushu. Who exactly was Wu Qing to her? The person who had watched the sunrise with her? Or... a man of unknown origin who had had an intimate encounter with her?
"He's a relative from the countryside. It's his first time coming to the capital. He owed money in his hometown and was chased by the creditor all the way to the capital," she fabricated casually.
She could only say so. If she didn't say that Wu Qing was her relative, Wu Chunzhe would surely misunderstand the relationship between her and Wu Qing. If it got spread out, her good reputation would be ruined.
Wu Chunzhe's expression instantly brightened up, and he showed a smile again. "Oh, don't worry. I'll go find a doctor for you right away. Since he's your relative, I won't let him die. Your relative and I are quite fateful. I'm also from the countryside."
"Okay," Liu Yushu felt mixed emotions in her heart. She didn't want to lie to Wu Chunzhe. But all this was out of helplessness.
Just as Wu Chunzhe was about to leave, he was called back by her. She told him, "Wait a minute. I'll give you an address. You go find a doctor surnamed Yan."
Doctor Yan had some acquaintance with her, and he was highly skilled in medicine. She trusted him.
"I understand. I'll be back soon. Don't be anxious," Wu Chunzhe said with a smile. When he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared completely, replaced by a complex look.
He had sized up Wu Qing just now. Wu Qing was simply dressed, and his clothes were made of coarse cloth. The Grand Tutor's Mansion was such a noble family. Even if there were really relatives from the countryside, they wouldn't be dressed so shabbily.
Moreover, he knew that all of the Liu family's connections were in the capital. There were no distant relatives at all.
She was lying. This man was clearly her...
The branches trembled. Wu Chunzhe's tightly - clenched fist slowly slid down from the tree, leaving dotted bloodstains on the tree. His shoulders heaved with anger. He murmured sadly, "Why did you lie to me? Why did you hide it from me? What's so good about that brute compared to me!" He was filled with unwillingness in his heart.
"Sir, it's getting late. Shall we go back?" Kan Ning asked carefully. Seeing Wu Chunzhe with a dark face, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"Go back," Wu Chunzhe spat out a cold word. With full of anger in his heart, he got on the carriage.