A muffled groan sounded. Gu Ruobai's face suddenly changed. "Who?"
Su Mingyu staggered out of the bushes, covering her shoulder.
She bared her pale lips and gave Gu Ruobai a bitter smile. "I didn't die from Su Yueyue's arrow... but I almost died at your hands..."
After saying that, Su Mingyu's vision went black and she fainted.
When she woke up again, Gu Ruobai was sitting beside her, looking down at the arrow in his hand.
Her throat felt dry and itchy. Su Mingyu coughed lightly. "Water..."
Gu Ruobai helped her sit up while pouring her a glass of water. "How did you get back?"
The warm water moistened her throat. Su Mingyu squinted her eyes comfortably. "After I fell into the water, I swam to the stern immediately. I hid in the cabin while everyone was avoiding the assassins."
Was this what they called the blind spot right under the lamp?
Gu Ruobai sighed helplessly but also in relief. "Even I didn't expect you to return to the cabin."
Su Mingyu was about to smile when the pain in her shoulder made her grimace. "Ouch... To be honest, is this arrow wound not as serious as the injury you gave me?"
Gu Ruobai touched his nose and averted his gaze. "Why didn't you use the proper entrance? Instead, you climbed over the walls. Who else should I hurt if not you?"
Fine, so it was all her fault in the end?
Su Mingyu clicked her tongue in her heart. This man really deserved to be single for so many years.
Covering the wound on her neck, Su Mingyu frowned painfully. "Ouch... It hurts..."
She glared at Gu Ruobai accusingly. "What weapon did you use? Did you put poison on it? This arrow wound doesn't hurt as much as this."
Gu Ruobai could tell at a glance that the girl was pretending. He casually threw the arrow he had pulled out from her shoulder to Su Mingyu. "This thing is poisoned. What I used was just water."
Could water hurt her like this?
Su Mingyu stared at Gu Ruobai suspiciously. "Are you a monster?"
Gu Ruobai almost choked on her words. "What do you mean?"
Touching her neck, Su Mingyu was really a bit incredulous. The lethality and accuracy were no less than that of a crossbow.
If Gu Ruobai could achieve such an effect just by flicking his fingers to shoot water droplets, wouldn't he be sure to win if he fought on a rainy day?
Suddenly, Su Mingyu gave Gu Ruobai an obsequious smile. "Well... Prince Ruixian... Although you hurt me unintentionally, it's a fact that you hurt me. So..."
Before Su Mingyu could finish, Gu Ruobai interrupted her with a smile. "Don't even think about it. This technique of mine is different from lightness kung fu. Your little body can't learn it. Just stay here and recuperate."
Su Mingyu pouted. "Tsk, so stingy!"
Seeing that her mouth could hang an oil pot, Gu Ruobai laughed heartily. "You girl, you take my kindness for malice?"
"Who knows what's on your mind? With such sharp hearing, you couldn't even recognize my voice. It seems that these days we've spent together were really in vain..."
Before Su Mingyu could finish her muttering, she suddenly felt her vision go dark. A tall figure suddenly blocked her sight.
Before Su Mingyu could react, a cold pair of lips had already landed on her forehead.
Su Mingyu didn't expect Gu Ruobai to do this suddenly. She blinked her eyes and stood there stunned, like a machine with its wires cut.
Seeing the girl who was always so confident suddenly act like a fool, a smile rippled on Gu Ruobai's lips.
He raised his hand and gently tapped Su Mingyu on the head, his voice deep and sexy. "You disappeared suddenly. My mind was in a mess. How could I care about who was coming?"
Su Mingyu stiffly raised her hand to wipe her forehead. It seemed that the touch of Gu Ruobai still lingered there, making her body temperature rise suddenly.
A tingling and burning feeling rushed straight to her head. In an instant, Su Mingyu's face turned as red as an apple.
She! She! She had actually been kissed by an old uncle?
Su Mingyu stared blankly to the side and saw the teasing look in Gu Ruobai's eyes. She pursed her lips and said word by word. "You're an old ox trying to eat tender grass."
Gu Ruobai: ...
If he could, he really wanted to cover this girl's mouth.
But then, Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes and looked at Su Mingyu with a smile. "Am I old?"
Su Mingyu nodded seriously. "Old... You're eleven years older than me."
Gu Ruobai held his teacup and raised his eyebrows at Su Mingyu. "Eleven years. Is that a big difference?"
Seeing that Gu Ruobai's hand was already reaching into the teacup, Su Mingyu quickly covered her neck and shook her head like a rattle. "No... Not at all... Your Highness is so handsome, elegant, and charming. How could you be old?"
Gu Ruobai put down the teacup satisfactorily. "Then you have a good rest. I'll leave first. Don't worry about the assassins. I'll handle it."
"Um..." Su Mingyu called out to Gu Ruobai. "If possible, I hope you can wait a while before taking action. After all, Su Yueyue doesn't know that I'm still alive."
Gu Ruobai could tell at a glance that this girl was up to no good. He nodded. "Okay, then let them live a few more days for now."
Su Mingyu watched Gu Ruobai leave gratefully. The moment the door closed, she slumped onto the bed like a deflated ball.
She originally thought that Gu Ruobai was just interested in her, but she didn't expect it to be a different kind of interest.
What she couldn't accept the most was that she hadn't really hated it just now.
Su Mingyu let out a long sigh. What should she do about this unfamiliar fluttering feeling in her heart?
She slept restlessly all night. The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Su Mingyu was woken up by the pain. Thinking that she couldn't fall asleep anyway, she decided to go out for a walk.
But it was really inconvenient for her to dress with one arm hanging. Just as she was about to wonder why Zhizhu hadn't come to help her, she saw the door being slammed open.
Zhizhu ran in with red eyes. "Miss... You... You're back?"
"What's wrong with you?" Su Mingyu frowned slightly. "Did you have a nightmare?"
"No way!" Zhizhu looked a bit aggrieved. "I was waiting for you at the door yesterday, but somehow I woke up and a whole day had passed."
Su Mingyu immediately knew what was going on. It must be Gu Ruobai who was afraid that Zhizhu would cry and make a scene or even try to kill herself if she knew, so he just knocked her out.
Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth. She really admired this Gu Ruobai. This way of making people keep quiet was really extreme.
"Come, help me get dressed first." Su Mingyu comforted Zhizhu with her back to her. "Maybe you were just too tired from waiting for me. Don't be so panicked. What could happen to you in Prince Ruixian's mansion?"
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Zhizhu noticed the wound on her right arm.
Seeing that Zhizhu was about to cry, Su Mingyu quickly stopped her. "It's just a scratch. It doesn't hurt much anymore."