RPAGF Chapter 121 She had been monitoring Li Xi
Chapter 121 She had been monitoring Li Xi
That was a dark and miserable time.
Anyone in that situation would be driven insane, terrified, or even commit suicide.
It's truly remarkable that Gu Huaizhou, at 15 years old, can still live like a human being after experiencing such horrific trauma.
No wonder you're afraid of the dark.
Anyone locked in a coffin for seven days straight, unable to do anything but clearly and fearfully feel the loss of life, would be terrified of confinement and darkness.
"I have something I want to ask you."
Gu Huaizhou: "Hmm?"
Li Xi asked, "It might sound strange to ask this, but I still want to ask."
Seeing Li Xi's serious attitude, Gu Huaizhou adjusted his posture, becoming upright and serious. "Ask away."
"If we hadn't met on our engagement day, what would you be doing now according to your original plan?"
Without hesitation, Gu Huaizhou said, "I should go to St. Anne's Hospital to start a job."
Which department?
"The emergency room, I guess." Before Li Xi could ask, Dr. Gu explained, "Because my life is too dull and lifeless. The busy pace of the emergency room is more suitable for stimulating my nerves."
"Constantly facing birth, aging, illness, and death is a good thing for me."
Sure enough, that's exactly right.
Upon hearing Dr. Gu's reply, Li Xi couldn't help but recall the scene in her previous life when Gu Huaizhou screamed and cried in the emergency room because of her death after she was seriously injured in a car accident.
Did he recognize her at that time?
Upon careful consideration, Gu Huaizhou must have recognized her.
Because on the very night Xie Zheng was revealed to be infected with HIV, Li Xi drove straight to St. Anne's Hospital for a checkup.
...
The outpatient clinic was closed, so she had to register at the emergency department.
She first met Gu Huaizhou in the emergency room.
It was early autumn.
Dr. Gu was wearing a long-sleeved white coat, a mask, and black-rimmed glasses, sitting behind his desk.
Unlike other doctors, he wasn't very enthusiastic in his service. When he heard the patient's footsteps enter the room, he didn't even look up and asked, "Patient, Li Xi?"
Li Xi: "I am Li Xi."
Dr. Gu's fingers, as white and delicate as jade chopsticks, tapped rapidly on the black keyboard as she asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Li Xi hesitated, wanting to speak but not daring to open his mouth for a long time.
Noticing the patient's odd behavior, Dr. Gu looked up, his sharp and cold eyes still visible even through his glasses.
Even after seeing Li Xi's beautiful face, which everyone praised, Gu Huaizhou remained indifferent, as if he were looking at a beautiful but lifeless piece of porcelain.
But the other person didn't seem impatient. They simply asked again calmly, "Where do you feel unwell? This is a hospital. Patients shouldn't feel ashamed in front of doctors."
Li Xi then mustered her courage and whispered, "My boss is infected with HIV. I am her personal assistant. I want to get tested."
Logically speaking, a doctor would normally take precautions against the epidemic upon hearing this.
Wear gloves, protective clothing, and masks with enhanced protective properties...
But Gu Huaizhou did nothing, nor did he advise Li Xi to go to a more specialized epidemic prevention hospital. He simply asked in a calm tone, "Have you had any close contact?"
Fearing that Li Xi might not understand, he asked more directly, "Have you slept together?"
Li Xi explained in a low voice, "We just have a normal superior-subordinate relationship. My boss is a woman."
Nodding, Dr. Gu asked again, "Have you touched her blood?"
"My boss is a movie actress, and injuries are inevitable during filming. I've bandaged her up three or four times. Does that... count?"
"Calculate."
Dr. Gu opened the drawer, took out a medical mask and handed it to Li Xi: "Put it on, I'll take you to get your blood drawn."
Li Xi followed Dr. Gu to the night clinic window.
Considering Li Xi's special circumstances, Gu Huaizhou had the on-duty nurse stand aside and wait, and personally drew blood from Li Xi.
Dr. Gu sat inside, and Li Xi sat outside.
"Hand out."
Li Xi is left-handed, and she subconsciously extended her left hand.
Gu Huaizhou opened a brand new pack of needles, took a cotton swab soaked in disinfectant, and was about to apply disinfectant to the back of Li Xi's hand when his gaze fixed on Li Xi's left hand and didn't move.
He just stared at Li Xi's left hand without moving.
After a while, Li Xi suspected that the other party was scared. Li Xi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble."
Li Xi pretended to withdraw her left hand, but Dr. Gu suddenly grabbed Li Xi's fingertips.
He was very strong and gave Li Xi no chance to leave.
Li Xi winced in pain and exclaimed in surprise, "Doctor?"
Behind the glasses, Gu Huaizhou's dark phoenix eyes were no longer calm and indifferent.
His pupils trembled slightly as he stared intently at Li Xi and asked, "How old are you this year?"
what?
Li Xi paused for a few seconds before softly replying, "...I'm 23."
"Ah."
Gu Huaizhou wiped Li Xi's hand with a cool cotton swab. He asked Li Xi as if they were having a casual chat, "Your hands are very beautiful, and the mole on your middle finger is also very special. Is it natural?"
"Yes, you're born with it."
"That's very rare."
Gu Huaizhou inserted the needle into the vein on the back of Li Xi's hand quickly and gently. Li Xi barely felt any pain as the blood flowed into the anticoagulant tube through the soft tube.
Gu Huaizhou lowered his eyes to observe the collection process. He said, "Let me do an HIV antibody test for you first. Don't worry, this virus is generally not that easy to transmit."
Whether by accident or not, Li Xi felt that the doctor's attitude had suddenly become much kinder.
"That would be troublesome."
Li Xi seemed to be deep in thought.
After drawing blood, Gu Huaizhou removed the needle and pressed a cotton swab against the puncture site on the back of Li Xi's hand.
then.
Then he didn't let go.
He didn't let go, and Li Xi didn't feel comfortable pulling back on her own. The nurse next to her was also too embarrassed to remind her.
While pressing on Li Xi's wound to stop the bleeding, Gu Huaizhou asked her, "Do you know Xie Jiaoyue?"
Because of the scandal that occurred at his engagement party a year ago, Li Xi is notorious in Dongzhou City.
So when Gu Huaizhou asked her if she knew Xie Jiaoyue, Li Xi assumed that he knew Xie Jiaoyue and recognized her as well.
She scoffed and retorted to Gu Huaizhou, "You know Xie Jiaoyue? Have you also heard about how I seduced Xie Xingyun at my engagement party and was kicked out of the Xie family?"
"You also think I lack self-respect and deserve to have contracted HIV?"
"..."
Li Xi has a very short temper, and his words inevitably contain resentment.
But Gu Huaizhou remained calm throughout.
He completely ignored Li Xi's anger and said thoughtfully, "Being kicked out of the house...were you raised by the Xie family?"
Li Xi pursed her red lips. "I guess so."
Gu Huaizhou didn't say anything else.
He released the cotton swab and, seeing that Li Xi's wound had stopped bleeding, said, "Don't rush off yet, come with me to the lab."
Li Xi was taken aback. "Can I go?"
"Ah."
Gu Huaizhou said, "I will personally conduct the test for you."
Upon hearing this, the nurse standing nearby gaped in astonishment.
Can someone who isn't a doctor in the laboratory just walk into the laboratory?
But Gu Huaizhou went in anyway, and he brought Li Xi in with him.
That late night, Gu Huaizhou stayed in the lab analyzing Li Xi's blood data. Li Xi couldn't understand it and was worried that she might actually have contracted HIV, so she obediently sat on the stool and watched the doctor work.
Several times, she was lost in thought, and when she came to her senses, she would always see the doctor looking at her with burning eyes.
Li Xi was completely baffled by the look.
"Congratulations."
Holding the newly released test report, Gu Huaizhou congratulated Li Xi, saying, "You were not infected."
At that moment, Li Xi felt a sense of joy, as if she had survived a disaster.
"Thank you, doctor!"
The doctor told her, "My surname is Gu, and my name is..."
For reasons unknown, Gu Huaizhou did not dare to tell Li Xi his real name directly.
"Just call me Dr. Gu."
Li Xi then sincerely said, "Dr. Gu, thank you for your hard work tonight."
"If you want to thank me, why don't you... have breakfast with me?" Gu Huaizhou said.
This suggestion is somewhat presumptuous.
But Li Xi didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
After all, Dr. Gu had been busy for her half the night, so it would be only right for him to treat her to breakfast, or even a full Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
“Okay, I’ll treat Dr. Gu to breakfast.”
"Please wait a moment," Dr. Gu said. "I'll go back to the lounge to change my clothes first."
"it is good."
Li Xi waited for a full hour.
When I saw Dr. Gu again, he had taken off his white coat and changed into a more casual black suit, and was also wearing a thin black and gray scarf.
He changed into a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his black, tousled hair was clearly washed and styled into a relaxed, slightly parted slicked-back look.
He was the epitome of a cool and aloof nobleman, which captivated Li Xi and made her fall for him.
They went to a breakfast stall near the hospital, which was decorated in a very stylish way and had two floors.
They sat on the second floor near the window.
Li Xi noticed that almost all the customers dining in the breakfast restaurant were couples, which made her feel quite embarrassed.
For that breakfast, Gu Huaizhou ordered a total of 12 different breakfast options, but he only touched three or four of them.
Most of the time, Li Xi was the one eating, and Gu Huaizhou was watching her eat.
At the start of the breakup, Gu Huaizhou also asked Li Xi for her WeChat, explaining, "HIV also has an incubation period. If you experience any discomfort later, you can consult me."
So Li Xi added him on WeChat.
Then, Li Xi left St. Anne's Hospital intending to confront the Xie family.
Then he got himself into that series of horrific car accidents.
Thanks to Dr. Gu, at least she had enough to eat and drink before she died...
But in the emergency room, after she had completely lost her life force, her hearing did not disappear for a long time.
She heard the man's grief-stricken cries.
At that time, Li Xi did not understand why Dr. Gu was crying for her.
Only when the truth from 12 years ago was revealed did Li Xi understand Dr. Gu's suffering.
"...But why is Xixi asking me this kind of question?" Gu Huaizhou found it very strange.
Li Xi said jokingly, "If I told you that I had died once, right in your emergency room, and that after I died you knelt beside the resuscitation bed crying like a child who had lost everything, would you believe me?"
Gu Huaizhou's breathing stopped.
He grabbed Li Xi's hand and asked her in near despair, "Why did you die?"
"Would you believe me if I told you I was unfortunately involved in a multi-vehicle collision?"
Gu Huaizhou remained silent for a long time.
"Haha, just kidding, it was just a dream." Li Xi broke free from Gu Huaizhou's hand and pulled open the cuff of her down jacket to look at her watch.
"It's getting late."
As Li Xi got up and slung her bag over her shoulder, she said, "I have to go back now. The film crew has just started production, and I need to stay with them in the early stages so I can adjust the plot as needed."
"Take good care of yourself, I probably won't have time to come see you..."
Li Xi put on her scarf and gloves.
Just then, the nurse arrived with allergy medication.
Gu Huaizhou took the allergy medication from the nurse, put it together with the previous box, and stuffed them all into Li Xi's handbag.
Li Xi was carrying a large, soft black crossbody bag that looked like it could hold a lot.
Gu Huaizhou really wanted to stuff himself into that bag too.
"I'll give it to you."
Li Xi looked at Gu Huaizhou's legs with suspicion and said honestly, "Young Master Gu is so weak that he can't take care of himself. He needs help to get up. Are you sure you want to take me?"
"..." Gu Huaizhou touched his nose and frankly admitted, "I was faking it, deliberately trying to gain your sympathy and pity."
So shameless!
"I'll take you to the elevator."
"Well."
To accommodate Gu Huaizhou's physical condition, Li Xi deliberately slowed down her pace.
Seeing their boss and his fiancée walking side-by-side towards the elevator lobby, Chu Xu and his companions quickly hid in various secluded corners, trying not to be third wheels.
I escorted Li Xi to the elevator.
Gu Huaizhou suddenly said, "I want to ask, in the dream, before you were seriously injured in the car accident, did we recognize each other?"
“...I didn’t know you back then, but you should have recognized me.” Li Xi raised her left hand and waved it in front of Gu Huaizhou. She said playfully, “Back then, my employer was infected with AIDS. I went to the hospital at night to register for the emergency room, and you personally drew my blood for the test.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou said, "Then I must have recognized you."
"How to say?"
Gu Huaizhou was frank: "Because I want to pursue you, that's why I personally did the tests for you."
Otherwise, why would an emergency room doctor on night shift need to personally perform tests on patients?
When did he become such a kind-hearted person?
Moreover, different departments in the hospital have different responsibilities and cannot operate outside their designated departments. He even used back channels to draw blood from Li Xi for testing.
If it's not about pursuing her, then what is it?
Gu Huaizhou suddenly pulled Li Xi into his arms.
Li Xi reminded him, "You're not my boyfriend anymore. Men and women shouldn't touch each other."
Gu Huaizhou gently reminded her, "Xixi, have you ever considered that the car accident might not have been an accident?"
Li Xi's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief as she said, "You think the car accident was caused by someone? But it was a chain-reaction accident that killed many people. Who would be so bold?"
Xie Jiaoyue?
Xie Xingyun?
Jiang Qingkong?
Things were in complete chaos back then. Xie Xingyun and Jiang Qingkong were busy with their wedding, while Xie Jiaoyue was focused on dealing with Xie Zheng.
Who would still pay attention to her?
unless...
Li Xi's throat tightened.
Noticing that Gu Huaizhou's arms, which were wrapped around her, suddenly tightened, Li Xi asked in a hoarse voice, "You suspect it's that perverted killer?"
"...She's been secretly watching us?"
Seeing that Li Xi had come up with the answer so quickly, Gu Huaizhou sighed softly and said, "Our Xi Xi is indeed very smart."
“Xi Xi”.
"That person really wanted to kill me. She deliberately hired someone to play games with me, just to watch me slowly die in fear..."
"But she never expected that you would actually break through her mystery and find me."
"I bet she's still watching you from the shadows."
"So when she saw us reunited, she was furious. She killed you in order to destroy me once again."
Just ask.
Gu Huaizhou lived like a walking corpse for 13 years before suddenly finding a ray of light in his heart.
He thought he could finally return to the human world and find happiness.
At this time, Li Xi died.
To die in his emergency room, to die right in front of him.
Then, his only hope was gone.
Gu Huaizhou escaped the horrific massacre when he was 15, but he couldn't escape the love tribulations at 28.
That's what makes that terrifying killer so despicable.
Li Xi felt ice-cold all over.
She never imagined that the car accident wasn't an accident, but rather something deliberate.
If Gu Huaizhou's concerns are correct, then where exactly is that perverted female assassin hiding?
Who is she?