Chapter 60: Escaping (Part 1)

  Two people whose fates are intertwined, unable to part ways, how should they view the deep-seated marks etched in their hearts? A small butterfly can still stir up a storm; rather than struggling to escape in pain, it's better to reach out and gently push from behind.

  In the depths of her heart, a black flower is budding, nurtured by tears and blood. Every dark corner is etched with vivid yet fleeting memories of the past. Abandoning forgetfulness, watching it fade in the sunlight, watching the changing tides, the white horse passing swiftly, day and night, white and black, in the darkness scattered with fragmented light, she hums a tune.

  On a winter day, the biting cold wind blows, and the remaining fallen leaves break away from the withered branches, covering the ground in large patches, quietly covering all the desolation and sorrow, but unable to conceal the withered air that permeates the atmosphere.

  Dawn and dusk, always confusing darkness and light into a yellowish glow, piecing together the deep blue night sky. At four degrees below zero, even if I run with all my might, the misty breath at the corner of my mouth leaves only a hint of bitter smile on my lips.

  Due to the cold, she especially misses warmth. However, Gu Huanli absolutely does not miss the Tibetan mastiffs that relentlessly pursue her from behind, nor the black-clad bodyguards who lead them. Whether it's supervision or pursuit, this kind of frantic escape really makes her feel ashamed and humiliated to the extreme. When rabbits are desperate, they will bite people; when Gu Huanli is desperate, can't she just climb a tree?

  When Nán Xīng arrived, under the tree was a sea of black, everyone's head raised and gazed upwards, as if there was an unidentified flying object hovering in mid-air. Unfortunately, there were no Martian guests, only a little girl sitting on a branch eating an apple with relish.

  He frowned and looked at the crowd, one of whom hastily stood up and smiled awkwardly, "The young lady has been sitting there for half an hour, we can't go up, she doesn't want to come down. Just now she said she was hungry, so..." Before he finished speaking, an apple core flew accurately onto his head, bounced off, and fell to the ground.

  "When you're full, you'll naturally come down." Gu Huanli thought to herself as she climbed down the tree. A person's potential is indeed limitless. In the past, even if you had killed her, she wouldn't have believed that she still possessed the skill of climbing trees. Lightly landing on the ground, she stretched her body and then used hand gestures to ask Nan Xing, "What about hazelnuts? You guys have those here, right?" Ah, right, you should go ask Ye Ye, and also ask him if we can eat apricot kernels, walnuts, and pomegranates. Sigh, a life without snacks is so boring.

  Nan Xing glanced at her and didn't say a word, he just made a gesture to the bodyguards beside him, indicating for them to continue.

  Since Gu Huanli returned, Ye and she have been like they had a falling out, never speaking to each other. All matters were conveyed by Nan Xing or Ling, and Gu Huanli didn't mind this at all. Anyway, she came here to learn martial arts, eating well, sleeping well, and being in a good mood was living, sighing and complaining every day was also living, why did she have to make things difficult for herself? It's better to move her brain, torment others, and add some small surprises to life.

  So, she started using sign language with Nan Xing, anyway he didn't like to talk and she was even lazier. So, she started speaking Latin to Ling, whether or not Ling could understand it wasn't her problem. Anyway, Ye's requirement for her was that she had to complete all the training. As for what happened after training, who got their beard pulled, whose head got patted, who got thrown into the empty lotus pond outside the arena as a decoration, or whose collarbone got poked with fish bones... like today when someone's forehead got hit with an apple core, that was already nothing much.

  In the city of Shan Jian, there are indeed children who are being trained, and some are even quite mischievous. However, unlike Gu Huanli, they do not immediately turn bright red with shame, their eyes welling up with tears, and display an innocent expression that makes every victim wonder if they have wronged the little girl.

  However, Ling didn't think so. At one point, she raised her legs, elegantly blew out a smoke ring, and said to the silent Nan Xing, "If he doesn't pamper her at night, how can she be so unruly?" Now I'm more curious about who will give in first between the two of them.

  When she used to press her legs, Gu Huanli would honestly do positive pressure, negative pressure, and lateral pressure. Now, she puts the international chessboard on the ground, plays chess while pressing her legs. She doesn't like playing with Ling Xia because Ling Xia often wants to give up halfway through the game and even cheats by swapping chess pieces. For this reason, Gu Huanli has ridiculed her countless times. Having poor chess skills is not a big deal, but lacking sportsmanship is truly unacceptable.

  However, Nan Xing turned out to be a good opponent, with a chess style that was as calm and collected as his personality. Gu Huan Li thought to herself, no wonder Ye trusted him so much. Silent, steady, cautious, decisive, seemingly dull but actually very cunning. Otherwise, why did those black-clad bodyguards only go to feed the Tibetan Mastiff after she finished her run? Thinking of this, Gu Huan Li's heart felt stifled to the extreme. But no matter how she teased Nan Xing, the result was always the same: no reaction, no response, no expression.

  However, in the face of zero's noise, Gu Huanli would rather endure Nan Xing's silence. Because in the quietness, she can quietly miss her brother and quietly think about what to do next.

  No need to say too much, if you understand, why use empty words to cover up your inner heart and true feelings. It's like in winter, the flowers that should have withered are blooming luxuriantly in a glass greenhouse, this kind of revival is strange. Even if they bloom into a magnificent sight, dyeing the pale face bright, the outside world is still a desolate wasteland.

  Sitting by the fireplace, listening to the crackling of the firewood, watching the bright red flames burning fiercely, outside the window is still a desolate and endless black night. Time seems to have slowed down its pace, making the wait longer. The so-called tears and smiles, as well as that fragile fireworks-like weakness, after the passage of time, only leave behind fragmented memories.

  There were five days left, Gu Huanli closed her eyes and fell backwards onto the wide and soft bed. She had already discovered the figure outside the window, so she softly spoke out, "Kasidio? Come in."

  That figure never understood.

  Gu Huanli smiled faintly, feigning a sigh of helplessness. "Since you won't come in, then forget it... I just wonder if the angel will catch a cold..." After speaking, she lay quietly on the bed and closed her eyes.

  Around the waist, there was a strange feeling, warm but not scorching.

  She opened her eyes, gazed at Cassidy, smiled softly, and then gently wiped the frost from his handsome face, letting it melt into droplets on her fingertips.

  "The matters of the Chu family are mostly settled, only a few people have escaped." Cassidy's voice slowly echoed in Gu Huan Lian's ear, making her ears itch. For some reason, Cassidy's voice seemed especially tired today.

  Are angels also tired? Or is it this mundane world that troubles him?

  "Rest well......" Gu Huanli's hand brushed over his soft flaxen hair, and although he was just a child, this gesture seemed perfectly normal to Cassidy. After all, in his eyes, she was that slender woman, just as he had seen her in heaven.

  Gu Huanli lowered her head to look at herself, ah, she had actually forgotten to take off the open shirt outside her nightgown. She smiled slightly, sat up from bed, gently took off the open shirt and placed it on the bedside, then lay back down again.

  "The young master has appointed a professional manager to take over the new company."

  "A new company? Didn't brother merge the acquired companies into Gu's?" Gu Huanli suddenly opened her eyes, how could this be possible, if father found out, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  "This acquisition plan was originally promoted by the three young masters, Ye Chen, Lan and Chu. Now, the Chu family has been divided into three parts, each managed by one of the three young masters. It is said that this cooperation has already been approved by the three heads of the families."

  Gu Huanli let out a faint sigh, she didn't mind her brother and Lan Ge getting close to the Pu Shi Medical Group, but whenever she thought about Luo Yichen meeting her brother ahead of time because of her, and possibly even becoming friends or partners, her heart would involuntarily surge with fear.

  "What's the situation with Auntie and Lian You?"

  Cassidy looked at her deeply and said softly, "Miss, haven't you already chosen a way out for them? Besides, the old Chu family mansion is also worth a lot, at least it can keep them worry-free for ten years."

  "Hehe..." Gu Huanli smiled softly, "As for the path to retreat, the path to death, or perhaps the path to life, who can really say? And what about Mrs. Shen and her daughter? Having lost their inheritance and livelihood, what plans do they have?"

  "Your aunt must have hoped they could make a living on their own." Cassady's words were gentle, his soft voice slightly low, "Miss, how do you plan to deal with them?"

  "Cassio, are you dissatisfied with my indifference?" Gu Huanli lowered her head, a mocking smile playing on the corners of her mouth. Although Yingzi had returned, she was not old enough to do some things, so the only person she could rely on and instruct was this clumsy angel in front of her.

  Perhaps, for her behavior of walking between memory and promise, Cassidy was dissatisfied. So, he answered without hiding, "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

  "For to everyone who has will be given and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."

  Gu Huanli didn't ignore Cassidy's slightly furrowed brow and his profound, unfathomable eyes. Her hand lightly stroked the creases between his eyebrows as she smiled and said, "Clumsy angel, if you like saving people, then the most important thing to do is make money. Not to mention that one person's power can't compare to the power of hundreds or thousands of people; in this world, which aspect of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation doesn't require money?"

  "If Miss goes to dig up the treasure, perhaps, relying on my memory, there is still a slight possibility." A faint sadness appeared in her eyes, Cassidy intentionally or unintentionally sighed and whispered in her ear, "Although I am an angel, being shot in the head with a gun is also a very painful thing. Moreover, I don't have the magic to turn stones into gold."

  Who says she's going to do anything illegal? But as for digging up treasure, that might be worth a try.

  "With money, you can help more poor people, assist those with illnesses to seek medical treatment, and let children who have dropped out of school return to their studies..." Gu Huanli looked up at Cassidy's blue eyes and said softly, "I don't want to change the world, but I do have the power to change lives, right?"

  "That depends on whose life the young lady wants to change." Cassidy flipped over and sat up, and in the next second he had already jumped to the window. Before he leaped out of the balcony, his gentle voice floated into Gu Huan's ears, "The few lost lambs who escaped, please ask the young lady to pay more attention."

  Gu Huanli wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, murmuring to herself in her dream, "For all who draw the sword will die by the sword."