ATDIWR Chapter 59

Chapter 59 Gu Jinsheng Has Always Kept His Promise Gu Jinsheng, …

Ji An woke up again, startled by the voices in the room. He opened his eyes and saw the room full of people, completely different from the desolation before he went to sleep yesterday.

Zhou Fanxiu, Bai Na, Na Boyu, Wu Youyang, Rong Fan, Zhang Yi, and many other people Ji An knew but couldn’t remember the names of, were all there.

Ji An’s head still hurt badly, which was unavoidable. He had damaged his foundation, and his entire ability was Wasted – rendered useless. It was already good that he was alive.

Ji An frowned tightly, covering his head and sitting up. The people over there immediately noticed Ji An’s movements. Wu Youyang, Zhou Fanxiu, and Bai Na immediately stepped forward to support Ji An.

Zhou Fanxiu said, “Ji An, if your head is uncomfortable, don’t get up. We old guys don’t care about these formalities.”

Ji An still got up, put on his shoes, and got off the bed. Just as everyone thought Ji An was going to thank them for visiting him, his first sentence was, “You all come with me to the reception room next door. Gu Jinsheng needs rest here. Don’t disturb him.”

In an instant, the entire room fell silent. It wasn’t that everyone had any objections; they really didn’t. After all, they all knew that it was normal for their powerful commander, who was as strong as a machine, to need a quiet environment to recover after such a dangerous ordeal, especially since he had even fainted yesterday.

It was just that everyone suddenly felt a bit choked up, as if they had just eaten a handful of dog food. It had to be said, these two truly had each other in their hearts. When Ji An was in a coma, Gu Jinsheng had refused all visitors and stayed by his side alone.

Now that Gu Jinsheng had fainted, it was Ji An’s turn to do the same.

Weren’t they saying that their leader was the only one enthusiastic about their relationship? It seems that wasn’t the case after all!

Everyone followed Ji An out in an orderly fashion.

Ji An was the first one out, but he waited at the end. After everyone had left, he hung the ‘Resting, No Visitors’ sign on the door of the room.

Only then did he lead everyone to the reception room next door. Ji An sat on the sofa, rubbing his head, and said to Wu Youyang, “Pour them some water.”

Although Wu Youyang was a guest, his status was different; he was still Ji An’s subordinate.

Wu Youyang, being bossed around like this, didn’t feel offended. On the contrary, he felt valued by Ji An. His whole demeanor changed instantly, and his status seemed to shift in that moment. He represented Ji An, hosting the guests like a host, and no one present found it strange.

Originally, Wu Youyang was Ji An’s confidant, and important matters like selecting people for the laboratory could be entrusted to him.

“Ji An, are you feeling better?” Zhou Fanxiu asked with concern. “Your… don’t think too much about it recently, just rest well.”

“Okay.” Ji An’s head was throbbing as if it was going to explode. He couldn’t really hear what these people were saying, but he just nodded in agreement to whatever they said.

While they were talking, the door was pushed open, and Tang Ning and Zheng Yan entered.

These two were people from Ji An’s store and had no connection with the Command Center. They received the news slowly and the information was incomplete; they only partially understood what had happened. So, upon hearing the news, they hurried over, completely unprepared to find so many people here.

“Boss Ji.” Tang Ning and Zheng Yan came over with a fruit basket.

“Mm.” Ji An nodded, rubbing his head. He really didn’t have the energy to deal with them.

Tang Ning and Zheng Yan didn’t know anyone else. After greeting Ji An, they found a corner to stay in. Wu Youyang also poured water for them.

Tang Ning and Zheng Yan couldn’t find an opportunity to talk to Ji An. There were simply too many people in the room, and they also noticed Ji An’s strangeness. Ji An’s face was pale and his lips were also colorless. He kept rubbing his head, and his brows were furrowed.

Ji An was never someone who easily furrowed his brows, even when angry. At most, he would just lightly furrow them a little. More often than not, he had a feeling of a gentle breeze.

Soon after, the door to the reception room was pushed open again. This time, the people who entered were completely unexpected by Ji An—Han Yaokun and his team (Zhao Zhen, Shi Jun, and others).

“Director Han, Deputy Director Zhao, I apologize, my health is poor, and I cannot get up to greet you.” Guests had arrived, and Ji An addressed them first.

“It’s okay, I’ve heard about your situation. You are a hero. It’s important for you to rest and recover. Don’t worry about us, we just came to visit you.” Han Yaokun spoke sincerely. When he received the news that Ji An’s mental power had been destroyed, he thought a lot in the laboratory. He felt that if he were in Ji An’s place, he probably couldn’t be as selfless as Ji An.

It was precisely because he clearly knew he couldn’t do it that he admired Ji An’s character even more.

He truly believed he was a hero!

“Thank you.” Ji An was quite surprised. Given Han Yaokun’s personality, it was impossible for him to come and gloat, but at most, it would just be going through the motions. He hadn’t expected him to be sincere and even treat him as a hero.

Of course, Ji An wasn’t blind; he also noticed the eyes of the others in the team looking at him. Most had a look of pity like Shi Jun’s, seeing a genius fall, accompanied by sympathy.

To be honest, Ji An didn’t like such looks.

However, the most conspicuous look belonged to Zhao Zhen. The schadenfreude and delight in those eyes were overflowing and almost filled the entire room; Ji An felt like he was about to be drowned.

Zhao Zhen had come specifically to see Ji An’s failure. Hadn’t Ji An always been better than him in every way? At such a young age, he was hailed as a legend. Now, let him witness the curtain fall on this legend!

And under Han Yaokun’s leadership, he would open a new chapter. The future history would be written by him and remembered by all generations, while Ji An’s name would only be left in the garbage heap, unknown to anyone.

Thinking this, Zhao Zhen felt very relieved. He really wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but he had just been lectured by Han Yaokun not long ago, so Zhao Zhen didn’t dare to do so at this time.

Furthermore, everyone here now had been bewitched by Ji An. They all regarded Ji An as a hero. If he dared to say anything, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to walk out.

Last time, he had only asked one extra question and had his toes crushed into a comminuted fracture by a Power User. Fortunately, he himself was from the Research Institute and followed by Han Yaokun’s side, and he also had some Merit Value – merit points, which allowed him to ask a Healing-type Power User for treatment, thus avoiding suffering.

Before they could say a few more words, the door was pushed open again. This time, it was all old acquaintances: Zhou Qin, Yuan Ming’an, Kong Zhongcheng, Wan Xueying, and among them was someone Ji An didn’t know but who was very familiar with Ji An—Xiang Tongxin, the Healing-type Power User who had healed all of Ji An’s internal injuries.

At that time, Ji An was in a coma, so he naturally didn’t know this.

Seeing that they were all old acquaintances, Ji An had even less intention of getting up for pleasantries.

Zhou Qin already knew everything that had happened to Ji An, including that he had lost his ability after being reborn. This matter was far more serious than his broken leg.

Zhou Qin scanned Ji An up and down, not seeing any signs of dejection on Ji An’s face. His state was very peaceful, much better than his previous state. The only possibility was that his head hurt too much after losing his ability, and he kept rubbing his head.

“How are you feeling?” Zhou Qin asked.

“Alright, just a headache.” Ji An asked, “How are the children at the orphanage? Were they scared?”

“The other children are fine. With your protection, they only suffered minor abrasions and are fine after applying some medicine. However, Little Stone might have been scared by you; he’s been calling your name in his dreams these past few nights. Originally, when he heard you were awake, he insisted on coming to see you with Little Rose, but he suddenly developed a fever in the middle of the night yesterday, so I didn’t let them come.”

Thinking of Little Stone, Ji An smiled, “He was probably scared into a fever by me. I’ll go see him after I recover for a few days.”

Zhou Qin hadn’t expected Ji An to be so calm when mentioning these children again, and even exceptionally gentle when talking about Little Stone and Little Rose. He had thought that with his ability destroyed, Ji An would more or less blame these children to some extent. After all, if it weren’t for them, Ji An’s mental power wouldn’t have been destroyed, and he would still have a great future ahead of him.

With his intelligence and talent, he had developed Nutrient Solution and Spatial Storage Items in just a few days. Who knew what other earth-shattering scientific research results he might achieve in the future?

As a result, his future was ruined because of these few children with no blood relationship, so how could he not hold a grudge?

Zhou Qin thought this and asked it out loud.

This question left Ji An momentarily stunned. “Why blame those children? It was my own choice to save them in the first place. I am an adult, not a three-year-old child who doesn’t know the meaning of his actions. Since I made that decision, it means I know the consequences behind it, and I can bear them.”

Now it was Zhou Qin’s turn to be stunned. He didn’t know what he had thought of and asked Ji An again, “What about your career? You love scientific research the most. You came to our Jing Shi Base in the first place because you love scientific research, and Jing Shi Base is the most supportive of scientific research among all the bases. In order to conduct research smoothly, you even risked your life and bravely entered the zombie lair just to get that batch of experimental equipment so you could negotiate a separate laboratory with Jing Shi Base?”

“What does this have to do with my ability being rendered useless? Before the Apocalypse, everyone didn’t have abilities, were there no scientists then? Were there no people doing scientific research? Weren’t those geniuses able to create things that spanned eras and seemed completely impossible to the people of that time?”

“Heh…” A sudden cold laugh rang out inappropriately in the reception room, attracting everyone’s attention to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen had been suppressing himself all along; it was very difficult for him to control himself from gloating. However, Ji An was so ignorant that he dared to speak boastfully in front of him. Zhao Zhen really couldn’t hold back anymore.

Zhao Zhen’s eyes were filled with the pleasure of finally being able to speak his mind. He mocked Ji An, “Ji An, what nonsense are you talking about? Having mental-type abilities is different from not having them.

Our brains, as Mental-type Power Users, are like the most precise supercomputers in the world. All our calculations and deductions can be completed in our minds without even needing to record them.

Our eyes are the best scanners in the world. They can accurately scan everything they see and restore it one-to-one.

Can you still do these things? Probably not, right? I’m afraid you can’t even read ten lines at a glance now.”

Zhao Zhen was unbelievably smug, as if Ji An, the former winner who had always Pressed on – suppressed him, had fallen and was now trampled under his feet in the mud.

Zhao Zhen said boastfully, “You who can’t do any of these things, what do you have to compare with us Mental-type Power Users who are better than you in every way? You are a useless person now, yet you dare to boast about continuing scientific research. Ji An, it doesn’t cost taxes to brag, so just go ahead and brag?”

Ji An looked at Zhao Zhen coldly. In reality, his head hurt very much, but he couldn’t lose in terms of momentum. Ji An stopped rubbing his head and appeared even more disdainful than Zhao Zhen.

“So?” Ji An said contemptuously, “Then have you figured out the principle of the Spatial Storage Item? Didn’t you boast that you could figure out the core technology in half a month? It’s been four and a half months now, almost five, so you’re still completely clueless?”

“And the Nutrient Solution? Do you know what it is? Do you know what the technology used in it is called?” Ji An’s attitude was as arrogant as could be, so arrogant that it made Zhao Zhen want to hit him.

“Even a useless person like me has the right to be credited on two independent projects. You’ve been in this field for decades, haven’t you? You don’t even have the right to be credited on one independent project.

In other words, you are nothing but a beggar who only knows how to pick up scraps from others, even worse than a useless person!”

Ji An hit the nail on the head with every sentence, each word striking Zhao Zhen’s sore spot. Zhao Zhen’s face turned livid, and he clenched his fists, actually attempting to fight Ji An.

Ji An’s smile became even colder. “Want to fight? Okay, according to the base rules, we’ll sign a life-or-death contract and fight outside the base! Even without my ability, do you believe I can still You’re ruined – cripple you, Zhao Zhen!”

Ji An’s tone was icy cold. “Back then, I didn’t have an ability, but I still went out to hunt zombies to support myself. Zhao Zhen, I am not a hothouse flower grown like you!”

Zhao Zhen’s fierce expression suddenly froze on his face. He had investigated Ji An and knew that Ji An wasn’t exaggerating. Before Ji An came to Jing Shi Base, he didn’t live by doing scientific research, but by real combat.

Even after coming to Jing Shi Base and getting a knack for scientific research, he wasn’t willing to stay honestly at the base. His mental-type ability being rendered useless this time wasn’t because he went out to stir up trouble?

A person who lived fiercely like this, even if they were just an ordinary person, Zhao Zhen wouldn’t dare to actually fight them. They were reckless and also possessed some vicious methods that could make their enemies wish they were dead!

Wan Xueying couldn’t listen anymore. She looked at Han Yaokun coldly, “Director Han, is this your sincerity in judging people?”

Han Yaokun felt his old face burning red, so ashamed that he wished there was a hole in the ground he could crawl into. He immediately snapped, “Zhao Zhen, apologize to Researcher Ji An right now!”

This time, the target was Ji An himself, Ji An who had lost his ability and in Zhao Zhen’s eyes was just a useless person. How could Zhao Zhen apologize? He couldn’t accept such an insult, so this time Zhao Zhen did not compromise, but flatly refused, “What did I say wrong? Ji An is now a useless person with no ability!”

If it were someone with a weaker mind, they might even commit suicide because of this single sentence.

But Ji An wasn’t like that; he was someone who became stronger with each setback. “Zhao Zhen, then let’s see whether you get the credited right on the next independent project first, or me! The loser is a useless person and must publicly admit that he is a useless person and garbage in the research institute courtyard, and shout it three times!”

“With you looking like this useless person now, your head hurts even when you don’t think, and you still dare to fantasize about comparing with me? Ji An, do you really think you are worthy?” Zhao Zhen sincerely felt that Ji An was unworthy now. A useless person whose ability had been rendered useless wasn’t even fit to carry his shoes!

Listening to Zhao Zhen’s increasingly arrogant words, Han Yaokun trembled with anger. “Zhao Zhen, do you know what you are saying? Didn’t you hear a single word of what I told you yesterday?”

“What did I hear? That Ji An is a hero? But now he has even lost his ability. What can he do in the future? Rely on him to do scientific research? Then we might as well all just die. I’m afraid the M Country will have already attacked our homes, and he still won’t be able to research a Particle Cannon!”

“Ji An is just garbage now. How can he be as valuable as me, a Mental-type Power User? He’s not even fit to carry my shoes, and he expects me to apologize to him!” Zhao Zhen roared out his thoughts in one breath and slammed the door shut as he left.

Han Yaokun was so angry that if Shi Jun and the others hadn’t supported him, he would have fallen down. “I’m sorry, Researcher Ji An, this time it’s Zhao Zhen’s fault, and it’s also my mistake. I won’t disturb you again in the future.”

Han Yaokun bowed deeply to Ji An and left with his people.

With things having escalated like this, staying any longer would be awkward, so everyone left one after another.

Tang Ning and Zheng Yan had heard the whole conversation and roughly knew the whole story from others’ mouths, so they were even more indignant. “That Zhao Zhen is a feces-spewing machine. Boss Ji, don’t take him to heart.”

“I don’t care.” Ji An truly didn’t care. In reality, he just felt the noise was irritating. Zhao Zhen shouting back and forth made his head hurt even more.

“These are the jade stones received recently. You haven’t been here to pick them up for a while, so I brought them over for you.” Tang Ning had a Spatial Storage Item given to her by Ji An, so she put the jade stones inside and brought them safely.

“Wu Youyang, you take these and check them when you get back.” Ji An turned to Tang Ning and said, “I won’t be coming to pick up the jade stones anymore. Ask the store’s security Power Users to send them to my laboratory. I will inform the guards at the door.”

“Okay. Boss Ji, please rest well, we’ll leave now.” Tang Ning smartly took her leave.

“Boss Ji, the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger you rescued is currently at the orphanage. What should we do? Should it continue to be kept there, or should we send it to you?”

Ji An’s head hurt too much, and he couldn’t think about many things right now. If Zhou Qin hadn’t mentioned it beforehand, he would have forgotten about the big tiger.

Ji An thought of the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger and then thought of its cub, asking, “How is the cub?”

“I asked Fang Rurong to check on it. It’s a very healthy cub. It’s estimated that it was raised as a tamed beast by those traffickers, since it remained so healthy despite falling into their hands,” Zhou Qin guessed.

Ji An didn’t mention the miserable appearance of the cub when he first encountered it. However, that Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger was indeed intelligent. When Ji An rescued the cub back then, it was purely because he couldn’t stand to see it suffer; he had no intention of expecting the adult tiger to repay him. In the end, the adult tiger saved his life.

Of course, there was no need to tell Zhou Qin about this. The matter of the Spiritual Spring could not be revealed to others.

The Spiritual Spring was too miraculous. Ji An always felt it was a very special existence. If he could find the correct way to upgrade it, it would definitely be a divine treasure, a top-tier magical artifact.

“That’s good then? How are they staying at the orphanage? Are they getting along well with the children?” Ji An asked.

“Quite well. Especially Little Rose, the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger seems to like her very much. Every time it goes out hunting, it entrusts the cub to Little Rose to look after.” Zhou Qin smiled. “The children at the orphanage before were struggling to survive on their own and had never raised anything fluffy. Now that they have a large and small furball, they all like them very much.”

“That’s good. You also know that my ability has just been rendered useless, and my head hurts terribly every day. I don’t have that much energy to take care of it, so let’s just keep it at the orphanage for now. As for the expenses incurred, I will pay for them personally.” Ji An said, “It’s also good that the big tiger is raised there; it can also protect the children’s safety and deter some troublemakers.”

“Alright. But raising a tiger really doesn’t cost much. The big tiger goes out hunting by itself every night, and the cub just needs a dose of low-level Power User Nutrient Solution to eat enough.” Zhou Qin himself quite liked that Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger. “As for the orphanage, it was previously thought to be government-founded, so no one dared to touch it. Now I have already sent Power Users to be stationed there, rotating shifts 24 hours a day. But it’s also quite good to have a majestic big tiger guarding it.”

“Speaking of which, I feel that the big tiger’s level shouldn’t be low, and it’s very intelligent.”

Knowing how to repay, it is indeed intelligent.

“Alright, you look like you are in a lot of pain. I won’t disturb you anymore. Go back and rest well. Send me a message if anything happens.”

“Okay.”

Ji An watched Zhou Qin walking last, limping with a cane. He must have practiced hard these past few days; he was already much more skilled than when Ji An saw him a few days ago.

And after experiencing these things, Zhou Qin had changed greatly. He had truly returned to his original calmness, and his mind was much broader.

After everyone left, Ji An got up and selectively put the fruits he could eat into his space. The flowers he couldn’t eat were left in the reception room; someone would clean them up later.

After doing this, Ji An also told the nurse station downstairs that from now on, his and Gu Jinsheng’s room would no longer receive visitors, except for Gu Jinsheng’s family. Everyone else would not be seen.

Ji An then returned to the room, but he did not turn back the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on the door; he still left it hanging and went back to the room.

Back in the room, Ji An couldn’t sleep. He took a few sleeping pills with the Spiritual Spring water and fell asleep again.

He slept until midnight when Ji An woke up. He got up and looked at Gu Jinsheng; he was still in a coma. Ji An did the same thing as yesterday, putting a feeding tube into Gu Jinsheng’s stomach and feeding him another bottle of undiluted Spiritual Spring water.

The Spiritual Spring water was too low level. In fact, it was basically useless for Power Users of Gu Jinsheng’s level; it could only strengthen the body.

But it was a hunch; Ji An just felt that the Spiritual Spring water wasn’t simple, and its effect shouldn’t be so simple. Anyway, he would keep feeding it for now, maybe there would be an unexpected surprise.

Just as Ji An was about to get up, a fluffy shadow rushed in from the window. It was so fast that it almost hit the wall. Fortunately, the furball managed a face-brake just in time and stopped.

A face-brake, Ji An’s mouth twitched. The big tiger, which was supposed to be cool and majestic, looked instantly ridiculous with such a move.

The tiger that came was precisely the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger that Ji An had rescued. He didn’t know how it had found this place, and it was on the sixth floor, so it jumped quite high.

The Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger stepped on its furry paws, lazily flicking its tail, jumped onto the table, and then looked down at Ji An with its blue eyes.

This posture was majestic and imposing, but only if Ji An hadn’t seen it do the face-brake just now, otherwise it was a bit funny.

Big fluffy furballs also had pride. Ji An stroked the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger’s head, but the big fellow proudly dodged, not letting him touch it.

“You don’t let me pet you, so why did you come? Specifically to visit me? Well, you’ve seen me; I’m fine, doing very well now.” Ji An spoke to the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger as if it could understand. “Just stay well at the orphanage and protect those little children. If it weren’t for saving them that day, I wouldn’t have gone to the traffickers’ lair, and I wouldn’t have been able to save you either. So, you must protect the children, understand?”

The Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger grew impatient. It jumped off the table, its thick large paw stepping on the mineral water bottle Ji An had just used to hold the Spiritual Spring water, tilting its head and staring at Ji An with its blue eyes.

Ji An, “…”

Just this morning, he had praised it as intelligent to Zhou Qin, and in the evening, it came to demonstrate its intelligence.

What else could he do? The big furball had come knocking, so Ji An could only give it.

Spiritual Spring water was very miraculous. For those with injuries, drinking it could save their lives. For those without injuries, drinking it could only strengthen their bodies. Drinking too much would hinder absorption.

Ji An only gave the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger half a bottle of diluted Spiritual Spring water.

The Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger sniffed, slightly dissatisfied, but still licked and drank it.

After the big fellow finished drinking, it still knew to ask Ji An for more. Ji An didn’t give it any, spreading his hands to indicate there was no more.

The Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger twisted its head, strutted like a cat, and leaped out of the window.

By the time Ji An rushed to the window, the Blue-Eyed Winged Tiger had already landed steadily from the sixth floor. Before leaving, it gave Ji An a triumphant glance and darted away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Ate and left without a trace, the little heartless one! Oh no, the big fellow wasn’t small, so it was the big heartless one!

Ji An turned around and saw the broken screen window on the floor, giving a wry smile. How was he supposed to explain this to the hospital cleaners tomorrow morning?

He wondered if saying he had a headache attack last night and broke it would work?

Ji An rubbed his head; it seemed to hurt even more.

Gu Jinsheng slept soundly for a full 72 hours. If he hadn’t woken up, Ji An would have called Fang Rurong to check on Gu Jinsheng again.

“You’re awake?” During these days, even though his head hurt, Ji An still paid some attention to Gu Jinsheng’s movements at all times.

The first thing Gu Jinsheng saw when he opened his eyes was Ji An’s face, which was so beautiful it made people forget to breathe. Before the confusion faded from his eyes, he grabbed Ji An’s arms and held him tightly in his embrace.

They were so close, chest to chest. Ji An seemed to feel Gu Jinsheng’s chaotic heartbeat.

“Ji An, thank you for still being alive.” Gu Jinsheng’s first words after waking up were unexpectedly this.

This caught Ji An completely off guard, unprepared. His heart, which was without defense, seemed to be infected by Gu Jinsheng’s heartbeat and began to become chaotic, beating faster and faster.

At this moment, Ji An’s heart was in chaos because of Gu Jinsheng’s single sentence!

“Gu Jinsheng, thank you too.” Ji An opened his arms and hugged Gu Jinsheng back.

He silently said in his heart, Gu Jinsheng, thank you for not giving up on me in that hopeless and desperate moment!

Gu Jinsheng hugged Ji An for a full minute before seeming to fully wake up. He released Ji An and carefully examined his whole body. Seeing that Ji An looked normal except for his pale complexion, he asked, “Does your headache still hurt so much?”

“Yes.” Ji An gave a wry smile. “With my ability rendered useless, it would be strange if my head didn’t hurt. I probably won’t recover for at least a year and a half. Does your head also hurt a lot?”

Ji An hadn’t forgotten that Gu Jinsheng had sacrificed one of his abilities for him.

“It’s alright,” Gu Jinsheng said.

Gu Jinsheng was someone who could endure the most. When he said it was alright, it meant it really hurt a lot.

Ji An wanted to feed Gu Jinsheng Spiritual Spring water again. He had developed a habit of feeding him Spiritual Spring water every day while Gu Jinsheng was in a coma.

But now that Gu Jinsheng was awake, if he gave him Spiritual Spring water again, Gu Jinsheng’s keen senses would definitely detect something unusual.

Was he really ready to reveal the Spiritual Spring to Gu Jinsheng?

Ji An lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.

When he looked up again, his eyes were sparkling, as if there were thousands of stars in them. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile, and when he smiled, there was a childlike innocence. “You’ve slept for so long, you must be thirsty. Have a bottle of water.”

Gu Jinsheng hadn’t expected Ji An to suddenly say this, but he still took it. “Okay.”

Ji An noticed a tooth mark on Gu Jinsheng’s arm. He was startled for a moment and pointed to the tooth mark on Gu Jinsheng’s arm, saying, “Who bit you?”

Gu Jinsheng seemed to just notice it at this moment. He looked at the tooth mark with a momentary blankness, but quickly regained his expressionless face. He said casually, “Little Rose bit me. At that time, you were unconscious, and I carried you out of Little Rose’s arms. Little Rose didn’t react immediately and thought I was a bad person, so she bit me hard. I didn’t pay attention at the time; it must have been left then.”

“Oh, I see.” Little Rose was a child with a fiery temper and indeed could do such a thing. It was just that Little Rose looked small, and her mouth also looked small. He hadn’t expected that it was just how it looked; in reality, her mouth was quite large, and the tooth mark left was almost as big as his mouth.

Ji An didn’t think too much about it. After all, there was no need for Gu Jinsheng to lie to him about something like this, and Gu Jinsheng himself was never a promiscuous person. In fact, quite the opposite, he was so ascetic that he could have become a monk.

So Ji An didn’t notice the blankness in Gu Jinsheng’s eyes, the confusion when looking at the tooth mark, and a hint of guilt from lying.

Gu Jinsheng picked up the mineral water bottle to drink and only then realized that the mineral water Ji An had given him was a full bottle, but the cap was loose. Gu Jinsheng had no defenses against Ji An and drank it without thinking.

If this bottle of water had been given to Gu Jinsheng by someone else, even Kong Zhongcheng or Wan Xueying or Zhou Qin, Gu Jinsheng would not have drunk it. It wasn’t hesitation, but a definite refusal to drink.

Gu Jinsheng was truly very sharp. He only took one sip and noticed that the water Ji An gave him was not right.

He looked deeply at Ji An. That look made Ji An’s heart pound. However, Gu Jinsheng said nothing and drank the entire bottle in one gulp.

Ji An suddenly remembered what Tang Tang had said to Gu Jinsheng when she was trying to sow discord. She said she had a secret, and it was a huge secret.

At that time, Gu Jinsheng had said that having a secret was her own business, and whether she could trust him was his business.

Now it seems that Gu Jinsheng has always been keeping his promise to him.