AMTBYIGA Chapter 66
by VolareLin Sui choked, unable to utter a complete sentence. His vision was blurred, making it hard to see Gu Nian’s face. This realization filled him with fear. Lin Sui frantically wiped away his tears, desperately trying to confirm that Gu Nian was alright.
Gu Nian was genuinely angry this time, his eyes red-rimmed, and he hadn’t lessened the strength with which he gripped Lin Sui’s arm. But the moment he saw Lin Sui’s state, even the greatest anger vanished.
He gritted his teeth, seemingly trying to compose himself, then suddenly pulled Lin Sui into a tight embrace, holding him so forcefully as if trying to meld him into his own body. His tone was exceptionally humble as he murmured, “Please, don’t scare me like that again. I’m really going to be scared to death.”
Lin Sui couldn’t stop crying, repeatedly saying, “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t say sorry,” Gu Nian muttered, “It’s my fault. I’m a burden to you. I shouldn’t have yelled at you. I’m sorry, Sui Sui, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Towards the end, Gu Nian’s voice even carried a hint of ferocity, but this ferocity wasn’t directed at Lin Sui, but at his own weak and helpless self.
No matter how much he could manipulate the business world, at critical moments like this, he was nothing more than a burden to Lin Sui.
How could he become a dark cloud blocking the sun?
At this moment, Gu Nian felt boundless confusion.
He had once been absolutely certain that he would spend the rest of his life with Lin Sui, but the moment Lin Sui had rushed forward, that idea wavered.
Did he, someone who couldn’t even protect the person he loved, really have the right to stay by Lin Sui’s side?
Over there, the police had already subdued the knife-wielding man. A policeman came over and said, “Could you two please come with us to make a statement? Don’t worry, it won’t take too long. And there are professional doctors there who can help you both treat your injuries.”
Hearing this, Lin Sui didn’t bother trying to calm his emotions. He hastily wiped away his tears and nodded quickly, “Thank you.” He remembered that Gu Nian’s arm was injured and could get infected at any time.
The police helped Gu Nian into the police car. The driver was a kind-looking old man who chatted with them along the way to help them relax. Normally, Lin Sui could chat non-stop with taxi drivers, but this time he was absent-minded, only responding after a long delay.
Gu Nian was even more silent, lowering his head and pondering something.
The atmosphere in the whole car was unusually heavy.
When they arrived at the police station, someone immediately came to help bandage them. Lin Sui hadn’t suffered any serious injuries. He squatted anxiously beside Gu Nian, watching the policeman apply medicine and bandage him, carefully noting the precautions before going to make a statement.
It was only now that Lin Sui learned that the knife-wielding man was a habitual robber with blood on his hands. He somehow knew about the police’s movements in advance and came to the amusement park to hide, only to be discovered by the patrol team, which led to Lin Sui getting involved.
The process of making a statement was simple, just going through the motions. The policeman taking the statement also kept reassuring Lin Sui. Lin Sui felt much calmer when he came out, but he was still shaken.
He couldn’t imagine what would have happened if that person had really gotten close to Gu Nian. What if he had wanted to take someone hostage? What if he wanted to kill them? What if… even the slightest possibility terrified Lin Sui.
As soon as Lin Sui opened the door of the statement room, he saw Gu Nian waiting at the door. His arm was wrapped in thick bandages, his face and clothes were stained with dust, and his face was a little pale, but he was still trying to smile.
As if to comfort Lin Sui.
Lin Sui’s eyes became a little sore again. He walked over and held Gu Nian’s hand tightly, trying to say lightly, “Everything’s fine. The police said that person was just an ordinary thief, and the knife was just to scare people.” After a pause, Lin Sui awkwardly changed the subject, “The matter here is over. Let’s go home, okay?”
Gu Nian didn’t expose Lin Sui’s lie. He knew better than anyone whether it was a real knife or not. He took the initiative to squeeze Lin Sui’s hand and softly said “Okay.”
The Benz driver had received the news and rushed over, his eyes filled with unconcealed worry when he saw them. Lin Sui smiled, but he didn’t have the energy to explain. He fell asleep leaning against the car seat soon after getting into the car.
These past few days had been busy with the public announcement, and then they had encountered this kind of thing today. He was really exhausted.
Gu Nian made a shushing gesture to the driver, gently took out a blanket and covered Lin Sui, his hand softly patting the youth’s curled back, as tenderly as if he were coaxing a child who had a nightmare.
Lin Sui didn’t sleep soundly. He was vaguely aware of the outside world, so he woke up as soon as the car stopped, even though he still looked very tired.
“Did I bump your wound?” The first thing Lin Sui did when he opened his eyes was to look at Gu Nian next to him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the bandage was intact, “It’s good that I didn’t touch it.”
Gu Nian didn’t care much. He lovingly stroked Lin Sui’s red-rimmed eyes and said softly, “Go back and get some sleep. You’ve been working hard these past few days.”
Lin Sui shook his head, carefully supported Gu Nian as he sat in his wheelchair, and pushed him towards the house, saying lightly, “It’s okay. I have to do these things anyway. And I’m finally public. I’ve been waiting for this day for so long.”
After speaking, Lin Sui even hummed a little tune, seemingly to prove that he was really happy.
But it was unknown whether this happiness was now mixed with a bit of unease.
Gu Nian sighed inwardly and didn’t continue speaking, directly changing the subject, “My arm can’t get wet. I might need your help with bathing these next few days.”
Lin Sui was stunned for a moment before remembering about this.
It was already inconvenient for Gu Nian to take a bath, and now that his arm was so seriously injured, he definitely needed someone to help him. And in the villa, it seemed that he was the only one…
Lin Sui suddenly felt a little shy. After all, helping with bathing was quite different from seeing swimsuits at the beach. After a while, he whispered, “Okay, I’ll go later.”
The two returned to their respective rooms. Lin Sui quickly took a quick shower, went to Gu Nian’s room with wet hair, and saw that he was still wearing the dirty clothes, staring blankly at the wrist of his injured arm, with some deep emotions flashing in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Sui walked over worriedly, “Are there any other injuries? Should we go to the hospital to take a look?”
“It’s nothing,” Gu Nian came back to his senses and covered his wrist with his clothes, answering, “It’s just that the red string you gave me seems to have broken off. I don’t know where it fell.”
Lin Sui was a little surprised, “You’re still wearing that?”
He thought that someone like Gu Nian would definitely disdain such things and would at most wear it for show before putting it away.
In fact, he was right. Gu Nian used to do that before.
But this one that was accidentally lost was different from those.
Gu Nian didn’t continue the topic. He took clothes from the closet and went into the bathroom with Lin Sui.
Because of Gu Nian’s arm, he couldn’t shower when he took a bath. So Lin Sui filled the bathtub with water and then used a towel to wipe Gu Nian’s body little by little.
At first, Lin Sui was a little uncomfortable, but gradually, his eyes were filled with only heartache.
That car accident not only took away Gu Nian’s legs, but also left countless marks on his body. Usually, you couldn’t see them, but once he took off his clothes and looked closely, Lin Sui realized that Gu Nian had many fine scars on his body. Most of them were already very faint, but there were a surprisingly large number of them.
Gu Nian seemed to know Lin Sui’s confusion and explained, “Most of them were left over from playing when I was a kid. They have nothing to do with the car accident.”
“Gu Nian was also naughty when he was a kid?” Lin Sui asked in surprise.
Gu Nian smiled, “Why are you so surprised? What do you think I should have been like when I was a kid?”
Lin Sui seriously thought for a while, “Probably just someone who always had a straight face, and was very good at everything, the kind of kid that people call ‘the kid from someone else’s family’?”
Gu Nian turned his head, looked at Lin Sui with a smile, and said, “Then I might disappoint you. Before I was six years old, I was raised by my grandfather in my hometown. I’ve done everything from going up mountains to going down rivers, and I’ve been beaten a lot.”
Lin Sui widened his eyes, completely not expecting Gu Nian’s childhood to be like this, and said enviously, “I also seem to want to have such an experience. Is it fun in the mountains?”
Gu Nian said, “I’ll take you once when we go back to our hometown in the future. At that time, I can take you to…”
As he spoke, Gu Nian’s voice suddenly stopped.
What could he take Lin Sui to do?
Whether it was climbing trees or going down to the water, it was no longer something he could do.
Lin Sui also suddenly realized something and quickly changed the subject, “I thought you had to learn so many things every day when you were a kid and didn’t have time to play.”
“It was about the same, but Grandpa said that childhood should always have a childhood-like appearance,” Gu Nian turned his head, his face stained with water vapor as if covered by a layer of haze, his voice was emotionless, “But later, when I went to school, it wasn’t so easy. I learned a lot more things than my peers, but fortunately, I was also very interested.”
The atmosphere in the bathroom suddenly changed from a warm chat to a bit of silence. Lin Sui knew the reason, but he didn’t know how to break the deadlock. He didn’t have a good way to fix things, even after they were done with the shower and he pushed Gu Nian out of the bathroom.
It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but after experiencing too many emotional ups and downs in one day, Lin Sui and Gu Nian were both tired and wanted to sleep.
Lin Sui was about to leave and go back to his room. He stood at the bedroom door hesitating for a long time, and finally made up his mind to turn around, look at Gu Nian, and ask, “Um, your hand is inconvenient, do you want me to stay and… help with something?”
After speaking, Lin Sui quickly added, “I’ll definitely be very well-behaved when I sleep this time, and I definitely won’t press on the wound!” He looked like he wanted to swear an oath.
Gu Nian was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, as if afraid of him changing his mind, “Okay, I have an extra quilt in my room.”
Lin Sui blinked, wondering why there would be an extra quilt in Gu Nian’s room.
Soon Lin Sui discovered that Gu Nian’s room not only had an extra quilt, but also had only one pillow, which was even more strange, as if he had done it on purpose.
Gu Nian nonchalantly gave up half of his own pillow and said apologetically, “I threw the other one into the guest room a few days ago because I didn’t think I would need it. It’s been too long since it was used, so I might have to wash it first.”
Lin Sui dispelled the doubts in his heart and quickly waved his hand, “No need, no need, I don’t need to sleep with a pillow. Lying flat is good for the spine!”
After speaking, Lin Sui really climbed onto the bed and lay directly in the area outside the pillow, pulled the quilt, and then closed his eyes peacefully.
Gu Nian: …