Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home-Chapter 78 - 11 Unexpected Gains

78: Chapter 11 Unexpected Gains

78 -11 Unexpected Gains

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Gu Xiaoxi put down the disinfectant in her hands.

She walked over, squatted down, and gently supported Yi Chentian.

The man was injured all over, and his high fever persisted.

As Gu Xiaoxi looked up, she saw Zhong Ming staring at her, his expression full of inquiry.

“Why are you staring at me?” Gu Xiaoxi asked angrily.

Zhong Ming hadn’t forgotten his grudge with Gu Xiaoxi, but for the sake of Yi Chentian, he chose not to hold it against her.

He leaned against the side of the cabin, with the injured leg already fixed in a splint.

Although the pain was making him sweat profusely, he endured it with strength.

“Gu Xiaoxi!

I’m overlooking our issues for Boss Yi’s sake.

What about me giving you a stare?

It won’t make you lose any flesh!” Zhong Ming tilted his chin up, his arrogant demeanor looking utterly infuriating.

Gu Xiaoxi laughed coldly, ready to respond.

At that moment, Shao Changfeng had finished bandaging Yi Chentian’s wounds when he said, “Move back a little and let his head rest on your leg.

He is so seriously injured, yet you don’t seem to care at all.”

Gu Xiaoxi held her breath, wondering whether or not to tell everyone that she actually had no relationship with him whatsoever.

However, because they were comrades in arms, even if there was no relationship, she was willing to lend her leg for him to rest on. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Even for a stranger, she would have taken care.

Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fist, moved back a bit, straightened her legs, leaned against the cabin, and then Shao Changfeng placed Yi Chentian’s head on her legs.

Gu Xiaoxi could feel the heat radiating from his feverish body.

She quickly turned around and called out to a soldier not far away, “Bring a wet towel over!”

Soon after, Jiang Youhua ran over quickly and handed the towel to Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi wrung out the water and gently placed the towel on Yi Chentian’s forehead.

All she hoped for now was for time to pass quickly, so they could get him to the hospital sooner.

The return trip would take four hours.

During that period, Yi Chentian’s dressing was changed a few times, and he took antipyretics, but instead of his fever subsiding, it grew even worse.

At this point, everyone on the boat was extremely anxious.

But the return trip was only halfway done.

Gu Xiaoxi’s legs felt numb as she looked at Yi Chentian’s furrowed brows due to the high fever, and her heart was filled with turmoil.

After a while, when no one was looking, she quietly held his hand, closed her eyes, and transferred her True Qi into his body, driving out the coldness and heat within him.

After a full half-hour, Gu Xiaoxi’s back was drenched, and large beads of sweat fell from her forehead.

Seeing the flush fade from Yi Chentian’s face, she finally withdrew her True Qi.

But this action had nearly depleted all of her cultivation.

Gu Xiaoxi collapsed against the cabin wall, leaning on the cool surface, and gasped for breath.

When Yi Chentian woke up, he felt a small, cold hand in his palm.

As his vision gradually cleared, he saw the face he had longed for day and night, and he couldn’t help but think he was dreaming.

Gu Xiaoxi, wearing a military cap, had fine sweat rolling down her fair skin from her forehead, her eyes closed, lashes curling up and thick, but even so, there was a deep weariness in her brow.

At a glance, it made one’s heart ache.

Gu Xiaoxi rested for a while before slowly opening her eyes.

When she looked down, her gaze met Yi Chentian’s directly, only then realizing that her hand was still in his palm.

Like lightning, Gu Xiaoxi withdrew her hand.

She expressionlessly helped Yi Chentian sit up and called out to Shao Changfeng not far away, “Squad leader, come and take a look.

He’s awake!”

Shao Changfeng ran over quickly, touched Yi Chentian’s forehead, and seeing that the fever had subsided, he was ecstatic, “It seems the medication worked!

That’s great!

Xiao Xi, go rest for a bit.

You’ve had a hard time taking care of him this whole way.

Look how pale your face is!”

Gu Xiaoxi stood up, her legs so numb she could hardly walk.

After standing for a while, she took large strides towards the deck.

At that moment, the sun was setting, casting golden sunlight over the glittering sea.

Gu Xiaoxi placed her hands on her hips and stood at the bow of the boat, taking a deep breath.

At that moment, her feet still felt a bit floaty.

It seemed she needed to practice Inner Strength more diligently.

Using it just once had left her feeling faint.

After Yi Chentian’s fever broke, his lips began to pale.

He leaned against the cabin and through the yacht’s narrow door, watched the proud silhouette of Gu Xiaoxi, unsure of what to say.

Had she been taking care of him all along?

Did it mean she was also worried about him?

His palm still retained the residual warmth of her touch.

Even though it was faint, it was so precious that he didn’t dare to touch that hand again.

Even if he knew her feelings, he could not offer her any promises.

He didn’t even have the courage to speak to her again.

Even if he is formidable, how can he compare to that man?

Yi Chentian thought, “Quan Shaoqing must know how to love her better than he does!”

An hour and a half later, the boat reached the shore.

By then, an ambulance was already waiting there.

Gu Xiaoxi watched as everyone hastily loaded the injured onto the ambulance; she turned and walked towards the camp.

Suddenly, Zhong Ming called out to her from behind, “Gu Xiaoxi!

Boss said, ‘Thank you for taking care of me!'”

Gu Xiaoxi paused, turned back to Zhong Ming, and lifted a slight smile, “You’re welcome, I would have done the same for any other comrade.”

In her words, there was an inexplicable sense of estrangement.

Zhong Ming and Shao Changfeng exchanged glances, clearly sensing the politeness between the two.

Especially since Yi Chentian was injured.

Gu Xiaoxi had been particularly calm the whole time, even in taking care of him, she seemed unfazed.

In the ambulance, Zhong Ming relayed her exact words to Yi Chentian, who upon hearing, couldn’t help but tighten his grip on the bedsheet, his heart twisting in agony.

After sending everyone off, Shao Changfeng quickly caught up to Gu Xiaoxi and asked with puzzlement, “Weren’t you and Yi Chentian…”

“We broke up!

Right on our second meeting!” Gu Xiaoxi spoke without any concealment, “He initiated it.

Don’t bring him up in front of me again!

I don’t want to hear it.”

With those words, she pocketed her hands, straightened her back, and strode towards the canteen.

Shao Changfeng stood still, stunned, and after a long time, he strangely felt a sense of relief and found it amusing.

There was no reason to start a relationship with the first meeting and end it on the second.

Wasn’t that equivalent to ending as soon as it began?

Today, everyone had been busy all day, and the dozen or so people were all extremely tired.

Shao Changfeng allowed everyone to rest after having dinner.

And after dinner, Gu Xiaoxi returned to her dormitory.

Song Jingyi and the others saw Gu Xiaoxi’s weariness and were very curious.

On the training field, no matter how tired she was, they had never seen any signs of fatigue on her face.

Today, she looked as though she hadn’t eaten for days, displaying a sickly air.

“Xiao Xi, you’re not sick, are you!” Song Jingyi quickly asked with concern.

“No!

Get me a large cup of warm water!” Gu Xiaoxi grabbed a towel, took some clothes, and entered the bathroom.

Turning on the faucet, she soaked herself in warm water, instantly feeling much more comfortable.

But she still felt very weak, as if the nutrients inside her body had been scooped out by someone.

Without absorbing some back, she was unable to replenish that sense of emptiness.

After bathing, Gu Xiaoxi found her dormitory empty.

Obviously, the others had gone back to training in the evening.

On the table was ginger tea prepared by Song Jingyi.

Gu Xiaoxi approached, lifted the cup, and gazed at the steaming water in her hand.

She thought that Song Jingyi was getting more and more attentive.

After changing her clothes, Gu Xiaoxi felt refreshed and a bit more spirited.

However, that sense of emptiness inside her persisted.

It seemed that she couldn’t rest, she had to go for extra training.

Gu Xiaoxi, chewing gum, left a note on the table, then slipped out of the training field and once again to the open area below the waterfall.

She looked at the clear stream water in front of her, sparkling with fragmented light in the night.

She spat out the gum and then sat cross-legged on a large rock.

With swift finger gestures, she closed her eyes and entered a state of serious cultivation.

When she cultivated using her usual methods, she miraculously found that her True Qi circulated at three times its normal speed.

The sea of qi was expanding continually, and it was more than twice its previous size.

This meant she would have more space to cultivate higher and more profound Inner Strength, tripling her cultivation speed directly.

Gu Xiaoxi suddenly realized, thrilled.

Every depletion of Inner Strength meant a renewal of the sea of qi.

Only by constantly using Inner Strength and harnessing True Qi could she accumulate more Inner Strength.

In the evening, after only three hours of practice, Gu Xiaoxi had completely replenished the True Qi she had spent saving Yi Chentian.

Instantly, she was revitalized.

Her spirits soared!

Gu Xiaoxi stood up from the large rock under the waterfall, stretched lazily, and her eyes shone like dazzling stars.

She looked reborn, standing tall, with handsome features and agile movements, radiating an orchid-like aura.

Could this be considered, an unexpected harvest?