Volume One, Chapter 14: The Princess Carry

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A high-end restaurant next to the city hospital.
Warm yellow lighting, the lingering sound of a violin, and a waiter standing by, ready at any moment, striving to provide the highest quality dining service to guests.
Gu Nanxiao sat at the table, bored, counting how many triangles were in the decorative paintings on the wall.
“Sorry, Nanxiao, I’m late.”
The sound of high heels behind him interrupted Gu Nanxiao’s meaningless pastime.
Liang Yingying appeared across from him, her brows and eyes full of springtime charm.
“You helped me, it’s only right.”
Gu Nanxiao glanced at Liang Yingying then averted his gaze, leaning back slightly in his chair.
Silence and awkwardness spread across the table simultaneously.
Gu Nanxiao neither spoke nor wished to start a conversation.
He just wanted to settle the favor quickly and leave.
“Nanxiao, does your shoulder still hurt these days?”
“No.”
Half an hour after sitting down, Gu Nanxiao had looked toward the kitchen window three times; this restaurant served food slower than he expected.
The boring wait passed in a series of questions and answers.
No matter what Liang Yingying said, Gu Nanxiao politely replied, but that was all.
His responses were concise, as if giving a work report.
The effort to maintain the conversation was at its limit.
Liang Yingying bit her lip hard, watching Gu Nanxiao’s absent-mindedness—this was a rare opportunity for her...
“Sorry, I’ll go touch up my makeup.”
Sighing, she got up and headed to the restroom.
The phone beside Gu Nanxiao lit up; he glanced toward the direction Liang Yingying had left.
He picked up the phone to check.
Gu Nanqing had sent him a photo.
The man’s cold and stern face showed a trace of tenderness.
So that’s why... she looked so beautiful today. He blamed himself for being too rushed that morning.
Gu Nanxiao’s fingers twitched as he saved the photo.
After some thought, he brought the phone back and cropped Gu Nanqing out of the picture.
When Gu Nanxiao stepped out of the restaurant, he took a deep breath of fresh air.
“Nanxiao, really...”
Hearing this, Gu Nanxiao quickened his pace.
“Sorry, Miss Liang, I truly have something urgent.”
He lightly braked, the Hummer stopping at the amusement park entrance.
Gu Nanxiao crossed his arms and leaned against the driver’s seat, wanting to see what Gu Nanqing was up to.
His gaze swept inside the car and finally settled on the gift box in the passenger seat.
The girl valued every dress she owned.
That day, Mu Yao clutching the ribbon with a look of loss was etched deeply in Gu Nanxiao’s mind, impossible to shake.
Helplessly, after circling around, he had no choice but to ask Xie Yangfeng—among all his close friends, only this guy had ever dated.
When Xie Yangfeng told him the matter was settled, Gu Nanxiao was grateful.
But when he learned it was Liang Yingying who handled it, Gu Nanxiao was puzzled and unwilling.
After clarifying the reason...

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His fists clenched.
A faint smile, an intimidation of force.
“Ah! Boss! Don’t hit the face! It was Liang Yingying who came looking for me!!!”
Xie Yangfeng’s howl echoed through Gu Nanxiao’s office.
[MapleLeaf] offers a hefty sum [emojis] for the dress at [emojis], my boss wants it!
Social butterfly Xie Yangfeng posted to his friends circle, and the call was answered immediately.
Except for Gu Nanxiao, the rest of the brothers all knew at once.
Gu Nanxiao pressed his fingers tightly to his forehead.
Questions about the dress had to be asked, and favors had to be repaid.
He disliked owing anyone anything.
The sun was setting; the crowd leaving the amusement park gradually increased.
Still, he immediately spotted the elegantly dressed Mu Yao.
She was in a man’s arms.
Gu Nanxiao froze as he got out of the car.
To match her dress, Mu Yao had worn a pair of beautiful little leather shoes today.
New ones.
By afternoon, she had already sensed a faint pain in her heels.
After finishing all the school-arranged events, every step she took was piercingly painful.
She tried her best to appear calm and indifferent on the surface, but inside, her heart was breaking.
“Teacher Mu, are you feeling unwell?”
Gu Nanqing took advantage of a break to quietly whisper in Mu Yao’s ear.
Mu Yao looked at him, a little surprised.
“Xiao Yao, are you not feeling well?!”
Before Mu Yao could say anything, Gao Mingyu interrupted.
Gu Nanqing’s small face puffed up in displeasure.
“Are you okay? Should I take you to the hospital?”
Mu Yao didn’t want to go to the hospital for such a small matter, nor did she want Gao Mingyu to take her.
Favors were the hardest things to repay.
Leaving the amusement park, a familiar figure ran past Mu Yao; she lifted her dress and wanted to chase after.
“Gu Nanqing! Where are you going?!”
Gao Mingyu behind her swiftly grabbed her; she was already uncomfortable, and a strong pull caused her to lose balance.
Gu Nanqing heard the voice and ran faster.
“Teacher Mu, brother’s here. I saw his car!”
Gu Nanqing opened the passenger door and stood frozen.
Gu Nanxiao glanced at him indifferently.
“Sit in the back.”
“Brother, brother, please go check it out, Teacher Mu is hurt!”
Gu Nanxiao was stunned.
His hand moved faster than his brain; he pushed open the door and got out, approaching Mu Yao.
“Hurt?”
Mu Yao’s arm throbbed slightly; Gao Mingyu’s grip caused her fingertips to turn white.

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“Xiao Yao, who is this?”
“Senior brother, let’s stop here today. I’ll go back with his car.”
Saying this, Mu Yao took a few steps toward Gu Nanxiao.
If she had to owe someone a favor, she preferred to owe Gu Nanxiao.
After all... the more debts, the less worry.
Gao Mingyu stared steadily in the direction they were leaving; halfway through, Gu Nanxiao glanced back at him coldly.
His hand at his side clenched tighter.
Inside the car.
“Where does it hurt?”
Taking advantage of waiting for the car, Gu Nanxiao glanced at the back seat.
Mu Yao withdrew her gaze from outside the window.
“My foot, probably rubbed raw.”
Gu Nanxiao said nothing, turning his head to continue driving.
In the underground garage,
The Hummer stopped steadily in its designated spot.
“Here, sorry for the trouble.”
With a surprised exclamation, Gu Nanxiao bent down and lifted Mu Yao into his arms.
Mu Yao hadn’t yet realized what was happening, only feeling a sudden whirl of dizziness.
“What are you doing? Put me down! Gu Nanqing is watching!”
Gu Nanxiao followed Mu Yao’s line of sight downward; Gu Nanqing weakly raised a small hand to cover his eyes.
“He can’t see now.”
Mu Yao: ...
Gu Nanxiao carried her toward the elevator, followed by a little tail giggling behind him.
In the elevator, Mu Yao quietly looked up at Gu Nanxiao, then quickly looked away when he lowered his head.
Her heart was beating unusually fast today.
Gu Nanxiao carried her all the way to the sofa; if Mu Yao hadn’t stopped him, they would probably be in the bedroom by now.
Gu Nanxiao slid down his dress pants and squatted in front of Mu Yao.
Mu Yao lowered her eyes.
The room was thick with ambiguous tension.
Neither wanted to look away first, yet both were embarrassed to stare too much.
In the hide-and-seek of glances, Mu Yao’s face grew redder and redder.
Laughter echoed in the quiet room; Mu Yao was the first to look away.
She lost.
Gu Nanxiao got up and left. After he stepped out, Mu Yao’s stiffened back relaxed slightly, and she gasped softly.
Was the air conditioning not working today?
After Gu Nanxiao left, everything in the room gradually returned to normal, but the pain in her foot remained.
“Broken?”
Mu Yao’s hand holding her sock trembled.
How did this guy walk so silently?