Seeing Fu Jihuai's gloomy face, refusing to let Gu Yi go, Gu Yi also stubbornly gritted his teeth and didn't say a word.
Lu Ke turned her head and saw the bodyguard swinging a club fiercely at Gu Yi.
Her face changed drastically. She quickly got up and threw herself at Gu Yi like crazy, shielding him tightly under her body.
In an instant, the expressions of everyone present changed.
"Yaya!" Fu Jihuai wanted to rush over and stop her, but Lu Ke was too fast. It happened in the blink of an eye, and he had no time to intercept her at all.
He could only watch helplessly as Lu Ke pressed herself over Gu Yi, and the iron club fell onto her.
Gu Yi was completely stunned, his brain going blank for a brief moment.
Fu Jihuai's eyes widened in sheer panic, and he roared at the bodyguard, "Stop!"
But by the time the bodyguard realized something was wrong, it was too late to pull back. The ruthless blow landed heavily on Lu Ke's back.
In that split second, Lu Ke even heard the sound of bones cracking. The pain made her tears burst out.
Her face instantly turned deathly pale, and blood even seeped from the corner of her mouth.
The bodyguard trembled all over, his face looking even paler than Lu Ke's, completely at a loss.
He was doomed. Accidentally injuring Young Master Fu's woman meant his life was over.
Fu Jihuai rushed over, shoved the bodyguard aside, and fixed his gaze on Lu Ke.
Seeing her current state, his legs went weak, and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
He hurriedly crouched down to check on Lu Ke's condition.
This blow made Lu Ke feel like half her life had been beaten out of her. She cried uncontrollably from the pain, unable to suppress it at all.
She didn't know how Gu Yi had endured so many hits. Why didn't she have this kind of super pain tolerance?
Was it just because she was the female supporting character and Gu Yi was the male lead?
It was unfair.
Lu Ke's vision went dark, and her body went limp as she collapsed, only to be caught by Gu Yi.
Gu Yi had bled a lot, and his face was already pale, but all the blood he had lost before seemed to pale in comparison to the pain he felt seeing Lu Ke take this hit for him.
Especially seeing the woman in his arms with a ghastly pale face and blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, Gu Yi was trembling all over, his eyes bloodshot.
Fear, panic, dread...
He was so afraid that something would happen to Lu Ke.
He was even more afraid that something happened to her because of him. If that were the case, he would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Gu Yi reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of Lu Ke's mouth. His hand was shaking uncontrollably, and his tears fell pattering onto Lu Ke's face.
"Sister, sister..."
Fu Jihuai couldn't care less about Gu Yi anymore and hurriedly checked on Lu Ke's condition.
He reached out to pull Lu Ke into his arms, but Lu Ke grabbed Gu Yi's hand.
She looked extremely weak, as if she might pass out at any moment, yet she still forced down the pain to comfort Gu Yi, giving him a gentle smile.
"I, I'm fine..." Before she could finish her sentence, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Gu Yi's pupils shrank violently. "Sister, don't, don't talk. I'll take you to the hospital. I'll take you to the hospital right now."
Gu Yi's voice trembled as he tried to pick Lu Ke up, but she stopped him.
Lu Ke was truly about to faint from the pain; she even felt sorry for herself.
If Gu Yi wanted to feel sorry for her, could he at least let her finish speaking first?
Lu Ke coughed, bringing up some bloody froth. Her smile was so pale, yet she still tried to comfort Gu Yi in return.
"Gu Yi, don't, don't blame yourself. I, I did it willingly."
"In the past, if I said the wrong things, or did... did anything to make you misunderstand, I'm... I'm sorry. Can you... can you forget about it."
"From now on, let's, let's just be siblings... okay?"
Gu Yi shook his head in a panic, no longer able to hear clearly what she was saying. "Sister, don't talk. I'm taking you to the hospital right now, right now."
He forced himself to lift Lu Ke but accidentally touched her wound, causing her so much pain that her breathing almost stopped.
Gu Yi hurriedly let go, at a complete loss. His panicked gaze fell on Fu Jihuai's face, a pleading look in his eyes.
Fu Jihuai gave him a cold look, avoided the wound, and scooped Lu Ke up into his arms, striding outside.
Lu Ke: ...
Lu Ke's eyes widened in desperation. She reached out to Gu Yi with all her might and opened her mouth to tell Fu Jihuai to put her down, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Her eyes looked expectantly at Gu Yi.
You haven't promised me yet! Hurry, hurry up and promise me! We'll just be siblings from now on, let's not develop some taboo romance! That kind of relationship is the most reliable, trust me!
But Fu Jihuai had already carried her out the door, and Gu Yi disappeared from her line of sight.
Lu Ke stiffened all over, her expectations falling flat, and her hand dropped weakly.
Looking up and seeing Fu Jihuai's awful expression, she slowly closed her eyes and began to play dead.
The pain was real, though. That bodyguard's strength was simply too immense.
Lu Ke felt like she had sustained internal injuries. Lying in Fu Jihuai's arms, it wasn't long before she actually passed out.
She didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up, Fu Jihuai was keeping watch by the bed.
He looked as if he hadn't rested for a long time. His eyes were red and completely bloodshot.
Seeing her wake up, Fu Jihuai sat up straight and asked anxiously, "Yaya, you're awake. How do you feel?"
Lu Ke opened her mouth, her throat dry.
Fu Jihuai hurriedly poured a cup of hot water, brought it to her lips, and fed it to her sip by sip.
"How long was I asleep?"
Fu Jihuai's fingertips gripping the cup turned a little pale. "Two days. You were in a coma for two days."
That long?
Lu Ke hadn't expected that. She stared blankly at the ceiling and recalled that day.
She moved slightly, and her body didn't hurt as much as she had imagined.
But her back still burned, and it hurt quite a bit whenever she moved even slightly.
Fu Jihuai hurriedly held her down. "Don't move yet, you still have injuries."
Setting down the cup, he tucked in the corners of her blanket, trying to make himself look less fierce. "Yaya, that day... you shouldn't have taken the blow for Gu Yi."
Lu Ke lowered her eyelashes. Of course she knew she shouldn't have. If she hadn't been forced by the circumstances, and with such a rare opportunity to farm favorability points, would she have been willing?
She wasn't an idiot.
Seeing Lu Ke remain silent, Fu Jihuai twitched his lips, smiling very forcefully.
"Yaya, he has thick skin and tough flesh. Taking a few injuries is nothing for him, but you've been raised delicately since childhood."
"You are not allowed to do this ever again. Do you know, you really scared me to death."
Lu Ke gave a low sound of agreement, not asking how Gu Yi was doing.
Seeing her accept it, Fu Jihuai breathed a sigh of relief, terrified that Lu Ke would be stubborn and insist on protecting them no matter what.
He quickly added, "From now on, no matter what happens, you must protect yourself first."
"No matter which of us gets hurt, you must never rush over to block it with your body like this time, understand?"
Lu Ke lifted her eyelashes, looking at the handsome man in front of her with a face full of concern, and revealed a sweet smile.
"Brother, I understand."
Fu Jihuai rubbed her head, the smile on his face becoming a bit more genuine. "The doctor said it's best if you lie in bed for a couple of days."
"Don't move around carelessly these next two days. Wait until your injuries heal before getting out of bed, okay?"
Lu Ke nodded gently and hummed in agreement.
As if not knowing what else to say, Fu Jihuai fell silent.
He actually had a lot he wanted to say, a lot of questions he wanted to ask.
But more than those, he wanted to know if she had already been with both Gu Xiu and Gu Yi...
But Lu Ke's face was still very pale, and she had only just woken up. Now was not a good time to ask those things.
If Lu Ke remembered something sad and got emotionally agitated, it would pull at the wound on her back, and she would definitely be in pain again.
Fu Jihuai's hands slowly clenched into fists.
Even though Gu Xiu had taken Lu Ke away and left her hurt and devastated, he still couldn't kill those two brothers just yet.
Fu Jihuai fiercely hated his own weakness.
If he were powerful enough, he could openly march into the Gu family to demand justice, and even force them to hand over Gu Xiu and Gu Yi so Lu Ke could vent her anger.
But right now, he was powerless. That day, all he could do was beat up Gu Yi to let out his frustration.
And yet, it had all ended up like this.
Accidentally injuring Lu Ke filled Fu Jihuai with boundless regret.
But whenever he thought of how Lu Ke had desperately thrown her life on the line to protect Gu Yi, his heart ached as if it were being pierced by needles.
Swallowing down the overwhelming bitterness in his heart, Fu Jihuai offered Lu Ke an incredibly gentle smile.
"Yaya, get some rest first. If you get hungry or thirsty, just let me know. I need to handle some company matters, but I'll be right here."
