Chapter 64: Three More Nights, Is He Secretly in Love with You?

  Hospital billing department.

  "Miss Qing, your medical expenses have been settled by Mr. Gu. You can rest assured and stay in the hospital." The hospital staff spoke to Nian Qing with respect.

  Frowning with a clear brow, unaccustomed to flattery.

  She looked at his formulaic smile, pursed her lips and walked away silently.

  When she passed by the clinic where she met Jianjian, she took a glance and found that Jianjian was no longer there.

  Back to the ward.

  Yan Zi was peeling an apple and eating it. Nian Qing sat down beside her and started talking to Yan Zi about what had just happened with Jian Jian.

  "So, in short, a man is sleeping with one woman but calling out another woman's name?"

  As she spoke, she turned her face sideways and stared at Nian Qing with a strange gaze: "Nian Qing, tell me, does Guan Shaozhu have a secret crush on you?"

  "It's impossible." Qing said quickly, shaking her head, her hand clenched into a fist and placed on her lips, deliberating: "I've known him for some time, he shouldn't be like this to me..."

  Yan Zi nodded in agreement.

  This scumbag Guan Shaoye, would he have such a sentimental unrequited love? Don't be ridiculous!

  "If he's not secretly in love with you, then he's mentally abnormal. You'd better cut ties with him immediately!"

  Yan Zi's successive demotions and transfers were due to his long-standing feud with Official Shi, which had been building up since the past.

  Nian Qing smiled, she also wanted to break up, but how could she?

  After finishing the apple, Yuanzi threw away the core and saw Nian Qing being silent, so he asked her: "What are you thinking about?"

  Nian Qing looked out of the window and said faintly: "I was thinking, why did Gu Qing Heng want to help me pay off my medical expenses."

  Yan Zi smiled ambiguously: "Does this still need to be thought about? I've already said it, he has a crush on you. This completely proves it - he's only being so good to you because he has a crush on you. From now on, just enjoy it."

  Yan Zi is more tactful than Nian Qing in dealing with people. She thinks that this kind of thing, as long as everyone understands it tacitly, there's no need to explain.

  Qing shook her head, "How dare I enjoy it? I'm almost scared to death! Do you know what kind of man Gu Qingheng is? He's not someone I can afford to provoke. In front of him, I don't even dare to have a small thought. Wanting to play the game of secret love with him? No way!"

  Being smooth with everyone is fine, but it doesn't work on Gu Qingheng, really doesn't work.

  "Besides, if I really wanted to compete with Nian Zi for men, she would go crazy and do anything. After thinking for a moment, Nian Qing asked Yan Zi: "Did you bring my phone?"

  "I forgot to bring it." After hearing Nian Qing's words, Yan Zi also felt a chill. She was too optimistic about Nian Qing's situation, thinking that Gu Qing Heng's appearance would be Nian Qing's savior. But she almost forgot, he might also become the second Lu Chuan.

  "Nian Hai has called you several times on your cell phone, but I didn't answer." Yan Zi added.

  Nian Qing didn't think it was unexpected, her mind was clear. Nian Hai Dian's words to her were either about the project or asking Gu Qing Heng to clarify things for her.

  Neither of them is good.

  "What do you plan to do?" asked Yanzi.

  "First return the money to Gu Qingheng, and then work hard to serve him." When saying this, Nian Qing's heart was actually not at ease.

  Gu Qingheng has no shortage of capable subordinates around him.

  She, a newcomer to society, is immature in all aspects, and it's probably just wishful thinking that she would work hard for him.

  "Never mind, let's just forget about it. I'll teach you a trick: when he attacks, you defend!" Yanzhi was used to simplifying complicated matters.

  Nian Qing burst out laughing with a "heh heh", envying her optimism.

  Gu Qingheng is coming, she is absolutely unstoppable.

  Chat for a while.

  "Time's almost up, I have to get back to the office. I'll come see you again after work tonight."

  Ning Qing sent her out, smiling and saying: "Don't bother, you're already late after work, just go home directly. This injury is just a small thing, in a few days, the bandage can be removed."

  "Alright, I'm leaving." Yanzi let Nianqing not send her off, carrying her bag and wearing high heels, she left in a hurry.

  Until evening.

  Nian Qing ate something in the hospital cafeteria and then returned to her ward to pack up her things, as she was due to be discharged tomorrow.

  After tidying up, she broke out in a sweat. Qing took some clean clothes to change into and prepared to take a bath. Before that, she carefully locked the door of the sickroom.

  After all, there are many people in the hospital, and it's possible that some patients may have entered the wrong room.

  Turn on the showerhead, cool water flows, covering the skin, dispersing the heat and sweat, very comfortable.

  Qing carefully held up her right hand, careful not to get the wound wet, or she would have to trouble the nurse to re-dress it again.

  Squeeze out body wash, rub it all over until it's a milky white color, and finally, just go ahead and wash your hair too.

  Outside the bathroom, "click", the sound of gears turning, as if something opened.

  Nian Qing stood in front of the flower shower, hesitating for a moment.

  She thought she had misheard, but outside, there was another "bang" sound, this time a bit louder, so that Nian Qing could hear clearly - it was the sound of closing the door.

  Qing furrowed her brow and cautiously asked: "Who's outside?"

  "It's me." Gu Qingheng's voice cut through the quiet corner with a low tone.

  Take a deep breath, the bare snow-covered back, tightly attached to the white ceramic tiles on the wall, heart trembling.

  He just came this morning, how did he come again tonight?

  The man outside the bathroom door waited and waited, without making a sound.

  Qing quickly pulled down the bath towel, wrapped it around her clean body in a hurry, rushed to the door and carefully locked it. Then she thought - the door of her ward was locked, but Gu Qinghe could open it, so he must have had a key for the bathroom door too.

  It's locked, but it's useless to lock it anyway.

  "I'm taking a bath."

  Outside the door, silence reigns.

  Gu Qingheng didn't say a word, but Jingqing knew he must be listening. It was just that she couldn't guess what he was doing.

  Furrowing her brow, she called out his name in a clear and forceful tone: "Gu Qingheng, are you still there?"

  "Mm." The man outside the door finally responded with a low, hoarse voice.

  A sudden tremble in front of the chest, breathing, became disordered.

  "Don't come in, I'm not convenient." She said softly, knowing that Gu Qingheng could hear.

  "When will you be convenient for me?" Gu Qingheng asked with a deliberate tone, not hiding the thick desire in his voice.

  He wanted her, like that night, pinning her down beneath him, doing with her as he pleased.

  Pursed lips, turned on the faucet and showerhead to maximum, letting the sound of water fill the bathroom, pretending not to hear Gu Qingheng's question.

  Ning Qing quickly washed up, her right hand's wound getting wet, but she didn't care. Throughout the whole process, she kept staring tightly at the bathroom door, afraid that Gu Qingheng would suddenly burst in.

  Until she put on her last piece of clothing and fastened it securely, she didn't let out a deep breath.

  She carefully opened the door, quietly walked out of the bathroom, saw Gu Qingheng sitting on the sofa, closing his eyes and resting.

  Knit your brows in surprise.

  Is she being petty-minded and measuring others with a gentleman's heart? The other person didn't have that intention towards her at all.

  He let out a sigh of relief at the same time, it was also awkward.

  She stood still for a moment, looking at Qing Heng who was still closing his eyes, unsure if he had fallen asleep. If he had, would he spend the night here?

  She furrowed her brow and quietly called out to him, trying to wake him up. As she approached, she caught a whiff of the strong smell of alcohol on his body, indicating that he had just finished attending a social gathering.

  At this moment, Nian Qing didn't want to get any closer, for wine could make men become dangerous.

  Ke Qingheng lifted her eyelids at this time, and her eyes seemed to be staring straight at her, without making a sound.

  "I thought you were asleep." Nian Qing smiled, hiding her nervousness.

  "I had an engagement tonight, drank some wine, and got a bit tipsy. I was thinking of going home to rest, but then I came here." Gu Qingheng smiled, his handsome face looking languid. Perhaps it was because he had been drinking, his voice was slightly low and not as clear as usual.

  Ning Qing felt a bit uneasy and changed the subject: "I'll go get you a glass of water."

  Hand over the water to Gu Qingheng, who habitually uses his right hand.

  Gu Qingheng put down his water cup and noticed Nian Qing's hand. His eyes sank for a moment: "Your hand, how did it get wet?"

  Qing lifted her hand and took a glance, the gauze was loose and sloppy, revealing a shallow white wound.

  "She awkwardly said: 'I didn't notice while taking a bath.'"

  Gu Qingheng furrowed his brow, his eyes scanning Nianqing's face, and patted the spot beside him: "Sit down, let me take a look."

  Ning Qing glanced at the sofa, a double one, but Gu Qingheng had almost taken up half of it. She barely sat down when she felt like she was melting into his warm aura, the smell of alcohol and his scent mingling with her freshly showered cleanness, as if they could trigger a chemical reaction, accelerating romance.

  Qing sat down next to her as close as possible, but her hand was still tightly held by Gu Qingheng.

  She turned her head and watched as he unwrapped the useless gauze from her hand, his gaze intense and burning with heat, like he was stripping away layer after layer of her clothes.

  Heart trembles.

  Her eyes were closed, her face was pale, and her eyes were rolling wildly, fixed in one corner of the hospital room.

  After Gu Qingheng carefully examined Nian Qing's wound and found no problem, he asked her: "Just now, were you scared by me?"

  "I clearly locked the door, but suddenly someone opened it and came in, of course I was scared." Nian Qing lightly glossed over the awkwardness.

  Gu Qingheng smiled, his eyes fixed on Nian Qing's body, watching a drop of water fall from her hair, slide down her pale face, along the curve of her neck, and slip into her clothes...

  A lump in the throat, hard to swallow.

  Gu Qingheng's eyes gradually sank, staring intensely at Nian Qing's profile, waiting for her to turn around and look him straight in the eye.

  At last, he waited for her, but there was no desire in her eyes like his. After a brief eye contact with him, she quickly looked away.

  "I want to call a nurse in to help me rebandage my hand," said Nian Qing, her hand clutching a piece of the sofa.

  "Hmm." Gu Qingheng stretched out his hand and pressed the bell in the hospital room.

  The nurse came in quickly and saw that Nian Qing was sitting almost next to Gu Qingheng, with her hand even being held by him. She knew that this girl was very lucky.

  Change medicine, change gauze, re-bandage once.

  The nurse looked at Nian Qing and smiled: "Your hands are very beautiful, after discharge, apply more hand cream, don't worry about leaving scars."

  With a faint smile, Qing knew that the other person was flattering the man beside her.

  After the nurse left, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

  Nian Qing thought the timing was about right, so he said to Gu Qing Heng: "This morning, when I went to settle the medical bill, they told me that you had already helped me pay it. When is it convenient for you? Please give me the receipt for the medicine, and I'll return both the money for the clothes and the medicine together."

  Gu Qingheng smiled and continued reading Qing's words, saying: "Then, you're going to draw a clear line between us, right?"

  She looked up at him with clear eyes, and saw that his intoxication was not real. He was very sober - "You are my superior, I owe you a favor."

  Superiors come before human feelings.

  Gu Qingheng raised an eyebrow and asked with interest: "How do you plan to repay me for this favor?"

  How to repay, Qing has an idea. But she knows she's not qualified yet.

  "Is it okay? Is everything all right at work?" she asked, daydreaming.

  Gu Qingheng smiled lightly, his large hand gently stroking Nian Qing's pale face, his fingertips stopping at her lips, his eyes deep and profound: "Let me kiss you once, and I'll consider this person's favor repaid."

  She was about to pull her hand out of Gu Qingheng's, but upon hearing his words, she froze.

  Let him... kiss once? Return the human feelings, and then, two clear?

  "Really?" Ning Qing asked with difficulty.

  "It is." One word from Gu Qingheng was enough to make Nian Qing believe.

  As Gu Qingheng, she knew he wouldn't deceive her with such a lowly method. What he said was true.

  "Only once?" Nian Qing asked again to confirm.

  Gu Qing nodded slightly.

  Eyes cast downward, thoughts surge in an instant.

  Once she paid back all the money she owed him, and from then on, neither of them owed anything to each other.

  Great.

  A kiss, no more than the last time in bed, just a matter of tens of seconds, was within her acceptable range.

  "Good." Nian Qing raised her eyes, meeting the gaze of Shang Gu Qing Heng, who had been quietly observing her, and her heart skipped a beat.

  Gu Qingheng, as he leaned in to kiss her, Ning Qing was so nervous that she forgot to close her eyes, staring blankly at his handsome face, their lips touching.

  Then, his lips were parted by him...

  She closed her eyes for a moment, her two small hands grasping the leather of the sofa beneath her, trying to calm herself down as she endured Gu Qingheng's kiss.

  At first, he was not radical, but as time went on, he became more and more out of control, as if there was something that could not be controlled, all poured into her.

  Pressed down by him, sank into the soft sofa.

  The calm and strong appearance of Qing was instantly dismantled by Gu Qingheng.

  She couldn't help but stretch out her white hand and pull on his tie, she didn't know why, she just felt that it was too much, too much, and she couldn't bear it.

  Until then, Gu Qingheng's tie was pulled down by Nian Qingyuan, and she almost sank with him, bound in confusion.

  Kiss, it's over.

  Gu Qingheng looked at Nian Qing below him, her lively eyes had already been dyed with the same heavy passion as his, her small hands unconsciously grasping his clothes, lightly panting.

  So beautiful.

  Unable to help himself, Gu Qinghe leaned in and kissed the corner of Nian Qing's eye, his voice hoarse as he said, "I'll have someone give you the medical bill. Goodbye."

  After finishing speaking, Gu Qingheng got down from Nianqing's body, opened the door and left.

  After a long time, Nian Qing was still curled up on the sofa, her body covered with the scorching heat that Gu Qingheng had left behind, which did not decrease, but instead became an empty and hollow heat.

  She couldn't imagine why just a kiss with Gu Qingheng felt like they had made love.

  Gu Qingheng's deep blue tie was wrapped around Nian Qing's slender fingers, left behind by him.

  The clear water is in hand, dazed.

  In the end, she didn't throw it away. She just put it aside alone, although there would be no chance to return it later.