"It's nothing, I was just hurt by your pressure, yes, you're so heavy that it hurt me!" Gu Fuqiao said while gasping for air.
After all, the most tender part of her body was rubbed raw; it's impossible not to feel pain.
Not to mention that with that recent movement, she probably tore the injured area a bit more.
Although Gu Fuqiao tried to deny it, her small gasping action couldn't escape Yan Zhen Guo's sharp eyes.
Yan Zhen Guo placed her slender legs directly on his strong thighs.
"Don't!" Gu Fuqiao knew this man was likely planning to use his hands directly, but she, who hadn't even held a man's hand, exposing herself like this...
She didn't have the nerve to go through with it.
"Don't?" Yan Zhen Guo looked at Gu Fuqiao's lips, bitten and marked, and said somewhat rudely, "Then who was gasping just now?"
"Gasping?" Gu Fuqiao noticed the open disdain in Yan Zhen Guo's eyes and scoffed, "Who was gasping, who was gasping!"
Though she was still in pain, one can't lose face, and moreover, Gu Fuqiao had never been looked down upon like this before.
"Is that so?" Yan Zhen Guo asked nonchalantly, lowering his head as his hand, calloused from years of holding a gun, gripped Gu Fuqiao's delicate ankle, poised to lift it.
Gu Fuqiao widened her eyes, if he really made a move, she didn't know how much it would hurt!
A wise man knows when to yield!
"Don't!" Gu Fuqiao hastily covered Yan Zhen Guo's big palm with her hand.
Seeing this, Yan Zhen Guo's eyes darkened.
For the first time, he found that a woman's fair and tender hand placed over his calloused hand could actually look somewhat pleasing.
Moreover, in his memory from last night, Gu Fuqiao's skin was quite smooth.
"I was just trying to show off, after all, how can Captain Yan's wife appear weak, right? People would laugh at that," Gu Fuqiao said while cautiously moving Yan Zhen Guo's hand from her ankle.
Carefully, she moved, afraid Yan Zhen Guo would continue with his previous action.
Otherwise, she might have to go to the hospital immediately.
Yan Zhen Guo was taken aback when he heard the word 'wife' coming from Gu Fuqiao's mouth; he remembered she was unwilling from the start, even suggesting separate rooms on their wedding night.
"Right, so let's keep this incident between us," Gu Fuqiao said while Yan Zhen Guo was lost in thought, hurriedly withdrawing her ankle.
She dared not move too abruptly, however, as the pain lingered.
Yan Zhen Guo noticed Gu Fuqiao's small actions, yet he found himself curious about how a woman who shunned him like the plague would suddenly talk so much in one night.
Could it be that she showed some weakness just now, trying to cover it up?
Gu Fuqiao didn't know what Yan Zhen Guo was thinking, but she was scared of this man—not of him using force, but of him coercing her.
Seeing that Yan Zhen Guo didn't continue to press her, she suggested, "Didn't your commander call you? You should go now, it's not good to delay."
"Now you have a lot to say." Yan Zhen Guo gave her a glance, then quickly scanned the room with his sharp eyes, "I'm stepping out for a bit, your injury can't wait, I'll have Sister-in-law Wang next door take you to the infirmary later."
Sister-in-law Wang?
Gu Fuqiao almost laughed out loud at the name.
"Sister-in-law Wang is Old Wang's wife, right?" Gu Fuqiao asked.
Yan Zhen Guo frowned, displeased with the term 'Old Wang', "Call him Brother Wang."
"Yes!" Gu Fuqiao nodded, no longer wanting to stay under the same roof with Yan Zhen Guo.
Without interaction, there's no harm. She was almost killed by him bearing the identity of a side character; who knows what might happen if they continued sharing a roof.
Seizing the moment, she urged, "I understand, you should go quickly, I'll wait for you at home!"
Yan Zhen Guo gave Gu Fuqiao a cold look before leaving, somehow her current demeanor reminded him of the word 'fawning'.
There must be something amiss!
Once Yan Zhen Guo was gone, Gu Fuqiao let out a sigh of relief.
"Finally gone, interacting with the novel's protagonist isn't as great as imagined... maybe because I'm just a side character." Gu Fuqiao carefully lay back on the bed.
Avoiding any movement that might strain her legs and cause pain.
Staring at the somewhat dim ceiling, Gu Fuqiao tried hard to recall her thoughts.
Yan Zhen Guo, a dedicated researcher rooted in Southwest China, in charge of the special research team code-named A while settling there.
The heroine Fang Shiyao came from three generations of poor farmers, arrived to teach in the countryside before Yan Zhen Guo's divorce and became the most beautiful rural teacher. She's not entirely innocent; she dealt ruthlessly with women trying to cozy up during the male lead's rise through his prominent background and outstanding capabilities.
She got rid of them mercilessly, each ending worse than the last!
Gu Fuqiao was utterly captivated by the novel because she admired the resolute and ruthless female protagonist.
She had already envisioned the genre as male-strength meets female-strength!
And according to the novel manual, a bit of fodder is needed between the glorious male and female leads.
Thus, during conception, Gu Fuqiao made the male lead's ex-wife the fodder.
She hadn't even thought of a name for this fodder character back then.
Gu Fuqiao's setup was a high-minded person, looking down on the rough scientist Yan Zhen Guo, and favored well-mannered men with beastly hearts.
Then she was caught cheating on him and had an illegitimate child immediately after the divorce.
Shamed her family and was thrown out, then abandoned by the child's beastly father.
She lived by shining shoes to get by, finally receiving aid from the leads, she was overjoyed but got hit by a car as soon as she walked out the door!
After finalizing her setup, Gu Fuqiao let out a long sigh.
She put both hands under her head, muttering, "Had I known earlier, I'd have made Gu Fuqiao the heroine, why bother?"
She must avoid provoking Yan Zhen Guo, if she angered him, he could easily destroy her, and she shouldn't get involved with him either!
After all, as the saying goes, three years in research and even a sow looks as beautiful as Xi Shi. If the storyline hadn't deviated, the novel's Gu Fuqiao appears as beautiful as Xi Shi.
Seeing how he almost lost control just now...
This can't continue, Fang Shiyao can't tolerate any speck of dust in her eyes, if Yan Zhen Guo gets involved...
She'd end up worse than any other side character!