Chapter 68: A Soft Heart, A Heroic Rescue

A few minutes later, Zhou Ruoyu tossed the yellow-haired hooligan, whom she had beaten black and blue, into a flowerbed and retrieved her phone.

She turned her head, spat in disgust, and then left that troublesome place, returning to Gu Xue’s side.

The girl, her face flushed crimson, seemed to have lost consciousness. She was merely panting heavily, her face a deep scarlet. Zhou Ruoyu stared blankly for a moment.

Then she sighed, reaching out to shake her ex-girlfriend’s shoulder as she asked:

“Hey, Gu Xue, wake up! What… what should we do? Should I contact your family for you?”

However, in response to Zhou Ruoyu’s question, Gu Xue couldn’t utter a coherent word, stammering for a long time. The black-haired, long-haired loli frowned, immediately realizing that something was gravely wrong. Gu Xue’s condition suggested either severe alcohol poisoning or that she had been drugged!

She frantically tried to find Gu Xue’s phone, only to discover that even if she found it, she’d be stumped by the lock screen password. A wry smile touched her lips; after four years of dating, she didn’t even know her ex-girlfriend’s lock screen password.

She recalled their past. Whenever she picked up Gu Xue’s phone, sometimes even just to hand it to her, Gu Xue would snatch it back with a wary look, as if afraid Zhou Ruoyu would snoop through it.

Yet, her ex-girlfriend had insisted Zhou Ruoyu tell her *her* lock screen password. Gu Xue would frequently check Zhou Ruoyu’s phone, and if she found any chat with a female acquaintance, or even a like on a female blogger’s TikTok, she would erupt in a fit of rage, demanding that Zhou Ruoyu delete and block them before she’d calm down.

Under such circumstances, how could Zhou Ruoyu possibly know her ex-girlfriend’s lock screen password?

Hiss—

Gu Xue probably never imagined that one day, she would inadvertently dig her own grave.

Unable to unlock Gu Xue’s phone, Zhou Ruoyu couldn’t even make a call. The phone didn’t even have an emergency contact. After fumbling for a long time, the girl could only give up in despair, pondering who she could turn to for help.

Uh…

After racking her brain, Zhou Ruoyu suddenly realized that, seemingly, the only person she could contact who was related to Gu Xue was Gu Jiachen. She didn’t even have her best friend’s number.

Hiss—

But that person… uh, no, perhaps not!

Given her current identity as Gu Xue, seeking help from Gu Jiachen was too risky; one careless move could expose her true self.

The black-haired, long-haired loli scratched her head in distress. After a long moment, she decided it was best to take Gu Xue to the hospital first. She couldn’t risk anything going wrong.

With that thought, Zhou Ruoyu lifted the girl and ran towards a nearby hospital.

At the emergency room that night, Zhou Ruoyu felt a rare return to the days of slaving away for Gu Xue. She rushed around the hospital with the disoriented Gu Xue. Finally, after examinations and a stomach pump, the doctor prescribed some medicine and advised Zhou Ruoyu to ensure Gu Xue rested well before they headed home.

Cough, cough… Of course, the doctor also prescribed some ointment for spanking. The female doctor had looked at the two palm prints with a suspicious expression, asking Zhou Ruoyu how she had done it… Cough, cough, she fell, she fell!

Ugh—

Zhou Ruoyu, her face crimson with embarrassment, hailed a taxi for Gu Xue, leveraging the remaining duration and effects of the strength enhancer.

She didn’t know where to take Gu Xue. She didn’t know Gu Xue’s exact home address, and she was reluctant to pay for a hotel room. After much thought, she realized she had to find a place for her, otherwise she might be picked up by someone else again. So, she simply brought her home.

Otherwise, if Gu Xue never knew she was the one who saved her, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

Huff…

Eh? No, no… This is bad, the strength potion has worn off, I can’t carry her anymore!

After getting out of the taxi, Zhou Ruoyu struggled for a long time to drag Gu Xue back to her own home. Then, too exhausted to fuss over her, she simply tossed her ex-girlfriend onto the bed in the bedroom and collapsed onto her own bed, utterly spent.

The scent of alcohol clung to Gu Xue. Zhou Ruoyu rubbed her temples, suddenly recalling the doctor’s instructions. She quickly scrambled up, gave the girl her medicine, and then tucked Gu Xue under the covers. She then pondered whether to sleep in her own bed or the living room.

Uh—

After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Ruoyu finally put her hands in her pockets and shook her head. She decided to sleep on the sofa. After all, she and Gu Xue had broken up. Uh… although she was a girl now, and lying together probably wouldn’t be an issue…

But the girl felt an instinctive resistance. So, even with the chance to finally lie next to her ex-girlfriend, Zhou Ruoyu had long lost interest.

The guest room wasn’t tidied, so she might as well make do on the sofa. Hmm… Heh, letting her ex-girlfriend sleep in her bed while she slept on the sofa…

Her heart was still so soft.

Zhou Ruoyu shook her head, about to turn and leave, when suddenly, a hand reached out from beneath the covers behind her, sleepily tugging at the black-haired, long-haired loli’s sleeve.

“Ruoyu… mm… idiot…”

Hearing the murmured words, the black-haired girl took a deep breath. She spun around abruptly, only to find that Gu Xue’s eyes were still closed; she didn’t seem fully conscious.

Was she talking in her sleep?

Zhou Ruoyu shook her head, then turned and left, switching off the light. In the pitch-black night, only her ex-girlfriend remained in the bedroom, lost in slumber.

Gu Xue, in fact, had a dream.

But it wasn’t truly a dream, because it was actually a vague scene she had witnessed earlier, when the yellow-haired man had been carrying her away.

She saw… her familiar boyfriend, Ruoyu. He suddenly climbed up from the ground, then rushed to her, delivering a heroic punch that knocked the villain to the ground, easily subduing him.

Then, Ruoyu picked her up again.

Gu Xue felt that warmth, the warmth of her boyfriend’s embrace. She comfortably curled up completely in his arms and was then carried away in a princess carry, filled with a sense of security.

That scene, though blurry, made Gu Xue continuously murmur her lover’s name…

Ruoyu… had returned to her side.

****

The next morning, when Gu Xue opened her eyes and saw the familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling, she froze for a few seconds.

Of course, she found the ceiling unfamiliar because she had rarely been in this room. However, when a person misses another, all memories related to them tend to be exceptionally clear.

Gu Xue quickly came to her senses. A moment later, she suddenly patted the bedspread, then looked at the blanket, and was overjoyed. This place… this was…

Ruoyu’s house!

Ruoyu saved her?! Was it really Ruoyu who saved her? It was truly Ruoyu!

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