Chapter 5
“Get away!” Seeing that the woman was still refusing to leave Gu Zhou’s side, Zhao Qian ran over and reached out to pull Qiao Nian away. When she saw that Qiao Nian was holding a silver needle, she trembled in fear and said in a panic, “What are you doing? Get up! Brother Gu Zhou doesn’t like it when other people touch him!”
Qiao Nian lowered her hands slightly. Her hair had fallen to the side of her face, and her long, curly eyelashes half-covered her beautiful eyes. With a serious expression, she inserted the last needle and looked up at Gu Zhou, saying in a low voice, “Blink once if you’re conscious.”
Qiao Nian released Gu Zhou’s wrist. She didn’t see how Gu Zhou was slightly reluctant to part from her fingers. With a serious expression, she said, “The toxins in your body were absorbed from your mother’s womb. It’s already in its late stages.”
Other than Little Qi and his snake, Lan, Brother Gu Zhou didn’t allow anyone else to touch him. Zhao Qian had grown up with Brother Gu Zhou and they had been friends since childhood, but not even she was allowed to touch Brother Gu Zhou.
Yet, the places where Qiao Nian’s silver needles had been inserted seemed to bring some warmth. That slight warmth seemed to inject vitality into him, filling up his cold body, giving him the illusion that he could survive.
Gu Zhou’s breathing was very erratic, and his forehead was drenched in cold sweat. It was as if he was in a freezing cellar, so cold that he was chilled to the bone. His life-force seemed to be draining away bit by bit.
Qiao Nian’s forehead was now also covered in cold sweat. Just as she was about to stand up to get a tissue, she found that her left hand was trapped. She looked down and saw that Gu Zhou had grabbed her left hand.
At the thought of this, Zhao Qian stepped forward and continued trying to pull Qiao Nian away, saying, “Brother Gu Zhou is having a relapse. I’ll call the doctor over in a while. Get out of the way!”
Qiao Nian swiftly removed Gu Zhou’s clothes, revealing his muscular chest. She guessed he had been exercising regularly for a long time, for there was a distinct eight-pack below his chest.
At that moment, a phantom figure glided through the air. With its tongue flickering, Lan moved to sit next to Gu Zhou.. It glared threateningly at Zhao Qian, intent on forcing her to leave.
Just as Zhao Qian was about to step forward again to drag Qiao Nian out of the way, the python shot in front of her, its tongue flickering. She was so shocked that she took two steps back.
It was very dangerous for a patient whenever their illness flared up. If she could help the patient resolve this danger in time, the patient would recover from his illness very quickly.
Zhao Qian ran into the room. She had initially wanted to tell Gu Zhou about Little Qi fainting and being sent to the hospital, but she hadn’t expected Gu Zhou’s illness to flare up.
Qiao Nian was just about to insert the needle. Upon hearing Zhao Qian’s words, annoyance flashed across her face. Angrily, she spoke. “Stop holding me back! I’m trying to save him!”
Glancing at the time, Qiao Nian began to remove the silver needles from Gu Zhou’s body. When she removed the last needle, she saw that Gu Zhou had regained consciousness.
Zhao Qian watched in disbelief as Gu Zhou held on to the woman’s clothes. One had to know that Brother Gu Zhou had never been willing to touch other people.
