Chapter 144: Chu Zhaoyang, I'm Here, I'm Accompanying You

Chu Zhaoyang pulled her into his arms sadly and kissed her forehead: "Good night."

Gu Nian found a comfortable position in his arms, then closed her eyes tiredly and fell asleep.

***

In the middle of the night, Chu Zhaoyang felt cold all over, as if he had returned to the dilapidated factory building with an iron chain tied around his neck.

The rusty iron chain was tied around his neck, rubbing against the delicate skin of his child. Because the chains were dirty and rough, his skin became allergic and red spots appeared on his neck.

He was rubbed by the iron chain and had blisters.

There was a small stainless steel basin next to it, about the size of a palm, with half a basin of water in it, but there was dust and cigarette butts on it.

This was the water they prepared for him.

At this time, someone came over with a steamed bun that was dry to the point of hardness, and a cane in the other hand.

He handed the steamed bun in front of him and let him smell it.

Although, it didn't smell very good and it's very dry.

Every time he ate, his throat hurt, and he had no water to drink. He would only take a sip of such dirty water when he had no choice but to do it.

But now he was very hungry, even if it was such a steamed bun, he wanted to eat it.

As a result, the man threw the bun directly, and the distance was just right, just within the longest range of the chain.

Then, a whip hit his back: "Go after it!"

After being hit several times, his skin and muscles twitched in pain, and he immediately chased after the steamed bun.

When he caught the steamed buns, he saw a pair of particularly big shoes in front of him.

The foot was raised and stepped on the back of his hand, crushing it hard.

He didn't want to let go of the bun, but he heard the man say: "Let go! Let go!"

In the end, the pain was so bad that he couldn't exert any strength in his hand. He loosened his fingers weakly, and the bun rolled out of his hand.

The man finally let go of him, but stepped on the steamed bun again, flattening the steamed bun, leaving black shoe prints stained with mud and smelly water.

"Chu Zhaoyang!" Gu Nian felt Chu Zhaoyang's instability in his arms. She didn't know what kind of nightmare he had. His brows were furrowed and his lips were parted. He seemed to be shouting silently and mumbling something and kept shaking his head.

He unconsciously let go of Gu Nian.

Gu Nian hurriedly hugged him, held his face with both hands, and shouted: "Chu Zhaoyang! Chu Zhaoyang!"

Chu Zhaoyang seemed to be stuck in a nightmare and couldn't wake up. Gu Nian was anxious and felt heartbroken when she looked at him.

She couldn't help touching Chu Zhaoyang's face with her soft hands, and kissed his frowning eyebrows softly: "Chu Zhaoyang, wake up. I'm here, Chu Zhaoyang, I'm Gu Nian, I'm here, wake up ."

Gu Nian kissed him from the center of his eyebrows to his eyes, to the tip of his nose, and then kissed his lips.

With her lips pressed against his, she kept saying: "Chu Zhaoyang, I am Gu Nian, you are fine now, we are all fine, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

In the dream, he was still the helpless child.

However, there seemed to be a gentle voice in his ears, calling his name over and over again, asking him not to be afraid.

Gradually, it seemed that he was no longer lying on the cold and dirty ground, but that someone was holding him gently and warmly.

Chu Zhaoyang's brows gradually widened. When he opened his eyes, he saw Gu Nian looking at him worriedly.

Seeing that he was awake, Gu Nian didn't say a word about the nightmare, but kept caressing his face with her hands and kissing him.

"Chu Zhaoyang, I'm here, I'm accompanying you." Gu Nian said.

She could already guess that Chu Zhaoyang was still affected by that video.

He hasn't had a nightmare for a long time, but after watching the video this afternoon, he had a nightmare when he came back.

Gu Nian really hated the Jiang family.

"Gu Nian." Chu Zhaoyang licked his dry lips and shouted hoarsely.

"Yes, it's me, I'm here." Gu Nian said softly.

Chu Zhaoyang suddenly hugged her tightly, burying his face completely in her hair, smelling the faint fragrance of flowers and plants in her hair.

The sour and rotten smells in the dream were so vivid, but when Gu Nian was in his arms, all those smells were forgotten. He couldn't remember them at all, only the fragrance of Gu Nian was left.

Even though it hurt, Gu Nian didn't say anything.

"Chu Zhaoyang, let's talk." Gu Nian said softly.

Afraid that he would be unable to sleep because of nightmares, Gu Nian thought about it and helped him divert his attention and relax.

However, she didn't hear Chu Zhaoyang's reply for a long time.

Gu Nian looked up and saw Chu Zhaoyang looking at her with bright eyes.

"Okay." He said hoarsely.

***

The next day, when Gu Nian woke up, the sun was already shining.

Warm and even scalding sunlight shone in through the uncurtained window, covering her calves exposed outside the quilt, making her feel a little hot.

She moved her legs to a place where the sun could not shine, and turned around to find a familiar embrace.

As a result, she touched it lazily several times, but all came up empty.

Gu Nian opened her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable due to the strong sunlight. After rubbing her eyes again, she opened them completely and found that her side was already empty.

The area illuminated by the sun was still warm, but the rest of the place was already cold.

Gu Nian immediately sat up, turned around to touch her phone, and found a piece of paper underneath her phone.

Gu Nian took the paper and it said: "I will go back to G city and come back in two or three days. Chu Zhaoyang."

Even the message was so concise, very Chu Zhaoyang's style.

Gu Nian smiled when he looked at the words, and Chu Zhaoyang's paralyzed and serious face appeared in her mind unconsciously.

Just like the words on this piece of paper, they were strong and powerful, penetrating the back of the paper.

Gu Nian couldn't help but remember that he signed his signature on the transcript the first day he met him.

At that time, she felt that his handwriting was really beautiful, and the real handwriting was like the person he was.

Gu Nian picked up the phone and found that it was already past ten o'clock. After getting up and packing it up, she saw the note lying on the bedside table.

After thinking about it, she put the note away, folded it in half, returned to her room, took out her wallet from her bag, and stuffed the piece of paper into the card slot of her wallet.

She just wanted to collect his words.

Gu Nian suddenly thought of finding an opportunity to ask Chu Zhaoyang to write her a letter or something for her to treasure.

After cleaning up, she went out, but before she reached the living room, she heard a sound.

She hurried over to take a look and found two men in black suits standing in the living room.

Gu Nian was startled at first, thinking that someone was bringing someone else to cause trouble.

But then she discovered that these two people seemed a bit familiar, as if... Chu Zhaoyang had brought them here yesterday.

Seeing Gu Nian, one of them said, "Miss Gu, we were sent by Mr. Chu. While he is away, we will be guarding outside to prevent anyone from coming to disturb you again."

Gu Nian blinked in surprise and couldn't react for a long time.

Chu Zhaoyang actually sent two bodyguards to protect her here. It's too exaggerated.

"We're right outside. If anything happens, just call us." The bodyguard said, and the two of them went out directly.

Gu Nian finally reacted and hurriedly chased them. She saw two bodyguards standing upright on both sides of the elevator.

This was to check the posture of all comers!

Just like...a manual security inspection machine...

"You guys come in and sit down, don't stand outside." Gu Nian said quickly, she couldn't let people stand outside all day, it's so embarrassing.

The bodyguard stood upright with a serious expression: "Miss Gu, it's alright, this is our job. And we also have regulations, and we must guard outside."

"Do you have to stand like this every day?" Gu Nian felt very embarrassed. Even though they had received professional training, they were still flesh and blood, and they would get tired after standing for a long time.

Gu Nian called to Nanny Yu and each took a chair and went out.

"If you really don't want to go in, then just sit here. It's better than standing all day." Gu Nian said.

The bodyguard was still a little hesitant. Gu Nian smiled and said, "No one is coming. We are the only family on this floor. If someone comes up in the elevator, you will have time to react."

They did not refuse.

Maybe it was because Gu Nian's fighting prowess left a deep impression on Jiang Xiangxue, or maybe it was because Jiang Xiangxue's face was still swollen, so Jiang Xiangxue didn't come looking for trouble anymore in the past few days when Chu Zhaoyang was away. .

***

In a blink of an eye, the day of the promised engagement came.

The engagement time was set at noon, and there were still 10 days before Gu Nian could resume work, so Gu Nian still left home early, pretending to go to work, and went to Chu Zhaoyang's house.